The soldiers were caught as hundreds more jihadists surrendered to US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). ISIS have continued to lose ground in Syria as their caliphate shrinks in size and refugees flee shelling and gunfire. With the terror cult rapidly losing ground an influx of thousands of people fleeing has created "dire" conditions at the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria, according to the aid agencies working there. The United Nations said last week it was "gravely concerned" about the plight of thousands of civilians fleeing the last ISIS-held areas after intense fighting. (Image: AFP/Getty Images)(Image: REUTERS)(Image: AFP/Getty Images)About 90 percent of the nearly 57,000 people now living there are women and children.

Source: Daily Mirror March 06, 2019 16:41 UTC