OMAR OIL FIELD (SYRIA) - US-backed forces pressed the battle to expel diehard jihadists from the last pocket of land under their control in eastern Syria on Tuesday after hundreds fled the holdout overnight. SDF spokesman Mustafa Bali said heavy clashes were ongoing on Tuesday, after hundreds fled the battle zone overnight. Coalition spokesperson Sean Ryan said US-backed forces were facing a fierce fightback. Coalition forces stood over about 20 men who were crouching on the ground. But various offensives, including by the US-backed SDF and Russia-backed regime forces, have taken back all but a morsel of that territory near the village of Baghouz.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2019 10:41 UTC