Hundreds of people including women and children were trucked out of the last patch of IS territory on Wednesday, but the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said that a large number of civilians remained inside. There was no immediate comment from the SDF, which has previously identified the remaining civilians as mostly wives and children of IS fighters. Thousands of people -- mostly women and children related to IS members -- have streamed out of Baghouz in recent weeks. SEE ALSO :Order signed for US military's controversial Syria exitSDF spokesman Adnan Afrin said most of them were civilians, but they also included IS fighters. "There are still large groups of civilians inside, as well as IS fighters."

Source: Standard Digital February 21, 2019 12:56 UTC