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jpak

(41,758 posts) Fri Aug 12, 2016, 04:46 PM Aug 2016

Syria rebels 'cut off IS escape route' through Manbij

Source: BBC

Kurdish and Arab fighters say they have liberated the north Syrian town of Manbij from so-called Islamic State, cutting off its route to Europe.

The coalition of militias fought 73 days to drive out IS and say they freed 2,000 civilians being used as human shields on the final day.

IS captured Manbij, close to the Turkish border, two years ago.

Roads to Syria's embattled second city, Aleppo, and to the IS capital, Raqqa, pass through the town.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37063857

This is a major defeat for Daesh.

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Syria rebels 'cut off IS escape route' through Manbij (Original Post) jpak Aug 2016 OP

Good. With no route to the west, they'll have even more trouble selling their stolen oil. Warpy Aug 2016 #1

Erdogan must be having a sad nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #2

Reading the same on Al Jazeera canetoad Aug 2016 #3

isis is very difficult to defeat - much more work to do. patsimp Aug 2016 #4

Warpy

(111,267 posts)

1. Good. With no route to the west, they'll have even more trouble selling their stolen oil.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 04:51 PM

Aug 2016

If this sticks, it might be the end of them everywhere but online.

geek tragedy

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2. Erdogan must be having a sad nt

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Fri Aug 12, 2016, 04:53 PM

Aug 2016

canetoad

(17,167 posts)

3. Reading the same on Al Jazeera

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 04:59 PM

Aug 2016

Syrian rebel fighters have accused the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group of taking more than 2,000 people hostage, and using them as human shields, as they retreated from the northern city of Manbij.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed alliance * consisting of Kurdish and Arab fighters, said on Friday they were in control of most of the city, held by ISIL, also known as ISIS, since 2014.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/syria-rebels-2000-adbucted-isil-manbij-retreat-160812140726703.html

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*Oi Trump, get your big bloated eyes around that.

patsimp

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4. isis is very difficult to defeat - much more work to do.

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Fri Aug 12, 2016, 05:52 PM

Aug 2016

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