AL-OMAR OIL FIELD BASE, Syria — The U.S.-backed Syrian militia fighting the Islamic State in its last toehold in Syria says there are over 1,000 civilians trapped in the tiny area and that the militant group is preventing them from leaving.
Associated Press: US-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians
Fighters of the US-backed Kurdish-Arab coalition of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) take a rest during an operation to expel Islamic State group (IS) jihadists from their last bastion, in Baghouz in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor on Feb. 16, 2019.
