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SDF nets 400 ISIS fighters trying to flee enclave

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured around 400 "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) fighters as they attempted to slip out of the besieged enclave of al-Baghouz, AFP reported Wednesday (March 6th).

The SDF on Tuesday night intercepted the large group trying to escape from the village, the last tiny patch of territory under ISIS control, a senior SDF officer said on condition of anonymity.

Their breakout was organised by a network that aimed to spirit them to remote regions, he said, without specifying exactly where.

They were on foot and included Syrians and foreign fighters, the officer added.

Among the 3,500 people who poured out of al-Baghouz on Tuesday following intense bombardment by the SDF and its international allies, 500 were suspected ISIS fighters turning themselves in, the SDF said.

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