2k civilians used by ISIS as 'human shields' freed

Some 2,000 civilians used by the ISIS as human shields have been released as the jihadists retreated in northern Syria

Beirut: Some 2,000 civilians used by the ISIS as human shields have been released as the jihadists retreated in northern Syria.

A source from Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which pushed ISIS out of the city of Manbij this week with the aid of US-led air strikes, said some of the civilians were able to escape while "others were freed".

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The SDF, an Arab-Kurdish alliance, launched an assault in May on Manbij, a key jihadist supply route.

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