(Zaman Al Wasl)- Thousands of people have fled the town of al-Hajin as clashes intensified between Daesh (ISIS) and the US-backed forces in eastern Syria, local activists said Saturday.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have pressed to uproot Daesh militants from their last pockets near the Iraqi border in major offensive this week.
The radical group, on contrary, has showed stubborn and has advanced in the SDF areas, killing dozens of US-backed fighters.
Daesh news feeds said 19 SDF fighters had been killed near the village of al-Sha’fah and al-Buhaira.
On Thursday, the SDF, backed by the US Army units, have arrested senior Daesh commanders in the villages of al-Buhaira and al-Tayyaneh near the town of al-Hajin. Three commanders were arrested, including the Security (Emir) official in al-Bsaira area.
The SDF said Daesh sleeper cells are still active in liberated areas. They claim that about 500 families have been receiving salaries from the ultra-hardline Sunni militant group.
Daesh has resorted to guerrilla tactics since it abandoned its goal of holding territory and creating a self-declared caliphate straddling Iraq and Syria.
Zaman Al Wasl
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