المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان
The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

In about 24 hours more than 5500 people of different nationalities -including Russians and Moroccans- flee the last IS enclave east of Euphrates

Deir Ezzor province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that more civilians have left the “Islamic State” organization’s-controlled areas on the east bank of Euphrates River, towards the Syria Democratic Forces’ controlled areas, who are moving them to areas far from the clash fronts to camps under their control in the east of Euphrates, the Syrian Observatory learned that it rose to 500, the number of people who have fled at dawn on Monday, the 24th of December 2018, reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that among the people there are Russian, Moroccan, Somali, Filipino, and Iraqi nationals, most of them were children and women, and also among them there are fighters of the organization who managed to escape from the organization’s enclave.

And as more people have gotten out of the organization’s enclave, it rose to more than 5500, the number of people who have left the enclave that the organization controls, large numbers of them are of Iraqi nationality, and this is the largest mass displacement from ISIS  enclave east of the river, and the first exit of displaced people from the enclave of the “Islamic State” Organization after the US decision to withdraw their forces from the east of Euphrates, raising to more than 7900, the number of civilians of women, children, and elderly who have gotten out of the “Islamic State” organization’s-controlled areas and its last enclave; towards the Syria Democratic Forces’ controlled areas since the 30th of November 2018, and it is not known yet the number of remaining civilians in the “Islamic State” organization’s-controlled areas, where the local sources that managed to escape the enclave confirmed that the Organization is executing anyone tries to escape on charge of “getting to the lands of infidels,” where those who came out have risked their lives in exchange for reaching the area.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept