The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

((a video)) About 800 persons including 300 fighters of the organization get out of Al-Baghuz farms in conjunction with heavy ground and aerial bombardment and the attack by the SDF and the Coalition

Deir Ezzor Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the numbers of those getting out of the tunnels and trenches of the “Islamic State” organization in Al-Baghuz farms, are still continuing to increase, where it rose to 800, the number of those who got out today, Tuesday the 12th of March 2019, including at least 300 fighters and members of the organization, as well as other families of Lebanese and Moroccan nationalities, raising to about 59920, the number of people whose exit was documented by the Syrian Observatory since early December 2018, of those who got out of Baghuz farms and ISIS enclave before being besieged within this area, including more than 57920 people have gotten out the Organization’s enclave since the decision of the US President Trump to withdraw from Syria on the 19th of December 2018, including about 6600 members of the “Islamic State” Organization, and the majority of them are of Iraqi nationality, who have been arrested among the displaced people, after the residents were able to identify them and inform the security forces about their infiltration, while another part of them handed themselves over after they managed to get out of the last enclave of the Organization, also the Syrian Observatory learned that during the past days and weeks about 300 ISIS members managed to infiltrate through the Euphrates River to the largest and last remaining enclave of the Organization in the Syrian Desert within the areas that are controlled by the regime forces, Russians, and the Iranians in north of Palmyra, at the same time, the Syrian Observatory documented the transfer and handover of hundreds of members of the “Islamic State” Organization and its fighters to the Iraqi authorities, and the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: about 400 members of the “Islamic State” Organization including members of western nationalities were transported and handed over to the Iraqi army.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored bombardment by the International Coalition warplanes on the areas of presence of the organization and the movements of the its remaining members, amid exchange of ground shelling on the contact areas between the Syria Democratic Forces and the International Coalition on one hand, against the remaining members of the “Islamic State” organization on the other, in areas between Al-Baghuz town and the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, and the SOHR monitored successive explosions believed to be caused by targeting to a large munitions store which resulted in the explosion of its contents, amid ground shelling by the coalition and targeting by heavy machineguns, missiles and artillery and mortar shells, amid an attempt to storm the organization’s positions in one of the axes, by the SDF and the ground forces, while the area is witnessing escalation of shelling as evening starts, while the International Coalition forces and warplanes and despite the heavy shelling, have not been able to open the way before the SDF to advance or force the remaining ISIS members to retreat, amid continued sweeping by the SDF and the Coalition to the areas where they have advanced into, while there is no notable advancement achieved in the area of Al-Baghuz farms near the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, while the SOHR published in the recent hours, that no information has been received yet about the authenticity of the information promoted by the regime forces and media outlets close to Turkey; about a massacre of tens of civilians by shelling targeted Baghuz camp, while tens of people were able to get out on Tuesday morning, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored continuous rocket shelling operations by the Syria Democratic Forces targeted sites within Baghuz farms on the east bank of Euphrates River, in continuous attempts to pressure the remainder members of the “Islamic State” Organization there and force them to surrender, and these bombardments coincide with a new exit process of ISIS members, where tens of them have gotten out of the area, amid slow advancement for the SDF in the area due to the density of planted mines and fears of counterattacks by ISIS members, also the Syrian Observatory documented more human casualties within 36 hours of the decisive battle of SDF and the International Coalition, where it rose to 19, the number of killed ISIS members in 36 hours of battle, while 5 members of the Syria Democratic Forces wert killed and 8 others were injured, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday evening that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the continued rocket and aerial bombardment by the Syria Democratic Forces and the International Coalition warplanes, on the positions of those remain of the “Islamic State” organization within Al-Baghuz farms in the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside, while the continued shelling is coincided with renewed exchange of targeting by medium and heavy machineguns between the SDF against ISIS members in the area, the Syrian Observatory have documented more human losses against the backdrop of the decisive battle launched by the SDF and the International Coalition, where it rose to at least 17 members including 3 suicidal bombers, the number of casualties in the ranks of the organization who were killed in shelling and clashes against the SDF in Al-Baghuz farms, while 5 fighters of the SDF were also killed in the same operations, in addition to the injury of 8 other fighters of the SDF, and the death toll is expected to increase due to the presence of injured cases in serious conditions, as well as information about other casualties, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago, that the Syrian Observatory monitoring continuous ground shelling by Syria Democratic Forces, targeted places in the lands around Baghuz town near the east bank of Euphrates River, where the ground shelling of the Coalition and SDF is accompanied with the targeting by machineguns and shells between them against ISIS members, amid the flight of the International Coalition warplanes in the sky of the area, and occasionally targeting the Organization’s movements in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, while the Syrian Observatory monitored difficulty in the advancement process by the Syria Democratic Forces in the area, due to fear of a sudden counterattacks by booby-trapped vehicles or tunnels, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the exit of about 120 members and their families from these tunnels and trenches, raising the number of people who have gotten out to 340 in the last 48 hours, raising the number of people who have been documented by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights since early December 2018 to 59120 people, they got out of Baghuz farms and ISIS enclave before being besieged within this area, including more than 57120 people have gotten out the Organization’s enclave since the decision of the US President Trump to withdraw from Syria on the 19th of December 2018, including about 6300 members of the “Islamic State” Organization, and the majority of them are of Iraqi nationality, who have been arrested among the displaced people, after the residents were able to identify them and inform the security forces about their infiltration, while another part of them handed themselves over after they managed to get out of the last enclave of the Organization, also the Syrian Observatory learned that during the past days and weeks about 400 ISIS members managed to infiltrate through the Euphrates River to the largest and last remaining enclave of the Organization in the Syrian Desert within the areas that are controlled by the regime forces, Russians, and the Iranians in north of Palmyra.

In the same context, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the continuation of clashes at a deferent pace, between the remaining members of the “Islamic State” Organization against the Syria Democratic Forces and the International Coalition Forces, in Baghuz farms and in the vicinity of its tunnels, trenches, and camp, amid occasional renewed targeting by the International Coalition warplanes against areas of movements of the remainder ISIS members, amid information about casualties in the shelling, and the reliable sources confirmed that the road between areas of presence of the Organization and areas the presence of SDF -which was previously used by the people who have gotten out- is still open and there is no clashes there, and the Syrian Observatory published Monday morning that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the continuation of clashes within farms and farmland of Baghuz in the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside, between the remaining members of the “Islamic State” Organization against the Syria Democratic Forces, amid continuous flight for the International Coalition warplanes in the area, and carrying out strikes against sites from which ISIS members are shooting, where the Organization showed voracious resistance this morning to counter the attacks of SDF; unlike the resistance it showed during the hours of last night, and the Syrian Observatory learned that at least 8 members of the “Islamic State” Organization were killed in the shelling and clashes and their bodies were seen this morning, also the Syria Democratic Forces continue to advance in the area slowly until the moment, fearing mines and counterattacks by who is left of the Organization’s members

A video by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights shows numbers of those getting out of the tunnels and trenches of Al-Baghuz farms in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, today, Tuesday the 12th of March 2019 in conjunction with the ongoing military operations in the area

شريط مصور للمرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان يرصد أعداد من الخارجين من أنفاق وخنادق مزارع الباغوز في الريف الشرقي لدير الزور

شريط مصور للمرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان يرصد أعداد من الخارجين من أنفاق وخنادق مزارع الباغوز في الريف الشرقي لدير الزور، اليوم الثلاثاء الـ 12 من مارس الجاري، تزامناً مع العمليات العسكرية الدائرة في المنطقة

Posted by ‎المرصد السوري‎ on Tuesday, March 12, 2019