Some civilians taken by the jihadists as they fled were able to escape while others were freed, a source said.
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Some civilians taken by the jihadists as they fled were able to escape while others were freed, a source said.
Beirut
: The Islamic State group has freed hundreds of civilians used by the jihadists as human shields while retreating in northern Syrian, US-backed forces and a monitor said on Saturday.
A source from the Syrian Democratic Forces, which pushed IS from the city of Manbij this week with the aid of US-led air strikes, told AFP that some civilians taken by the jihadists as they fled were able to escape while -"others were freed-".
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor confirmed the account.
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