YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are making further advances against ISIS as part of the Operation Cizire Storm campaign’s final phase dubbed ‘Defeat Terrorism’, carried out in the eastern rural areas of Deir ez-Zor.

ISIS terrorists attempt to stop the SDF’s advance with explosive laden vehicles, but fighters continue to break the attacks and advance on, rescuing hundreds of civilians every day. SDF minesweeping units are clearing the landmines ISIS gangs laid along the route of civilians and in houses.

The local people who manage to flee from ISIS-occupied areas are seeking refuge with the SDF. The freed civilians are then taken to camps in Northern and Eastern Syria and their needs are met.

While thousands of civilians have been rescued from the terrorists during the campaign, through security corridors opened by the fighters, SDF sometimes advance slowly for the safety of the civilians who ISIS gangs use as human shields.

500 more civilians have been rescued from the villages of Baghouz and Murshida and transferred to safe areas on Friday.

Reports suggest that a number of ISIS terrorists and their families have surrendered to the SDF on the Baghouz front.

Lives of nearly six thousand civilians have been secured by the SDF during this week.

With the latest flights from the territories held by the terrorists, the number of people seeking refuge with the SDF has risen to 27.000 since December. According to the SOHR, there are some 1.800 surrendering gang members among these people.

SOHR Director Rami Abdul Rahman said some ISIS members refuse to surrender but that they are losing the last areas that they hold.