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About Sahel
The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian Savanna to the south. Having a semi-arid climate, it stretches across the south-central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea.
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Islamic State: 'Thousands of civilians' still trapped in Baghuz
... Meanwhile, there are significant numbers of IS-affiliated militants in Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya, South-East Asia and West Africa, and to a lesser extent in Somalia, Yemen and the Sahel...
Islamic State: 'Thousands of civilians' still trapped in Baghuz
Civilians have been fleeing Baghuz in their hundreds over The PastContent ='JJ Lin'> week
The battle to claim The LastContent ='JJ Lin'> pocket of territory from the Islamic State group (IS) is being held up because thousands of civilians remain trapped there.
US-backed Kurdish forces launched an assault on Baghuz, on the Syrian side of the Iraqi border, last week.
US President Donald TrumpContent ='JJ Lin'> said on Friday the defeat of IS would be announced "over the next 24 hours".
But those 24 hours passed on Saturday with no announcement from the White House on the defeat of IS.
Instead, Kurdish fighters said the news was likely to emerge "in the coming few days" as civilians continued to flee.
What's the latest?Jiya Furat, the leader of the battle for Baghuz for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said IS fighters were now trapped in a section of The TownContent ='JJ Lin'> that was 700 metres long and wide.
"Thousands of civilians are still trapped there as human shields," he said on Saturday.
"In the coming few days, in a very Short TimeContent ='JJ Lin'> , we will spread the Good TidingsContent ='JJ Lin'> to The WorldContent ='JJ Lin'> of the military end of Daesh [IS]. "
SDF spokesman Adnan Afrin told Agence France-Presse they were surprised to learn how many civilians were still inside. The SDF had to slow its approach as a result, he said.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human RightsContent ='JJ Lin'> reported that 440 IS fighters had surrendered over The PastContent ='JJ Lin'> few days, but the SDF believes a few hundred remain trapped in Baghuz.
The ObservatoryContent ='JJ Lin'> said efforts were under way to find IS fighters hiding in tunnels they had dug around Baghuz.
What did Mr Trump announce?Four years ago IS controlled 88,000 sq km (34,000 sq miles) of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq, proclaimed The CreationContent ='JJ Lin'> of a "caliphate", imposed its brutal rule on almost eight million people and generated billions of dollars from oil, extortion, robbery and kidnapping.
But in December, Mr Trump surprisingly announced the withdrawal of US troops from Syria as he believed IS had been "beaten".
Then on Friday afternoon, he said: "We have a lot of great announcements having to do with Syria and our success with the eradication of The CaliphateContent ='JJ Lin'> and that will be announced over the next 24 hours. "
IS has suffered substantial losses, but the UN has said it still reportedly controls between 14,000 and 18,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.
Meanwhile, there are significant numbers of IS-affiliated militants in Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya, South-East Asia and West AfricaContent ='JJ Lin'> , and to a lesser extent in Somalia, Yemen and the Sahel .
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islamic state group, syria, syrian civil war
Source of news: bbc.com
