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BAGHOUZ,
The battle to capture the extremist group's last patch of territory in eastern
The sheer number of people who have emerged from Baghouz, nearly 30,000 since early January according to Kurdish officials, has taken the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces by surprise. Most have been women and children whose existence in a labyrinth of underground caves and tunnels was unknown to the fighters.
In the last two weeks, many fighters appeared to be among those evacuating. But an unknown number of militants and civilians remain inside, refusing to surrender.
"We are facing several difficulties regarding the operations," SDF commander
He cited the large number of mines and explosive devices planted by
The camp is all that remains of a self-declared Islamic "caliphate" that once sprawled across large parts of
Gillibrand formally joins 2020 race, plans
She had spent more than a month traveling around the country to gauge support for a run.
Her announcement that she was joining the dozen-plus candidates who want to challenge Trump came in a nearly three-minute video and released early in the morning. She says the national anthem poses this question: "Will brave win?"
"Well, it hasn't always, and it isn't right now," she says.
She said her debut speech will come next Sunday in front of the
Woman facing charges in killing of family wants charges tossed
Wagner, 76, also has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her.
The victims included seven adults and a teenager of the Rhoden family. One of Wagner's grandsons shared a daughter with one of the victims, and authorities say a custody dispute was a possible motive.
May warns
Writing in the
"If the proposal were to go back to square one and negotiate a new deal, that would mean a much longer extension," she wrote.
May is expected to try to win
Fire breaks out at
The fire started Sunday at
The fire is the second in as many days at a
Israeli court rules far-right candidate is disqualified
Human rights groups and representatives of the Arab-led parties welcomed the court's ruling rejecting last week's vote by the election committee, a body made up representatives of each political faction in
Ben Ari said, "This is not democracy."
Ben Ari accused Attorney General
In
Pirro's show, "
President
"Stop working soooo hard on being politically correct, which will only bring you down, and continue to fight for our Country. The losers all want what you have, don't give it to them," a tweet said.
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