US-backed Syrian fighters push to oust IS

By Angus McDowall
Updated March 18 2019 - 8:13pm, first published 8:07pm
Tens of thousands have fled the besieged Islamic State-held village of Baghouz, Syria.
Tens of thousands have fled the besieged Islamic State-held village of Baghouz, Syria.

US-backed fighters have taken positions in Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria after pounding the tiny patch of land by the banks of the Euphrates.

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