Hundreds Of Suspected ISIS Militants Quit Baghouz

As many as 300 members of the ISIS terrorist group have departed the last town held by the group through a humanitarian corridor established by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based monitoring group. 

On Monday, at least 1,600 people fled the ISIS-held town, according to the watchdog group, which relies on a network of in-country activists and reporters. 

An SDF spokesman told Reuters that 3,000 people had escaped the town. 

Up to 300 of them may be members of the terrorist group. Most of the evacuees were Iraqi and Central Asian, sources told the observatory. 

As many as 1,000 fighters may remain in Baghouz, sources said.

The SDF have continued rocket and mortar attacks on the town to maintain pressure on the terror group. 

Efforts to retake the town have slowed amid fears of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and booby traps, said the SDF. 

Separately, the Syrian military announced on Tuesday that it had conducted airstrikes against ISIS targets in the central al-Sukhna region of Syria, reported the pro-government Al Watan newspaper.