According to the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), some 200 ISIS
fighters came out of the tiny remnant of ISIS territory and surrendered
today. These 200 came out of the territory along with an estimated 3,000 civilians.
All of these people came out of a territory within the village of
Baghouz which the SDF had previously described as about 700 square
meters, smaller than a city block, and despite this, they claim large
amounts of ISIS fighters remain, along with an unknown number of
civilians.
These are preposterously large numbers coming out of a very small area,
and there is incredibly, no sign of them running out of either civilians
or combatants. The SDF now estimates around 1,000 ISIS remaining “give
or take” in this tiny area.
All of this gives the impression that the SDF estimates are catering to
different audiences, sometimes emphasizing how few ISIS remain and
predicting their defeat in a matter of days, and then weeks later
arguing that a huge amount of them remain and the fighting must
continue. When one considers the high priority the SDF keeps on
convincing the US of the need to stay in Syria, its not surprising that
the story of the battle of Baghouz is getting so inconsistent.
That’s a good point; where are all these people coming from? Its like they have been evacuating for days, on the verge of defeat for about as long.
Maybe they missed the announcement Trump flip-flopped under intense bipartisan pressure
ISIS surrenders so they can live and fight another day. LOL!! When the Kansas and Col. militia struck an Indian village it is said, and history may show, that they wiped the village clean, eradicated the problem so the sons of the dead would not be around for vengeance,,,same as for the women. For this reason Col. Custer never wanted any militia to accompany his 7th on any campaigns. The same can be said of Mexican military versus Indians, especially, Apache and Comanche. The Allied bombing of Germany shows an attempt at wiping out the entire German population…does ISIS deserve any better???