ISIS losing control, may be seizing 'human shields,' US says

August 13, 2016 17:46

ISIS militants are losing control of the key Syrian city of Manbij to US-backed rebels and appear to be using civilians as human shields as they flee, the Pentagon said.

The Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces, have battled to take control of Manbij in northern Syria since May and have claimed the city center, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Trowbridge told reporters Friday.

ISIS is "clearly on the ropes," he added.

ISIS seized control of Manbij city in Aleppo province about two years ago. Defeating the militants there essentially blocks a supply route ISIS has between its heartland of Raqqa and Turkey.

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