Meet The SDF Fighters On The Frontline In The Islamic State's Last Refuge

Haval Ciyager Amed (C), a Kurdish People's Protection Unit (YPG) press officer under Syrian Democratic Forces command, in Baghouz (MEE/Thea Pedersen)

Middle East Eye: 'Did you bring cigarettes?': Meet the SDF fighters on the frontline in the Islamic State's last refuge

MEE visits Baghouz, the last IS refuge, where SDF fighters say they feel vulnerable and forgotten even as the militant group loses territory by the hour.

Aggressively waving his arms in front of a battle-scarred building, a fighter has one thing on his mind.

“Food and cigarettes. Did you bring any food or cigarettes? Where the hell are the supplies?” he shouts, as his companions emerge from what was once the home of an Islamic State (IS) family.

Now the building is occupied by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters, who have taken it as their position near the frontline.

The unit moved to this spot in eastern Syria’s Baghouz a couple of days ago, after the US-backed SDF militia rolled the few remaining IS fighters into the last remaining pocket of territory they hold in the country.

A kilometre away, the battle rages on.

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WNU Editor:  If it is any consolation. As tough as life is for these fighters, it is worse for ISIS.