'We Come Out of Death,' Says Woman as SDF Liberate 60 Civilians From Islamic State in Manbij

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), together with fighters from the Manbij Military Council, said on July 25 that they liberated 60 civilians from Islamic State in Manbij. The people were trapped in a basement for four days without food or water in the Kajli district of Manbij, according to their accounts.

A pro-Kurdish local media group in Manbij said that the SDF was able to save 200 families from IS, and take them to safe areas.

This video was shared by a Kurdish news agency and is described as showing 60 civilians “liberated” from Islamic State by SDF in Kajli. A woman in the video cries that they ‘came out of death.’ A man who describes himself as a member of Manbij Military Council says that the forces liberated 60 people after they were trapped for four days in a basement in Manbij. Credit: ANHA