More civilians leave Islamic State's Syria enclave, delaying final assault

Thousands of people - many of them the wives of IS fighters and their children - have been streaming out of besieged enclave at Baghouz for weeks, forcing the SDF to delay the assault to wipe out the last vestige of the jihadists' territorial rule.The SDF has said it wants to make sure all civilians are out of the enclave before launching its final assault.Hundreds of IS fighters have also surrendered, but the SDF believes the most hardened foreign jihadists are still inside.