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Al-Shaddadi
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Al-Shaddadah.
Capture and control by Kurdish-led forces
On 24 November 2015, it became known that ISIS militants were transferring their family members further south to the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. After the SDF captured the South Hasakah Dam on 30 November, they continued their offensive southward, towards the city of al-Shaddadah, now ISIS' last stronghold in al-Hasakah province. Subsequently, Arab tribal leaders reportedly urged ISIS to withdraw from the city "peacefully," in order to prevent civilian casualties and the possible collapse of al-Shaddadi's economic infrastructure, if a destructive battle between the SDF/coalition forces and the Islamic State were to occur. It was also reported that ISIS was beginning to evacuate some of its positions near al-Shaddadi.