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Newshour: Scorched Earth Policy in Attempt to Oust IS

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Scorched Earth Policy in Attempt to Oust IS

10/02/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, Scorched Earth Policy in Attempt to Oust IS

Reports that families of IS fighters have been subsisting on "flour and animal fodder"

Syrian-Kurdish fighters continue to try to oust Islamic State forces from their last foothold west of the Euphrates in Syria, amid reports that families of IS fighters fleeing the battle have been subsisting for weeks on "flour and animal fodder".

Also in the programme: Hungarian premier Viktor Orban announces a series of cash incentives to try to boost his country's birth rate; and the winners in the Bafta film awards.

(Photo: A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander fires at a suspected Islamic State position from a rooftop near the front line in Bagouz, Syria. Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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