Thousands of civilians have been evacuated from Islamic State's last stronghold in Syria ahead of what is expected to be the final battle against the group that exported extremism around the world.
At its height, Islamic State controlled vast swathes of territory across Iraq and Syria.
Now the last remaining stronghold of its so-called caliphate is in Baghuz in Syria.
Around 5,000 civilians have been evacuated from the town in the past 24 hours.
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say they intend to complete the evacuation of any remaining civilians this week.
Sky's John Sparks sent this report from Baghuz near the Iraqi border.
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