Hundreds of civilians have been evacuated from the Islamic State group's last sliver of land in eastern Syria.<br />For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram… <br />Aram… it appears the final battle against ISIS is coming to an end?<br /><br />Well Mark… We still have to wait before any final declaration of victory against the militant group is made. <br />The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Wednesday they are waiting for all civilians to leave before launching an offensive. <br />Hundreds of civilians left in a convoy of trucks on Wednesday, though exact numbers have not been announced. <br />The SDF are still being vigilant as some militants could be hiding among the evacuated civilians and a screening point has been set up as a precaution. <br />There were reports of a few militants surrendering, but the SDF said those reports could not be independently verified.<br />The jihadists had been holding the civilians hostage in order to buy time before what could be the final assault. <br />The SDF says ISIS fighters have been pushed back to a tiny tent camp on the banks of the Euphrates River. <br />Some 300 militants are said to be under siege in the town of Baghuz, with food, water and ammunition quickly running out.<br />If the SDF ends the territorial rule of ISIS, then it would allow President Trump to begin withdrawing American troops from northern Syria, as he has pledged to do.<br />However, there are still many who believe that the group's territorial defeat will not end the threat posed by the terrorists. <br />They still stage and inspire attacks overseas through sleeper cells in both Syria and Iraq. <br />
