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PICTURES: Syrians celebrate being liberated from ISIS with football, shaving, and cigarettes

Aug 13, 2016, 19:33 IST

A woman approches a Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter to kiss him after the fighters entered Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 7, 2016.REUTERS/Rodi Said

The northern Syrian town of Manbij was this week liberated from ISIS after an extended battle between the terrorist group and Kurdish and Arab fighters.

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Reuters photographers were on hand to witness the liberation of the town and its people, which also saw the freeing of 2,000 people who were used as a human shield by ISIS.

Check out the incredible photos of Syrians enjoying their freedoms and rescue below:

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