Horror, death and chaos: what is it to live in the last fortress of the Islamic State in Syria?

Without eating, they live hidden in the tunnels dug under their burned blankets ready to escape bombing and shooting. This is the last stronghold of the group called Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria, where death and chaos they are everywhere.

Only these last two days, more than 7,000 people, mainly women and children, they try to escape the last jihadist sector of the city of Baghuz in eastern Syria.

The testimonies of the survivors show that in Baghuz, there was a hell with attacks, murders and abuses.

Among those who fled, many wounded are advancing full of bandages, some on crutches. An image that reflects the violence of aerial attacks of the international anti-jihadist coalition led by the United States and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Kurdish-Arab alliance that launched the offensive on the ground.

"The last days have been horrible. Bombings, shots. Shops in flames, "said a 47-year-old Finn, who calls himself Sana, after arriving on Tuesday in a territory controlled by Syrian military forces near Baghuz.

Sana arrived in Syria a little over four years ago with her Moroccan husband, a plumber who wanted to build schools and hospitals in this war-torn country, she said. AFP.

"I lost everything"

In Baghuz, the ISIS only controls a small area, less than half a square kilometer, with some houses and a temporary camp.

Those who leave say that several thousand people are still in the jihadist enclave. They live hidden under a sort of "tents", raised with sheets and blankets, in their cars or in the street.

"We dig underground tunnels and we cover them with sheets, "said 28-year-old Abou Mariam.We live on each other because there are a lot of people "

His wife and two children died in a bomb attack. "They were charred, I lost everything. I just want to rest a bit, "he said.

When they reach positions controlled by anti-ISIS forces, the evacuees throw themselves on bread, milk and water. "It's been more than nine months since we had not seen any vegetablesbadured a 24-year-old Belgian, named Safia. "Everything was expensive, and last month, a kilo of rice was sold for over 50 dollars (44 euros)," he said.

This woman claims to have grown up in the north of France and to marry a Frenchman left in the enclave. They both came to Syria to live the dream of the "caliphate"

"This is the only place where I could live my religion as I wished," he said. "I really thought it was only going to grow, but now it would be a miracle for that to happen," he admitted.

Beside her, a Frenchwoman with crutches, shot in the foot, said: "Everyone was shot, everyone fell on the street." "It was chaos, there is no other word," he concluded.