BEIRUT: A US-backed alliance of Syrian fighters including the Kurdish YPG militia captured a strategic ISIS-held town in Syria's northeast on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
The capture of al-Shadadi in Hasaka province came three days after the beginning of a fresh offensive against ISIS in the area by the Syria Democratic Forces backed by US-led air strikes, and would help isolate Raqqa, the jihadists' de-facto capital in Syria.
There was no immediate comment from the Syria Democratic Forces.
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The capture of al-Shadadi in Hasaka province came three days after the beginning of a fresh offensive against ISIS in the area by the Syria Democratic Forces backed by US-led air strikes, and would help isolate Raqqa, the jihadists' de-facto capital in Syria.
There was no immediate comment from the Syria Democratic Forces.
© Thomson Reuters 2016
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