Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Kurds Regain Full Control of Tal Abyad from ISIS


Syrian Kurdish forces regained full control of Tal Abyad on Wednesday, expelling Islamic State fighters who had seized a district of the strategic border town, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

"Kurdish fighters expelled ISIS from the Mashur al-Fawqani district that they had captured yesterday (Tuesday)," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Observatory. 

He said at least three fighters of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and four ISIS jihadists were killed in clashes on Wednesday. (READ MORE)