The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), consisting of mostliy of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), have seized over 60 villages and killed 172 ISIS members in eastern Syria, ARANews reported citing a spokesman for the SDF.
“Our forces have recently conducted a series of strategic attacks against ISIS strongholds in the countrysides of Dier ez-Zor and Raqqa, leading to the liberation of more than 60 villages,” the article quotes the SDF representative.
According to the report, 172 ISIS members were killed in the clashes and 8 others taken captive.
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