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Syrian Kurdish-Arab alliance captures nearly 200 villages from IS
An alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces fighting the Islamic State group in northeast Syria has driven the jihadists out of nearly 200 villages, its spokesman told reporters on Monday.
Syrian Democratic Forces spokesman Talal Ali Sello said at a press conference that “between October 30 and November 13, an area of 1,362 square kilometres (545 square miles) was cleansed of IS”.
That area included 196 towns and villages, among them Al-Hol which lies along a strategic IS supply route and where Sello made his comments.
Read more at: yourmiddleeast.com/news/syrian-kurdisharab-alliance-captures-nearly-200-villages-from-is_36685 (Via AFP)He said these “victories” had been achieved with air support from a US-led coalition striking IS targets in Syria over the past year.
Pretty amazing. This, if true, should be reported more.