Over 100 ISIS Members Killed in Clashes with Kurdish Fighters in Syria's Raqqa

Over 100 ISIS Members Killed in Clashes with Kurdish Fighters in Syria's Raqqa
Sat Jan 7, 2017 17:52:34

The predominately Kurdish 'Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) continued their attacks on ISIL's defense lines West and North-West of ISIL's self-proclaimed capital city of Raqqa, taking control over more lands and killing or wounding more than 100 militants

Alalam - Syria


The SDF continued the Euphrates Rage Operation Southwest of Ein Issa town and took full control over several villages, including Naseriyeh, Um Hajireh, Beir al-Dari, Talaj and Houran and seven farms near the villages, killing and wounding almost 40 ISIS (ISIL, IS, Daesh) members.

The SDF also seized a large volume of ISIL's equipment.

The Kurdish fighters also engaged in intense battle with ISIL in Northern side of al-Tabaqa dam and took full control over the village of Sweidiyeh, a main base of ISIL in that region.

At least 54 ISIL members were killed or wounded in the SDF's attack in Sweidiyeh.

The SDF also carried out mop-up operation in the newly-captured villages of Ja'abar al-Sharqi and Ja'abar al-Qarbi and discovered a number of ISIL's tunnels.

In relevant developments on Friday, the Kurdish fighters pushed ISIL back from Ja'abar citadel in the Southern direction of the villages of Ja'abar al-Sharqi and Ja'abar al-Qarbi, killing a number of terrorists after hours of non-stop battle.

 

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