Map Update: US-backed rebel group seizes territories from ISIS along Syria-Iraq borders

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:35 P.M.) - Syria's Kurdish militia, with massive support from US military, continues to gain ground against the Islamic State in a time the terror group reinstated itself in the eastern Syria.

The Syrian Democratic Forces has managed – in the past couple of days – to oust ISIS from Al-Fakka and Abu Hamadah towns, thus inching closer to the group's main bastion of Dashishah which serves as the operation center in the area.

This comes under a wider offensive, dubbed al-Jazira Storm, which aims at eradicating the Islamic State from the area it controls along the Syria-Iraq borders.

The assault, heavily backed by the US-led coalition, is carried out in coordination with the Iraqi forces which also provide logistic and fire support to the Kurdish group.

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Posted from my blog with SteemPress : https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/map-update-us-backed-rebel-group-seizes-territories-from-isis-along-syria-iraq-borders/

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