Islamic State fighters seized a Syrian town from Kurdish-led forces north of Raqqa city on Monday, a group monitoring the war reported, two weeks after the jihadist group lost it to the Kurdish fighters backed by U.S.-led air strikes.
Militant group recaptures town from Kurdish forces
Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said Islamic State forces had taken the town of Ain Issa and surrounding areas from the YPG militia. A spokesman for the YPG could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said Islamic State forces had taken the town of Ain Issa and surrounding areas from the YPG militia. A spokesman for the YPG could not immediately be reached for comment.
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