The YPG (People's Defense Units) took control on the strategic town of al-Mabrouka in the southern western countryside of Serêkanîyê (Ras al-Ein) after violent clashes against ISIS which controlled the town earlier, reported Syrian Observatory for Human Rights today.

Recalling that the town of al-Mabrouka is one of the most important strongholds for the IS near al-Raqqa borders, SOHR reported that this advances opens the road for YPG fighters to move towards Tal Abyad town in the northern countryside of al-Raqqa ”The main ISIS stronghold in Syria”.

After taking control on al-Mabouka, Tal Tamir countryside, and wide parts of Serêkanîyê countryside, the YPG controls no less than 4000 square km from al-Hasakah countryside through Tal Tamir reaching al-Mabrouka and Abd al-Aziz mount, as a result of the attacks which started 20 days ago.

SOHR also reported that the YPG backed by al-Sanadid army, the Khabour guards, and the Assyrian military council, were able to gain control on these areas with the help of the U.S led coalition air strikes which targeted the ISIS heavily.

SOHR noted that no less than 170 militants in ISIS were killed in the 19th and 18th of May, after targeting their locations and HQs by the U.S led coalition warplanes in Tal Tamir countryside.