BEIRUT: Kurdish-led forces in Syria seized a town from ISIS Tuesday after capturing a military base overnight, aided by U.S.-led airstrikes in some of the most dramatic gains yet against the militants.
The Kurdish march deep into the heart of ISIS territory follows their capture of a town on the Turkish border last week, halting the momentum of militants who had seized major towns in both Syria and Iraq last month.
The Kurdish YPG-led forces had taken full control of Ain Issa, said Redur Xelil, a spokesman for the group. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which reports on the war, said ISIS fighters had completely withdrawn from the town.