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Syrian Democratic Forces Liberate 47 Villages From Daesh

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14:48 19.02.2016(updated 14:58 19.02.2016) Get short URL

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Russian-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have advanced against Daesh positions in Eastern Syria, and have moved to cut the group off from access to strategically important roads to Deir ez-Zor.

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Units of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which Russia backs with airstrikes, have retaken some 47 villages in an advance on the city of ash-Shaddadi in northeastern Syria, a source told al-Mayadeen television.

Ash-Shaddadi is a key town for Daesh, which allows the group to transport forces to fight both Syrian army and SDF positions in Hasakah province, and transfer more forces to Deir ez-Zor, where the Syrian army battles Daesh with Russian support. It is also a major oil-producing area.

"Syrian Democratic Forces liberated 47 villages in southern al-Hasakah province and are nearing ash-Shadadi," the source said.

SDF & YPG commanders & fighters sitting in an office in #Shaddadi oilfields liberated from ISIS today via @Xaniaras pic.twitter.com/a3spGEcJlp
— Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) February 19, 2016

The SDF has continued battling Syrian rebels, particularly al-Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham in western Syria. The Turkish military has attacked the SDF positions with artillery, particularly in the town of Afrin, the group's local capital.

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ground offensive, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Daesh, Hasakah, Syria

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