MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the Kurdish Firat News Agency, the SDF troops liberated Ayid Qabir village, located in three kilometers (1.8 miles) from al-Tabqa, from the Daesh terrorist group, outlawed in many states, including Russia.
8 April 2017, 16:52 GMT
The SDF is also engaged in securing a corridor, allowing civilians to leave al-Tabqa, which is located in some 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) from the de facto Daesh capital Raqqa.
On Sunday, the SDF eliminated 12 Daesh militants near Raqqa.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched the Operation Euphrates Rage to retake Raqqa from Daesh in November 2016.
