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KURDISH militia captured the strategic northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad from Islamic State (Isis) forces yesterday.
People’s Protection Units (YPG) commander Haqi Kobane said his units and allies from the Free Syrian Army were starting to clear booby traps and mines in the town along the border with Turkey.
“Isis has been broken at the hands of the YPG. It is a victory for all Syrians,” he said.
The Kurdish advance has displaced some 23,000 people, who fled to Turkey to escape the fighting, according to the United Nations refugee agency in Turkey.
The loss of the town is a major setback for Isis, as it cuts off the supply line to its self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa, 50 miles to the south.
- Iraqi officials said yesterday that families had started returning to the Iraqi city of Tikrit two and a half months after troops backed by militias drove out Isis forces.
