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BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhuanet) -- A video posted online shows Syrian Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Unit or YPG, fighting what are claimed to be Islamic State in the town of al-Mabroukah in northeastern Syria.
A monitor group reported the town was later captured by the Syrian Kurdish militia. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the capture of the town by the YPG opens the door for its forces to advance towards the Islamic State's stronghold in Raqqa province.
The YPG, supported by US-led airstrikes, have been making steady gains this month against Islamic State in the northeast. It's seen as an important battlefield against the jihadists due to its location bordering territory held by the group in Iraq.
The Observatory said the YPG had seized control of 4,000 square kilometres in this month's advance.
(Source: CNTV.com)
