(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-backed forces took the town of Graneej from Daesh (ISIS) in eastern Deir Ezzor province on Wednesday, such a gain makes the al-Sheitat region under the full control of Kurdish-led militias, activists said.
For over a month, the YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been battling ISIS in al-Sheitat region in the eastern countryside.
Hundreds of fighters from al-Sheitat tribe have joined the SDF since February 2016 to liberate their areas.
Al-Sheitat tribe that based had revolted against the ISIS rule in July 2014. The Islamic State crushed the revolt in three days, killing, beheading and crucifying members of the tribe.
Around 900 people were estimated to have been killed in the bloodiest single atrocity committed by ISIS in Syria, according to the IBTimes.
The monitoring groups said about 2000 tribesmen were killed by ISIS and buried in mass graves.
The borders of ISIS has shrinked in Syria and Iraq to be a small pockets after fall of Raqqa, the de facto capital, Deir Ezzor and Albu Kamal.
The SDF, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias, have pushed Islamic State from much of the country’s north and east.
Also in Deir Ezzor, regime forces on Wednesday allowed tens of displaced families to return home in the eastern town of al-Mayadeen near the Iraqi border after 3 months of ISIS defeat, local activists said.
The regime fight with ISIS has pushed thousands of people to flee their homes in eastern Syria.
On October 14, the regime and allied forces took the town of al-Mayadeen from ISIS which was a major base for the militant group.
Al-Mayadeen lies south of the provincial capital Deir Ezzor city, where Syrian and allied forces are also trying to oust the militants from a small pocket they still control.
Zamana Al Wasl
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