(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 11 SDF fighters killed by Daesh in northeastern Hasaka province, local activist said Saturday.
Mohamed al-Kheder, Hasaka-based activist said the Daesh surprise attack took place near the town of la-Shadadi in the southern side of Hasaka late on Friday.
The SDF, which the Kurdish YPG militia spearheads, has been the main partner of the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State in Syria, helping drive the jihadists out of swathes of northern and eastern Syria last year.
Three days ago, the US-led forces took strategic ground from Daesh, including border crossing with Iraq.
Forces from the Iraqi Shiite militia, al-Hashad al-Sha'abi, have joined the SDF at the border crossing of Tel Sfouk on Saturday after clearing last pockets along the border.
Last week, Iraq conducted an air strike on three houses in the town of Hajin in eastern Deir Ezzor province where Daesh (ISIS) leaders were meeting, killing 45 members of the militant group.
Zaman Al Wasl
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