10 people killed in Assad air strikes on Shaddadi town northeast Syria

 Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime air strikes killed at least 10 civilians, including two women and children, in al-Shadadi town in the northeast of the war-torn country, activists said Saturday.

The small town with tribal majority west of Hasakeh had witnessed a massacre  weeks ago when over 50 people killed by Bashar al-Assad's air strikes.

Meanwhile, Islamic State fighters, who control al-Shadadi and vast territories northeast Syria and Iraq, were defeated by Kurdish PYD militia in number of villages.

The Kurdish PYD and YPG militias, already a U.S. partner in the fight against Islamic State, has shown grit fighting Islamic State but its potency will likely diminish beyond the Kurdish areas.

According to Reuters, a senior Western diplomat said the significance of Islamic State's recent setbacks should not be exaggerated, but added: "There’s no doubt that the heady days of ISIS are over."

Syria's four-year-old war has killed more than 220,000 people and forced millions out of their homes.