Morning Star.png Kurdish Militia Moves on Isis-Controlled Town The Morning Star, London, 3 June 2016 Syrian Kurdish separatist militia fighters advanced on the northern town of Manbij yesterday, gaining ground from Islamic State (Isis) on the west bank of the Euphrates River. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces - mainly the Kurdish YPG - broke out of its narrow salient west of the Tishrin dam to the north and south. They also used pontoon bridges to cross the river upstream of the dam, capturing the village of Hammam. The SDF fighters advanced as far south as the village of Mustafa Hemade and west to within six miles of Manbij. The advance could threaten the Isis-controlled town of Jarabulus on the Turkish border, which could in turn prompt retaliation by Ankara. To the south-east, a large force of Syrian troops and paramilitaries was gathered in Ithriya for a push towards the Isis stronghold of Raqqa. Syrian media reported that a motorcycle bomb detonated outside the Khulafa al-Rashideen mosque in the north-western city of Latakia after afternoon prayers, killing and injuring an unspecified number of people. From: http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-5ff3-Syria-Kurdish-militia-moves-in-on- Isis-controlled-town#.V1EpC_l9600 -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
