Kurdish-Led Forces Eliminate 12 Daesh Militants Near Al Tabqah in Northern Syria

 Sputnik — Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) eliminated 12 Islamic State jihadist group's (ISIL or Daesh, outlawed in Russia) militants near Syria's northern town of Al Tabqah, media reported Sunday.

According to the Kurdish Hawar news agency, the clashes erupted on Saturday night to the east from Al Tabqah and continued till Sunday morning.

In November 2016, the SDF, which predominately consists of Kurdish fighters but also includes members of the Syrian Arab Coalition, launched an operation called the Wrath of Euphrates to seize control over Syrian Raqqa, the de facto Daesh capital.