Report: Syria, Kurdish Forces Push ’ISIL’ Out of Hasakah

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Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters pushed "ISIL" terrorists from the northeastern city of Hasakah, according to the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The "ISIL" Takfiri group "was expelled by the army from Zuhur, the last district in which it was present in Hasakah," Rami Abdel Rahman, the director of the London-based group said.

He said the militants belonging to the terrorist group "have been pushed to the southern outskirts of the city."

Further, the victory was achieved after more than a month of fighting in the city between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters on the one side and the Takfiri terrorists on the other.

A Syrian military source also said that Syrian army forces killed more than 500 gunmen in the process of clearing the city from Takfiri militants.

The source highlighted the contribution of Kurdish forces to the victory, saying they backed the Syrian army in cutting the militants' supply routes.

According to the source, the Syrian army forces were currently demining the city.

A local Kurdish commander said at least 15 villages around Hasakah are now uninhabitable due to the mines laid by terrorists.

Last month, "ISIL" terrorists began their assault on Hasakah before capturing a number of its neighborhoods and forcing the evacuation of many of its residents.

The conflict in Syria, which started in March 2011, had reportedly claimed more than 230,000 lives up until now.

The violence had also forced over 3.8 million Syrians to take refuge in neighboring countries, including Jordan and Lebanon. More than 7.2 million others had been displaced within Syria, according to the United Nations.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team