Kurdish forces in Syria have reportedly advanced toward the northern town of Tal Abyad near the Turkish border which remains occupied by the Takfiri ISIL terrorists.

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday that forces of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) “stormed the town of Suluk and took control of the eastern part of it.”

According to the UK-based group, intense battles persisted throughout the day between the armed Takfiri militants and Kurdish fighters.

Suluk lies in the eastern outskirts of Tal Abyad, a major border town held by the ISIL terrorists in Syria’s northwestern Raqqa Province, which serves as a stronghold of the Takfiri group.

The observatory further stated that the new YPG advance into Suluk places them nearly 20 kilometers east of Tal Abyad, while they are also positioned about 10 kilometers to the west of the town.

Rami Abdel Rahman, the observatory’s director, said the Kurdish fighters are seeking to free up the route between the Syrian border Kobane, known as Ain al-Arab in Arabic, to the west and Qamishli, which lies further east along the Turkish border.

Turkey has provided support to the foreign-backed militants operating in Syria since 2011.

The terrorists in Syria systematically target all communities across the Arab nation, including Muslims, Christians and Kurds.

Syrian government forces have been engaged in heavy battles to liberate the militant-held areas throughout the country, inflicting heavy losses on the foreign sponsored armed militants on several fronts.

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