Published on 2 Jun 2016
Thousands
of fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) - a US-backed
coalition of armed groups led by the Kurdish People's Protection Units
(YPG) - are in the middle of an offensive to recapture an ISIL pocket in
northern Syria.
The town of Manbij is held by the group, which a week ago launched a surprise attack in northern Syria.
SDF fghters, trained and equipped by the US, say it's just a matter of time before ISIL’s presence in northern Syria comes to an end.
Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Gaziantep, on Turkey’s border with Syria.
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