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Kurdish Fighters Seize Syrian Town Held by IS
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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/kurd_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Kurdish Fighters Seize Syrian Town Held by IS' data-article-id='508'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8271'>Kurdish-led forces in Syria have captured a town once held by the Islamic State group. </span> <span data-start-time='8271' data-end-time='18542'>The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Tuesday that Islamic State fighters have completely withdrawn from Ain Issa.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='18542' data-end-time='29417'>Kurdish fighters seized the town hours after the Kurds captured an important military base in northern Syria from Islamic State militants.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/kurd_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2918 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/kurdishled_forces__blank__a_town_once_held_by_the_islamic_state_group.m4a'>Kurdish-led forces <span class='blank'>captured</span> a town once held by the Islamic State group.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='captured'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/abandoned.m4a'><span>abandoned</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/captured.m4a'><span>captured</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/attacked.m4a'><span>attacked</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/bombed.m4a'><span>bombed</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2919 data-hint-location='18542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/what_does_capture_mean.m4a'>What does <strong>capture</strong> mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='take into one's control by force'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/the_main_idea.m4a'><span>the main idea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/to_make_someone_feel_less_doubtful.m4a'><span>to make someone feel less doubtful</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/take_into_ones_control_by_force.m4a'><span>take into one's control by force</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/to_move_forward.m4a'><span>to move forward</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2920 data-hint-location='18542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/where_did_the_kurds_capture_a_military_base.m4a'>Where did the Kurds capture a military base?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Syria'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/syria.m4a'><span>Syria</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/iraq.m4a'><span>Iraq</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/america.m4a'><span>America</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/247/iran.m4a'><span>Iran</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
Kurdish-led forces in Syria have captured a town once held by the Islamic State group. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Tuesday that Islamic State fighters have completely withdrawn from Ain Issa.
Kurdish fighters seized the town hours after the Kurds captured an important military base in northern Syria from Islamic State militants.
Kurdish-led forces captured a town once held by the Islamic State group.