Damascus, Dec 25 (IANS): Kurdish fighters killed around 30 Islamic State (IS) militants Thursday in Syria's northern city of al-Qamishli, a monitoring group reported.
The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) succeeded in recapturing the village of Abu Qasayeb in the Tal Hamis area in southeast al-Qamishli, Xinhua reported citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The London-based observatory, which relies on a network of activists on the ground, said three YPG fighters died in the operation to recapture the village, which was seized by IS militants Tuesday.
Syrian government troops and the YPG have recently been engaged in clashes with the IS in the predominantly Kurdish city of al-Qamishli as part of a broader conflict that has gripped Syria for about four years.