U.S.-backed fighters, mostly Kurds, advance against IS in north Syria - monitor

BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Syrian fighters advanced against Islamic State in the last tract of territory the group holds near the Turkish border on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.

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