Syrian Democratic Forces (QSD) have started to make advances within the scope of the joint campaign started in the rural district to the south of Kobanê region yesterday.

According to the information provided by Fidan Zınar, a member of QSD Central Command, 5 villages and 2 hamlets have been liberated in the operation so far.

Fidan Zınar said a number of gang members have been killed in the liberated areas, and many vehicles of the gangs have been seized, in addition to a large quantity of ammunition and corpses of 10 gang members.

Amid ongoing clashes within the zone of the operation, QSD forces are advancing in a controlled manner due to the mines heavily planted by gangs in the region.

The Arab-inhabited village of Seharic Cibal was the first one to be cleared of gangs since yesterday evening, which was followed by the liberation of Sahric El Cebad, Ebeydat, Miruha, El Mensiya villages and 2 hamlets affiliated to them. The cited villages are mainly populated by Arabs and Kurds.

International coalition aircraft also started to shell the locations of gang groups as of late night hours in a coordination with QSD forces on the ground.