Syrian rebels are celebrating after they announced today that the strategic town of Manbij has been retaken from the Islamic State terror group.
The Syrian rebels, backed by the US and consisting mainly of Kurdish fighters launched the campaign to retake Manbij, which has been under IS control for two years a few months ago. Despite the news, reports suggest that a number of IS fighters are still remaining in the city as the Syrian fighters attempt to totally take the city.
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Manbij is a strategic because its roads lead to Raqqa, a Turkish border town.
