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Kurds nearing key Islamic State-held Syrian border town

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Kurdish officials and an activist group say Syrian Kurdish fighters are just outside of a key Islamic State-held town on the Turkish border.

 

The advance on Tal Abyad could allow Kurds to cut off a vital route that the extremists use to bring in new foreign fighters. US-led airstrikes have aided their push.

 

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