(VOVworld) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Thursday that Kurdish and Arab fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have entered Manbij city, an IS stronghold in northern Syria.

Pro-Syrian government forces in a raid of IS at the outskirt of Manbij town, Aleppo on June 15. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

The SOHR chief Rami Abdel Rahman said SDF advanced to Manbij from the southern edge with air strike support by the US-led coalition.

Shootings erupted as they entered the city and two SDF fighters were killed when a bomb was detonated inside a building. Rahman SDF soldiers pushed into Manbij hours after they seized control of a village southwest of the city.