Meanings of sdf fighters in английском

SDF fighters gathered some ammunition and rifles left behind by the jihadists.

It said US-led coalition's warplanes are giving cover to advancing SDF fighters.

The SDF fighters have so far met little resistance, he said.

Of the SDF fighters, he said: This is a capable force.

The family later returned once SDF fighters had pushed out remaining Islamic State forces.

The BBC's Middle East correspondent Quentin Sommerville and his team joined SDF fighters as they called in an air strike.

Air strikes killed at least five civilians and three SDF fighters, while dozens of civilians were wounded, the SDF said.

He said SDF fighters did not expect clashes with Syrian government forces, but if fired upon "we will respond".

SDF fighters advanced into a makeshift tented settlement abandoned by the group, finding a number of rifles and ammunition left behind.

It also said at least 246 Islamic State fighters and 29 SDF fighters have been killed.

Another field commander, who gave his name as Abjal al-Syriani, said SDF fighters had found burned weapons and documents in the stadium.

Earlier on Saturday, Isis militants attacked SDF fighters near an oil field in the country's east, triggering airstrikes by the US-led coalition.

At least 23 SDF fighters and eight civilians, two them SDF administrators, were killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

He said Islamic State had "shown fierce resistance" when SDF fighters entered the outskirts of Deir al-Zor on the eastern bank.

The Kurdish official told Reuters SDF fighters advancing from the east and the west remain separated by a few streets where fighting continued.

She said SDF fighters were still in charge of all the prisons where Islamic State captives were held, even though some had been reassigned.