Syrian Kurdish fighters have reportedly seized control over the Islamic State-held town of Tal Abyad, cutting off a vital supply route used by jihadists.
Huseyin Kocher, a Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG) commander in Tal Abyad, said that the whole city was under their control and there was no more fighting. He also assured people that they will clear all the remnants of IS in northern Syria, reported the BBC.
The Syrian Kurds' advance was backed by Syrian rebel groups and U.S.-led coalition air strikes.
The loss means that jihadists will now have to take a longer route between the border and the bulk of its territories in Syria and neighbouring Iraq via Syria's northern Aleppo province, where they would have to face opposition from rival rebel groups.
Meanwhile, the YPG has sent reinforcements to help secure the main road south to the IS headquarters in Raqqa.
The clashes had prompted thousands of civilians to flee to nearby Turkey.
