Syrian-Kurdish fighters say they have driven ISIL militants out of the northern border town of Tal Abyad. <br /><br /> The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that the YPG – the main Kurdish fighting force – and part of the Free Syrian Army had seized control of the town.<br /><br /> Kurdish media agency Anha released a video purporting to show YPG members raising a Kurdish flag over the municipality.<br /><br /> Tal Abyad provides a key supply line to Raqqa, ISIL’s self-proclaimed capital in Syria, which lies around a hundred kilometres to the south. <br /><br /> The YPG says it is sending help to secure the route.<br /><br /> Several ISIL members reportedly fled to Turkey where, local media reports, at least five have since been arrested.<br /><br /> Turkish authorities had earlier opened the nearest border with Tal Abyad to allow hundreds of refugees to escape the fighting as the Kurds closed in.
