▁kid n apping ▁ 2 2 0 ▁Ass y rian ▁Christians ▁by ▁ 2 6 ▁February , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁SO HR . ▁Local ▁sources ▁stated ▁that ▁ 3 3 – 3 5 ▁villages ▁were ▁captured ▁and ▁put ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁ab duct ed ▁Ass y ri ans ▁at ▁ 2 8 7 – 4 0 0 . ▁I SI L ▁was ▁reported ly ▁withdraw ing ▁milit ants ▁from ▁other ▁front s ▁in ▁Sy ria , ▁including ▁the ▁front ▁at ▁H oms , ▁to ▁boost ▁their ▁assault ▁at ▁Tell ▁T amer . ▁The ▁Kur ds ▁managed ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁villages , ▁but ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁Christians ▁remained ▁unknown . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁Ab u ▁O mar ▁al - Sh ish ani , ▁I SI L ' s ▁field ▁commander ▁in ▁Sy ria , ▁was ▁leading ▁the ▁assault ▁at ▁Tell ▁T amer . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁February , ▁the ▁Y PG ▁captured ▁Tell ▁B rak , ▁during ▁a ▁pre - dawn ▁ra id ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁February , ▁the ▁Y PG ▁cut ▁the ▁road ▁between ▁Tal ▁Ham is ▁and ▁al - H aw l , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁main ▁I SI L ▁supply ▁line ▁from ▁Ira q . ▁By ▁ 2 7 ▁February , ▁Kur d ish ▁f igh ters ▁managed ▁to ▁capture ▁ 1 0 3 ▁villages ▁and ▁ham lets ▁around ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Tal ▁Ham is , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Tal ▁Ham is ▁itself ▁ ▁while ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March , ▁Kur