▁the ▁Iran ian ▁F ars ▁News ▁Agency ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Army ▁advanced ▁and ▁captured ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mal aha , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁surrounding ▁farm ▁areas . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁March , ▁US - led ▁Co al ition ▁a irst rik es ▁struck ▁ 3 ▁I SI L ▁tact ical ▁units , ▁an ▁I SI L ▁fighting ▁position , ▁and ▁an ▁I SI L ▁tunnel ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁March , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁wounded ▁when ▁an ▁I SI L ▁milit ant ▁ble w ▁himself ▁up ▁at ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Kur ds ▁for ▁the ▁festival ▁of ▁Now ru z , ▁in ▁the ▁al - Mo ft i ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Al - Has ak ah ▁city , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁an ▁I ED ▁explos ion ▁at ▁another ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁days , ▁cl ash es ▁er upt ed ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Tell ▁Kh anz ir , ▁Tell ▁B rak ▁and ▁Tell ▁T amer , ▁killing ▁do z ens ▁of ▁I SI L ▁milit ants , ▁while ▁f ighter ▁j ets ▁bom bed ▁I SI L ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Al - Sh add ade h . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁March , ▁the ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Forces ▁( ND F ) ▁reported ly ▁captured ▁ 3 3 ▁villages ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Tal ▁B