▁Y PG ▁claim ing ▁to ▁have ▁killed ▁ 6 7 ▁I SI L ▁milit ants . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Sy rian ▁government ▁troops ▁advanced ▁further ▁and ▁captured ▁five ▁to ▁nine ▁villages . ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁point , ▁among ▁Kur d ish ▁f igh ters ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁off ensive , ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁foreign ers ▁as ▁well : ▁an ▁Australian , ▁a ▁Brit on ▁and ▁a ▁German ▁female ▁volunte er . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁March , ▁the ▁Y PG ▁announced ▁that ▁their ▁campaign ▁had ▁ended ▁successfully ▁after ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁J az ira ▁C anton . ▁However , ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁I SI L ▁launched ▁a ▁surprise ▁attack ▁on ▁Tell ▁Kh anz ir , ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁kilom eters ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Ras ▁al - A yn , ▁near ▁the ▁Turkish ▁border ▁in ▁west ▁Has ak ah , ▁capt uring ▁the ▁town ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁villages . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁I SI L ▁had ▁deployed ▁hundreds ▁of ▁battle - hard ened ▁Che ch ens ▁from ▁its ▁K hor as an ▁Battalion ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁assault . ▁F ier ce ▁cl ash es ▁also ▁er upt ed ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Man aj ir , ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Tell ▁T amer , ▁as ▁I SI L ▁sought ▁to ▁strike ▁north ward . ▁I SI L ▁launched ▁the ▁assault ▁to ▁prevent ▁Kur d ish ▁forces ▁from ▁reaching ▁their ▁strong hold ▁of ▁al - H aw l , ▁by ▁occup ying ▁the ▁Kur ds ▁on ▁multiple ▁front