▁the ▁area ▁just ▁north west ▁of ▁Tell ▁T amer . ▁The ▁Y PG ▁demanded ▁more ▁Co al ition ▁a irst rik es ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁I SI L ▁was ▁deploy ing ▁more ▁rein for c ements ▁while ▁the ▁US - led ▁Co al ition ▁had ▁not ▁conducted ▁any ▁a irst rik es ▁near ▁Tell ▁T amer ▁since ▁ 1 0 ▁March . ▁By ▁this ▁point , ▁since ▁the ▁I SI L ▁counter att ack ▁started ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March , ▁the ▁cl ash es ▁in ▁the ▁Tell ▁T amer ▁and ▁Tell ▁Kh anz ir ▁areas ▁had ▁left ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 5 ▁I SI L ▁milit ants ▁and ▁ 6 3 ▁Y PG ▁f igh ters ▁dead . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁March , ▁the ▁US - led ▁Co al ition ▁res umed ▁a irst rik es ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁March , ▁the ▁Y PG ▁advanced ▁and ▁captured ▁some ▁I SI L ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁around ▁Tell ▁T amer . ▁The ▁same ▁day , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁He z bol lah ▁f igh ters ▁arrived ▁in ▁Ras ▁al - A yn ▁from ▁Q am ish li ▁to ▁support ▁Kur d ish ▁forces , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁pro - opp osition ▁Al - Has ak ah ▁Youth ▁Union , ▁and ▁were ▁soon ▁after ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁battle field ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁out f itted ▁with ▁Kur d ish ▁uniform s . ▁The ▁next ▁day ,