Kurdish forces killed at least 16 ISIL terrorists in an attack on Saturday in northeast Syria near the border with Turkey, the UK-based opposing Syrian Observatory.

Kurdish forces killed at least 16 ISIL terrorists in an attack on Saturday in northeast Syria near the border with Turkey, the UK-based opposing Syrian Observatory.

The assault targeted ISIL positions south of the town of Ras al-Ain in Hasakeh province, the group added.

Ras al-Ain was the scene of fierce fighting last year before Kurdish forces ousted the terrorists from the border town.

The Observatory also reported clashes at the terrorist-besieged border town of Kobani, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) away.