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Kurdish ypg. they told us they would need a lot more than that from the americans. these men are at the core of america's latest strategy to defeat isis. manning positions along a vast and desolate front line with isis entrenched in villages just through the haze. they're fighters with the ypg, a force of roughly 30,000 syrian kurds, which backed by coalition air power, has dealt decisive blows to islamic state militants across northern syria. the commander in charge of this front line position in the city of hasika, which the ypg took from isis after months of fierce clashes. >> they tried to...

Strategy to defeat isis. manning positions along a vast and desolate front line with isis entrenched in villages just through the haze. they are fighters with a force of roughly 30,000 syrian kurds which back ed by coalition air power has dealt decisive blows to islamic militants across northern syria. >> commander is in charge of this front line position in the city, which they took from isis in august after months of fierce clashes. >> they try to attack us ten days ago. we weren't prepared so they didn't reach their target. >> but they keep trying. isis has control of the next village along...

Power, has dealt decisive blows to islamic state militants across northern syria. commander is in charge of this front line position in the city, which the ypg took in august after months of fierce clashes. >> translator: they tried to attack us again ten days ago. we were prepared, so he didn't reach their target. >> reporter: but they keep trying. isis has control of the next village along which is over a mile in that direction. but the men at this base tell us isis fighters often go at night to that building just over there so that they can launch attacks on these positions. the u.s. hopes ...

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