Syrian women take to the streets to celebrate freedom from ISIS as terror group's key stronghold is re-taken

Other women and children gather around to help her set the material on fire and cheer as it goes up in flames.

The US-backed Syria Democratic Forces took control of the city, a key ISIS stronghold due to its proximity to the Turkish border, which had been under regime control for the past two years.

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The footage, released by Syrian Kurdish news agency ANHA, shows the city’s population pouring into the streets to celebrate their new-found freedom.

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