Islamic State (IS) militants have kidnapped 70 Kurds in northern Syria and hustled them to an unknown location, a monitor group reported Monday.

The IS abducted the Kurds in the countryside of Bab, a city under IS control in Aleppo province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Kurdish activists accuse the IS group of using the Kurds as human shields, apparently against airstrikes by a U.S.-led coalition.

The London-based Observatory says it relies on a network of activists on the ground inside Syria for information on the war-torn country.

Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units, who are backed by the U.S.-led coalition, have been making strides in their battle against the IS in predominantly Kurdish areas in northern Syria along the border with Turkey. Endit

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