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Syrian rebel forces continue to push into Raqqa, Raqqa now fully encircled
 Raqqa (Syria News) The Syrian Democratic forces (SDF) have advanced deeper, on Thursday, into the neighborhoods, south of Raqqa, while fierce clashes renewed with the Islamic State group.Qasioun News reported that the Syrian Democratic Forces advanced, this morning, into the village of Kasret Affan, south of Raqqa, after violent battles with the Islamic State group. Furthermore, four members of the Islamic State group were killed during the clashes that took place in the village, south of Raqqa, while the Syrian Democratic Forces was trying to impose their control on al-Bayrouni School, east of Raqqa. Meanwhile, the SDF shelled the vicinity of the Pullman Garage and al-Taj Hall, south of Raqqa, using heavy artillery, while the army aviation bombarded ferried in the Euphrates River in the city. It is noteworthy that the Syrian Democratic Forces continue advancing in several neighborhoods of the city of Raqqa, against the Islamic State group, in order to retake the remaining occupied areas in the city. US-backed forces encircle Raqqa after closing last route into city: Monitor [AlAhram] US-backed forces on Thursday fully encircled the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... -held city of Raqqa after closing the bad boys' last way out from the south, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters that launched a long-anticipated assault on the Islamists' de facto Syrian capital this month, had earlier said they were on the point of cutting off Raqqa's last exit. Posted by: badanov 2017-06-30 |
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