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| Syrian Democratic Forces seize more ground east Raqqa amid ISIS retreat |
| 2017-02-12 |
| [ARA] The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Saturday expelled 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.... ’s (ISIS) gunnies form the strategic town of Meyzla east of Raqqa, in northeastern Syria. The SDF specialised teams also started to dismantle ISIS explosives and landmines in the town. The town of Meyzla is located some 11km from Raqqa city centre. Its strategic location may help the SDF accelerate the battle for eastern Raqqa. "Our forces are now in control of the Meyzla town, where ISIS was using civilians as human shields. The town is completely liberated now," SDF officer Mahmoud Khalaf, told ARA News. According to the SDF, nearly 70% of fighters participating in the Euphrates Wrath Operation in eastern Raqqa are Arabs. One of the main difficulties facing the Kurdish-led SDF is that ISIS has been using civilians as human shields to protect its de facto capital. We have carefully advanced towards this town to prevent civilian casualties, as ISIS holy warriors were using the people as human shields," Ahmad Abdullah, an SDF fighter, told ARA News at the frontline in eastern Raqqa. "We need two days to completely dismantle landmines and explosives here in order to allow a safe return of civilians," he said. |
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