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| 124 ISIS militants killed, 98 villages captured by Kurdish-led SDF forces east of Raqqa |
| 2017-02-14 |
| [ARA] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Sunday announced the liberation of 98 villages in the eastern countryside of Raqqa, after festivities with 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) hard boys. "Our forces have liberated 98 villages in an area measuring approximately 700 square kilometers in Eastern Raqqa. The progress comes as part of the Third Phase of the Euphrates Wrath Operation launched nine days ago," SDF spokeswoman Cihan Ehmed said. At least 124 ISIS forces of Evil were killed and dozens more maimed in the recent festivities, according to military sources. "Our specialized teams have also dismantled 1256 landmines in the liberated areas," Cihan said. The SDF has also seized a large deal of ammunition and weapons from ISIS during the campaign for Eastern Raqqa. During the first phase of Euphrates Wrath, which began on November 6, 2016, the SDF liberated roughly 560 km² in Northern Raqqa. On 10 December, the SDF launched the second phase of the Euphrates Wrath, during which it captured over 2500 km² in Western Raqqa. The polyethnic alliance also confirmed that they had cleared 196 villages and dozens of farms. On 4 February, the Syrian Democratic Forces announced the launch of the third phase of Euphrates Wrath Operation in Eastern Raqqa. The campaign is ultimately aimed at isolating the ISIS radical group in its de facto capital. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The campaign is ultimately aimed at isolating the ISIS radical group in its de facto capital. A symbolically good place to crush the last of them, indeed. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-02-14 14:02 |