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2017-07-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Coalition: SDF penetrate old city in Raqqa

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Posted by trailing wife 2017-07-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 CNN:

The Rafiqah Wall -- which is 3 kilometers from the city center -- is approximately 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) long, 3.8 meters (12.4 feet) high and 1 meter thick, Syrian state media reported in 2009.

ISIS fighters had planted mines and improvised explosive devices at several [other] breaks in the wall, a US Central Command (CENTCOM) statement said.

In a CENTCOM statement, the US added: "Coalition forces supported the SDF advance into the most heavily fortified portion of Raqqa by opening two small gaps in the Rafiqah Wall that surrounds the Old City."

Posted by Pappy 2017-07-05 08:32|| 2017-07-05 08:32|| Front Page Top

#2 05 july Raqqa Battle map
Coalition blows 2 gaps in Raqqa's Old City wall, allows SDF to capture Palace of the Maidens and Abdul Malik school.

Posted by Frozen Al 2017-07-05 17:09|| 2017-07-05 17:09|| Front Page Top

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