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US-Backed Forces Prepare For Final Push On IS-Held Raqa

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US-backed fighters said Friday they were preparing for a final assault on the Islamic State group’s Syrian bastion Raqa, likely next month, after seizing a key city to the west. The Syrian Democratic Forces earlier this week captured Tabqa and an adjacent dam, a major prize in the offensive for Raqa, the Syrian heart of … Read more

Final Push On Syria’s Raqa In Early Summer

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A US-backed alliance of Arabs and Kurds will launch their final assault on the Islamic State group’s Syrian bastion Raqa in early summer, two commanders from the force said Friday. “The attack on Raqa will take place in the beginning of the summer,” Syrian Democratic Forces commander Rojda Felat told AFP. She later specified that … Read more