Pentagon: More than 50 percent of Raqqa liberated

More than half of Daesh’s self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa in Syria has been cleared and the terror group has lost most of its income sources, the Pentagon said Thursday.


"Determined fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue to make progress against ISIS as they fight block by block in Raqqa," Army Col. Ryan Dillon, spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, said at a press briefing Thursday, referring to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, another name for Daesh.

"The SDF has now cleared more than 50 percent of the city from terrorists," he added.
 [aa.com.tr]
11/8/17
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