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Tuesday 17 October 2017

US-backed Syrian forces defeats Raqqa

A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters says it
has taken full control of so-called Islamic State's one-time "capital" of Raqqa.
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal Sello said the fighting was over after a four-month assault.
Clearing operations were now under way to uncover any jihadist sleeper cells and remove landmines, he added.
An official statement declaring victory in the city and the end of three years of IS rule is expected to be made soon.
IS made Raqqa the headquarters of its self-styled "caliphate", implementing an extreme interpretation of Islamic law and using beheadings, crucifixions and torture to terrorise residents who opposed its rule
 The city also became home to thousands of jihadists from around the world who heeded a call to migrate there by IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Source BBC News.

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