SitRep: Battle for Raqqa Begins; Gulf Allies Split; Germany Pulls Fighters From Turkey
After months of hard fighting while pushing south toward the Islamic State’s home base of Raqqa, U.S.-backed Syrian Arab and Kurdish forces have finally kicked off their assault on the city, U.S. military officials said on Tuesday. “The International Coalition and our partner forces are steadily dismantling the physical caliphate of ISIS,” said Lt. Gen. Steve Townsend, commander of the U.S.-led coalition battling ISIS . “Once ISIS is defeated in both Mosul and Raqqah, there will still be a lot of hard fighting ahead, but this Coalition is ...
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