Kurdish “Syrian democratic forces,” with the support of the US air force launched an operation to liberate the Syrian city of raqqa fighters from the banned Islamic state. On Sunday, October 6, reports TASS.
Raqqa, located 520 kilometers from Damascus. This city serves as the main base of terrorists in the Arab country.
“The operation to regain control over Raqqa will be held in coordination with the international coalition. We will liberate Raqqa, liberated Kobane. We urge civilians to stay away from where the fighters, the priority is to ensure the safety of civilians”, – quotes Agency communiqué “SDS”.
The operation called “Wrath of the Euphrates” is designed to isolate the stronghold of ISIS from rear bases near the Turkish border.
According to local media reports, the terrorists are preparing to storm and have begun to build fortifications, set around the city roadblocks and mining approaches to it. They also banned civilians to leave Raqqa. Those who managed to escape, talk about two thousand trained mercenaries that are in the village.
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