U.S.-backed forces launch bid to capture Islamic State's Syria bastion of Raqqa

U.S.-backed forces launch bid to capture Islamic State's Syria bastion of Raqqa
“The major battle to liberate Raqqa and its surroundings has begun,” Jihan Sheikh Ahmed, a spokeswoman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), ...

via U.S.-backed forces launch bid to capture Islamic State's Syria bastion of Raqqa Published November 06, 2016 at 08:00AM