CNN: ISIS lets Raqqa residents flee city as offensive waged to north
(CNN)ISIS has let some residents of its so-called capital flee to the surrounding countryside as a U.S.-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces pushes forward with an offensive to the north of Raqqa, one resident and an activist group tell CNN.
The battle, announced Tuesday, is meant to retake that area, Kurdish officials said, but is likely to stop short of attempting to retake the beleaguered Syrian city.
A resident of the nearby town of al-Bab said that in recent days, some residents of central Raqqa had been allowed to leave the city center for the outlying areas.
Sarmad al-Jilane, of the activist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, confirmed the report, saying that the Sunni terror group was allow residents to move to the countryside near Raqqa or to the city of Deir Ezzor to the southeast, but not to travel any further.
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WNU Editor: The battle is for the region to the north of Raqqa .... U.S.-backed Syrian militias not preparing assault on Islamic State capital: spokesman (Reuters)
More News On The Battle For Syrian City Of Raqqa
Raqqa Civilians Flee Airstrikes as Kurds, Jihadists Clash -- VOA
Rebels Attack Near Islamic State’s Syrian Stronghold of Raqqa -- WSJ
Kurdish-Arab alliance launch operations north of Raqa, US official confirms -- AFP
Syria conflict: Kurds launch campaign north of IS-held Raqqa -- BBC
US-backed Syrian alliance launches offensive north of Raqqa -- DW
Retaking Raqqa From the Islamic State: Analysis -- Stratfor
Raqqa’s residents fear liberation bringing something even worse -- The National
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