Sputnik: Last Stand: Daesh's Resistance 'Broken' as Battle for Raqqa Intensifies
The Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces backed by a United States-led international coalition continue their operation to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa.
According to an SDF source, fighting has intensified in Raqqa, especially in the area of the old city. Half of the city has already been cleared of Daesh terrorists.
"There have been some major advances in the course of the operation. SDF forces took control over several districts. Daesh’s resistance in Raqqa was broken," Nuri Mehmud, a representative of Kurdish self-defense forces, told Sputnik Turkey.
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