Battle For The Syrian City Of Raqqa -- News Updates September 27, 2017

BBC: The city fit for no-one

Inside the ruined 'capital' of the Islamic State group

Quentin Sommerville is on the streets of Raqqa with Syrian Democratic Forces.

He finds a city devastated by IS rule and Western-led bombardments.

Civilians are trapped - with many being used as human shields.

There is a moment in the journey into Raqqa when you leave the real world behind. After the bombed-out Samra bridge, any signs of normal life vanish.

Turn right at the shop that once sold gravestones - its owner is long gone - and you are inside the city.

Ahead lies nothing but destruction and grey dust and rubble.

This is a place drained of colour, of life, and of people. In six days inside Raqqa, I didn’t see a single civilian.

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Battle For The Syrian City Of Raqqa -- News Updates September 27, 2017

'End in sight' in campaign to retake Raqqa from ISIS, says top diplomat -- ABC News
Syrian Militias Aim to Push Islamic State Out of Raqqa Within a Month -- US News and World Report/Reuters
Kurdish forces need more help to defeat IS -- Sky News Australia
US-led airstrikes near Raqqa in March killed at least 84 civilians, including 30 children: Human Rights Watch -- ABC News
‘No proper precautions’: US-led coalition airstrikes near Raqqa killed 84 civilians, HRW says -- RT
Raqqa: 'Seeing dead bodies is normal now' -- Al Jazeera
Brit fighting against ISIS in Raqqa describes surviving terrifying assault when terror fanatics stormed his base -- The Sun
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Media Silent as 'Liberal' Kurdish Troops Face Abuse Allegations -- Al-Bawaba

British filmmaker killed by Isil militants while making documentary on Kurdish militia in Syria -- The Telegraph