Reuters: Islamic State hostages, strongholds stand between U.S.-backed forces and Raqqa's capture
RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) - Raqqa’s hospital, a big complex pocked with bullets holes, whose capture will signal the end of Islamic State’s crumbling Syrian capital, lies just 200 yards from a front-line base of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Beyond it, a roundabout where the jihadists once displayed the heads of their enemies, crucified people and held military parades at the height of their expansion is another strategic prize sought by the U.S.-backed militia alliance.
Commanders directing the battle on the ground say seizing these and a nearby stadium, Islamic State’s last strongholds in the city, could take as little as a week once a final assault begins against just a few hundred remaining militants.
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