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Kurds launch Raqqa offensive against Islamic State
Kurdish led SDF forces began the Raqqa campaign to isolate and expel Islamic State from the de facto IS capital. U S and allied air support pledged as clashes reported north of Raqqa. The operation faces political hurdles and relies on a coalition of Kurdish and Arab fighters amid regional tensions.
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Beirut
Islamic State Group
Raqqa
Turkey
United States
France
Britain
Ein Issa
Syria Democratic Forces
Iraq
Plex
Baghdad
Washington
Syria
Islamic State
Mosul
Hezbollah
Raqqqa
SDF
ISIL
U.S
Ash Carter
Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Observatory
Bashar Assad
Brett McGurk
White House
Anti-Is
Alition
Jordan
Royal Air Force
Defense
Michael Fallon