Report: Islamic State Drives Assad Troops Out of Raqqa Province
Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists repelled a Russian-backed Syrian regime offensive in the northern province of Raqqa, killing at least 40 troops loyal to dictator Bashar al-Assad, reports a monitoring group.
The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which uses a network of ground sources to monitor the Syrian conflict, notes that ISIS lost 21 of its fighters in the lightning counter-offensive launched Sunday.
Syrian troops, backed by Russian airstrikes, had been trying to retake the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa province since June 3 and were able to advance an estimated 12 miles toward the town of Tabqa.
The province is home to ISIS’s de facto capital of Raqqa city, which is also the provincial capital.
More At: http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/06/23/monitor-islamic-state-drives-assad-troops-raqqa-province/
Kind of surprising that in addition to the Coalition forces, very serious air support for about 9 months by the Russians for the Syrian Regime and yet, IS is prevailing at Raqqa?
