US-backed SDF forces advance in Raqqa

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US-backed SDF forces advance in Raqqa
ISIL fighters lose western Raqqa neighbourhood of Qadisia to the SDF, a coalition of Arab and Kurdish fighters.

A US-backed Syrian coalition of Kurdish and Arab groups has captured a western district of Raqqa, the de-facto capital of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) group.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took the al-Qadisia district, they said.

The progress came after three days of intense fighting, the group said in a statement posted on social media.
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After launching an assault three months ago, the SDF has pushed ISIL from large areas of northern Syria over the past 18 months.

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