A Kurdish-led military force in Syria is closing in on Islamic State’s stronghold of Raqqa after taking the strategic Tabqa dam nearby, days after the fighters won rare approval from both Washington and Damascus to battle the extremist group.
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Thu, 05/11/2017 - 12:39pm
A Kurdish-led military force in Syria is closing in on Islamic State’s stronghold of Raqqa after taking the strategic Tabqa dam nearby, days after the fighters won rare approval from both Washington and Damascus to battle the extremist group.