Raqqa not liberated yet as Kurdish-led SDF rebels’ clashes with Daesh continue

“Clashes in Raqqa continue. Claims that the city is completely liberated from Daesh are false,” the media representative of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) rebels, Mustafa Balli, has told Sputnik Turkey.

The statement comes amid AFP’s earlier report, citing the SDF, that the US-backed rebels had established control over Raqqa, the so-called former Daesh “capital,” while an operation to clear the city of the remaining militants continued.

Earlier media reports cited eyewitnesses as saying that the US-backed rebels had raised a flag inside the Raqqa stadium.

The Raqqa victory comes days after the final assault on the city was announced after an evacuation of civilians and Daesh terrorists, who agreed to leave the Syrian city, had been carried out. The evacuation of civilians and 275 Daesh terrorists of Syrian origin was part of an agreement reached by the US-led coalition. After a convoy with evacuees left the former “capital” of Daesh terrorist group, the final battle with remaining 200-300 terrorists mostly from foreign states began.

Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2017/10/17/raqqa-not-liberated-yet-kurdish-led-sdf-rebels-clashes-daesh-continue/

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