“Islamic State is on the verge of defeat in Syria’s Raqqa and a deal has been reached to evacuate civilians and Islamic State fighters, but not foreign militants, the U.S-led coalition fighting ISIS said on Saturday.”
Here’s the Syria LiveMap screencap from October 8:
And here’s a screencap from today:
It looks like the already compacted Islamic State pocket in Raqqa has already been reduced by 80% in that time.
Here’s some video of the most recent push:
Footage from the battle of Raqqa city. pic.twitter.com/fxyIkCEHqv
— Afarin Mamosta (@AfarinMamosta) October 14, 2017
I look forward to putting up the “Raqqa Liberated” post in a day or two…
Tags: Foreign Policy, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jihad, Military, Raqqa, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces