Sunday, November 6, 2016

Syrian Democratic Forces (Kurdish-Arab alliance) begin offensive to liberate Raqqa in northern Syria

The Syrian Democratic Forces announced on Sunday that it had started a military campaign to liberate the northern Syrian city of Raqqa _ the main stronghold of the Islamic State "militant" group in Syria.


The news was posted as a statement on Facebook by the SDF, an armed Kurdish-Arab alliance that receives aerial cover from the United States-led international coalition.

The alliance said that the first phase of the operation aimed to isolate the city in preparation for storming it later.

The SDF also requested support from international forces and called on humanitarian organizations to get ready to offer help to the city.

The alliance also warned civilians to stay away from IS positions to avoid coming under fire during efforts to attack the militant group.

"Raqqa city will be liberated with the aid of its people be it Kurds, Arabs, or Turkmen, the heroes comprised under the flag of SDF and with the active participation of YPG and YPJ, and also with the cooperation of the International Coalition," the statement said.

"The campaign is launched on Saturday November 5, 2016, where Wrath of Euphrates Operations Room was formed for the liberation of the city, and in order to bring about the best collaboration among the participating groups in the battlefields facing Daesh," the alliance said.

The People's Protection Units (YPG) is a primarily Kurdish militia that forms the backbone of the SDF alliance, but is considered by the Turkish government as a terrorist group and an extension to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
 EFE
6/11/16

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