Kurdish-led SDF begins Raqqa battle against IS

Source: Xinhua| 2017-06-06 16:59:50|Editor: xuxin

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DAMASCUS, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began their offensive on the heartland of the Islamic State (IS) group in Raqqa city in northern Syria on Tuesday morning, a monitor group reported.

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