US-backed force takes 90% of Syria's Raqa from IS
US-backed fighters have captured 90 percent
Beirut - AFP
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"Because of the heavy (US-led) coalition air strikes, IS withdrew from at least five key neighbourhoods over the past 48 hours," said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights chief Rami Abdel Rahman.
"This allowed the Syrian Democratic Forces to control 90 percent of the city
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Taipei - Emiratesvoice
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