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11 Jul 2017

US-backed forces seize town with IS military base near Raqqa: SDF official

An alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias fighting under the banner of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is trying to oust Islamic State from its headquarters in Raqqa.

US-backed forces

30 Jun 2017

US-backed forces cut off last IS escape route from Raqa

But IS fighters hit back with a counterattack that included several suicide bombings against the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters trying to seize control of the city.

19 Feb 2017

Suicide bombings kill five in east Mosul, say security sources

Five people were killed, including three Iraqi soldiers, in two suicide bombings on Sunday that hit districts recently retaken from Islamic State in eastern Mosul, security sources said.

16 Nov 2016

IS tightens grip in Syria bastion Raqa as assault nears

Internet cafes closed down, travel bans and new checkpoints: residents say jihadists are trying to tighten their grip on power in Raqa as US-backed forces near the Islamic State group`s Syrian bastion.

US-backed forces

06 Nov 2016

US-backed forces launch assault on Syrian IS 'capital'

The start of the assault by the Syrian Democratic Forces came as Iraqi forces fought inside Mosul for the third day running.

Islamic State group

20 Jun 2016

Islamic State launches counter-attacks on US-backed forces, Syrian army

The Islamic State group launched a counter-attack against fighters trying to capture the Syrian city of Manbij on Monday, inflicting heavy casualties on the U.S.-backed forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the militants said.

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