ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Coalition forces have reportedly carried out airstrikes on strategic bridges and routes in the countryside west and northwest of Raqqa as the second phase to retake that city is underway with the liberation of six villages.
The conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that warplanes “believed to belong to the International Coalition” on Saturday bombed “bridges and corridors” in the countryside west and northwest of Raqqa.
The coalition, in their daily report of airstrikes, stated that on Saturday they carried out one airstrike near Raqqa that destroyed an ISIS-held building and ten strikes near Ayn Isa, 50 kilometres north of Raqqa, that “engaged five ISIL tactical units; destroyed an IED, three fighting positions, and a weapons cache; and damaged eight ISIL supply routes.”
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the ground force conducting the military offensive, advanced 8 kilometres and liberated six villages within 24 hours, the campaign reported on its Facebook page on Sunday.
The aim of the second phase of the campaign to liberate Raqqa, dubbed Wrath of Euphrates, is to clear the countryside west of the city, further isolating ISIS in their Syrian stronghold.
The conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that warplanes “believed to belong to the International Coalition” on Saturday bombed “bridges and corridors” in the countryside west and northwest of Raqqa.
The coalition, in their daily report of airstrikes, stated that on Saturday they carried out one airstrike near Raqqa that destroyed an ISIS-held building and ten strikes near Ayn Isa, 50 kilometres north of Raqqa, that “engaged five ISIL tactical units; destroyed an IED, three fighting positions, and a weapons cache; and damaged eight ISIL supply routes.”
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the ground force conducting the military offensive, advanced 8 kilometres and liberated six villages within 24 hours, the campaign reported on its Facebook page on Sunday.
The aim of the second phase of the campaign to liberate Raqqa, dubbed Wrath of Euphrates, is to clear the countryside west of the city, further isolating ISIS in their Syrian stronghold.
Comments
Rudaw moderates all comments submitted on our website. We welcome comments which are relevant to the article and encourage further discussion about the issues that matter to you. We also welcome constructive criticism about Rudaw.
To be approved for publication, however, your comments must meet our community guidelines.
We will not tolerate the following: profanity, threats, personal attacks, vulgarity, abuse (such as sexism, racism, homophobia or xenophobia), or commercial or personal promotion.
Comments that do not meet our guidelines will be rejected. Comments are not edited – they are either approved or rejected.
Post a comment