Raqqa Campaign in Final Stages, SDF Says

Raqqa Campaign in Final Stages, SDF Says
Fighters from Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stand near destroyed Uwais al-Qarni shrine in Raqqa, Syria on Sept. 16, 2017. Reuters/Rodi Said
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BEIRUT—The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Wednesday its campaign to capture Raqqa from the ISIS terrorist group was in its final stages and its fighters had seized 80 percent of the city.

In its fight against a separate operation waged by the Syrian army and its allies, ISIS has collapsed along the west bank of the Euphrates downstream of Raqqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday.