Kurds/SDF Reportedly Preparing Large-Scale Operation To Recapture Raqqa In The Coming Days, ISIS Forbids Civilians From Fleeing

"Islamic State terrorists have reportedly forbidden civilians from fleeing Syria’s Raqqa, which the Kurdish forces are said to be preparing to recapture, Sputnik agency’s sources said. Militants have allegedly begun removing their own families from the stronghold.

The report, citing sources on the ground, follows a US-led coalition’s air propaganda campaign urging citizens to leave the city, which has served as an Islamic State (IS, ISIS/ISIL) stronghold since 2013.

As the positions of ISIS in Raqqa are getting shakier, the Kurdish militia (YPG) is reportedly looking to attack the city in the coming days, Sputnik reported on Friday, citing a spokesman of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of militias fighting terrorist groups in Syria close to the YPG."

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