The old city was completely liberated from the Islamic state.
Supported by the United States Arab-Kurdish brigade in raqqa said they freed the last of the Old town district, which is still occupied by the Islamic militants.
“We proclaim to our people about the liberation of the Old city of Raqqa,” – said in a statement, “Forces of a democratic Syria”.
The representative of the “Forces of democratic Syria,” Talal Sello said that the soldiers of the coalition forces “are on the edge of the quarter the security of the” Islamic state “in the city centre, where the majority of their forces.”
With the remnants of the jihadists is another estimated 25,000 civilians. Islamists take positions in the centre of the city.
Islamic state regularly using civilians as “human shields.”
As UNN reported earlier, the armed formation of the coalition “forces of the democratic Syria” (SDS) cleared from terrorists 15 quarters in the city of raqqa.
Under the control of Arab-Kurdish brigades, members of SDS, is now almost 60% of the territory of this provincial center, which serves as an Outpost of the extremist group “Islamic state”.
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