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Kurdish-Led Fighters Advance to 5 Km Away From Daesh's De Facto Capital of Raqqa

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The units of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have advanced to a position just five kilometers (3 miles) to the north-east from Daesh's de facto... 11.02.2017, Sputnik International

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Kurdish-Led Fighters Advance to 5 Km Away From Daesh's De Facto Capital of Raqqa

13:57 GMT 11.02.2017 (Updated: 13:58 GMT 11.02.2017)

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk with their weapons during an offensive against Islamic State militants in northern Raqqa province, Syria - Sputnik International

The units of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have advanced to a position just five kilometers (3 miles) to the north-east from Daesh's de facto capital of Raqqa in northern Syria, sources in the SDF headquarters told Sputnik Saturday.

A member of Ahrar al-Sham fires against a position of the Committees for the Protection of the Kurdish People (YPG) during clashes in the countryside of the northern Syrian Raqqa province on August 25, 2013. - Sputnik International

Isolation of Syria's Raqqa to Be Completed Within 'Next Few Weeks' - Pentagon

8 February 2017, 16:40 GMT

MOSCOW, February 11 (Sputnik) — The Syrian Kurdish Popular Defense Units (YPG) is the main component in the SDF ongoing operation to recapture the city of Raqqa from Daesh.

"Our units have captured a number of villages over the past two days… Now we are five km away from the Raqqa city limits," the sources said.

Operation Wrath of Euphrates aimed at liberating Raqqa from Daesh was launched on November 5 of last year.

The SDF is among the forces fighting Daesh and brings together Kurdish, Arab, Assyrian and Turkmen fighters, among others. The SDF is supported by the US-led coalition.