MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The operation aimed at liberating the Syrian city of Raqqa from Daesh is approaching its final stage, US Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Brett McGurk said Monday.
"#Raqqa battle approaches final phase. 75 @coalition airstrikes last 48 hrs prepare ground for #SDF assault on remaining #ISIS holdouts," McGurk wrote on Twitter.
#Raqqa battle approaches final phase. 75 @coalition airstrikes last 48 hrs prepare ground for #SDF assault on remaining #ISIS holdouts. 1/2
— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) October 9, 2017
Raqqa has been controlled by the Islamic State since 2013, declaring it as its capital in 2014. In December, the SDF, with the support of the US-led international coalition, started an operation aimed at freeing the city from the militants' grasp.
