ISIS Appears to Lose Ground in Fight for Its Raqqa Base

by Dramelin 5:30 PM 0 comments

Syrian government forces lost control of Raqqa in 2013 to the opposition, and the Islamic State captured the city later that year.
But the prospects for a political settlement remain remote, and the humanitarian crisis has only worsened.
The development, if confirmed, essentially severed the last remaining access for supply deliveries to Raqqa and may have eliminated an escape route for Islamic State fighters.
Turkey has complained that the Kurds have not vacated Manbij as promised.
Activists from Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently reported last month that coalition warplanes had destroyed Euphrates River bridge connections into Raqqa.