SDF carry out a violent attack at the walls of the old city of Al-Raqqah and advance at the southern banks of the Euphrates River

Al-Raqqah Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the clashes continue at a violent pace between the “Euphrates Wrath” Operation Forces against the “Islamic State” organization in Al-Raqqah city, which is the main stronghold of the “Islamic State” organization in Syria, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the SDF of which YPG is its mainstay, carried out an attack towards the old city from the side of Bab Baghdad in Al-Raqqah city, but were unable to achieve any advancement and the attack failed, where the organization managed to repel the attack, and confirmed information about casualties in the ranks of both parties.

In the same context, the violent clashes continue between the Syria Democratic Forces and the forces of Manbij Military Council against the “Islamic State” organization, in areas south of Al-Raqqah city in the south of Euphrates River, where reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that “Euphrates Wrath” operation forces were able to achieve advancement in the area and control sites used to be controlled by the organization, where they advanced in al-Ghouta village and information about their control over the village, the clashes were accompanied by shelling by the International Coalition warplanes on the clash areas and on other areas in Al-Raqqah city and south of it, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 8 persons at least including a child and a woman in bombing by the International Coalition on the city and south of the Euphrates River, the bombing also injured several persons.