The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

After 15 days, The IS forces regime forces to pull back from al-Raqqa province

The IS forced regime forces to pull back from al-Raqqa city after 15 days since it were able to advance inside it from Ethria area, IS militants attacked regime forces and Soqor al-Sahraa bastions in Tabaqa-Rasafa-Ethria area, forcing the regime forces and allied militiamen to pull back from al-Raqqa province, now the regime forces are located 40km away from al-Tabaqa airport after it were only 7km from the airport, The IS attack was accompanied by aerial bombardment and suicide attacks.

Rose to 40 the number of soldiers and Soqor al-Sahraa who were killed during the past 24 hours including an officer in regime forces, what rose the number of soldiers who were killed so far to 93, while no less than 21 IS were killed during these clashes in the past 24 hours what rose the number of losses in IS to 126.

The IS sent reinforcements into the southern countryside of al-Tabaqa in the past 48 hours, 300 militants have been seen with heavy machine-guns and vehicles heading into al-Raqqa city and al-Tabaqa and its countryside, all internet cafes have been closed in the past 48 hours.