The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The battles continue violently in the northern countryside of al-Raqqa

Al-Raqqa province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:
The sporadic violent clashes continue between the SDF supported by the US Special Forces and the warplanes of the International Coalition against the ” ISIS ” organization in 3 areas in the vicinity and the countryside of al-Raqqa city, where the clashes concentrated about 4 km northeast of the city, and about 8 km north of al-Raqqa city, and about 13 km northwest the city, in constant attempts by the forces of the ” Euphrates Wrath” to advance in the area and shrink the control of the ” ISIS ” organization within continuation of the ” Euphrates Wrath ” operation by the SDF since the 6th of November 2016, which aims to isolate al-Raqqa city from its countryside then preparing to start the major battle of al-Raqqa which the SDF seek to control al-Raqqa city and kick the ” ISIS ” organization out of it.