The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

“Euphrates Wrath” Operation Forces enter the first neighbourhood east of Al-Raqqah city with the withdrawal of members of the “Islamic State” organization from their positions

The clashes continue between the Syrian Elite Forces and the Syria Democratic forces supported by the US Special Forces against the “Islamic State” organization in areas in the north, west and east of Al-Raqqah city, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was informed by several reliable sources that the Syrian Elite Forces began to go deep into al-Mashlab neighborhood after they had arrived this morning at the outskirts of the neighborhood and took control of the first buildings in it, the sources confirmed that the advancement was accompanied by clashes and withdrawals of members of the organization from their positions in the areas where the “Euphrates Wrath” advanced to in the neighborhood located east of the city, also the violent clashes continue between both parties in the vicinity of the Division 17 and within its area, and in areas in the west of the city, which is the stronghold of the “Islamic State” organization in Syria, amid escalated shelling by the “Euphrates Wrath” Operation Forces on positions and sites of the organizing, in an attempt to achieve advancement and force members of the “Islamic State” organization to withdraw and retreat into Al-Raqqah city.