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ISIL in mass retreat as the Syrian Army advances into Raqqa
The
Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their offensive in northern Syria,
Monday, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIL) last positions along
the Raqqa-Aleppo axis.
AMN,
12
June, 2017
Led
by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army stormed a number of
villages in western Al-Raqqa, striking the Islamic State’s weak
defenses from the northern flank.
According
to a military source from the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army
liberated more than 15 villages in the Al-Raqqa Governorate after a
fierce battle with the Islamic State.
As
a result of today’s advance, the Syrian Arab Army has reached parts
of the Al-Raqqa Governorate that they have not seen since their
withdrawal from the area in early 2013.
Russia Warns US Not to Strike Syrian Govt Forces Again
Lavrov
wanted Tillerson's full attention in Saturday's call
12
June, 2017
Russian
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in
a phone call Saturday with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, warned
that Russia considers the recent US attacks on pro-government forces
in southern Syria categorically unacceptable, and said the US
must take steps to prevent any further clashes of this sort.
The
US had multiple recent incidents in which they’ve attacked Shi’ite
militia forces in southern Syria, accusing them of getting too close
to a rebel base which has US personnel stationed in it. The
indications, however, are that the Shi’ite militias in the region
have been attacking ISIS and al-Qaeda forces, not the US-backed
rebels at al-Tanf.
Russia
has harshly criticized the US attacks, saying that they are risking
cooperation in the fight against ISIS. Syrian officials have also
issued a statement harshly criticizing the US attacks, noting that
the US presence was never authorized by the government in the first
place, and that they consider attacks on their allies within Syrian
soil is a violation of sovereignty.
The
US has maintained that its various attacks were done in
“self-defense” because the “regime forces” got too close to
the Tanf base, despite no suggestion they were moving against the
base in the first place.
The
US has made clear they are displeased with the Shi’ite militias’
efforts to reach the Iraqi border, and link up with Iraqi militia
forces fighting ISIS there, but there appears to be no real basis for
the US to prevent this move.
Source: Antiwar.com
Syrian troops move closer to Raqqa as the US drops chemical weapons on the city
Recent
video has emerged of the US dropping what appears to be toxic white
phosphorus munitions on the city.
12
June, 2017
The
Syrian Arab Army has captured villages in Al-Raqqa Governorate
for the first time since ISIS forced Syrian troops to abandon the
region to terrorists in 2013.
Syria’s
elite Tiger Forces have been making remarkable progress in the race
to Raqqa while the United States is also trying to get a piece of the
largely symbolic self-proclaimed capital of the so-called Islamic
State.
Just
as they had done in their Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, ISIS fighters in
Raqqa have been fleeing the city with Deir ez-Zor being their
primary destination.
This
comes as the US planes have been filmed dropping what appears to be
the illegal chemical weapon white phosphorus on the city.
The
US has not thus far commented on these reports, although the images
make it clear that the US is using the same substance that the
Ukrainian regime has used on the Donbass republics in the recent
past.
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