usbacked force announces final phase of raqa battle
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US-backed force announces 'final phase' of Raqa battle

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Syrian civilians gather on the western front after fleeing the centre of Raqa on October 12, 2017.
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The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces on Sunday announced the "final phase" of the battle to capture Raqa, once the Syrian stronghold of the Daesh group.

"We are now in the final phase of the battle for Raqa," spokeswoman Jihan Sheikh Ahmed told AFP, after the SDF announced its fighters had begun the operation to capture the last 10 per cent of the city under Daesh control.

The militia said in a statement that the final phase of the fighting would "end the presence of the terrorist mercenaries inside the city."

They said it came after a deal to "evacuate remaining civilians in the city and ensure the surrender of 275 local mercenaries and their families."

"The battle... will continue until the entire city is cleared of terrorists who refuse to surrender, including foreign terrorists," the SDF added.

Local officials have said they brokered a deal to allow some Daesh fighters to leave the city, though it remains unclear how many militants have left and to where.

The US-led coalition against Daesh reported a deal intended to "minimise civilian casualties" but has insisted it opposes any arrangement that would allow foreign militants to leave the city.

Thousands of civilians were believed to remain trapped in the last parts of the city under Daesh control.

Ahmed said on Sunday that many had now escaped.

"There are very few left, and they are coming towards our forces at any chance they get," she told AFP.

Source: Khaleej Times

 

 

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