Syria

US-israel puppet ISIL Fully Evacuates Several Districts in Raqqa

 

The ISIL fully withdrew its members from certain regions and districts of Raqqa, local sources said on Thursday.

The Arabic website of Sputnik news agency quoted the sources as saying that the ISIL has evacuated the districts of al-Dari’eyeh, Mafraq al-Jazra, al-Hasiweh and al-Hawayej as well as Bain al-Jisrin region.

They added that the Central parts of Raqqa city have also become empty of ISIL members and their families.

According to the sources, the ISIL has not declared the reason for this measure.

In a relevant development in the Western parts of the same province on Wednesday, the predominately Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued the fourth phase of the anti-ISIL Euphrates Rage Operation and were on the verge of completing siege of al-Ba’ath (al-Horiyeh) dam.

The SDF fighters engaged in a tough battle with ISIL and took control over the villages of al-Khatouniyeh, Kar Ali, Balaneh, al-Forqan and al-Yamameh five kilometers Northwest of al-Ba’ath dam,” the sources said, adding that with the new advances, the Kurdish fighters are now sealing the entire paths to the ISIL-held dam.

In the meantime, the SDF engaged in fierce clashes with ISIL in Eastern Raqqa and seized control over the villages of Hamra Nasser and Hamra Balasem.

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