国际英语资讯:Yearender: Syria aspires for political solution to civil war after IS collapse
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word="solution">solution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="setbacks">setbacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>.</p><p><span word="FALL">FALL</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="IS">IS</span></p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 17, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> (<span word="SDF">SDF</span>), <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="styled">styled</span> <span word="caliphate">caliphate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Observatory">Observatory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Rights">Rights</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="group">group</span>, 3,250 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 1,130 <span word="civilians">civilians</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="London">London</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="tandem">tandem</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="strides">strides</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deir">Deir</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Zour">Zour</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 3, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liberation">liberation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deir">Deir</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Zour">Zour</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bears">bears</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p>
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