国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Defeating IS in Syrias Raqqa deals big blow to terrorism
<p><span word="DAMASCUS">DAMASCUS</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="stronghold">stronghold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="facto">facto</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> (<span word="SDF">SDF</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terror">terror</span>-<span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heartland">heartland</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="styled">styled</span> <span word="caliphate">caliphate</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="Talal">Talal</span> <span word="Silo">Silo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="liberated">liberated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mopping">mopping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="sleeper">sleeper</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mines">mines</span>.</p><p><span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beheading">beheading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gruesome">gruesome</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="downfall">downfall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>, <span word="or">or</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="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allied">allied</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="tasted">tasted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bitterness">bitterness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="mentally">mentally</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coherence">coherence</span>.</p><p><span word="Hmaidi">Hmaidi</span> <span word="Abdullah">Abdullah</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="defeating">defeating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>, <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>, <span word="liberating">liberating</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Daesh">Daesh</span> <span word="constitutes">constitutes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arabic">Arabic</span> <span word="acronym">acronym</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>.</p>
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