国际英语资讯:U.S.-backed forces control over 42,000 sq. km of Syria after battles with IS
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word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Assyrian">Assyrian</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Units">Units</span> (<span word="YPG">YPG</span>), <span word="have">have</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="with">with</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>.</p><p><span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</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="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="stronghold">stronghold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><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="said">said</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</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> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>-<span word="offensives">offensives</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="liberate">liberate</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 6, 2016, <span word="capturing">capturing</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="isolate">isolate</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="June">June</span> 6 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intrusion">intrusion</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heartland">heartland</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="facto">facto</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="flanks">flanks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="exits">exits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stormed">stormed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>.</p>
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