国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Civilians suffer as U.S.-backed forces advance against IS in Syrias Raqqa
<p><span word="DAMASCUS">DAMASCUS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 12-- <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="are">are</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="in">in</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="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="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battles">battles</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="unleashing">unleashing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kurd">Kurd</span>, <span 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="group">group</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="fronts">fronts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>, <span word="west">west</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allies">allies</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>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>, <span word="namely">namely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mashlab">Mashlab</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span>'<span word="a">a</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sbahiyeh">Sbahiyeh</span>, <span word="Jazra">Jazra</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Romaniyeh">Romaniyeh</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>-<span word="based">based</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="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span>'<span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gates">gates</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><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bab">Bab</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="shrines">shrines</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Ammar">Ammar</span> <span word="Bin">Bin</span> <span word="Yasser">Yasser</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Oweis">Oweis</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qurani">Qurani</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="liberated">liberated</span> 350 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="km">km</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> 44 <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="foiled">foiled</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liberated">liberated</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>.</p>
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