On Friday, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured the Al-Mashlab district east of Raqqa city after two days of intense clashes with ISIS in the district.
#قوات_سوريا_الديمقراطية تحرر اول احياء الرقة من #داعش الإرهابية
الرقة_تتحرر_من_الارهاب pic.twitter.com/qtzTCkWvqq— قوات سوريا من الجبهة (@QSD_Jabha) 9 June 2017
The SDF also managed to take full control of the Al-Jazra area west of Raqqa city and began evacuating civilians and removing mines from it.
#قوات_سوريا_الديمقراطية ينقذون أهالي حي الجزرة من ظلم #داعش و المدنيين يرحبون بوصولهم#الرقة #سوريا pic.twitter.com/UPJYLBGTDY
— قوات سوريا من الجبهة (@QSD_Jabha) 9 June 2017
بعد تحرير #قوات_سوريا_الديمقراطية حي الجزرة سيبدأ تنظيف المنطقة من مخلفات و ألغام #تنظيم_الدولة pic.twitter.com/7pcBYPsOwI
— قوات سوريا من الجبهة (@QSD_Jabha) 9 June 2017
ISIS members targeted an SDF position in Al-Mshabal district with a VBIED and destroyed it. ISIS claimed that 22 SDF fighters were killed in the attack.
Moreover, ISIS claimed that its snipers killed 9 SDF fighters in Al-Mshabal district.
Kurdish sources also published a video showing US rocket launchers firing rockets on ISIS positions in Raqqa city from Kharbasfak, in Al-Hasakah countryside.
#Raqqa
A video shows the rockets fired from Kharab alIshiq towards Raqqa city#Sou_and_Pic #ISIS #SDF pic.twitter.com/7r62ck2rXr— Sound and Picture (@soundandpic) 8 June 2017
17 civilians in Raqqa lost their life due to US bombing yesterday only.
Yesterday evening, the SDF took full control of the 17th Division base in the north of Raqqa city.
where is somebody was saying no fight at all,that isis ran out bla bla,this 22 martyr is not football team isnt it?pls respect humanyty heroes YPG SDF.we strongly wish PEACE soon,no bomb no bullet no death anymore,peace is the most important jewel.