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Smoke billows in Raqa's western al-Darya neighborhood
National Security

U.S.-Backed Forces Steadily Advancing in Raqqa Despite Desperate ISIS Tactics

Coalition spokesman: Syrian Democratic Forces have retaken 3 miles in past week

Natalie Johnson
August 15, 2017
Syrian Democratic Forces made up of an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, drive on the outskirts of an eastern entrance to the Al-Meshleb neighborhood of Raqq
National Security

U.S. Support of Syrian Kurds Has Not Hurt U.S.-Turkish Relations

Turkey, U.S. have continued to cooperate despite Turkish opposition to arming Syrian Kurds

Micah Meadowcroft
June 8, 2017