Topic - Islamic State Stronghold Of Raqqa

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Syrian troops shift focus to IS-held east

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

This image posted online Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, by supporters of the Islamic State militant group on an anonymous photo sharing website, shows smoke rising in the aftermath of an airstrike that targeted areas in Raqqa, Syria. The photo bears the watermark of Islamic State media releases and is consistent with other AP reporting. The Arabic caption on the photo reads, &quot;Russian warplanes target homes of Muslims in Raqqa.” (militant photo via AP) ** FILE **

Turkey, Syrian Kurds at loggerheads over Raqqa offensive

By SUZAN FRASER and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

In this April 9, 2016 photo, Kurdish peshmerga soldiers stand guard at a check point in Rabia, northwestern Iraq. When Iraqi Kurdish forces retook Rabia last year it was a major advance against the Islamic State group, which had swept across northern and western Iraq in the summer of 2014 and declared its caliphate across its territory in Iraq and Syria. Now 18 months later, the town demonstrates the difficulties of returning to the way things were before the IS rampage. (AP Photo/Alice Martins)

U.S. special ops troops in Syria ordered to remove Kurdish insignia

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times