The Islamic State appeared to suffer an important setback on Monday when American-backed militia fighters in Syria said they had seized the main route that connects Raqqa, the Islamic State’s de facto capital, to its territory in southeastern Deir al-Zour Province.
The development, if confirmed, essentially severed the last remaining access for supply deliveries to Raqqa and may have eliminated an escape route for Islamic State fighters.
Syrian government forces lost control of Raqqa in 2013 to the opposition, and the Islamic State captured the city later that year. Raqqa was the Islamic State’s most important territorial triumph at
source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/06/isis-appears-to-lose-ground-in-fight-for-its-raqqa-base/
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