The American-backed militia in Syria have declared a victory over Islamic State in Raqqa. US-led coalition is less optimistic, saying the city has only been 90% cleared of ISIS. The months-long battle ended with Syrian Democratic Forces reportedly raising flags over ISIS's last bastion in the city.
The American-backed militia in Syria have declared a victory over Islamic State in Raqqa. US-led coalition is less optimistic, saying the city has only been 90% cleared of ISIS. The months-long battle ended with Syrian Democratic Forces reportedly raising flags over ISIS's last bastion in the city.
The mainstream media was largely silent on US bombing of Raqqa whereas they were screaming during the Syrian Army liberation of Aleppo (where bombing was very measured in comparison to the US). These reports also leave out the fact that the US and its allied facilitated the rise of ISIS in order to destroy the Syrian Government.
[Posted at the SpookyWeather blog, October 20th, 2017.]
