U.S.-backed Syrian forces close in on Raqqa from south

BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Syrian militias closed in on Islamic State's Syrian stronghold of Raqqa on Wednesday, taking territory on the south bank of the Euphrates River with the aim of encircling the city, a militia spokesman told Reuters.

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