U.S.-backed forces in Syria wrest control of most of Manbij city - spokesman

BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-backed forces waging an offensive against the Islamic State held city of Manbij in northern Syria now have control of almost 70 percent of the city after rapid advances in the last two days, a spokesman said on Sunday.

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