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Focus: Syria - June 21, 2017

By bartolo - Posted on 21 June 2017

Note: Some news listed below have not been confirmed.

U.S.-backed Syrian forces close in on Raqqa from south, with the aim of encircling the city - Reuters [1]

SDF hundreds of meters from besieging the “Islamic state” in its main stronghold or forcing it to withdraw out of it - SOHR [2]

MAP: Military situation Raqqah: There are 800 meters between east and west fronts to completely surround Raqqa city - Berfo كردي on Twitter [3]

MAP: Reports SDF have captured the new bridge from ISIS in Raqqa [close to encircle it] - ScienceOfDiscontent on Twitter [4]

Islamic State organization continues its fierce fight on the fronts of Al-Raqqah and excludes the option of withdrawing - SOHR [5]

VIDEO (English): Video footage shows ferocious fight in Raqqa with several ISIS fighters killed - Kurd Merd on Twitter [6]

VIDEO (French): SDF snipers in Romaniyah targeting an IS position in the Darayeh district with the support of the coalition - CLAUDIA on Twitter [7]

Raqqa: ISIS has recaptured parts of al-Bitani District & al-Sinaa District in Eastern Raqqa and parts of Division 17 Army Base today - WorldOnAlert on Twitter [8]

Raqqa: YPG suffered heavy losses in Raqqa today. ISIS detonated 2 SVBIEDs and killed or wounded 53+ YPG fighters - WorldOnAlert on Twitter [9]

PHOTO: Kurdish YPG forces sent reinforcements to Raqqa fronts, more than 30 tanks - Berfo كردي on Twitter [10]

VIDEO: Yazidi fighters from Sinjar left towards Raqqa to support YPG/YPJ fighters that helped the Yezidis escape from ISIS militants - erica on Twitter [11]

VIDEO: SDF drone dropping leaflets on Raqqa city informing the local population to distance themselves from ISIS terrorists - Afarin Mamosta on Twitter [12]

VIDEO (English subs): Raqqa civilians liberated by SDF: 'Thank God you came, my God protect you and support you' - Sarwan wllatzheri on Twitter [13]

VIDEO (Arabic): Hundreds of ppl managed to escape districts held by IS and reach the freed eastern neighborhoods. IS use them as human shield - CLAUDIA on Twitter [14]

Syrians fear new Raqqa turmoil once Islamic State is defeated - Reuters [15]

Raqqa or Deir Ezzor: Where will Islamic States' last stand be? - Rudaw [16]

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Turkey sends ‘huge’ military reinforcements into northern Syria, headed towards areas south of Azaz - Reuters [17]

14+ training camps, all managed by Turkey SOF, exist in N. Aleppo - several thousand recruits graduated in recent months - Charles Lister on Twitter [18]

Turkey-backed Syrian rebels attack Kobane - ARA News [19]

VIDEO: Good video showing Turkish army convoy arriving in Azaz in Northern Aleppo - WorldOnAlert on Twitter [20]

VIDEO: Raw cellphone footage of Turkish army T-155 Firtina howitzers and ACV-15 armoured vehicles arriving Azaz in Northern Aleppo - WorldOnAlert on Twitter [21]

Erdoğan's top adviser, MP B.Kuzu tells US Sec of State "F.ck you" for Tillerson's statement that Muslim Brotherhood is part of Erdogan govt - ilhan tanir on Twitter [22]

Elite Iranian corps likely flew drone that US downed, officials tell VOA - VOA [23]

Iran has drone base in Palmyra near U.S. troops in Al Tanf - NBC News [24]

New details on US shoot down of Syrian jet - [25]CNNPolitics.com [26]

Record number of women killed in US-led air strikes in Syria and Iraq in May, according to British non-profit Airwars - The Independent [27]

France's Macron says sees no legitimate successor to Syria's Assad - Reuters [28]

Virginia State Senator Richard Black citing American intelligence sources: Syria's Assad will win 90% of votes if election held now - Sputnik [29]

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Links:
[1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-raqqa-idUSKBN19C1M3
[2] http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=68480
[3] https://twitter.com/Ararat_Krd/status/877534347984863233
[4] https://twitter.com/SciOfDiscontent/status/877135263771668481
[5] http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=68500
[6] https://twitter.com/MerdKurd/status/877595136800075776
[7] https://twitter.com/ClaudiaAlMina/status/877607800402313216
[8] https://twitter.com/worldonalert/status/877627071262060544
[9] https://twitter.com/worldonalert/status/877628708944723969
[10] https://twitter.com/Ararat_Krd/status/877567558387367936
[11] https://twitter.com/ericasangsuwan/status/877439371032616960
[12] https://twitter.com/AfarinMamosta/status/877112581202354176
[13] https://twitter.com/Sarwan_barzanii/status/877488186854965249
[14] https://twitter.com/ClaudiaAlMina/status/877421220391776256
[15] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-raqqa-rule-insig-idUSKBN19C1CI
[16] http://www.rudaw.net/english/analysis/08062017
[17] http://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2017/06/22/turkey-sends-military-reinforcements-into-northern-syria/
[18] https://twitter.com/Charles_Lister/status/877252412221902848
[19] http://aranews.net/2017/06/turkey-backed-syrian-rebels-attack-kobane/
[20] https://twitter.com/worldonalert/status/877512507518328833
[21] https://twitter.com/worldonalert/status/877493640880422913
[22] https://twitter.com/WashingtonPoint/status/877172417952665600
[23] https://www.voanews.com/a/us-shoots-down-armed-drone-over-southern-syria-/3908107.html
[24] http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-has-drone-base-near-u-s-troops-syria-n774811
[25] http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/21/politics/us-syria-russia-dogfight/index.html
[26] http://cnnpolitics.com/
[27] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/us-air-strikes-syria-iraq-women-killed-record-numbers-dead-airwars-raqqa-mosul-a7800406.html
[28] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-france-idUSKBN19C2E7
[29] https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201706201054785630-assad-win-election/
[30] http://old.warisacrime.org/taxonomy/term/112