US-backed Syrian force declares victory over ISIS in Raqqa

A U.S.-backed Syrian force declared victory in the northern city of Raqqa days after it said it cleared it from members of the Islamic State group.

The fall of Raqqa marks a major defeat for ISIS, which has seen its territories steadily shrink since last year. ISIS took over Raqqa, located on the Euphrates River, in January 2014, and transformed it into the epicenter of its brutal rule.

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