June 17
On June 17, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced war balance as they are battling ISIS terrorists to liberate what so called the “Islamic State’s Capital” Raqqa city. In the war balance, the SDF who are backed by the U.S. led coalition announced that after ten days in the liberation campaign, 4 neighborhoods in inside the city had been liberated, 15 SDF fighters martyred,11 others wounded, 4 neighborhoods liberated and some outlying areas and 312 terrorists killed. The SDF also announced that many terrorist vehicles destroyed and some weapons and equipment captured (including 30 Katyusha rockets).
The SDF is a secular, multi-ethnic and gender forces who are backed by the U.S. led coalition against ISIS. The liberation campaign of Raqqa ” Wrath of Euphrates” Province started in December of 2016 and continued in five phases. The dominant force within the SDF is the People’s Defense Units (YPG) who are considered to be the most effective fighters countering terrorists in Syria.