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SYRIA
U.S.-backed rebels target Raqqa
By Jordi Bou
November 7, 2016 - A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian forces has launched an operation to retake Raqqa, de facto capital of the so-called Islamic State (IS). The new offensive ratchets up pressure on IS at a critical moment, with its fighters already battling an assault by Iraqi security forces on their remaining Iraqi stronghold in the northern city of Mosul.