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Graphic shows areas of control in Syria and Iraq
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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.

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PUBLISHED: 07/11/2016; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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