Raqqa campaign (2016–2017)

When

6 Nov 2016

Kind

Event

Coordinates

35.95° N, 39.02° E

Description

Syrian Democratic Forces begin a campaign to recapture Al-Raqqah from ISIL.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Raqqa campaign (2016–2017).

Part of the Rojava–Islamist conflict in Syria

The Raqqa campaign was a military operation launched in November 2016 during the Rojava–Islamist conflict by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against the Islamic State (IS) in the Raqqa Governorate, with the goal of isolating and eventually capturing the Islamic State's capital city, Raqqa.

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