The damage shown to one of Raqqa's bridge after an air strike
DW: Airstrikes cut water supplies in Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa
To the south of the city of Raqqa, bombs have destroyed two key bridges across the Euphrates River. The bombings likely had a military benefit, but critics say civilians will be the ones hardest hit.
US-led coalition aircraft reportedly destroyed the main water pipeline feeding the Syrian city of Raqqa before dawn on Friday, the so-called "Islamic State's" (IS) de facto capital located in northern Syria.
Two bridges linking the city's southern flank to the countryside were also destroyed during ground-fighting between US-backed fighters and IS militants, observers reported Friday.
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Update #1: Report: Water pipeline supplying Syria's Raqqa destroyed (AP)
Update #2: Syria conflict: Raqqa water supply restored after air strike (BBC)
WNU Editor: More signs that the impending attack on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa is fast approaching.
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