CNN: Raqqa: US-backed forces breach Old City's wall
(CNN)US-backed rebels have breached a strategic wall surrounding the Old City of Raqqa in ISIS's self-declared capital on Monday, US Central Command has said in a statement.
Breaching the Rafiqah Wall means the Syrian Democratic Forces will be able to penetrate Raqqa's Old City, the last redoubt of ISIS defenders in the city. The ancient wall -- first constructed in the 8th century by the Abbasid dynasty and stretching around the Old City on three sides -- has provided important fortification for ISIS.
The operation was "a key milestone" in the campaign to "liberate the city," Brett McGurk, the US envoy for the anti-ISIS coalition, said on his official Twitter account.
In a CENTCOM statement, the US added: "Coalition forces supported the SDF advance into the most heavily fortified portion of Raqqa by opening two small gaps in the Rafiqah Wall that surrounds the Old City."
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