BEIRUT: The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia is set to lead the fight for the Islamic State group’s bastion of Raqa, but its role has stoked tensions between Washington and Turkey.
The alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters has advanced to within a few kilometers of Raqa on several fronts, and last week captured the strategic town of Tabqa and the adjacent dam from the jihadists.
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