BEIRUT: US backed forces battled Islamic State group fighters around a key northern Syrian town on Monday, a monitor said, hours after seizing a military airport from the jihadists.
The capture of Tabqa airbase late Sunday comes as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) prepare an attack on IS's de facto Syrian capital Raqa, seeking to surround the city before launching their assault.
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