US-backed forces seize 90 per cent of Raqqa from IS following months-long siege
(WorldNews France)

US-backed fighters have seized 90 per cent of Raqqa from Islamic State (IS), a monitor said on Wednesday, as they announced they were in the “final stages” of capturing the jihadists’ Syrian stronghold. Under siege in the northern city for three months, IS is struggling to defend its one-time bastion under a barrage of air strikes by the US-led coalition battling the jihadists in Syria and Iraq. “Because of the heavy coalition air strikes, IS withdrew from at least five......