Baku – APA. Syrian Kurds began an anticipated operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Raqqa province in northern Syria at around 2 p.m. on May 24, according to reports.
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which includes the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the armed wing of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), began the operation after a long preparation process, Kurdish news portal Rudaw reported.
“With the participation of all SDF units, we start this operation to liberate northern Raqqa,” the SDF wrote on Twitter.
The operation, aiming to cut off supply routes and capture Raqqa from the north, started from Ein Issa, located 50 kilometers north of Kobane, in three prongs.
Two other rebel groups Liwa Ahrar Raqqa and Liwa al-Tahrir are also participating in the operation, according to reports.
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