Coalition forces besieging Raqqa have punched two small holes in the Rafiqah Wall that surrounds the Old City, allowing the Kurdish-Arab forces to move past the most heavily fortified part of the city.
The strikes on the wall allowed the forces to choose the best entry into the Old City, in order to avoid mines ISIS had laid. Choosing an entry point also makes coalition forces less vulnerable to vehicle suicide bombs and sniper fire than at other locations.
The breach of the wall comes after the alliance, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, encircled the entire city after capturing two southern villages that ISIS militants were fleeing to.
The SDF forces have made swift progress, securing at least a quarter of the city's neighborhoods since launching the offensive on June 6.
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