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Raqqa, the Hellish Capital of ISIS, Has Fallen

LIBERATION DAY

U.S.-backed militias said to be celebrating in streets where terror group reigned since 2014.

Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces raise a white flag near the National Hospital complex where the Islamic State militants are holed up, at the frontline in Raqqa, Syria October 16, 2017.
Erik De Castro/Reuters

The Syrian city of Raqqa, held as the de facto capital of ISIS since 2014, has been retaken by U.S.-backed militias, according to the U.K.-based

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