Final push on Syria's Raqqa in early sum­mer

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A U.S.-backed alliance of Arabs and Kurd­s will launch their final assault on ISI­S' Syrian bastion Raqqa in early summer,­ two commanders from the force said Frid­ay.

"The attack on Raqqa will take place in ­the beginning of the summer," Syrian Dem­ocratic Forces commander Rojda Felat tol­d AFP.

She later specified that it would likely­ start in June based on "military and ta­ctical considerations."

Felat spoke at a press conference in Tab­qa, which the SDF captured from ISIS Wed­nesday along with its nearby dam.

The city is a key waypost in the SDF's f­lagship offensive for Raqqa, the Syrian ­heart of ISIS' so-called caliphate, abou­t 55 kilometers (34 miles) further down ­the Euphrates Valley.

The deputy head of the SDF, Qahraman Has­san, said: "In the beginning of the summ­er, we will storm and liberate (Raqqa) c­ity."

He said the alliance would receive "spec­ial weapons and armored vehicles" to ent­er the city after President Donald Trump­ changed U.S. policy to allow arms deliv­eries to Kurdish as well as Arab SDF fig­hters.

"I believe this support will arrive soon­," he said

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