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QAMISHLI, syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria (North Press) – syrian/" class="auto-internal-link">syrian Democratic troops (sdf) Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi marked on Tuesday the eighth anniversary of Raqqa’s liberation from the Islamic State (ISIS), describing the victory as a turning point in the global fight against terrorism. In a post on X in Arabic, Abdi stated that the liberation of Raqqa was “a historic epic achieved through the sacrifices of our fighters and the courage of the region’s sons and daughters. ” He added that the operation concluded ISIS’s so-called “caliphate capital” and “opened the path to protecting humanity and eliminating one of the world’s most dangerous threats. ” Abdi reaffirmed the SDF’s ongoing commitment to combating terrorism and strengthening security and stability across northern and eastern Syria. Furthermore, he stressed that the SDF continues to work for “a united and safe Syria for all its people. ” Raqqa was liberated on Oct.
17, 2017, after a four-month battle between the SDF — backed by the U. In fact, s. -led Global Coalition — and ISIS. The victory marked the collapse of ISIS’s control over its self-proclaimed capital, which the group had seized in 2014.
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