The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) published a video that shows the targeting of ISIS fighters inside Raqqa city with armed drones.
فرق هندسة الاستطلاع الجوي في #قسد يستهدفون #داعش بطائراتهم المسيرة#قوات_سوريا_الديمقراطية pic.twitter.com/ktVZFwwff2
— قوات سوريا من الجبهة (@QSD_Jabha) 21 July 2017
It’s believed that the SDF managed to obtain drones equipped with thermal cameras and modified them for combat against ISIS.
The SDF continued its advance in Nazlat Shehadeh district in the western part of the city. The SDF is trying to evacuate hundreds of civilians who can no longer flee easily after ISIS closed all streets in Raqqa City.
قوات سوريا الديمقراطية #قسد تخوض اشتباكات عنيفة ضد داعش منذ ليلة الامس في حي نزلة شحادة لتحرير مدنيين عالقين في المعارك
#الرقة
#الخلافه pic.twitter.com/MvWnKIL3zC— قوات سوريا من الجبهة (@QSD_Jabha) 21 July 2017
According to Kurdish sources, 8 ISIS fighters were killed during the clashes on Friday.
On the other side, ISIS fighters targeted SDF positions in the southwestern part of Raqqa with a SPG-9 non-recoil rifle.
ISIS also claimed that its snipers killed two SDF fighters and wounded 3 others near the Panorama, Al-Atiq Mosque and Al-Edikhar Residences areas.
Eskandar Alaa, commander of the Northern Democratic Brigade, one of the SDF groups, announced that the battle of Raqqa is continuing. However, he stressed that the SDF faces some difficulties due to mines and IEDs planted by ISIS in the city and the presence of thousands of civilians used as human shields.
