Since yesterday, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have captured the Naznah and al-Mashalab areas in the eastern part of Raqqah and attacked the Harqalah area west of it after capturing the nearby the Harqalah Hill.
The remaining ISIS fighters will likely concentrate their defenses in the center of Raqqah. According to local sources, many ISIS members had been redeployed to Deir Ezzor and Homs provinces from the besieged city.
Raqqah has still not been encircled by the US-backed force and the southern direction is remaining open for fleeing ISIS members.
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