248 men from the province of Raqqah have received training and joined the US-backed Syrian Democratic Fores (SDF). These fighters will participate in an operation aimed at capturing Raqqa city from ISIS terrorists.
المئات من المتطوعين من أبناء محافظة #الرقة العرب والكرد يلتحقون بحملة “غضب الفرات” لإنقاذ مناطقهم من ظلم مرتزقة #داعش#قسد#دير_الزور pic.twitter.com/vZjZCRimea
— قوات سوريا من الجبهة (@QSD_Jabha) May 18, 2017
The SDF has also trained more than 50 men from the province of Raqqah as security forces. The task of this force will be to secure the province of Raqqa after capturing it.
تتأهب “قوات الامن الداخلي الرقة” التي تتكون من أبناء و بنات #الرقة للتخلص من مرتزقة #داعش pic.twitter.com/w05sfn9aLr — قوات سوريا من الجبهة (@QSD_Jabha) May 18, 2017
Meanwhile, warplanes and attack helicopters of the US-led coalition carried out 11 airstrikes on positions and vehicles belonging to ISIS in Raqqah city and in the vicinity of Tabqah. They also destroyed oil sites and facilities of ISIS in Albuqamal, Al-Hawl and in the vicinity of Deir Ezzor city.
According to local sources, a number of ISIS militants defected in the city of Raqqah on Thursday. ISIS security forces conducted a search campaign to arrest them and managed to catch a majority of them.
In Tabqah, technicians were able to repair the sixth gate in the Euphrates dam (the Tabqah dam) and opened it with the aim of lowering the water level in the Al-Assad Lake.
#الطبقة مهندسي #سد_الفرات بدعم من قوات #قسد يفتحون بوابات السد لتخفيف منسوب المياه في البحيرة ملاحظة السد كان مهدد بالانهيار تحت سيطرة #داعش pic.twitter.com/RrjVgzbotX
— قوات سوريا من الجبهة (@QSD_Jabha) May 18, 2017
It is worth mentioning that the dam was threatened with collapse during the ISIS takeover after being targeted by the US-led coalition with several airstrikes.
