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US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have breached the old city in Syria’s Raqqa after the US-led coalition fired on two small sections of the historic Rafiqah Wall, allowing them to overcome Daesh defenses, the coalition said on Monday.
“The portions targeted were 25-meter sections and will help preserve the remainder of the overall 2,500-meter wall,” the coalition said in a statement.
Read:US-backed Syrian groups take Raqqa district from Daesh
Smoke rises after an attack on Raqqa [file photo]