Syria: Responding to Humanitarian Needs in the Wake of the Raqqa Offensive

Field newsSyria: Responding to Humanitarian Needs in the Wake of the Raqqa OffensiveOctober 25, 2017The offensive on Raqqa that started in June 2016 ended on October 17 when the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), supported by the international coalition, took control of the city, which has been cleared of fighters from the Islamic State (IS) group. However, the end of the battle in Raqqa doesn ’t mean that the war in this part of Syria is over—or that people in the region are no longer suffering.
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