BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Syrian militias cut the last main road out of Islamic State-held Raqqa on Monday, severing the highway between the group's de facto capital and its stronghold of Deir al-Zor province, a Kurdish military source and a war monitor said. "It is a big victory but there is still a lot to accomplish," the Kurdish military source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The SDF confirmed that its forces had taken the Raqqa-Deir al-Zor road. There was no immediate word from Islamic State. Its campaign against Islamic State in northern Syria is receiving air support from the U.S.-led coalition and backing on the ground from coalition special forces.

Source: The Star March 06, 2017 09:57 UTC