The SDF has been battling the militants near the Tabqa dam and air base west of the Syrian city of Raqqa in an accelerating campaign to capture Islamic State's stronghold. A media representative for the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State said it was looking into the Observatory's assertion. Dam at RiskThe Pentagon said last Wednesday it had for the first time airdropped local ground forces behind enemy lines near Tabqa in a move aimed at retaking the major dam. IS said on its social media channels that Tabqa dam had been put out of service and all flood gates were closed. It said the dam was at risk of collapse because of air strikes and increased water levels.

Source: Egypt Independent March 27, 2017 09:11 UTC