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		<title>Who will spearhead the Raqqa offensive?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With focus largely on the Iraqi liberation of Mosul, the Islamic State (IS) Syrian stronghold of Raqqa remains the ultimate prize for defeating the group. However, owed to a complicated regional dynamic, the battle for Raqqa is marred by a lack of consensus on the strategy to take the city. As US President Donald Trump [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>US depends on Kurds once more in Raqqa offensive</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the battle to liberate Mosul gathers steam, the US-led coalition facilitated plans for the liberation of Raqqa from the Islamic State (IS) with the launch of Operation Wrath of the Euphrates. However, Syria is no Iraq, and the Raqqa offensive adds to the already complex Syrian landscape. As the operation began, the US-led coalition [&#8230;]]]></description>
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