Syria Rebels Capture The Northern City Of Raqqa

Syria Rebels Capture Northern Raqqa City -- Al Jazeera

Fighters battling regime troops say they are now in "near-total control" of al-Raqqa, as clashes also escalate in Homs.

Syrian rebels battling troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad overran al-Raqqa after days of fierce fighting, and were now in "near-total control" of the northern city, activists said.

Opposition groups, including the self-proclaimed jihadist group, Jabhat al-Nusra, fought on Monday in the battle for the northern city, strategically located on the Euphrates river near the Turkish border.

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Report: Syrian Rebels Capture Most of Key City -- Voice of America
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