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US-backed forces push closer to IS 'capital' Raqa

<p>A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqa and Iraqi forces seized a key town near Mosul as offensives advanced yesterday against the two Islamic State strongholds</p>

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Members of US-backed Kurdish-Arab forces deploy on the frontline, 1 km from the Syrian town of Ain Issa, 50 km north of Raqa. Pic/AFP

Members of US-backed Kurdish-Arab forces deploy on the frontline, 1 km from the Syrian town of Ain Issa, 50 km north of Raqa. Pic/AFP

Members of US-backed Kurdish-Arab forces deploy on the frontline, 1 km from the Syrian town of Ain Issa, 50 km north of Raqa. Pic/AFP
Members of US-backed Kurdish-Arab forces deploy on the frontline, 1 km from the Syrian town of Ain Issa, 50 km north of Raqa. Pic/AFP

Ain Issa (Syria): A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqa and Iraqi forces seized a key town near Mosul as offensives advanced yesterday against the two Islamic State strongholds.

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