Reuters: Syrian government forces will march to Raqqa soon, Iranian official says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces will advance soon to take Raqqa city, which U.S.-backed fighters seized from Islamic State last month, a senior Iranian official said on Friday.
Ali Akbar Velayati, the top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, also accused the United States of seeking to divide Syria by stationing its forces east of the Euphrates river.
“We will witness in the near future the advance of government and popular forces in Syria and east of the Euphrates, and the liberation of Raqqa city,” he said in televised comments on a visit to Beirut.
Since early in the Syrian war, Iran has provided critical military support to the Damascus government, helping it regain swathes of land from rebels and militants.
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction .... the Syrian army and their Iranian backed militias will march on Raqqa in the coming weeks. The question is .... what will the Kurds and their Arab allies do, and more specifically .... what will the U.S. do.
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