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FROM YOUR OWN ARTICLE.Isis fighters strike deal with US-backed forces in exchange for their lives
Isis claimed damage from US air strikes had caused rising water levels and put it at imminent risk of collapse in March, although the SDF denied propaganda statements as civilians started to flee.
Footage broadcast by the SDF on Friday showed fighters scaling the deserted dam to throw Isis’ black flag to the ground, replacing it with huge banners bearing the logos of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and its women-only counterpart, the YPJ.![]()
http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/...qa-dam-collapse--evacuates-militants-in-Raqqa
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Specific shelling leading to the damage of the dam could not be confirmed, but Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal Silo assured there was no immediate danger.
“There have been no airstrikes on the dam,” he told AFP.
On Wednesday, US Army forces helicoptered SDF troops behind IS lines to begin their offensive in the area, 55 kilometers (35 miles) west of Raqqa.
“We carried out this operation to land there to avoid shelling or damage to the dam,” Silo explained.