Russia's ministry of defence said its air and ground defenses will track, target and intercept Coalition aircraft in areas in which its aircraft operate
Tag - Raqqa
The Syrian Ministry of Defence said in a Sunday, June 18 statement, that the US-led Coalition shot down one of it's jets near Rusafa, south of Raqqa.
The Syrian Democratic Forces announced the final phase of the operation to retake Islamic State's de facto capital of Raqqa.
The US military has begun supplying arms and equipment to Syrian Kurdish groups within the SDF which are fighting Islamic State
Reports have circulated that the YPG paused operations near Raqqa. Grasswire sought confirmation from the coalition but the response was later contradicted
Telal Silo said at the first meeting of Raqqa Civic Council that, after its liberation, the SDF will give control of the city to the civilian council
The combination of US missile strikes on a Syrian airbase and an Islamic State attack has put US forces on high alert in Syria.
A boat carrying around 40 people fleeing Islamic State sank in the Tabqa Dam Reservoir on April 8, media reported.
Local activists said on April 6 that an overnight US-led coalition airstrike on a boat near Raqqa, Syria caused civilian casualties.
A spokesperson for the US-led coalition told Grasswire on March 31 that engineers have checked the Tabqa dam, near Raqqa, for Islamic State booby traps.