In Pictures: Syrian Democratic Forces cut off escape route for ISIS in Raqqa

The Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters trying to seize control of Raqqa, cut off the last escape route for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group on Thursday (June 29).

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Jun 30, 2017, 09:45 AM

A Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) firing a 120 mm mortar round in Raqqa, Syria, on June 15, 2017.
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ISIS prisoners, who were pardoned by a council that is expected to govern Raqqa once the group is dislodged from the Syrian city, walk in Ain Issa village, north of Raqqa, on June 24, 2017.
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People crossing a makeshift ladder in a village near Raqqa after a bridge was destroyed in fighting between the US-led coalition and ISIS, Raqqa, on June 16, 2017.
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A Syrian Democratic Forces fighter (SDF) cries as medics treat his comrades injured by sniper fired by ISIS militants in a field hospital in Raqqa, on June 28, 2017.
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A Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units firing heavy machine-gun at Islamic State militants in Raqqa, on June 21, 2017.
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Syrian Democratic Forces fighters walking on the rubble of a damaged street in the Raqqa's al-Sanaa industrial neighbourhood, on June 14, 2017.
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A Syrian Democratic Forces fighter walking in a house in Raqqa, on June 27, 2017.
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A woman holding a picture of her son, a Syrian Democratic Forces fighter who was killed by ISIS militants in Raqqa, during a funeral in Tal Abiad, on June 23, 2017.
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Children walking at a camp for people displaced from fighting in the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, in Ain Issa, on June 14, 2017.
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A Syrian Democratic Forces fighter injured by sniper fired by ISIS militants lies on the ground in a field hospital in Raqqa, on June 28, 2017.
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A Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units carries ammunition in Raqqa, on June 21, 2017.
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Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units firing rifles at a drone operated by ISIS militants in Raqqa, on June 16, 2017.
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Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units extinguish a fire in a wheat field burned during clashes with Islamic State militants in Raqqa, on June 15, 2017.
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