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Raqqa : IS 'Capital' Falls
US-backed forces in Syria drive out so-called Islamic State from Raqqa
The so-called Islamic State's self-styled capital, the city of Raqqa, on the northeast bank of the Euphrates river in Syria, has fallen to Kurdish-led forces backed by the United States. We hear the latest.
Also on the programme, how did the Iraqi forces take control of the Kurdish stronghold Kirkuk. And we hear about women-only buses in Turkey.
(Photo: Rojda Felat, a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander, waves her group's flag at the iconic Al-Naim square in Raqa on October 17, 2017. Credit: BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
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