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Syria conflict: Troops 'cross into IS-held Raqqa province'
Source: BBC
Syrian troops have crossed into Raqqa province, nearing the capital of so-called Islamic State, activists say.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said heavy Russian air strikes had helped the offensive. There is no Syrian or Russian confirmation.
A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters started a campaign in May to expel IS militants from land north of Raqqa.
IS seized the city in 2013 from rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36452094
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