US-Backed Forces Formally Announce Victory Over Islamic State in Raqqa

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces formally declared victory over Islamic State in Raqqa in a press statement given in the city’s national stadium on October 20.

SDF commander Talal Silo said in the announcement that 655 SDF and SDF-aligned fighters were killed during the offensive, and that 450,000 civilians were evacuated. Credit: YouTube/Ajansa Hawar via Storyful