The Battle For The Syrian City Of Raqqa Is Intensifying

CNN: US troops 'more exposed to enemy' in Raqqa than in Mosul

(CNN)US military advisers helping Kurdish and Arab fighters combat ISIS in Raqqa, Syria are "more exposed to enemy contact" than they were during the battle for Mosul, the spokesman for the US-led coalition said Wednesday.

"They are much more exposed to enemy contact than those in Iraq," US Army Col. Ryan Dillon told reporters at the Pentagon, referring to US and coalition troops that are accompanying local allies in the fight for Raqqa, ISIS' de-facto capital.

Coalition artillery and aircraft have been supporting the Syrian Democratic Forces as they have fought to capture the Syrian city, a battle coalition officials have said will be hard-fought.

Dillon said the US and coalition troops that have entered Raqqa alongside their local allies "are assisting by calling in strikes against

enemy forces within the city."

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More News On The Battle For The Syrian City Of Raqqa

US, allies may increase strikes, surveillance in Raqqa -- FOX News/AP
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Report: American forces assisting rebels against ISIS in Raqqa -- Jerusalem Online
US troops inside ISIS stronghold Raqqa in Syria – military official -- RT
US General: Raqqa is 'job number one' following the fall of Mosul -- CNN
Traumatized civilians fleeing Syria's Raqqa in droves: U.N. official -- Reuters
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