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March 9, 2017       Share:    

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/03/08/marines-have-arrived-in-syria-to-fire-artillery-in-the-fight-for-raqqa/

U.S. Marines Arrive in Syria to Fire Artillery at Islamic State in Raqqa

(Washington Post) Dan Lamothe and Thomas Gibbons-Neff - U.S. Marines have deployed in Syria to set up an artillery battery to deliver fire support for U.S.-backed local forces who are preparing an assault on the Islamic State-held city of Raqqa. Additional infantrymen from the unit will provide security.

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