Syria US-backed fighters take IS-held airport: spokesman

Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces, a US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance, on Sunday seized a military airport from the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria, a spokesman said.The capture of Tabqa airbase comes as the alliance prepares an attack on IS's de facto Syrian capital Raqa, seeking to effectively surround the city before launching its assault.SDF forces are also battling for the nearby Tabqa dam, held by IS, which was forced out of service on Sunday after its power station