US-backed forces cut key supply route to IS-held Raqa

Beirut (AFP) – US-backed forces in Syria on Monday cut off a key supply route between the Islamic State group’s stronghold Raqa and its territory in Deir Ezzor province, a commander and a monitor said.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, seized control of the only major road linking Raqa along the Euphrates valley to Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
“The route… linking Raqa to Deir Ezzor