DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:35 A.M.) – The US-backed “Syrian Democratic Forces” have begun their offensive to liberate Raqqa City from the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS), the official Raqqa campaign social media page claimed on Sunday morning.

Led by a group of Kurdish and Arab fighters, the Syrian Democratic Forces are geographically in the best position to strike this Islamic State stronghold in northern Syria.

With the US-led Anti-ISIS Coalition providing air support to the SDF, this offensive has the potential to be very successful if the latter is able to break-through the Islamic State’s core defenses at the northern outskirts of the city.

The Turkish regime previously insisted that their Syrian rebels will capture the key town of Al-Bab before launching their offensive to seize Raqqa.

However, earlier this week, the Spokesperson for the SDF, Talal Sillo, announced that his forces were prepared to launch the Raqqa offensive absent of the Turkish Army and their rebels.