Syrian government forces will march to Raqqa soon, Iranian official says

Syrian government forces will advance soon to take Raqqa city, which U.S.-backed fighters seized from Islamic State last month, a senior Iranian official said on Friday.


Ali Akbar Velayati, the top adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, also accused the United States of seeking to divide Syria by stationing its forces east of the Euphrates river.

"We will witness in the near future the advance of government and popular forces in Syria and east of the Euphrates, and the liberation of Raqqa city," he said in televised comments on a visit to Beirut.
 [todayonline.com/Reuters]
 3/11/17