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June 19, 2017

Syria: 200,000 Civilians Trapped as Raqqa Assault Intensifies
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In Syria, a U.S. fighter shot down a Syrian warplane Sunday in the
latest direct attack on a Syrian government target. The Pentagon said it
downed the plane after it bombed U.S.-backed, anti-government rebels.
Meanwhile, the United Nations said an estimated 200,000 civilians
remained trapped in the city of Raqqa, as a U.S.-led coalition pounds
the city in a campaign against ISIS. The U.N. says the airstrikes have
killed at least 300 civilians in Raqqa since March.