On This Day: Raqqa, Syria, cleared of Islamic State militants
Oct. 17 (UPI) -- On Oct. 17, 2017, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said it cleared Raqqa, the Islamic State's de facto Syrian capital, of all militant fighters.
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