Syria: Syrian forces recapture Thawra oil fields in push towards Raqqa

Syrian armed forces and allied Desert Hawk fighters recaptured the Thawra oil field during their push to liberate Raqqa from the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Sunday. SOT, Colonel Mouner al-Abdallah (Arabic): “Desert Hawks were advanced this morning on several spots. We were advanced on three sides from the east and northern east, the west and from the highway side. And while we were advancing, the terrorists sent us a couple of car bombs and our forces took them down and as you see the