Cornered ISIS Militants In Raqqa Putting Up House-To-House Resistance

Islamic State fighters are battling desperately to defend their de facto capital Raqqa in eastern Syria against the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, say U.S. officials cited by the Voice of America News.

The SDF controls about a quarter of the city and has breached the old quarter, according to American officials. However, the SDF fighters are having problems holding what they have captured.

Disputes between the SDF and some Free Syrian Army militias who...