<p>Sections of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces that are advancing towards Raqqa from its western side captured Jazrah</a> town from Islamic State on June 9, according to a local activist group</a>.</p><p>Gains were also reported on the eastern outskirts of the city, which is Islamic State’s de facto capital.</p><p>Amid the advances, it was reported by local media activists</a> and the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights</a> that an internet cafe in Jazrah was hit in a coalition airstrike, killing 17.</p><br />
