All those Special Ops guys are more free than ever to do their magic where it counts the most.
With 275 surrendering, the number left cannot be large. Last weeks estimate was 350. There have been casualties since then.
Now a major problem will be de-mining the city.
And getting power, water and sewer restored.
This is a city that held 250,000 people.
Article this morning, largely accurate as I see it:
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US-allied forces begin final assault on IS in Syria's Raqqa