[also, the circle around tabqa, west of raqqa has been closed by US backed forces](http://isis.liveuamap.com/en/2017/6-april-sdf-captured-safsafah-villages-from-daesh-over-50)
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also, the circle around tabqa, west of raqqa has been closed by US backed forces