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UN Urges Pause In Assault on IS in Raqqa

24/08/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - The Newsroom, UN Urges Pause In Assault on IS in Raqqa

Up to 25,000 civilians are thought to be trapped in the city

Up to 25,000 civilians are thought to be trapped in the city.

Up to 25,000 civilians are believed trapped in Raqqa as fighting rages with so-called Islamic State. Also, rabbis ditch Trump call over remarks and Charles Aznavour joins the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

( Picture: Woman and her child from Raqqa in refugee tent. Credit: Reuters.)

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