Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who have trapped the ISIS gangs in Raqqa's city centre, are heading step by step straight to victory. One of the main reasons for this operation's success is the substantial strategy. In a merciless desert heat, ice cubes are getting produced and served as drinking water to the fighters.

To not allow the operation to stagger and weaken, all preparations and strategies have been planned minutely. Medical checkpoints, logistic management and ammunition were all made ready for the fighters on the frontline. Everyone who is working in this field, is fulfilling their tasks with a huge sense of responsibility and great efforts.

LOGISTICS

The logistic branch, which is at least as vital as the provision of ammunition, is very active to offer what is necessary to meet the needs at the front. Water, food and other daily requirements of the fighters are prepared all here.

ICE CUBES ARE GETTING PRODUCED

What is giving the fighters, who are advancing at the very front day and night, a real headache is the extreme heat of 50 degrees. When heading to battle, the fighters have to take some water bottles with them. In Raqqa, where the brutal heat is gets the water in the bottles almost to boiling point, it becomes nearly impossible to stand for one hour without water. The fighters of the SDF are producing ice cubes in the rear front, in order to provide the front line with cold drinking water. Those who are working on this are all civilians from Raqqa. The civilians are saying that they have come to support the operation and are enormously delighted to be able to give a helping hand to the fighters.

SDF fighter Xelo Osman, who is one of those active in that area, said: "The weather is way too hot, and the water is just too warm. For the fighters drinking warm water is an imposition. Therefore we get some ice cubes to the front to provide the fighters with some cold water. The ISIS gangs are attacking us with mortar and artillery, but despite those bombardments we still make our way to the front line."

Civilian Cismen Laweş from Raqqa stressed that they have come to support the operation.

THEY PROVIDE THE FIGHTERS WITH THREE ROUNDS OF FOOD

In the kitchen, that has been set up in the rear area, every day food for three rounds is being prepared for the fighters at the front. The SDF workers are then driving those food supplies with trucks to a certain point, from where these provisions are finally taken to the emplacements at the very front with armoured vehicles.

TO SAVE THE FRONTLINE ANY DIFFICULTIES

SDF fighter Çavşîn Serêkaniyê, who is the chief person in charge of the logistics on the front, pointed out that their main objective was to not allow any mistakes slipping in the provision of food. Çavşîn Serêkaniyê stated:

"We stand up early in the morning and get lunch packs to the comrades. We provide the fighters with lunch at around 11o'clock and in the evening with supper. So we are supplying them with three rounds of food every day. We are at the trot since the very first day of the operation. But no matter how much we do for the comrades, it is never enough. We are sending our vehicles to the very front. When our fighters see that the comrades working in the logistics are accompanying them on the front lines, it cheers them up. They say then themselves 'our comrades are taking good care of us. The comrades in the logistics are getting very worn out'. The logistics department is a vital job. If there is not enough food, the fighters face hardship. The comrades are not resting day or night. When mistakes or deficiencies occur in our job, it brings along difficulties as well. We do not want any mistakes to take place. I can say that from the very first day until today, no mistakes whatsoever appeared in our job. Every day we get three rounds of food ready for 8000 fighters."