SDF forces captured several areas in Al-Rawda neighbourhood after the clashes with ISIS gangs in last 24 hours.

Intense clashes also reported in western neighbourhoods, Al-Amin and Al-Hina. At least 49 ISIS members were killed. The fighters also seized 21 AK-47s and ammunition.

Local sources reported a suicide bomber with a motorbike was killed before reaching its target. No information about the precise location of the attack was available.

SDF says 3 SDF fighters were killed and 4 were wounded during the operation.

The operation to liberate Raqqa started on June 6. SDF fighters now control more than 60 percent of so-called ISIS capital.