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Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces, assisted by the U.S. military, captured the Tabqa Dam and surrounding countryside, completing the Battle of Tabqa.
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Alliance in the Syrian civil war
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Tabqa Dam
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Battle of Tabqa
2017 battle of the Syrian civil war
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