US-led coalition destroys water pipeline to IS 'capital' Raqqa

The US-led coalition's aircraft have destroyed the main water pipeline supplying the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State (IS) group, according to activists.

US-led coalition destroys water pipeline to IS 'capital' Raqqa

The US-led coalition's aircraft have destroyed the main water pipeline supplying the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State (IS) group, according to activists.

Two bridges linking the city with the southern countryside were also destroyed amid fighting between the extremist group and US-backed fighters.

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