NPR: us special forces https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=586583862 us special forces en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:18:35 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: us special forces https://www.npr.org/tags/586583862/us-special-forces ISIS' Parting Gift To Its Former Capital: Thousands Of Explosive Booby Traps Raqqa may be cleared of ISIS fighters, but hidden throughout the city are thousands of hidden bombs. U.S. special forces and Syrians are training young men to disarm them. Mon, 19 Feb 2018 05:02:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/02/19/586582610/isis-parting-gift-to-its-former-capital-thousands-of-explosive-booby-traps https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/02/19/586582610/isis-parting-gift-to-its-former-capital-thousands-of-explosive-booby-traps

Raqqa may be cleared of ISIS fighters, but hidden throughout the city are thousands of hidden bombs. U.S. special forces and Syrians are training young men to disarm them.

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