- Russia and Assad build up military might in preparation for massive assault on rebel-held Idlib, West warns against consequences
- Defense Secretary Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dunford Press Briefing – full video + transcript
- U.S. Envoy visits reopened schools in Raqqa rebuilt with assistance from the Global Coalition
- Civil Defense Forces in Raqqa graduate after 4 months of training, show off skills in demonstration
- “. . .coalition forces are working to enable the 50,000 Syrian Democratic Forces in clearing the remainder of ISIS in the Euphrates River Valley. . .”
- Syrian Kurdish-led forces form brigade of 800 fighters in Raqqa
