Displaced Syrians who fled the Islamic State (IS) group's Syrian stronghold of Raqa as fighters from a US-backed coalition battle to retake the city, clean an abandoned house where they take refuge in the town of Tabqa, about 55 kilometres (35 miles) west of embattled city on September 6, 2017. The Islamic State group has already lost more than half of its bastion of Raqa to attacking US-backed forces. / AFP PHOTO / Delil souleiman / The erroneous mention[ appearing in the metadata of this photo by Delil souleiman has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: on September 6 instead of on September 7. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention from all your online services and delete it from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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