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Accelerate the defeat of isl, i would be doing it now. homeland security depends liberating raqqah syria, isis' self-declared capital a symbol of his power to attract followers around the world. >> there is no plan, no strategy to retake raqqah. as long as they have the caliphate base, then they're able to orchestrate attacks such as they've successfully achieved in the last several weeks. raqqah now under heavy assault from russian missile strikes and bombings. he hopes he won't ever have to use nuclear-tipped weapons.