First Battle of Raqqa

First Battle of Raqqa	First Battle of Raqqa
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Conflict: 	
World War III
The First Battle of Raqqa was a conflict between the Special Defense Pact (SDP), Israel, and the Islamic State of New Palestine. It is notable for being the first defeat on the SDP's side during the war.
==The Battle==
The battle began with a coordinated air assault by Russian fighter jets against IS-occupied Raqqa while Nikolai Kalinin led a Russian-Chinese-Israeli invasion force to liberate Raqqa. As they engage Islamic State soldiers, the Russians, Israelis and Chinese make significant progress, which is soon led to an absolute failure when the Islamic State detonate poison gas around the city to eliminate as many soldiers as possible. Nikolai is injured in the attack, but survives, though his unit is forced to fall back. Eventually, the Russian-Chinese-Israeli coalition is decimated, though Kalinin and a handful of his men survive the massacre.
Category:Battles
Category:World War III conflicts
Category:Military operations