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Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launched a successful military campaign to isolate and eventually capture Raqqa, the Islamic State's capital.- 2016Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive to capture the ISIL-held city of Raqqa.
- 2012Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.
- 2004An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 120.