Saudi Arabia hails the liberation of Raqqa from ISIS Riyadh, Muharram 30, 1439, October 20, 2017, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hailed the liberation of Raqqa from ISIS terror group, an official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today. The source regards this victory a significant step in the fight against terrorism, within the ongoing efforts to defeat it. The official source expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's hope that this step would be followed by many serious steps towards combating and eradicating terrorism and extremism in Syria, Iraq, and the region. --SPA 01:07 LOCAL TIME 22:07 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w517088