BBC must stop ‘false & negligent’ Raqqa coverage, say Kurds

‘A Kurdish rights group has accused the BBC of “false and negligent” reporting on Kurdish involvement in the campaign to liberate the Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).
In an article posted to the group’s website and backed by MEP Julie Ward, Lord Rea, Hywel Williams MP and a number of NGOs and academics, the Peace in Kurdistan campaign slammed the broadcaster for “spreading false news … when covering the Raqqa operation.”
The group has singled out a story that characterized the Kurdish role in the offensive, dubbed Wrath of Euphrates, as “problematic.”’
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