The SDF commander said his troops were moving with tanks and other heavy weapons toward areas north of Raqqa.

指挥官还表示，军队向拉卡北部行进时，携带了坦克和其他重型武器。

The SDF has been fighting since June to take Raqqa.

自 6 月以来，自卫队一直在为夺取拉卡而战。

An SDF field commander said explosions from mines killed three militiamen on Monday.

一名自卫队战地指挥官说，周一地雷爆炸炸死了三名民兵。

But they've been kicked out, too, of this area by American-backed Kurdish SDF forces.

但他们也被美国支持的库尔德自卫队赶出该地区。

Another commander said SDF fighters had found burned weapons and documents in the sports center.

另一名指挥官说，自卫队战士在体育中心发现了被烧毁的武器和文件。

The U.S. is providing training and equipment to the Syrian Arab Coalition, which is a predominantly Arab component of the SDF.

美国正在向叙利亚阿拉伯联盟提供培训和装备，该联盟是自卫队的主要阿拉伯组成部分。

Tabqa, a city along the Euphrates River, was liberated recently by the SDF as was the Tabqa Dam, the largest hydroelectric plant in Syria.

Tabqa 是幼发拉底河沿岸的一座城市，最近被自卫队解放，还有叙利亚最大的水力发电厂 Tabqa 大坝。