ISTANBUL Two Syrian army soldiers were killed when the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) attacked military positions in the Maadan area of Raqqa in northeastern Syria just after midnight, official media reported Thursday. The SDF fighters launched a “heavy pre-attack bombardment with various types of weapons” before overrunning several Syrian army positions,” the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said, citing Syria’s Defense Ministry. The attack resulted in two soldiers killed and multiple wounded,