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An ISIS suicide bomber has accidentally blown himself only metres from reaching his intended target of a Syrian rebel soldiers.
Video of the bungle in the city of Raqqa shows fighters around a tank parked near a building.
Some of the soldiers are on the roof as gunshots ring out.
One of the combatants appears running around from behind the building before suddenly exploding into a fireball and a cloud of smoke.
The location is a known gathering point for Syrian democratic forces fighters in the Raqqa countryside, according to the Qasioun News Agency .
The site is used as part of the the running operation "Wrath of Euphrates".
One commenter on the video said: "He needs more practice."
Another said: "That split second you jump the corner, press the detonate button while realising no one is there."
One viewer said: "Practice makes perfect."
One said: "Maybe next time....﻿"
UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has indicated operations around the de-facto capital city for ISIS will be “completed by spring”, the Daily Express reports.
Mr Fallon said: “I hope that isolation will be completed by the spring and then operations to liberate Raqqa itself can begin thereafter."