Air Strikes Pummel Syria’s Raqa As US-Backed Forces Advance On IS

Heavy bombardment and fierce fighting shook the Islamic State group’s Syrian stronghold Raqa on Monday, as US-backed forces said they captured a new neighbourhood from entrenched jihadists. Bursts of gunfire and artillery as well as the thud of air strikes conducted by the US-led coalition filled the air in western neighbourhoods of Raqa, on what … Read more

US-Backed Forces Say Advancing Against IS In Syria’s Raqa

US-backed forces said Monday they had seized a new neighbourhood from the Islamic State group in the jihadist stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, have been pressing an operation to capture the jihadist stronghold since last year, and entered the city in June. “The … Read more