A US-backed alliance will launch their final assault on ISIS’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa in June, two commanders from the force have said. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Rojda Felat said: ‘The attack on Raqqa will take place in the beginning of the summer.’ She later specified that it would likely start in June based … Read more
A US-backed alliance will launch their final assault on ISIS’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa in June, two commanders from the force have said. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Rojda Felat said: ‘The attack on Raqa will take place in the beginning of the summer.’ She later specified that it would likely start in June based … Read more
A US-backed force of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters say they have taken full control of a key airbase held by the Islamic State group (IS) near Raqqa. Its capture is seen as a significant step in the fight to drive the jihadists out of the city, which has become their de facto capital. Talal … Read more
US-backed Syrian rebels say they have taken full control of a key airbase held by the Islamic State group near its stronghold, Raqqa. Talal Sello, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said they had seized Tabqa airport from militants. It comes as the Kurdish-led fighters advance on Raqqa, IS’s self-declared capital. Earlier IS … Read more
Russia’s army on Saturday dismissed a French claim that Raqa, the Islamic State’s stronghold in Syria, was surrounded by troops who were poised to storm it, saying it had “no relation to reality.” Russia’s curt dismissal came a day after French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the jihadist group’s de facto capital was “surrounded” … Read more