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 ...
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US-Backed Forces In New Push Against IS In Raqa
US-backed forces captured a new district from jihadists in Syria's Raqa but struggled to hold their positions against suicide car ...
US-Backed Forces Face Fierce IS Resistance In Raqa Old City
US-backed fighters inched forwards in Raqa's Old City against fierce resistance Wednesday, after penetrating the heart of the Islamic State ...
US-Backed Forces Breach IS Defences In Heart of Syria’s Raqa
US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key milestone ...
US-Backed Forces In Syria Breach Wall Surrounding Old City of Raqa
US-backed forces in Syria have breached the wall surrounding the Old City of Raqa as they try to retake the ...
US-Backed Force Enter Syria’s Raqa From South
US-backed fighters pierced jihadist-held Raqa from the south for the first time on Sunday, crossing the Euphrates River to enter ...
IS Retakes Raqa District From US-Backed Forces
Islamic State group jihadists recaptured an eastern district of their Syrian bastion Raqa on Friday, a monitor said, rolling back ...
Children Lead the Way As Raqa Families Escape Jihadists
Trapped in their homes in Raqa and running out of supplies, Ahmad Shaabu, his family and their neighbours were increasingly ...
US-Backed Force Has Seized A Quarter of Raqa From IS
US-backed fighters have seized a quarter of Syria's Raqa from the Islamic State group, a monitor said Monday, less than ...
IS Battles To Keep US-Backed Syria Force From Raqa Old City
Islamic State group jihadists waged fierce battles Tuesday in their Syrian stronghold Raqa in a bid to repel US-backed fighters ...
US-Backed Syria Fighters Near Old City of IS-Held Raqa
US-backed Syrian fighters battling the Islamic State group pushed closer to the Old City in the jihadist stronghold of Raqa ...
US-Backed Force Advances In Fight For IS Syria Bastion
US-backed Syrian fighters Friday seized part of a district on the western edge of the Islamic State group's Raqa bastion ...
Heavy US-Led Strikes As Fighters Battle IS In Syria’s Raqa
US-led coalition forces launched heavy raids into Friday morning in support of Syrian fighters battling to oust the Islamic State ...
Fierce Clashes As US-Backed Force Battles IS In Syria’s Raqa
US-backed fighters fought fierce battles Thursday as they tried to push further into the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Raqa, ...
US-Backed Force Gains Ground On IS In Syria’s Raqa
US-backed fighters gained ground against the Islamic State group in the streets of Raqa on Wednesday, their command said, a ...
US-Backed Force Advances West of IS Syria Bastion Raqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance has seized new territory west of the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Raqa, bringing it closer ...
Route To Raqa Dotted With Discarded Veils, Burned Cars
Dozens of black veils dotted a freshly laid sand berm in northern Syria, ditched by women fleeing the Islamic State ...
‘Dozens Killed’ In ISIL Attack On Northeast Syria
At least 37 people, including dozens of civilians, have been killed in an attack by ISIL fighters targeting a crossing ...
Engineers Set To To Enter IS-Held Parts of Syria Dam
Syrian engineers were expected to carry out urgent maintenance Wednesday on the country's largest dam, where US-backed fighters have been ...
IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Stronghold
Clashes raged around a key northern Syrian town on Tuesday after the Islamic State group launched a counter-attack to fend ...