Squeezed In Raqa, IS Jihadists Ramp Up Counter-Attacks
As Islamic State group fighters steadily lose chunks of their Syrian bastion Raqa to a US-backed force, the jihadists are ...
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US-Backed Syria Force Ousts IS From Half of Raqa
A US-backed alliance has ousted Islamic State group jihadists from half of their Syrian bastion Raqa, a monitor said Wednesday, ...
Syrian Civilians Fleeing IS In Raqa Turn To Smugglers
Civilians fleeing the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion of Raqa are paying smugglers to lead them out of the city ...
Homecooked Meals, Ice Cream Offer Relief From Syria Raqa Fight
On a day off from the Raqa front line, Syrian fighter Iskandar was busy chopping up chicken and garlic cloves ...
Pentagon ‘concerns’ Over Turkey Report of US Forces In Syria
The Pentagon has voiced concerns to Turkey after the NATO ally's state news agency disclosed the locations of 10 US ...
Rebel-Kurd Clashes Kill 11 In North Syria
Nearly a dozen Syrian rebels have been killed in hit-and-run clashes with a US-backed alliance dominated by Kurdish forces in ...
Suicide Car Bomb Kills 4 At Kurdish Checkpoint In Syria
A suicide car bomb attack killed four people overnight at a Kurdish security checkpoint in northeast Syria, the Syrian Observatory ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tragic End To Raqa Family’s Hopes of Burying Loved Ones
While thousands of people scramble to flee Syria's battle-torn Raqa, members of the Sheikh Wais family bravely headed back in ...
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 Troops Inside Raqa, IS Syria Stronghold
US military advisors are operating inside the city of Raqa, the Islamic State group's last major bastion in Syria, a ...
Americans, Briton Dead In Fight For IS-Held Raqa
Two Americans and a Briton have died fighting alongside Syrian Kurdish forces as they battle to oust the Islamic State ...
Up To 50,000 Civilians Trapped In Raqa
Up to 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the Syrian jihadist stronghold of Raqa, the UN said Tuesday, warning that supplies ...
Erdogan Warns Syrian Kurds of Turkey’s Right To Defence
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey would never allow a Kurdish state in Syria near its border, and ...
Tens of Thousands In Syria Protest Expected Turkey Attack
Tens of thousands of people protested on Wednesday in a town in northern Syria against Turkey, as speculation mounts it ...
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 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 ...
Erdogan Hosts Russia Defence Chief Amid Syria Border Tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday held talks with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Istanbul as tension soared ...
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 ...