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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Saving the Grapes of Raqa
Since she fled her home near the jihadist stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria more than a month ago, Warda ...
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 ...
The Islamic State Group In Iraq, Syria
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory Sunday in the "liberated" city of Mosul, the Islamic State group's last urban ...
Civilians Trapped As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul
Iraqi forces on Thursday battled the last remaining Islamic State group fighters in Mosul's Old City, where the UN said ...
‘US-Led Strikes Killed 224 Civilians Since Allies Entered Raqa’
US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered Islamic State group ...
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 ...
US-Backed Forces Cut Off Last IS Escape Route From Raqa
US-backed forces cut off the last escape route for the Islamic State group from Raqa on Thursday, a monitor said, ...
US-Backed Force Cuts Off Last IS Escape Route From Raqa
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces on Thursday sealed off the last route used by the Islamic State group to flee ...
US Envoy To Anti-IS Coalition Visits Syria’s Tabqa
The White House envoy to the US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group, Brett McGurk, met on Thursday with local ...
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 ...
Fighters From Syria’s Raqa Battle To Oust IS From Their Hometown
Khalil al-Hussein fled the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold Raqa 18 months ago, but now he is back and fighting ...