Raqqa
Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq
Middle East
November 4, 2017
Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq
Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate was on the verge of final defeat on Friday, with Syrian government forces capturing its last…
Syrian government forces will march to Raqqa soon, Iranian official says
Middle East
November 4, 2017
Syrian government forces will march to Raqqa soon, Iranian official says
Syrian government forces will advance soon to take Raqqa city, which US-backed fighters seized from Islamic State last month, a…
Iraq, Syria converge on Islamic State’s last strongholds
Middle East
October 26, 2017
Iraq, Syria converge on Islamic State’s last strongholds
Iraqi forces launched an attack to drive Islamic State from the last territory it holds in Iraq on Thursday and…
Russia accuses US-led coalition of ‘barbaric’ bombing of Syria’s Raqqa
Middle East
October 22, 2017
Russia accuses US-led coalition of ‘barbaric’ bombing of Syria’s Raqqa
Russia accused the US-led coalition in Syria on Sunday of wiping the city of Raqqa “off the face of the…
Foreigners who joined IS faced almost certain death in Raqqa
Middle East
October 21, 2017
Foreigners who joined IS faced almost certain death in Raqqa
The forces fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group in Syria have tacit instructions on dealing with the foreigners…
US-backed Syrian force declares victory over IS in Raqqa
Middle East
October 20, 2017
US-backed Syrian force declares victory over IS in Raqqa
A US-backed Syrian force declared victory over the Islamic State group in its former “capital” of Raqqa on Friday, declaring…
Saudi minister visits north Syria for Raqqa talks
Middle East
October 20, 2017
Saudi minister visits north Syria for Raqqa talks
A Saudi official has visited northern Syria with a US envoy to discuss reconstruction of Raqqa, which Kurdish and Arab…
Uncertainty as Mideast turns a page with IS defeat in Raqqa
Middle East
October 19, 2017
Uncertainty as Mideast turns a page with IS defeat in Raqqa
The Middle East may have turned a page with the defeat of the Islamic State group in its self-declared capital…
US-backed Syrian fighters clearing war remnants in Raqqa
Middle East
October 18, 2017
US-backed Syrian fighters clearing war remnants in Raqqa
US-backed forces fighting Islamic State militants in Syria were removing land mines and clearing main roads in Raqqa on Wednesday,…
Islamic State defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa
Middle East
October 17, 2017
Islamic State defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa
US-backed militias said they had defeated Islamic State in its former capital Raqqa on Tuesday, raising their flags over the…