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Truckloads of civilians leave Islamic State enclave in Syria

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 - 11:08 GMT

Trucks loaded with civilians left the last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria on Friday, as U.S.-backed forces waited to inflict final defeat on the surrounded jihadists.

Coalition attacks on Syria's Raqqa may have broken law -Amnesty

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 - 05:00 GMT

Attacks by the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS in city of Raqqa last year may have broken international law by endangering the lives of civilians, said Amnesty.

Islamic State claims Belgium attack, provides no evidence

Wed, 30 May 2018 - 07:45 GMT

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a knife and shooting attack in the Belgian city of Liege, but provided no evidence for its claim.

U.S. aid chief visits Raqqa amid stabilization push

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 - 11:31 GMT

Mark Green, made an unannounced visit to Raqqa, the most senior U.S. civilian official from the Trump administration to visit the war-struck northern city.

Dozens of Syrian militants evacuated as mass graves discovered in Raqqa

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 - 10:02 GMT

Dozens of Syrian militants and their families departed aboard buses from an area besieged by government forces near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

An escaped IS captive tells her story at World Youth Forum

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 - 08:50 GMT

Bashar was obliged to wear a hijab, learn the Quran and was subject to physical abuse, including gang rape.

Fourteen killed in Daesh’s landmine explosion

Tue, 24 Oct 2017 - 09:07 GMT

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Tuesday that about 14 people were killed in an explosion caused by landmine planted by Daesh in Raqqa.

Japan welcomes reports of liberation of Syria's Raqqa

Sun, 22 Oct 2017 - 10:10 GMT

A spokesman for Japan's Foreign Ministry has welcomed reports about the recapture of Raqqa, which served as the de facto capital of Daesh militant group.

Japan welcomes reports of liberation of Syria's Raqqa

Sun, 22 Oct 2017 - 04:10 GMT

A spokesman for Japan's Foreign Ministry has welcomed reports about the recapture of Raqqa, which served as the de facto capital of Daesh militant group.

Raqqa fall 'critical breakthrough,' end of IS in sight: Trump

Sat, 21 Oct 2017 - 06:40 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed the defeat of Islamic State fighters in their self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa as "a critical breakthrough."

Trump: End of Daesh is in sight after liberation of Raqqa

Sat, 21 Oct 2017 - 06:13 GMT

S President Donald Trump celebrated the liberation of Raqqa from Daesh.

Tillerson says anti-Daesh military campaign to continue

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 - 11:10 GMT

The US-led coalition against Daesh will continue its campaign to deny the terrorist group a safe haven anywhere.

Trump's decision led to Raqqa's liberation from IS: U.S.

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 - 07:40 GMT

he United States on Friday congratulated the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces for the liberation of Raqqa from Daesh terror group.

US-led coalition announces liberation of Syria's Raqqa

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 - 07:02 GMT

The US-led coalition against Daesh said that the capture of Daesh’s onetime Syria capital of Raqqa marked a turning point in the fight against the extremist group.

SDF declare 'total liberation' of Raqqa from IS

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 - 11:48 GMT

A U.S.-backed Syrian force has declared victory in the northern city of Raqqa in a press conference on Friday.

U.S.-backed forces in Syria holding foreign Islamic State leaders

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 - 12:54 GMT

U.S.-backed militias in Syria have detained senior foreign IS leaders in months of fighting for Raqqa, but it is not yet clear if they will be repatriated after facing trial.

The struggle for safety and refuge in Iraqi Kurdistan

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 - 06:45 GMT

The recent conflict in Kirkuk and other disputed areas on the fragile border between Iraqi Kurdistan and Iraq has led to the beginnings of a refugee crisis

Raqqa: ISIS, Refugees and the Kurds

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 - 06:05 GMT

“Everything is finished in Raqqa, our forces have taken full control of Raqqa.”

90% of Raqqa retaken from Islamic State: U.S. military

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 - 03:29 GMT

The U.S. military said on Tuesday that it could only confirm that about 90 percent of the Syrian city of Raqqa had been retaken from Islamic State militants.

U.S.-backed Syrian militias raise flag in Raqqa stadium

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 - 10:20 GMT

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) raised a militia flag inside Raqqa stadium on Tuesday.

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