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22 Oct 2017

Russia likens US coalition bombing of Raqa to WWII Dresden

Russia on Sunday accused the US-led coalition in Syria of having flattened Raqa with a Dresden-like bombing campaign and masking the destruction with a rush of humanitarian aid.

17 Oct 2017

Syria's SDF: US-backed alliance who captured IS-held Raqa

On October 17, SDF spokesman Talal Sello told AFP the US-backed fighters finally had "taken full control of Raqa" from IS.

Anti-ISIS force

08 Oct 2017

Anti-ISIS force nearing 'final' week of Raqa fight: Commander

US-backed fighters battling to oust the Islamic State group from Syria's Raqa were nearing the "final week" of their assault, the campaign's commander said today.

05 Oct 2017

As Syria`s Raqa battle nears end, road to rescue lengthens

"Don`t close your eyes. Stay awake!" the anti-jihadist Syrian fighter yelled at his injured comrade as a Humvee whisked them across the Islamic State group`s former stronghold Raqa.

04 Oct 2017

Syria army ousts IS from all of Hama province: Monitor

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, is battling to oust IS from their onetime stronghold of Raqa.

23 Sep 2017

Syria's war takes a new turn but world leaders pay little heed at the UN

07 Sep 2017

On Syria`s Raqa front, anti-IS fighters long for their loves

he misses his girlfriend.

01 Sep 2017

US-backed Syria force says seizes Raqa Old City from Islamic State

US-backed fighters on Friday ousted the Islamic State group from Raqa`s Old City, a spokesman told AFP, bringing them closer than ever to the jihadists` most well-defended positions.

30 Aug 2017

64 dead in clashes between Syria regime and IS: Monitor

The Syria army operation in the area, backed by air support from ally Russia, is separate from the battle for provincial capital Raqa city.

25 Aug 2017

Islamic State counterattack kills 34 Syria regime forces in Raqa province: Monitor

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor, said the jihadist group had recaptured large swathes of territory from government forces in the fighting on Thursday.

22 Aug 2017

42 civilians dead in US-led strikes on Raqa: Report

At least 42 civilians were killed on Monday in a barrage of US-led air strikes on Islamic State group territory in the Syrian city of Raqa, a monitor said.

21 Aug 2017

US-led strikes killed 27 civilians Sunday in Syria's Raqa: Monitor

US-led coalition strikes on Sunday killed 27 civilians in part of Syria's Raqa city held by the Islamic State group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.

29 Jul 2017

Turkey arrests British man at resort over 'Kurd militia links'

Turkish authorities have placed under arrest a British citizen on charges of links to a Kurdish militia Ankara deems to be a terror group, after detaining him in a raid at a holiday resort, state media said.

28 Jul 2017

Syria army at gates of Islamic State-held town on road to east: Monitor

The Syrian army has reached the last jihadist-held town on the road to its besieged garrison in the east, a monitoring group said on Friday.

19 Jul 2017

30 civilians dead in anti-ISIS strikes in Syria: Monitor

At least 30 civilians were killed today in separate bombing raids by the US-led coalition and pro-regime warplanes on jihadist-held territory in Syria, a monitor said.

06 Jul 2017

US-led strikes killed 224 civilians since allies entered Raqa: Monitor

Since IS captured Raqa in early 2014, it has served as the de facto capital of the jihadist group`s Syrian territory.

01 Jul 2017

US-backed forces in new attack on IS in Syria's Raqa: Monitor

The United Nations estimates some 100,000 civilians remain in Raqa, with the jihadists accused of using them as human shields.

30 Jun 2017

Islamic State retakes Raqa district from US-backed forces: Monitor

Islamic State group jihadists recaptured an eastern district of their Syrian bastion Raqa on Friday, a monitor said, rolling back the advance of US-backed fighters.

US-backed forces

30 Jun 2017

US-backed forces cut off last IS escape route from Raqa

But IS fighters hit back with a counterattack that included several suicide bombings against the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters trying to seize control of the city.

19 Jun 2017

US shoots down Syria warplane that 'hit allies'

An American fighter jet has for the first time downed a Syrian warplane that Washington accused of attacking US-backed fighters, in a new escalation between the United States and regime forces.

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