How Raqqa became IS' 'capital' Where is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi? The desperate fight ... through which SDF fighters would have been channelled. The Old City is highly strategic for the Arab-Kurdish ...

Syrian Democratic Forces fighters took full control of Raqqa's Old City earlier this month A US ... a call to migrate there by IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Raqqa civilians trapped in 'absolute ...

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Raqqa, Syria — The coalition airstrikes lit up the night sky, perhaps a mile and a half away. The blast appears to be near the Old City ... the spirit of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the true founder ...

Tensions were high in the city of Raqqa, northeastern Syria, on Saturday following the mysterious killing of Sheikh Bashir Faisal al-Huwaidi, one of the most important tribal leaders in the region.

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama floated the idea of joint action with Turkey to capture the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in ...