The Great Mosque was also built during this time, although the only surviving ancient parts are ... By 2004, Raqqa was the sixth largest city in Syria, with a predominantly Sunni Arab population ...

Russia has accused the US-led coalition of bombing the Syrian city of Raqqa "off the face of the earth" during the fight against so-called Islamic State. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US ...

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, where ISIS is making its last stand, as it did in Mosul ...

Still, for four reasons, as the battle for Mosul gets underway, it’s also time to commence the battle for Raqqa, the capital city of Daesh (also known as ISIS). First, Daesh is facing new ...

The Daesh group's defeat in its Syrian bastion of Raqqa was a 'historic' achievement, the US-backed force that led the months-long battle said at an official ceremony in the city on Friday.

This could potentially cause issues in the future, as the SDF doesn’t intend to just defeat the Islamic State in Raqqa, but to also govern the city. Given the fact that the SDF is largely ...

Earlier, the Al Mayadeen TV reported that first units of the Syrian military entered the city of Raqqa, which until recently was controlled by Kurdish armed groups. On Tuesday, Syrian government ...

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 ...

Amnesty International has accused the US-led coalition of endangering lives of civilians during its attacks against Islamic State in the Syrian city of Raqqa last year. In a report, the human rights ...