IS militants paraded through Raqqa after the "caliphate" was proclaimed in June 2014 Raqqa, in northern Syria, became the de facto capital of the "caliphate" proclaimed by so-called Islamic State ...

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 ...

As evening falls, shopkeepers in Raqqa city hurry to close up before curfew. Before long, sirens blare out, signaling that ...

A US-backed alliance of Syrian fighters says it has taken full control of Raqqa, ending three years of rule in the city by so-called Islamic State. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal ...

MOSCOW, October 23. /TASS/. Raqqa’s liberation from IS (terrorist group, outlawed in Russia) marks a key victory in the war on terror, but does not mean that the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Two Syrian women worked with the Swedish news organization Expressen to secretly film what life is like in Raqqa, the Syrian city ISIS has claimed as its capital.

Last Saturday, an operation named “Euphrates Anger” was announced to defeat the de facto Islamic State capital of Raqqa in Syria. The operation is being conducted by the Syrian Democratic ...

So urban fighting carries a high cost. 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 ...

What Would the Fall of Mosul, Raqqa Mean for ISIS? As Islamic State's control over its strongholds in Iraq and Syria crumble, the extremist group acknowledges that soon not much may be left of its ...

Additionally, he stated that Turkey has a number of military and diplomatic steps prepared for border stability and internal ...

This is 28-year-old Kevin Howard, a former military contractor from California and SDF volunteer currently in Raqqa. There are also about 1,000 US troops in Syria advising and backing up SDF forces.

The global coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS) has provided humanitarian aid for people displaced by recent fighting ...