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 ...

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 ...

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

Syrian sources announced the start of construction of the first US military base in Raqqa with the approval of the head of the HTS terrorist regime, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Arab tribes in Raqqa, northern Syria vowed on Monday to reclaim their lands, which have been under the occupation of the terrorist group PKK/YPG since 2017. Representatives of Raqqa’s Arab ...