A high-level Saudi official is in the Syrian city of Raqqa, which was recently retaken from the Islamic State group, to discuss his country’s role in reconstruction efforts A state-linked Saudi news site says a [ More … ]
Syrian activists reacted with anger as Abdullah Ocalan’s image appeared following the liberation of the city from Islamic State Syrian social media users have reacted with alarm after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) unveiled a [ More … ]
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said on Tuesday they had fully captured the Islamic State group’s former Syrian stronghold Raqqa, after more than four months of fighting. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces [SDF] said on [ More … ]
Amnesty has said that civilians are trapped in the city while according to Airwars several hundred of civilians have died since June The US-led coalition campaign to oust the Islamic State group (IS) from Syria’s [ More … ]
A Syrian war monitor has claimed US-led air strikes on IS-held Raqqa has cost 59 civilians lives in three days, including 21 children. US-led coalition air strikes aimed at dislodging Islamic State militants from the [ More … ]
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it has “confirmed information” that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said on Tuesday that it had [ More … ]
The US is prepared to collaborate with Russia to establish no-fly zones in Syria, said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The US is willing to work with Russia on establishing “no-fly zones” in Syria as [ More … ]
US-backed fighters pierced militant-held Raqqa from the south for the first time on Sunday, crossing the Euphrates River to enter a new part of the Syrian city, a monitor said. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) [ More … ]
Russia says it sees U.S. downing of Syrian plane an act of aggression; says any aircraft in its area of operation is considered a target Russia on Monday threatened to intercept any aircraft in its [ More … ]
The US shot down a Syrian warplane it claims was attacking its SDF allies on Sunday, however Damascus maintains the jet was being used in an operation against IS militants. A United States fighter jet [ More … ]
Moscow says its jets may have killed leader of world’s most notorious terror organisation in a May airstrike. If true it would be a major propaganda coup for the Russians. Moscow says its jets may [ More … ]
Nearly 40,000 Syrian children caught in the line of fire in Raqqa battle An estimated 40,000 children are trapped in extremely dangerous conditions in Raqqa as fighting intensifies in and around the Syrian city. Tags: [ More … ]
The United States-led international coalition’s operation to recapture Raqqa from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) started on the night of June 2, Turkey’s prime minister has said, informing that Washington briefed [ More … ]
The U.S. will share details about the weapons delivered to the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is predominantly led by the PKK terror organization’s Syrian branch, the YPG, in Raqqa, a senior U.S. military [ More … ]
Nearly 200,000 civilians have fled Raqqa as US-backed Syrian forces prepare for an assault on the Islamic State stronghold. Around 200,000 people have fled the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, as US-backed Syrian forces prepare [ More … ]
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