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 ...

Now, a US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters is seeking to drive IS out of the city and deliver another blow to a group in retreat across Syria and Iraq. "Welcome to Raqqa, capital of a ...

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Local sources reported that Turkey carried out a fresh attack on Syria on Friday. According to the ...

Further south in the city of Raqqa, which is controlled by the SDF, clashes erupted Thursday after hundreds took to the streets to celebrate the Assad regime falling. One person was killed and 15 ...

The botched operations took place in ISIS' de facto capital city of Raqqa yesterday - with the objective being to retrieve a number of hostages being held in the jihadist stronghold in ...

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Abdi also promised to punish authority abusers and solve Raqqa unrest transparently. "The fall of the criminal regime has cleared the way for resolving all issues through dialogue," Abdi said ...

An enigmatic international spy in the service of Russia and a Spanish agent of Moroccan origin working for Europol coincide in the Syrian city of Raqqa, an enclave of the self-proclaimed Islamic ...