Raqqa's dirty secret - BBC News
WEBThe BBC has uncovered details of a secret deal that let hundreds of IS fighters and their families escape from Raqqa, under the gaze of the US and British-led coalition and Kurdish-led forces who...
Syria's Raqqa in slow rebound 5 years since Islamic State defeat
WEBRAQQA, Syria, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Five years since Islamic State was driven from its Syrian headquarters at Raqqa, the city is still slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the battle...
Raqqa, once the home base of ISIS, still traumatized as it tries to ...
WEBMar 29, 2021 · Ten years after the war began in Syria, Raqqa is slowly trying to move forward after being the centre of ISIS rule and some of war's greatest horrors. CBC’s Margaret Evans meets those who’ve ...
Raqqa: Inside the ruined 'capital' of the Islamic State group - BBC News
WEBSep 27, 2017 · A BBC exclusive on the final stages of the battle for the Syrian city of Raqqa -- the last major stronghold of the self-styled Islamic State. The current offensive by Arab and Kurdish fighters ...
Troops surround last IS stronghold in Raqqa - Sky News
WEBSep 14, 2017 · The retaking of Raqqa by the coalition soldiers will be a symbolic, crushing defeat for the Islamic militants who turned it into the centre of their strict caliphate in Syria.
Isis's last escape route from Raqqa 'cut off' - The Independent
WEBJun 29, 2017 · US-backed forces have completely surrounded the Isis -held city of Raqqa in Syria after cutting off militants’ last remaining escape route, monitors have said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for...
Children in Raqqa still living in ruins four years after battle
WEBJul 27, 2021 · Four years after the battle for the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, children and families are still living in damaged homes with severely limited access to clean water, electricity, and education,...
Raqqa - BBC News
WEBRaqqa - BBC News. 29 Jan 2022. US woman arrested for leading female IS battalion. Allison Fluke-Ekren is suspected of training women and children to use AK-47s and …
Attacks in Syria’s Raqqa kill several Kurdish security officers | News ...
WEBDec 26, 2022 · An attack in the city of Raqqa has killed six members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), officials said. SDF commander Mazloum Abdi said in a statement on Monday that an ISIL...
Last remaining Isis fighters to leave Raqqa today as de facto …
WEBOct 14, 2017 · The last remaining Isis fighters in the group's self-styled "capital" Raqqa are expected to leave the city on Saturday night, taking civilians with them as human shields, according to reports.