Syria: IS cleared from Raqqa
US-backed militias have completely taken Syria's Raqqa from IS, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The fall of Raqqa city, where IS staged euphoric parades after its string of lightning victories in…
Iraq: 100,000 trapped in Raqqa
Thousands of people continue to flee the fighting in Raqqa between Syrian forces and IS which is intensifying. According to humanitarian agencies on the ground, 108,000 people have been displaced from Raqqa province…
Syria and Iraq: The Continuing Struggle against ISIS
Syrian rebels close to victory over ISIS in Raqqa. The Atlantic reports Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) could be days away from victory over ISIS in Raqqa. The SDF, a group of Kurdish and Arab fighters backed by…
Syria: a move towards future stability
A civil council, which is expected to rule Raqqa once IS is dislodged from the Syrian city, pardoned 83 of the jihadist group's low-ranking militants recently as a goodwill gesture designed to promote…
