Tag: Syria’s Raqqa

Syria’s Raqqa hit by mine blast, leaves several injured

BEIRUT: A blast in Syria’s Raqqa on Wednesday that wounded people was caused by an unexploded mine left by Islamic State going off, not...

Islamic State cleared from Syria’s Raqqa: monitoring group

RAQQA, Syria: US-backed militias have completely taken Syria’s Raqqa from Islamic State, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday. The fall of Raqqa...

Trapped in Syria’s Raqa, civilians become human shields for IS

HAWA AI-HAWA (Syria): As fighters from the Islamic State group retreat into a shrinking part of Syria's Raqa, they are dragging along terrified civilians...

Dozens killed in air strikes on Syria’s Raqqa: monitor, activists

Dozens of people were killed in a series of air strikes on the city of Raqqa in northern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring group...