Raqqa fall ‘critical breakthrough,’ end of Islamic State in sight: Trump
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed the defeat of Islamic State fighters in… Read More
7 years ago
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US-backed forces say have captured Raqqa from IS
BAGHDAD: US-backed forces said Tuesday they had taken full control of Raqqa from the Islamic… Read More
7 years ago
US-backed forces say operation to retake Raqqa from Islamic State has begun
RAQQA: US-backed rebels said on Sunday they were launching an operation to retake the Syrian city… Read More
8 years ago
Pentagon chief urges ‘isolation operation’ for IS-held Raqqa
ARBIL, IRAQ: US defence chief Ashton Carter said on Sunday that an operation to isolate… Read More
8 years ago
After Mosul, anti-IS forces should target Raqqa, says US
PARIS: The international coalition targeting Islamic State extremists should move on to take the group's… Read More
8 years ago
Turkey wants to join US-led operation against Islamic State in Raqqa: Erdogan
ISTANBUL: Turkey wants to join the United States in a military operation to push Islamic… Read More
8 years ago
London schoolgirl who travelled to Syria to join Islamic State dead
LONDON: One of three schoolgirls who left London in February 2015 to join the Islamic… Read More
8 years ago
U.S.-led coalition needs to take back Mosul and Raqqa: Carter
WASHINGTON: The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State needs to take back the cities Mosul and… Read More
9 years ago
Islamic State claims Jakarta attack, targets Indonesia for first time
Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the heart of Indonesia's capital on Thursday and the assault… Read More
9 years ago
At least 32 Islamic State fighters killed in strikes in Syria’s Raqqa – monitor
RAQQA: At least 32 Islamic State fighters were killed and 40 more wounded in Syria's… Read More
9 years ago
30 U.S.-led strikes hit Islamic State in Syria's Raqqa: monitoring group
RAQQA: A U.S.-led coalition carried out at least 30 air strikes in Syria against Islamic… Read More
10 years ago