Raqqa - Wikipedia
WEBRaqqa (Arabic: ٱلرَّقَّة, romanized: ar-Raqqah, also Rakka) is a city in Syria on the left bank of the Euphrates River, about 160 kilometres (99 miles) east of Aleppo. It is located 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of the Tabqa Dam , Syria's largest dam.
Battle of Raqqa (2017) - Wikipedia
WEBThe battle of Raqqa (2017), also known as the second battle of Raqqa, was the fifth and final phase of the Raqqa campaign (2016–2017) launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against the Islamic State (ISIL) with an aim to seize the city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of ISIL since 2014.
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...
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 Lies in Ruins as ISIS Near Defeat as Military Force - TIME
WEBWith the fall of Raqqa, this idea of a caliphate is at an end. No longer in control of any major city in Iraq or Syria, ISIS is on the verge of defeat as a conventional military force.
Syria's Raqqa Lies in Pieces After Islamic State Defeat - TIME
WEBThe militias known as the Syrian Democratic Forces declared victory in Raqqa on Tuesday, signaling the unraveling of the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed Caliphate and the ongoing collapse of...
Syria: Raqqa in ruins and civilians devastated after US-led ‘war of ...
WEBJun 5, 2018 · From 6 June to 17 October 2017, the US-led Coalition operation to oust IS from its so-called “capital” Raqqa killed and injured thousands of civilians and destroyed much of the city. Homes, private and public buildings and infrastructure were reduced to rubble or damaged beyond repair.
A Year After the End of ISIS Control in Raqqa, a ... - The New Yorker
WEBDec 5, 2018 · For three years Raqqa was the capital of the Islamic State, and it was the last ISIS stronghold to fall. Last summer, a Kurdish-led coalition of militias known as the Syrian Democratic Forces,...
Inside Raqqa, the Capital of ISIS - The New York Times
WEBNov 21, 2015 · Raqqa, in northern Syria, became the de facto capital of the Islamic State after the militants seized it in late 2013. What was once a bustling city has been transformed under the group’s brutal...
From Playground to Killing Ground: An ISIS Legacy
WEBOct 18, 2017 · Not before Syria fell into civil war and the Islamic State moved into Raqqa, when there was lush grass and a fountain at its center, and children splashed in the heat of the summer and visited...