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National Review7y
From Raqqa, with a Christian Unit on the Front Lines of the Caliphate War
Raqqa, Syria — The coalition airstrikes lit up the night sky, perhaps a mile and a half away. The blast appears to be near the Old City, where ISIS is making its last stand, as it did in Mosul ...
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In ruined Raqqa, cracks appear after the fall of the Assad regime
The former capital of the ISIS caliphate in Syria is not immune to international urban trends: in the ruined city, an ‘I Love ...
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If Adilah Really Is an ISIS Commander, Why Is Imogen Helping Her in ‘The Veil’? (SPOILERS)
With Adilah possibly covering up her true identity, which many believe to be Djinn al Raqqa, an ISIS commander with a substantial amount of blood on her hands, why is Imogen putting her career and ...
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SDF’s Abdi announces amnesty in meeting with Raqqa notables
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) chief Mazloum Abdi on Wednesday announced a “special amnesty” after meeting with ...
Al-Monitor7y
Raqqa mothers recount horrors of life under IS as city liberated
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
TASS7y
Citizens of Raqqa revolt against US-controlled militants — Russian top brass
MOSCOW, March 30. /TASS/. Local citizens in a suburb of Syria’s Raqqa have started an uprising against arbitrary actions of groups controlled by the United States, head of the Russian General ...
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How the Syrian army is working to gain control of road to Raqqa
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
Business Insider9y
women risked lives to film in Raqqa
An curved arrow pointing right. Two Syrian women worked with the Swedish news organization Expressen to secretly film what life is like in Raqqa, the Syrian city ISIS has claimed as its capital.
TASS7y
Coalition wants Raqqa to be a Syrian center beyond Assad’s control — Russian senator
MOSCOW, October 22. /TASS/. By allocating money for humanitarian assistance to Raqqa’s residents, the US-led coalition tries to organize a new Syrian center, which would be beyond control of ...
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It's similar to North Korea': Inside ISIS's sophisticated strategy to brainwash people in the 'caliphate
One activist from Raqqa, Syria compared the screens ISIS has placed in central areas of the city to Times Square in New York - highly visible and well-known to those who live there. ISIS also uses ...
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Raqqa: Spy vs. Spy
An enigmatic international spy in the service of Russia and a Spanish agent of Moroccan origin working for Europol coincide in the Syrian city of Raqqa, an enclave of the self-proclaimed Islamic ...