Raqqa (Arabic: ٱلرَّقَّة, romanized: ar-Raqqah, also al-Raḳḳa, Kurdish: Reqa) is a city in Syria on the North bank of the Euphrates River, about 160 kilometres (99 miles) east of Aleppo. It is …

The 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) …

Al-Raqqah, town, northern Syria, on the Euphrates River just west of its confluence with the Balīkh River. Al-Raqqah is on the site of an ancient Greek city, Nicephorium, and a later …

Raqqa Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة الرقة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat ar-Raqqah, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Reqa) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is situated in the north of the country and …

Mar 29, 2021 · Three years after Raqqa's liberation from Islamist militants by Syrian Kurdish forces and 10 years after the start of the Syrian civil war, the city that was once the home base …

Jun 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 …

Oct 17, 2017 · US-backed forces fighting ISIS in Raqqa say “major military operations” in the city have ended and that the jihadists have lost control of their self-declared capital. The …

Dec 5, 2018 · Seth Harp writes on efforts to rebuild the Syrian city of Raqqa, which became the capital of the Islamic State’s territory but which was liberated in 2017 following prolonged and …

Dec 15, 2017 · Nearly two months after its capture, Raqqah remains a rubble-strewn ghost town. The entire population — nearly 300,000 people — fled over more than four years of fighting, …

Feb 22, 2022 · Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the self-proclaimed ISIS caliphate and home to about 300,000 people, is now free, but many of its residents try to leave. Those with …