Syrian civil war

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Raqa Campaign Cements Rising Profile of Syria’s Kurds

Syria's Kurds were once a marginalised minority, but now they are leading the charge for the Islamic State group's Raqa...

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US-Led Coalition Strikes Pro-Regime Forces In Syria

It was the second time in less than a month that coalition forces have attacked pro-regime forces, a group of whom are...

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Syrian Army Pushes Into Raqa Province

Syria's army advanced into Raqa province Tuesday, a monitor and a military source said, on the same day US-backed...

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How Syria’s Raqa Resisted IS Rule

Secret dates, dead-drops and "bullet-free" maths lessons: these are just some of the ways residents of the Islamic...

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Five Facts On Targeted IS-Held Syrian City of Raqa

As US-backed Arab and Kurdish forces broke into the Islamic State group's bastion of Raqa on Tuesday for the first...

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US-Backed Force Enters IS-Held Raqa

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces broke into the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion of Raqa on Tuesday after...

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US-Backed Forces Announce ‘great Battle’ To Capture Syria’s Raqa

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said on Tuesday they were launching a new phase in their assault on the Islamic...

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US-Backed Force On Eastern Edge of Syria’s Raqa

US-backed Syrian fighters reached the eastern edge of the Islamic State group's stronghold Raqa on Tuesday, a monitor...

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US-Led Strike Kills 21 Civilians Fleeing Syria’s Raqa

A US-led coalition air strike killed 21 civilians on Monday as they tried to escape the Islamic State group's Syrian...

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Turkey PM Says Raqa Operation In Syria Has Begun

The battle to capture the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Raqa started two days ago, Turkey's Prime Minister...

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Turkey PM Says Raqa Operation In Syria Has Begun

The battle to capture the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Raqa started two days ago, Turkey's Prime Minister...

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Syria’s Assad Says War’s ‘worst Is Behind Us’

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has said the worst of his country's six-year war "is behind us" after a string of...

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US-Backed Force Advances West of IS Syria Bastion Raqa

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance has seized new territory west of the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Raqa,...

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US Assures Turkey Over Arming Kurds In IS Fight

The US military offered assurances to Turkey on Thursday over supplying arms to Kurdish fighters against the Islamic...

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200,000 Flee Raqa Ahead of Assault By Syrian Forces

Around 200,000 people have fled the Islamic State stronghold of Raqa, a US military official said, as US-backed Syrian...

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US Begins Sending Arms To Kurdish Fighters In Syria

The United States on Tuesday began providing small arms to Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in...

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US-Backed Arab Fighters Advance Outside Syria’s Raqa

A US-backed battalion of Syrian Arab fighters edged closer to the outskirts of the Islamic State group stronghold of...

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Syrian Hospital Saves Lives By Going Solar

Neo-natal wards and emergency rooms in a northern Syrian hospital will from Tuesday have uninterrupted electricity for...

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Lowest Monthly Civilian Toll In Russia Syria Strikes

Russian air strikes over the past month have killed 27 Syrian civilians, a monitor said Tuesday, the lowest monthly...