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Raqqa ( 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.
Mar 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...
Oct 20, 2022 · RAQQA, 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...
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) against the Islamic State (ISIL) with an aim to seize the city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of ISIL since 2014.
Four years ago, the US-led coalition in Syria destroyed Islamic State's last bastion in Raqqa. But there is a lot of work to do to keep the peace.Syria: Raqq...
Jul 11, 2018 · No one knew. Fear lingers. The city is being run by a local council under the protection of Kurdish-led forces backed by the United States. But for how long? Will the Syrian government come back,...
The BBC has uncovered details of a secret deal that let hundreds of IS fighters and their families escape from Raqqa, under the gaze of the US and British-led coalition and Kurdish-led forces who...
