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Lipstick, Mixed Dancing At First Raqa Wedding Since ISIS
At a house in Syria's Raqa, women and men danced together in celebration at a wedding that would have been unimaginable just months ago, when the Islamic State group ruled the city.
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ISIS' End 'In Sight', Says Donald Trump After Historic Raqa Victory
US President Donald Trump said Saturday a transition can soon begin to set conditions for lasting peace in Syria now that the end of the ISIS "caliphate is in sight" with the fall of Raqa.
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US-Backed Forces Hail 'Historic' Raqa Victory Over ISIS But Challenges Galore
The Kurdish-led force that expelled the ISIS terror group from Syria's Raqa hailed a "historic victory" Friday in the devastated city and vowed to hand power to a civilian administration.
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Free But In Ruins, Uphill Struggle To Rebuild Syria's Raqa
The ISIS group's former Syrian stronghold Raqa has been captured, but it lies ruined, littered with explosives, and lacking electricity or running water for residents desperate to return
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Islamic State Group Loses Emblematic Syria Stronghold Raqa
US-backed forces took full control of Raqa from the Islamic State group on Tuesday, defeating the last jihadist holdouts in the de facto Syrian capital of their now-shattered "caliphate".
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100 ISIS Fighters Surrender In Raqa In 24 Hours: US-Led Coalition
Dozens of ISIS group fighters have surrendered over the past day in their one-time bastion Raqa, the US-led coalition backing the offensive on the Syrian city said Saturday.
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US-Led Strikes Killed 84 Civilians Near Syria's Raqa: Human Rights Watch
US-led coalition strikes near the ISIS group's Syrian stronghold Raqa in March killed at least 84 civilians, including dozens of children, Human Rights Watch alleged Monday.
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US-Backed Forces Seize Raqa Old City From ISIS
US-backed fighters on Friday ousted ISIS from Raqa's Old City, a spokesman said, bringing them closer than ever to the terror group's most well-defended positions.
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Tragic End To Raqa Family's Hopes Of Burying Loved Ones
While thousands of people scramble to flee Syria's battle-torn Raqa, members of the Sheikh Wais family bravely headed back in to recover the bodies of loved ones killed there.
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In ISIS-Held Raqa, Parched Civilians Risk Lives For Water
Syria's Raqa once thrived on the banks of the gushing Euphrates River, but dire shortages in the ISIS group stronghold are forcing desperate civilians to risk their lives for water.
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US-Backed Forces In Syria Breach Wall Surrounding Old City Of Raqa
US-backed forces in Syria have breached the wall surrounding the Old City of Raqa as they try to retake the city from the ISIS group, the US Central Command said Monday night.
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US-Backed Forces Cut Off Last ISIS Escape Route From Raqa
US-backed forces cut off the last escape route for the Islamic State group from Raqa on Thursday, trapping the besieged jihadists inside their de facto Syrian capital.
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Suspected US Led Strike Kills 12 Women In Raqa: Monitor
A suspected US-led coalition strike in Syria's Raqa province has killed 12 women, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday.
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US Led Coalition Raids North Syrian School Results In 33 Deaths
At least 33 people were killed in a US-led coalition strike on a school used as a centre for displaced people near a ISIS-held Syrian town, a monitor said Wednesday.
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US-Backed Forces Cut Key Supply Route To ISIS-Held Raqa
US-backed forces in Syria on Monday cut off a key supply route between the ISIS group's stronghold Raqa and its territory in Deir Ezzor province, a commander and a monitor said.
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Lipstick, Mixed Dancing At First Raqa Wedding Since ISIS
At a house in Syria's Raqa, women and men danced together in celebration at a wedding that would have been unimaginable just months ago, when the Islamic State group ruled the city.
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ISIS' End 'In Sight', Says Donald Trump After Historic Raqa Victory
US President Donald Trump said Saturday a transition can soon begin to set conditions for lasting peace in Syria now that the end of the ISIS "caliphate is in sight" with the fall of Raqa.
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US-Backed Forces Hail 'Historic' Raqa Victory Over ISIS But Challenges Galore
The Kurdish-led force that expelled the ISIS terror group from Syria's Raqa hailed a "historic victory" Friday in the devastated city and vowed to hand power to a civilian administration.
-
Free But In Ruins, Uphill Struggle To Rebuild Syria's Raqa
The ISIS group's former Syrian stronghold Raqa has been captured, but it lies ruined, littered with explosives, and lacking electricity or running water for residents desperate to return
-
Islamic State Group Loses Emblematic Syria Stronghold Raqa
US-backed forces took full control of Raqa from the Islamic State group on Tuesday, defeating the last jihadist holdouts in the de facto Syrian capital of their now-shattered "caliphate".
-
100 ISIS Fighters Surrender In Raqa In 24 Hours: US-Led Coalition
Dozens of ISIS group fighters have surrendered over the past day in their one-time bastion Raqa, the US-led coalition backing the offensive on the Syrian city said Saturday.
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US-Led Strikes Killed 84 Civilians Near Syria's Raqa: Human Rights Watch
US-led coalition strikes near the ISIS group's Syrian stronghold Raqa in March killed at least 84 civilians, including dozens of children, Human Rights Watch alleged Monday.
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US-Backed Forces Seize Raqa Old City From ISIS
US-backed fighters on Friday ousted ISIS from Raqa's Old City, a spokesman said, bringing them closer than ever to the terror group's most well-defended positions.
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Tragic End To Raqa Family's Hopes Of Burying Loved Ones
While thousands of people scramble to flee Syria's battle-torn Raqa, members of the Sheikh Wais family bravely headed back in to recover the bodies of loved ones killed there.
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In ISIS-Held Raqa, Parched Civilians Risk Lives For Water
Syria's Raqa once thrived on the banks of the gushing Euphrates River, but dire shortages in the ISIS group stronghold are forcing desperate civilians to risk their lives for water.
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US-Backed Forces In Syria Breach Wall Surrounding Old City Of Raqa
US-backed forces in Syria have breached the wall surrounding the Old City of Raqa as they try to retake the city from the ISIS group, the US Central Command said Monday night.
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US-Backed Forces Cut Off Last ISIS Escape Route From Raqa
US-backed forces cut off the last escape route for the Islamic State group from Raqa on Thursday, trapping the besieged jihadists inside their de facto Syrian capital.
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Suspected US Led Strike Kills 12 Women In Raqa: Monitor
A suspected US-led coalition strike in Syria's Raqa province has killed 12 women, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday.
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US Led Coalition Raids North Syrian School Results In 33 Deaths
At least 33 people were killed in a US-led coalition strike on a school used as a centre for displaced people near a ISIS-held Syrian town, a monitor said Wednesday.
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US-Backed Forces Cut Key Supply Route To ISIS-Held Raqa
US-backed forces in Syria on Monday cut off a key supply route between the ISIS group's stronghold Raqa and its territory in Deir Ezzor province, a commander and a monitor said.
