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Anti-ISIS Syrian force starts new Raqqa campaign
Washington has dispatched about 500 troops – including bomb disposal experts, trainers and special operations troops – to support the SDF campaign Middle East -
Syrian militias see more US support for ISIS fight, plan new phase
SDF is waging a campaign aimed at taking Raqqa city Middle East -
ISIS is not just lurking; it is preparing for the long haul
ISIS is ready for a new fight and appears to be focusing on strengthening its hold over a triangle of Syrian territory connecting its main base of operations Middle East -
US to deploy 200 more troops for Raqqa offensive
They will join 300 US special forces present in Syria to assist US-backed Kurdish-Arab troops who began their offensive on Raqqa Middle East -
ISIS lure Raqqa civilians into ranks with food rations
ISIS attempt to seduce and lure civilians migrating from the northern part of Raqqa towards the occupied area by granting housing and salaries Middle East -
Turkish jets hit al-Bab amid push to retake Raqqa
Ten ISIS defensive positions, command centers and an ammunition store were destroyed in the strikes Middle East -
ISIS deploys Raqqa car bombs as SDF closes in
ISIS has also drawn heavily on suicide car bombs in its efforts to fend off the assault on Mosul by Iraqi forces Middle East -
Turkey warns US against demographic change in Raqqa
Turkish forces are conspicuously absent from the operation, even though they are present in northern Syria in their own incursion Middle East -
US talks to Turkey about role to recapture Raqqa
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said talks continued with Turkey on the role it could play ‘further down the road’ Middle East -
Will America and Russia clash over Raqqa?
The ongoing battles for two major Levantine cities led by opposing international powers is ultimately going to play out in Raqqa Middle East -
Iraqi troops resume Mosul offensive
The army’s counter-terrorism unit had paused its advance last week after it made ground quicker than forces on other fronts Middle East -
Bodies of Syrians fighting alongside ISIS transferred to Raqqa
The observatory said on Sunday that ISIS continues to lose more of its Syrian fighters in the ongoing battles in Mosul Middle East -
Erdogan warns militias in Iraq not to attack Turkmen
Tal Afar was a Shiite-majority town of mostly ethnic Turkmen before ISIS extremists overran it in 2014, and its recapture is a main goal of militia fighters Middle East -
Saudi Arabia ready to join Raqqa battle: Assiri
If asked, Saudi Arabia is prepared to join an international coalition operation in Raqqa, but not interested in Mosul battle Middle East -
‘Mosul battle is hard, but Raqqa will be harder’
As ISIS’ two main hubs, Mosul and Raqqa have long loomed as potentially decisive battles Middle East -
US urges ‘isolation’ of ISIS-held Raqqa
The loss of Mosul would leave Raqqa - the de facto capital of the extremists - the only major city still under ISIS control Middle East -
How ISIS grooms ‘illegitimate sons’ as its next generation
ISIS prepares the children from a very young age and rewards them with ‘slave brides’ when they turn 15 Features -
Erdogan: Turkey ready to join US in capturing Syrian city from ISIS
“Obama wants to do some things together concerning Raqqa in particular,” Turkish President said Middle East -
US-backed Syria forces say next ISIS target is al-Bab
Syrian forces said they have established a military council to push ISIS out of their northern bastion of al-Bab after ousting the militants from Manbij Middle East -
ISIS ‘on the ropes’ in northern Syria: Pentagon
Manbij is a key town in the anti-ISIS struggle because the extremists were using it as a waypoint between the border and Raqqa Middle East -
London schoolgirl who joined ISIS ‘killed in Raqqa’
Kadiza Sultana was making plans to return to Britain and her family was communicating with her to discuss her possible escape from Raqqa Middle East -
Deadly Russian raids strike ISIS capital Raqqa
Russia said the raids also destroyed a weapons storage facility and a training camp for ISIS fighters to the north and southeast Middle East -
Strikes kill 13 in Syria’s rebel-held Aleppo
At least 13 people, including nine children, were killed in air strikes on the rebel-held east of Aleppo Middle East -
President Obama’s unfinished war
The prospects of retaking both Mosul and Raqqa by the end of the administration seem remote Middle East -
Rebels launch attack in Syria’s Aleppo: Monitoring group
Aleppo, Syria’s largest city before the war, has become one of the main battle grounds of the civil war, now in its sixth year Middle East -
US-backed Syrian rebels advance on ISIS bastion
More than 55 air strikes have been carried out since the offensive began last Monday Middle East -
Syrian army presses offensive against ISIS
The offensive is the third big assault on the self-proclaimed caliphate in recent days after Iraqi forces attempted to storm Fallujah Middle East -
Syrian army opens new front against ISIS, edges towards Raqqa province
Russian air strikes hit ISIS-held territory in eastern areas of Hama province on Friday Middle East -
The demise of the ‘caliphate’s capital’
Liberating Raqqa is important because it will destroy the caliphate, not just its capital Middle East -
US: No joint strikes with Russia in Syria
Meanwhile US-led coalition has dropped flyers on Syria's Raqqa urging residents to leave Middle East