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US Occupy activist killed fighting IS in Raqqa

( The New Arab )- An American man who played a key role in anti-capitalist "Occupy" protests was killed fight the Islamic State group outside the Syrian city of Raqqa last week. Robert Grodt - also known by his nom de guerre Demhat Goldman - volunteered as a medic with the Kurdish People's...

U.S. troops inside Raqqa, ISIS Syria stronghold

U.S. military advisors are operating inside the city of Raqqa, Daesh's (ISIS) last major bastion in Syria, a U.S. official said Wednesday. The troops, many of them special operations forces, are working in an "advise, assist and accompany" role to support local fighters from the Syrian...