U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battling ISIS pushed closer to the Old City in the militant stronghold of Raqqa on Monday, a monitor said. The Kurdish and Arab fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces entered Raqqa for the first time almost a week ago, after months of battle to encircle the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-led coalition air strikes on Raqqa killed 12 people, including 7 family members, as the Kurdish-led forces press new advances in the de facto capital of the radical group, local activists and Amaq news agency said. The strikes hit the neighborhood of...

US-backed Syrian fighters seized a second district of Raqa on Sunday and launched a renewed assault on a base north of the city, as they pursued an offensive against the Islamic State group. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) broke into Raqa earlier this week after announcing the start of a...

US-backed Syrian fighters said they had seized a second district of Raqqa on Sunday and launched a renewed assault on a base north of the city, as they pursued an offensive against ISIS. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who broke into Raqqa after announcing the start of a final assault...