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With little aid, Syria's war-torn Raqqa struggles to revive schools
November 26, 2018 6:43 pm
Amnesty International has said 80 percent of the city still lies in ruins, with thousands of bodies under the rubble. With much of Raqqa destroyed by US-led air strikes, Amnesty has faulted the coalition for not doing more to help recovery.
Liberation of Raqqa a critical breakthrough in defeating ISIS: Donald Trump
October 21, 2017 11:50 pm
"Together, with our allies and partners, we will support diplomatic negotiations that end the violence, allow refugees to return safely home, and yield a political transition that honours the will of the Syrian people," said Donald Trump.
Foreigners who joined ISIS faced almost certain death in Raqqa
October 21, 2017 11:21 pm
"Our mission is to make sure that any foreign fighter who is here, who joined ISIS from a foreign country and came into Syria, they will die here in Syria," said Brett McGurk, the top US envoy for the anti-IS coalition
US-backed Syrian forces clear Raqqa after driving out IS
October 19, 2017 9:13 am
The fall of Raqqa marks a major defeat for the extremist group, which has seen its self-styled Islamic caliphate steadily shrink since summer.
US-backed force cuts off last IS escape route from Raqqa
June 29, 2017 10:28 pm
"They thereby cut the last route IS used to withdraw from Raqa towards territory it controls in the Syrian desert and in Deir Ezzor province," said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.
US-backed Syrian force attacks IS-held capital of Raqqa
June 06, 2017 3:34 pm
The battle for the city is expected to be long and bloody, and could mark a major turning point in the war against the extremists.
US-backed Syrian fighters advancing toward IS-held Raqqa
June 03, 2017 7:36 pm
The US has backed the SDF with weapons, airpower, and ground support in its campaign to defeat the Islamic State group in northern Syria.
Assault to capture Syria's Raqqa to begin in days, Kurdish YPG says
June 03, 2017 6:20 pm
The offensive is being waged by the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias backed by the US-led coalition against Islamic State.
Air strike kills more than 30 near Raqqa, says Syrian Observatory
March 22, 2017 3:45 pm
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it believed the strike was carried out by the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State
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With little aid, Syria's Raqqa struggles to revive schools
November 28, 2018 6:50 am
More than a year since the United States and its allies defeated Islamic State at Raqqa, many of the city’s schools still look like battlefields with buildings left lying in rubble and playgrounds dotted with wrecked cars
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