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Raqqa (Arabic: ٱلرَّقَّة, romanized: ar-Raqqah, also Rakka) is a city in Syria on the left bank of the Euphrates River, about 160 kilometres (99 miles) east of Aleppo. It is located 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam.
Mar 29, 2021 · Ten years after the war began in Syria, Raqqa is slowly trying to move forward after being the centre of ISIS rule and some of war's greatest horrors. CBC’s Margaret Evans meets those who’ve ...
Oct 20, 2022 · RAQQA, Syria, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Five years since Islamic State was driven from its Syrian headquarters at Raqqa, the city is still slowly recovering from the devastation caused by the battle...
By Quentin Sommerville and Riam Dalati. The BBC has uncovered details of a secret deal that let hundreds of IS fighters and their families escape from Raqqa, under the gaze of the US and...
Discover a whole world on #ARTE .tv #raqqa #artetvdocumentary #syria. Four years ago, the US-led coalition in Syria destroyed Islamic State's last bastion in Raqqa. But there is a lot of work...
Jul 27, 2021 · Four years after the battle for the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, children and families are still living in damaged homes with severely limited access to clean water, electricity, and education...
Jun 5, 2018 · From 6 June to 17 October 2017, the US-led Coalition operation to oust IS from its so-called “capital” Raqqa killed and injured thousands of civilians and destroyed much of the city. Homes, private and public buildings and infrastructure were reduced to rubble or damaged beyond repair.
Dec 5, 2018 · For three years Raqqa was the capital of the Islamic State, and it was the last ISIS stronghold to fall. Last summer, a Kurdish-led coalition of militias known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, or...
WAR IN RAQQA: RHETORIC VERSUS REALITY. In 2017, homes, businesses and infrastructure were bombarded in Raqqa, Syria. The US-led Coalition’s military claimed to have taken all necessary measures to spare civilians. However, that rhetoric is a far cry from reality.
The Baghdad Gate, a brick relic from the 8th century, stands over the skeletons of slain ISIS fighters that lie in the open air, their flesh eaten away by dogs. When the SDF announced the...
