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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 ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Three months later, IS suffered a major blow when SDF captured the Syrian northern city of Raqqa, which was the group’s de-facto capital. The United Nations says the group still has between 5,000 and 7,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq. Still, at least in Iraq, government and military officials have asserted that the group is too weak to stage a ...
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...
Jul 27, 2021 · 27 Jul 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,...
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...
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...
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...
6 days ago · Three months later, the group was dealt a major blow when SDF captured the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, which was the group’s de-facto capital. Advertisement.
Feb 22, 2022 · Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the self-proclaimed ISIS caliphate and home to about 300,000 people, is now free, but many of its residents try to leave. Those with property are...
