Raqqa 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) ...

Battle of Raqqa (2017) · Raqqa Governorate · Raqqa campaign (2016–2017)

Raqqa District is a district of the Raqqa Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Raqqa. At the 2004 census, the district ...

Following three and a half months of fighting, ISIS' last stand in its capital took place in in a central neighborhood of the city adjacent to a soccer stadium.

Jun 5, 2018 · From amid the rubble of Raqqa, civilians are asking why US-led Coalition forces destroyed the city, killing hundreds of civilians in the ...

Nov 21, 2017 · The RCC establishes priority of tasks for the RISF, which is currently focused on demining, clearing rubble and providing essential service ...

Raqqa: ISIS Capital. ISIS' rule initially offered relief from the chaos and violence of Raqqa's contested politics. Still, much of the cruelty Raqqawis suffered ...

The governorate is divided in three districts, with the respective district capitals: Ar-Raqqa (Raqqa city), Al-Thawra (Al-Tabqa), and Tall Abyad. In a March ...

11 hours ago · Raqqa, ISIS's former capital, is a new refuge for displaced Syrians. Destruction in a street in the Firdaous district of Raqqa. (Credit ...

May 2, 2024 · Al-Raqqah, town, northern Syria, on the Euphrates River just west of its confluence with the Balīkh River. Al-Raqqah is on the site of an ...