Locals and experts fear that the city is fast turning into a breeding ground for violent crime syndicates with the SDF militants failing to improve the security situation while indulging
Syria: new multimedia site tells story of Coalition’s destruction of Raqqa
‘Ruins of Liberation’ site gives rare behind-the-scenes look at Amnesty’s work amid the ruins of Raqqa Today marks second anniversary of the anti-ISIS operation which killed at least 1,600 civilians
The Kids of the Islamic State
A lens on the thousands of children detained in northeast Syria’s al-Hol camp and the unanticipated humanitarian crisis brought on by the fight against terrorism. BY ROBIN WRIGHT : foreignpolicy.com The
Car Bomb Blast Kills 10, Hurts 20 in Syria’s Raqqa
BEIRUT — Ten people were killed and 20 wounded Saturday in a suicide car bomb attack in Ragqa, a former stronghold of the Islamic State group in north Syria, a
SDF arrests Syrians who refuse to serve
ALEPPO, Syria — The Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is stepping up efforts to force young men into military service in the northern province of Raqqa. Though SDF leaders deny
Raqqa is in ruins like a modern Dresden. This is not ‘precision bombing’
Kate Allen From Kosovo to Iraq and Syria, the US and its military allies have for years told a tale of “precision bombing” and “surgical strikes”. It was a lie
Syria: US troop withdrawal does not erase Coalition’s duty towards Raqqa’s devastated civilians
Reacting to today’s statement by the US-led Coalition that its troops have begun “the process of deliberate withdrawal” from Syria, Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International’s Middle East Research Director, said: “It
Measles spread inside Ain Issa camp
Abdalaziz Alhamza “RBSS” More than sixty measles cases, along with a death of one child, have been reported in Ain Issa camp which is 50 km north Raqqa city. This
Death Camps, Tuehina Camp
Abdalaziz Alhamza “RBSS” Since launching the battle for Raqqa, several camps have been established for internally displaced people (IDPs) who had to move from under the terrorist group’s control to
Irrigation systems are out of service in Raqqa
Abdalaziz Alhamza “RBSS” During the battles between the terrorist group ISIS and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the city’s irrigation systems were targeted and massively destroyed. As such, large parts