'Fight will not be easy' in Islamic State-held Raqa: US defense chief Ashton Carter
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned today that the fight to wrest control of Raqa, the Islamic State group stronghold in Syria, "will not be easy."
Nov 07, 2016, 04:51 AM IST
First step under way to isolate Raqa for military assault: US official
The first step is under way to isolate the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqa ahead of a larger assault on the city, a US official said on Sunday.
Nov 06, 2016, 20:20 PM IST
Mosul battle: Iraqi forces enter city limits as 'true liberation' begins
Iraqi forces fought their way into jihadist-held Mosul on Tuesday, the military said, as a top commander declared the "true liberation" of the city from the Islamic State group had begun.
Nov 01, 2016, 22:12 PM IST
Iraq forces launch operation to cut Mosul off from Syria
Tal Afar was a Shiite-majority town before the Sunni extremists of IS overran it in 2014, and its recapture is a main goal of Shiite militia forces.
Oct 29, 2016, 13:10 PM IST
Erdogan says Turkish military operation will target Raqa
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that the military operation supporting Syrian opposition fighters in northern Syria will target the IS-held city of Raqa.
Oct 27, 2016, 17:26 PM IST
Coalition strike kills ISIS 'minister of information': Pentagon
A coalition air strike in Syria has killed a senior Islamic State operative considered the group`s information minister, a week after another raid eliminated a top IS strategist, the Pentagon said Friday.
Sep 17, 2016, 01:19 AM IST
Turkey, US ready to work on ousting IS from Raqa: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Washington and Ankara are ready to work together to push Islamic State jihadists out of their de facto capital of Raqa in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in comments published on Wednesday.
Sep 07, 2016, 23:08 PM IST
Turkey, US ready to work on ousting ISIS from Raqa: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Washington and Ankara are ready to work together to push Islamic State jihadists out of their de facto capital of Raqa in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in comments published on Wednesday.
Sep 07, 2016, 22:51 PM IST
Pentagon probes possible civilian casualties in Syria strike: official
A US-led coalition air strike on an Islamic State weapons factory near the jihadists` Syria stronghold Raqa may have killed civilians.
Aug 25, 2016, 02:42 AM IST
US-backed forces cut main IS Syria-Turkey supply route
IS has come under growing pressure on various fronts in Syria and Iraq, where it established its self-declared "caliphate" in 2014.
Jun 10, 2016, 20:47 PM IST
Arab-Kurd forces cut IS Syria, Turkey supply route: Monitor
IS still controls territory along the Turkish border with secondary roads to the frontier but these are more dangerous and difficult to access.
Jun 10, 2016, 17:36 PM IST
Syria army thrusts into IS bastion as Kurds advance from north
It was the first time that government troops had entered Raqa province since they were ousted by IS fighters in August 2014.
Jun 04, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
Syrian Army thrusts into Islamic State bastion province Raqa
Syrian troops pushed into the Islamic State group`s bastion province Raqa on Saturday for the first time since 2014, in an advance towards the country`s largest dam, a monitor said.
Jun 04, 2016, 14:39 PM IST
Thousands flee IS offensive in northern Syria: Monitor
The offensive against the towns of Marea and Azaz threatens to overrun the last swathe of territory in the east of Aleppo province held by non-jihadist rebels and bring IS to the doorstep of the Kurds' Afrin enclave.
May 29, 2016, 16:47 PM IST
Islamic State hit by 150 US-led air strikes near Syria`s Raqa: Monitor
A US-led coalition has carried out at least 150 air strikes on the Islamic State group to back an offensive near the jihadists` northern Syria stronghold, a monitor said Friday.
May 27, 2016, 13:42 PM IST
IS beheads four young 'spies' in Syria's Raqa: Monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS beheaded them after accusing them of "photographing sites and handing information to the crusader coalition causing bombing.
May 01, 2016, 21:50 PM IST
IS commander killed in strike near Syria`s Raqa: Monitor
A drone strike near the Islamic State group`s de facto Syrian capital Raqa killed a jihadist commander heading to Aleppo province on orders from the organisation`s chief, a monitoring group said Thursday.
Mar 31, 2016, 14:03 PM IST
Raids kill 39 civilians in ISIS bastion in Syria
A wave of Russian air strikes killed at least 39 civilians on Saturday in Raqa, the main stronghold of the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria, a monitoring group said.
Mar 20, 2016, 01:53 AM IST
Raids kill 39 civilians in IS bastion in Syria: Monitor
Air strikes killed at least 39 civilians on Saturday in Raqa, the Islamic State group`s main stronghold in Syria, a monitoring group said.
Mar 19, 2016, 19:29 PM IST
Sirens ring out as air strikes hit Islamic State's Syria stronghold
A US-led coalition and Russia have stepped up air strikes on the jihadists' de facto Syrian capital.
Nov 27, 2015, 10:52 AM IST
