Raqqa
Turkey Arrests Killer Who Beheaded Anti-ISIS Activists
The suspect fled to Syria after the murders, but Turkish police caught him when he tried to return.
U.S. Bombing Pushes Final Christians Out of Raqqa
The Islamic State group has made its harsh subjugation of minorities such as Christians one of its calling cards throughout the Middle East.
ISIS and the Appropriation of the Crusades
The "crusader" narrative has little basis in historical fact, but it makes for powerful propaganda.
ISIS Forces Conscription on Men in Eastern Syria
The group is attempting to boost its ranks as it loses territory in Iraq and Syria.
U.S.-Backed Forces Seize Half of Raqqa, ISIS's Capital
The Kurdish-Arab alliance is battling to oust ISIS from the city where it executed several Western hostages.
Kurdish Militia Denies Ties to LGBT Unit
An anarchist group in northern Syria announced the new "Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army" unit on Monday.
U.S. National Killed Fighting ISIS in Syria
The Kurdish YPG militia fighting to liberate the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa confirmed his death.
Syrians Burn Conservative Islamic Dress After ISIS Loss
Pro-Kurd media shared footage of Syrians burning burqas and cutting their beards after the Syrian Democratic Forces defeated ISIS in an area of Raqqa.
First LGBT Unit 'Created to Fight ISIS' in Syria
A unit of foreign volunteers is fighting with the Kurdish YPG militia.
Syrian Troops Retake ISIS Oil With Russia and Iran
Most oil and gas fields are under the control of U.S.-backed forces, despite Syrian military gains.
What's the U.S. Plan for Post-ISIS Syria? Free for All
The American mission in Syria is simply one of killing ISIS. Keeping it dead is someone else's job.
U.S. Joins Russia, Iran in Doubting ISIS Leader's Fate
Two Syrian activist groups with ties to the country's opposition also offered opposing claims about the Islamic State militant group leader's death.
Two Americans, One British Die in ISIS Ambush in Raqqa
The Islamic State militant group killed an activist from California, a U.S. Army veteran from New York and another YPG volunteer from the U.K.
Will Trump and Putin's Ceasefire in Syria Work?
It would be good news for civilians who have been barrel bombed by Assad's forces.
Syria Film 'City of Ghosts' Shows Citizens Against ISIS
Directed and produced by the Academy Award-nominated maker of Cartel Land, Matthew Heineman, City of Ghosts follows the journey of the citizen journalist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.
An Independent Kurdistan Would Be A Failed State
Barzani had a choice: Would he be remembered as a Nelson Mandela or a Yasser Arafat?
U.S.-Backed Forces Breach Raqqa's Old City Wall
The Kurdish-Arab alliance completely surrounded the eastern Syrian city controlled by ISIS last week.
Syria: Operation Was Successful But the Patient Died
The beneficiaries of America's "degrade and destroy" strategy will be Iran and Assad.
Why It's Better to Capture Than Kill ISIS Terrorists
Every time we vaporize a terrorist leader, we vaporize all the intelligence in their brains.
ISIS Going Broke, Caliphate 'Won't Last Fourth Year'
The group is about to lose Mosul, most of Raqqa, and has already lost most of its funding.
ISIS Capital Raqqa 'Completely Encircled'
A Kurdish-Arab alliance is besieging the eastern Syrian city from all sides.
Assad Dodges Trump's Chemical Weapons Ban
So long as he is not using chemical weapons, America won't intervene.
In Syria, Trump is Letting Iran and Assad Win
Is the United States "in the killing-ISIS business" for the benefit of Iran and Assad?
U.S. Coalition Strikes ISIS Jail, Killing Prisoners
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the strike in Mayadin, eastern Syria, killed 44.
ISIS Is Using Drones Mounted With Munitions in Raqqa
The group has lost a quarter of the eastern Syrian city within weeks.
Have the Russians Killed ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi?
Rumors of his demise have been vastly over-rated.
U.S. Coalition Killed 472 Civilians Last Month in Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the period between May 23 and June 23 saw 472 civilian deaths.
After ISIS's Defeat, Will U.S. Take Guns From Kurds?
Kurdish militants are on the front lines of U.S.-led efforts to defeat the Islamic State militant group, but what happens when the battle's over?
Russia v. U.S. in Syria. Who Holds Legal High Ground?
Russia says the downing of the Syrian warplane was 'a cynical violation of Syria's sovereignty.'
U.S. Warplane Shoots Down Syrian Jet Over Raqqa
Washington claimed that the jet had attacked Coalition-allied forces but Damascus said it was fighting ISIS militants.