Raqqa

Arab tribal ‘war tent’ raises fears of Kurdish-Arab violence in eastern Syria - analysis

Armed tribal gatherings near Hasaka and threats against Kurds are fueling fears of renewed communal violence as Damascus tries to calm tensions in eastern Syria.

A new batch of Arab tribesmen, estimated in the thousands, departs from Idlib and its surrounding countryside toward the southern city of Sweida, Syria, on July 18, 2025.
A rebel fighter takes away a flag that belonged to Islamic State militants in Akhtarin village, after rebel fighters advanced in the area, in northern Aleppo Governorate, Syria, October 7, 2016

ISIS claims responsibility for new attack in Syria targeting official near Damascus

Security forces of Syria's Interior Ministry guard the al-Omar oil field, Syria's largest by area and production, near the Euphrates River east of al-Shuhail and approximately 10 kilometers east of al-Mayadin in Deir ez-Zor Governorate on January 22, 2026 in Deir ez-Zor, Syria.

One Syrian security member killed in Islamic State suicide bombing in Raqqa

A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014.

Islamic State begins new phase of operations against Syrian regime with two terror attacks


Syria's government faces pivotal moment against SDF, as it retakes largest oil field - analysis

Overnight on January 17 and 18, there were major changes on the ground as Arab tribal fighters claimed to seize control of a number of villages and two oil fields on the East side of the Euphrates.

 Soldiers from the Syrian Democratic Forces stand in front of the detainees before the first exchange operation between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government in Aleppo, Syria, April 3, 2025.

Syrian Democratic Forces arrest five ISIS cell members in Raqqa raid

The raid was supported by the US-led coalition against ISIS, who provided air cover and intelligence, leading to the arrest of the terror cell which had planned attacks in northeast Syria.

SDF arrests a five-man ISIS terror cell north of Raqqa, November 1, 2025.

Russians near Raqqa two years after US helped take city from ISIS

US policy in Syria was once about defeating ISIS and stabilizing the area. But unlike Russia or Iran, the US didn’t believe that it needed to be loyal to its partners on the ground.

A fighter of Syrian Democratic Forces stands amidst the ruins of buildings near the Clock Square in Raqqa, Syria October 18, 2017.

In border camps, Syrians rely on doctors in trucks and tents

"We kept getting uprooted, so we were cut off from doctors," said Abdelaziz, whose family was smuggled out of Raqqa city some three years ago.

A Syrian refugee child plays in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, January 28, 2018.

Red Cross appeals for three staff missing in Syria since 2013

U.S.-backed forces proclaimed the capture of Islamic State's last territory in Syria last month, eliminating its rule over a caliphate which it had proclaimed in Iraq and Syria in 2014.

Members of the International Committee of the Red Cross stand near Erez Crossing in 2007.

ISIS bride on Syria's war: I only saw America killing

Her words offer a snapshot of the feelings harbored by the followers and fighters of the hardline group who have poured out of the enclave by the thousand over the past month.

PEOPLE WALK through debris in the center of Afrin, Syria, on March 24, 2018.

Kids struggle to go back to school in post-Islamic State Raqqa

The children have lost out on five years of schooling.

One of the playgrounds in Raqqa donated by the Free Burma Rangers.

Operation Roundup: The final battle with ISIS enters last phase in Syria

A coalition spokesman said hard core ISIS fighters, including foreign fighters, still remain in the Euphrates river valley.

An Islamic State fighter carries the group’s flag in Raqqa, north-central Syria.

Bringing hope to Raqqa after ISIS

Free Burma Rangers bring aid to liberated parts of Syria.

One of the playgrounds in Raqqa donated by the Free Burma Rangers.

In Syria's Raqqa, corpses still lie in the rubble

The Raqqa Civil Council has said it will take 5.3 billion Syrian lira (about $10 million) a year to restore power and water supplies, roads and schools.

Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces ride atop an armoured vehicle after Raqqa was liberated from the Islamic State militants, in Raqqa, Syria