The report found that the Islamic State group was ramping up attacks in parts of northern Syria and Iraqi Kurdistan as well as in major cities that were once under its control, including Raqqa, Syria — its former capital — and Mosul and Fallujah, Iraq. . ..…
man removes rubble from his house that was damaged during fighting between US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters and Islamic State militants, Raqqa, Syria, on April 5, 2018. ... In June last year, Amnesty International report said hundreds of civilians were killed Raqqa, while..…
They added that the protest rallies were held after increased insecurity, murder, detentions, kidnapping of civilians and hoarding oil by the SDF forces, noting that the protestors closed the main roads of these regions, including Deir Ezzur-Raqqa road in al-Jazeera region. . ... The SDF has also..…