‘Temporary defeats’: Syria analyst Hassan Hassan on the future of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq
The Islamic State (IS) lost nearly all of its territory in Syria and Iraq over the past year.
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‘A treasure house of Syria’s past’: Archaeologists, NGOs reckon with scale of cultural looting in post-IS Raqqa
Mosaics in the Raqqa Museum after Islamic State battle in August. Photo by Abdullah Isma...
Joshua Landis: ‘The war is coming to an end, and the US should let it end’
The Syrian government controls most of the country’s major cities. Yet rebuilding Homs, Alepp...
The network: A virtual hunt for suspected Islamic State members in Syria
AMMAN: Aghid al-Khodr wakes up early, before the sun rises. At his home in an undisclosed location ...
Raqqa returnees await water, utilities as civil council announces eastern neighborhoods ‘safe’ from landmines
AMMAN: Water and electricity services are mostly out of service in the first three Raqqa neighborho...
Schools become makeshift camps as Raqqa’s displaced seek shelter in Kurdish-held city
AMMAN: A total of 20 schools in one Kurdish-held northern city and its outskirts remain closed to s...
From displacement camp, former Raqqa activist reflects on ‘insanity’ of documenting IS abuses
It was a cold day as Salim a-Raqqawi stood with a crowd of onlookers at Raqqa city’s central ...
Raqqa city a ‘minefield’ as clearing efforts expected to take months
AMMAN: Two weeks after US-backed forces captured Raqqa from the Islamic State, the city lies in rui...
After victories against Islamic State, SDF redefines its role
As the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue their campaign against the Islamic State i...
Syrian opposition journalist on assassination fears in Turkey: ‘You can see the operatives everywhere’
Syrian filmmaker Muhammad Bayazid was stabbed in Istanbul in a suspected assassination attempt...
Islamic State’s Raqqa city falls to US-backed forces
AMMAN: The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced they captured all of Raqqa city, the ...
