BIZARRE: Raqqa - What They Never Told You

A ceasefire holds in Syria but civilians live with fear and resentment

A fragile ceasefire between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces has temporarily eased tensions in the country's northeast

The Independent UK · Jan 27

More than 100 Islamic State inmates escape jail amid clashes in north-east Syria

Two sides blame each other for release of inmates, as Syria’s president looks to gain control of north-east

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19

Syrian government announces ceasefire with Syrian Democratic Forces

A ceasefire agreement and the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian army was announced following the army's takeover of areas in the east of the country, including military, security and administrative arrangements.

Euronews · Jan 18

Who controls what territory in Syria?

War broke out in 2011 following the government’s repression of peaceful pro-democracy protests and has spiralled into a complex conflict

The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2024

A woman goes on trial in Sweden for war crimes over allegedly abusing Yazidis in Syria

A 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group has gone on trial in Sweden on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024

Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria

Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria — in the first such case of a person to be tried in the Scandinavian country

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024

How U.S. war crimes led us here

Israeli forces are emulating what the U.S. did in Mosul, Fallujah and elsewhere. But it's harder to hide

Salon · Nov 18, 2023

ISIL attacks kill 30 in Syrian desert

The armed group waged parallel attacks in the regions of Raqqa, Homs, and Deir ez-Zor.

Al Jazeera · Nov 8, 2023

Syria's Raqqa struggles to rebuild after years of rule by Islamic State group

The city of Raqqa symbolises the tragic fate of Syria over the past 12 years. From the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011, the northern city was a major target for rebel groups. It then became the stronghold of Islamic State group terrorists, who made Raqqa…

France 24 · Nov 3, 2023

Austrians Tried for Allegedly Helping Mossad Shield Syrian

Five former Austrian officials went on trial in Vienna on Friday accused of granting asylum to a suspected Syrian war criminal in Austria at the request of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. The five are accused of abusing their positions by bringing Khaled Halabi, a former Syrian general, to Austria in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 15, 2023