Oct 17 U.S.-backed Syrian forces recapture Raqqa from Islamic State group By Layla Quran U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces announced Tuesday that they had captured the city of Raqqa from Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 5:36 Battle to retake Raqqa inches toward conclusion By PBS News Hour The U.S. has engaged its most intense bombing campaign since Vietnam in order to support militia forces in the battle for Raqqa, the Syrian city the Islamic State calls their capital. Capturing the city has been difficult because civilians inside… Continue watching
Aug 18 PHOTOS: How Syrian kids play and cool off outside war zones By Larisa Epatko While Syrian Democratic Forces battle Islamic State militants in Raqqa, children outside the besieged city still find a way to have their own fun. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 10:26 Syrians try to salvage life from the wreckage of Raqqa By PBS News Hour At the outskirts of Raqqa, amid death and destruction, there are signs of life -- and hope. Tens of thousands of Syrian families are living in rubble, forced to flee the grueling fight against the Islamic State in the militant… Continue watching
Aug 16 Column: Why I can't stop thinking about the children of Syria By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon The kids were everywhere -- full of joy, full of spirit, full of exhaustion. Full of life. And they both inspired and broke my heart. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 7:53 ISIS 'radically shrinking' amid U.S.-supported campaigns. Here's why By PBS News Hour At the end of a brutal campaign to retake Mosul in Iraq, and as the fight for Raqqa continues, where does the battle against the Islamic State stand? Judy Woodruff speaks with Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk, who says the… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 7:35 These citizen journalists risk their lives to report from Raqqa By PBS News Hour Starting with the Arab Spring and fight against Syria’s Assad regime, through the brutal takeover by the Islamic State, a group of citizen journalists has been documenting life inside Raqqa under deadly circumstances. A new documentary tells their story. Matthew… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Hamburg prepares for big protests during G20 By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Wednesday, hundreds of demonstrators dressed as zombies in a peaceful protest in Hamburg, Germany. The city is bracing for mass demonstrations of up to 100,000 people in the lead-up to this weekend’s G20 Summit. Also,… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 9:10 Difficult battle for ISIS capital Raqqa begins By PBS News Hour U.S.-backed Syrian groups have begun the battle to retake the city of Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State’s so-called caliphate. The U.S. military says the battle will be "long and difficult," and perhaps made more complicated by the crisis… Continue watching
May 30 U.S. starts arming Syrian Kurds closing in on ISIS stronghold By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press It marks the beginning of a campaign to better equip Kurdish allies that the U.S.-led coalition believes are the best force against the Islamic State. Continue reading