IS militants paraded through Raqqa after the "caliphate" was proclaimed in June 2014 Raqqa, in northern Syria, became the de facto capital of the "caliphate" proclaimed by so-called Islamic State ...

A US-backed alliance of Syrian fighters says it has taken full control of Raqqa, ending three years of rule in the city by so-called Islamic State. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal ...