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US-backed Syria force advances against ISIS in Tabqa: Monitor

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against the Islamic State group in the key town of Tabqa near the jihadist bastion of Raqa in northern Syria, a monitor said today.

Apr 30, 2017, 13:32 PM IST

IS tightens grip in Syria bastion Raqa as assault nears

Internet cafes closed down, travel bans and new checkpoints: residents say jihadists are trying to tighten their grip on power in Raqa as US-backed forces near the Islamic State group`s Syrian bastion.

Nov 16, 2016, 11:13 AM IST

US-backed forces launch assault on Syrian ISIS 'capital' Raqa

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqa in Syria while Iraqi forces seized a key town near Mosul as offensives progressed against the two Islamic State group strongholds.

Nov 08, 2016, 15:21 PM IST