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People displaced in fightings between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants are pictured at a refugee camp in Ain Issa, Syria October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
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Smoke rises near the stadium where the Islamic State militants are holed up after an air strike by coalition forces at the frontline, in Raqqa, on Oct 12, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISIS Militants Cleared from Raqqa… Mystery Surrounds Their Destination
Beirut- The Syrian Democratic Forces launched on Sunday their last attack on Raqqa after a convoy of ISIS armed militants left the city following a deal negotiated by local officials and tribesmen. An SDF spokesperson said that 275 Syrian ISIS fighters left Raqqa,...Caption:
A woman, who along with members of her family was used as human shields by ISIS group fighters, holds a new born baby after fleeing from the center of Raqqa, Syria, October 6, 2017. (AFP//BULENT KILIC)
Civilians’ Evacuation Speeds Up Liberation of Raqqa
Beirut – The global coalition against ISIS announced on Saturday brokering a deal to evacuate Raqqa from civilians, excluding the foreign members of the terrorist group, a step that would drive the Coalition-led Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Forces to speed up...Caption:
A Russian engineer re-arms a fighter jet at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria. AFP file photo
ISIS Loses Eastern Syria’s al-Mayadeen
Syrian regime and allied forces have taken the eastern town of al-Mayadeen from ISIS militants, in the latest blow to the terrorist group. Al-Mayadeen, near the Iraqi border in Deir Ezzor province, had become a major base for ISIS terrorists as they were being driven...Caption:
The National Hospital is pictured from the positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces at the frontline in Raqqa, Syria on October 8, 2017. (Reuters)