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One year since Islamic State’s defeat at Raqqa

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Sajed Salameh has spent days waiting at a mass grave in the Syrian city of Raqqa, hoping the bodies of his wife and three children will soon be found so he can give them a proper burial. They were killed along with his father and two other relatives by an airstrike

Syrian refugee challenges therapy stigma

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Hana al-Ali broke a stigma when she opened up to a therapist about the strains she faced as a Syrian refugee in Lebanon. Now, she is encouraging other refugees to talk through their problems. Pregnant with her second child, Ali escaped the Syrian city of Raqqa some six years ago to

Syrian refugee challenges therapy stigma

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Hana al-Ali broke a stigma when she opened up to a therapist about the strains she faced as a Syrian refugee in Lebanon. Now, she is encouraging other refugees to talk through their problems. Pregnant with her second child, Ali escaped the Syrian city of Raqqa some six years ago to

Security services in Syria’s Raqqa uncover Islamic State cell

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Security forces in northern Syria’s Raqqa city said on Sunday they had uncovered an Islamic State sleeper cell which was plotting series of large attacks across the devastated city. Raqqa served as the de facto capital of Islamic State's self-proclaimed caliphate until it was retaken by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

Syria: Hundreds of civilians were killed by the coalition

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By: Middle East Affairs BEIRUT: On Tuesday, a leading international watchdog encouraged the US-led coalition engaging the Daesh gather in Syria to additionally examine non military personnel deaths in the 2017 campaign to free the Syrian city of Raqqa. "The coalition's confirmation a month ago that it killed 78 a bigger number

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