FeatureSince the fall of the Assad regime, the Syrian Democratic Forces' control over the former capital of the Islamic State organization has become increasingly contested. On December 8, 2024 ...

WSJ looks at the situation in Raqqa, Syria, through the eyes of two activists — and through the lens of ISIS propaganda videos.

A 21-year-old Syrian arrested in connection with a series of attacks on Nicosia’s Bayraktar mosque has been remanded in custody for eight days. Media in the north reported that Turkish Cypriot ...

Many held the Syrian independence flag, used by the opposition since the uprising began. Dozens of street vendors around the mosque were selling the three-star flags -- which none would dare to ...

Tens of thousands of civilians have fled the recent fighting, many of them heading to Raqqa province, which is held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Despite a deal to allow safe ...

“It’s a great pleasure… to be here this morning to visit and pay homage to all Syrian believers,” he told AFP from the mosque, which is about 1,300 years old and he described as “one of ...

At least three women were killed, and five children suffered severe fractures, bruises, and fainting during a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday afternoon.