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Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last IS holdout | AFP

February 13, 2019February 24, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on February 13, 2019]

The ferocious battle for the Islamic State group’s last bastion in eastern Syria entered its fifth day on Wednesday, as exhausted families left the ever-shrinking scrap of land where holdout jihadists have been boxed in by Kurdish-led forces.

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Canadian jihadist says IS foreign fighters ‘hung out to dry’ | AFP

February 11, 2019February 24, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here February 11, 2019]

A Canadian jihadist detained in Syria told AFP on Sunday he has been “hung out to dry” by the Islamic State group like other foreign fighters and appealed to his government for help.

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In ravaged Raqa, clues to IS’s bygone media empire | AFP

October 21, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on October 22, 2017]

“Special operations by the Caliphate’s soldiers!” boasts a torn, blood-stained pamphlet at a bombed-out media kiosk in Syria’s Raqa, a symbol of the Islamic State group’s once fearsome propaganda machine. Continue reading →

Far from front line, volunteers prepare to rebuild Raqa | AFP

October 12, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on October 13, 2017]

Ain Issa (Syria) (AFP) – As US-backed forces fight to oust the Islamic State group from its last hideouts in Syria’s Raqa, a city council-in-exile is already working to bring life back to its devastated home town.

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Civilians pour out of Syria’s Raqa as bombing intensifies | AFP

October 11, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here October 12, 2017]

Dozens of desperate civilians streamed out of battlefront districts of Syria’s Raqa on Thursday after a ferocious resumption in bombardment against Islamic State group holdouts in the city.

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Anti-IS force says near ‘final’ week of Raqa fight | AFP

October 8, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on October 9, 2017]

Raqa (Syria) (AFP) – US-backed fighters battling to oust the Islamic State group from Syria’s Raqa were nearing the “final week” of their assault, the campaign’s commander told AFP on Sunday. Continue reading →

Trapped in Syria’s Raqa, civilians become human shields for IS | AFP

October 8, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here October 9, 2017]

Hawi al-Hawa (Syria) (AFP) – As fighters from the Islamic State group retreat into a shrinking part of Syria’s Raqa, they are dragging along terrified civilians for cover against a ferocious US-backed onslaught.

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As Syria’s Raqa battle nears end, road to rescue lengthens | AFP

October 4, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here October 5, 2017]

Raqa (Syria) (AFP) – “Don’t close your eyes. Stay awake!” the anti-jihadist Syrian fighter yelled at his injured comrade as a Humvee whisked them across the Islamic State group’s former stronghold Raqa. Continue reading →

US-backed force scours former IS fort in Raqa | AFP

October 1, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here October 2, 2017]

RAQA (SYRIA) (AFP) – US-backed fighters on Monday combed through a central district of Syria’s Raqa that once housed key Islamic State group command centres, recovering communication equipment and weapons used by the jihadists.

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US-backed force tightens noose on IS-held Raqa hospital | AFP

September 30, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here October 1, 2017]

Raqa (Syria) (AFP) – US-backed fighters were tightening the noose on Sunday around Islamic State group jihadists holed up in Raqa’s national hospital, one of the last IS-held positions in the Syrian city.

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Less than a week ahead of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, the main roads and roundabouts in the country’s north are splattered with slogans and self-confident smiles - but few seem to have won over voters in Sunni-majority districts. That’s cause for concern for anti-Hezbollah candidates, who fear that widespread disillusionment and the splintering of the traditional Sunni political leadership could pave the way for Hezbollah-aligned candidates to score. What does that mean for the makeup of Lebanon’s next parliament, and the major decisions the body will take in the months ahead? Full @reuters story in the link in my bio.
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