The United Nations is ready to get into the Syrian city of Raqqa after so-called Islamic State ... Aid workers have said it may take years before they can return to their homes.

Raqqa, Syria — The coalition ... explained to their troops before the battle the importance of retaking the capital of the so-called caliphate. “After what they did to our [Christian] people ...

IS militants paraded through Raqqa after the "caliphate" was proclaimed in June 2014 Raqqa, in northern Syria, became the ... the year before his death. It retained its role as an important ...