The only way to deal with British Islamic State fighters in Syria will be to kill them in almost every case, an international development minister has said.
NPR's Melissa Block talks to Holly Williams of CBS News, who was with U.S.-backed militia forces when they took control of the Syrian city. It had been serving as a de facto capital of ISIS.
October 22, 2017 5:43 PM MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Sunday (Oct 22) accused the US-led coalition in Syria of having flattened Raqqa with a Dresden-like bombing campaign and masking the destruction with a rush of humanitarian aid.
Britain will spend £10 million helping innocent people facing "death sentences" in the Syrian city of Raqqa despite the liberation of the city from Islamic State (IS) forces on Friday.
U.S.-backed militias said they captured a major oil field in Deir al-Zor province on Sunday, pressing their offensive against Islamic State fighters in eastern Syria.
US OFFICIALS have told rebel fighters in Raqqa to show no mercy to western ISIS jihadis over fears they could escape and continue the group’s reign of terror.
