Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa said early on Sunday that government forces had secured Tabqa and the nearby Euphrates Dam, Syria’s largest, after expelling fighters linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), labelled a “terrorist” group by Turkiye, the European Union and the United States.

Syrian Minister of Information Hamza al-Mustafa and Raqqa Governor Abdul Rahman Salama conducted a field tour of the city of Raqqa on

In the space of two days, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militia, has driven Kurdish forces from wide swathes of northern Syria that they have held for more than a decade.

Syrian authorities on Monday appointed Aleppo Deputy Governor Abdulrahman Salameh as a new governor of Raqqa province in northern Syria following a ceasefire and integration agreement between the government and the SDF group.

The SDF reported armed group attacks on ISIS prisons in Syria's northeast as clashes with Syrian government forces raise fears of renewed instability and terrorism. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Monday that an "armed group" was attacking Shaddadi prison in Hasaka in Syria's northeast,

Banat, an 11th-century palace southeast of the Syrian city of Raqqa, remains one of the area’s most important archaeological

Fierce clashes have erupted in Syria’s northeastern Raqqa province between Syrian forces -- backed by local residents and tribes -- and YPG/SDF terrorists, while the number of civilians killed by sniper fire from the group rose to four.

Las fuerzas gubernamentales sirias entraron el domingo en la ciudad de Raqqa en su avance en áreas controladas por fuerzas lideradas

Government troops drew closer to Raqqa, the largest city overseen by the Kurds, raising U.S. concerns about the renewal of a wider conflict in the region.

The Syrian Defense Ministry on Tuesday denied reports of clashes around al-Aqtan prison in Raqqa, stressing that the site is secured.