Raqqa
Coverage of Raqqa in the Nexus archive.
- Ex-Syrian intelligence chief in Raqqa convicted of torture in Austria
Khaled al-Halabi, ex-Syrian intelligence chief in Raqqa, was convicted in Austria for torture. He denied involvement, but the court found him responsible for abusing detainees in Raqqa.
- Austrian court convicts 2 former Syrian officials of torture
A Vienna court convicted two former Syrian security officials for torture and sexual assault against opponents of Bashar Assad's regime. The officials included a former intelligence chief in Raqqa.
- German journalist held in Syria back home, family says
German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann, who had been held in the Syrian city of Raqqa since January, is now back home, according to her family. The family confirmed her release but did not provide further details.
- A Yazidi tells an Australian court she was enslaved and raped in an IS home in Syria
A Yazidi woman alleged she was enslaved, raped, and beaten by a family in Syria linked to the Islamic State group. Zeinab Ahmad and her mother Kawsar Ahmad face slavery charges in an Australian court after returning from a Syrian refugee camp. The woman claimed Zeinab's father, Mohammed Ahmad, bought her for $10,000 in 2017 and subjected her to sexual and physical abuse.
- Two Syrian former officials deny civil war torture charges as trial opens in Austria
Two Syrian officials are on trial in Austria for alleged crimes against Assad's opponents in Raqqa between 2011 and 2013. They deny charges related to torture during the civil war.
- Military families demand DOJ distribute nearly $800M from French cement company found guilty of bribing ISIS
Military families are urging the Department of Justice to distribute nearly $800 million from a French cement company convicted of bribing ISIS. The company's actions contributed to the injury of U.S. military personnel, including Chief Petty Officer Kenton Stacy, who was harmed in Raqqa, Syria, by an ISIS booby-trapped hospital in 2017.