Both France and Russia have heavily bombed the Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State, which is also home to hundreds of thousands of civilians. Activists in Raqqa report the chemical weapon white phosphorus has been used. The United States meanwhile has struck an ISIS revenue source, hitting nearly 300 tanker trucks used to transport oil out of eastern Syria. Russian officials, meanwhile, said their forces killed 14 people accused of smuggling fighters out of the North Caucasus to join the Islamic State in Syria.
Report: White Phosphorus Used in Strikes on Syrian City of Raqqa
HeadlineNov 24, 2015