<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:23:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/raqqa/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Kurdish Separatists Kidnap Children and Turn them into Children Soldiers in the North of Syria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kurdish separatists of the SDF (Syrian [sic] 'Democratic' [SIC] Forces) kidnapped a number of young men and children in the northern provinces of Hasakah and Raqqa in the past 2 days. The children were]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@arabisouri/kurdish-separatists-kidnap-children-and-turn-them-into-children-soldiers-in-the-north-of-syria</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@arabisouri/kurdish-separatists-kidnap-children-and-turn-them-into-children-soldiers-in-the-north-of-syria</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arabisouri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:05:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgyCBDSoNTx8tTwij86BFN9duKFxC9ssPBD8J1bDiAXcZqBmBtiKeANxX7DwA5TnCXDNznHopWi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civilians Injured and Material Damage in  a Motorbike Explosion North Raqqa Province]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motorbike explosion left several civilians injured and caused considerable material damage in houses and properties in the town of Suluk, north Syria. From an explosion in Tal Abyad in July 2020 The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/syria/@arabisouri/civilians-injured-and-material-damage-in-a-motorbike-explosion-north-raqqa-province</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/syria/@arabisouri/civilians-injured-and-material-damage-in-a-motorbike-explosion-north-raqqa-province</guid><category><![CDATA[syria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arabisouri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 18:59:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3ejZQFLqXedKjMVta1w5f3HvZu8MpeBT7v8qsrTT5mnWfCLuLrvj4a4aJ62tSx4WA4vvu7DtKRAWBXd5Gsty219Lmb6omuhF1uqHxRyftezW2oW2Nb4kC819iZg1gAwsNhCH4SYwrErgCXbCbKtFVXyKqLs71nE3bzZSEDGCR6SGCzh8CUXRk8y1XM33k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Schizophrenia and Cost of Combat Withdrawal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pete's accompanying comments on President Trump's withdrawal from Syria and northern Iraq. Kenton and Lindsey Stacy - The Cost of Forever Wars - We wanted to share this episode a bit early. The day Pete]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/podcast/@peteaturner/the-schizophrenia-and-cost-of-combat-withdrawal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/podcast/@peteaturner/the-schizophrenia-and-cost-of-combat-withdrawal</guid><category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peteaturner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 18:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dxg5hqq1oqdQz4iJhitmd8Kvco66n1HFYYN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkish troops move parts of the separation wall near the city of Tel Aviv]]></title><description><![CDATA[#Update #Raqqa Turkish troops move parts of the separation wall near the city of Tel Aviv, north of Raqqa, Syria..]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/syiria/@warnews/turkish-troops-move-parts-of-the-separation-wall-near-the-city-of-tel-aviv-ustcffhj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/syiria/@warnews/turkish-troops-move-parts-of-the-separation-wall-near-the-city-of-tel-aviv-ustcffhj</guid><category><![CDATA[syiria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[warnews]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 02:08:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixFJ7Ns5xG2pdJu1fxmpf9r9JfxgeEofJCMX4hhHhvtB4vzDw383yxVA6k6UbG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SDF, Syrian gov't begin talks on future of Tal Abyad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head of the Joint Council of Raqqa announced on Thursday that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will continue its negotiations with the Syrian government on the SDF-controlled areas irrespective of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@amnlive/sdfsyriangovtbegintalksonfutureoftalabyad-jnmdcqel3i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@amnlive/sdfsyriangovtbegintalksonfutureoftalabyad-jnmdcqel3i</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amnlive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 16:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvuUQGkLjU2frgVC7kSyArNGSE4vXUHjWY4HXuQLfvcHhojrFVbKmMzfTZvLUuKkxnqcmcDBX2TnZm2RWyAkbftRkLsRcWdCtzPHQU78FzBr9dpjzLibmaDGvY3JL8MRTnASd8FFUWS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leader of large Arab tribe calls on Syrian Army to retake Raqqa from 'US and Turkish occupiers' (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) - The leader of a large Arab tribe in the Al-Raqqa Governorate has called on the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his nation's armed forces to retake the provincial capital]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@amnlive/leaderoflargearabtribecallsonsyrianarmytoretakeraqqafromusandturkishoccupiersvideo-kdewgnopku</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@amnlive/leaderoflargearabtribecallsonsyrianarmytoretakeraqqafromusandturkishoccupiersvideo-kdewgnopku</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amnlive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 12:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR9J5rjXkLeGCkyKqWRReB4gsWAPS7YYnGmponLxxQzKfJVJRcKw8drWFovKGbHVUBVTLSXW1vEbc5f9qNEwawyiaLwJvXWHHs8LGtbgDgujz9dWxLYdic6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Syrian Army takes over Tishreen Dam east of Manbij  to block Turkish troops]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has reportedly taken over the Tishreen Dam that links the Aleppo and Al-Raqqa provinces, a military source in the province told Al-Masdar News this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@amnlive/syrianarmytakesovertishreendameastofmanbijtoblockturkishtroops-9vbcyfpnok</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@amnlive/syrianarmytakesovertishreendameastofmanbijtoblockturkishtroops-9vbcyfpnok</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amnlive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2018 18:33:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdCQmoaSJTVoVLCYuRdq6tJsChKxjYRf14CwceBbb8iz4Wy44QDiZxDvZG4Tbu1Wd6iUJQ7fiMVpAgyGSaHtY7ZwgZ1u2rXdobVqP9fhDfVkNreEDitjpBRQCURtr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New map shows Turkish military's upcoming attack points in Syria]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) - A new map released by Hezbollah's media wing showed the potential Turkish military attack points east of the Euphrates. 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The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has sent a large number of reinforcements to northern Syria this week in response to the upcoming Turkish military operation east of the Euphrates,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@amnlive/syrianarmymassreinforcesnorthernsyriainresponsetoturkeysupcomingeuphratesoperation-gyuuco9lft</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@amnlive/syrianarmymassreinforcesnorthernsyriainresponsetoturkeysupcomingeuphratesoperation-gyuuco9lft</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amnlive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:34:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pT5nvNZmGJHho3xZ5VCT2giHMJqGvDUKRuFkN5TtC78enCMG3gbvym5G1xXtzznJkQyFsEbG7JRBa8XsjVgkA7y6RoBNmZBaTeehsTvasH1VoC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of corpses from US-led airstrikes found under Raqqa rubble: Russian diplomat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bodies of over 8,000 Syrians killed in bombing raids by the US-led coalition have been found in mass graves in Syria’s Raqqa after the rubble was partially cleared away, Russian Foreign Ministry]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@amnlive/thousandsofcorpsesfromus-ledairstrikesfoundunderraqqarubblerussiandiplomat-f3ao3watri</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@amnlive/thousandsofcorpsesfromus-ledairstrikesfoundunderraqqarubblerussiandiplomat-f3ao3watri</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amnlive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 10:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHekBjEMooeQDapqcGrHibtRkt2o3cwMzKjVkKoh1nJPA1cbYxxyPLWgUcZfBpZu8aVJutAUQsUYUe6bjbh6zSRnyt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkish forces kill several people in new attack on northern Syria: monitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) - The Turkish military launched another powerful attack, tonight, on the Al-Raqqa province of northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. 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