Rami Abdel Rahman
Intense fighting killed dozens of people on the edge of the last Syrian province entirely outside government control as aid workers completed a series of medical evacuations.
Fierce fighting between Syrian government forces and the Islamic State group has killed 64 combatants in Raqa province over a 24-hour period.
Hundreds of civilians are fleeing two cities held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria after a series of deadly air strikes that killed dozens.