Dette synet møtte Asya (35) og familien da de kom hjem til Raqqa

IS er kjeppjaget ut av Raqqa og håpefulle sivile kommer hjem, bare for å finne en by ruiner.

A family arrives to check on their house in Raqa on October 20, 2017, after a Kurdish-led force expelled the Islamic State group from the northern Syrian city. For three years, Raqa saw some of IS's worst abuses and grew into one of its main governance hubs, a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
A woman cries as she looks at her house in Raqa on October 20, 2017, after a Kurdish-led force expelled the Islamic State group from the northern Syrian city. For three years, Raqa saw some of IS's worst abuses and grew into one of its main governance hubs, a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
A general view shows heavily damaged buildings in Raqa on October 20, 2017, after a Kurdish-led force expelled the Islamic State group from the northern Syrian city. For three years, Raqa saw some of IS's worst abuses and grew into one of its main governance hubs, a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
A family arrives to check on their house in Raqa on October 20, 2017, after a Kurdish-led force expelled the Islamic State group from the northern Syrian city. For three years, Raqa saw some of IS's worst abuses and grew into one of its main governance hubs, a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
A general view shows heavily damaged buildings in Raqa on October 20, 2017, after a Kurdish-led force expelled the Islamic State group from the northern Syrian city. For three years, Raqa saw some of IS's worst abuses and grew into one of its main governance hubs, a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
A woman cries as she looks at her house in Raqa on October 20, 2017, after a Kurdish-led force expelled the Islamic State group from the northern Syrian city. For three years, Raqa saw some of IS's worst abuses and grew into one of its main governance hubs, a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
A picture taken on October 20, 2017, shows a general view of heavily damaged buildings in Raqa, after a Kurdish-led force expelled Islamic State (IS) group fighters from the northern Syrian city, formerly their 'capital'. SDF fighters flushed jihadist holdouts from Raqa's main hospital and municipal stadium, wrapping up a more than four-month offensive against what used to be the inner sanctum of IS's self-proclaimed 'caliphate', which for three years saw some of the group's worst abuses and grew into a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
A picture taken on October 20, 2017 shows people gathering in a stadium in Raqa to celebrate after retaking the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters from the northern Syrian city, formerly their 'capital'. SDF fighters flushed jihadist holdouts from Raqa's main hospital and municipal stadium, wrapping up a more than four-month offensive against what used to be the inner sanctum of IS's self-proclaimed 'caliphate', which for three years saw some of the group's worst abuses and grew into a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
A fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard on a rooftop in Raqa on October 20, 2017, after retaking the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. SDF fighters flushed jihadist holdouts from Raqa's main hospital and municipal stadium, wrapping up a more than four-month offensive against what used to be the inner sanctum of IS's self-proclaimed 'caliphate', which for three years saw some of the group's worst abuses and grew into a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
A fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pushes his amputee comrade as they gather with others at the stadium in Raqa to celebrate on October 20, 2017, after retaking the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. SDF fighters flushed jihadist holdouts from Raqa's main hospital and municipal stadium, wrapping up a more than four-month offensive against what used to be the inner sanctum of IS's self-proclaimed 'caliphate', which for three years saw some of the group's worst abuses and grew into a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
TOPSHOT - Kurdish female fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) gather during a celebration at the iconic Al-Naim square in Raqa on October 19, 2017, after retaking the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. The SDF fighters flushed jihadist holdouts from Raqa's main hospital and municipal stadium, wrapping up a more than four-month offensive against what used to be the inner sanctum of IS's self-proclaimed 'caliphate'. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
A fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) rides a horse at the stadium in Raqa on October 20, 2017, as he celebrates with his comrades after they retook the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. SDF fighters flushed jihadist holdouts from Raqa's main hospital and municipal stadium, wrapping up a more than four-month offensive against what used to be the inner sanctum of IS's self-proclaimed 'caliphate', which for three years saw some of the group's worst abuses and grew into a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
A fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walks with his daughter at the stadium in Raqa on October 20, 2017, as they celebrates the retakin gof the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. SDF fighters flushed jihadist holdouts from Raqa's main hospital and municipal stadium, wrapping up a more than four-month offensive against what used to be the inner sanctum of IS's self-proclaimed 'caliphate', which for three years saw some of the group's worst abuses and grew into a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walk down a street in Raqa past destroyed vehicles and heavily damaged buildings on October 20, 2017, after a Kurdish-led force expelled Islamic State (IS) group fighters from the northern Syrian city, formerly their 'capital'. SDF fighters flushed jihadist holdouts from Raqa's main hospital and municipal stadium, wrapping up a more than four-month offensive against what used to be the inner sanctum of IS's self-proclaimed 'caliphate', which for three years saw some of the group's worst abuses and grew into a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
A picture taken on October 20, 2017, shows a general view of heavily damaged buildings in Raqa, after a Kurdish-led force expelled Islamic State (IS) group fighters from the northern Syrian city, formerly their 'capital'. SDF fighters flushed jihadist holdouts from Raqa's main hospital and municipal stadium, wrapping up a more than four-month offensive against what used to be the inner sanctum of IS's self-proclaimed 'caliphate', which for three years saw some of the group's worst abuses and grew into a centre for both its potent propaganda machine and its unprecedented experiment in jihadist statehood. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC Foto: Bulent Kilic
Raqqa ligger i ruiner etter tre år som IS-hovedstad. FOTO: Bulent Kilic/AFP
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For fire år siden var Raqqa en by med yrende liv. Ingen kunne se for seg hva som ville skje de neste årene. IS terroristene kom - og Raqqa ble hovedsetet for jihadistgruppens såkalte kalifat. Med overgrep, tortur, henrettelser og et islamistisk skrekkvelde, flyktet etter hvert de aller fleste sivile fra byen.Men etter tre års mareritt har den den USA-støttede syriske styrken SDF erklærer formelt seier over IS i Raqqa.Bydeler i ruinerHele bydeler lagt i ruiner, og det er

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