In the Rubble of Raqqa, Victory Over ISIS, But an Uncertain Future for the City

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Who will rule in Raqqa now that U.S.-backed forces have purged the so-called Islamic State from its erstwhile capital? That remains an open question.

Published Oct. 18 2017 4:27AM EDT

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RAQQA, Syria—Under a blazing sun in empty streets full of destroyed buildings, marching past the rotting bodies of terrorists once loyal to the so-called Islamic State, fighters from the U.S.-backed

Wladimir van Wilgenburg

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In the Rubble of Raqqa, Victory Over ISIS, But an Uncertain Future for the City

Who will rule in Raqqa now that U.S.-backed forces have purged the so-called Islamic State from its erstwhile capital? That remains an open question.

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Wladimir van Wilgenburg