Raqqa In Focus: The Battle For Raqqa

RAQQA, SYRIA - AUGUST 03: Fighters carry children who were injured by a mine which exploded when a group of civilians were escaping the Islamic State controlled areas of Raqqa city to the newly liberated areas by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near al-Mashlab neighborhood in the west of Raqqa city on August 3, 2017. Many civilians were killed and injured by IED while trying to escape the remaining Islamic state's areas in Raqqa city, the Islamic State are using the IED as a strategy to slow down the Raqqa offensive and to push back he US-backed local forces. The Battle of Raqqa was launched in June 2017 and is the fifth and final phase of the Raqqa Campaign launched by the SDF against occupying Islamic State. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/Getty Images)