Why has Raqqa been ignored?

Metropolis in northern Syria has been free of ISIL (ISIS) rule for 5 years.

It’s been 5 years since ISIL (ISIS) was defeated in Raqqa.

Town in northern Syria served as its base.

But lots of the circumstances that made Raqqa susceptible to an ISIL takeover in 2013 nonetheless exist right now.

Governance is weak, and assaults are widespread throughout the town.

Individuals are dwelling in ruins with restricted electrical energy, water, and entry to schooling and medical companies.

Who’s accountable?

And the way a lot of a menace is a resurgence of ISIL in its former capital?

Presenter: Emily Angwin

Friends:

Joshua Landis – director on the Heart for Center East Research on the College of Oklahoma

Murat Yesiltas – director of international coverage analysis at SETA, a suppose tank overlaying safety and international coverage points

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi – editor of Castlereagh Associates and a specialist on ISIL

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