Spate of mystery killings add to insecurity for Raqqa residents still living in fear

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Spate of mystery killings add to insecurity for Raqqa residents still living in fear

Locals say they’re too afraid to leave their houses when darkness falls. A year after ISIS was driven out of its self-declared Syrian capital of Raqqa, killing, car-bombs and robberies are common, but there’s also been a spate of mysterious murders.

“Every few days the dead body of a member of the Syrian Democratic Forces [SDF] is discovered. No-one knows who did it”, Abou Fares, a member of Raqqa municipality linked to the Raqqa Civil Council, told The National.

The US-backed Kurdish-led SFD captured Raqqa from ISIS in October 2017 and have been in control ever since. Much of the city stands in ruins and civil defence units are still extracting bodies from ruins and mass graves and life isn’t easy for those who stayed or have since returned.

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