Inside the Syrian city of Raqqa after Islamic State's fall

[@heather4189]

I can't even imagine what that lady went through. Her strength is remarkable! I remember my grandma used to say You never know how strong you are until being strong is all you have left to be

[@capitaldcolon1795]

Ask every german grandma in eastern germany. Being a little girl, getting r*ped by hordes of Russian soldiers. Then being mistreated by americans. Your stuff was stolen, you were beaten etc Nobody cared back then. Why should I care nowl ?

[@MissyA1966]

You had a very wise Grandmother. ❤ It is so true what she said! I have had to be very strong all of my life, I was born with Spina Bifida & I have been through a lot. But it has been worth it because it has just made me stronger! Peace, Love & Happiness to you & your family!

[@soniamatthew944]

This is called courage. This woman is strong indeed

[@loudnessclarity9273]

Unfortunately they don't understand how islamism has destroyed their cities..

[@seekter-kafa]

whyt women? timestamp, dude

[@Adam-gf3jg]

@@loudnessclarity9273 islamism? why not the west? or is it just because you are biased and have an agenda?

[@bruh-po7um]

@@loudnessclarity9273 they are not Muslims ...they are killers extreme

[@sohide8699]

Inshallah they Allah willl be Destory them

[@itsme2365]

I absolutely love that Dad at the end. He’s a great father to keep his family’s spirits up.

[@sollyfan]

That woman with the shop, has balls of steal, nothing but respect for this MOTHER, WIFE and SHOP OWNER

[@SniperLadyYT]

That brave lady was so bravely I can't imagine what she went through. I salute her too for being a good mom and kept her kids safe❤️🙏

[@cucumber623]

the sister who is the shop owner was bigger balls than most men, and major respect to the australian, its sick that returning home he could/will face jail for all he has done

[@hs961]

Makes you wonder why he would be facing charges when ISIS thugs are ending up everywhere as refugees! That statement should shed some light on who was supporting ISIS.

[@deanworsley2244]

What an amazing lady, these are the people who make deploying to these zones worth while. Bless her and her family

[@ernestovelasco6182]

What a beautiful City then - now ruin ! bcos of one person who don't want to step down Syrian Pres. Assad .. All this misery War, famine etc states in the christian HBible written by the holy scriptures - prophecy...

[@SilverLine269]

That's a brave woman right there

[@blendalibrahim8507]

It is my sad city . I am from raqqa and everyday happens a terrible crimes just for some money because of Lawlessness, and no one holds the criminals accountable or stops the crime💔 . I hope to help my city one day ❤.

[@fatimaurooj4691]

InshaAllah inshaAllah

[@Lynxique]

where do u live now?

[@liaevans9776]

May God give people like you courage and success so you can rebuild Raqqa

[@mkadi70]

I remember visiting the city back in 2001. It was so full of a bustling life. People were so generous and kind. I stayed one night there, visiting an archeological site in Hamam Al Turkman. Then hitch-hiked my way back to Raqa. The guy who drove me back insisted to show me further sites (for free). So he took me to the lake, where I could visit an old castle, and the dam. HE was an engineer working at the electric generation station at the dam and he managed to get approvals to get me to the control rooms there. Then he took me to Harun Al Rasheed palace. We ended our day having delicious grilled check in Raqa, where the restaurant owner refused to be paid. It was an unforgettable visit. I never thought in my worst nightmares that this would happen to this beautiful city and its inhabitants.

[@jameschoice3983]

@@fatimaurooj4691 The believe in Allah is the major reason for all those desasters! As long as the people in those regions do not understand, that an old crappy book, that is interpreted by different self acclaimed powers in the way they like to interpret it, things will never change in the islamic world. Islam is based on fear and nothing but a (very powerful) instrument to control and manipulate the people. Why other is Apostasy sued with death in some countries?! The so called "Martyrs" are nothing but the cheapest and most effective cannonfodder for the muslim elites in charge - and this phenomen is just the tip of the iceberg.

[@cohall46]

This video was very well presented and is a very important for many reasons. It is informative but also very disturbing. The fact that the ISIS fighters and their families were allowed to leave under a negotiated agreement makes no sense. Hope that Jamie Williams has success in his future endeavors. I have a lot of respect for the Kurdish peoples and hope that they are able to return to their homes and hope that the people of Raqqa can rebuild their city and their lives. Great videography and excellent reporting by Matt Brown.

[@hs961]

They were allowed to leave for a reason. Their job is done. Now they need them somewhere else. Fast forward a few years, Afghanistan 2021 and Ukraine 2022. They have been spotted fighting with Nazis in Ukraine. There was no ISIS-KS in Afghanistan prior to Sept 2021. They were flown there. Quite a few also ended up in Canada and US as refugees. I volunteered with them until I realized who they were. I immediately withdrew my services.

[@rosulep5281]

Respect to the Australian soldier and the Kurdish and other soldiers fighting to protect us from the enemy. May God protect and bless you.

[@ttoughtask7296]

What a brave woman i wish there was some way to help her

[@allthecoolnamesaretaken10]

Yeah, tell DC, UK, to stop attacking countries. This is the result of Bush wars

[@Sam-i6v7o]

@@allthecoolnamesaretaken10 more like obama airstrikes along with the coalition. but i agree, the USA should help rebuild.

[@Alexandra_Hill]

@@allthecoolnamesaretaken10 So Assad had no play in it???

[@allthecoolnamesaretaken10]

@@Alexandra_Hill every countrymen must learn to deal with their rulers without foreign intervention which btw is always in the interventionist's interest, NEVER in the natives' interest

[@Alexandra_Hill]

@@allthecoolnamesaretaken10 so easily said when your country has never been invaded or directly under bombardment from artillery. But you're right, I'm Irish and I know that revolution can only be successful if it comes from within.

[@W.A.T.P...55]

To the amazing people of Kurdistan..thank you for the fight you have fought against pure evil...thank you brothers and sisters..love from Britain 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@eddiehoes8481]

Lol

[@astrabirry]

fuck kurdistan, they just wanna take over land from turkey,syria and iraq, they care for themselves, The refugees (FSA) and Syrian Army are the ones fighting isis, even though they fought alot. the war now is against isis, the syrian civil war has ended we just meed to take care of ISIS fucks and Iran militias

[@W.A.T.P...55]

eaglerising88 that's pure bollocks,,the Kurds took the fight to daesh,,yes the Russians battled besides the Syrian army but the Kurds done most of the fighting...as a matter of fact,,if it wasn't for the Kurds daesh would still hold large parts of Syria and Iraq

[@kingcolby1818]

@eaglerising88 what and the kurds didnt nah? Stupid fool if the kurds had the weapons and the strong military the west has the kurds will be running the middle east there a small strong group they need more.people and they will rule the middle east

[@exsparta]

Delusional

[@elvenkind6072]

The shop owner is a wonderful woman and mother, and any man would be lucky beyond measure to have such a brave wife. Beauty fades, but not a heart full of love and the mercy of God.

[@noravanwyk5460]

Jamie you are one hell of a brave human being . I hope and pray that the Australian authorities will treat you with respect and welcome you back into your country of birth. You are a real asset to people in dire need in Syria . Thankyou for your brave service. ♥️

[@amanchaudhary101]

is he still alive?(i hope so)

[@martinprehjan9944]

I am sure we are not hearing the whole story, but regardless this shopkeeper woman deserves a future! I, ...we wish her a better life and future for her and in extension her entire family!

[@joachimcoonan7495]

Max respect to the lad who joined the French Foreign Legion. I myself have given much thought to taking a similar course of action over the more recent years. May the people of the Middle East attain unto true liberty.

[@randomina465]

Yeaaaaah no

[@PatchedThePipe]

Syria has been one absolutely brutal war, & could get confusing at times all the different players & factions on the battlefield, also in the skys, the amount of different nations involved in 1 way or another is unbelievable

[@michaellaplant9543]

What an appalling war crime ! It's almost inconceivable. 😟

[@savioskiii]

y'all could record a movie in there, it looks so post-apocalyptic.

[@andrewparker4399]

21_ms Edits mad max

[@atlanticsender]

What a beautiful soul Wasna is. Would love to know how she and her family are. Sincerely hope they are all well and thriving.

[@georgeharding7949]

it's astonishing that these people still believe that islam is a force of good

[@yeshuasage3724]

Islam is what ever you use it for There’s many different schools of thought, alot of them tend towards violence and extremism, many tend to spirituality and achieving a zen state The most extreme school of thought is the wahhabi one, the one responsible for isis alqaeda and all other militant terror groups But ignorance is bliss and being a simpleton is easier i guess.

[@blendalibrahim8507]

We will always believe in this. I am from Raqqa and l,ve lived under ISIS . They have nothing to do with Islam.that not is the islam .they were killing a woman if she show her face .but in islam .But in true Islam, no one has the right to kill a woman, no matter how much she shows off her body.and once woman cam to mohammad عليه الصلاة والسلام . And tell him that she's an adulteress.he told her "Go away God will leave you .ISIS were killing Christians .Although there is an explicit verse in the Qur’an that says that Christians the lovest people to you.and no one have the right to do anything to them.They had political goals to distort Islam. The proof of that is that they had huge money, the modernest cars and the latest weapons. Where did all this money come from?

[@fatimaurooj4691]

US and Russia

[@iska3966]

Because they know what true islam is not what you heard from your media

[@georgeharding7949]

@@iska3966 has nothing to do with media. "true" islam is revealing itself on a day to day basis all over the world. like when a christian student was burnt alive two days ago because she supposedly insulted your false prophet

[@whysthat6675]

God bless that brave woman.

[@joshlanier8567]

Yeah and imagine if you were a woman or are a woman and probably the only person in the world to pray and pray that your husband would be "Martyr" or basically killed and he didn't... Lol

[@katsoriano9262]

That woman is amazing. I hope she and her family are doing okay ❤

[@xdtrobowen3881]

when the Religion of Peace liberate your city.

[@Ruder6163]

When the Sunni insurgents are supported by the US and funded by the US is allys in the gulf.

[@joycejoyjc9167]

What??? Did I hear it right? They let hardcore fighter scape? 100 HARDCORE fighter and thier family ?? Seriously? If that's the case so why fight then? If not determine to wipe them out. Letting them go to propagate and destroy other country ,ruined city and toy the citizen in it. I got head ache thinking about it.

[@bjw9529]

Can’t wait to come here on my vacation this year. It’s gonna be amazing

[@anahill2366]

i hope all goes well and you have a pleasant time ❤ be safe

[@lominefe]

Outstanding what these people are doing!! Chapeau!

[@SniperLadyYT]

It's so heartbreaking to watched made me cried like a baby😢. My biggest wish to all people in Iraq in Gods well, that sooner or later will be rebuild their beloved country. And I wish them all the best in life... I hope there's a international would open their heart to help Iraq' so they can live a normal Life again. 🙏🙏🙏

[@east_coastt]

This is Syria, not Iraq

[@moemenshahawy]

2:44 that cat have seen some real stuff

[@cathyshaw786]

The cat's are bigger than they use to be before the poor people of this once beautiful city of Raqqa started dying. May Allah SWT send innocent souls to Jannah and bless their families left behind in Raqqa and all of Syria and those impacted around the world by the tragic war in Syria.

[@marcusherbold993]

I thought same thing.

[@ellaeadig263]

You have to wonder, was it once someone's beloved pet?

[@mohammadfaisal874]

I don't think this is how cities are liberated

[@allispossible8447]

sajjadfaisal ikramuddin Tell America that

[@duyehsulaiman7367]

The point is that ISIS is a group of demons and the real enemy of Islam ... they fight the Muslims with a very cunning and cowardly. And they were always defeated and destroyed by truly Islamic Muslims. Once again they are a group of demons who utilize the attributes of Islam and the slogan of Tauhid. And to prove that their actions were not in accordance with God's will, ISIS was always destroyed by its enemies. So it's easy to conclude, which is true between ISIS and its antagonists

[@rogerioportugal7766]

Americans will one day pay for all the killings and drestruction and suffering they cause

[@natalieellett9984]

The Aussie soldier was great to show him around, interesting & brave guy. Raqqa is such a mess, you wonder how the hell they can ever clear it up & rebuild?

[@jack1428]

I hope Jamie is ok.

[@elizaandalisa]

Jamie Williams your a hero mate there's always a beer and a feed at my place Marty Qld Australia

[@Deysem.Kurd2001]

Her bijî Kurd û Kurdistan!

[@ladyhelenn]

God forgive me if I complain about life 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@naveensoni4272]

😥😥😥😥 I used to think same

[@ladyhelenn]

@@naveensoni4272 Russia has now done the same with the east of Ukraine, my house is gone.😭😭😭😭

[@naveensoni4272]

@@ladyhelenn I am really sorry for what happened to you I pray for peace and my deepest condolences to them who lost their loved ones and I would like to talk to you more about condition

[@ladyhelenn]

@@naveensoni4272 thank you very much 😔

[@naveensoni4272]

@@ladyhelenn where do you live and what are the conditions of that city now?

[@zeffy._440]

THIS WOMAN IS A BADASS

[@wilmalucena2003]

The earthquake few days ago, brought me here. I don't know much about syria history and wonder why other countries feel uneasy to go there to give help

[@prawalraghuvanshi8645]

Lady got balls of steal .... Let's agree that if group of lunatics with their control on your area of living while holding a gun in hand would ask you to leave your house then most of us would comply .... But this lady my god .... Her hearts holds some iron strenth !!!

[@pradhanmantri6237]

NO ONE IN THE WORLD SPEAK FOR SYRIA , BUT FOR PALESTINE EVERYONE DOES

[@thelillenchannel]

That lady is special... god bless you

[@ShrushtiComplexCHSLtd]

Very interesting. All the victims and hunters seek help from Allah. What a religion

[@noravanwyk5460]

May God bless the people of Raqqa and all Syrians who are just trying to pick up the pieces of their broken lives. 🙏♥️

[@caitlinhender806]

The war zone is my worst fear

[@bornwelltshuma8792]

I do feel the pain of Sharuf ,, these brothers came from all over the world to protect Islam but things took a bad turn when there were in Syria and Iraq...

[@leddidi]

That woman was strong

[@surili1]

JAMES IS A HERO 💓

[@masroorahmedkhan5028]

Takbeer

[@wurok871]

Update: The city is becoming more alive as the rubble is taken care off and many buildings have being rebuilt

[@muminhanifa3392]

"Alive", the city is in a huge chaos. People kill each other or steal from each other without any consequences. There is no law.

[@wurok871]

@@muminhanifa3392 Yeah, I heard that the PKK controlled areas of Syria are very corrupt

[@Serialthriller273]

Syria is just the playing ground for Western Nations. Power of play .

[@kanaka7552]

Blame all your failings and terrorism on the west. That’s why you guys will never change. No introspection whatsoever

[@Serialthriller273]

@@kanaka7552 I am from the west . Assuming someone's background and not believing freedom of speech is something you guys need to alter as well as a lot of things you guys need to change too. You guys have only started to become modern and you have a very long way to go with all your superstitions and myths . Welcome to reality.

[@ellaeadig263]

Wasna is an absolute queen.

[@fishpest2039]

IS fighters and their families should be forced to go back and clean up the damage and remove the mines

[@casedistorted]

Dang, he joined the French Foreign Legion instead.. that's no joke, definitely a group of badasses.

[@robertschweppenhauser9891]

That's what happens when when Satan runs free.

[@jasiperroni1421]

Syria was a beautiful country with so much happiness 😢

[@gabbyt98]

I’m Syrian and I agree with you

[@ellyabwao5107]

What on earth has mankind turned into😢

[@anobelkhoushabeh3831]

The air campaign was essential to drive out Daesh; however, there has to be an international effort to help spark renovation. If the US didn't implement the Marshall Plan in Europe, we would definitely have seen the second wave of fascism sweep across the continent. The Syrian people, who are at no fault for this crisis, need a helping hand from the international community or radicalism will show up again.

[@tiktokhub2540]

Please stop war please from Bangladesh

[@adriannepeterson6347]

A humanitarin tragedy! The woman featured is remarkable in her bravery.

[@hs961]

Jamie Williams, this is a message for you. A lot of those ISIS that were allowed to escape ended up in Canada and US as refugees. I met some of them. We all know why.

[@sanjaysanj6688]

Damn so much of destruction , utter madness 🤨

[@Jack-ul2nu]

terrible things happened over there i have see lots of video's whit lots of children how where wounded and dead women man children when they bombed whit chemicals and cluster bombardements they suffer terrible,i hope they can build the citys back to normale again so that life get back easyer

[@Redpaw000]

Total destruction, a country left in ruins!! A ppl with a bleak future. Humans suffering. Such pain on those kids faces, imagine what they have seen & what the are going thru. Women & children are the ones left to suffer, they are the ones who should be allowed asylum, no men of fighting age to get asylum in western countries, they should be left there to defend their country.

[@dsgarden]

yeah so the children can grow up fatherless and mentally distressed. Defend what exactly? Rubble? What would you think any father would want? Watch over a city in dust or see his son and daughter grow to high status and achieve a potential higher than their dad? The problem is people like you can't imagine anything through anyone's lens for a second.

[@dsgarden]

(Continued) unless of course u mean 18-23 years old for fighting age. But then why would someone with still a future ahead at that age choose to stay. Any normal man at this age has goals in life much bigger than protecting bulldozed buildings.

[@26Umut98]

@SouthPaw I agree that kids, women AND man have seen horrific things over the time there and that they're traumatized but men have also a right to live so at this point I don't agree. Why should men fight and give their lives for something they aren't responsible with while women and kids can get away and have a peaceful life.

[@abaas90abaas36]

But the one question .. kurdish forces can fight without war flying??

[@ramzidz6150]

Yes

[@marlinapandin3930]

All Arabic speakers translations to English subtitles covering the orginal subtitles are not correct.

[@joshlanier8567]

I never understand why in the modern world why people who invade or rebel against a government only to literally have what you are fighting for "control" or "power" or "influence" over literally flattened or non existent.

[@shifttube1283]

why do they just say usa air strikes when usa pulled out and most the air strikes are from russia

[@henrymideko74]

u r gold mama keep strong. god bles u.

[@sladewilson8224]

This is what religion has done to our planet

[@IfanFidi]

Syria oh Syria

[@abdalrhmanhozifa4789]

This what happened in Syria in world blood. Every years 2019 .

[@ibr3e767]

لو كان متوفر ترجمه لحتى العالم السوريين يفهمو عليكم

[@joni8090]

QURAN Chapter 5 verse 33. Translate to Common sense so it won't be used by Fanatics !!?

[@balahomkoorbam1951]

A report does not mention what really happened. There are thousands of innocent victims under these rubble, children and women

[@Jakal-pw8yq]

Poor Raqqa... It looks like Dresden or Berlin after the Allied bombings of World War II. So many innocent people have died, and if not for work of the incredibly brave work of the White Hats, the Drs and nurses even more would have been murdered. Because that's exactly what that kind of indiscriminate bombing is. That area was not a hub of any military complex. The people of Syria are no different than people anywhere else, they just want to live in peace and to go about their lives, to raise their families without fear of barrel bombs, jet strikes or death squads. It seems like the world just doesn't give a shit about Syria and that truly is heartbreaking.

[@ibrahimlevent4874]

Raqqa belongs to Kurdish women fighters

[@TheThriftyGma]

Those precious children should be riding bikes, playing in the park, and enjoying their childhood. Instead they are cleaning up the rubble from bomb strikes. 💔

[@candacefourtin8741]

kershners the purge thats his movie and what he preaches........

[@candacefourtin8741]

that how they control fear or bulling making their army having anger fear control

[@bonniedrasco8166]

Fair play to Jamie

[@heather4189]

Are these the kids that the grandmother got to bring them home.

[@katsoriano9262]

Yes.

[@liaevans9776]

God bless that Aussie Jamie😘😘😘

[@candacefourtin8741]

5 years in future what is it like now or did they move back in

[@MASTERdrakeful]

the momma bear of Raqqa, wouldnt let any demons rule her and run her off

[@jeremyhalam1823]

God help them!!

[@DontTickle]

That lady is such a super woman! She's the type of woman I'd love my girls to grow up and look up to and not these social media stars

[@MehediHasan-fi2cp]

A secret US deal was made to safe exit of 100s of hardcore Jihadists from Rakka~ Jamie Will

[@godsdaughter9042]

regarding the first woman telling her story about the shop that she owns and refusing to leave it my heart is completely with her and it is completely broke I just want to say Jesus is with you sweetheart.every moment. You have him. every tear you cry and every step you take Jesus Christ is with you every step of the way❤

[@saurabhdas20]

these people are very tough I am sure they would rebuild everything with time

[@bisheshgurung8490]

may the lady live her life proudly and happily 💐🙏

[@kimjongun269]

United states air force did a great job. Job well done boys.🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@allispossible8447]

Kim Jong Un ya, you can always count on the usa to exceed your expectations (as I role my eyes sarcastically)

[@abaas90abaas36]

you can fight without air forces?

[@Sota572]

I have decided to become a Christian ✝️ Allah really did come to earth, His name is JESUS ❤️

[@MoreenSingh-yn8dz]

waar kwam de this time the war shall never be seased (?)

[@candacefourtin8741]

my GOD THEY NEED HELP

[@kelvinlarrimore9532]

we will never fall

[@anishshah3878]

The dead are dead but the people still alive are almost like dead...damn😢😢😢

[@thomasnewton8997]

Its not impossible to rebuild the destruction in racca but it will take a long time but it must be done so the citizens who were never a part of isis and have committed no crime can get there life back

[@Maniack187]

yeh chaotic kids are now back here in Australia

[@ramzidz6150]

الإسلام مرّ من هنا

[@iamannocent2913]

cringe

[@ninatlm7282]

الثورات العربية مرت من هنا تنظيم يخلق بين ليلة وضحاها ومعهم احدث الاسلحة الامريكية من سلحهم ومن مولهم ؟؟

[@walkingphilosopher]

Great woman.

[@jeffmoore2351]

I'm curious that you can comment on this but are not able to comment on the Timor SAS incident. Is that not censorship done and organized by the ABC. Aussie Jeff Moore

[@peter486]

spokey saves the day