In Pictures: Conflict in Syria's Raqa

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are battling to clear the last remaining Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants out of the crumbling city of Raqa. The place is a ghost town, strewn with rubble and devoid of civilians.

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September 26, 2017 at 3:57 PM
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces check a house as they advance to the next building on the eastern frontline in Raqa on Sept 25, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces check a house as they advance to the next building on the eastern frontline in Raqa on Sept 25, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces sprints through the debris in the old city centre on the eastern frontline of Raqa on Sept 25, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces check a house as they advance to the next building on the eastern frontline in Raqa on Sept 25, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces sleeps inside a building on the eastern frontline of Raqa on Sept 24, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces comforts his wounded comrade Ibrahim who was shot by a sniper as they drive towards a medical centre on the eastern frontline of Raqa on Sept 24, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Displaced Syrians from Deir Ezzor head to refugee camps on the outskirts of Raqa on Sept 24, 2017, as Syrian fighters backed by US special forces are battling to clear the last remaining Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group militants holed up in their crumbling stronghold. PHOTO: AFP
A heavily wounded member of the Syrian Democratic Forces smiles as he arrives at a medical centre on the eastern frontline of Raqa on Sept 24, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Syrian Democratic Forces take position following a sniper shot in their direction on the eastern frontline of Raqa on Sept 24, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces hold a position on the eastern frontline of Raqa on Sept 24, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces hold a position on the eastern frontline of Raqa on Sept 24, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces loads a machine gun on the eastern frontline of Raqa on Sept 24, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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