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    For Civilians Trapped In Raqqa, Offensive Against ISIS Presents New Dangers

    An Amnesty International report depicts the terrors faced by the Syrian civilians trapped by ISIS fighters. Among those terrors: errant airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition pushing to liberate them.
    by Colin Dwyer Aug 23, 2017 2 minutes
    A Syrian girl walks through an empty, ruined house in Raqqa earlier this month. Many civilians like her have no choice but to stay in the war-ravaged city despite the danger, either because they've been trapped by ISIS fighters or because they don't have the funds to pay smugglers. / DELIL SOULEIMAN / Getty Images

    More than two months since U.S.-backed forces launched a major offensive to reclaim ISIS' crown jewel in Syria, thousands of civilians remain trapped in the war-ravaged city of Raqqa. And for those still in the ISIS stronghold, daily life has become a maze of threats and explosions, with few clear indications of what — or who — to avoid in order to stay alive.

    Civilians in and around the In a ET, the aid group drew on nearly 100 recent witness interviews to depict the nightmare confronting the still trapped in the city.

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