Once the capital of Islamic State’s “caliphate”, the city of Raqqa on northern Syria has recently been taken by the Kurdish militant forces who drove IS out. So why is Syria still in conflict in 2026?
📸 ABC News by Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran explains who the Kurds are, and why they’ve suddenly lost power in the region despite a ceasefire agreement with the new Syrian government.
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