




Six members of the same family, victims of a barrel bomb attack, are buried in Raqqa. The burial was made during the night and in a rush amid fears of another attack.
A Syrian rebel fighter at a public gathering where locals honoured the martyrs who fought for the control of the capital of Raqqa.
A child runs through the rubble of a home destroyed during an air strike in the provincial capital of Raqqa.
A commander and members of a Free Syrian Army battalion in their headquarters in Raqqa.
Members of a Free Syrian Army batallion help run a bakery that provides bread at low prices to civilians in the provincial capital of Raqqa.
One of the local leaders of the Islamist rebel group Ahrar Al-Sham, responsible for overseeing the campaign to paint phrases of advice in public places in the provincial capital of Raqqa.
A member of the Islamist rebel group Ahrar Al-Sham paints a phrase meaning "Religion is Advice" on a wall in the provincial capital of Raqqa.
A man burning garbage in a metal container as children in the background spot an army helicopter in the sky. Shelling and air strikes have been sporadic in the month since the rebels took control over the provincial capital of Raqqa.
A boy selling military clothing and accessories at a busy street in Raqqa holds a Shahada flag.
Women at a public demonstration to remember and honour those who lost their lives during the battle for control of the provincial capital of Raqqa.
A Syrian woman stands outside a bakery managed by the Islamic movement of Ahrar al Sham in the city of Raqqa during the holy month of Ramadan.
People walk along a shopping street at night during the holy month of Ramadan in the city of Raqqa.
Women in a shopping street at night during the holy month of Ramadan in the city of Raqqa.
Abu Tayf, commander of the Omnaa al Raqqa rebel brigade, holds a newborn child who was found abandoned at a nearby public garden. He recites the adhaan – the very first words a newborn Muslim child should hear. The child's parents were later located by his brigade.
Local volunteers walk through the debris after a barrel bomb dropped from a Syrian army helicopter destroyed two homes. Fourteen civilians were killed in this attack. Two more attacks destroyed buildings and injured dozens of people.
Women react as they reach the scene of an attack where a barrel bomb dropped from a Syrian army helicopter destroyed two homes and killed 14 civilians.
Children walk through the debris after a bomb dropped from a Syrian army helicopter hit a residential building.
The body of a child killed during a barrel bomb attack is prepared for burial in Raqqa city.
The bodies of six members of the same family killed during a barrel bomb attack are prepared for burial in Raqqa city.
A young man mourns the deaths of six of his siblings during a barrel bomb attack in Raqqa.
A damaged picture of president Bashar al-Assad in a public garden in Raqqa, the first provincial capital completely controled by Syrian rebels.
Members of the FSA-affiliated rebel group Ahfad al Rasul are seen outside their headquarters in Raqqa, Syria, fighting against members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) on August the 12th, 2013.
A street vendor walks past a shop where the message, "The thief will be punished – Jabhat al-Nusra," was spray-painted on the door. Since the rebels expelled the government from the city of Raqqa in early March, many shop owners have chosen to write similar messages for fear of looting.
A barber shop in Raqqa, where some young men have visited to change their beard style after being inspired by Islamist rebel fighters.
Islamist rebel fighters pose for portrait inside the opulent governor's palace in the provincial capital of Raqqa.
The controversial black flag raised by an Islamist group across from the governorate building in Raqqa is seen on the background of a street stand where flags representing different rebel groups are sold.
Children play with the remains of a statue of the president's brother, Basil al-Assad, destroyed after the rebels took control of the provincial capital of Raqqa.