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Al Qaeda tightens grip on Syrian city
November 6th, 2013
07:23 PM ET
They came claiming to help. In this CNN exclusive, the Syrian town of Raqqa lives a tragic reality under Al Qaeda control.
ISIS, the hardline wing of the Syrian rebel forces, has prompted reactionary protest from the local inhabitants. Dissenters are beaten and women’s rights are under threat.
On town walls, graffiti reads, “Bashar and ISIS are one”. Many now lament whether the revolutions is indeed at an end.
On Twitter
All-time tennis great @DjokerNole says he has “no regrets” after ceding the world No.1 rankin@carlosalcarazcaraztwitter.com/i/web/status/1…HoytYIP
"‘At times I was really pissed off to be part of that era’"
Tennis leg@DjokerNoleNole speaks to me at @MOTFMOTF twitter.com/i/web/status/1…qaXLjL
The US invasion of Iraq shaped the politics of the Middle East, leading to consequential reverberations felt acrosstwitter.com/i/web/status/1…PU
Former CNN correspondent Princess Rym Al-Ali of Jordan, formerly Rym Brahimi, was one of the few international jourtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…qf
"No regrets" -- That's the message of @DjokerNole after having to withdraw from the Miami Open. Tune in to @cnni intwitter.com/i/web/status/1…Hn
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