raqqa syria morning islamic state defeat raqqa local militia fighter stand square ruin desert city center problems say 19-year-old give name moro one raqqa natives witness aftermath battle syrian city victory celebrations kurdish force felt mute civilians leave liberation ghost town daesh blame say moro arab join u.s.-backed syrian democratic force militia alliance sdf fight islamic state know pejoratively daesh flee raqqa two years everyone see way destruction remain people blame coalition maybe us cost campaign oust islamic state former syrian capital destruction city death maim hundreds civilians displacement tens thousands dust settle raqqa traumatize population fear new violence rebuild raqqa resemble wreck syrian cities like aleppo homs take years mean long-term homelessness many issue already fuel resentment force help end islamic state detest caliphate sdf supporters worry resentment turn unrest pit sympathetic islamic state oppose increasingly perceive kurdish control majority arab city flag kurdish ypg militia spearhead sdf first fly former islamic state strongholds raqqa fighters chant kurdish slogans sdf declare city would become part kurdish-led autonomy plan northern syria many residents welcome u.s.-backed militias even air strike kill relatives say sdf least treat well euphoria give way realization nothing go back u.s. state department say could months long mine debris clear people return officials say frustration exploit sdf enemies turkey fight kurdish insurgency president bashar al-assad vow retake syria raqqa turn control assad rebel group jihadists syria six-year-old conflict force control promise democracy council staff locals plan hold elections do daesh regime return either moro say refer assad damascus-based government stand spot islamic state whip 130 time miss prayers brother spy group u.s. coalition secretly film key locations brother find execute say sign islamic state brutality litter raqqa fighters last week search former prison set underneath raqqa stadium cells big enough sit naeem roundabout jihadists hold public executions local woman say count 77 decapitate head spike 260,000 people flee fight live crowd camp abandon build barely water electricity food medicine flee abroad unlikely return relatives say locals see raqqa expulsion islamic state include sdf fighters civilians flee others desperate get checkpoint raqqa outskirts crowd people displace months argue militiamen demand inspect house say area mine people across need connections kurds allow sara hussein 58 say raqqa free saw parade tv want go home sdf immediately comment say fairly represent ethnicities areas control residents want fetch winter clothe worry properties would loot one man say sdf question confiscate paper others thoroughly interrogate among moro fear resent sdf former islamic state employee give name abu furqan push raqqa wheelchair neighbour flee 23-year-old lose legs air strike august sit outside mosque ask red crescent workers painkillers wound sew islamic state clinic raqqa work hospitals odd job daesh man police checkpoints drive around distribute water fighters interrogate say islamic state wag good say avoid question whether still sympathize jihadists oppose sdf reply daesh first come people afraid u.s. reaction would reference air strike final days battle raqqa mark tension coalition tribal leaders demand air strike stop sake trap civilians negotiate safe exit militants council officials say one tribal leader say coalition compensate bereave families people want return moro keep mutter destroy islamic state ruin raqqa fear new strife