in Syria told CBS News on Sunday that around 2,000 civilians are still trapped and they are unable to escape the small area controlled by ISIS gunmen.

Raqqa was a place where ISIS reveled in its own brutality -- carrying out public beheadings -- and revealing its leaders to be bloodthirsty killers. It is a twisted version of Islam that is unrecognizable to most Muslims.

The loss of Raqqa is symbolic because it was the so-called ISIS capital - but along with the loss of other town and cities in Syria and Iraq, it may also weaken the group's ability to carry out terror attacks both here in the Middle East, and elsewhere.extent of the problem. The next part will examine the unique challenges that the urban poor face, focusing on how children, in particular, suffer, and exploring the interventions that can help. Highrises and slums Slums are not easy to spot in Colaba, where real estate prices go up to Rs 1,00,000 per square foot. However, towards the tapering edge of the island city, bordering the defence forces’ area of Navy Nagar, lies Geeta Nagar. Between the ramshackle houses, one can glimpse the sea, and the high tide brings seawater into people’s homes. The Geeta Nagar settlement came up in the 1960s when workers building the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research settled here. With a population of 6,000 today, it is not as populated and deficient in resources as