The city of Raqqa has been liberated from the ISIS presence there. While ISIS no longer has a large physical presence, this liberation has not fixed all the problems. Cleaning up the city in order to make it habitable for residents is going to take months possibly. This is an extensive process of de-mining the area, cleaning the streets so aid trucks can come in, and getting running water and electricity working again throughout the city.
There is also a question on who will rule over the area. Kurdish forces defeated ISIS, but there is a good chance that locals will not accept them because most locals are Arab. Currently, a group called Raqqa Civilian Council is governing the area until March of next spring.
Another challenge going forward will be continuing to fight ISIS in their left over small areas of power around the Middle East.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/raqqas-liberation-tough-fight-lies-ahead-isis/story?id=50611364
Paige Dean
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