This picture taken no November 6, 2021 shows an aerial view of the Dallah (coffee pot) roundabout in Syria's northern city of Raqa, which was formerly used for executions and beheadings by jihadists during the city's occupation by the Islamic State (IS) group. Life is slowly picking up in Raqa, where levelled buildings and traces of IS insignia provide stark reminders of the dark era of jihadist rule. AFP PHOTO
This picture taken no November 6, 2021 shows an aerial view of the Dallah (coffee pot) roundabout in Syria's northern city of Raqa, which was formerly used for executions and beheadings by jihadists during the city's occupation by the Islamic State (IS) group. Life is slowly picking up in Raqa, where levelled buildings and traces of IS insignia provide stark reminders of the dark era of jihadist rule. AFP PHOTO

RAQA: Only a few years ago, Al-Naim square was the grim stage for Raqa's public executions.

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