Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters ride on a pick-up truck along a street in Raqqa's western neighbourhood of Jazra, Syria. REUTERS/Rodi Said
AIN ISSA (SYRIA): When Leefa set out from Indonesia for the Islamic State group’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa, she says she thought she was headed to an earthly paradise for the faithful.
She and her family imagined being surrounded by true believers and expected free healthcare and jobs paying salaries they could only dream of in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.
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