Women walk past headless corpses in Raqqa without raising an eyebrow : Graphic Photos

Raqqa, is a city in Syria located on the north bank of the Euphrates River, about 160 kilometres (99 miles) east of Aleppo. It is located 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam. The city was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate between 796 and 809 under the reign of Caliph Harun al-Rashid. With a population of 220,488 based on the 2004 official census, ar-Raqqah is the sixth largest city in Syria and is been controlled by ISIS.


Disturbing images of life under ISIS rule Raqqa city in Syria have emerged showing the decapitated corpses of Syrian soldiers lined up in the streets, UK Daily Mail reports.

Women walk past their bodies without acknowledging their impaled heads on fences for fear of being killed themselves. Elsewhere hate preachers urge children to disobey their parents and join the terror group. Raqqa has remained an ISIS stronghold since the group took control of the city last year. Residents have been subjected to an unrelenting torrent of horror, with many too poor to flee across the border to Turkey. Despite American and Arab forces bombing the city, fighters remain jubilant and have taken control of the population’s homes and resources. See the horrific photos below:

Heads impaled on spikes look down on the city’s pavements in a constant reminder of the group’s barbarity

 The decapitated bodies of Syrian soldiers were left scattered in the streets of Raqqa by ISIS fighters

By-passers do not raise an eyebrow at the horrific scenes with ISIS fighters patrolling the city’s streets

Soldiers decapitated bodies were tied to fences with their trousers around their knees in the horrifying images

Civilians walk past bodies lying across the pavements in Raqqa seemingly unaffected by the horrors being carried out

Young soldiers in balaclavas and black uniforms patrol the streets of Raqqa with guns

Life has become easier for fighters in Raqqa under Islamic State rule, with jihadists rewarded with higher salaries and bonuses while civilians plunge further into poverty
Culled from UK Daily Mail. Photo credit: AP/Reuters/Wikipedia