New Page — Dario Bosio

In March 2019, the last ISIS stronghold of Baghouz, in Northern Syria, fell to the Kurdish forces, officially ending the existence of the self-proclaimed Caliphate.
But as the population of Northern Syria tries to restart and rebuild their lives in the wake of one of the bloodiest conflicts that has ever impacted the region, many questions remain unanswered regarding the future of the Rojava region and the city of Raqqa, now under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
The fragile stability is still threatened by ISIS sleeping cells and militants, while the future status of the region remains as unclear as its relationship with the regime of Assad is.
In May 2019, I traveled to Rojava and Raqqa together with the Swiss Television RSI to produce a video travelogue for their web portal.
You can navigate through the multimedia documentary that resulted by scrolling down on this page.

29/05/19, Raqqa, Syria - A member of the security forces inside a destroyed church in Raqqa.

28/05/19, Kobane, Syria - A bakery selling bread on the street in the evening.

29/05/19, Raqqa, Syria - A group of boys swim in the Euphrates river in Raqqa.

29/05/19, Raqqa, Syria - Abood was accused of stealing during the time ISIS ruled the city and his hand has been cut off as punishment.

30/05/19, Al Qamishli, Syria - A view of Qamishli, in Syria. The city is divided in two, with the SDF ruling the larger part of the city and the regular Syrian army loyal to Assad ruling over the airport area.

28/05/19, Kobane, Syria - The monument dedicated to YPG fighters at the entrance of Kobane.

28/05/19, Kobane, Syria - The memorial for the Kurdish fighters fallen in the fight for Kobane.

31/05/19, Jinwar, Syria - Fatma, the widow of a YPG martyr, prepares traditional food in her home in the village of Jinwar.

01/06/2019 - Roj Camp, Syria - Hayaam, 32, is a swiss citizen who traveled to Raqqa to join the Islamic State in 2015 together with her husband. She now lives in a detention camp in Northern Syria with her 2 year old daughter.

30/05/19, Al Qamishli, Syria - The market of Qamishli

29/05/19, Raqqa, Syria - A group of dromedaries on the road not far from Raqqa.

31/05/19, Jinwar, Syria - A group of women and their children in Jinwar. only women are allowed to live in the village of Jinwar, who was founded to give shelter to widows and women who suffered domestic violence.

31/05/19, Jinwar, Syria - Children run in front of some traditional houses in the women village of Jinwar.

29/05/19, Raqqa, Syria - The mayor of Raqqa Leila Mustafa - she has been appointed mayor by the SDF.

29/05/19, Raqqa, Syria - A member of the security forces patrols the headquarter in Raqqa near the site of a suicide attack.

29/05/19, Raqqa, Syria - Street scene in Raqqa.

30/05/19, Al Qamishli, Syria - A woman from Anbar, Iraq, who lived as a refugee in Damascus, Syria before moving to Al-Hol Camp, Syria.

01/06/2019 - Roj Camp, Syria - the prison camp of Roj, where ISIS families and relatives are detained.