They cursed the strict dress code imposed by Isis, who order women to cover their faces and wear loose-fitting gowns over their bodies.
Raqqan civilians liberated from ISIS’ oppression in Raqqa by YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces burn enforced clothes and cut enforced beards. pic.twitter.com/ZPfGHTILb9 — Rojava Defense Units (@DefenseUnits) July 21, 2017.
Syrian women after being freed from the Isis stronghold in Raqqa.
One woman cried: “Give me a lighter, I’m going to burn this.
Another civilian pointed to a woman’s black robes and said: “Burn these, may Allah burn them.
Men have cut off beards they were forced to grow under Isis rule.
The Syrian army has active front lines with Isis in Raqqa’s western countryside, where it has recaptured territory from the jihadists. »