The Islamic State had dug so many tunnels that the sewage pipes were damaged, and rats roamed through some neighborhoods, the survey found. They tell their mothers to cover themselves from head to toe, as required by the Islamic State. Geert Cappelaere, Unicef’s regional director, spoke of the “horrors” that children faced even after they escaped Raqqa, stopping short of assigning blame. The Islamic State took over his school and painted it black. For fun, he plays soccer with other Syrian boys — in bright tropical print shorts, forbidden under ISIS.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2017 09:00 UTC