The World Food Programme (WFP) released footage on April 4 showing the destruction of Islamic State’s former de facto capital, Raqqa, more than five months after the group were expelled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The WFP told Storyful that nearly 100,000 people were registered to have returned to the city, even though it was estimated that several thousand landmines remained there.
This footage was shot on April 1 during a UN mission to Raqqa where, the WFP said, they found that food prices were “relatively normal” due to functional trade routes, but unemployment was very high, and many were buying on credit or selling their assets to be able to buy food and other items. The WFP said it planned to provide food rations for 30,000 people in Raqqa.
The WFP said that the Syrian conflict had left millions hungry, with about 6.5 million people classified as food insecure. A further four million people were at risk of becoming so. Credit: WFP via Storyful
