Inside the Islamic State 'capital': no end in sight to its grim rule

US air strikes have damaged morale in Raqqa, Syria, but a local anti-Isis activist says no one is expecting the group to be driven out When Isis took over Raqqa, a wave of black swept over the city. The group's dark flags were raised where its members lived or worked, women were required to shroud themselves in black, and black paint was daubed on buildings and in public spaces. When US air strikes started, though, activists warned families not to dry dark clothes outside or on their roofs, in c...