Raqqa: ‘Seeing dead bodies is normal now’ | War & Conflict

Tim Ramadan’s* day begins with the sound of coalition air raids piercing through the morning air at the break of dawn. “First, it sounds like a strong, fast wind, then comes the sound of the crash – loud and pounding after impact. If the strike is less than 300 metres away, you can hear whistling in the ears for several minutes,” he says. The smell of death hangs in the air with the streets of