'I wanted to show Raqqa like any normal city'

Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN Back in early 2014, the Islamic State group turned Raqqa into its regional capital, as their caliphate spread across Syria and neighbouring Iraq. For three years, they imposed their extreme version of Islamic law on the city, until the Syrian Democratic Forces took back full control in October last year. Lamis Aljasem decided to set up an online project called "See My Raqqa" in order to share the bygone images of life before the jihadists invaded her city. She tells us more. ►► On France24.com: 'See My Raqqa': Rescuing the Syrian city's memory after the IS group occupation http://www.france24.com/en/taxonomy/e... Visit our website: http://www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook:   / france24.english   Follow us on Twitter:   / france24_en