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public beheadings and executions, and they would place the heads of their victims on these spikes as a gruesome reminder to others of what their fate might be should they decide to defy isis rule. it is also where isis sold its yazidi captives into sexual slavery. for the coalition of syrian backed democratic forces, the battle for raqqah was deeply personal. they vowed that rocky would be liberated at the hands of women. as we walk past some of their fighters, she says seeing them makes her happy. proud. women establish their bravery here, she says. it taught them their value beyond their value within the household. she tells us that she herself joined the fight against isis around three years ago. the final battles, she was just saying, were taking place in this entire area between the stadium that s right there and then the square that s behind us
we now have extraordinary footage, a look at some of that fighting. cnn has exclusive helmet cam footage from a filmmaker who was embedded with anti-isis troops our phil black has this report. reporter: this is one man s immitt revealing view of the battle for raqqah. brazilian flim make gabriel shy followed them for almost two months as they went on to take an apartment complex in the city s southwest. he shared the same risks. the fighter s company and friendship. and their quiet reflective moments. scheid left his helmet cam rolling through it all. as these fighters out of u.s.-backed syrian forces talked to isis from its self-declared
capital. chaima spent months with them. speaking from syria, he explained why the battle for raqqah was different. mostly there was like really heavy clashes going on, like street by street, corner by corner. but here, no. reporter: he said the biggest challenge was the extraordinary number of improvised explosive devices left behind by isis before they retreated. the traps were usually set on lower floors. so the fighters learned to enter buildings higher up by blasting holes in external walls. and crawling perilously across narrow makeshift bridges. the other challenges he said, was snipers firing from tall buildings. those guys they know how to fight very well. they know how to shoot very well. reporter: chaim said the best answer to sniper fire was air
talk to your doctor about xarelto®. there s more to know. welcome back to cnn newsroom. i m george howell. u.s.-backed fighters in syria are celebrating a major victory over isis. that s the scene there in raqqah syria, on friday, as the city was declared totally liberated. syrian democratic forces danced at the stadium where isis fighters made their last stand just a few days ago. raqqah was the de facto isis capital for more than three years. the terror group isn t finished in iraq and syria, but its grip is crumbling. take a look at the map. it shows the territory held back in 2014 compared to what it now holds. the battle for raqqah was raged for many months.