Sky News has gained exclusive access to the frontline of the battle for control of the Syrian city known as Islamic State's terror headquarters.
For three years Raaqa has been the base for IS's push for power, but now a coalition of forces are working to take back control.
Like the fall of Mosul, this will not be an easy war to win. And what happens once the fighting is done is far from clear.
Our special correspondent Alex Crawford has been with SDF troops as they try to drive IS out of one of their last strongholds in the the city's main hospital.
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