Deir Hader , Tabqa Airbase and Jirah Airbase . If the aforementioned sites are lost to the Syrian Government , ISIS will be expelled from northern Syria and will be forced to set up a desperate last stance defence at ar - Raqqah city itself . Ar - Raqqah is the self - proclaimed capital of the Islamic State and as such , its loss will prove an intolerable blow to the moral of ISIS fighters across the Middle East .
Isis insists that women be fully veiled , wear loose or baggy trousers , socks and gloves , and be accompanied by a male relative whenever they step outside their homes . Fatima said that a month after the use of this metal tool to punish her sister “ the bruises and scars are still visible on her arm . ” She quoted her sister as saying that “ the biting punishment is more painful than labour pains . ” Other witnesses describe the Biter as operating like an animal trap , or a metal jaw with teeth that cut into the flesh . It is difficult and dangerous to escape from Mosul , which Isis has held since capturingmovement.transportartifact.preventexitit from the Iraqi army in June 2014 . But people from the city , who have had themselves smuggled across the border to Syria and then to Kurdish - controlled territory known as Rojava in the past two months , all confirm that living conditions have deteriorated sharply . There are serious shortages of almost everything including food , fuel , water and electricity .
Yes . KELLY : Zawahiri , would he go into — well , you tell me where you think he is ? BRENNAN : Well , again , depending on if he were to be captured , depending where he was captured , the conditions , the circumstances , who did the capturingmovement.transportperson.preventexit, I think that would determine the course of how he would be handled , how he would be debriefed , how he would be prosecuted , how he would be just handled . KELLY : The CIA would be comfortable with having that being done under — hypothetically saying — Pakistani government ? BRENNAN : CIA would be very comfortable with however this is handled , consistent with the legal authorities , and again , the circumstances of the arrest or capture .