In Syria's Raqqa, corpses still lie in the rubble
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RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) – The stench of rotting corpses rises from piles of rubble and destroyed buildings that line the streets of Syria’s Raqqa, serving as a bitter reminder of the brutal battle for the recapture of the former Islamic State stronghold.