Syrian ceasefire in doubt as Kurdish fighters resist army takeover - in pictures

  • Members of the Syrian Army's artillery battalion target SDF positions with mortar fire in Raqqa. Getty Images
    Members of the Syrian Army's artillery battalion target SDF positions with mortar fire in Raqqa. Getty Images
  • A Syrian government soldier stands outside SDF controlled Al Aktan prison, which holds ISIS detainees, as the Syrian amry takes possession of the nearby military base in Raqqa. AFP
    A Syrian government soldier stands outside SDF controlled Al Aktan prison, which holds ISIS detainees, as the Syrian amry takes possession of the nearby military base in Raqqa. AFP
  • Syrian government forces in position near Al Aqtan prison. Getty Images
    Syrian government forces in position near Al Aqtan prison. Getty Images
  • An international coalition warplane deploys a flare over the prison. Getty Images
    An international coalition warplane deploys a flare over the prison. Getty Images
  • A monument is defaced in Raqqa. Getty Images
    A monument is defaced in Raqqa. Getty Images
  • Civilians attempt to cross a collapsed bridge linking Raqqa with its western countryside of Tabqa. EPA
    Civilians attempt to cross a collapsed bridge linking Raqqa with its western countryside of Tabqa. EPA
  • Syrian Petroleum Company chief executive Youssef Qablawi visits the Al-Omar oil field after the withdrawal of the SDF from Deir Ezzor province. EPA
    Syrian Petroleum Company chief executive Youssef Qablawi visits the Al-Omar oil field after the withdrawal of the SDF from Deir Ezzor province. EPA
  • Raqqa residents celebrated on Sunday as Syrian government troops took control of the city, but the ceasefire is fragile. EPA
    Raqqa residents celebrated on Sunday as Syrian government troops took control of the city, but the ceasefire is fragile. EPA
  • A participant holds a placard that reads 'Stop the massacre on the Kurds' during a protest against the visit of Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa to Berlin. EPA
    A participant holds a placard that reads 'Stop the massacre on the Kurds' during a protest against the visit of Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa to Berlin. EPA