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PROBLEM: Smoke rises after an air strike during fighting between members of the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants in Raqqa  Syria  August 15  2017. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo
In the end  IS suffered its most decisive defeat and watched their self-proclaimed caliphate evaporate in Iraq  then in Syria as Kurdish-led forces retook Raqqa  ISâs urban stronghold there.
The battle for  Raqqa  which became  ISâs operational base in Syria  had a different feel to it as U.S.-backed Kurds and Arabs in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) tightened their siege.
In the weeks before  Raqqaâs  fall in October  young female SDF fighters faced off against hardened militants and suffered losses. But that did not curb their enthusiasm and some said they would eventually like to join Kurdish PKK militants in Turkey and help advance their 33-year-old insurgency there.
After ISâs defeat in Raqqa   Raqqa residents  formed a council to run the city but  they  had no budget when it was first set up  just residents streaming into  their  tin  run-down headquarters demanding everything from instant jobs to getting  their  damaged farmland back.
The Kurdish groups who led the fight against Islamic State in its former capital  Raqqa  must now navigate a complex peace to avoid ethnic tension with the cityâs Arab majority and to secure critical U.S. aid.
So  life for  Raqqa âs victors will remain fraught with risk.

SOLUTION: The Battle against Islamic State

PROBLEM: The recent settlement capped a case that began with a descent into depression and paranoia in Janene Wallace's late twenties and eventually resulted in imprisonment  a nearly three-month stint in solitary confinement and finally  a death by hanging   family attorney David Inscho  said.
At the time of  her  suicide  the George W. Hill Correctional Facility was run by private prison operator Community Education Centers but the company was recently acquired by another prison operator called The GEO Group. Pablo Paez  a representative for The GEO group  declined to comment on the litigation but said that "GEO was in no way involved with the management of the facility at the time of these allegations."
Wallace then refused to bathe  made irrational statements  rubbed menstrual blood on a shower wall and accused the guards of trying to hurt her  according to emails between officials at the facility that were provided by  Inscho . She was placed in solitary confinement and a sign was put on her door that warned that she was "unstable" and instructed staffers to "use caution."
"What she needed was a mental health evaluation and mental health treatment. That never happened "  Inscho  said. "She was mentally ill. She needed help."
After more than 50 days in solitary  which included a guard telling her to "go ahead and choke yourself" following a threat from Wallace that  Inscho  said was made after a period of 85 hours of uninterrupted confinement  she hung herself from a vent with her bra.
David Byrne  warden of the Hill facility  did not immediately respond to a voicemail seeking comment about Wallace's death. But  according to a transcript of a deposition provided by  Inscho   he has admitted that something went wrong.

SOLUTION: Woman's suicide leads to $7 million settlement with private prison company

PROBLEM: Image copyright  Hannah Mouncey  YouTube Image caption Prior to  her  transition   Hannah Mouncey  was a member of the Australian men's handball team
 Hannah Mouncey   28  who previously played at local level in Canberra  hopes to take to the field in the state of Victoria this season.
Before  she  began  her  gender transition in 2015   Mouncey  played for the Australian men's handball team.
The AFL's decision means  she  can now partake in any of its affiliated state leagues during the 2018 season.
In a statement uploaded to Twitter   she  thanked  her  supporters - but not the AFL itself.
"I think it would be highly inappropriate for me to thank the AFL for allowing me to do something open to every other Australian  which the science and research has supported all along "  she  said.
Despite the decision made in  Mouncey 's case  the AFL has still to define its national framework for gender diversity.

SOLUTION:
Transgender first for Australian football as Hannah Mouncey is accepted