U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led forces say they have retaken Raqqa, the Syrian city that has been the de facto ISIS capital. This comes as Iraqi troops retake more territory from the Kurds in Kirkuk, three weeks after the Kurdistan region held a controversial independence referendum.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson sorts out the complicated Middle East battlefield with Mike Giglio (@mike_giglio), Middle East correspondent for BuzzFeed News.