MEN shaved off their beards and woman burned their burqas in celebration after fleeing ISIS brutes in Syria.

Civilians liberated from Raqqa on Thursday were seen ripping off their traditional dress and immediately shaving off their facial hair.

5 A man is seen having his beard trimmed after being freed from ISIS in Syria Credit: YPG Press

5 Women burned their burqas in an act of defiance after being freed Credit: YPG Press

Terrorists had imposed the strict dress codes, which required women to wear long, black robes and cover their faces with burqas, while the men were made to grow their beards.

One woman, who had torn off her veil, said: "They killed my son because he wouldn't pray.

"They didn't allow us to take his body for a whole week."

While having his beard shaved, one man said: "Cut it all off, cut it all of to spite ISIS."

It comes after ISIS was defeated in the Iraqi city of Mosul earlier this month.

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon previously called the liberation of Mosul "an important moment" in the fight against Islamic State, also known as Daesh.

5 Two women are seen embracing after they escaped the terrorist's clutches in Raqqa Credit: YPG Press

5 The man smiles as he says he is having his beard taken off to 'spite' ISIS Credit: YPG Press

Speaking in the House of Commons earlier this month, he said: "Today, Daesh's black flags no longer fly.

"Their fighters are dead or fleeing and only very small pockets of resistance remain in west Mosul."

Islamic State has lost more than 70% of the territory it once held in Iraq, Sir Michael said, while 1.8 million people had been freed from its rule.

The Defence Secretary said the UK military would "continue to tighten the net" on the group, with Britain also pouring efforts into humanitarian aid and improving governance in the region.

He added: "The liberation of Mosul does not mean that Daesh has been defeated in Iraq, or indeed in Syria.

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"We in this country need no reminding of the danger that Daesh still poses.

"In the past few months, our nation has suffered from three appalling attacks inspired by the ideology that is shared by Daesh."

Syrian government warplanes carried out several air strikes in Damascus today - a day after the Syrian military declared a cessation of hostilities in the area, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The monitoring group said Saturday had been relatively calm after the ceasefire took effect with isolated incidents of shellfire.

On Sunday, six air strikes hit the towns of Douma and Ain Terma in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, it reported.

5 One man appears distraught after escaping the terrorist group's Syrian stronghold Credit: YPG Press

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