Enab Baladi Khaled al-Radi came back disappointed from the Raqqa livestock market because he failed to sell his sheep. Sheep farming is the sole source of income for al-Radi and his seven-member-family. He has 70 head of cattle and basically sells milk in the Eastern Market located in Raqqa city to secure his daily bread. From time to time, he sells a few sheep to afford the increasing costs of fodder. But he has not sold any lately. Al-Radi is not alone in this, for most residents in the rural areas in Raqqa depend on farming and selling cattle, milk, and dairy products to survive.