haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə sˈɪɹiən dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk fˈoːɹsᵻz nˈaʊ kəntɹˈoʊl mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə pɹˈɑːvɪns; ˈɔːl ʌvðɪ ˈɛɹiə nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə juːfɹˈeɪɾiːz ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəl kˈæpɪɾəl ʌv ɹˈækə ænd ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ˈælθˈɔːɹə ɑːɹ ˌʌndɚɹ ˌɛsdˌiːˈɛf kəntɹˈoʊl, wɪððə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hˈoʊldɪŋ ðə sˈʌðɚn pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹˌeɪt ˈæftɚɹ ɐ səksˈɛsfəl əfˈɛnsɪv wʌz lˈɑːntʃt wɪððɪ ˈeɪd ʌv lˈiːwə ˈælkwədz, tɹˈaɪbəl məlˈɪʃəz ænd ɹˈʌʃən ˈɛɹ səpˈoːɹt, wˌɪtʃ ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnðə ɹᵻkˈæptʃɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ɹᵻsˈɑːfə, ænd ðə kˈæptʃɚɹ ʌv mˈɛni ˈɔɪl fˈiːldz ɪn ˈɑːɹɹˈækə pɹˈɑːvɪns, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ vˈɛɹiəs ˈɔɪl ænd ɡˈæs stˈeɪʃənz.
However, the Syrian Democratic Forces now control much of the province; all of the area north of the Euphrates River including the provincial capital of Raqqa and the city of al-Thawrah are under SDF control, with the government holding the southern part of the governorate after a successful offensive was launched with the aid of Liwa al-Quds, tribal militias and Russian air support, which resulted in the recapture of the city of Resafa, and the capture of many oil fields in Ar-Raqqah province, including various oil and gas stations.