Oct 17, 2016 ancona, 2 settembre 2016 ruben lagattolla intervista abdalaziz alhamza e feras hanoush dal blog raqqa is being slaughtered silently raqqa viene massacrata. The syrian city of raqqa has been under control of socalled islamic state for over two years, and almost everything we know about life. Activists in raqqa, syria, use social media to document isis violence nprs kelly mcevers talks to the director and cofounder of raqqa is being slaughtered silently, a. Naji jerf, syrian journalist and antiisis activist, killed in turkey. Syria is being silently slaughtered thought they were safe. Director of the media office of raqqa, founding member of raqqa is being slaughtered silently, founding member of the documentary project of sound and picture. The guerrilla journalists defying isis one video at a time. The group, called raqqa is being slaughtered silently, reported the most recent case of the horrific torture of mother who was caught breastfeeding her baby at the. The leaflet depicts three men and a woman with a child escaping a gloomy urban area, leaving ruins and dead militants.
The sound and picture organization, which documents is violations, said sdf fighters approached the mashlab neighborhood east of raqqa. With abdelaziz alhamza, mohamad almusari, hamoud almousa, abu bakr albaghdadi. Oct 17, 2017 although the battle for raqqa may not be over, one turning point seems to have come on sunday morning, when around 275 fighters and their families surrendered and evacuated on buses as part of a. So any video produced after the takeover of raqqa is professionally made.
In august of 2019, hasan kassab, a 27yearold civil society activist and medical student, married his sweetheart rawan in raqqa, syria. The group said the usled coalition used white phosphorous in the night attacks on raqqa. From raqqa to marawi, military campaigns against isis take a. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently rss or rbss is a citizen journalist group reporting. The citizen journalists behind raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss are the main and often only source of information. Sarah montague speaks to hussam eesa from the citizen journalism group raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently by franklin lamb. He is the cofounder and spokesperson of raqqa is being slaughtered silently, formed in 2014 to document the abuses of the islamic state. She was executed in the field with some leaders of sdf militia and a number of members following the ambush by ahrar alsharqia on the road between ras alain and raqqa. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently tag results committee. A syrian underground resistance movement is reporting that women are being tortured by the islamic state with a beartrap device placed around their breasts for violations of sharia law.
Mountainfilms sponsors choose to partner with us for more than just return on investment considerations. The group said dozens of civilians were dead and still missing after an airstrike on a shelter for the displaced in an islamic stateheld village in northern syria. Nov 22, 2015 telling the truth about isis and raqqa. Isis kills raqqa is being slaughtered silently activist in turkey the. The influential syrian activist group raqqa is being slaughtered silently has already begun to portray these forces as new occupiers. Syria is being silently slaughtered thought they were safe in. Isis has killed another activist from raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss, a group exposing human rights abuses in the syrian capital of. Although the battle for raqqa may not be over, one turning point seems to have come on sunday morning, when around 275 fighters and their families surrendered and evacuated on buses as part of a. Members of a syrian activist group fled raqqa after the isis takeover. Abdalaziz alhamza, the cofounder of raqqa is being slaughtered silently ribss, gives a rare ins. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently, reported on its web blog. All the latest breaking news on raqqa is being slaughtered silently. A documentary that follows the efforts of raqqa is being slaughtered silently, a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by isis in 2014. She added that foreigners were not part of the deal and cannot be forgiven.
The activistrun raqqa is being slaughtered silently network said the sdf took the detainees to hawi alhawa prison west of raqqa. What life is like in raqqa, a syrian city controlled by isis abdalaziz alhamza is a founder of the underground journalism website raqqa is being slaughtered silently. With deeply personal access, this is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists as they face the realities of life undercover, on the run, and in exile. The britainbased syrian observatory for human rights said airstrikes in raqqa on monday killed 42 civilians, including 19 children and 12 women.
The activistrun group raqqa is being slaughtered silently said 32 people were killed in airstrikes on one neighborhood alone. The public is robbed of information when journalists are murdered by robert mahoney journalist avijit roy founded the blog muktomona, or free thinker, as a forum for free expression and ideas that challenged the. Isis capital raqqa will fall within hours or days, kurdish militia says. Started by a group of raqqa citizens shortly after isiss takeover of their city in january of last year, raqqa is being slaughtered silently was created as an effort to tell the stories of. Oct 30, 2015 an antiisis activist and his friend have been found beheaded in turkey in a suspected revenge attack by supporters of the terrorist group. Additionally, they promise to publish civilian casualties if they do occur. Aug 22, 2017 the activistrun group raqqa is being slaughtered silently said 32 people were killed in airstrikes on one neighborhood on monday. Feb 15, 2016 sky news has obtained footage giving us a glimpse into daily life in raqqa and the islamic states strongholds. Everyone in the group works for raqqa is being slaughtered silently. The raqqa is being slaughtered silently group said 500 us and syrian kurdish forces were deployed in the tabqa operation as of wednesday morning.
Oct 19, 2017 outstanding concerns include how the majority sunni local populace will view the kurdishled forces. These were all refugees from the city of raqqa and, in concert with other young men and women who were still living in syria, they formed the core of raqqa is being slaughtered silently, a kind of. The group raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss also warns russian. Is destroying raqqa in order to save it, and civilians be damned. Isis beheads raqqa is being slaughtered silently activist and friend. Video citizen journalists capture life in raqqa under islamic state.
The following is a transcript of an interview conducted by the author at the national museum of syria, mr. Naji jerf, syrian journalist and antiisis activist. Isis executes first female citizen journalist in raqqa, confirmed by raqqa is being slaughtered silently some of her last words were. Telling the truth about isis and raqqa the new yorker. Sep 25, 2014 woman secretly films life under isil in raqqa, syria watch scenes of daily life in raqqa, the syrian city controlled by islamic state militants since march 20, captured covertly by a student. The citizen journalists of syrian website raqqa is being slaughtered silently are the haunted heroes of this tough. Daesh and the gorge raqqa is being slaughtered silently. Isis bans civilians from leaving raqqa amid reports of. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on raqqa is being slaughtered silently. Nov 12, 2015 members of a syrian activist group fled raqqa after the isis takeover. Usallied forces begin final assault on is in syrias raqqa. Woman secretly films life under isil in raqqa, syria.
Apr 21, 2016 raqqa is being slaughtered silently i have been following and sympathising with these guys for sometime now and their courage and selfless commitment to exposing the real isis and their brutal treatment of the raqqa people has both informed me and filled me with unlimited respect for these brave young men. More than 40,000 children at risk in syrias raqqa, says. Citizen journalists capture life in raqqa under islamic. Syrian kurds begin campaign to oust islamic state from raqqa. Jun 22, 2017 is destroying raqqa in order to save it, and civilians be damned. The citizen journalists of syrian website raqqa is being slaughtered silently are. Isis kills raqqa is being slaughtered silently activist. Mar 22, 2017 the raqqa is being slaughtered silently group said 500 us and syrian kurdish forces were deployed in the tabqa operation as of wednesday morning. Abdalaziz alhamza, a cofounder of the watchdog group raqqa is being slaughtered silently, which is made up of media activists from raqqa living in the city as well as in exile, writes that the local news normally didnt even mention the city in its weather forecasts. Nov 07, 2016 what life is like in raqqa, a syrian city controlled by isis abdalaziz alhamza is a founder of the underground journalism website raqqa is being slaughtered silently. Activists in raqqa, syria publish details on french air. The islamic state banned all media reporting outside its own efforts, kidnapping and killing journalists. City of ghosts follows the efforts of raqqa is being slaughtered silently, a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by isis in 2014. However, a group calling itself raqqa is being slaughtered silently operated within the city and elsewhere during this period.
Nov 10, 2015 activists in raqqa, syria, use social media to document isis violence nprs kelly mcevers talks to the director and cofounder of raqqa is being slaughtered silently, a group of activists who. Syrian state media said the airstrikes killed dozens. The time you have been waiting for has come, the time to leave raqqa, reads the flyer posted online by raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss group, which calls itself a group of nonviolent activists in raqqa. Important correction about the about the death of herfain. City of ghosts follows the journey of raqqa is being slaughtered silently a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was. What life is like in raqqa, a syrian city controlled by isis. How to beat isis, according to a raqqa is being slaughtered. A fraction of mosul, syrias raqqa no less challenging in raqqas case, the syrian kurdish militia that is the main us ally against is has been rattled by turkeys mobilization on the other side of the country. Isis kills raqqa is being slaughtered silently activist in turkey. Sky news has obtained footage giving us a glimpse into daily life in raqqa and the islamic states strongholds. An activist group that reports on raqqa, raqqa is being slaughtered silently, said on its facebook page that dozens of buses had entered raqqa city overnight from the countryside to the north. The activists, working anonymously for their safety, formed a group, raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss, which is one of the few reliable and independent sources of news left in the islamic state stronghold. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently city of ghosts.
A fraction of mosul, syrias raqqa no less challenging. Rbss works to counter the suggestion that citizens of raqqa welcomed the presence of isil. The author has also been given eyewitness accounts of events surrounding late aprilearly may, 2014 from persons who escaped from raqqa, some of whom now reside in palestinian refugee camps and elsewhere in lebanon. Us airlifts syrian fighters in bid to surround isis in raqqa. In july 2015, isil released a video showing two men being strung up on trees and shot. Some of the victims have been members of the awardwinning citizen journalist group raqqa is being slaughtered silently, including one of its founders. The website raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss publishes firsthand accounts of the war crimes of isis in often horrific. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently with almost no journalists local or foreign allowed to operate inside the isilcontrolled syrian town of raqqa, informants give a. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently interview youtube. May 09, 2014 one member of a recently formed antiisis activist group in eastern syria, called, raqqa is being slaughtered silently which claims 12,000 follows on its facebook site, reported recently.
In the footage children play executions at schools, and reportedly are put on the. With deeply personal access, this is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists as they face. May 08, 2014 raqqa is being slaughtered silently dr. Woman secretly films life under isil in raqqa, syria watch scenes of daily life in raqqa, the syrian city controlled by islamic state militants. May 30, 2017 the activistoperated raqqa is being slaughtered silently said that the u. I have been following and sympathising with these guys for sometime now and their courage and selfless commitment to exposing the real isis and their brutal treatment of the raqqa people has both informed me and filled me with unlimited respect for these brave young men. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently with almost no journalists local or foreign allowed to operate inside the isilcontrolled syrian.
Mr issa, from the raqqa revolutionaries front, announced in a video statement that his fighters would soon announce zero hour for the. We shed light on the overlooking of these atrocities by all parties. When they all lived in raqqa, they gathered material with their smartphones photos and videos, mostly and published it on facebook and. Activists in raqqa, syria, use social media to document. One member of a recently formed antiisis activist group in eastern syria, called, raqqa is being slaughtered silently which claims 12,000 follows on. City of ghosts picks up the story of raqqa is being slaughtered silently when the group is already shrouded in secrecy, several of. The article raqqa is being slaughtered silently, along with other articles relating to the syrian civil war and the islamic state of iraq and the levant, is currently subject to active communityauthorised discretionary sanctions limit of one revert per 24 hours restriction when reverting loggedin users on all pages related to the syrian. What is life like inside an islamic statecontrolled city. City of ghosts tells the story of the citizen journalists fighting isis. A raqqabased syrian activist group known as raqqa is being slaughtered silently also reported the clashes. With deeply personal access, this is the story of a. Isis followed them into exile and beheaded one of them. Syria is being silently slaughtered thought they were safe in turkey. In a group of tweets sent by rbss raqqa is being slaughtered silently, a group of incredibly brave activists inside of raqqa, syria have shot down the trending belief that innocent civilians are being killed as a result of frances air strikes against isis.
More than 40,000 children at risk in syrias raqqa, says unicef. The activist collective raqqa is being slaughtered silently said that in addition to the airstrikes the city was subjected to artillery and missile attacks. Syrian state media also said the airstrikes had killed dozens. The organization sometimes known by its initials, ribss or rbss. Usbacked syrian fighters reach gates of is capital of raqqa. Jul 17, 2017 city of ghosts tells the story of the citizen journalists fighting isis propaganda a new film tells the story behind the website raqqa is being slaughtered silently. The following is a transcript of an interview conducted by the. Oct 17, 2017 the municipal stadium was one of the last is positions in raqqa to fall bbc a usbacked alliance of syrian kurdish and arab fighters says it has taken full control of socalled islamic state. City of ghosts tells the story of the citizen journalists fighting isis propaganda a new film tells the story behind the website raqqa is being slaughtered silently. Syrian citizen journalist abdalaziz alhamza speaks out. Isis has killed another activist from raqqa is being slaughtered. The activistrun group raqqa is being slaughtered silently said 32 people were killed in airstrikes on one neighborhood on monday. Turkeys president says allied syrian opposition fighters are fast approaching the syrian town of albab, a stronghold of the islamic state group. Oct 15, 2017 another raqqa civil council official, laila mustafa, said all 275 fighters are syrians.
City of ghosts tells the story of the citizen journalists. A belgium shepherd, that was trained in the netherlands, is being praised the world over for his role in taking down the isis leader, abu bakr albaghdadi. Isis beheads raqqa is being slaughtered silently activist. Dozens killed in airstrikes on syrian city of raqqa. Oct 21, 2017 these were all refugees from the city of raqqa and, in concert with other young men and women who were still living in syria, they formed the core of raqqa is being slaughtered silently, a kind of.