Raqqa is being slaughtered silently city of ghosts. The citizen journalists behind raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss are the main and often only source of information about life in a city controlled by the socalled islamic state. Isis kills raqqa is being slaughtered silently activist. We found subtitles for the program hussam eesa journalist, raqqa is being slaughtered silently. Oct 17, 2017 bbc a usbacked alliance of syrian kurdish and arab fighters says it has taken full control of socalled islamic states onetime capital of raqqa. Jul 27, 2017 the most famous among these groups has become raqqa is being slaughtered silently, which won the 2015 international press freedom award for its reporting on the isis occupation and now publishes hourly updates on the u. A documentary looks at the improvised news organization raqqa is being slaughtered silently, created to expose the horrors of life under. Members of raqqa is being slaughtered silently are no different from any of you. We are caught between two aggressive and brutal forces.
The group raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss also warns. Steve inskeep talks to him about the city which has been controlled by. He is the cofounder and spokesperson for raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss which is a nonpartisan, independent organization that claims to expose the atrocities committed by the syrian government or isis in syria. City of ghosts picks up the story of raqqa is being slaughtered silently when the group is already shrouded in secrecy, several of its members are dead, and the surviving oneseven in the. The first is a criminal regime, obsessed with power, claiming to fight against terrorism. According to hanoush of raqqa is being slaughtered silently, raqawi is feared by raqqa residents because he is alleged to have carried out field executions of raqqa civil society activists in the. Nov 22, 2015 everyone in the group works for raqqa is being slaughtered silently r. Backed fighters claim victory over isis in raqqa oct. Hussam eesa journalist, raqqa is being slaughtered silently. Everyone in the group works for raqqa is being slaughtered silently r. Join facebook to connect with abdalaziz alhamza and others you may know.
The videosharing website youtube was also unblocked. The guerrilla journalists defying isis one video at a time. Backed forces say members of the syrian democratic forces greeted one another after returning from the frontline in east raqqa last week. But the group continues its work, under the banner raqqa is being slaughtered silently. 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. Alhamza is an international security program fellow at new america organization, he is also a fellow and next generation leader at the mccain institute. The battle for raqqa had not yet started but they got the women and children out for fear that the city would be besieged. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently interview youtube.
All that being said, if you think you got a better screensaver aside from none, id love to hear about it. Chloe meets the groups founders, who are now organising undercover activists in. The international committee of the red cross estimates that between 20,000 and 30,000 people fled raqqa in the past year alone. Bbc a usbacked alliance of syrian kurdish and arab fighters says it has taken full control of socalled islamic states onetime capital of raqqa. 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. 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. Activists in raqqa, syria, use social media to document. Isis leaders take bizarre evasive action in raqqa to avoid.
Kurdish forces just three kilometers from raqqa as isis. Mountainfilms sponsors choose to partner with us for more than just return on investment considerations. The most famous among these groups has become raqqa is being slaughtered silently, which won the 2015 international press freedom award for its reporting on the isis occupation and now publishes hourly updates on the u. Alhamza graduated with a degree in biochemistry from the faculty of science in raqqa which is part of alfurat university.
An image from a video released tuesday and provided by furat fm, a syrian kurdish activistrun media group, shows u. All the latest breaking news on raqqa is being slaughtered silently. What is life like inside an islamic statecontrolled city. The video included many of the elements we have seen repeatedly in isis propaganda. We love our home and we have ambitions and dreams of raising a family and living happily. The man who cheated vegas casinos for years and stole millions cheating vegas s1 ep2 wonder duration. Junaid and sally, accompanied by joe went to raqqa, isis defacto capital, where junaid was later killed in an air strike.
Aug 28, 2017 entire families are being killed by u. Isis kills raqqa is being slaughtered silently activist in. The tragic legacy of raqqa is being slaughtered silently. On june 19, 2017, the islamic states wilaya province of raqqa, one of the two main cities of the isis caliphate, released a 36minutelong arabic language video, the purification of souls. Citizen journalists capture life in raqqa under islamic state. Suspected isis suicide bomber fires on journalists in. 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.
City of ghosts follows the journey of raqqa is being slaughtered silently a handful of. A brave activist from dissident group raqqa is being slaughtered silently pictured the makeshift bid to avoid attack. Ancona, 2 settembre 2016 ruben lagattolla intervista abdalaziz alhamza e feras hanoush dal blog raqqa is being slaughtered silently raqqa viene massacrata. 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. Nprs kelly mcevers talks to the director and cofounder of raqqa is being slaughtered silently, a group of activists who use social media to document atrocities committed by isis. Abdalaziz alhamza is a founder of the underground journalism website raqqa is being slaughtered silently. We work through peaceful means to combat the dark forces, and our publications have a great impact in planting signs of peaceful resistance. Syrian state media also said the airstrikes had killed dozens. The activistrun group raqqa is being slaughtered silently said 32 people were killed in airstrikes on one neighborhood on monday. So, just googling raqqa is being slaughtered silently, they will have access like to our twitter, our facebook, our website, and we have all theseall those videos there. 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. Abdalaziz alhamza, the cofounder of raqqa is being slaughtered silently ribss, gives a rare ins.
Suspected isis suicide bomber fires on journalists in raqqa. Nov 07, 2016 abdalaziz alhamza is a founder of the underground journalism website raqqa is being slaughtered silently. Steve inskeep talks to him about the city which has been controlled by isis since 2014. The citizen journalists of syrian website raqqa is being slaughtered silently are the haunted heroes of this tough documentary wendy ide sun 23. Meanwhile, sally earned herself notoriety for spewing antiwest venom. City of ghosts, a new documentary by oscarnominated.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Dec 27, 2015 isis has killed another activist from raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss, a group exposing human rights abuses in the syrian capital of isis. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently rss or rbss is a citizen journalist group reporting. Citizen journalists capture life in raqqa under islamic. The website raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss publishes firsthand accounts of the war crimes of isis in often horrific detail. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently latest news, breaking. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently city of ghosts premium r 2017 20170707t00. Syria country report freedom on the net 2018 department of. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently tag results committee. The moment a suicide bomber shot at journalists before blowing his car up has been captured in a shocking video from inside raqqa, where the syrian democratic forces sdf are battling islamic state militants for territory.
Hussam eesa journalist, raqqa is being slaughtered. Jun 22, 2017 according to hanoush of raqqa is being slaughtered silently, raqawi is feared by raqqa residents because he is alleged to have carried out field executions of raqqa civil society activists in the. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on raqqa is being slaughtered silently. Stay uptodate with all the latest news and event information. Rbss works to counter the suggestion that citizens of raqqa welcomed the presence of isil. What life is like in raqqa, a syrian city controlled by isis. Also, if there are any you dont like, like the creepy one that doesnt seem to move and yet this tower pans across somehow, you cant just delete it and be done, aerial will re download it. The leaflet depicts three men and a woman with a child escaping a gloomy urban area, leaving ruins and dead militants.
Jul 23, 2017 the citizen journalists of syrian website raqqa is being slaughtered silently are the haunted heroes of this tough documentary wendy ide sun 23 jul 2017 02. Nov 10, 2015 nprs kelly mcevers talks to the director and cofounder of raqqa is being slaughtered silently, a group of activists who use social media to document atrocities committed by isis. Whichever way you show your willingness whether you cry like blind bartimaeus, son of david have mercy on me. Bbc world service assignment, islamic states most wanted. Storming raqqa, is groups cursed capital in syria duration.
Isis has killed another activist from raqqa is being slaughtered silently rbss, a group exposing human rights abuses in the syrian capital of isis. On wednesday, the syrian democratic forces sdf scored a massive advance in an isisheld region directly east of raqqa. Islamic states raqqa elegy shows both weakness and power. Feb 02, 2017 the man who cheated vegas casinos for years and stole millions cheating vegas s1 ep2 wonder duration. The aftermath of air strikes against a large isis convoy attempting to flee mosul, iraq for raqqa, syria on october 18, 2016. Aug 22, 2017 the activistrun group raqqa is being slaughtered silently said 32 people were killed in airstrikes on one neighborhood on monday.
Telling the truth about isis and raqqa the new yorker. Isis bans civilians from leaving raqqa amid reports of. May 08, 2014 raqqa is being slaughtered silently dr. I was studying biology and my specific is biochemistry. Raqqa is being slaughtered silently by franklin lamb. 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. 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. They sleep exposed to the elements in homes with blownout. Cpj condemns murder of raqqa is being slaughtered silently journalist december 16, 2015 4.
The following is a transcript of an interview conducted by the author at the national museum of syria, mr. Is this tb joshuas most charismatic sermon youtube. Residents survive in a wasteland of warwarped buildings and shattered concrete. Until a group of young journalists and syrian activists launched a revolutionary information campaign raqqa is being slaughtered silently.
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