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| '''Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RSS)''' is a citizen journalist effort exposing ] by ] (also known as '''ISIL''' or '''DAESH''') forces occupying the northern ]n city of ]. ISIL uses Raqqa as its de facto capital. RSS works to counter the suggestion that citizens of Raqqa have welcomed the presence of ISIL/DAESH. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnston|first1=Chris|title=Islamic State suspected of cyber-attack on Raqqa opponents|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/19/islamic-state-cyber-attack-raqqa-opponents-isis-syria-malware|website=http://www.theguardian.com|accessdate=28 December 2014}}</ref> | '''Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RSS)''' is a citizen journalist effort exposing ] by ] (also known as '''ISIL''' or '''DAESH''') forces occupying the northern ]n city of ]. ISIL uses Raqqa as its de facto capital. RSS works to counter the suggestion that citizens of Raqqa have welcomed the presence of ISIL/DAESH. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnston|first1=Chris|title=Islamic State suspected of cyber-attack on Raqqa opponents|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/19/islamic-state-cyber-attack-raqqa-opponents-isis-syria-malware|website=http://www.theguardian.com|accessdate=28 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
| The group has published first hand accounts, videos and photos of life and war crimes in Raqqa through its Facebook page and website, other social media, and via interviews and furnishing material to media organizations worldwide.<ref>http://www.intifada-palestine.com/2014/05/syria-raqqa-slaughtered-silently/</ref><ref>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/30/raqqa-isis-capital-crucifixions-civilians-suffer-jihadis-red-bull</ref><ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/raqqa-civilians-hit-new-assad-airstrikes-tell-stories-isis-executions-coalition-1729295</ref><ref>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/11/raqqa-syria-islamic-state-activists-threatened.html</ref> |
The group has published first hand accounts, videos and photos of life and war crimes in Raqqa through its Facebook page and website, other social media, and via interviews and furnishing material to media organizations worldwide. As a result RSS has been cited by international media outlets fairly extensively, and major news outlets have done feature stories on the group.<ref>http://www.intifada-palestine.com/2014/05/syria-raqqa-slaughtered-silently/</ref><ref>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/30/raqqa-isis-capital-crucifixions-civilians-suffer-jihadis-red-bull</ref><ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/raqqa-civilians-hit-new-assad-airstrikes-tell-stories-isis-executions-coalition-1729295</ref><ref>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/11/raqqa-syria-islamic-state-activists-threatened.html</ref> Since no foreign or domestic journalists can operate in Raqqa, the efforts of RSS provide unique insights. The work is dangerous, with ISIL militants searching for, and in at least one case killing, RSS members.<ref name=RSSTele>{{cite web|last1=Ruth Sherlock|title=Inside an Isil town|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/11052984/Inside-an-Isil-town-Raqqa-is-being-slaughtered-silently.html|website=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/|accessdate=28 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
| According to an interview with Vice News, there were originally 17 members, who started out opposing the Syrian Government. When ISIL moved in to the city in April 2014 the group started the posting information about ISIL. One member who had fled Raqqa said "After we launched the campaign and posted a lot of crucifixions and executions on the news and Facebook and Twitter, they made three Friday sermons about us, saying we are infidels and we're against Allah and " we'll catch them and we'll execute them." "We are 12 inside the city and four outside. Before the 12 inside the city were posting on Twitter and posting on Facebook, and talking to journalists, but it's very dangerous. So we decided to use a "secret room," and the people in the city post all the photos, the news, and everything, and the four that are out, we are posting it on the internet, Twitter, and Facebook, and talking to journalists. We hide behind fake names and we don't trust anyone, so we don't get captured."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Speri|first1=Alice|title=Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, And These Guys Are Risking Their Lives To Document It|URL=https://news.vice.com/article/raqqa-is-being-slaughtered-silently-and-these-guys-are-risking-their-lives-to-document-it|website=Vice News|accessdate=28 December 2014|date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> | According to an interview with Vice News, there were originally 17 members, who started out opposing the Syrian Government. When ISIL moved in to the city in April 2014 the group started the posting information about ISIL. One member who had fled Raqqa said "After we launched the campaign and posted a lot of crucifixions and executions on the news and Facebook and Twitter, they made three Friday sermons about us, saying we are infidels and we're against Allah and " we'll catch them and we'll execute them." "We are 12 inside the city and four outside. Before the 12 inside the city were posting on Twitter and posting on Facebook, and talking to journalists, but it's very dangerous. So we decided to use a "secret room," and the people in the city post all the photos, the news, and everything, and the four that are out, we are posting it on the internet, Twitter, and Facebook, and talking to journalists. We hide behind fake names and we don't trust anyone, so we don't get captured."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Speri|first1=Alice|title=Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, And These Guys Are Risking Their Lives To Document It|URL=https://news.vice.com/article/raqqa-is-being-slaughtered-silently-and-these-guys-are-risking-their-lives-to-document-it|website=Vice News|accessdate=28 December 2014|date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:20, 28 December 2014
Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RSS) is a citizen journalist effort exposing human rights abuses by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (also known as ISIL or DAESH) forces occupying the northern Syrian city of Raqqa. ISIL uses Raqqa as its de facto capital. RSS works to counter the suggestion that citizens of Raqqa have welcomed the presence of ISIL/DAESH.
The group has published first hand accounts, videos and photos of life and war crimes in Raqqa through its Facebook page and website, other social media, and via interviews and furnishing material to media organizations worldwide. As a result RSS has been cited by international media outlets fairly extensively, and major news outlets have done feature stories on the group. Since no foreign or domestic journalists can operate in Raqqa, the efforts of RSS provide unique insights. The work is dangerous, with ISIL militants searching for, and in at least one case killing, RSS members.
According to an interview with Vice News, there were originally 17 members, who started out opposing the Syrian Government. When ISIL moved in to the city in April 2014 the group started the posting information about ISIL. One member who had fled Raqqa said "After we launched the campaign and posted a lot of crucifixions and executions on the news and Facebook and Twitter, they made three Friday sermons about us, saying we are infidels and we're against Allah and " we'll catch them and we'll execute them." "We are 12 inside the city and four outside. Before the 12 inside the city were posting on Twitter and posting on Facebook, and talking to journalists, but it's very dangerous. So we decided to use a "secret room," and the people in the city post all the photos, the news, and everything, and the four that are out, we are posting it on the internet, Twitter, and Facebook, and talking to journalists. We hide behind fake names and we don't trust anyone, so we don't get captured."
References
- Johnston, Chris. "Islamic State suspected of cyber-attack on Raqqa opponents". http://www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - http://www.intifada-palestine.com/2014/05/syria-raqqa-slaughtered-silently/
- http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/30/raqqa-isis-capital-crucifixions-civilians-suffer-jihadis-red-bull
- http://www.ibtimes.com/raqqa-civilians-hit-new-assad-airstrikes-tell-stories-isis-executions-coalition-1729295
- http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/11/raqqa-syria-islamic-state-activists-threatened.html
- Ruth Sherlock. "Inside an Isil town". http://www.telegraph.co.uk/. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - Speri, Alice (September 25, 2014). "Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, And These Guys Are Risking Their Lives To Document It". Vice News. Retrieved 28 December 2014.