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| '''Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently ( |
'''Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS)''' is a ] effort exposing ] by ] (also known as '''ISIL''' or '''DAESH''') forces occupying the northern ]n city of ]. ISIL uses Raqqa as its de facto capital. RBSS 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. As a result, |
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, RBSS has been cited by international media outlets fairly extensively, and major news outlets have done feature stories on the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intifada-palestine.com/2014/05/syria-raqqa-slaughtered-silently/|title=SYRIA: "Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently" - Intifada Palestine|work=Intifada Palestine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/30/raqqa-isis-capital-crucifixions-civilians-suffer-jihadis-red-bull|title=Inside the Islamic State’s capital: Red Bull-drinking jihadists, hungry civilians, crucifixions and air strikes|author=Mark Townsend|work=the Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/raqqa-civilians-hit-new-assad-airstrikes-tell-stories-isis-executions-coalition-1729295|title=Raqqa Civilians, Hit By New Assad Airstrikes, Tell Stories Of ISIS Executions And Coalition Bombing|date=25 November 2014|work=International Business Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/11/raqqa-syria-islamic-state-activists-threatened.html|title=Life in Raqqa under IS - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East|work=Al-Monitor|accessdate=3 November 2015}}</ref> Since no foreign or domestic journalists can operate in Raqqa, the efforts of RBSS provide unique insights. The work is dangerous, with ISIL militants searching for, and in at least one case killing, RBSS members.<ref name=RBSSTele>{{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> | ||
| RBSS activists Fares Hamadi and Ibrahim Abdul Qadir were found stabbed and beheaded in Urfa, Turkey on the morning of October 30th 2015. It was the first acknowledged assassination outside of the Islamic State territory.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Islamic State critic found beheaded in Turkey|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11965804/Beheaded-bodies-of-Syria-anti-Islamic-State-activist-and-friend-found-in-Turkey.html|website = Telegraph.co.uk|accessdate = 2015-11-04}}</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 21:45, 13 November 2015
Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) is a citizen journalism 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. RBSS 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, RBSS 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 RBSS provide unique insights. The work is dangerous, with ISIL militants searching for, and in at least one case killing, RBSS members.
RBSS activists Fares Hamadi and Ibrahim Abdul Qadir were found stabbed and beheaded in Urfa, Turkey on the morning of October 30th 2015. It was the first acknowledged assassination outside of the Islamic State territory.
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."
Soon after the release of a video showing the burning alive of a Jordanian pilot, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently released aerial photos cross referenced to landmarks pinpointing the location of the execution in the Southern part of Raqqa near the river.
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= - "SYRIA: "Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently" - Intifada Palestine". Intifada Palestine.
- Mark Townsend. "Inside the Islamic State's capital: Red Bull-drinking jihadists, hungry civilians, crucifixions and air strikes". the Guardian.
- "Raqqa Civilians, Hit By New Assad Airstrikes, Tell Stories Of ISIS Executions And Coalition Bombing". International Business Times. 25 November 2014.
- "Life in Raqqa under IS - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- Ruth Sherlock. "Inside an Isil town". http://www.telegraph.co.uk/. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - "Islamic State critic found beheaded in Turkey". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- 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.
- "Is this where Jordanian pilot was burned alive?". Mail Online. Retrieved 3 November 2015.