Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently

Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently
Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date	2014
Location	Raqqa; 35°57′00″N 39°01′00″E / 35.95000°N 39.01667°E
Goals	To raise awareness about violent acts perpetrated against Syrian civilians
Methods	Undercover journalism / reporting; Social media reporting; Anonymous interviews; Photography; Videos; Resistance graphing;
Resulted in	Extensive social media coverage and outreach and television and traditional media coverage
Lead figures
	Several anonymous leaders(s).; Hamoud Al-Mousa, co-founder.; Abu Ibrahim a-Raqqawi (founder); Abdalaziz Al-Hamza, CEO & spokesperson.; Hussam Eesa; † Al-Moutaz Bellah Ibrahim (May 2014); † Anonymous, executed.; † Abdul Qadir (Oct. 30th, 2015, Urfa, Turkey); † Fares Hamadi (Oct. 30th, 2015, Urfa, Turkey); † Ahmad Mohammed al-Mousa (Dec. 16, 2015, Idlib).; † Naji Jerf (Dec. 2015, Gaziantep); † Mohamed al-Mousa, activist father.;

Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RSS or RBSS; Arabic: الرقة تذبح بصمت, romanized: al-Raqqah Tadhbaḥu bi-Ṣamt) is a citizen journalist group^[1]^[2] reporting Syrian war news and human rights abuses by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other forces occupying the northern Syrian city of Raqqa which ISIL used as its de facto capital. RBSS works to counter the suggestion that citizens of Raqqa welcomed the presence of ISIL.^[3] Some sources described the group as one of the few reliable sources of information from the city.^[4] It was founded by Abu Ibrahim a-Raqqawi.^[5] RBSS has described itself as an "nonpartisan and independent" news page.

^ "Syrian officials reject U.S. criticism of reported civilian casualties". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ "Syria's Raqqa silently slaughtered under ISIL radical rule". en.alalam.ir. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ Johnston, Chris (19 December 2014). "Islamic State suspected of cyber-attack on Raqqa opponents". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^ David Remnick (22 November 2015). "Telling the Truth About ISIS and Raqqa". The New Yorker. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
^ "Wanted by the Islamic State and now exiled in Europe, RBSS founder says 'I have the right to live a normal life'". 14 February 2017.

[1] "Syrian officials reject U.S. criticism of reported civilian casualties". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[2] "Syria's Raqqa silently slaughtered under ISIL radical rule". en.alalam.ir. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[3] Johnston, Chris (19 December 2014). "Islamic State suspected of cyber-attack on Raqqa opponents". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

[remnick-new-yorker-4] David Remnick (22 November 2015). "Telling the Truth About ISIS and Raqqa". The New Yorker. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[5] "Wanted by the Islamic State and now exiled in Europe, RBSS founder says 'I have the right to live a normal life'". 14 February 2017.

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Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date	2014 (2014)
Location	Raqqa 35°57′00″N 39°01′00″E / 35.95000°N 39.01667°E / 35.95000; 39.01667
Goals	To raise awareness about violent acts perpetrated against Syrian civilians
Methods	Undercover journalism / reporting Social media reporting Anonymous interviews Photography Videos Resistance graphing
Resulted in	Extensive social media coverage and outreach and television and traditional media coverage
Lead figures
Several anonymous leaders(s). Hamoud Al-Mousa, co-founder. Abu Ibrahim a-Raqqawi (founder) Abdalaziz Al-Hamza, CEO & spokesperson. Hussam Eesa † Al-Moutaz Bellah Ibrahim (May 2014) † Anonymous, executed. † Abdul Qadir (Oct. 30th, 2015, Urfa, Turkey) † Fares Hamadi (Oct. 30th, 2015, Urfa, Turkey) † Ahmad Mohammed al-Mousa (Dec. 16, 2015, Idlib). † Naji Jerf (Dec. 2015, Gaziantep) † Mohamed al-Mousa, activist father.