Raqqa is being slaughtered silently
'City of Ghosts' Chronicles Syrian Activists Battling ISIS with Journalism
Filmmaker Matthew Heineman's new movie about the citizen journalist group "Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently" puts human faces to the stories of the displaced.
Charlie Hebdo 'Set the Tone': The Year in Questionable Allies and Freedom of Speech
The case of the imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi, who was awarded the European Union's top human rights award this month, was just one of many that made headlines in 2015 and provoked a debate about the importance of free speech.
Just Hours After Politicians Say Yes, British Jets Begin Syria Airstrikes
As soon as UK politicians agreed to start bombing Islamic State targets in Syria in a controversial vote, British Tornado jets took off from Cyprus and launched their first strikes.
Bombing the Islamic State’s Oil Isn't the Slam Dunk You Might Expect It to Be
The US-led coalition is targeting the Islamic State's oil infrastructure in an effort to cut off its revenue streams. But for the eight million civilians living under IS control, the effort could make for a very cold winter.
We Spoke to the Activists Live-Tweeting Airstrikes on Islamic State's Raqqa Stronghold
Members of the underground activist group Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently confirmed that the attacks so far appear to have hit only non-civilian targets.
Two Anti-Islamic State Activists Found Beheaded In Southern Turkey
Citizen journalist collective Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said on Friday that one of its number, Ibrahim Abdul-Qadir, and Fares Hamadi had been found "slaughtered" in the city of Sanliurfa.
Islamic State Is Restricting Internet Access in Its Capital City
IS is circulating a flier ordering all residents to remove "WI-FI boosters in internet cafés as well as private wireless adaptors, even for soldiers of the Islamic State.”
Graphic Video Purportedly Shows the Islamic State Executing Two Raqqa 'Activists'
The latest grisly video released by the so-called Islamic State shows the interrogation and execution of two men that the group claims had secretly worked against it.
Syrian Activists Decry US Dropping Grisly Anti-Islamic State Cartoon Over Raqqa as 'Stupid'
The propaganda was devised by members of the Pentagon’s Military Information Support Operations, a department specializing in psychological and information warfare.
Syrian Militants Publicly Execute a Woman Accused of Committing Adultery
Suspected members of al Nusra Front reportedly shot a woman to death in the street after refusing her request to see her children.
Anti-Islamic State Group Leaks Graphic Video Reportedly Showing German Jihadist
The group, Deir Ezzore is Being Slaughtered Silently, said the video was made by the Islamic State and was leaked before the militant group published it.