Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently: Syrian Citizen Journalists Document a City Under Siege
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Bump it!President Trump’s scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin comes as thousands of Syrians continue to flee Raqqa as U.S.-backed militias intensify their assault on the ISIS-held city. Some 200,000 people have been displaced while U.S.-led airstrikes have killed hundreds of residents, in what U.N. investigators have called a "staggering loss of civilian life." As many as 50 airstrikes were hitting Raqqa each day. U.S.-backed forces expect the fight to oust ISIS from its de facto capital to take at least three months. We speak with Abdalaziz Alhamza, a Syrian journalist and co-founder of Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently. The group was formed in 2014 to document the abuses of the Islamic State after the militant group took over the city of Raqqa. He is the main subject of the award-winning film titled "City of Ghosts."
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