A child in Raqqa, by Hamid Khatib.

A discussion was started by a group of 35 activists who had remained in the city, which led to the creation of a rally named The youth of Raqqa . One of these activists, surgeon Ayman al Khalaf, has explained to Syria Untold

Here's a tweet from December 22

It was so very gentle, so strong and irresistible.

I had been trying to make a film in Raqqa.

They also asked me about ISIS in general, and about my experience in Raqqa.

According to the RBSS, Jerf was killed by a so called suppressor gun

Many reacted to the tweet by RBSS announcing Almossa's death

I salute Ahmad Mohamed Almossa, and all RBSS. Robert ( Bobjacket) December 16, 2015

I was held in a prison cell in Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State, for a month.

At least three other journalists associated with RBSS have been killed.

And I do pray that it will rain on Al Raqqa, Al Bab, Manjib and Mosul and all the areas occupied by the ISIS.

At least two other members of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently have been murdered since the group was founded in April 2014.

Syrian blogger Mohammed Basheer shares a YouTube video from Al Raqqah showing the destruction of a statue of Hafez Al Assad.

To follow RBSS, check out their work on Facebook, Twitter and blog, which have thousands of followers.

Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently told CPJ none of the victims were members of its group.

Filmmaker Naji Jerf is the fourth Syrian netizen associated with the news collective Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently to be killed.

Raqqa Ahmad Mohamed Almossa one of RBSS Members got killed Assassinated in Idlib Syria by Unknown Masked group pic.twitter.com p3A1YESjZD الرقة تذبح بصمت ( Raqqa_SL) December 16, 2015

It was thanks to some members of local clans in Raqqa that I knew before. They negotiated for my release.

We re transferred to the back of an eight seater vehicle. I don t know any of the men with me, except for a young man from Al Raqqa I d met in the Military Police branch in Aleppo.

Ahmad Mohamed Almossa, a member of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), was assassinated in Idlib, Syria, by unknown masked men, according to a tweet from RBSS.

It is just entertainment. If building snowmen is frowned upon in Saudi Arabia, one wonders what will happen to those who reportedly dared build one in Ar Raqqa, the self proclaimed capital of the IS, in Syria.

And the image of the DVD here is just to illustrate a point that silk follows very subtle topographies of the surface, which means that it can replicate features on the nanoscale.

Over five weeks I spent volunteering at Katsikas, I was told of lives left behind in cities that have become shorthand for despicable atrocities and brutal violence Raqqa, Mosul, Sinjar, Palmyra, Aleppo.

But, where Evita s voice was full of the pathos of poverty and injustice, of passion and tenderness, Cristina evokes more anger and defiance. No compassion is heard.

The group, founded in April 2014, has been threatened by ISIS for exposing their crimes and brutality to the rest of the world, and for showcasing the resistance of the people of Raqqa to its rule.

Some of them said they would take me to Mosul in Iraq to their military court. Others said they would kill us in the center of Raqqa, which was a famous place for public executions.

Following Al Razzouk's abduction, Radio AlKul reported that Basel Aslan of Al Raqqa Revolutionary Media Office was attacked by Al Hai'h Al Sharia (Authority of Sharia) while covering Eid Al Adha festivities.

Activists didn't wait for long to report ISIS' horrifying killings, which started to spill into the news stream as Raqqa_SI confirmed to his 21K followers

The group, founded in April 2014, has been threatened by ISIS for exposing their crimes and brutality to the rest of the world and for showcasing the resistance of the people of Raqqa to its rule.

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And ( as for ) the moon , We have ordained for it stages till it becomes again as an old dry palm branch .

We have ordained phases for the moon until finally it becomes like an old date stalk .

And the Moon , We have measured for her mansions ( to traverse ) till she returns like the old ( and withered ) lower part of a date stalk .