Abdalaziz Alhamza – Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, During a Year
August 2014
– The execution of American journalist James Foley, where the campaign appointed the place of his execution in the village of Rtalah near Union University.
– Air raids on Raqqa by regime’s warplanes, fall of dozens of martyrs and hundreds of wounded.
– Clashes between ISIS and regime forces in the vicinity of Brigade 93 ended with controlling it after a series of suicide bombings, and seize heavy weapons which allowed them to open the Battle of Ein Arab, recording escape cases for large numbers of Brigade’s soldiers, most of them arrived in the areas under regime’s control and Tabaqa military airport, despite the complete blockade of the brigade, where all the land surrounding it was under the control of the group.
– Continuance of violations by the group, such as the arrests of youth under the pretext of prayer, as well as the women in charge of violating the Islamic dress and finery.
– Raiding educational institutes which have been licensed by the group, and the arrest of the female students at the institute as a pressure to prevent the teaching of female inside Raqqa entirely, despite of full compliance with the instructions imposed by the group upon these institutes.
– Very violent air raids by the regime’s warplanes on Tabaqa city and its countryside, which led to the displacement of a very large number of families.
– Executions of civilians at a roundabout of al-Na’eem in Raqqa and Karama and Sabka.
– Movement of landing of military cargo planes (Ilyushin) in the military airport of Tabaqa, to carry out almost full evacuation operation from the airport.
– ISIS evacuated some of its positions from the southern side of the airport, a violent attack by ISIS at the airport but they suffered heavy human losses reached more than 400 people, at the end they controlled the airport on August 22, where the regime’s losses were equivalent to the losses of ISIS near 400 dead and prisoner, and the escape of large numbers of regime’s soldiers to the city of Salamiyeh.
– Fierce airstrikes on the city of Raqqa after the fall of the airport, which led to the fall of 20 martyrs as a result of these air raids, execution operations of the prisoners from the airport in different parts of the governorate.
– The number of air raids on Raqqa and surroundings during this month exceeded 250 and more than 15 Scud missiles.
September 2014
– ISIS evacuated civilians from Youth Housing area in Raqqa, which inhabited by displaced families.
– Campaigns of vaccination for children against polio.
– The execution of second American hostage Steven Sotloff in the countryside of Raqqa.
– Western drones fly in the sky of Raqqa.
– Bloody air raids carried out by the warplanes of regime on Raqqa have resulted in 70 martyrs, and the fear of targeting the city by the international coalition air forces, the exodus of civilians from Raqqa and the group has evacuated its positions.
– The number of needy people increased for the relief kitchen of Raqqa under bad conditions prevailed in the city.
– ISIS executed a British hostage David Haynes and threatened to kill another Briton.
– Fall of regime’s warplane as a result of a technical malfunction that led to the killing of a family of eight people.
– Crowds of the group for military operation in the city of Ein Arab.
– Tips and alerts published by the campaign for fear of any possible international coalition air strikes on Raqqa, where directed civilians to stay away from the positions of the group.
– ISIS fighters advanced in the countryside of Ein Arab, and complete siege on the city of Ain Arab and later reached to the security box in the city.
– The first international coalition air raids on Raqqa in September 23, 2014.
– Arrest campaigns waged by the group against civilians for fear of photographing the places targeted by coalition warplanes, the coalition air raids hit the primitive oil refineries associated with the group.
October 2014
– The execution of 35 activist and buried them in a mass grave.
– The price of a loaf of bread rises to 10 Syrian pounds.
– Air raids of international coalition on Brigade 93 and Tabaqa Military Airport, and destruction of mechanisms in ammunition depots, and large number of dead and wounded in the ranks of the group in the battles of Ein Arab, coalition air strikes focused on the headquarters of band 17 and other strongholds of the group in plant of sugar and cotton.
– The displacement of the population of Kurdish villages in the countryside of Ein Issa, and operations of looting homes, livestock and cars in those villages.
– The execution of young men on charges of insulting God, and cut the hand of a another young man.
– New decisions by ISIS about women to limit their roaming and education.
– Smashing the tombstones in the city of Raqqa.
– Burn tires in the northern countryside to misguide coalition warplanes, and the emergence of differences between various nationalities in the ranks of the group.
November 2014
– The execution of three people from the prisoners of the regime at the Clock roundabout, and mutilation their bodies and dragging them in the streets of the city.
– The execution of six people in the city of Raqqa and its countryside for belonging to the Free Syrian Army and insulting the God.
– Air raids by coalition warplanes on the city of Raqqa and surroundings, which led to a large number of dead in the ranks of the group.
– Focus on the poor health situation in the city of Raqqa, where public hospitals have become almost beyond service, and the services provided in these hospitals below the required level.
– Impose a tribute to Christian families in Raqqa about 60,000 SP, and who refuse to pay must leave the city or convert to Islam.
– 21 air raids by the regime on Raqqa that left 230 martyrs and 450 wounded.
– The execution of a young man by throwing him down from silos of Raqqa on charges of homosexuality.
– Announcement by the group for Islamic courses for professionals in Raqqa starting from pharmacists.
– Vigils in response to the aggression of the regime on the Raqqa and violations of ISIS, in the capitals and the countries of the world under the name of campaign of “Raqqa the martyr”.
