Jizia from another kind

Abdalaziz Alhamza – Exclusive – Raqqa is being slaughtered silently

Zakat, taxes jizia “amount paid by people from other religions” a different titles ISIS gave by ISIS it aim to collect the largest possible amount of money from the people, the aim is not to make money to the cabinets that filled with oil revenues, As far as creating a class disparity in the economic situation between ISIS and the civilians, and force them to undergo and obedience to obtain a measure of satisfaction of ISIS that may be translated into a cash was someday belong to them.

Some of the civilians in Raqqa city are in a good financially, and they were able to keep up with ISIS and gave them what they want, despite all the taxes they are forced to pay, the matter that ISIS didn’t like, each time they started to visit these people under the pretext of collecting donations but also this solution was not good enough for ISIS

The most appropriate solution was to strike economically the owners of the capitals in Raqqa by arrest or theft their properties, according to information the reporter of RBSS obtained from a source inside of ISIS said: the security office formed a group of members and gave them the mission of stealing some of the shops in Raqqa without let the rest of the members know about this matter

He added: ISIS are seeking to limit the money only for him and take what the people own in addition to get use of the robberies by accusing other persons that ISIS could get used of it by creating a state of hostility and punish them for a guilt they didn’t do, like this ISIS will appear as a protector to the city and it savior

Abo Salem “nickname” a civilian from Raqqa city said to RBSS reporter: a members of Alhesba police came to me and asked me to donate for ISIS, and in each time they asked me to increase the amount, o told them that I can’t because my financial state is limited, and that what made a state of resentment shown of them

Abo Salem continued and said: after one week my car was stolen at night from in front of my house, when I tried to file a complaint to ISIS, they told me that it’s a coincidence and divine punishment because I didn’t donate for them and god will punish each one will not give money to “Almojahdine” but they will investigate about the matter

Abo Salem added: when I knew that ISIS who stole my car and it won’t stop here, I sold everything I have and ran away from the city with my family in fear of that it might happen again, it also happened with a lot of people in Raqqa city who their cars were stolen and their shops, and ISIS were have the same answer they gave me

The robbery accidents deployed  much in Raqqa city , and it’s all in a mysteries conditions and recorded against anonymous , however, this anonymous behind the mask everyone knows his personality , but they can’t face him about it , surrendering to the reality of extort money better than taking of their lives.

media activist from the city of Raqqa, student at the Faculty of Law at the University of the Euphrates. Director of the Media Office of Raqqa, founding member of "Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently", founding member of the documentary project of "Sound and Picture". I work in documenting violations committed by Assad's regime and ISIS group and extremist organizations inside the city of Raqqa, as I work in programming, design and visual media. I hold a certificate of coach in digital security, and a certificate of journalist coach, and a certificate in documenting violations against human rights, and a certificate in electronic advocacy. I underwent a training under the supervision of "Cyber-Arabs" in collaboration with the Institute for War and Peace "IWPR", about the management of electronic websites and leadership of advocacy campaigns, and a training of press photography under the supervision of the photojournalist "Peter Hove Olesen".

1 Comment

  1. Alec
    November 17, 2015 - 2:56 am

    Thank you for writing these stories; they are being noticed and discussed.

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