ISIS Murdered Syria Journalist
ISIS Murdered Syria Journalist
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RAQQA - Islamic State (ISIS) militants murdered a journalist who wrote about daily life in occupied Raqqa, having accused her of being a spy.
As reported The Guardian, Ruqia Hassan (30) was killed in September, but news of her death became widely known this week after ISIS claimed on social media that she was still alive.
Writing under the pen name Nissan Ibrahim, Hassan’s posts described life for residents of Raqqa, Isis’s Syrian stronghold, and the frequent coalition airstrikes against the group.
Hassan studied philosophy at Aleppo University and later joined the opposition to the regime of Bashar al-Assad when the revolution began in Raqqa. She refused to leave after Isis entered the city.
Hassan had been placed under surveillance by Isis and was held in August, accused of being in contact with the “sahawat”, a derogatory term used by Isis to refer to the Free Syrian Army, whom it considers traitors.
Hassan posted messages on Facebook about how she felt and the music she listened to, and sent messages of hope to her followers.
As reported The Guardian, Ruqia Hassan (30) was killed in September, but news of her death became widely known this week after ISIS claimed on social media that she was still alive.
Writing under the pen name Nissan Ibrahim, Hassan’s posts described life for residents of Raqqa, Isis’s Syrian stronghold, and the frequent coalition airstrikes against the group.
Hassan studied philosophy at Aleppo University and later joined the opposition to the regime of Bashar al-Assad when the revolution began in Raqqa. She refused to leave after Isis entered the city.
Hassan had been placed under surveillance by Isis and was held in August, accused of being in contact with the “sahawat”, a derogatory term used by Isis to refer to the Free Syrian Army, whom it considers traitors.
Hassan posted messages on Facebook about how she felt and the music she listened to, and sent messages of hope to her followers.
(rnz)
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