Reports stating 200 Isis militants had switched sides to fight against their former comrades are false, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently.
Syrian activists say media reports of a popular uprising against Isis in Raqqa are false.
It has been reported that 200 Isis militants had switched sides to fight against their former comrades, securing at least five neighbourhoods in the city and replacing the black flag of Isis with the Syrian national flag.
"About 200 Syrian militants of Daesh took the side of residents of Raqqa, which forced the terrorists to organize roadblocks at the entrance to the city," one source told Sputnik, the Russian government's news agency.
However, the reports are false according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), a group of citizen journalists reporting on life under Isis.
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WNU Editor: Too bad. An uprising at their capital would be shaking the very foundations of the Islamic State.
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This is of some interest:
http://jonathanspyer.com/2016/02/19/the-syrian-cauldron/
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