A number of residents have uprisen against the extremist group in the de-facto capital of ISIS.
Residents of Raqqa, the heart of the ISIS, are reportedly uprising against the terrorist group as a result of their hostile treatments and brutalities.
Arab media reported that there have been heavy confrontations in Raqqa between ISIS militants and the residents of the city due to IS's ill treatment towards the people.
Abu Ali Tunsi, a prominent IS leader and a number of his men were reportedly killed in those confrontations, according to the information obtained from the area.
A group of 200 militants have abjured IS in the last two days in Raqqa, and the IS militants have tightened the security measures and increased the number of checkpoints in the city, fearing the attacks by the residents and the abjured group, according to sources from Raqqa.
In a recorded video, a man appears talking to the cameraman saying they have given up on IS due to the inhumane treatment meted out to the people by IS militants and “executing everyone they suspect.”
A large number of men, abandoned IS, and are appearing in the footage walking hastily seemingly running away from IS.
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