As we all know, ISIS is world's most conservative sect and after having captured parts of Iraq they imposed their own conservative doctrine on the inhabitants.
Here is a run down on how this right wing paradise is doing
In Mosul, the crown jewel of the totalitarian proto-state run by the jihadis, residents report excruciating pressures on locals from the skies as well as the ground.
“Living standards have deteriorated as there is no money in the bazaar and no employment in the city,” says Abdulkarim, a resident of Mosul. “People are terrified of the bombardment by the coalition and beheading and stoning still goes on the city by the [Islamic] State.”
Despite the mounting pressure on Isis in recent weeks, its grip on the two cities remains unrelenting, posing an intractable challenge to forces seeking to liberate them.
Ousted from Sinjar in Iraq, on the defensive in Raqqa province, and facing a greater aerial bombardment, the militants have responded by tightening their grip on Raqqa and Mosul, further subjugating citizens who live under their yoke and barring civilians from leaving.
Interviews with residents and activists with contacts inside the two cities paint a picture of a Soviet-style dictatorship that has failed at providing basic services and justice to citizens.
Much has changed after two years of brutal rule by Isis, says Ramadan, a Raqqa native, who describes the city now as a “giant prison”. It is difficult to contact individuals living in Raqqa, as Isis has banned internet at home and closed down most cyber cafes.
Women rarely venture out for fear of being reprimand by Isis police, known as the Hisbah, and the female unit, the Khansaa Brigade, even for the slightest transgression, such as carrying a brightly coloured handbag.
“The life of a girl was itself a violation,” Ramadan says.
For Abdulkarim, the Mosul resident, the takeover of his hometown by Isis militants was at first a blessing. Under their rule, traffic across Mosul eased as blast walls were removed, security improved, and for a while, services such as electricity, water and street-cleaning were better than they had been when the Iraqi government was in control.
The 31-year-old government employee was happy to pay a small amount of his 835,000 dinar (£490) salary that came from Baghdad to Isis as tax, and even donated an extra 7,000 dinars to the caliphate voluntarily. The militants treated their new subjects with respect and greeted them when they passed each other in the street.
But as the city’s residents prepare for their second winter under Isis control, economic blockade from Baghdad and bombardment by the US-led coalition has made life grim.
In July, Baghdad stopped providing salaries to government employees living in areas under Isis control, including Abdulkarim, whose income vanished overnight.
The lack of cash means people cannot afford to buy anything but the most basic goods. Many shops have shut, and the price of fuel and gas has increased by four or five times.
Raafat Alzirai, from Mosul but who resides in Erbil and heads the Nineveh Reporters Network, a group of citizen journalists inside the city who try to shed light on what is happening there, says desperation has pushed some people into the arms of Isis.
“We have information that around 60-70 people went and gave allegiance to the caliphate at Omar al-Aswad mosque in order to receive monthly small salaries,” says Raafat, who has about 10 people in Mosul providing daily updates to him via the internet.
“Mosul has become like a big prison and people appear to be sedated with the hope that one day things will change,” adds Raafat, whose own father was killed by extremists in 2003.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/09/life-under-isis-raqqa-mosul-giant-prison-syria-iraq
Here is a run down on how this right wing paradise is doing
In Mosul, the crown jewel of the totalitarian proto-state run by the jihadis, residents report excruciating pressures on locals from the skies as well as the ground.
“Living standards have deteriorated as there is no money in the bazaar and no employment in the city,” says Abdulkarim, a resident of Mosul. “People are terrified of the bombardment by the coalition and beheading and stoning still goes on the city by the [Islamic] State.”
Despite the mounting pressure on Isis in recent weeks, its grip on the two cities remains unrelenting, posing an intractable challenge to forces seeking to liberate them.
Ousted from Sinjar in Iraq, on the defensive in Raqqa province, and facing a greater aerial bombardment, the militants have responded by tightening their grip on Raqqa and Mosul, further subjugating citizens who live under their yoke and barring civilians from leaving.
Interviews with residents and activists with contacts inside the two cities paint a picture of a Soviet-style dictatorship that has failed at providing basic services and justice to citizens.
Much has changed after two years of brutal rule by Isis, says Ramadan, a Raqqa native, who describes the city now as a “giant prison”. It is difficult to contact individuals living in Raqqa, as Isis has banned internet at home and closed down most cyber cafes.
Women rarely venture out for fear of being reprimand by Isis police, known as the Hisbah, and the female unit, the Khansaa Brigade, even for the slightest transgression, such as carrying a brightly coloured handbag.
“The life of a girl was itself a violation,” Ramadan says.
For Abdulkarim, the Mosul resident, the takeover of his hometown by Isis militants was at first a blessing. Under their rule, traffic across Mosul eased as blast walls were removed, security improved, and for a while, services such as electricity, water and street-cleaning were better than they had been when the Iraqi government was in control.
The 31-year-old government employee was happy to pay a small amount of his 835,000 dinar (£490) salary that came from Baghdad to Isis as tax, and even donated an extra 7,000 dinars to the caliphate voluntarily. The militants treated their new subjects with respect and greeted them when they passed each other in the street.
But as the city’s residents prepare for their second winter under Isis control, economic blockade from Baghdad and bombardment by the US-led coalition has made life grim.
In July, Baghdad stopped providing salaries to government employees living in areas under Isis control, including Abdulkarim, whose income vanished overnight.
The lack of cash means people cannot afford to buy anything but the most basic goods. Many shops have shut, and the price of fuel and gas has increased by four or five times.
Raafat Alzirai, from Mosul but who resides in Erbil and heads the Nineveh Reporters Network, a group of citizen journalists inside the city who try to shed light on what is happening there, says desperation has pushed some people into the arms of Isis.
“We have information that around 60-70 people went and gave allegiance to the caliphate at Omar al-Aswad mosque in order to receive monthly small salaries,” says Raafat, who has about 10 people in Mosul providing daily updates to him via the internet.
“Mosul has become like a big prison and people appear to be sedated with the hope that one day things will change,” adds Raafat, whose own father was killed by extremists in 2003.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/09/life-under-isis-raqqa-mosul-giant-prison-syria-iraq
Funny how the left wingers are the commies AND the religious nuts in your sneaky little doublespeaking brain.