Ahmad al-Bahri is a contributor for Syria Deeply https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/ahmad-al-bahri-2/rss en Civil Society Human Rights Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad al-Bahri https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/07/13/ain-issa-a-community-besieged https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/07/13/ain-issa-a-community-besieged Syria Deeply spoke to locals from Ain Issa as fighting between ISIS and Kurdish forces continues. Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Fri, 08 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad al-Bahri https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/05/08/a-window-into-the-heart-of-a-jihadi-bride https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2015/05/08/a-window-into-the-heart-of-a-jihadi-bride Syria Deeply recently spoke with a woman who agreed to be the wife of an ISIS fighter in Raqqa. Human Rights ISIS Mon, 17 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad al-Bahri https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/11/17/isis-restructures-raqqa-under-its-new-ruling-system https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/11/17/isis-restructures-raqqa-under-its-new-ruling-system Residents tell Syria Deeply that ISIS has divided Raqqa and assigned responsibilities to its local leaders, in a systematic bureaucracy of religious rule. ISIS Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad al-Bahri https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/11/12/fear-in-raqqa-under-the-rule-of-the-islamic-state https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/11/12/fear-in-raqqa-under-the-rule-of-the-islamic-state ‘In Raqqa, it seems the color black and fear go hand in hand’. ISIS Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad al-Bahri https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/16/power-cuts-lead-shopkeepers-to-protest-in-isis-country https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/16/power-cuts-lead-shopkeepers-to-protest-in-isis-country ‘We were forced to go on strike and close our shops until ISIS provides us and the people of Raqqa with enough power’. Civil Society ISIS Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad al-Bahri https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/09/25/in-raqqa-civilians-describe-fear-and-displacement https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/09/25/in-raqqa-civilians-describe-fear-and-displacement ‘Where do we go and where do we find a safe haven?’ one asks. ISIS Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad al-Bahri https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/09/16/in-raqqa-civilians-flee-as-obama-promises-to-strike-isis-in-its-syrian-heartland https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/09/16/in-raqqa-civilians-flee-as-obama-promises-to-strike-isis-in-its-syrian-heartland “We will not stay in our homes waiting for death to find us because of some [military] targeting error,” one resident says. Civil Society Human Rights ISIS Mon, 08 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad al-Bahri https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/09/08/in-raqqa-residents-say-isis-continues-to-impose-harsh-living https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/09/08/in-raqqa-residents-say-isis-continues-to-impose-harsh-living With total control over the province, the Sunni militant group cracks down further on civilians – especially women. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs ISIS Fri, 18 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad al-Bahri https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/07/18/looking-to-shore-up-civilian-support-isis-hands-out-alms-in-raqqa-during-ramadan https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/07/18/looking-to-shore-up-civilian-support-isis-hands-out-alms-in-raqqa-during-ramadan Activists and residents here say that since the start of Ramadan on June 27, fighters have been handing out zakat, or alms, of 2,000 Syrian pounds ($12) to every person who pledges allegiance to ISIS. ISIS Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad al-Bahri https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/07/15/in-raqqa-an-all-female-isis-brigade-cracks-down-on-local-women https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/07/15/in-raqqa-an-all-female-isis-brigade-cracks-down-on-local-women Their mandate? To apprehend civilian women who do not follow the organization’s strict brand of Sharia law. ISIS Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Ahmad al-Bahri https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/07/01/isis-recruits-and-lures-children-to-specialized-fighting-camps-in-raqqa https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/07/01/isis-recruits-and-lures-children-to-specialized-fighting-camps-in-raqqa Residents say the group is training young boys and teenagers in the ways of both its laws and fighting methods.