<p>The Civilian Council of Raqqa marked Eid al-Fitr by pardoning 83 former Islamic State fighters captured in Raqqa on June 24. The council said</a> none of the men had blood on their hands or held a senior position in the organization.</p><p>The Civilian Council of Raqqa</a>, comprised of local Kurds, Sunni Arabs, and Turkmen, was first formed in April 2017 as a means of proactively developing a local civilian government expected to govern the city following the completion of the Raqqa Offensive</a> against the Islamic State. Credit: 1. YouTube/SMART News Agency 2. YouTube/ANHA via Storyful</p><br />
