96 Former Low-Ranking ISIS Members, Affiliates Pardoned In Syria By The Civil Council Of Raqqa In Conciliatory Attempts In the ISIS Stronghold

Civil Council of Raqqa, a Syrian group, backed by the United States, has granted amnesty to 96 alleged members of the Islamic State. The 96 were released on Wednesday in a move the council terms as strategic and crucial in dissuading low ranking members from pledging allegiance to the extremist group. The released were all...