"Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists are using civilians as human shields in the group's de facto Syria capital Raqa, a Syrian activist said Tuesday, complicating things for a Kurdish-Arab alliance which has launched an offensive in the area, AFP reports.
"They are using the civilians as a cover. So you'll find them in the same building. In a civilian building, you'll find two or three apartments for ISIS fighters," said Abdel Aziz al-Hamza, a co-founder of the Raqa is Being Slaughtered Silently group.