pThe Civilian Council of Raqqa marked Eid al-Fitr by pardoning 83 former Islamic State fighters captured in Raqqa on June 24. The council saida none of the men had blood on their hands or held a senior position in the organization.ppThe Civilian Council of Raqqaa, 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 Offensivea against the Islamic State. Credit: 1. YouTubeSMART News Agency 2.