Al Qaeda affiliate in Raqqa says 'veil is obligatory to enter School'

Al Qaeda affiliate in al-Raqqa said the veil is obligatory for girls in fifth grade and above to enter the School.

The State of Iraq and al-Sham has imposed School-ban for whom not wearing Hijabs, local activists reported.

ISIS said it will distribute veils for free, in time people of al-Raqqa suffer from more of restrictions for their freedom, in a province controlled by extremists after expelling the Free Syrian Army.  

 Rebel groups have become increasingly fractured, with Islamic extremists, including those linked to al-Qaida, assuming prominent roles in battle.

The Syrian conflict erupted in March 2011 as a popular uprising against Assad that quickly escalated into civil war. More than 115,000 people have been killed since then and millions of Syrians have been displaced.

 Where children and families have been traumatized under the constant stress of conflict and war, families have tried to keep their children in schools that have tried to remain open despite deteriorating and at times dangerous situations. Despite conditions, schools inside Damascus, Aleppo, Raqqa, Daraa, Daell, Homs, Khirbat Ghazala, and other towns in the northern region of Syria have tried to stay open as numerous families have worked to keep their children in school, according to WNN.

This had been done in order to maintain a system of normalcy for the children, but the ongoing sight, sounds as well as the psychological impact of bombing and gunfire continues to take its toll. During acts of war those who are the most innocent are often those who are the most damaged by conflict, outlined Commission Chairman Pinheiro.

“Both government forces and opposition armed groups have used schools as military bases, barracks, detention centers, and sniper posts, turning places of learning into military targets and putting students at risk,” says HRW – Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights, in a new June 2013 key report release outlining conditions for schoolchildren inside the region.

“Syrian government air force fighter jets and helicopters dropped bombs—including what appeared to be improvised “barrel bombs” and incendiary weapons—on school buildings, causing extensive damage,” outlines the new report by Human Rights Watch, Lys Anzia wrote to WNN.