It has had the following incumbents , so far of the fitting Episcopal ( lowest ) rank : The Islamic State banned all media reporting outside its own efforts , kidnapping and killing journalists . However , a group calling itself Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently operated within the city and elsewhere during this period . In response , ISIL has killed members of the group . A film about the city made by RBSS was released internationally in 2017 , premiering and winning an award at that year 's Sundance Film Festival
that year 's Sundance Film Festival
2017 Sundance Film Festival
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