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ISIS issuing new ID cards only for males in Iraq province Raqqa

BAGDAD: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group is now issuing photo identity cards in Syria’s Raqqa province, but only to males, AFP reported.

According to a report issued by AFP on Friday, the new ID cards were issued only for males along with a range of administrative documents, a monitor and activists said Friday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ISIS had begun issuing “identity cards to those without proof of identity and boys over the age of 13 in Raqqa province.”

The Britain-based group published a photo it said was provided by civilian sources showing a laminated card printed with the black and white flag of ISIS.

It carries the photo of the holder, his name, date and place of birth and his parents’ names, and is marked “Wilayat (district of) Raqqa.”

Mohamed Saleh told AFP that its fighters were already receiving the new ID cards, but that civilians were still being registered to receive theirs.

The ID cards were not available for women “because printing their photos is considered forbidden.”

Saleh said residents feared the cards would become compulsory for all those in the province, even if they already have other proof of identity.

“That’s what happened with their driver’s licenses and license plates… Now there are checkpoints where they make sure you have them,” he said.

Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said issuance of the ID cards follows the introduction of a range of other administrative paperwork, including marriage and birth certificates, drivers’ licenses and car registrations.

Land and building registration documents and permits were also being issued, he added.

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