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Documentary Focuses On Syrian Civil War, Citizen Journalism

City of Ghosts
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Matthew Heineman’s new documentary is called "City of Ghosts."

The unofficial number of people killed in Syria’s civil war is generally listed at somewhere between 300,000 and 450,000. And the refugee figure is at least 6.5 million.

Bullets and bombs continue to fly. Some nations work to implement a maintainable cease fire, while others try to get Bashar Al-Assad to give up leadership of the country.

There’s also a small group of citizen journalists who started the Syrian news website, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently — or RBSS. And they are the focus of Matthew Heineman’s new documentary "City of Ghosts."

We spoke with Heineman.

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