Meet The Female Arab Pilot Who Led The First Airstrikes Against The Islamic State

UAE's First Female Fighter Pilot Led Airstrike Against ISIS -- CNN

(CNN) -- Maj. Mariam Al Mansouri may be ISIS' worst nightmare.

The first female fighter pilot in the United Arab Emirates, she led a strike mission this week against the terror group, that country's ambassador to the United States said Thursday.

"She is (a) fully qualified, highly trained, combat ready pilot, and she led the mission," Yousef Al Otaiba told MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

The UAE has joined the United States and a handful of other Arab nations in conducting airstrikes against ISIS in Syria.

This summer, the group declared the establishment of a "caliphate," an Islamic state stretching across the territory it has conquered. It maintains strict rules for women, who are lashed for infractions such as not being fully covered.

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More News On The Female Arab Pilot Who Led The First Airstrikes Against The Islamic State

Arab Woman Led Airstrikes Over Syria -- New York Times
Meet the Female Pilot Who Led Airstrike on ISIS -- ABC News
U.A.E.’s first female fighter pilot dropped bombs on the Islamic State -- Washington Post
ISIS Fight: Mariam Al Mansouri Is First Woman Fighter Pilot for U.A.E. -- NBC
Female UAE Pilot 'Leads Strikes' on Jihadists -- Defense News/AFP
Meet A Female UAE Pilot Who's Dropping Bombs On ISIS -- Business Insider
UAE’s female fighter pilot leads airstrikes against ISIL -- The National

My Comment: I am a few days late on this story .... but she is still getting a lot of attention.