Turkish soldiers are seen atop and around armoured vehicles near the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province on Wednesday. (Reuters)
The IS Man Who Begged For Death ... And Got It -- Arab News/AFP
SURUC, Turkey: Kurdish grocer Cuneyt Hemo remembers the moment he crossed paths with a Islamic State (IS) prisoner inside the besieged Syrian town of Kobani.
“He begged us to kill him so he could go to paradise and be rewarded,” Hemo told AFP, in a rare glimpse of life inside the town.
“We captured him in the street,” said Hemo, dragging on a cigarette in the Turkish border town of Suruc, where along with other Kobani refugees, he has found sanctuary.
“He said he came from Azerbaijan. He was in his 20s and spoke to us in Arabic,” he added. The fighter was dressed in full camouflage gear.
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My Comment: This IS fighter is the poster child on how an Islamic State fanatic thinks. On the flip side .... this Daily Mail post is a revealing portrait on those who are fighting these fanatics .... One man's war against Isis: A day in the life of 22-year-old Syrian Kurdish fighter who has been battling jihadists since he was a teenager (Daily Mail).
Update: Another article on who is carrying the fight against the Islamic State .... Kurdish Women Fight on Front Lines Against Islamic State (WSJ)
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