"The rising star of ISIS, the Sunni insurgent group terrorizing Iraq, is a fighter known as Omar the Chechen — a young, fierce military commander whose most distinctive feature is an unmistakable red beard. His nom de guerre is Omar al-Shishani, and he’s only 28. Terror analysts say his growing profile demonstrates not just the reach of ISIS but its ferocity: Al-Shishani grew up in the spartan Pankisi Gorge of Georgia, hardened by decades of fighting."
It's throwback time. Pankisi Gorge children.
And this is why I am following the chechen websites again more often. You betcha there are tons of chechens there - I knew this when I saw all the heads on posts. That is just so very chechen.
“Al-Shishani grew up in the spartan Pankisi Gorge of Georgia, hardened by decades of fighting.”
He is 28 years old and is hardened by decades of fighting. Hmmm.