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ISIS victims returning home, with thirst for revenge
CNN ^ | Sat November 7, 2015 | By Tim Lister

Posted on 11/07/2015 2:55:45 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

Sharu Baharu, an 80-year-old with a magnificent handle-bar mustache, is facing his second winter on Mount Sinjar, where a bitter wind kicks up as the sun sets over the barren cliffs.

Until last year, he had lived his entire life in the town of Sinjar below.

Then, over a few days during August 2014, 5,000 men and boys in Sinjar and nearby villages were massacred, according to U.N. estimates.

"We fought as long as we could, but we had no weapons and they had so many," Baharu says, gesturing with his index finger for emphasis. "We saw so many killed, but we escaped at night and came to the mountain."

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1 posted on 11/07/2015 2:55:45 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

I hope they get their revenge!


2 posted on 11/07/2015 3:08:43 PM PST by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Good luck on the fight, Sharu Baharu.
I hope you are an pro-America person.

3 posted on 11/07/2015 3:12:37 PM PST by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Moustache song - a million ways to die in the west
4 posted on 11/07/2015 3:16:34 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: MinorityRepublican

Lots of cultures east of Europe have revenge reflexes that don’t expire for hundreds of years.


5 posted on 11/07/2015 3:17:53 PM PST by lurk
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To: lurk

Sicilian Alzheimer’s, all you remember are the grudges.


6 posted on 11/07/2015 4:04:20 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Men need a reason to shop. Women need a place.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I thought that was Irish.


7 posted on 11/07/2015 4:06:39 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: lurk

“Lots of cultures east of Europe have revenge reflexes that don’t expire for hundreds of years.”

Ever heard of the Irish.


8 posted on 11/07/2015 4:29:13 PM PST by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: MinorityRepublican

“...but we had no weapons...”
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Words to remember and a situation, not having weapons, to avoid.


9 posted on 11/07/2015 4:56:46 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Register liberals, not guns!)
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