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US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces says it has captured an Irish citizen fighting for Islamic State
AFP/TheJournal.ie ^
| 01/06/2019
Posted on 01/06/2019 6:11:13 PM PST by Olog-hai
A US-backed roup says that it has captured an Irish citizen fighting for Islamic State in Syria.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said that it had arrested five militants who had been fighting for the Islamic State.
It reported that one of these was a 45-year-old man originally from Dublin, Ireland.
Two of the other men are from the US, while the other two are from Pakistan.
In a statement, the SDF — which mainly fights against Islamic State and other extremist groups in Syria — said that it was carrying out Operation Jazeera Storm, which has the aim of “liberating the last regions under the occupation of ISIS”. …
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: daesh; dublin; eurabia; eussr; fartyshadesofgreen; ireland; isil; isis; islamicstate; jvteam; kurds; pakistan; rop; roup; sdf
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posted on
01/06/2019 6:11:13 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
One way to rid ourselves of these people.
To: Olog-hai
I had no idea Beto O’Rourke was even in Syria.
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posted on
01/06/2019 6:13:39 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Olog-hai
Two of the other men are from the US, while the other two are from Pakistan.
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Execute them all.
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posted on
01/06/2019 6:16:11 PM PST
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Olog-hai
Wouldn’t be surprising at all if was an IRA flake. IRA has a long history of Jew-hate and training with the PLO.
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posted on
01/06/2019 6:18:23 PM PST
by
jjotto
(Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
01/06/2019 6:21:11 PM PST
by
BigEdLB
(BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
To: Olog-hai
Other sources indicate the captured man is from the Middle East originally.
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posted on
01/06/2019 6:21:59 PM PST
by
jjotto
(Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
To: Olog-hai
Off with his head. Hell, off with the heads of all they caught. It’s not like there’s a shortage of these idiots.
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posted on
01/06/2019 6:26:53 PM PST
by
Free in Texas
(Celebrate diversity. Own firearms of every caliber.)
To: Olog-hai
Well, if they are are friends, they’ll line these folks up against a wall and engage in target practice.
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posted on
01/06/2019 6:32:53 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: Olog-hai
Perform an autopsy to see if brain damage leads to ISIS membership.
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posted on
01/06/2019 6:36:52 PM PST
by
Dagnabitt
( No wall. No budget. Shut. It. Down.)
To: jjotto
Typical of the international fake news media.
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posted on
01/06/2019 6:38:33 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
"I've spotted some Infidels!"
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posted on
01/06/2019 6:58:04 PM PST
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: Olog-hai
Warren Christopher Clark (L), a US national, and Alexandr Ruzmatovich Bekmirzaev (R), from Dublin, Ireland:
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posted on
01/06/2019 7:00:46 PM PST
by
BeauBo
To: \/\/ayne
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posted on
01/06/2019 7:03:31 PM PST
by
pax_et_bonum
(Never Forget the SEALs of Extortion 17 - and God Bless The USA and President Trump.)
To: Olog-hai
They were captured because they were preparing to ambush a column of civilian refugees trying to leave. ISIS had ordered the civilians to stay as human shields.
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posted on
01/06/2019 7:03:50 PM PST
by
BeauBo
To: BeauBo
Alexandr Ruzmatovich Bekmirzaev, a fine Irish name, begorra!
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posted on
01/06/2019 7:29:18 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(Build the wall, deport them all.)
To: BeauBo
Put a flat cap on the one on the right and he could pass for someone from Dublin.
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posted on
01/06/2019 8:11:45 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: dynachrome
Aye, ‘tis from the Waterford Bekmirzaevs! /s
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posted on
01/07/2019 4:06:45 AM PST
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: SaveFerris
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posted on
01/07/2019 5:38:02 AM PST
by
gr8eman
(Since God has been banished from our classrooms, Satan has filled the void.)
To: dynachrome
He’s likely related to the zipperheads who blew up the Boston Marathon
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posted on
01/07/2019 5:39:52 AM PST
by
gr8eman
(Since God has been banished from our classrooms, Satan has filled the void.)
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