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North Carolina Mom, 25, Leaves Three Children Behind To fight For Kurds In Iraq
Daily Mail ^ | 08:31 EST, 15 May 2015 | By KEILIGH BAKER FOR MAILONLINE

Posted on 05/15/2015 11:57:24 AM PDT by drewh

A mother-of-three from North Carolina is the latest Westerner to volunteer to fight against ISIS in Iraq. Samantha Johnston, 25, from Emerald Island, who previously served in the US Army, is believed to have joined the Kurdish Peshmerga troops, who are battling ISIS in northern Iraq and Syria. She said she wanted to fight ISIS because: 'I decided to come fight because I felt like it was my duty.

'I couldn't look my children in the eyes and say, "I didn't do anything to help."' Ms Johnston told the site her children are in 'a safe place'. 'To me this has nothing to do with religion,' said Jay. 'I am a Christian but I'm protecting humanity. No matter race or religion.'

She told the website that she joined the Kurdish fighters by seeking them out. She claims she made 'the right connections and verified they were reliable'. Ms Johnston says she plans to start a humanitarian organization after her return so she can continue helping the Kurdish community.

She regularly updates her Facebook page with pictures of her in Iraq. On April 25 she posted a selfie showing her with the Kurdish flag and a Kalashnikov firearm.

On May 9 she posted a picture of a badge she has pinned to her jacket with the word 'Mom' emblazoned on it. There are estimated to be around 100 westerners fighting alongside Kurdish militias against ISIS, which has recruited thousands of foreign fighters into its ranks. Ms Johnston said she began researching Kurdistan after ISIS swept through parts of Iraq and Syria last year, claiming territory and terrorizing religious and ethnic minorities.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: isis; kurds
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Check his posting history. At least 9 recent Nostradamus references.


21 posted on 05/15/2015 12:23:57 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: drewh

She’s a better man than I.


22 posted on 05/15/2015 12:24:03 PM PDT by McGruff (What did Hillary know and when did she know it?)
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To: SaveFerris

He/she/it seems like they might be a troll...don’t we typically “zot” trolls?


23 posted on 05/15/2015 12:25:48 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I re-read.

FTA....

The Times reports that pictures of Ms Johnston, a divorced mother of a five year-old and three-year-old twins....


24 posted on 05/15/2015 12:26:22 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Well, I will certainly state that Nostradamus was a false prophet.

But I was wondering, too, after encountering this on 2 or 3 threads today alone.


25 posted on 05/15/2015 12:27:31 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: -YYZ-

I implied that her large, gaudy tattoo, and her obvious pride in it, is what’s ugly.

Yes, tattoos are ugly, and the decision to get them are motivated by self-love and attention-seeking.


26 posted on 05/15/2015 12:32:45 PM PDT by fwdude (The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
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To: drewh

Has she heard about the circumcision requirement? Would love to see her when they tell her.


27 posted on 05/15/2015 12:41:31 PM PDT by Defiant (Amtrak train derails, therefore......Republicans.)
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To: drewh

I hope she keeps a cyanide pill in her tooth — because if the Muslims catch her she will be brutalized beyond all ordinary conception.


28 posted on 05/15/2015 12:42:01 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Defiant
Oops, she's fighting for the Kurds, not for the bad guys. I read the headline too quickly. Never mind.
29 posted on 05/15/2015 12:42:45 PM PDT by Defiant (Amtrak train derails, therefore......Republicans.)
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To: drewh

I admire her bravery and love of country but her job is being at home raising her kids. Its not fair to them.


30 posted on 05/15/2015 12:43:29 PM PDT by TexasCruzin
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To: fluffy

so you know the whole story? geeeeez


31 posted on 05/15/2015 1:03:07 PM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: drewh
Now this is just plain S-T-U-P-I-D ! ! !
32 posted on 05/15/2015 1:18:20 PM PDT by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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To: TexasCruzin
I don't know. Maybe the ex-husband/boyfriend makes the better parent. It may be best for the kids to be with him or grandparents full-time. I wish her well and hope she makes it home.
33 posted on 05/15/2015 1:24:04 PM PDT by FR_addict (Boehner needs to go!)
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To: drewh

This does make for an interesting parental scold.

“If you kids don’t stop fighting and sit there quietly for the rest of the trip, I swear I’ll go to Iraq and fight for the Kurds! And no dinner!”


34 posted on 05/15/2015 1:31:42 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Looks like he’ll have to Nostradamus elsewhere, now.


35 posted on 05/15/2015 1:57:49 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: fwdude

Tats are unbiblical too...somewhere in Leviticus.


36 posted on 05/15/2015 2:00:36 PM PDT by bjorn14 (Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
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To: bjorn14

Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord. - Leviticus 19:28


37 posted on 05/15/2015 2:37:34 PM PDT by fwdude (The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
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To: SaveFerris

Buh bye...we will miss you Colehill1999


38 posted on 05/15/2015 4:20:41 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Guess he thought he was a cutie-pie since many of us have been talking about stuff related to end-times events.

He made it almost 2 years or so. Hope he got the zot he wanted.


39 posted on 05/15/2015 4:59:35 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: bjorn14

Tattoos are Haram in Islam also. Allahu Akbar!


40 posted on 05/15/2015 6:46:18 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Sub-editors: totes unnecessary.)
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