How awful to be a woman living in these Arab countries, and especially so when you have other women being as vicious as the men when they become religious crazies.
Al-Qaeda-Inspired Womens Battalion In Syria Draws Outcry
March 9, 2014
By Al-Shorfa
By Waleed Abu al-Khair
A new phenomenon emerged last month in Syrias al-Raqa province, where the al-Qaeda inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had been battling other opposition groups including al-Qaedas branch in Syria Jabhat al-Nusra: the formation of an ISIL armed womens battalion.
The rejection of ISIL is growing in al-Raqa, especially after the formation of the womens battalion, said Halim Moatez, a retired teacher and province resident.
In late January, the ISIL announced that it has opened the door for women to join ISILs all-female battalion in Syria, which goes by two names, al-Khansaa and Umm Rayyan, after its leader.
The announcement came soon after ISIL members released four statements imposing restrictions on residents in areas under its control in al-Raqa province, including clear threats of punishment for violators, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Al-Qaeda-Inspired Womens Battalion In Syria Draws Outcry
March 9, 2014
By Al-Shorfa
By Waleed Abu al-Khair
A new phenomenon emerged last month in Syrias al-Raqa province, where the al-Qaeda inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had been battling other opposition groups including al-Qaedas branch in Syria Jabhat al-Nusra: the formation of an ISIL armed womens battalion.
The rejection of ISIL is growing in al-Raqa, especially after the formation of the womens battalion, said Halim Moatez, a retired teacher and province resident.
In late January, the ISIL announced that it has opened the door for women to join ISILs all-female battalion in Syria, which goes by two names, al-Khansaa and Umm Rayyan, after its leader.
The announcement came soon after ISIL members released four statements imposing restrictions on residents in areas under its control in al-Raqa province, including clear threats of punishment for violators, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Al-Qaeda-Inspired Women's Battalion In Syria Draws Outcry Eurasia Review
