This is one brave man.
Father of the brave: the man who rescues enslaved women from Isis
In the absence of anyone else to do the job, Abu Shujaa has established a network that makes forays into Isis-controlled territory and brings out Yazidi captives
Abu Shujaa shares a light moment with his sons Hassan (left) and Shujaa in Iraqi Kurdistan. Photograph: Mohammed A Salih/the Guardian
Mohammed A Salih in Iraqi Kurdistan
Monday 13 July 201500.00 EDTLast modified on Monday 13 July 201513.12 EDT
The captors were Australian-born. The reconnaissance team was part of a network of freelance rescuers built up by a Yazidi Iraqi know as Abu Shujaa, whose name translates as “father of the brave”. So far the Isis assault on Yazidi men, women and children had been all one way, but now he intended to strike back.
When the Australians left the house in the evening, he gave the go-ahead.
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Father of the brave: the man who rescues enslaved women from Isis
In the absence of anyone else to do the job, Abu Shujaa has established a network that makes forays into Isis-controlled territory and brings out Yazidi captives
Abu Shujaa shares a light moment with his sons Hassan (left) and Shujaa in Iraqi Kurdistan. Photograph: Mohammed A Salih/the Guardian
Mohammed A Salih in Iraqi Kurdistan
Monday 13 July 201500.00 EDTLast modified on Monday 13 July 201513.12 EDT
The captors were Australian-born. The reconnaissance team was part of a network of freelance rescuers built up by a Yazidi Iraqi know as Abu Shujaa, whose name translates as “father of the brave”. So far the Isis assault on Yazidi men, women and children had been all one way, but now he intended to strike back.
When the Australians left the house in the evening, he gave the go-ahead.
Continue reading at:
Father of the brave the man who rescues enslaved women from Isis World news The Guardian?
