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Female army vet leads 'dream team' to battle ISIS
[Army Times] Dozens of Americans have left the comforts of home fueled by atrocities Islamic State militants have ravaged against their countrymen in Iraq and Syria, but also in places like Paris, and most recently, San Bernardino, California.Just south of the city of Kirkuk, Iraq, another group of Americans not sanctioned by the U.S. military have entered the battlefield. The small team, comprised of American and foreign fighters with various specialties, hopes to rescue injured Kurdish forces as they battle Islamic State aggressors in their area of Daquq. A former Army officer who operates under the alias "Kat Argo", and five other volunteers make up "Qalubna Ma'kum," translated from Arabic to mean, "Our hearts are with you." "In a lot of ways, I feel like I'm more effective here than I when was in the military," Argo said in a telephone interview with Army Times Dec. 22. "We have the liberty of movement here, and...we're not limited to U.S.-only expertise." Posted by: Besoeker 2016-01-11 |
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