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Iraq: IS returnees met with tolerance and distrust
[SHAFAQ] In Iraq, returning families of IS fighters have to turn to local initiatives for help, as there is no official path home. DW met with families on the ground."It takes courage to talk about what happened, because it hurts so much," says Sheikh Ahmed al-Muhairi. And yet, the 27-year-old leader believes it is important to have forgiveness and not rage influence his life.Four years after his father and four uncles were killed by the terror group "Islamic State  ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... ," he now welcomes tribal members in his refurnished reception room in the Iraqi town of Hawija. Posted by: Fred 2021-11-27 |
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