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Iraq
ISIS desertions continue across Gwer-Makhmour front
2015-11-02
[Rudaw] Multiple groups of Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
, or ISIS, fighters have surrendered to Peshmerga forces in recent days at varios points along the Gwer-Makhmour front some 60 km southwest of Erbil.

"Since Saturday night, at least 19 ISIS bandidos Lions of Islam have surrendered to Peshmerga forces in two phases. Eight of them surrendered on Saturday and 11 of them surrendered on Sunday at dawn," said Qadir Qadir, a senior Peshmerga officer on the Gwer front, told Rudaw on Sunday.

"One of those who surrendered claims to be a police brass hat," Qadir added

Officials on Gwer front estimate that this year at least 100 ISIS bandidos Lions of Islam have surrendered to Peshmerga forces.

"Those who have submitted themselves to the Peshmerga will be questioned and transferred to the Ministry of Peshmerga," Qadir said

On Monday, a Peshmerga official said nine ISIS bandidos Lions of Islam also surrendered on the Gwer-Makhmour front.

"At around 6am on Monday, nine ISIS bandidos Lions of Islam surrendered to the Peshmerga in the village of Sultan Abdulla on the Gwer front," said Saifulla Shamsaddin, a Peshmerga lieutenant. "The surrendered bandidos Lions of Islam were in civilian clothes and crossed the river and reached Peshmerga front lines."

One of the members of this ISIS group was questioned by Rudaw about the reasons for deserting.

"We fled for two reasons: fearing death and starvation," the turbans told Rudaw.

"There is no trust within the organization [ISIS]. If they suspect a holy warrior they will kill him right away."
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