The rampage continues in Iraqi territory occupied by Islamic State militants, who have now reportedly made a point of eliminating former law enforcement and army officers to preclude the possibility of a popular uprising against their rule.
Former members of the Iraqi security forces surrendered their arms in return for safety back in June, when the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) captured the Iraqi city of Mosul. They are now suspected of preparing a revolt and being butchered en masse, AP reported.
Sunni law enforcement officers who promised the Islamic State they would cut ties with former colleagues were given “repentance badges”, granting them quasi security as they continued their lives as ordinary citizens.
Now the IS leadership has evidently changed its mind and decided to eliminate potential leaders of an anti-IS revolt in the occupied territories. Former officers are being gunned down in groups and one by one anywhere they are tracked down, be it a public place or their homes.
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They didn't know history - never surrender your weapons. Ever.
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DeleteNever, ever surrender.... Your weapons, your freedom, your bodies! Fight until either your enemy is dead... Or you are!!
ReplyDeleteThey knew what happened to others before this, yet continued to surrender.
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