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DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:12 PM Feb 2016

Former ISIS Sex Slaves Form All-Female Battalion 'Sun Ladies' to Launch Massive Assault on ISIS

The Yazidi women – who call themselves the 'Force of the Sun Ladies' – have taken up arms in the quest for revenge but also to preserve the future of their race.

They are among around 2,000 captives who have escaped their terrorist tormentors who subjected them to horrific torture and rape and massacred thousands of their loved ones after storming their villages in the summer of 2014.

Now, driven by a collective desire for vengeance, the battalion is preparing for an offensive on the [Daesh] stronghold of Mosul where extremists sold many of them into slavery and rape.

Capt Khatoon Khider, a member of the Sun Ladies, told media: 'Whenever a war wages, our women end up as the victims. 'Now we are defending ourselves from the evil. We are defending all the minorities in the region. We will do whatever is asked of us.'


http://en.alalam.ir/news/1787751
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Former ISIS Sex Slaves Form All-Female Battalion 'Sun Ladies' to Launch Massive Assault on ISIS (Original Post) DesertRat Feb 2016 OP
YES ! whathehell Feb 2016 #1
plus one Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #22
Who says women can't fight in combat? Soviet women proved it big time. vinny9698 Feb 2016 #2
I love these women. I pray for them. I hope they get what they need. roguevalley Feb 2016 #3
May they be blessed in their endeavor. DesertRat Feb 2016 #14
Magnificent. It's moments like this that Hortensis Feb 2016 #4
Their first volleys will be low.. denbot Feb 2016 #5
Send them some cash, MagickMuffin Feb 2016 #6
These women deserve all the help that can be given GummyBearz Feb 2016 #7
the best part rtracey Feb 2016 #8
I hope that the women who make it will find some peace in their lives. DesertRat Feb 2016 #11
i think they do rtracey Feb 2016 #15
LOL whathehell Feb 2016 #23
Damn right packman Feb 2016 #9
These women deserve vengeance DesertRat Feb 2016 #12
Go get em' girls! romanic Feb 2016 #10
These women are the definition of badass DesertRat Feb 2016 #13
Vengeance, revenge The2ndWheel Feb 2016 #16
Goddess bless and shield them in their mission n/t LiberalEsto Feb 2016 #17
Go kick their ass, ladies! Odin2005 Feb 2016 #18
these women are inspiring and I wish them much success in their fight against daesh rollin74 Feb 2016 #19
Thank you for posting the video DesertRat Feb 2016 #21
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #20

vinny9698

(1,016 posts)
2. Who says women can't fight in combat? Soviet women proved it big time.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:28 PM
Feb 2016

Soviet women during WW2 were at all levels of combat.
Even flying WW1 planes at night to bomb and harass Facists front lines.
Drama documentary about their exploits.
Night Swallows - Episode 1. Russian Tv Series. StarMedia. Military Drama. English Subtitles

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
4. Magnificent. It's moments like this that
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:35 PM
Feb 2016

I envy people who believe in prayer. I just hope ISIS doesn't execute others still in captivity in retaliation.

 

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)
7. These women deserve all the help that can be given
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:45 PM
Feb 2016

A woman can learn to shoot strait, just as a man can. I hope these women's bullets find their targets.

 

rtracey

(2,062 posts)
8. the best part
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:58 PM
Feb 2016

The best part is ISIS fighter are scared to death of women fighters, because they fear getting killed by a women will not allow them into heaven and get their 40 virgins and a mule or whatever it is.... so keep the lady fighter coming and give them arms....

 

rtracey

(2,062 posts)
15. i think they do
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 03:06 PM
Feb 2016

I saw a small video about a Turkish women group, brigade? about just that. They are very much finding peace knowing that
1. they are ridding the world of ISIS and
2. they they know these barbarians are scared shitless of these women....


1000% support to these women groups.....

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-are-afraid-of-girls-kurdish-female-fighters-believe-they-have-an-unexpected-advantage-fighting-a6766776.html

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
9. Damn right
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:59 PM
Feb 2016

Piss anyone off - male, female, gay, black, etc. - and you got a person with a cause. Nothing can stop that.

The2ndWheel

(7,947 posts)
16. Vengeance, revenge
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 03:09 PM
Feb 2016

and preserve the future of their race? Through the avenue of the military? And doing all that with guns?

Strange bedfellows indeed.

rollin74

(1,975 posts)
19. these women are inspiring and I wish them much success in their fight against daesh
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 06:31 PM
Feb 2016

they have been through a lot and they're fighting back against their sadistic tormentors


CNN did a story about the Sun Brigade a few months ago

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