Posted on 05/30/2017 7:49:06 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
French special forces have for months enlisted Iraqi soldiers to hunt and kill French nationals who have joined the senior ranks of Islamic State...
The motive for the secret operation is to ensure that French nationals with allegiance to Islamic State never return home to threaten France with a terror attack...
France has no death penalty—by directing Iraqi fighters to target French Islamic State fighters, ...
“They are dealing with them here, because they don’t want to deal with them at home,” ...
The Old City, a warren of densely populated streets and alleys, is a commercial center and the last district in Mosul controlled by militants.
The French forces suspect that the remaining high-level Islamic State commanders, including some Frenchmen, are holed up at the hospital.
“If anyone is alive, in jail, because they surrendered, they will be executed in Iraq for joining Islamic State. And France won’t intervene,” ...“It’s a convenient solution.”... “The French are fighting not a state but an armed group,” Mr. Verpeaux said. “It’s a highly uncertain situation with few legal rules.”...
The French special forces have a forensics team that collects physical evidence—tissue and bone from the dead and wounded, as well as discarded drinking cups and utensils—to find DNA matches with the men on their wanted list...
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
There are many good men in France, and they are working hard for France.
Too bad the French have imported so many enemies into their country.
It will not end well.
Exactly. French special forces are the real deal - whether you’re talking about military or police.
I agree with your premise that there are a lot of strong Frenchman fighting for the country. However, I think they need to take the flight home and take on some of their politicians.
I fear that in most western countries the government is too infested with enemies to be corrected through the ballot box.
Give an example of a western gov't that is NOT infested to the point of not being salvageable?
I suspect the fight will be taken home it it hasn’t already. It might be interesting to look at unexplained Muslim deaths.
...whether you’re talking about military or police.
In the 1960’s a friend returned from a Paris vacation with photos of a policemen, with a submachine gun under his cape.
The wind blew the cape up and it was clear to see.
On the other hand, they have lots of intelligence sources. And lots of targets.
On the other hand, they have lots of intelligence sources. And lots of targets.
“These guys need their lives shortened over there, so they don’t end up back here in a nice warm bed.”
HEAR,HEAR!
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