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Iraq militants 'turning back clock' in captured Mosul
yahoo.com/AFP ^ | 6/22/2014

Posted on 06/22/2014 12:54:15 PM PDT by RoosterRedux

In the two weeks since it was seized by Sunni militants, some residents of the northern Iraq city of Mosul feel the clock has been turned back hundreds of years.

The militants, led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadist group, have begun imposing an extreme interpretation of Islamic law in the days since they took the city, residents reached by telephone told AFP.

"These militants will return us and our country hundreds of years backwards, and their laws are the opposite of the laws of human rights and international laws," said Umm Mohammed, a 35-year-old teacher.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: isil; isis; mosul; sharia
Obama must be thrilled.
1 posted on 06/22/2014 12:54:16 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

Build a fence around the Muslims and let them fight amongst themselves. Prohibit exit of any Muslims from the controlled area.


2 posted on 06/22/2014 1:03:26 PM PDT by Bryan24 (When in doubt, move to the right..........)
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To: RoosterRedux

Mad Mohammedans, always turning back the calendar to the 7th century.


3 posted on 06/22/2014 1:06:57 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Bryan24

You’re extremely naïve if you think the victorious Muslim group will simply stop there. Once Islam has consolidated, it will be unstoppable.


4 posted on 06/22/2014 1:07:14 PM PDT by livius
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To: RoosterRedux

Isn’t it islamaphobic to point out what they are actually doing rather than what CAIR says they want?
And there is an upside here—Natalie Maines in a burkha.


5 posted on 06/22/2014 1:20:20 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: RoosterRedux

Happy Islam, you asked for it, your protectors ran, have a good one


6 posted on 06/22/2014 1:29:06 PM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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