Posted on 08/16/2014 7:32:15 PM PDT by Steelfish
Why a Belgian Chef Is Joining ISIS: 'Fighting Against Americans' BY AMMAR CHEIKH OMAR After two years of fighting alongside al Qaeda-backed militants in Syria, Abu Saif thought he was done with jihad and ready to return to his normal life as a chef in Belgium. But everything changed when Sunni militants swept through northern Iraq and brought their brand of holy war to a global audience.
The 31-year-old cut ties with his old fighting force and put in with the rival Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), setting out for the militants stronghold of Raqqa and then, he hopes, on to Iraq.
Fighting against the Americans and the Shiites is one of my biggest wishes, Abu Saif, 31, told NBC News. I would go straight to paradise.
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Maybe a chef living in Belgium
that is a most impressive rifle.
Sounds like the “Belgian” was waffling.
“Meet the new jihad, same as the old jihad”
After two years of fighting alongside al Qaeda-backed militants in Syria, Abu Saif thought he was done with jihad and ready to return to his normal life as a chef in Belgium. But... The 31-year-old cut ties with his old fighting force and put in with the rival Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)... Fighting against the Americans and the Shiites is one of my biggest wishes, Abu Saif, 31, told NBC News. I would go straight to paradise.
As Jeff Dunham’s Peanut would say, ‘I’d rather have 72 sluts than 72 virgins.’
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