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Too Scared to Pray? ISIL Cancels Prayers for Fear of Russian Airstrikes
Sputnik ^
| October 3, 2015
| Sputnik
Posted on 10/02/2015 3:14:42 PM PDT by marvel5
The Islamic State terror group cancelled Friday prayers in the Syrian city of Raqqa and emptied mosques there out of fear of further Russian airstrikes, according to activists and city residents.
According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 12 Islamic State militants were killed Thursday in Russia’s first airstrikes carried out in the group's de facto capital in Syria.
"Last night, Russian strikes on the western edges of Raqqa city, and near the Tabqa military airport, killed 12 IS jihadists," Abdel Rahman, head of the observatory, told AFP.
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151003/1027946193.html#ixzz3nS3O0cnR
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TOPICS: Russia; Syria
KEYWORDS: russia; syria
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:14:42 PM PDT
by
marvel5
To: marvel5
Looks like they believe the Russians are not afraid to target a mosque when the minarets howl...
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:16:37 PM PDT
by
BlueNgold
(May I suggest a very nice 1788 Article V with your supper...)
To: marvel5
I can’t say what I am thinking.
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:16:53 PM PDT
by
Crazieman
(Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
To: marvel5
So? Level every mosque there is. WWGD? What Would Ghenghizzzz Do?
Do that.
To: marvel5
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:17:55 PM PDT
by
MUDDOG
To: marvel5
Russian lack of ROE’s ..... I LOVE IT !
To: marvel5
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:18:58 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: BlueNgold
Looks like they believe the Russians are not afraid to target a mosque when the minarets howl...Sputnik is a trash Russian propaganda organization. Don't believe a word they say.
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:20:04 PM PDT
by
FreeReign
To: marvel5
Wait a minute...you mean these Muslims are living in...
...terror?
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:20:28 PM PDT
by
FLAMING DEATH
(I'm not racist - I hate Biden too!)
To: marvel5
Go, Russia go.
Putin has balls.
Dorkbama the Muslim has a boyfriend.
To: marvel5
To bomb these people during prayer violates the rules of civilized warfare.
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:21:46 PM PDT
by
Brad from Tennessee
(A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
To: marvel5
Russia’s done more against the raggers in two days than the Obama administration has done in seven years. But then, the raggers are Obama’s friends.
12
posted on
10/02/2015 3:23:00 PM PDT
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
To: marvel5
Are the bullies out-bullied? Too bad our dear leader is such a pussy.
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:23:43 PM PDT
by
tuffydoodle
(Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
To: FreeReign
The source cited is the British-based anti-Assad Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:24:02 PM PDT
by
marvel5
To: FreeReign
My point is that I believe they fear the Russians more than they fear us
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:24:11 PM PDT
by
BlueNgold
(May I suggest a very nice 1788 Article V with your supper...)
To: marvel5
ISIS knows Putin views them as the enemy and 0dunga doesn't.
More proof 0dunga is OUR enemy.
To: marvel5
Fri armory attacks! Great Idea.
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:25:37 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(my non desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, or my gran-ma.)
To: pocat
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:25:45 PM PDT
by
timestax
(American Media = Domestic Enemy)
To: marvel5
Putin 2016!
Pray America is waking
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:26:47 PM PDT
by
bray
(If Obama had a son he would be a cop killer.)
To: marvel5
Fryday armory attacks! Great Idea.
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posted on
10/02/2015 3:26:50 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(my non desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, or my gran-ma.)
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