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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsISIS executing disillusioned foreign jihadists.
"Morale among the fighters was affected by the groups shift toward governing areas it controls and because of U.S.-led air strikes halting their advances in Syria and Iraq.
Local fighters are frustrated they feel theyre doing most of the work and the dying
foreign fighters who thought they were on an adventure are now exhausted, the opposition activist told the daily."
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/12/20/ISIS-executes-100-deserters-in-Syria-s-Raqqa-report.html
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ISIS executing disillusioned foreign jihadists. (Original Post)
Kaleva
Dec 2014
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ProdigalJunkMail
(12,017 posts)1. dance with the devil... n/t
philosslayer
(3,076 posts)2. Well thats one way to improve morale
rollin74
(1,971 posts)3. yes, things are not going so well for ISIS lately
such a shame
Bosonic
(3,746 posts)4. I'd get out the world's smallest violin but apparently music is haram
ZX86
(1,428 posts)5. Apparently the executions will continue
until morale improves.
nilesobek
(1,423 posts)6. Nothing like a self decimation in your ranks to refire the Caliphate.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)7. ISIS eating its own.
Good!
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)8. Gee, that's too bad.
Seriously, one more to an ever-growing list of ISIS crimes against humanity.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)9. I guess executing people is their answer for everything? (nt)
sarisataka
(18,497 posts)10. It is not easy to keep morale up
PeteSelman
(1,508 posts)11. How sad.
Well, not really.
Just who did these guys think they were signing up with?