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Inside Islamic State group's rule: Creating a nation of fear - senona - 05-23-2016 We hear from the MSM about the thousands and thousands of refugees fleeing Syria and other places that have been taken over by ISIS But very seldom do we hear of the hell many of them endure while under the control of IS The first part is an inside look from one man, who is from Eski Mosul, Iraq -- to which extremists took over his Iraqi village a year ago After that, the AP went and traveled to many places, interviewing people who would talk to them Their stories pretty much coincide with one another, of the hell they endured while under IS control Quote:ESKI MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - Inside the Islamic State's realm, the paper testifying that you have "repented" from your heretical past must be carried at all times. Many people laminate it just to be safe. It can mean the difference between life and death. Being caught without the 'repentance' card, can be punishable by prison or death, if they think you are not faithful to their ways Quote:The Islamic State's "caliphate," declared a year ago, stretches across northern Syria through much of northern and western Iraq. Untold numbers have been killed because they were deemed dangerous to the IS, or insufficiently pious; 5-8 million endure a regime that has swiftly turned their world upside down, extending its control into every corner of life to enforce its own radical interpretation of Islamic law, or Shariah. -Drivers caught listening to music, can get up to 10 lashes, hence why many motorists play the IS radio station -Women must be entirely covered, in black, and in flat-soled shoes -Being as cigarettes are forbidden, men douse themselves with cologne -And gays or people suspected of homosexuality, are thrown from rooftops, as we saw/heard that happen not long ago-- to their death Being gay, is your death sentence if found out, under IS control Quote:There is no safe way out. People vanish- their disappearance explained by a video of their beheading, an uninformative death certificate, or nothing at all. The AP interviewed more than 20 Iraqis and Syrians who survived life under the group's rule. One AP team traveled to several towns in northern Iraq, including Eski Mosul, north of Mosul, where residents are just emerging from nearly seven months under IS rule. Another AP team traveled to Turkish cities along the border, where Syrians who have fled IS territory have taken refuge. The picture they paint suggests the Islamic State's territory, now an area roughly the size of Switzerland, has evolved into an entrenched pseudo-state, one based on a bureaucracy of terror. Each time the Islamic State group overruns a village, the pattern has been roughly similar--bloody and deadly Quote:First comes an initial wave of killings of police and troops. Then the fighters often seek to garner support by quickly repairing electricity and water lines. They call on bureaucrats to return to work. Government employees and any former troops or policemen sign their "repentance" papers and must hand over their weapons or pay fines sometimes amounting to several thousand dollars. One man who had been imprisoned told a story of meeting another prisoner accused of spying, and each day his captors video taped him being killed by a child, each time however, the gun was empty Until that one day when the gun was not empty Quote:Adnan met Palestinian prisoner Mohammed Musallam, whom IS accused of being a spy for Israel. Musallam told Adnan his captors were repeatedly filming him in his own execution video. Each time, he said, they would video a child shooting him in the head - but each time the gun would be empty. Several of those interviewed said laying low was often key to survival in the "caliphate" To stay home as much as possible, avoiding checkpoints of IS fighters and the "Hisba" committees, the dreaded enforcers of IS' innumerable regulations. Armed members of the Hisba patrol the streets, cruising in SUVs with blackened windows and wearing Afghan-style baggy pants, long shirts and face masks, looking for behavior deemed unacceptable. Quote:Punishments for smoking, for wearing Western clothes or for playing the wrong radio station can vary from a fine to imprisonment for a few hours or days - often depending on the Hisba's mood. For more serious or repeat offenses, the fighters might bind the perpetrator to a pole in a town square for several days with his crime written on a sign around his neck. During Islamic holidays late last year, militants announced in mosques that it was forbidden to visit the graves of relatives, a holiday tradition that IS sees as encouraging polytheism. Why not just escape the Caliphate? Quote:Escape is not easy. Residents are banned from leaving their cities without first applying for permission, filling out a long form with all their personal details and setting property as a guarantee that IS will seize if they don't return. Women must apply to the Hisba to travel and are often refused permission, out of concern that they will not follow IS dress codes once they are out. There are some who do manage to find a way out Whether it be through paying a smuggler or taking a risk, claiming a 3 day work trip Quote:Escape was much more harrowing for Ali, a 63-year-old appliance store owner from the Iraqi town of al-Zaab, near Mosul, who asked that his full name not be used to protect relatives still under IS rule. He told AP that when he decided to flee, he managed to convince local authorities he was only going on a three-day work trip. They gave him a permission slip without a guarantee of property, so he set out in his car with his wife, son and daughter-in-law. This is only a handful of stories of what many people in those areas have to endure The fear, the terror of the unknown Not knowing from one day to the next if it will be their last, or their family's And how long until help arrives The article is long, but very insightful, if you would just take a few minutes to read it I tried to cherry pick the parts that stood out, but it just does not do their stories any justice at all Inside Islamic State group's rule: Creating a nation of fear * * * * * RE: Inside Islamic State group's rule: Creating a nation of fear - Mystic Wanderer - 05-23-2016 That's a terrible way to live! I don't blame them for trying to flee. But, on the other hand, what are we supposed to do? Are we supposed to take a chance that the IS group will blend in with the refugees and take over here too? It's a hard question to answer, but I feel strongly that we should help our own Veterans before spending money on another country's people, and inviting them to settle here, especially when they want to change our values to match their own. If they come here, they need to realize that this is AMERICA, and they need to conform to OUR rules, not the other way around!! |