Hundreds of ISIL fighters are fleeing Syria for Turkey, as Russia's Defense Ministry previously said, and reports are popping up that they are leaving their beards behind.
.2/ More Jihadi beards, shaved off in Reef #Aleppo, as they flee clean shaven 2 #Turkey, these Via @leithfadel pic.twitter.com/xOmMkhH8oY— Hala Jaber (@HalaJaber) October 12, 2015
The photos released on social media show large numbers of cut-off beards lying on the ground, intermixed with razors.
According to Russia's Defense Ministry, as many as 100 fighters are leaving Syria for Turkey every day. Al-Nusra Front fighters are said to have made their way into Turkey via the Reyhanli crossing while ISIL fighters flee north through Jarabulus.
#SYRIA #Kartapolov: Radio reconnaissance confirmed about 100 militants disguised as refugees to cross the Syrian border every night — Минобороны России (@mod_russia) October 16, 2015
Comment: So if the ISIL militants shave off their beards, does this mean they are no longer militants?
They used a bit of spirit gum remover?
Those beards look just like some fake beards my daughter sells in her costume shop.
Every time I see this so called Isis leader, those beards come to mind.
I helped her stock them (among other products) during halloween season, because she was swamped.
And I must wonder, why the necessity to dress up at all, such as the Brits caught in Basra in 2005, Or ...
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if radicals exist to such an extent as claimed, why the necessity of this?
Just wondering...