An
Iraqi woman is fast turning out to be an individual most dreaded by the
Islamic State group also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(Isis) or Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) because she is
paying them back in their own coin in her quest to exact revenge on
them.
The
39-year-old woman, named Wahida Mohamed Al Jumaily, has had several of
her close relatives, including father, husband and three brothers,
killed by Isis over the past couple of years. In fact, her husband was
killed earlier this year, which seems to be trigger for her current
action against Isis members.
Jumaily,
who seems to be better known as Um Hanadi among those who have come in
contact with her, has already been compared to "Iraq's Rambo" Abu
Azrael, because of the similarities in their efforts to push Isis out of
Iraq and regain the country for its residents.
Jumaily
leads a militia group of 70-odd people against Isis, and has reportedly
not only decapitated members of the terrorist organisation but also
cooked their heads, in a show of strength that is matched by what Isis
itself does to many of its prisoners. She has even posted these photos
on social media platforms.
Isis,
which follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law, preaches that
jihadists, who are often promised 72 virgins in heaven for fighting the
holy war, cannot even get into the hallowed realm if they are killed by
women. Thus, Jumaily and her group, which operates from a base less than
100 km from Mosul, are a dreaded presence in the area.
And
so, the group wants to kill her. In an interview to CNN, she said: "I'm
at the top of their most wanted list, even more than the prime
minister. Six times they tried to assassinate me. I have shrapnel in my
head and legs, my ribs were broken, but all that didn't stop me from
fighting." However, she considers her biggest achievement to be a death
threat coming personally from Isis chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Threats and attacks notwithstanding, she and her group are continuing their stand against Isis.
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