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Arab woman pilot who is poster girl for Gulf states' blitz on ISIS is 'disowned by her family' for bombing 'Sunni heroes of Iraq and the Levant'
2014-09-28
[DAILYMAIL.CO.UK] The female air force pilot whose missions against Isis were dubbed 'boobs on the ground' has reportedly been disowned by her family and labelled an 'ingrate'.

Mariam Al Mansouri's participation in F-16 bombing raids for the UAE was celebrated in the West, but an anonymous statement claiming to be from her family 'disowned' her for 'taking part in the brutal international aggression' against Syria.

It also expressed support for the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
, saying 'we are proud of the Sunni heroes in Iraq and the Levant'. The brutal terrorist group's original name was the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
... the current version of al-Qaeda in Iraq, just as blood-thirsty and well-beloved as the original...
, or Isil.
Posted by:Fred

#8  It's life in the Good Lane. Not only is she extremely brave, but it's good PR for UAE and the Moslem World in particular. Good on her!

Heros always sacrifice, you just never know what.
Posted by: newc   2014-09-28 22:31  

#7  It is fake, she is not disowned by the family

Thank you for the update, BernardZ. That's good to know.
Posted by: trailing wife   2014-09-28 14:55  

#6  If they disowned her, does it mean they won't kill her for "family honor"?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-09-28 08:33  

#5  Was one report in English and one in Arabic?
Posted by: AlanC   2014-09-28 08:16  

#4  The family should tell a story of disowning her so they will not be harassed by the 'moderates' in the neighborhood.
Posted by: Airandee   2014-09-28 07:58  

#3  It is fake, she is not disowned by the family

http://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/566213

A statement from the family, stated "Mary heroine and symbol that proud of the UAE and its people"
Posted by: BernardZ   2014-09-28 06:08  

#2  All I can say is "You go girl!"
The terrorists fear female opponents because getting killed by a woman means you don't get your 72 raisins.
Posted by: European Conservative   2014-09-28 03:32  

#1  In order to be properly Islamic, she should be driving a two-seater with a close male relative sitting in back.
Posted by: SteveS   2014-09-28 01:43  

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