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2014-10-07 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

UNPRECEDENTED: First Kurdish Female Suicide Bomber Strikes ISIS

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Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-10-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top
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#1 Another outlet, the Inquisitr, suggests that Mirkan detonated herself after being cornered, and chose to kill herself and her would-be captors rather than surrender. This report is not confirmed, however.

Sounds a little more plausible than the suicide bomber headline given the Kurds being Kurds and not your typical jihadis.

Posted by SteveS 2014-10-07 02:38|| 2014-10-07 02:38|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm going with the 'she saved the last grenade for herself' theory.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-07 02:42|| 2014-10-07 02:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Given who she was fighting, saving that last grenade for herself was probably a good idea.

Posted by Silentbrick 2014-10-07 08:24|| 2014-10-07 08:24|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm going with the 'she saved the last grenade for herself' theory.

Red Dawn (1984)

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-10-07 11:52|| 2014-10-07 11:52|| Front Page Top

#5 If she saved the last grenade for herself, not willing to be taken prisoner by the devils.

If she saved the last grenade for herself and had an opportunity to take a few devils out with her, suicide bomber/soldier of honor/excellent commander who set an example for those under her command.

Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-10-07 12:29|| 2014-10-07 12:29|| Front Page Top

#6 Another vote for the not a suicide bomber. For one you don't really suicide bomb in the middle of combat, its a tactic to take crowds by surprise (I know a few Vietnamese used humans as guidance systems for satchel charges but that was a bit different). I mean really, in combat you could throw the grenade and get a better effect.

I also think it was a save the last grenade rather than be capture instance.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-10-07 14:29|| 2014-10-07 14:29|| Front Page Top

#7 I wonder if the jihadis she took with her got their 72 virgins since they were killed by a girl.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-10-07 15:14|| 2014-10-07 15:14|| Front Page Top

#8 ..in that case, he was reincarnated as a 'she' in paradise to be met by 72 other jihadists.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-10-07 16:03|| 2014-10-07 16:03|| Front Page Top

#9 She ran out of ammo, charged a checkpoint while tossing grenades, saving the last grenade for herself and those manning the checkpoint.

Posted by mossomo 2014-10-07 18:31|| 2014-10-07 18:31|| Front Page Top

#10 those ISIs are her bitches in eternity

Posted by Frank G 2014-10-07 18:50|| 2014-10-07 18:50|| Front Page Top

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