I can't imagine any army in the world having a suicide bomber platoon.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015 TEVET 16, 5775 6:15 AM IST
BY ITAMAR SHARON January 7, 2015, 5:04 am
Syrian soldiers wearing suicide belts declare their intention to seek martyrdom (Photo credit: MEMRI TV)
In the video, masked men in camoflage uniforms said to belong to the Syrian army’s Mountain Battalion wear explosive belts as they deliver their message.
“We, the commandos of the Mountain Battalion, declare, from the peak of Mount Nabi Yunis, the establishment of a martyrdom-seeking platoon,” a representative says. “This is our response to all the foreigners who have distorted the religion of Islam, and have defiled the soil of our country.
“The language of killing has never been taught on the land of Syria,” he continues. “Our language is the language of defending the country and its master against all those who have sold their souls to Satan and his followers. We are ready to sacrifice our lives so that the banner of Truth will fly high.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015 TEVET 16, 5775 6:15 AM IST
- Video: Syrian army forms suicide bomber platoon
BY ITAMAR SHARON January 7, 2015, 5:04 am
Syrian soldiers wearing suicide belts declare their intention to seek martyrdom (Photo credit: MEMRI TV)
In the video, masked men in camoflage uniforms said to belong to the Syrian army’s Mountain Battalion wear explosive belts as they deliver their message.
“We, the commandos of the Mountain Battalion, declare, from the peak of Mount Nabi Yunis, the establishment of a martyrdom-seeking platoon,” a representative says. “This is our response to all the foreigners who have distorted the religion of Islam, and have defiled the soil of our country.
“The language of killing has never been taught on the land of Syria,” he continues. “Our language is the language of defending the country and its master against all those who have sold their souls to Satan and his followers. We are ready to sacrifice our lives so that the banner of Truth will fly high.
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Video Syrian army forms suicide bomber platoon The Times of Israel