Once all the rage in Aleppo, jihad beards have suddenly become extremely unpopular
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A quick update from Aleppo, which is now 85% under Syrian control, according to all reliable reports.
As Aleppo residents rush into government-controlled areas, Al-Qaeda affiliates and other democratic groups encircled by Assad and his allies are shaving their freedom beards and bouncing. Martyrdom will just have to wait, we suppose:
The hair of the shaved beards of the terrorist scum who exited #Aleppo. A photo that was taken in the old city of #Aleppo #Syria pic.twitter.com/3Lzw0qX1Qs
— maytham (@maytham956)December 9, 2016
And as the "moderate rebels" (see: extremists who would gladly slit your throat) are hightailing it out of Aleppo, religious tolerance has once again returned to this ancient city:
Christian priest and a Muslim Imam pray together in #Aleppo #Syria following the #SAA recent victories pic.twitter.com/hUeGSPOOkx
— G (@SyrianLionesss)December 9, 2016
A simple but important aspect of Assad's "evil regime" in Syria is that it is secular. What a shocking concept, right?
Readers with agile memories might also recall a similar, hair-related story from October, 2015, in which "moderate rebels", faced with Russian airstrikes, shaved their beards and fled to Turkey:
.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, 2015See all that hair? That's what victory looks like.
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