[gatagato]

Getting ridiculous now

Devastated farmer, whose 21-year-old son was captured for pursuing the pastime, said: "We are helpless and hopeless. I know they will kill him sooner or later".

For breeding some pigeons?

Extremist fighters capture boys and young men who breed birds after deeming pastime "un-Islamic"
A farmer has been left heartbroken after his son was captured by ISIS fighters in Iraq - for breeding PIGEONS.

Abu Abdullah, 52, has spoken out about the moment earlier this week that six gunmen barged into his home and dragged away his 21-year-old son.

His son had been augmenting his family's income by selling pigeons - a deadly pursuit in ISIS-controlled Iraq since extremist fighters deemed it un-Islamic.

This week, 15 boys and young men were rounded up in the eastern province of Diyala for pursuing the hobby and three have already been executed.

Family heartbreak: Farmer's son who was breeding pigeons to bring in more money for his family was captured by ISIS fighters
Speaking to NBC News, devastated Abu said: "My son was standing beside me. I asked them why and they said, 'he is not following the real Islam, he must be punished for being a pigeon breeder. This habit is taking him away from worshiping Allah.'"

The fighters put the household's pigeons in bags and burned them, before taking away his son.

Abu added: "I begged them again to know where are they taking him, what are they going to do with him.

"They said he is going to be taken to be judged according to the Islamic Sharia.

"They pushed me and when my son tried to stop them from pushing me they beat him. Then they put him inside the car and left.

"I begged them, but I was begging criminals not, as they claimed, Muslims."

The story was repeated throughout the village as fighters rounded up men and boys aged 16 to 22 and destroyed their birds.

ISIS has imposed its hardline interpretation of Islam on the areas it now controls, forcing women to wear all-enveloping coverings and men to pray five times a day.

GettyPigeonPigeon breeding: The pastime became popular before the US invasion in 2003 but has since been targeted by extremists
Often, those who fall foul of its rules are executed in public.

The recent crackdown on bird breeders stems from ISIS' need for new fighters to battle the Iraqi and Syrian governments, as well as residents' growing desperation, according to the security official.

He said: "ISIS is looking to get more people to join them, they are trying to force men to do that."

Most people live off farming but because of the fighting, can't sell what they cultivate. Some are turning to breeding pigeons and doves, either to race, eat or keep as pets.

The hobby, which was especially popular among middle and lower classes before the US invasion in 2003, has been targeted by extremists of all stripes.

Suspicion of bird-breeders stems from the fact that they tend to feed their animals at the same time devout Muslims traditionally hold their first of five daily prayers.

This distrust has prompted some clerics to issue fatwas against bird breeders.

Abu added: "We are helpless and hopeless. I know they will kill him sooner or later.

"I'm waiting for someone to tell me he was killed and the only thing I will do is to take his body and bury it."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-n...-young-5010813

[niknik]

Everything is illegal to ISIS. Besides killing innocent people, that's your duty.

[Kelseecat65]

It just gets worse everyday.

[spudigitti]

They just make it up as they go along....

[b0g]

breeding is culture and science,
pigeons flying is sport,
and not declaring profits is a felony.

[Pie]

Originally Posted by b0g ↗

breeding is culture and science,
pigeons flying is sport,
and not declaring profits is a felony.

Because the Middle East cares about felonies, right?

[Morbid75]

Just like the Nazis. Next step, death camps, unless they have already started. Of course they would be putting it on the Internet so maybe not

[ices]

As sad as this is it is only a step in the direction where ISIS and their ilk are wiped out.

- They're struggling to feed people. Crops are not being planted and those with the knowhow and ability to farm are fleeing, dying, hiding or struggling.

I don't care how fucking evil you are, you need food and clean water to operate.

An army marches on its stomach.

- They're killing everyone

Oh so you think your safe? Terrorists are like socialists, what isn't illegal one day can be made illegal the next. Step by step.


If only the CIA were to stop creating these fuckers and focussed on the Saudi's who want to eradicate secular Muslim states.

[rob666]

Originally Posted by ices ↗

As sad as this is it is only a step in the direction where ISIS and their ilk are wiped out.

- They're struggling to feed people. Crops are not being planted and those with the knowhow and ability to farm are fleeing, dying, hiding or struggling.

I don't care how fucking evil you are, you need food and clean water to operate.

An army marches on its stomach.

- They're killing everyone

Oh so you think your safe? Terrorists are like socialists, what isn't illegal one day can be made illegal the next. Step by step.


If only the CIA were to stop creating these fuckers and focussed on the Saudi's who want to eradicate secular Muslim states.

Exactly

But nobody wants you to look at that, its like it doesn't even exist.

The Governments want to tell us who is a threat.
They don't want critical thinkers that can spot the giant hypocrisy's like you pointed out.

The Saudis have ties to ISIS that go to its beginning.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alasta...b_5717157.html

[GregK]

ISIS doesnt even follow islam themselves. Only violence and fear.