Kurds rescue Swedish teen from ISIS-held territory in northern Iraq

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Kurds rescue Swedish teen from ISIS-held territory in northern Iraq
By Don Melvin, CNN

(CNN)Kurdish forces have rescued a 16-year-old Swedish girl from ISIS in northern Iraq, according to regional Kurdish authorities.

Kurdish special forces came to the aid of the girl, named Marlin Stivani Nivarlain, near the ISIS-held city of Mosul on Wednesday, said a statement by the Kurdistan Region Security Council.

The statement did not say how long ISIS had held the girl.

Full story: http://us.cnn.com/2016/02/23/middleeast/swedish-teen-freed-from-isis/index.html


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[johna]

She was there of her own free will, let her suffer the consequences of her actions, more than 150 Swedes have gone to fight for IS.

[chilli42]

Have to say the Kurds are impressive.

[Jingthing]

Have to say the Kurds are impressive.

Yes, and given what they've been up against, the Kurds deserve their own state. Like Israel.

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/182042/kurdish-independence

The international community too is moving slowly but surely toward accepting the reality of an independent Kurdish state.

[sunnyjim5]

Have to say the Kurds are impressive.

Maybe but in this instance perhaps misguided.

The person "rescued" was where she was of her own free will.