The woman sniper of Syria Rebel fighter

	The woman sniper of Syria Rebel fighter With neatly plucked eyebrows, leather boots with heels and a gold bracelet, 'Guevara' as she has become known is the last person you'd expect to find looking down the sight of a sniper rifle in the middle of a bloody civil war. But a former English teacher has found unlikely fame on the streets of Syria's largest city becoming known to many residents as 'the female sniper'. Dressed in a jumper dress, hijab and green khaki trousers, Guevara, named after the Argentine revolutionary, sits hidden in a war damaged building waiting for a sight of the enemy - government troops. Although fighting is not often considered the right way to behave for a woman in a conservative Muslim country, Guevara holds her own in a group of fellow fighters - some 30 men and boys. And she claims to be happy in her unusual and dangerous role. She told the Telegraph: 'I like fighting. When I see that one of my friends in my katiba [rebel division] has been killed, I feel that I have to hold a weapon and take my revenge.' The 36-year-old is motivated by the death of her children several months ago, a daughter aged 10 and a son aged seven. The pair were killed when an airstrike hit the family home. Now she says she feels compelled to kill a government soldier every time she learns of the death of one of her fellow rebel fighters. The job, she says, takes patience, speed and intelligence, and she often has to sit for hours waiting for civilians to clear the streets and government soldiers to take their <b>...</b>	From: Ahmed Kabbaj Views: 0 0 ratings
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