[url]http://gulfnews.com/news/region/iraq/iraq-policeman-sacrifices-himself-to-save-visitors-1.1268427[/url]
[quote]An Iraqi policeman sacrificed himself on Wednesday as he tried to protect Shiites, embracing a suicide bomber just moments before the man exploded, officials said.
The bomber struck in the Khales area northeast of Baghdad, killing five people and wounding 10, a police colonel and a doctor said.
The colonel said one of the dead was a policeman who had been guarding the visitors. He threw his arms around the bomber just before the attack in a bid to shield others.
The policeman was Ayyub Khalaf, 34, who was married and had two children, his friend Sa’ad Naim said.
“Ayyub was martyred while defending pilgrims, and his name will be an eternal symbol because he saved the lives of dozens of innocents,” Naim said.
“We will take revenge on the Al Qaida terrorist organisation,” he added.[/quote]
It's a shame that others still died, but he did the best he could. This guy's a real hero.
I imagine thor, odin and the others are giving Ayyub fistbumps right now.
The title made me think that he hugged the bomber and that everything turned out okay. :/
That was incredibly altruistic of him. I feel sorry for his family.
wonder how much of an impact his actions had on shielding the others
probably absorbed alot of shrapnel at least
[QUOTE=Agoat;43224808]The title made me think that he hugged the bomber and that everything turned out okay. :/[/QUOTE]
he might have been trying to do this
This is really sad and stuff, but I just can't help snickering at this.
[quote] he tried to protect Shiites[/quote[
shiites, heh
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[QUOTE=a-cookie;43225191]This is really sad and stuff, but I just can't help snickering at this.
he tried to protect Shiites[/quote[
shiites, heh[/QUOTE]
They're the minority Muslim sect in Iraq, and have long been subject to violence from the Sunni. It's good to see that there are some who look past those distinctions.
Now quit ruining it.
[QUOTE=a-cookie;43225191]This is really sad and stuff, but I just can't help snickering at this.
shiites, heh[/QUOTE]
haha ebcause it sounds like shite right guys haha this joke hasn't been said for like the 100th time guys
Ayyub, you are a true muslim. That, and you've helped rally your people against the foe.
[QUOTE=a-cookie;43225191]This is really sad and stuff, but I just can't help snickering at this.
[quote] he tried to protect Shiites[/quote]
shiites, heh[/QUOTE]
wow an joke that only people who've spent a few hours researching muslim history would understand and even then doesn't make sense made in a thread about a person valiantly sacrificing himself for others whom he didn't even know
congratulations you're such a massive douchebag I'm surprised you haven't crushed the earth into a black hole under your mass please go fuck yourself
by the way saying "I know it was sad but" doesn't you permission to say whatever. Same way saying "no offense" doesn't just allow you to say whatever the fuck you want
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Hopefully the Islamic world learns from this guy and changes the meaning of sacrificing for god.
Now THATS how you get 70 virgins.
[QUOTE=mzathemind;43227784]Now THATS how you get 70 virgins.[/QUOTE]
come to think of it
why fucking 72
[QUOTE=Whiterfire;43227881]come to think of it
why fucking 72[/QUOTE]
So you can stretch one out while the last ones you boned tighten back up! INFINITE TIGHTNESS!
[QUOTE=mzathemind;43227784]Now THATS how you get 70 virgins.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, and not the male kind either
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;43225751]They're the minority Muslim sect in Iraq, and have long been subject to violence from the Sunni. It's good to see that there are some who look past those distinctions.
Now quit ruining it.[/QUOTE]
No, ~65% of Iraq is Shiite.
[URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shi%27a_Islam_in_Iraq[/URL]
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;43228312]No, ~65% of Iraq is Shiite.
[URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shi%27a_Islam_in_Iraq[/URL][/QUOTE]
Really? Then what is Iran?
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;43228333]Really? Then what is Iran?[/QUOTE]
95%
There are only a handful of countries where Shia Islam is the majority and Iraq and Iran are both in there.
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;43228339]95%
There are only a handful of countries where Shia Islam is the majority and Iraq and Iran are both in there.[/QUOTE]
I thought they hated each other in part because Iran was Shia and Iraq was Sunni. Guess I was wrong.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;43228376]I thought they hated each other in part because Iran was Shia and Iraq was Sunni. Guess I was wrong.[/QUOTE]
Maybe. IIRC Saudi Arabia really hates Iran, and Saudi Arabia is officially Sunni.
[QUOTE=Whiterfire;43225110]wonder how much of an impact his actions had on shielding the others
probably absorbed alot of shrapnel at least[/QUOTE]
Covering an explosive device with your own body actually does help a lot shielding the surroundings.
Sunni and Shia strife goes centuries back. Nowadays its more a geo-political thing but back then it was just argumentation over whose interpretation of Islam was correct.
I don't know man, I think martyrdom is wrong no matter what it's for.
[QUOTE=Killuah;43228509]I don't know man, I think martyrdom is wrong no matter what it's for.[/QUOTE]
He saved alot of people's lives, he felt that was reason enough. So do I and many others here I bet. He was a real brave one.
Ayyub, you are an awesome human being. [I]This[/I] is the kind of guy who deserves eternal paradise.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;43228376]I thought they hated each other in part because Iran was Shia and Iraq was Sunni. Guess I was wrong.[/QUOTE]
Iraq oppressed its Shia majority.
Fucking hero.
[QUOTE=Killuah;43228509]I don't know man, I think martyrdom is wrong no matter what it's for.[/QUOTE]
Even if you're saving someone elses life or even multiple people in the process? Just curious as to why you think that.
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