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Operation Jihadi Bride
- The Covert Mission to Rescue Young Women from ISIS
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
Would you turn your back on a teenage Jihadi bride and her innocent children?
'Jihad isn't a war. It's an objective. An aberration. If there are young women with children, lost boys... If they are trapped in that hell and we can get them out, don't we have a duty to do so? Every person we can bring back is living proof that Islamic State is a failure.'
Ex-British Army Soldier, John Carney, ran a close protection operation in Iraq for oil executives when he was asked by the family of a young Dutch woman to extract her from the collapsing Islamic State in Syria. Hearing first-hand of the shocking living hell of tricked naive young girls, many from the West, trapped, sexually abused and enslaved by ISIS, he knew only one thing - he had to get them out.
Armed with AK-47s and 9mm Glocks, he launched a daring, dangerous and deadly operation to free as many as he could. With a small band of committed Kurdish freedom fighters, backed by humanitarian NGOs, and feeding intel to MI6, Carney and his men went behind enemy lines in the heart of the Syrian lead storm, risking their lives to deliver the women and their children to the authorities, to de-radicalisation programmes and fair trials.
Gripping, shocking and thought-provoking, Operation Jihadi Bride takes the complex issue of the Jihadi brides head-on - a vital read for our troubled times.
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- Jacqueline Anne Taylor
- 15-07-19
A moving account of the real ISIS
Left me with a humble, hollow feeling. The narrator is excellent keeping a neutral tone ,much appreciated when describing what none of us in our "comfort zones" want here. The sheer brutality known as ISIS, Daesh or the Islamic State.
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- JAMIE
- 17-09-19
brilliant
a good real look into what went on within ISIS and shows how alot of the women where inersent and the the book as a whole is brilliant
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- Meghan2411
- 20-08-20
Brilliant!
I dont often bother with reviews but this book deserves one.
A must read for our troubled times.
Colin Mace was brilliant as always!
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- Maximolo
- 19-09-19
Truly amazing story with great narraton
John Carney is a real hero. His account of rescuing women from ISIS is a page-turning epic. But as well as his shoot-em-up antics, we learn about the history and politics of the region, the ethical dilemma facing Western governments and the seemingly absurd lure of Jihadi brides who leave comfortable and safe lives in Europe and beyond. I'd recommend this to anyone with even a passing interest in ISIS, the Middle East or action books in general.
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- Iris Gioia
- 18-07-19
Required Reading
Required reading for anyone who wants to better understand what is happening the Middle East. This is a behind the headlines account of the jihadi brides and the reasons why they joined Isis, and the reasons why so many wanted to leave. John Carney is all heart and bravery in helping these disillusioned girls. Beautifully written and beautifully read by Colin Mace.
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- Maria Franey
- 05-07-20
Terrible
Struggled to get into it. A very laborious listen. Lacks interest and momentum! Very hard going and tedious!
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