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August 2014. Daesh attacks villages in western Iraq.

They target the Yazidi minority, one of the oldest religions of Mesopotamia

Kurdish brigades fight back, with the support of a coalition and volunteers from around the world to defeat one of the greatest threats of our time.

At that time...

I did not know what they could do to us and what we were capable of.

I had my brothers, and a family, but I hadn't met yet my sisters in arms.

I still can not believe how fragile our happiness was

and how much this war was about to change me.

Keiro!

It all began that morning...

Hello.

Forget it. Yazidi girls only marry yazidis.

Go.

Since the attack on Mosul,

soldiers were watching over our village.

There were only a few

and not prepared for what was coming.

Thank you dad!

- How did you do? - In English, darling.

How do you expect to find work in the USA

if you don't practice your English?

OK. It must have been very expensive.

Don't you worry about that.

I was so excited to finish my painting...

I did not see how worried my father was...

or the soldiers leaving.

I was just hearing my mother

singing her favorite song.

It's beautiful!

Thank you.

Do you know who it is?

That's Malek Taous, God's favorite angel.

And... Why is he his favorite angel?

Ummm... Because he worships God

and only God.

I knew it!

It's not true.

Juror, spitting, it's true!

Let's go.

No, Keiro!

Our religion forbids us to spit on the ground.

I didn't really spit.

Keiro, it's even worse to lie.

Do you understand?

They are arriving! They are arriving! They are arriving!

Quick, go up!

Devil worshipers!

In his mercy,

the army of God,

Praise be to Almighty God...

gives you the chance

to redeem your apostasy.

Lay down your arms,

surrender your valuables

and nothing will happen to you.

They want the money.

Give it away, they will leave!

Not really, they lie!

Do not do that.

I am Sunni! Sunni!

The devil is here!

Put it here!

Only men,

not women.

Where are you taking them?

Don't talk to Abu Mariam!

Dad!

We also take the old?

Yes, but on another bus.

Not with the fresh ones.

Devil worshipers, convert to the true God.

Praise be to God.

Praise be to God!

Who are you to force us?

Your book says:

"No compulsion in religion."

Who are you to talk about the holy book? You don't even have one!

SISTERS IN ARMS

OCCUPIED ZONE

So what?

Where's my yazidie?

I would like to go buy one

with blue eyes,

or two with brown eyes!

Do not move!

Please, not a woman.

Let a man kill me!

Girls,

Do you see a man here?

There is no man here.

They attacked all of our villages.

I saw lots of girls from school.

Age?

16 years old.

- Height? Weight? - 1,70 m, 55 kg.

Age?

Height?

It's not your business! Go to hell!

We're going to watch you!

Not in the face, you moron! Did you watch her well?

Do you know how much she is worth?

Take her for inspection!

By what right?

Holy war!

Age?

Height? Weight?

19 years old.

1,60 m.

Weight?

I do not know.

Virgin?

Is he your son?

Is she your mom?

No.

It's my sister.

Do not move!

Hello, Colonel Sharan.

Grégory Mendez.

Coalition office is online.

Great video.

Have they ever fought before?

Of course.

They terrify the jihadists.

Really?

They think that being killed by a woman

keeps them from getting to heaven

and from getting virgins that come with it.

Fucking morons.

What would you do when the war is over?

Will you live with the Arabs peacefully?

I mean, you guys didn't even managed to do that between Kurds.

We dream of a Kurdistan that respects every culture and religion.

and... Do you really believe that yourself? - Yes, I do.

Who are the snipers?

The Snake Brigade.

Special Forces unit.

How Special?

Quite special indeed.

Can I interview them?

Hey! Don't use all the hot water like last time!

It wasn't me, it was already cold!

Yeah, right!

Have you showered?

Too hungry.

Bless oh lord this meal and those who prepared it.

... and give bread to those in need. So be it. Amen.

What?

Nothing.

Eat. You said you were hungry.

The kitchen did a great job!

Oh! Finally!

You had a fun time to complaint upon!

- Waterproof? - Of course!

How do you say "yummy" in Kurdish?

I have no idea.

Come on... Your have a Kurdish father, right?

Kurdish father, English mom and I grew up in Zanzibar.

Why else do you think they put me in the international brigade?

How we say "yummy" in Kurdish?

God is dead.

Whatever...

I heard you did well at the checkpoint.

No, there were too many of them.

But we managed to capture a group that were hanging behind.

That's good. It will worry them.

Are you alright?

It's just so hot.

It's even worse than back home.

You are the one that should have been born in England, not me.

All right, come on. Let's clear our heads. We deserved it.

Welcome!

What? We were here before!

They are the lieutenants of Abu Mariam.

Is that your first choice?

This one, they mutilated her face

but the rest...

is intact.

This one is very fresh.

Very, very fresh.

Look at her clear eyes.

And she has beautiful teeth.

Look, look!

Now I can see that.

But, now I recognize her.

She was in the group we took in Sinjar. Yeah!

She must give us a good price.

Of course.

I'll take her.

Keiro! Keiro!

He is my little brother!

Buy him and I'll do whatever you want! Please, whatever you want!

No, I can't.

No! Please!

Stop it!

Sit down!

What are we going to tell my sister?

The truth.

What do you mean?

That's God's will.

And that's the way it is.

By the law of God, it is forbidden to listen to music,

smoking, playing cards,

to stay alone in a room with a person of the opposite sex.

I'm gonna put her in your room,

It'll be easier to keep her locked up. You will sleep in the living room.

Tell me she's not staying?

Clean her up and give her some clothes!

Repeat after me.

There is no god but God.

Repeat after me! There is no god but God.

Let's go straight to those dramatic events here in Paris,

...three terrorists take hostages at separate locations

...and trigger a wave of fear right across the French capital.

This is the scene at the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris

a banner says "Paris is Charlie",

a mark of solidarity with Charlie Hebdo. Two alcaida......

They will pay for it.

At least

this time the whole world will see what's happening.

You should have told me about it.

It's a good sign. Our cause is becoming popular.

What's the matter?

New recruits.

Young?

Yeah. Younger and younger.

I can't take it anymore to send back coffins in countries I don't know.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Nice to meet you.

I’m Laura.

Welcome.

New comrades from France.

Our Kurds people are very grateful that you left your homes to come to fight for the opressed against the enemy.

Our revolution has no boundaries.

It is global, political, social, ecological.

It is a feminist revolution, right?

Yes. You are right. It is also a feminist revolution.

Our mothers have fought, our daughters will fight...

...we want to free women. This is our goal in life.

We want to create a new and better society.

What is "Phew"?

They are lovers.

Really.

That's enough.

Can I ask you a question?

Yes.

Can we get our phones back?

No phones, no sex, no life. You are here to fight. OK.

Here is your room.

Tomorrow, training.

I'll let you with your comrades.

What did she say? Ah! Long live free Kurdistan!

I don't get it. Why we can't have our phones back?

You will get them back after a month.

When you are more used to not being connected all the time.

When you go on a mission, you can take propaganda pictures, selfies.

But without your SIM card. Is that right?

It's the rules. Not to get spotted.

Let's take a pic.

By the law of God, it is forbidden to eat tomatoes

whose heart looks like a cross

and make love to a corpse

more than an hour after her death.

Toilet!

Toilet!

Wake up. Come on!

Wake up, comrades! Wake up!

Come on, practice.

I volunteered as a nurse.

Not to fight.

When one of those fuckers tries to get you,

you'll be happy to have this. Believe me.

From now on this is your best friend.

My best friend is flat, fits in my pocket

and you took it away from me.

Six years in the army.

Eight months in guerrilla warfare.

Comrade Kurda!

Kurdish father.

Comrade Yael!

Military service in Israel.

Comrade Belkacem.

Silence!

Many years ago,

when Mesopotamia was not divided between Persians, Kurds and Arabs,

all men were respecting the Mother goddess.

Now, it is the coming of monotheism and capitalism

that the system of male domination imposed their laws.

You are not the first women fighters.

Viking women were fighting,

our Kurdish grandmothers were fighting against Turks.

But once women rebel,

they are erased from history,

erased from society.

And sent back home.

Sent back home

to be slaves.

But, not this time.

Because you are here to say to the world:

not this time.

What is this?

Where is your anger?

You did it!

It is so far!

It is part of training, comrade.

Why we didn't take one of those all-terrain vehicles back at the camp?

They looked awesome.

Well, we used them for the "Iraqi Freedom" operation.

The American army gave them to the Kurds.

We don't have enough for all the units,

...so we have to take turns.

By the way...

you Americans

what a mess in Iraq.

Stop! We sleep here.

Yes! Finally.

May the hand of Jesus Christ

bless us and the food he gives us. Amen.

Seriously? After all that walking?

Amen! Thank you.

Normally, when we are on the move

we are not eating for several days.

But you are not enough trained...

Lucky us then.

Why did you say that we made a mess?

It's not America who messed things up in Iraq,

It's that fucking religion.

Well, yeah. Sooner or later, all religions end up pissing someone else.

No. Not all of them.

Well, yes, I mean Look at the crusades, the inquisition...

You say that because you are Muslim.

No, I'm saying that because I am French.

Of course. "French secularism"

Yes, French secularism. So, what?

What's wrong with you?

Are you serious?

Snake.

What snake?

Fuck!

Are there snakes around here, seriously?

Yeap! I'm warning you guys, I'm not sleeping here!

No way!

By God's law it is forbidden

to eat cucumbers recalling the masculine attribute in public.

If you move away from me, I'll call the virtue committee.

Hello my sister.

I am Nadia El Frankaoui.

Married to El Britani.

Nadia El Britani?

Long live the caliphate.

Go ahead.

God bless you

of this unfaithful.

This dog

is not a brother,

he is a traitor.

He reads forbidden books,

he lives like an apostate,

he serves the enemies of God,

just like these books.

Only fire

can purify it.

The almond beats the rose bud.

Whatever!

So why the date beat the almond?

Because it smothers it with its honey.

She's there!

Hide everything.

You'll see. You asked for it!

Why did you let her leave the house?

To carry the groceries.

But, that's your job.

You have to punish her.

You stop telling me what I have to do all the time.

You must punish her!

What did I just say?

Uncle?

Zara, is that you? Where are you?

With a foreign commander in downtown.

I'll exfiltrate you but first you have to escape.

I can not.

Listen. Get out of that house.

Hide and then call me.

Promise me.

Promised.

You need to know,

your brother is alive.

And we were able to buy your mother.

Don't worry, everything will be fine.

SLEEPING PILLS

That's enough, hurry up.

Eat.

Tastes better than your cooking.

Hold on!

Do you really want me to stay?

Wake up! She escaped! Wake up! She escaped!

Shit!

I escaped.

- Where are you? - On the market place, I think.

Calm down.

The smuggler will take you out of town.

Follow the main street and wait for him.

Okay.

Zara?... Zara?... Zara?... Zara?

What took you so long?

Get it!

Do you see that hill?

The free zone is behind it.

Other refugees are heading there.

Join them.

You are supposed to take me there. My uncle paid.

You were too late.

It is too dangerous.

Get out!

Get out!

Run!