Islamic State Jihadists Open 'Marriage Bureau'

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The Islamic State, which advocates public stoning for adultery, has opened a "marriage bureau" for women who want to wed its fighters in territory they control in Syria and Iraq.

The jihadist group's office is operating from Al-Bab, a town in Aleppo province of northern Syria, for "single women and widows who would like to marry IS fighters", said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The Britain-based monitoring group, citing residents, said interested parties were being asked to provide their names and addresses, "and IS fighters will come knocking at their door and officially ask for marriage".

The IS has also expanded into tourism, taking jihadists on honeymoons and civilians to visit other parts of its "caliphate".

Running twice-weekly tours from Syria's Raqa to Iraq's Anbar, IS buses fly the group's black flag and play jihadist songs throughout the journey.

IS proclaimed a "caliphate" last month straddling the two neighboring Arab states.

It firmly controls large swathes of northern and eastern Syria, the Iraq-Syria border, and parts of northern and western Iraq.

The group has been accused of responsibility for a number of atrocities, including mass kidnappings and killings, stonings and crucifixions.

IS has its roots in Iraq, but spread into Syria in late spring 2013.

In June, IS spearheaded a lightning offensive in Iraq that saw large swathes of the country fall from Iraqi government hands.

Rebel groups fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime since March 2011 accuse IS, which has attracted thousands of foreign jihadists, of having "hijacked" their uprising.

Comments 3
Thumb music66 28 July 2014, 18:34

LOl they want to populate, Omg, What woman in her RIGHT mind would marry any of these men. Truly out of desperation, MONEY or LOW self esteem or the last which is by force. A totally LOVELESS marriage no doubt. THE IS needs woman as they know they are the fabric of society and are able to provide care.
No woman of any sect should marry these LOSERS.
There just isnt enough MONEY . LMAO seriously there just isn't.

Thumb music66 28 July 2014, 18:35

Yuk

Thumb ex-fpm 28 July 2014, 18:54

why do you have 2 dots after your name....hmmmm. It seems both are suspicious.