While conducting patrols on the outskirts of our FOB in Syria. I recall seeing a deceased foid. Her burka removed. Protocol was to report her death to local authorities and have her corpse moved out of the patrol path. (Due to fear of potential IEDs.) as I was tasked with calling in the dead corpse.
A local man stopped me and Spoke to our translator. and told me what the woman had done. And why she’s deceased.
As it turns out she murdered her own son. Though the reasons behind the murder remain a mystery. The father a member of the local police force in the area. Even the father couldn’t really believe that his wife, of ten years could do something so heinous.
But sure enough when our patrol conducted movement to the nearby household. We found the young child of four years old brutally stabbed to death over the kitchen table. No reason given. No reason posted. A father lost both his son and wife and for what? Nothing it seems.
Once the body was cleared for IEDs, her body was promptly investigated, her death ruled a suicide the murder weapon in question shoved firmly into her own stomach.
What pisses me off even more was the media silence and the fact this death wasn’t reported. I guarantee if the genders were swapped we’d be hearing all about it. Instead, we were told to simply maintain security for the local police force. As they collected the corpses and life continued on in the Syrian village.
Even in countries where women don’t have similar rights to western foids they enjoy the privilege of having their dignity protected, while if it was a male assailant they’d be hanged and shown to the world.
A local man stopped me and Spoke to our translator. and told me what the woman had done. And why she’s deceased.
As it turns out she murdered her own son. Though the reasons behind the murder remain a mystery. The father a member of the local police force in the area. Even the father couldn’t really believe that his wife, of ten years could do something so heinous.
But sure enough when our patrol conducted movement to the nearby household. We found the young child of four years old brutally stabbed to death over the kitchen table. No reason given. No reason posted. A father lost both his son and wife and for what? Nothing it seems.
Once the body was cleared for IEDs, her body was promptly investigated, her death ruled a suicide the murder weapon in question shoved firmly into her own stomach.
What pisses me off even more was the media silence and the fact this death wasn’t reported. I guarantee if the genders were swapped we’d be hearing all about it. Instead, we were told to simply maintain security for the local police force. As they collected the corpses and life continued on in the Syrian village.
Even in countries where women don’t have similar rights to western foids they enjoy the privilege of having their dignity protected, while if it was a male assailant they’d be hanged and shown to the world.
I wish I could. Rest in peace little Guy. The world should know what happened to you.
