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Source: WTOP

12-7-17

Scholar risked everything to tell Islamic State’s secrets

He stayed anonymous for more than three years, documenting Islamic State’s atrocities and the destruction of his city as the blogger Mosul Eye. Omar Mohammed, now in Europe, is done hiding.

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Scholar risked everything to tell Islamic State’s secrets