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‘How I Escaped From ISIS’

Move Like Ya Gone

Motorcycles and minibuses, fake IDs and frantic calls. This is how a former spy and battlefield commander leaves the Islamic State.

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For all the attention paid to ISIS, relatively little is known about its inner workings. But a man claiming to be a member of the so-called Islamic States security services has stepped forward to provide that inside view.

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