Time Travel 04: I Fight the US in the Middle East

Aisha, meaning lively and lucky in Arabic, is now just half a body for this once vibrant girl.

Mariam, meaning elegant and pure, was now... her black robe was torn to shreds, and she was almost losing her purity...

The villagers gathered around, their eyes filled with sympathy.

Azam, carrying a gun, walked slowly with heavy steps.

Majid followed behind, sighing as he walked, "Alas, their family is truly pitiful!"

The man was killed in a bombing last year, leaving only three women in the family!

In the Arab world, it's very difficult for such families to survive!

But they did not give up on life!

The family owned land, and the three women made a living by farming!

The two girls were working in the fields today, and they went home after they finished. Their mother, Nur, went home first to cook, but unexpectedly...

Picking up the clean shirt belonging to the black-skinned soldier from the ground, Azam walked into the crowd and draped the shirt over Mariam's shoulders.

Taking a deep breath, Azam tried to keep his tone calm: "There's no point in crying, Mariam's mother. You should take Aisha and Mariam back first."

Here, it is considered impolite to call a woman by her first name. If you are younger, you should call her "Auntie" or "Grandma." If you are older and she has children, you should call her "Mother of the Children."

Hearing him say that, the surrounding villagers were very dissatisfied.

"Azam, how can you talk like that!"

"By God above, please forgive this heartless believer..."

Azam said calmly, "Those bastards' accomplices will come back, probably in no more than half an hour..."

All five American soldiers died here. The Americans will definitely retaliate, and they might even slaughter the entire village!

The villagers who had just been complaining were instantly stunned.

How ruthless are Americans... They've heard many stories, even Saddam Hussein was hanged by the Americans!

I witnessed all of this again today... Those Americans are beasts, animals, sons of bitches!

If the American soldiers come back...

Thinking of the terrible consequences, some people's legs began to tremble...

Azam raised his head and looked at the villagers who had gathered around: "Brothers, people of the tribe, I'm so sorry. Because of my impulsiveness just now... I've caused trouble for the village... Please leave quickly. When the Americans come back, I'll lure them away and try my best not to implicate the village..."

The situation was urgent, and there was no time to think things through. He couldn't reason with the Americans, so he could only resolve the dispute using the principle of equality for all.

Only now are we starting to think about what to do next.

What just arrived was a Humvee. Every time the US military patrols, it's a convoy of at least three or four military vehicles!

When they discover that these people haven't returned after having fun and can't be contacted by radio, they'll definitely come back to check on the situation!

The commotion here... may have already alerted them, and they're on their way back!

What to do next?

Surrender? Of course not!

The battle just now was only the beginning! I will avenge Aisha!

"Azam, I'm with you!" Majid exclaimed. "As former soldiers, we failed to defend our country, and now... we can't even protect our own homes... I'll fight alongside you! Even if we die, we'll drag the Americans down with us!"

Aisha died right before my eyes, a truly spectacular death! Was I really less than a girl?

The Americans have done all sorts of bad things here. If we want to prevent something like this from happening again... then we must bravely take up arms!

On the ground, Mariam, who was crying, suddenly stopped sobbing!

She wiped her eyes, took a few steps, bent down and picked up the M16 rifle left behind by the Americans on the ground.

"Uncle Azam, Uncle Majid, I will fight alongside you! I will avenge my sister!"

Crying is pointless!

Then let's fight!

Even if it means dying together with the enemy, just like my sister!

She was only fourteen years old. Due to malnutrition, she was thin and frail. The American soldier's shirt looked like a robe on her. But... at this moment, her eyes were full of fighting spirit!

The villagers present were all deeply moved!

After discovering that American soldiers were bullying his people, Azam resolutely took up arms and killed the American soldiers!

Aisha, after being bullied by American soldiers, chose to detonate a grenade and die together with them!

Majid has decided to fight alongside Azam!

Mariam, you must avenge your sister!

If a little girl can make this kind of decision, what about us men?

Everyone felt a mix of emotions!

"Brothers, the American army is powerful. They easily defeated the government forces and are now riding roughshod over us. What happened in our village of Jufra today is not an isolated incident; it's happening all over the country! They robbed our wealth, abused our wives and daughters, and even massacred our entire village!"

Looking at the crowd, Azam spoke with a firm and resolute tone: "You are all ordinary people. You could choose to remain silent and let the American troops bully our people and relatives, even to the point of bullying you! I, Azam, can no longer live like this. From today onwards, I will stand tall and fight!"

Many people clenched their fists, their eyes filled with fighting spirit.

Are you, Azam, a hero, and we are cowards?

"Azam, I, Shehid, am willing to fight the American army alongside you! Even if it means becoming a true martyr, it's better than being a coward!"

Shehid, meaning martyr in Arabic, is now... willing to give his life to fight the American army!

"Azzam, I, the Caliph, am willing to fight alongside you against the American army! If I don't stand up now, one day it will be my wife and daughters' turn..."

"I'd like to too!"

Soon, sixteen able-bodied young men stepped forward, making a total of eighteen people when they joined Azam and Majid.

"Brothers, you're all awesome! We'd rather die standing than live on our knees!"

"I'd rather die standing than live on my knees!"

The seventeen heroes joined in the shouting, and even Mariam, holding up her M16, roared along!

Amidst the roar of the crowd, another anti-American force was added to the Yituo battlefield!

The U.S. military overthrew the Iraqi regime with overwhelming superiority, and Iraq's million-strong army seemed to have vanished without a trace.

In reality... that's about right. Most soldiers went home and acted like good citizens, but a few continued to fight under the command of the Restoration Party!

At the same time, other anti-American armed groups will spring up like mushrooms after rain!

The U.S. military has not lost many men on the battlefield, but it will be bled dry in future counterinsurgency operations!

After shouting the slogans, the crowd began picking up the weapons from the ground.

There were also three M16s and one M240 at the scene. The M16 belonging to the American soldier whose grenade was detonated was also damaged. Even if American soldiers on overseas missions buy their own pistols for self-defense, plus the AKM rifles buried in Majid's grave, it's still not enough for everyone to have one!

"Don't worry, everyone. After this battle, we'll each have a rifle..."

Just then, a voice came from afar.

"I know that some government-issued rifles and bullets are buried under the date palm tree at the entrance of the village."