Muzaffar Salman / Reuters, fileNora Husari, a female fighter in the Free Syrian Army, rests with other women undergoing military training in Aleppo on February 17, 2013.
By Ammar Cheikhomar and Henry Austin, NBC News
KILLIS, Turkey – Nora Husari worked at a beauty salon before the war in Syria broke out. Today, she carries an AK-47 and plays a deadly game of cat and mouse in the bombed out remains of her former home.
"I've seen children and women crying in front of my eyes because Bashar al-Assad killed their fathers, brothers or husbands," said the sniper – one of only a handful of women on the front line for the Free Syrian Army. "It burns my heart and makes me hate this regime more and more, so I decided to fight."
Husari, who claims to have killed at least eight government soldiers, added: "There are a lot of women that can help in the hospitals. But my mission was on the battlefield and on the front lines.".........
FULL ARTICLE HERE: 'They can't succeed without us': Women take front-line role in Syria conflict - World News
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