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Némésis Ch 4
Northern Iraq, December 2017 Halward clambered up into the extremely cramped rear compartment of the Supacat. They had cleared a space so that Ripley could lie down. She was huddled in her sleeping bag plus [more…]
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Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Nineteen
He didn’t need security to tell him he was being followed, he saw them when he walked out the building. A man and woman were across the road, he saw another leaning against the wall [more…]
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Némésis Ch 3
Northern Iraq, December 2017 It was Sunday. Ripley had been kept awake by the wailing of the female fighters, mourning the death of the Peshmerga during the fighting of the previous day. They had buried [more…]
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Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Eighteen
Sally was up and looking refreshed, “I saw the TV, he might as well have said it was the Americans, he didn’t hold back. These press conferences usually go one for ages and say very [more…]
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Némésis Ch 2
Northern Iraq, November-December 2017 The Kurds were ostensibly Sunni Muslims although they seemed to display a rather more developed attitude towards the practice of their faith. The women generally covered their heads with either a [more…]
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Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Seventeen
A Range Rover was waiting for him, inside were three armed guards, it didn’t take long to reach the police station. The car was parked within the complex, Dave was expected, he produced his MI5 [more…]
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Némésis, Ch 1 – Prologue
In this work of fiction I have used the term The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) rather than the more familiar Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The term Daesh (al-Dawlah [more…]
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Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Sixteen
The printer had stopped, he took off the sheets and sat down. “Jane,” he looked across at her, she was still on the phone, he waited until she had finished. “He will be here within [more…]
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Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Fifteen
Sally and Dave were both quiet, before they went to bed, she asked if he had decided what to do. “Yes, I will see Jane first, try for more money, make sure everything is agreed, [more…]