A Jihadist attempted to flee Mosul in a disguise similar to a
pantomime dame, but was caught when he forgot to shave off his beard and moustache.
The ISIS fighter
was trying to get away from the former militant stronghold as the city
was recaptured, but didn't quite get his escape plan right.
Dressed in women's clothes and with elaborate make-up, the bearded man forgot to get rid of his facial hair.
In photos released by the Iraqi army after
his capture, the man can be seen to have slathered on powder, eyeshadow
and lipstick, even adding some beauty spots.
But the large moustache and beard as well as full eyebrows, rather give the game away.
Other photos released by the army show the men in padded bras as they try to slip through the net and out of the city.
Mosul's
Old City, which once stood as a neighborhood of densely built alleyways
and homes on winding lanes, has been reduced to rubble by a months-long
war to root out the Islamic State.
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