Fighters from Libya
Recently 14 young Libyans decided to join the civil war in Syria.
However when they arrived at Syria, one of them started to do sightseeing casually. So, they began to argue among themselves about their motivation and aspiration. Then three of them returned to Libya.
Remaining eleven Libyans were engaged in battles as members of a nameless insurgent group. They were fed by anti-government Syrian families. There were also other foreign fighters from Tunisia, Egypt, etc. Their group consisted of 60 members with mixed nationalities. They decoyed soldiers of Syrian regular forces and attacked them. But they ran away quickly before support arms of enemy forces came or their military planes started air raids. The most well equipped group on the insurgent side was that associated with AlQaeda. However, these Syrian fighters did not join AlQaeda as their religious code of conduct looked so rigorous.
Among the 14 Libyans, three were killed in battles. But they were relatively lucky, since another Libyan group consisting of 15 or so members was captured by Libyan Government troops to be executed. Somebody betrayed them for money.
One of the Libyan fighters happened to be able to make a phone call to his home in Libya while he was stationed near the border to Turkey. So, he decided to go back home.
This story was reported in a Japanese newspaper.
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Joh 4:3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
Joh 4:4 And he must needs go through Samaria.
Joh 4:5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Joh 4:6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
Joh 4:7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.