Re: Many lessons in life are painful . . .
Good evening, Tom.
... since the first days of war, unleashed on March 20, Othman's group of volunteers was deserted by their Iraqi commander who suddenly vanished in thin air.
Given enough desert, and enough in-laws -- it happens.
"The battle was so ferocious and we lost 26 martyrs, all Arab volunteers," asserted Al-Tayeb Bin Othman, a 27-year-old teacher.
Probably not a major in English, as the typo is somewhat obvious here. Actually, they probably gained 26 martyrs.
(couldn't help myself)
Cheers,
Dan