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Canadian-Israeli woman said to join peshmerga

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AP Jerusalem
Last Updated : Nov 12 2014 | 4:00 AM IST
Israeli media reports a Canadian-born woman who served in the Israeli military has joined a Kurdish militia fighting the Islamic State group.
Channel 10 TV reported yesterday that Gill Rosenberg traveled to Iraq about 10 days ago.
The 31 year-old has served in the Israeli military and had previously worked as a pilot in Canada, it said. The station said she spent time in a US prison for her part in a phone scam.
Speaking in Hebrew to Israel Radio she said she contacted the fighters on Facebook. "I was with the guerrillas in the mountains for a few days and then I crossed the border," she said.
Facebook photos show pictures of her in Israeli army uniform in Jerusalem and what media said were her selfies taken in Iraq.

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First Published: Nov 12 2014 | 4:00 AM IST

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