Channel: Atrocity Guide

Category: Entertainment

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Description: From 2011-2012, a poster from the Something Awful forums taught himself emergency medicine, purchased combat gear, and flew to Libya and Syria in order to document and fight in two civil wars. This is the story of Kevin Dawes. Patreon: patreon.com/atrocityguide Twitter: twitter.com/AtrocityGuide Subreddit: reddit.com/r/AtrocityGuide Sources: NPR Interview: npr.org/2011/10/24/141646227/u-s-aid-worker-took-up-arms-with-libyas-rebels GQ Article: gq-magazine.co.uk/article/syria-isis-kevin-dawes Kevin’s Blog: steemit.com/syria/@kpatrickdawes/glasshouse-a-true-story-of-the-arab-spring-part-1 Washington Post Article: washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/american-freelance-photographer-freed-in-syria/2016/04/08/8628e5d0-fd88-11e5-80e4-c381214de1a3_story.html?noredirect=on Bellingcat: bellingcat.com Music credits: “Night Music” by Kevin MacLeod "Ether Oar" by The Whole Other "Fairy Meeting" by Emily A. Sprague Stock Footage provided by goo.gl/dhzYHQ