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Learning About How to Fight ISIS
-Dillon starts to learn about how to fight ISIS and what groups he can join to help
-He joined a Facebook group and met with a contact named Lieutenant Ali who said he would let Dillon fight with the Kurdish Army
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Attack on Parliament Hill
- When ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack Dillon became focused on joining the fight on ISIS
-This was the trigger point that made Dillon go to Iraq
- When ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack Dillon became focused on joining the fight on ISIS
-This was the trigger point that made Dillon go to Iraq
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Dillon Boards a plane and leaves for Iraq
- At this point Dillon sold most of his belongings to pay for the trip and his weapons -There was no turning back once he got on the plane pg.21
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Meeting Lieutenant Ali in Iraq
-This was a very dangerous point in the story as Ali could set up an ambush to kill Dillon or give him over to ISIS
- Dillon had also never met Ali face to face so this was going to be their first meeting.
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Dillon Arrives at the Base
-Dillon was given his weapon and supplies at the base and meets some of the soldiers
- He communicates with his family for the first time since they found out he was fighting ISIS since he told them just before he got on the plane.
pg.33 -
Dillon Gets Transferred to the Front Lines with the PKK
-Dillon joins a rebel army and helps them on the front lines less than 1000 meters away from ISIS fighters
-He meets his new Squad and commander who is also named Ali.
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Dillon Spots Fighters On Duty
-While patrolling one night Dillon spots some ISIS fighters trying to get into the base
-This was the first time Dillon had been up close to ISIS Since he got to Iraq
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Dillon Heads Towards His First Battle
- At this point he had never been in a large scale battle yet in Iraq
- This was the biggest battle in the book pg.68
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The Battle
- During the fighting Dillon saves a man from death and gets multiple confirmed kills
- This was a huge moment for everyone who fought ISIS as this was a huge defensive point in the Islamic State territory pg.75