Syria: the former English teacher turned Aleppo's female sniper
Her fame has spread throughout Aleppo. Her comrades have nicknamed her 'Guevara', but to many of the city's residents she is known simply as: 'the female sniper'.
Guevara near the frontline in
Salah Addeen Photo: ALESSIO ROMENZI
Standing stock still, her finger suspended over the trigger, she stared
through the sniper sight of her Dragonov rifle. Her view framed by the jagged
concrete edges of the fist-sized hole that has been cut into the wall of her
hideout on one of the most dangerous front lines in Aleppo, Guevara, named after
the revolutionary, watched the enemy – government soldiers – moving along the
other side of the street.
"I like fighting. When I see that one of my friends in my katiba [rebel
division] has been killed, I feel that I have to hold a weapon and take my
revenge," she said.
Dressed in green khaki trousers, a grey jumper dress, tight fitting hijab and
a camouflage combat jacket, Guevara, 36, cleaned and loaded her gun, sitting in
a half demolished building just metres from where government troops patrol.
Guevara watches the enemy lines through
her sniper sight on the frontline in Salah Addeen (ALESSIO ROMENZI )
Despite the war, she was immaculate – eyebrows perfectly plucked, blusher and
a little eyeliner. Small leather boots with heels, and a gold bracelet are
touches of her feminine side.
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