By: Laura Meyers
Year-old footage has just been released showing a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter during the Battle for Mosul, Iraq, stepping on an ISIS IED and walking away from the blast like a freakin’ champ.
Locals say Hajar, the survivor, survived his injuries and continued to fight after the explosion.
Translation starting from 0:25:
Cameraman: Hajar is there anybody inside?
Cameraman: Hajar?
**IED EXPLOSION**
Cameraman: HAJAR? (8X)
Cameraman: What happened?
Cameraman: What?
Hajar: I left my weapon…
Hajar: It is nothing. I am ok leave me alone.
Cameraman: Hajar?
Hajar: Give me a weapon, it is nothing.
Cameraman: It is nothing!
Cameraman: Hajar, sit down, sit…sit
Hajar: Come…
Cameraman: Hajar, sit down, sit…sit
Cameraman: Brothers we got a wounded!
Cameraman: Sit down.
Cameraman: Hajar, how do you feel?
Hajar: This is for Kurdistan!
Cameraman: Hajar my brother! Just sit down.
Hajar: Long live Kurdistan!
Hajar: Help me….Help me
Cameraman: I love you my friend.
Hajar: Help me.
Camerman: Sit dont go back to the front! Brothers Ardalan!
Hajar: Where is Ardalan?
Camerman: Ardalan!
Hajar: If I am martyred, forgive me…
Camerman: God forbid!
Camerman: Brother Ardalan, we have a wounded!