Heartwarming:American And ISIS Forces Came Together To Celebrate Christmas

Heartwarming: American And ISIS Forces Came Together To Celebrate Christmas
Posted Dec. 25, 2015

It’s that time of year. Just when you think bitterness, brutality, and violence have won the day, Christmas is here to remind you that there’s still a whole lot of good in the world.

Last night, in the disputed Syrian city of Raqqa, the American troops and ISIS put aside their differences and came together to celebrate Christmas.

According to reports, the inspiring festivities began shortly after sunset on Christmas Eve, when members of the American-led coalition against the Islamic State stationed on the streets suddenly heard something that astonished them: the resonant voices of ISIS fighters as they walked toward them, their arms interlocked, their weapons nowhere to be found, singing “Silent Night.”

The insurgents’ outpouring of Christmas joy was so stirring that, ignoring orders from the Pentagon and their commanding officers, American troops soon added their voices to the swelling chorus, abandoning their posts and mingling with their sometime enemies around a pine tree that one jihadist had cut down and adorned with makeshift Christmas decorations!

It was the same scene all across ISIS-held territory in Syria and Iraq: Deep into the night and then into the morning, eyes shone with joyful tears as the fighters sang, fraternized, and even started games of pickup soccer with the very same young men and women who only hours before they would have publicly beheaded, hurled from a seven-story building, or shot with a sniper rifle from hundreds of yards away.

If only for one day, the two sides were able to embrace, exchange modest gifts of food and cigarettes, and pray together in a solemn commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Wow. It’s just more proof that even in the darkest corner of the world, even in a place where all hope seemed lost, even on the bleak battlefield of the interminable war in which these unfortunate people find themselves trapped—even there, it’s Christmastime.

Merry Christmas to America. Merry Christmas to ISIS. And Merry Christmas to you and your family, no matter what side you’re on!

I doubt that this story has any truth in it.

Jesus brings people together    ;D

Any fool can tell the above post is Satire except for Chin Socafighter

I'd ask if this was an Onion article, but The Onion tends to be wickedly funny.

really eh! I think jesus would flee from such a meeting let me tell you.  dat is way too evil dat one..an evil kris'mus.  : : :

jesus would be too bizzy anyway.  he would have his own horrors to attend to soon enuff.  easter cometh

I have some doubts about this and I wouldn't believe until I see some video material about it. Just seems weird they would put their guns down for even a minute.

Yeah sure.... I don't think this is true at all unfortunately. Like someone mentioned it's probably some Onion article or similar to that. I'm sure the American force would've shoot them as soon as they see an ISIS member.