This is
one of the resistance fighters -- they call them murabitoun here, which would translate to "watchers." They stay on the
borders all night and look out for any movement. We were able to go out and
meet them -- they came in civilian clothes and masks, and they all held these
Kalashnikovs. They were very, very cheerful, for some reason.
Mosa'ab Elshamy
Mosa'ab Elshamy is a Cairo-based photojournalist.
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