But Al Mansouri's brave move did not receive support from her family, or more precisely, from her extended family - the clan as it is.<\/p>\r\n
This is the fascinating story of Maryam Al Mansouri, a fighter pilot in the United Arab Emirates Air Force, who is fighting ISIS, and whose family estranged her and even published a letter condemning her.<\/p>\r\n
Al Mansouri is a 35-year-old pilot who flies F-16 aircraft. .<\/p>\r\n
\""I dreamed of becoming a pilot when I was in school, but I had to wait until the country allowed women to serve as pilots," Al Mansouri was quoted as saying on the Daily Mail website.<\/p>\r\n
In an interview with CNN, the pilot said: "Since we are in a sensitive area, there is no difference between men and women, and everyone must bear the war effort.".<\/p>\r\n
This week, the First Muslim Squadron led one of the strike missions against ISIS and bombed 16 of the organization's targets.<\/p>\r\n
\""This is an especially talented squadron, and she was appointed to command the attack formation," the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States told the media.<\/p>\r\n
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