In the northern province of Iraq, at the junction of Syria and Iraq, the Tigris River descends from Turkey through this plateau, and the mountains formed around the Caspian Sea wind to the river, forming a beautiful and spectacular landscape picture.

It is one of the cradles of civilization in the Middle East, with a history of more than 5,000 years of human habitation.

But today, in a modern society, there are still many villages and tribes that still maintain their ancient customs.

It retains the most primitive appearance of life, and in the same way, it is also the most closed here.

There is not even a mobile phone signal, only a satellite phone, which can communicate with the outside world.

There are farmhouses in the depths of the mountains and rivers, and the primitive life makes the nature still pure here, and the black goats have become the only reliance on the lives of the people here.

The lack of information and the lack of contact with the outside world also result in simple-mindedness, following ancient traditions, and being swayed by extreme emotions and thoughts, as well as violence and threats.

The peace here is long gone, far from the order of civilization, everything is so primitive.

Steep mountains and secluded cedar forests make it the best place to hide from aerial surveillance and satellite surveillance.

Therefore, such a place has become a paradise for many extremist organizations, and it has also become an excellent place for many people to hide from outside detection and pursuit.

And because there is no external communication, it is difficult for people here to receive news from the outside world, and there is no phone to contact the outside. Hidden in such a place. It's perfect.

Yet in this world. There are never impermeable walls, let alone in the context of the big world, and the mountainous areas of northern Iraq have always been the favorite places for extremist groups to hide.

So this kind of environment is the best place to hide, but it is also the favorite place of all intelligence officers.

Even, where you don't know. There are people who hide in shady houses and use satellite phones to communicate with the outside world. Once the valuable news is delivered, the dollars in exchange are enough to keep the family fed and clothed for the rest of their lives.

But once it is discovered, it will be exchanged for the bloodiest revenge, and even if it is casually suspected, it will immediately lead to death.

There is no one to stand up for them, not even any laws and enforcers, just to follow the ancient habits of life.

The mouth of the Shanggu River, a small village, is located on a small plain with a mountain stream flowing through which the mountains flow. It is surrounded by tall and straight mountains, and on either side of the mountains is a small mountain spring stream.

The Upper Valley Estuary is located in this place. The two high mountains facing east and west make this small village under a deep mountain stream have an average of less than three hours of sunshine per day, and the night has always come very fast.

Because the mountains on both sides are very straight, and the surrounding area is full of woods and shrubs, all the radio equipment that enters this small mountain village will be ineffective, and only those satellite communication devices can barely be contacted outside.

From high to low, there is only one path in and out of this small mountain stream, and there is no other way in and out.

In the mountain stream, there are about 20 families, almost all of them are old people and children, and few young men and women are seen.

Because of the hardships of life, almost all of the prime of life in every family are making a living, leaving some women and the elderly and children.

It can be said that this small village is completely a village with little defense, but it would be wrong to think so, because almost everyone here has a rifle on their backs, most of them are AK-47s, which is enough to show the fierceness of the people in this small mountain village.

Especially when they usually go up the mountain to graze black goats, the old people and children in the group also go out in groups with weapons on their backs.

Because even if they are far away from the outside world, they can understand the dangers of the world, and the more they are in such a place, the more dangerous it is.

However, the weapons in their hands are at most to defend against those thieves or homeless people, and they cannot stop those real extremist organizations at all.

The mouth of the Upper Valley, which has been under control for more than three years, has also become one of the most secluded ISIS strongholds.

However, none of the original villagers here were persecuted, and when al-Baghdadi appeared, he was supported by these ignorant villagers as a caliph.

At the same time, al-Baghdadi also brought them a lot of daily necessities and built a small power generation set in the mountains to provide electricity for the villagers.

Of course, to provide the necessary power supply to its own headquarters, after all, communication equipment, if there is no power supply, it is just scrap metal, and when necessary, all kinds of batteries have to be charged, without electricity here can not stay for a day.

And the reason why al-Baghdadi's identity can be respected here is also closely related to the fact that he has brought so many benefits.

After all, no one is stupid, there is a better life on one side of the gun, and people here know how to make a choice.

Above the mountain stream, under the dense forest full of the smell of sheep dung, in the bushes, two motionless figures have been lurking in this place for three days.

During these three days, the two of them did not leave their current position whether they were eating, drinking, or Lazar, and in the past three days, they only took turns to rest, constantly monitoring the mouth of the upper valley below.

It's just that three days have passed, and there is no abnormality at all in the small village they monitor, and there are more than 20 households, with less than 60 people, such a population base is already very small for ordinary families in the Middle East.

And it was all old people and children, as well as some women in green cloaks.

However, the two did not let this put their breath away, as there was a wooden house at the back of the village that was clearly far away from the village.

The wooden houses are not small, larger than the average house in the village, and the materials used for the construction are local cedar wood.

And the eyes of the two of them were almost all staring at this wooden house, because in this wooden house, there was a small antenna that had been swaying under the mountain breeze.

At the same time, in front of this wooden house, there is also a large tripod with satellite signal reception, and you can see the obvious line, which is connected to the wooden house.

Through these three days of observation, all the villagers in the mouth of the upper valley did not approach the hut, and at least two armed men patrolled around the hut every day.

There are also about 20 armed men in the village, who usually live in the same house as the villagers. (To be continued.) )