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The Pic of the Day: Iraqi SOF capture ISIS’ Jabba the Hutt

Last week, Mufti Abu Abdul Bari, also known as Shifa al-Nima, was captured by Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) during an operation in Mosul, Iraq. According to Iraqi media reports, the Islamic State cleric weighs approximately an astounding 254 kilograms (560 pounds) — anyone working on his deadlift PR, here’s your chance. The Iraqi commandos couldn’t take him away in a car so they had to improvise and bring in a technical.

His impressive girth has brought inevitable connections with Jabba the Hutt of Star Wars fame.

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Last week, Mufti Abu Abdul Bari, also known as Shifa al-Nima, was captured by Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) during an operation in Mosul, Iraq. According to Iraqi media reports, the Islamic State cleric weighs approximately an astounding 254 kilograms (560 pounds) — anyone working on his deadlift PR, here’s your chance. The Iraqi commandos couldn’t take him away in a car so they had to improvise and bring in a technical.

His impressive girth has brought inevitable connections with Jabba the Hutt of Star Wars fame.

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