Once all the rage in Aleppo, jihad beards have suddenly become extremely unpopular

A quick update from Aleppo, which is now 85% under Syrian control, according to all reliable reports.

As Aleppo residents rush into government-controlled areas, Al-Qaeda affiliates and other democratic groups encircled by Assad and his allies are shaving their freedom beards and bouncing. Martyrdom will just have to wait, we suppose:

The hair of the shaved beards of the terrorist scum who exited #Aleppo. A photo that was taken in the old city of #Aleppo #Syria pic.twitter.com/3Lzw0qX1Qs — maytham (@maytham956) December 9, 2016

And as the "moderate rebels" (see: extremists who would gladly slit your throat) are hightailing it out of Aleppo, religious tolerance has once again returned to this ancient city:

Christian priest and a Muslim Imam pray together in #Aleppo #Syria following the #SAA recent victories pic.twitter.com/hUeGSPOOkx — G (@SyrianLionesss) December 9, 2016

A simple but important aspect of Assad's "evil regime" in Syria is that it is secular. What a shocking concept, right?

Readers with agile memories might also recall a similar, hair-related story from October, 2015, in which "moderate rebels", faced with Russian airstrikes, shaved their beards and fled to Turkey:

.2/ More Jihadi beards, shaved off in Reef #Aleppo, as they flee clean shaven 2 #Turkey, these Via @leithfadel pic.twitter.com/xOmMkhH8oY — Hala Jaber (@HalaJaber) October 12, 2015

See all that hair? That's what victory looks like.