Hello Kitty in a War Zone

A rebel commander in Syria fighting against the jihadist militant group ISIS gave a rousing speech to his men in this YouTube clip, but behind the tough guy image he was trying to portray, there was, perhaps, a softer side.

Zahran Alloush, decked out in desert camouflage fatigue and sporting a semi-automatic handgun strapped to his side, told a hundred fighters outside the Syrian capital of Damascus to fight the 'evil ideology" of ISIS. But did he jot down his speech in a cute Hello Kitty notebook shown by his side?

Since it was introduced in 1974, Hello Kitty has become one of the most popular pop culture icon in history. The cute cat has appeared in over 50,000 products in more than 60 countries, with global marketing value of over $5 billion. But even we are surprised that Hello Kitty surfaced in a war zone!

via The Daily Mail