““We squeezed into the back of the van; it had been a tight fit even before we were lugging a couple of duffel bags of ammo and explosives. But, like a clown car belonging to a particularly violent circus, we packed in. The door slammed and Yusuf was flooring the pedal, dragging the van away from the curb and trundling down the street, before more ISIS fighters could show up. I’d call it a good night’s work””