[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The provincial police chief of southeastern Ghazni province General Aminullah Amarkhel has reportedly stepped down from his post.
Gen. Amar Khel is among the prominent security officials of the country and has reportedly resigned from his post due to the lack of support by the central government.
Confirming his resignation to 1TV News, Gen. Amar Khel said he has taken the decision due to injustice and recklessness by the central government, accusing the government officials for remaining reckless to support the security forces in this province.
Gen. Amarkhel further added even a single security officer or service member has not been hailed during the independence day despite the province remains as one of the most volatile in southeastern Afghanistan.
According to Gen. Amarkhel, the Ministry of Interior has returned back to him regarding his resignation letter and it is yet not clear if his resignation has been approved or not.
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[TRIBUNE.PK] A breakaway faction of the Afghan Taliban is struggling to survive due to the uncertain fate of its chief, Mullah Muhammad Rasool.
Rasool was tossed in the calaboose Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! in Pakistain after he fled infighting in the southern and western parts of Afghanistan, in March this year.
Mullah Abdul Rahman Niazi, a front man for the rebel group, confirmed last week that Rasool had been missing. Niazi, who now lives somewhere near Kabul ...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the World and didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... and is accessible to the Afghan media, had earlier denied such reports.
Pajhwok news agency had quoted Niazi as saying that his splinter group has appointed Mullah Abdul Rauf Arif as the new chief last week. However, there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened... Niazi later dismissed the report as false.
Arif, a former governor of Khost, is among the few Taliban, who have not yet declared allegiance to Haibatullah. Another leader, who is known by the name of Ghazi, is also associated with the breakaway faction, a Taliban leader says. He is of the view that the remaining dissident leaders are reluctant to declare support for Haibatullah.
Taliban loyal to Haibatullah claim that the Afghan security establishment fully supports the rebel group, a charge the dissidents deny.
The rebel group faced a major blow this month when its deputy Maulvi Baz Muhammad quit and declared allegiance to Haibatullah. He was one of the few prominent dissident leaders who had refused to support Mullah Akhtar Mansoor until his death in May and Habiatullah.
In a series of interviews, Niazi claimed that former deputy foreign minister Mullah Abdul Jalil and Anwarul Haq Mujahid, son of senior former Mujahideen leader Maulvi Younas Khalis, are part of the dissidents. However, there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened... both had rejected Niazi’s claims. Jalil had supported Mansoor days before he was killed in a US drone strike.
The anti-Haibatullah Taliban faced another setback when the father and brother of Mansoor Dadullah declared support for Haibatullah that ended another breakaway faction ‐ the Dadullah Mahaz (Front). Dadullah led the group until his death in late November last year, when fighters loyal to Mansoor attacked him in Zabul.
A section of the media had reported this month that the Dadullah had appointed Mullah Emdadullah Mansoor, nephew of Mansoor Dadullah, as the new leader of the faction. However, there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened... the group’s front man, Rehbarmal told The Express Tribune that he does not know Emadullah and that now the father, brother and family of Mansoor Dadullah support Haibatullah.
Another Taliban leader said Emadullah is not the nephew of Mansoor Dadullah.
Haji Abdullah, father of Mansoor Dadullah and his son, Mullah Ehsan, said in a video message said their family supports Haibatullah and that they have no relations with any other group and all claims are baseless.
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[Libya Observer] Danish ship, Apsalon, was loaded with 350 to 400 tons of chemical weapons on Saturday at Misrata port heading toward Germany as part of the Libyan chemical weapons transfer program signed in 2013.
The security chief responsible for monitoring the process, Ramadan Al-Zain, said the Danish ship has experts on board who will deal with the chemical weapons, adding that the shipment was loaded from stocks in Al-Jufra and brought to Misrata under the security of the forces fighting IS in Sirte.
"We feared that those chemical weapons would fall in IS hard boys’ hands." Al-Zain indicated, adding that this is the last shipment marking the end of the transfer program.
Libya disposed of its mustard gas stockpile back in 2013 knowing that it was scheduled to be destroyed in 2011, yet the February revolution and other technicalities disallowed it.
The chemical weapons will be transferred from Libya to Germany and will be paid for by the UK and the US along with Germany. They will be disposed of in 15 months as planned and as Denmark’s Defense Ministry website wrote.
The UN Security Council voted unanimously on July 22 to allow the transfer of the chemical weapons from Libya to be destroyed under the supervision of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
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We'll assume no SomalianHezbollianYemenezeMBTunisian EgyptianItalianGreek Amish pirates
[Libya Observer] According to Dignity Operation fans, opponents to Khalifa Haftar ... served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... are ISIS supporters, Al-Qaeda members and Moslem Brüderbund affiliates. In addition, western countries which refuse to support Dignity Operation and its leader Khalifa Haftar, as Egypt and the UAE are doing now, are members of the international network of Moslem Brüderbund.
Last year, TV anchor Mohammed Imtallal, a mouthpiece for Khalifa Haftar, accused US President Barack Obama teachable moment... of being a member of the international network of Moslem Brüderbund for not providing weapons to Dignity Operation.
Now, the notorious anchor gave his viewers a strange piece of advice; how to distinguish Moslem Brüderbund followers among the public, the latest one of a series of ridiculous remarks that Dignity Operation supporters are accustomed to make.
In his night show on Libya Akhbaria TV last week, he said Moslem Brüderbund followers wear cardigans, jeans, grow short beard and wear prescription eyeglasses.
"They -Moslem Brüderbund followers- are fans of Argentina ...a country located on the other side of the Deep South. It is covered with Pampers and inhabited by Grouchos, who dance the Tangle. They used to have some islands called the Malvinas located where the Falklands are now. They're not supposed to cry for Evita... and Brazil football teams in addition to Manchester United football club," Imtallal said.
"We must get rid of Moslem Brüderbund in Libya. Don't shake hands with them, don't buy or sell them." He urged his viewers.
Mohammed Imtallal is notorious for inciting killing and murder of anti dignity operation journalists, political activists, and doctors in east Libya. He usually gives details live on air of any suspects and urges so-called Sahawat forces of Evil to attack them.
Among his victims was Anis Mikraz, a former national team footballer from Derna. His name was mentioned in Imtallal's night show. Shortly after this, Mikraz escaped an liquidation attempt when assailants attacked his house with a boom-mobile.
Muftah Bonnafra, a political activist from al-Bayda , was also kidnapped by gunnies from his shop after his name was mentioned by Imtallal live on TV. His body was found in al-Marj city with signs of torture.
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Missed it completely. Plaid on Thursday is the key.
[TELEGRAPH.CO.UK] [TELEGRAPH.CO.UK] Mo Farah's brother says he faces being deported from Britain to war-torn Somalia and fears he will be killed if he is forced to return.
Ahmed Farah, 27, was just two years old when he was brought to Britain 25 years ago with the Olympic athlete, who was then aged eight.
He has spoken about the possibility of being deported after serving a four-and-a-half year prison sentence for false imprisonment during a knife raid. Legal hearings are thought to have currently been delayed.
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I don't think 0bean's brain-trust really understands the diversionary nature of their actions. I also don't think they understood what it meant when they called for Turkey's army to be under civilian control.
[Yahoo] The U.S. on Monday urged Turkish troops and Kurdish forces in northern Syria to halt their fighting, saying it hinders efforts to defeat the Islamic State group. But Turkey's president vowed to press ahead with the military operation until the IS and Kurdish Syrian fighters no longer pose a security threat to Ankara.
It was the first U.S. criticism of its NATO ally since it launched a U.S.-backed incursion into northern Syria to help Syrian rebels seize the town of Jarablus from the Islamic State group. They have been clashing with Kurdish Syrian forces around the town to try to halt their advance.
The battle now pits Turkey against the Kurdish-led force known as the Syria Democratic Forces-- a U.S.-backed proxy that is the most effective ground force battling IS militants in Syria's 5-year-old civil war. It puts Washington in the difficult spot of having to choose between two allies, and it is likely to divert resources from the fight against IS.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Washington has asked Turkey to "stay focused" on the fight against the Islamic State and not to engage with the SDF.
"We've called on both sides not to fight one another, not to fight each other," Carter said.
He told reporters at the Pentagon that Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to his Turkish counterpart Sunday. Carter added that he intends to discuss the issue next week in Europe with Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik.
Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the clashes were of "deep concern," adding that they were not coordinated with U.S. forces, "and we do not support them."
"Uncoordinated operations and maneuvers only provide room for ISIL to find sanctuary and continue planning attacks against Turkey, the SDF, the United States, and our partners around the world," the statement said.
Turkish officials responded by insisting that Kurdish forces "immediately" withdraw east of the Euphrates River or face more attacks by Turkish forces.
"No one has the right to tell Turkey to 'fight this terror organization but don't fight that terror organization,'" said Omer Celik, a Turkish cabinet minister.
Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper, in an online edition, quoted Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus as responding to the Pentagon by saying the U.S. should keep to its promise and use its influence to press its Kurdish allies to withdraw to the east.
The sharp rhetoric -- and the continued fighting -- reflects the complicated and conflicting interests at stake in northern Syria after Turkish tanks rolled across the border Aug. 24 with the dual aim of containing the IS group and Kurdish forces.
The U.S. has supported Turkey in its demand that the SDF withdraw east of the Euphrates, which cuts into Jarablus. The goal is to clear the region south of Jarablus of Kurdish forces, thus keeping them from linking with other Kurdish-controlled areas in Afrin in Syria's northwestern corner.
Turkey pressed ahead with its offensive, seemingly bent on creating a de facto "safe zone" free of IS and the Kurds near its border. The Turkish military said Turkey-backed Syrian rebels -- a mix of various Islamist rebel factions -- have cleared 10 more villages of "terrorist entities" and now control of an area totaling some 400 square kilometers (about 150 square miles) south and west of Jarablus.
In an emailed statement, Turkish military officials said Syrian opposition forces were continuing their operations to clear IS-controlled areas.
Syrian opposition groups, meanwhile, reported that Turkish-backed Syrian rebels have captured more towns and villages as part of the operation named "Euphrates Shield," now in its sixth day.
Cook said the U.S. doesn't support reported Turkish airstrikes and artillery shelling of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters -- or Kurdish attacks on Turkish troops -- in areas where IS fighters no longer operate.
In another sign of brewing discord, Cook said the Kurdish pullback to the east side of the Euphrates has "largely occurred."
At the White House, Ben Rhodes, President Barack Obama's deputy national security adviser, expressed concern that further action by Turkish troops against the Kurdish-led Syria Democratic Forces "would complicate efforts to have that united front against ISIL that we want," using another acronym for the Islamic State group.
Rhodes said that while the U.S. supported Turkey's efforts to clear IS fighters from Jarablus and secure its border, it would oppose Turkish efforts to move south and engage in activities against the SDF. He also said the U.S. has communicated to the SDF that they should not engage in military activity against Turkish forces.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish operations will continue "until terror organizations such as Daesh, the PKK and its Syrian arm, the YPG, cease to be threats for our citizens."
Daesh is the Arabic name for the Islamic State group; the PKK is the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which has waged a 30-year insurgency in Turkey; and the YPG is the main Syrian Kurdish force known as the People's Protection Units.
Earlier this month, the Kurdish-led Syria Democratic Forces crossed the Euphrates and drove IS militants out of Manbij, a key supply hub south of Jarablus, following a costly 10-week campaign.
"The SDF have proven to be a reliable and capable force, and our support for the SDF in its fight against ISIL is ongoing and will continue to do so," Cook said, using another acronym to refer to the Islamic State group. "They have fought hard and sacrificed to try and rid Syria of this hateful group."
The Jarablus Military Council, which is part of the SDF, said its fighters will withdraw to areas south of the Sajour River, a tributary of the Euphrates. The Sajour is north of Manbij.
"We declare the withdrawal of our forces to south, to the Sajour River, to preserve the lives of civilians and so that they (Turks and their allies) don't have any justification to continue shelling civilians," the council said.
The move is unlikely to be accepted by Turkey, since Ankara wants the rebels to withdraw completely east of the Euphrates.
Syrian opposition activists have said at least 35 civilians were killed in northern Syria in the Turkish-led operation so far. Turkey denied any civilians had been hit. A Turkish soldier was killed Saturday by a Kurdish rocket attack, the first such fatality in Turkey's ground offensive.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Turkey-backed rebels have captured 21 towns and villages near Jarablus from the Kurdish-dominated SDF.
The Observatory also reported clashes between rebels and IS fighters on the western edge of Jarablus. The Local Coordination Committees, an activist collective, said the rebels captured seven more villages since late Sunday.
Turkish artillery fired 61 rounds against 20 "terrorist" targets in and around Jarablus in the past 24 hours, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
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If the United States declared that to continue the bombing of Kurdish forces would result in Turkey's expulsion from NATO, we would soon see where Erdogan wants to drive his nation. (Which I admit is obvious to most, even the Muslim catamite Obama and his puppet-master ValJar.)
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Fools...Ole Plugs Biden got shafted again...fly to Turkey, get to meet with the deputy mayor or some such...get told to bugger off...try not to look like a loser by issuing a press release to the only ground force that consistently wins against ISIS, the Kurds, stabbing the Kurds in the back by stating that they must withdraw from the Manjib AO like the Turks say or the US will hold up what little support that we give them. Meanwhile, Ben Rhodes - the biggest joke in DC - blathers on about Obama being concerned...
[IBTIMES.CO.IN] The United States has handed over crucial evidence to National Investigation Agency which confirms Pakistain's involvement in January's Pathankot Air Force Station terrorist attack. It also reveals Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of Facebook groups used by the handlers in Pakistain.
The attack on January 2 by a heavily armed terrorist group had claimed the lives of six security personnel. The Narendra Modi government claims that Pakistain-based Islamist terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad ...literally Army of Mohammad, a Pak-based Deobandi terror group founded by Maulana Masood Azhar in 2000, after he split with the Harkat-ul-Mujaheddin. In 2002 the government of Pervez Musharraf banned the group, which changed its name to Khaddam ul-Islam and continued doing what it had been doing before without missing a beat... (JeM) was behind the attack and demands to bring the culprits to justice.
According to emerging reports, the U.S. has provided the IP addresses of Facebook accounts operated by JeM members behind the attack. The information also includes the IP address of the website of JeM's financial arm, Al Rehman Trust, according to the Times of India.
The U.S. investigation also found that the Facebook groups accessed by JeM handler Kashif Hain's friends and associates were also related to jihad. JeM also had pictures of the four bully boyz killed in the Pathankot attack -- Hafiz Abu Bakar, Umar Farooq, Abdul Qayum and Nasir Hussain.
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[EN.TEMPO.CO] Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto, said that the government is in the process of confirming reports about the number of casualties in the battle beteen the Filipino military and the Abu Sayyaf ...also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya, an Islamist terror group based in Jolo, Basilan and Zamboanga. Since its inception in the early 1990s, the group has carried out bombings, kidnappings, murders, head choppings, and extortion in their uniquely Islamic attempt to set up an independent Moslem province in the Philippines. Abu Sayyaf forces probably number less than 300 cadres. The group is closely allied with remnants of Indonesia's Jemaah Islamiya and has loose ties with MILF and MNLF who sometimes provide cannon fodder... gang. Wiranto however, refused to provide further comment.
"There has been confirmation; we are still elaborating [the reports]. Before that, we will not speak," Wiranto said on Monday, August 29, 2016.
On Sunday, August 28, 2016, Filipino local media Inquirer.net reported that three Abu Sayyaf high-ranking officials were killed in a two days fire shootout in southern Philippines. Mayolargo de la Cruz, Chief of the West Mindanao Command forces said that the three victims were Mohammah Said, also known as Amah Maas; Sairul Asbang; and Abu Latip.
Meanwhile, ...back at the wrecked scow, a single surviver held tightly to the smashed prow... as many as 17 members of the Filipino armed forces were maimed in the clash that started on August 26, 2016. "The armed forces found ten bodies, including Said," Cruz said.
A splinter of the main Abu Sayyaf group led by Said was the criminal mastermind behind the abduction of three foreigners and a Filipino woman in the island of Samal on September 2015. The group was also believed to be responsible for the murder of two Canadian nationals John Ridsdel and Robert Hall.
Cruz confirmed that the military operation launched by Filipino armed forces will not threaten the lives of hostages held by the gang. "We are very careful. In addition, we have intelligence information about the location of the hostages while we make our moves," Cruz said, while adding that Said had been listed as a runaway for a long time.
Although they claimed to have killed three Abu Sayyaf brass hats, the Filipino armed forces cannot find the remaining bodies. "[The bodies] were brought by some of the group's members who managed to escape," said Col. Edgard Arevelo, Chief of Public Relation Office of the Filipino Armed Forces on Sunday, August 28, 2016.
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[FREEMALAYSIATODAY] The High Court here today fixed Sept 26 for the trial of a college student in Cairo, Egypt, who is charged with supporting the al-Qaeda (Jund Al Aqsa) terrorist group by becoming its member.
Judicial Commissioner Mohamad Shariff Abu Samah set the date for the case following a request from the prosecution. The case was fixed for mention today.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Noor Syazwani Mohamad Sobry requested the court have the hearing after the Aidiladha (Hari Raya Haji) celebration on Sept 12 to ensure the presence of witnesses from outside Kuala Lumpur.
Mohamad Hidayat Azman, 19, is the first person to be prosecuted for involvement with al-Qaeda activities in the country.
Last May 12, Hidayat, a student at Markaz Salam in Hayyu Asyir, Cairo, pleaded not guilty "Wudn't me." to a charge of entering Syria to offer support to the al-Qaeda (Jund Al Aqsa) terrorist group by becoming its member.
Hidayat, from Kuala Bagan Tiang, Tanjung Piandang, Perak, was charged with committing the offence by boarding a flight from KL International Airport (KLIA) to Syria between Sept 5, 2014 and Sept 1, 2015.
He was charged under Section 130J (1)(a) of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 130J of the same law, which provides life imprisonment or jail of up to 30 years, or fine, and forfeiture of items used in committing the offence.
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[Khaosod] A man already wanted for car bombing a mall last year was named Monday in the third arrest warrant linked to the recent series of bombings in southern Thailand earlier this month.
A military court approved the warrant for Asmeen Katemmahdi on the same charges of possessing explosives and attempted arson as Ruslan Baima, the second suspect named earlier. Both men are accused of being behind the four Hua Hin blasts on August 11 and 12, which killed two people and wounded dozens more.
Asmeen is also suspected in a car bombing in April 2015 in the underground parking lot of the Central Festival Samui shopping mall. At the time, authorities considered the possibility that the explosion, which injured seven people including tourists, might have connected to the southern separatist movement.
Senior police investigator Srivara Ransibrahmanakul on Monday said Asmeen is a trained militant with a background in such attacks.
Asmeen and Ruslan were among three men identified as suspects in the Hua Hin bombings in sketches released Wednesday. Police are trying to confirm the identity of the third suspect. All three remain at large.
[ALMASDARNEWS] A senior military official of the PKK, Duran Kalkan, said the Kurdish myrmidon group was "ready to do anything" to defend Rojava, a region in northern Syria controlled by Kurdish factions.
In the statement released on Monday evening, Kalkan insisted the PKK would "deploy more forces to Rojava" if the Turkish Army would not immediately stop its attacks on the YPG.
This comes amid a large-scale Turkish-backed offensive against ISIS and Kurdish factions in northeastern Aleppo.
PKK gunnies operate primarily in The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... ; however, PKK fighters are known to intermingle with the YPG whom is considered a close ally of the PKK.
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[ALMASDARNEWS] The official spokesperson for the Islamist rebel group "Jaish al-Islam ...Liwa al-Islam (Brigade of Islam) was established by Zahran Alloush, the son of Saudi-based religious scholar Abdullah Mohammed Alloush, after Syrian authorities released him from prison in mid-2011 where he had been serving time for his Salafist activism. The group claimed responsibility for carrying out the July 2012 Damascus bombing that killed Defense Minister Dawoud Rajiha, Deputy Defense Minister Asef Shawkat, and Assistant Vice President Hassan Turkmani. It was a driving force behind actions in the Damascus region. It cooperated and conducted joint operations with al-Nusra. In Sptember 2013 Saudi Arabia engineered Liwa al-Islam's merger with fifty other more or less Salafist groups as a counterweight to al-Nusra, which the Learned Elders of Islam considered was growing too powereful... " (Army of Islam) announced on Monday that he is resigning from his position.
The official spokesperson, Islam Alloush, shared his statement through Jaish Al-Islam’s official social media wing; however, he did not cite any reason for his abrupt departure from this large Islamist group.
Recently, the Syrian government and village elders met in Douma to discuss a possible ceasefire/reconciliation agreement that would put an end the hostilities between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Jaish Al-Islam in the East Ghouta.
Alloush was believed to have opposed this kind of agreement with the Syrian government, despite several pleas by the village elders in the East Ghouta to end the conflict.
Jaish Al-Islam has not named an immediate replacement for Islam Alloush.
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[MINTPRESSNEWS] Though many scoffed when the Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, Jabhat Al-Nusra, rebranded itself Jabhat Fateh al-Sham ...formerly al-Nusra, the current false nose and mustache of al-Qaeda in the Levant... , that cosmetic change was apparently enough to convince the US government to start sending them arms.
In the recent push by rebels in the city of Aleppo, Al-Nusra /Al-Sham took a leading role and was reportedly among the rebels groups who received US weapons. Those weapons will first be used to kill Syrian government troops and after that, well, who knows?
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[TASNIMNEWS] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... is exacerbating Leb's political deadlock by rejecting the nomination of Michel Aoun ...a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah... for president, said the deputy head of Hezbollah's executive council, Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, on Monday.
"It's (Saudi Arabia's) position that rejects the candidacy of [Change and Reform bloc leader MP] Michel Aoun, and worsened the internal crisis that we're today experiencing through the Cabinet," Qaouk said during a memorial for a Hezbollah fighter in the Lebanese town of Tayr Filsey in the southern district of Tyre (Sour).
He attributed the absence of a president in Leb to Saudi Arabia's rejection of Aoun, a position which he said has negatively impacted all state institutions.
"As long as the Future Movement is walking behind the Saudi veto, Leb will not be stable," Qaouk added, the Daily Star reported. He noted that no faction can be excluded.
"Hezbollah advised the Future Movement to salvage the country and change their negative position against Aoun," he continued.
Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah signaled in his Aug. 14 speech that Hezbollah is ready to accept Future leader Sa’ad Hariri as Leb’s next prime minister if the Future bloc supports Aoun as president and drops its support for Marada Movement the personal militia of Suleiman Franjieh, president of Lebanon at the outbreak of the civil war, currently Syrian toadies, but you never know when that could change... leader Sleiman Frangieh.
The Lebanese Forces A Christian political party founded by Bashir Gemayel, who was then bumped off when he was elected president of Leb... , Hezbollah and some of their March 8 allies support Aoun's bid for president.
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Too bad we couldn't leave the US presidency vacant for a couple of years.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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[TRIBUNE.PK] A breakaway faction of the Afghan Taliban is struggling to survive due to the uncertain fate of its chief, Mullah Muhammad Rasool.
...Liwa al-Islam (Brigade of Islam) was established by Zahran Alloush, the son of Saudi-based religious scholar Abdullah Mohammed Alloush, after Syrian authorities released him from prison in mid-2011 where he had been serving time for his Salafist activism. The group claimed responsibility for carrying out the July 2012 Damascus bombing that killed Defense Minister Dawoud Rajiha, Deputy Defense Minister Asef Shawkat, and Assistant Vice President Hassan Turkmani. It was a driving force behind actions in the Damascus region. It cooperated and conducted joint operations with al-Nusra. In Sptember 2013 Saudi Arabia engineered Liwa al-Islam's merger with fifty other more or less Salafist groups as a counterweight to al-Nusra, which the Learned Elders of Islam considered was growing too powereful...
Michel Aoun
