[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan armed forces launched a large-scale operation against the myrmidon groups in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan to suppress the snuffies who are attempting to expand their activities in this province.
The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan military in the North said the operations, Alburz-22, were launched earlier today in Dand-e-Shahabuddin area.
A statement by the Shaheen Corps said the Afghan forces are currenly conducting clearance and search operations in Baba Nazar and Khalazayi villages.
In the meantime, the Shaheen Corps said the anti-government armed snuffies have suffered heavy casualties during the operations in Kohistan ...a backwoods district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa distinguished by being even more rustic than is the norm among the local Pashtuns.... district of Faryab.
According to the Shaheen Corps, several snuffies were killed or maimed during the Arclight airstrikes and efforts are underway to obtain further information regarding the casualties of the myrmidons.
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That picture of the infantry; helmets look odd, but rifles look like M-14’s.
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have incarcerated Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! a suspect who was actively involved in recruiting forces of Evil for the ISIS terrorist in eastern Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province of Afghanistan.
The provincial police commandment officials said Sunday that the suspect was arrested during an operation from the vicinity of Haska Mina district.
The officials further added that the detained individual has been identified as Mohammad Gul and was arrested from Ahmad Khel area of the district.
According to the Nangarhar police officials, the detained individual was also involved in recruiting forces of Evil for the terror group in Rodat district.
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[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Several turbans affiliated with the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in the latest Arclight airstrikes conducted by the US forces in eastern Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province of Afghanistan.
Officials in Nangarhar police commandment said the US forces carried out airstrikes in two districts using unmanned aerial vehicles, leaving at least 17 IS turbans dead.
The officials further added that 14 turbans were killed in Haska Mina district while another three were killed in Achin district.
However, some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them... the 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army said at least eight turbans were killed in Deh Bala district in a US forces airstrikes and another holy warrior was killed in Achin district.
According to the Silab Corps officials, a compound of the terror group was also eliminated during the airstrikes.
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[RADIOSHABELLE] At least five Somali Federal government soldiers were maimed in a roadside kaboom blast in Mogadishu on Sunday morning, witnesses said.
The incident took place at Hanta Dheer area in Deynile district after a remote-controlled landmine destroyed a military vehicle carrying an army officer and his security guards.
In the aftermath of the attack, Somali soldiers cordoned off the scene and carried out a manhunt, but, no arrest was reported until now.
The bomb tore down the car, wounding 5 soldiers who have been immediately taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, according to the eyewitnesses.
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[RADIOSHABELLE] Kenyan officials said Saturday a civilian was killed and several coppersmaimed when suspected members of the Somalia-based murderous Moslem group al-Shabaab ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... attacked a convoy of vehicles.
Interior Ministry front man Mwenda Njoka says the police vehicles had been escorting buses between Mombasa city and Lamu County and were destroyed in the attack.
Kenya’s government is battling to stop a wave of attacks by al-Shabaab fighters who say they are avenging Kenya’s deployment of troops to neighboring Somalia in 2011. Kenyan troops make up part of the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... peacekeeping force in Somalia that bolsters the country’s weak government against al-Shabaab’s insurgency.
In the past two years, al-Shabaab has focused attacks on Kenyan counties that border Somalia and mainly targeted security agents.
Kenya’s government ordered police to escort vehicles on the Lamu-Mombasa road after an al-Shabaab attack last year in which a top ranking government was briefly kidnapped.
Separately, police said youth burned down a Catholic church in Marsabit County in northern Kenya after the arrest of a Moslemholy man accused by the government of radicalization.
In a statement, police said they locked away You have the right to remain silent... Guyo Gorsa, who allegedly had been involved in the recruitment of youth into al-Shabaab. Police said Guyo’s alleged involvement had been exposed by youth who were arrested while traveling to Somalia to join the murderous Moslem group.
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[RADIOSHABELLE] The operation to hunt down suspected al-Shabaab ... the personification of Somali state failure... snuffies who killed a woman and injured five coppers at Nyongoro along the Lamu-Mombasa road on Saturday morning has been intensified.
Linda Boni Operation Director Joseph Kanyiri says they will not relent until all the criminals are locked away Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! or killed.
Speaking to Nation early Sunday morning, Mr Kanyiri said enough security officers have already been deployed at Nyongoro and its environs.
Mr Kanyiri said the search is also concentrated in areas near Boni Forest where the Lions of Islam are believed to be hiding.
Nyongoro has become an area of concern due to the numerous al-Shabaab attacks and subsequent killings conducted by the Somalia-based al-Qaeda-linked group.
In mid-June 2017, three al-Shabaab hideouts were discovered and destroyed in Nyongoro with an undisclosed number of the snuffies killed.
However, it was a brave man who first ate an oyster... the number of terrorist attacks that are being witnessed in the same area continue to increase with members of the public and even the security agencies themselves raising concerns over the same.
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[News24] Nairobi - Kenyan officials said on Saturday a civilian was killed and several policemen wounded when suspected members of the Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabaab attacked a convoy of vehicles.
Interior Ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka says the police vehicles had been escorting buses between Mombasa city and Lamu County and were destroyed in the attack.
Kenya's government is battling to stop a wave of attacks by al-Shabaab fighters who say they are avenging Kenya's deployment of troops to neighboring Somalia in 2011. Kenyan troops make up part of the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia that bolsters the country's weak government against al-Shabaab's insurgency.
[DAWN] Karachi police on Saturday claimed to have killed four suspected militants who were involved in several high-profile terror cases and had ties with terrorist outfits Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) and the militant Islamic State (IS) during an 'encounter'.
Acting on a tip-off by intelligence agencies regarding the presence of some militant hideouts in Usman Khaskheli Goth on the outskirts of the metropolis, contingents of Malir police conducted a targeted raid.
Having sniffed the raid, the suspects resorted to firing and hurled a hand grenade, but could not hurt the police, whose retaliatory firing killed four suspects — according to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Malir Rao Anwar.
The officer said the slain militants were affiliated with the banned LJ and IS.
Identifying one of the deceased as Molvi Ishaq, SSP Anwar said: “He was an important commander of LJ.”
Among the dead quartet was also a certain Nazar Ghuman, a former commander of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group led by slain Hakeemullah Mehsud.
“They were involved in the deadly attack on Karachi airport, PNS Mehran base and Imambargah Ali Raza at M.A. Jinnah Road," the SSP revealed. "They were also involved in several killings of police, Rangers and army personnel."
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[Iraq News] A terrorist was placed in durance vile Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up! Sunday in Baqubah city with four grenades in his possession, a Diyala-based intelligence directorate said.
In a statement released by Alghad Press, the Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Directorate in Diyala said, "Security forces apprehended a terrorist who was wanted on terror charges pursuant to article no. 4 of the Anti-Terrorism Law at al-Katoun area west of Baqubah."
"The terrorist was nabbed with four grenades and several detonators in his possession," the statement read, adding that all legal procedures were taken against the arrestee.
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[Iraq News] Four Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... snuffies were killed in a military operation in southwestern Kirkuk, ... a thick stew of Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, and probably Antarcticans, all of them mutually hostile most of the time... a security source was quoted as saying.
Speaking to Alsumaria News on Sunday, the source said, "A joint force from the Iraqi army and al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) was carrying out a military operation in an area between al-Abbasi and Hawija districts in southwestern Kirkuk."
"Four Islamic State snuffies were killed in the clampdowns," the source added.
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[Iraq News] Over 80 percent of Anbar desert areas have been purged from Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... bad boys, a security bigshot in Anbar province was quoted as saying.
Speaking to al-Sabah al-Jadid newspaper on Sunday, Naeem al-Kaoud, the chairman of the Anbar province’s security committee, said, "Security forces and al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) purged over 80 percent of desert areas in Anbar province from Islamic State during a military operation there."
"The troops also destroyed several Islamic State hotbeds and remotely detonated four armored vehicles that were used by the bad boy group," he said, adding that 10 more people were tossed in the clink I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! on suspicion of joining Islamic State.
"Although the hotbeds were underground, the troops were able to destroy them after receiving intelligence reports on their locations," Kaoud pointed out that .
"The military operation, backed by the U.S.-led international coalition and the Iraqi Air Force, comes as part of ongoing efforts to eliminate IS Death Eaters on the country’s borders with 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... and Jordan," he added.
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[USNEWS] The Israeli military said Sunday it destroyed an attack tunnel built by the Hamas militant group that stretched from the Gazoo Strip, through Israel and into Egypt, and that ran past Israeli military posts as well as gas and fuel pipelines.
Military spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said the 1.5-kilometer (1-mile) long tunnel ran underneath the Kerem Shalom border crossing, Gaza's main point of entry for humanitarian aid.
He said Israeli jets struck part of the tunnel and a new set of sophisticated "tools" destroyed the rest. Conricus said forces had been monitoring its construction for some time and an imminent attack on Israelis was possible. The crossing has been closed until further notice.
Israel has made neutralizing the tunnel threat a top priority since its 2014 war, when Hamas militants on several occasions made their way into Israel. Although they did not manage to reach civilian areas, the infiltrations caught Israel off guard, killing five soldiers in one attack, and terrified the local population.
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[MindaNews] The New People's Army finally admitted, after 15 days, that they are holding captive the deputy police chief of President Roxas town in North Cotabato. NPA spokesman Rigoberto Sanchez issued the official statement about Inspector Menardo Nisperos Cui, deputy chief of police of President Roxas, through an email sent to media on January 12.
Cui was seized by at least five armed men inside HMB KTV Bar at Barangay Tuael, President Roxas, on December 28.
Sanchez said it was their ‘Red fighters’ from the Mount Apo Sub-Regional Command NPA Front 53 that arrested Cui and declared him a ‘prisoner of war.’ Cui is being ‘investigated’ for his ‘counter-insurgency’ activities and possible crimes against the rebel movement, he said.
The insurgent spokesman said that while in their custody, Cui would be provided with all his basic needs.
Cui’s mother, Felomina had earlier appealed to the group holding her son to release him soon so he could attend to the funeral of his wife who died days after the incident. Felomina said the health condition of her daughter-in-law Florelie worsened after she learned her husband’s abduction.
BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria, Turkey and Russia responded vehemently on Monday to new U.S.-backed plans to set up a 30,000-strong "border force" inside Syria to protect territory held by Washington’s mainly Kurdish allies.
The Syrian government vowed to drive the U.S. presence from the country. Turkey, an increasingly estranged U.S. ally within NATO, accused Washington of setting up a "terror army" on the Turkish border, and said it would take steps to protect itself.
Russia, the main ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, said the U.S. plans revealed a plot to partition Syria.
The United States has led an international coalition using air strikes and special forces troops to aid fighters on the ground battling Islamic State militants in Syria since 2014. It has about 2,000 troops on the ground in Syria.
The U.S. intervention has taken place mainly on the periphery of a nearly seven-year civil war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and driven more than 11 million from their homes.
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Wait, I thought Turkey and Damascus were supposed to be enemies? Also, I thought Turkey had earned the undying emnity of Russia because of its support for the rebels and its treatment of shot-down Russian pilots?
[Guardian] Turkey’s president has said the country will launch a military assault on a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria "in the coming days" and urged the US to support its efforts.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the operation against the Afrin enclave aimed to "purge terror" from his country’s southern border.
Afrin is controlled by a Syrian Kurdish militia known as the YPG. Turkey considers the YPG to be a terrorist group linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) that has waged a bloody insurgency within its borders.
A YPG spokesman in Afrin said there had been clashes on Sunday between his unit and Turkish troops near the border. Rojhat Roj said shelling of areas in Afrin district, in Aleppo province, had killed one YPG fighter and injured two civilians.
Turkey and its western allies, including the US, consider the PKK a terrorist organisation. But the US has been arming some of Syria’s Kurds to help defeat Islamic State in Syria ‐ a sore point in already tense US-Turkish relations.
The Turkish president said that "despite it all" he wanted to work with the US in the region and hoped it would not side with the YPG during the Afrin operation.
"We expect [the US] to support Turkey in its legitimate efforts" to combat terror, Erdogan said.
Separately, Erdogan’s spokesman described as "worrying" reports that the US-led coalition fighting Isis would establish a 30,000-strong border security force in Syria involving the Kurdish militia.
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Might be a good time for those Kurds living in Turkey to start rising up.
[Al Jazeera] A boom-mobilekaboom in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon has slightly maimed a member of Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,, according to the Paleostinian group, which blamed Israel for the liquidation attempt.
Mohammed Hamdan suffered a leg injury on Sunday after a bomb planted in his car detonated, Hamas' media group said in a statement.
"Initial indications point to Zionist [Israeli] fingers behind this criminal act," Hamas said without further details.
Hamdan was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to local media reports and a photograph released by Hamas.
Lebanese news outlets said the blast took place as the Paleostinian was getting into his booby-trapped BMW in the area of al-Boustan al-Kabir in Sidon, some 40km south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Intelligence Minister Israel Katz is the only Israeli official to offer on-the-record comments on the boom-mobile that maimed a top Hamas, one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbung millipede, official in Leb earlier today.
In an interview with the right-wing Galei Israel radio station, Katz is asked if Israel had a hand in the bombing. He quips, "If we’d been involved, this wouldn’t have ended with him lightly maimed."
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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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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
the personification of Somali state failure...
[DAWN] Karachi police on Saturday claimed to have killed four suspected militants who were involved in several high-profile terror cases and had ties with terrorist outfits Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) and the militant Islamic State (IS) during an 'encounter'.
[USNEWS] The Israeli military said Sunday it destroyed an attack tunnel built by the Hamas militant group that stretched from the 
[MindaNews] The New People's Army finally admitted, after 15 days, that they are holding captive the deputy police chief of President Roxas town in North Cotabato. NPA spokesman Rigoberto Sanchez issued the official statement about Inspector Menardo Nisperos Cui, deputy chief of police of President Roxas, through an email sent to media on January 12.
[Guardian] Turkey’s president has said the country will launch a military assault on a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria "in the coming days" and urged the US to support its efforts.
[Al Jazeera] A 
