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7 killed, including infamous militiaman, in ammunition-laden car explosion in Benghazi
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Afghanistan
US forces carry out airstrikes on Taliban hideouts in Nangarhar
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The US forces carried out Arclight airstrikes on Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
hideouts 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 leaving at least three members of the group dead.

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in the East said the airstrikes were carried out late on Friday night in the vicinity of Surkh Rod district.

The source further added that the US forces unmanned aerial vehicles pounded the Taliban hideouts in the district that left at least three Talibs dead.

This comes as counter-terrorism operations are underway against the Taliban and other faceless myrmidons in this province.

A senior Taliban leader in charge of the military commission of the group for the 14 districts of eastern Nangarhar province was killed during an operation of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
(NDS).

The governor’s office in Nangarhar in a statement said the senior Taliban leader Gul Mohammmad was killed late on Thursday night in the vicinity of Surkh Rod district.

The statement further added that Gul Mohammad was also famous Sangari and was attempting to flee the area when he was rubbed out by the NDS Special Forces.

Posted by: Fred || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


NDS Special Forces foil Taliban’s bid to carry out coordinated attack in Farah

[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Special Forces of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
(NDS), have foiled Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
’s bid to carry out a coordinated attack in western Farah province.

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) in a statement said the Special Forces of the directorate targeted a large compound of the Taliban group in Farah Rod district which the Taliban wanted to use for the attack.

The statement further added that the group’s shadow district governor for Khak-e-Safid Mullah Abdul Bari and two other senior commanders in charge of a group of 100 snuffies were using the compound to mobilize forces for the attack.

According to NDS, the bully boyz were looking to target several check posts located along the Farah and Farah Rod highway.

At least fifteen Taliban snuffies were killed during the operation including a commander of the group identified as Lawang, NDS added.

NDS also added in its statement that NDS Special Forces also confiscated six tons of explosives along with several weapons and ammunition during the operation.

Posted by: Fred || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Africa North
Protests in Tripoli’s Ras Hassan after two civilians killed by armed brigade
[Libya Observer] The front man for the Special Deterrence Force (SDF), Ahmed Bin Salem, confirmed that the SDF intervened to resolve an armed conflict that took place between Bab Tajoura Brigade and a group of men from Ras Hassan district of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
Bin Salem stated in a press statement on Thursday that two residents from Ras Hassan were killed during the conflict.

A number of young men from Ras Hassan took part in a protest demanding that Bab Tajoura Brigade of the Presidential Council leave their location in the district as they have become the cause of many problems, especially the one that took place on Thursday, resulting in the killing of the two young men.

Local sources said the two non-combatants were killed during a shootout between the brigade and gunnies; one of them is wanted for the brigade.

The protesters closed a number of roads before the situation was brought under control by the Special Deterrence Force.

Posted by: Fred || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Arab Spring


7 killed, including infamous militiaman, in ammunition-laden car explosion in Benghazi
[Libya Observer] A car went off in Jamal Abdel Nasser Street in Benghazi on Thursday night killing 7 people and wounding 20.

Local sources said the car went kaboom! near Tibisti hotel at around 1:15 am.

Among the deaths was the notorious militiaman Ezzo Raslan, who appeared in videos taking Selfies with dead bodies of women and men from Ganfouda district during Benghazi war.

Ezzo’s brother was also killed in the kaboom.

There are conflicting reports on how the car went kaboom!.

Authorities in eastern Libya said it was a "terrorist boom-mobile kaboom carried out by sleeper cells", but local residents reported another story. They said "the car belongs to militiaman Ezzo Raslan and it was full of ammunition."

"A quarrel occurred between Ezzo and other button men over the ammunition; then one of them took his rifle and opened fire and threw a hand grenade at the car, which led to the car kaboom," a local resident said.

The kaboom was denounced by Benghazi Municipality, House of Representatives and Presidential Council.

Posted by: Fred || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  "Hey Ezzo, you should replace these shocks"
"Nahhhh"

*Boom*
Posted by: Frank G || 05/27/2018 8:02 Comments || Top||


Arabia
9 civilians killed in 64 Saudi-led airstrikes over 24 hours
[SABANEWS.NET] Nine non-combatants were killed and eight injured when the US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition launched 64 Arclight airstrikes and ground attacks on several districts of Yemen’s provinces over the past 24 hours, according to reports combined by Saba News Agency.

In Saada province, six non-combatants were killed and four injured in the airstrikes which targeted tents of Bedouins in Hajr area of Majz district.

Also in Saada, the warplanes launched 10 air strikes on Atfin area and four airstrikes on Aal-Abo-Jubarah of Kutaf district.

Meanwhile,
...back at the hoedown, the fiddler suddenly struck a sour note. The dancing stopped abruptly. Everyone looked at Bob...
a civilian was injured in missile shelling hit several areas of Razih district as well as artillery and missile shells were fired toward Ghur area of Ghamer border district and several areas of Munabeh border district of Saada.

In Hodeidah province, two non-combatants were killed in an airstrike hit a main road in Zabid district, while a civilian’s a bulldozer was destroyed in an airstrike on Zuraibh area of Zabid district.

In Taiz province, a civilian was killed and another injured in Saudi-led airstrike on a home in Barh area of Maqbanh district, as well as a woman and a child were maimed when the Saudi-paid mercenaries targeted Hamim area of Qubaita district.

Also in Taiz, dozens of non-combatants were killed and injured by the fires of the mercenaries in Bir-Bash market and Dar area.

In Yemen’s Jawf province, an airstrike was waged on Mutun district.

In Hajjah province, over 35 airstrikes were launched on Haradh and Medi districts.

In Najran
a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen. It is the capital of Najran Province and a favored target of Houthirocket forces....
border province, seven Saudi-led aggression airstrikes were waged on Talat-Rejla and another on Makharoq site.
Posted by: Fred || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Houthis


Saudi Arabia says Houthi attack on Abha Airport has been repelled
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Saudi-led coalition said it has foiled an attempted attack by an unmanned drone in 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...
’s southern city of Abha, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television channel reported on Saturday.

The coalition said it has destroyed the drone as it attempted to approach Abha airport, which was operating normally, according to Arabiya.

The attack was carried out by the Houthi
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews ...
forces, who have been recently launching several missiles strikes against the Saudi Coalition.
Posted by: Fred || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Houthis


Bangladesh
Massive RAB narcotics drive in Dhaka’s Geneva Camp
[Dhaka Tribune] In one of the biggest law enforcement drives in recent times, hundreds of RAB personnel surrounded the Geneva Camp in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur on Saturday and detained over a 100 people suspected of involvement in drug dealing, as well as recovering massive amounts of yaba and marijuana.
"Into da paddy wagon wit' yez! Youse too, Scarface!"
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) descended upon Geneva Camp around 10:30am on Saturday. At the beginning of the two-hour raid, a drone was flown over the 300 by 200 meter area. RAB teams took position at the six gates of the camp as well as some smaller exits, sealing the residents in. There were over 150 personnel in the 36 teams.
"It's da RAB!"
"Oh, noze! Don't let 'em get me, Mahmoud!"

Describing the operation, RAB sources said they had prepared for maximum resistance at the Geneva Camp. RAB’s bomb disposal unit and dog squad also took part in the operation.
"Hrarrr! Sniff! Sniff!"
"N-n-n-n-nize doggy!"

Inhabited since 1971 by an Urdu-speaking population - called Biharis or stranded Pakistanis - who were stateless until a 2008 High Court order, the refugee camp in Mohammadpur has long been a hub of crime and drugs.
Kind of like Pakistain...
RAB Legal and Media Wing Director Mufti Mahmud Khan told the Dhaka Tribune that they did not face any obstacles during their raid.
"Stick 'em up or you'll have an encounter!"
"Hokay! [Reaches for the sky]"

“The detainees, numbering more than a hundred people, will be interrogated,” Mufti said. “Legal action will be taken against those found to be involved in the illegal drug business.”
"Ow! Ow! I confess! I killed Jon Binet! Just make him stop!"
Suspects were detained from inside and outside the camp. Inhabitants came down to the streets and alleyways to witness the proceedings. There were no major incidents during the raid. Initially the officials detained almost 500 people, according to RAB 2 Commanding Officer (CO) Anwar Uz Zaman.
"You too, Handsome! Into da paddy wagon!"
"Dere's no more room! I don't fit!"
"Tie him to the roof, Sergeant Shafiq!"

The detained individuals were brought to Agargaon RAB 2 headquarters, from where many were released after questioning.
"Ow! Ow! That hurt so bad!"
"Ow! Ow! At least you can still reproduce!"

“We released over 350 people after scrutiny and 153 people remain in custody. Four of them are women. We have also recovered 13,000 yaba pills and 30kg of marijuana,” Anwar Uz Zaman said.
"Smoke 'em if you got 'em!"
"Like, wow, man!"

In front of this RAB 2 headquarters, hundreds of women and men gathered to search for their relatives.
"Alas, poor Mahmoud! Snatched in his prime!"
Kingpins elude capture
CO Anwar Uz Zaman said many of those detained were involved in the drug trade. However, RAB has not found the ring leaders who run the operations in the camp.
"How about you, Fatty? Are youse Mister Big?"
"No! Not me! I'm Mister Large!"

Among the 153 detainees, 77 have already been handed out different sentences by RAB mobile court. A case has been filed against the rest, the RAB CO added.
"Thirty years!"
"Next!"
"Thirty years!"
"Next!"

So far, more than 70 suspected drug peddlers have been killed in alleged gunfights with the law enforcement agencies since the launch of an aggressive anti-narcotics campaign in early May.
"Open indiscriminate fire, men!"
"Against who, Chief?"
"How about those guys over there?"
[Bang! Bang! Bangetty bang]
"Aaaaiiieee! I am undone!"

Inhabitants of Geneva Camp told this reporter the camp’s top drug dealers had already left the capital for various remote areas across the country. Among them were Ishtiaq, Pachish alias Nadim, Saju, Imran, Sohel and Arman.
[Ring! Ring!]
"Hello?"
"Is dis Mister Big?"
"Yeah. Whaddya want?"
"Lissen, dis is Mahmoud da Weasel! Dere's a big raid comin' down! You and Ishtiaq and Pachish alias Nadim, Saju, Imran, Sohel and Arman should head for parts unknown!"


Posted by: Fred || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Narcos

#1  Delightfully done, Fred. I laughed all the way through two readings — the first of your in-lines, the second of the article and the in-lines responding.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/27/2018 20:28 Comments || Top||


Europe
Kurds attacked in Greek camp, accused of not fasting on Ramadan
[Jpost] Accused of being "infidels," a group of Kurdish asylum-seekers say they were attacked at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday.

Local reports on Saturday said six persons were maimed in the festivities. One Syrian Kurdish refugee said four Kurds had been killed when they were set upon due to "sectarian and ethnic hatred against Kurds."

The Moria camp on Lesbos has been the center of brawls before between refugees who are stuffed into a facility of 7,000 inhabitants that has been operating at 300% of capacity for months.

In 2017 there were massive fights in the camp in March and December, and an Afghan migrant was reported killed in November last year. A report earlier this month in the Greek newspaper Ekathimerini said the camp was nearing a "breaking point." Women said they were at risk of sexual violence. One refugee said he was stuck in the shocking conditions for two years.

The latest crisis began on Friday, when riot police and medical units were called to Moria as fights broke out. First aid was provided and migrants colonists were transferred to Mytilene hospital. Moro Tabush, a Syrian Kurdish refugee, told Kurdistan 24 television that Syrian and Arab refugees had attacked Kurdish families. According to the report, two of his cousins were killed as well as another man from Afrin in Syria. He "claimed that Greek authorities in the camp did not intervene."

The Kurdish channel Rudaw interviewed a man named Khalil from Kobane in Syria. He said that he was fasting for Ramadan on Friday, "yet some Arabs from Syria, Iraq, Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...
and Algeria came and said, ’Rojava Kurds are infidels and don’t fast.’"

Khalil said this was the cause of the fight. He said no one was killed but that 17 Kurds were maimed, 10 severely.

The attacks on Kurds caused hundreds of Kurdish refugees to flee the camp and head toward the town of Mytilene, the capital of Lesbos. According to tweets by Michael Raber, who posted photos online, the people who fled included secular Kurdish refugees who warned "of rising influence from ISIS [ISIS]."

One of the problems in the refugee camps is that the authorities do not distinguish between the arrivals or take religious and ethnic differences into account. This is difficult, because there are refugees from both sides of the civil war, some of whom had been fighting each other in Syria before arriving in the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
. It’s unclear the degree to which Greeks working at the camp are aware of these tensions and differences or speak the language of the arrivals.

According to Yazda, an organization that works with Yazidis, many of the Yazidi refugees also fled the camp after the fighting. Yazidis were targeted for genocide by ISIS in 2014 and they have suffered attacks before as refugees in Europe
...also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
at the hands of Islamist myrmidons.

According to the group Lesbos Solidarity, which has responded to the refugee crises on the Greek island, space is needed to host 120 people who fled Moria and are now in Pikpa, an open refugee camp in Mytilene.

Video from Saturday shows many families with children on roads after having fled Moria.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Moslem Colonists

#1  cookie reset
Posted by: Frank G || 05/27/2018 12:13 Comments || Top||

#2  Ooh! Cookies!
Posted by: gorb || 05/27/2018 12:35 Comments || Top||

#3  Koulourakias! Come and get'em! Good enough for kurds on Ramadan, good enough for Frank G, good enough for me!
Posted by: swksvolFF || 05/27/2018 13:26 Comments || Top||

#4  Moria is on Lesbos? Pervy little dwarves...
Posted by: Rob Crawford || 05/27/2018 15:34 Comments || Top||

#5  LOL at #3
Posted by: Frank G || 05/27/2018 16:02 Comments || Top||

#6  Koulourakias

The things y’all know that I don’t! Every day I learn something new here, and every time I am grateful for it.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/27/2018 20:42 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
School teacher arrested in Gujjar Khan for attempting to rape 9-year-old girl
[DAWN] A school teacher in Gujjar Khan was incarcerated
Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages!
on Friday for attempting to rape a nine-year-old girl, police said on Saturday.

The 20-year-old teacher was arrested after the father of the victim filed a first information report (FIR) with Gujjar Khan police about the incident.

According to the FIR, the girl was returning home after visiting a nearby shop when the accused molested her and tried to take her with him with the intent of rape.

It added that the girl was able to escape after a motorcyclist entered the street and the accused let her go.

The FIR was registered under Sections 376 [punishment of rape] and 511 [punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or for a shorter terms].

The investigating officer in the case, Sub-inspector Nazar Mohammad, said that the accused was arrested within hours of the incident as he did not expect that the victim's father would file a case against him.

He said that the medical examination of the victim had not taken place as her father had not consented to it, arguing that the victim escaped before being subjected to rape.

Police said the accused would be presented before a judicial magistrate today.

Since the beginning of 2018, there has been a marked upsurge in the reporting of sexual abuse cases across Pakistain. The brutal rape and murder of Zainab Ansari in Kasur earlier this year in particular shocked the entire country, with #JusticeforZainab becoming the rallying cry in a nationwide drive to end violence against children.

Posted by: Fred || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Iraq
Salahuddin Adventures: turbans try a bridge too far, 3 turbans and a copper toes up


Iraqi forces, Islamic State militants clash at Salahuddin bridge

Baiji (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi forces clashed on Saturday with Islamic State militants at an area in Salahuddin province after embarking on an operation to clear it from reminiscent terrorist cells.

The media service of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces said its troops clashed with Islamic State members near al-Fatha bridge in Hamreen mountains.

It explained that the forces had launched an operation to chase remnant militants in Mutaibija region, east of Salahuddin.

Senior policeman, three Islamic State members killed in operations in Salahuddin

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) A senior policeman and three Islamic State members were killed during security operations, east of Salahuddin province, according to the Iraqi military and sources.

A statement by the Security Media Center said head of al-Alam police station in Salahuddin, Brig, Gen, Mohamed Hammash Khalaf, was killed. “During an operation in Mutaibija region in Salahuddin, a bomb went off targeting a vehicle of Alam police station near Jisr al-Zarka region.”

The blast, according to the statement, left Khalaf and his driver Idris Mohamed Mahmoud killed, while another policeman was injured.

Moreover, a security source told Almaalomah website that “al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) in Diyala killed three Islamic State members in Mutaibija.”

Earlier today, the Iraqi joint forces, backed by the army jets, carried out a wide-scale military operation to purge regions located between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Islamic State member arrested, sum of money confiscated, west of Mosul
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) An 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....
member was tossed in the clink
... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not...
, while huge some of money was confiscated, west of djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
, the Nineveh Police Command said on Friday.

In a statement, Brig. Gen. Hamad Names al-Jabouri, the commander, said information indicated presence of "huge amount of money for Islamic State members inside a house of one of the hard boys."

"The hard boy called Jasim Ali Ghazal was arrested in his house in al-Gamasa village in Badush region, west of Mosul," the statement said. "A sum of 43 million Iraqi dinars were found inside his house."
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Iraqi military foils terrorist scheme against troops in Anbar’s desert
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi military intelligence department has announced foiling a terrorist scheme against troops in the desert of Anbar province.

In a statement on Friday, the department said "the troops of the 10th division carried out an operation that managed to thwart a scheme planned by Lions of Islam who were going to target the security forces."

Moreover, the department said "an operation was launched that raided two rest houses of 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....
, north of al-Thirthar desert in Anbar." Huge amounts of weapons were seized inside them.

Earlier Friday, a paramilitary leader was quoted saying that Iraqi army warplanes killed seven Islamic State snuffies after bombarding their locations in Wadi Jaal in Hit, west of Anbar.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after border infiltration
[IsraelTimes] Air force conducts raids in southern Strip in response to four Paleostinian suspects who breached fence, threw Molotov cocktail

Israeli aircraft carried out a series of strikes against Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood, positions in the southern Gazoo Strip late Saturday night, following a border breach earlier in the day, the army said.

"The Israel Defense Forces, using fighter jets, attacked a number of terror targets in an military compound belonging to the Hamas terror group in the southern Gazoo Strip," the army said in a statement.

Paleostinian media reported that the Arclight airstrikes hit a number of Hamas positions in the areas of Rafah and Khan Younis.

The Hamas-run Gazoo health ministry said it had not received any reports of injuries.

The army said its airstrikes were in response to the infiltration earlier in the day.

"The IDF takes seriously the continued daily attempts by the Hamas terror group to damage the security infrastructure in Israel, while threatening the security of residents and soldiers," the army said.

As a matter of policy, the Israeli army considers Hamas, which rules Gazoo, to be responsible for any attack emanating from the beleaguered coastal enclave.

On Saturday morning, IDF soldiers spotted four Paleostinians who crossed the security fence into Israel from the southern Gazoo Strip.

According to the army, the four threw a petrol bomb, and left a tent inside Israel with the message: "March of Return: Returning to the lands of Paleostine."

The soldiers arrived to the scene moments later and shot up the individuals, who in turn fled back to the Paleostinian side of the fence. No injuries were reported in the Saturday morning incident.

The infiltration was one of numerous attempts over the weekend to breach and damage the border fence, the IDF said.

Dozens of burning kites were flown from Gazoo across the border over the weekend, sparking several fires in Israeli fields, Hadashot TV news reported Saturday night. In the past month, 300 "attack" kites have been flown across the border, the report said, setting off 100 fires.

In recent weeks, Gazooks have been flying kites into Israel outfitted with Molotov cocktails and containers of burning fuel, setting fire to large swaths of fields.

On Friday, strong winds hampered efforts to control fires which broke out at three points near Kibbutz Kissufim along the Gazoo border, after incendiary kites were flown into Israel from the Paleostinian coastal enclave.

Military planners have begun implementing new measures to combat the assaults, including options drawn from the IDF’s responses to rocket launches and other terror attacks.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  Dozens of burning kites were flown from Gazoo across the border over the weekend, sparking several fires in Israeli fields, Hadashot TV news reported Saturday night. In the past month, 300 "attack" kites have been flown across the border, the report said, setting off 100 fires.

In recent weeks, Gazooks have been flying kites into Israel outfitted with Molotov cocktails and containers of burning fuel, setting fire to large swaths of fields.

Yeah, but it's still spring, and any fires can only affect the fallow sections of fields. Which would normally be a benefit, except for the gasoline contamination.
Posted by: Fairbanks || 05/27/2018 5:18 Comments || Top||

#2  Several articles on the subject of incendiary kites have mentioned that it is close to harvest time, Fairbanks, and Israeli farmers at the receiving end of the things have been claiming losses on the order of well over $1 million. Their grain planting season starts in November for wheat and barley.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/27/2018 7:40 Comments || Top||

#3  They should cut off all wheat imports to Gazoo, or soak them in gas first
Posted by: Frank G || 05/27/2018 7:56 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Masked attackers reportedly kill five Syria rescuers
[IsraelTimes] White Helmet humanitarian aid group says gunnies stormed its al-Hader center during pre-dawn hours and fired on first responders inside

Five Syrian rescue workers were killed in an attack by masked assailants Saturday on one of their centers in the northern province of Aleppo, the White Helmets said.

The White Helmets said gunnies stormed the al-Hader center in a pre-dawn attack and fired on the first responders inside.

Four volunteers were killed on the spot and a fifth died later in hospital, it wrote on Twitter.

Founded in 2013, the White Helmets are a network of first responders who rescue maimed in the aftermath of air strikes, shelling or blasts in rebel-held territory.

The al-Hader center lies in a part of Aleppo province controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
(HTS), a jihadist organization whose main component was once al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria.

"At around 2:00 a.m., an gang stormed the al-Hader center, blindfolded the staff members who were on the night shift, and killed five of them," said Ahmad al-Hamish, who heads the center.

"Two others were maimed and another two were able to flee. The attackers were masked and escaped after stealing some equipment and generators," he said.

It was unclear whether the attack was a robbery-gone-wrong or if the center and its crew had been specifically targeted.

More than 200 White Helmets rescuers have been killed in Syria’s seven-year war, usually in bombing raids or shelling on their centers.

While attacks like the one on Saturday are rare, they have happened before.

In August, seven White Helmets members were killed in a similar attack in the town of Sarmin, in neighboring Idlib province.

Most of Idlib is held by HTS, as well as a part of Aleppo and the adjacent province of Hama.

Tensions are on the rise there, with a wave of intra-opposition liquidations and festivities leaving at least 20 rebels dead in 48 hours, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

"You cannot separate the al-Hader incident from the liquidations and other killings that have been happening more and more in recent weeks in areas under HTS control," said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.

The population of Idlib province has swelled to more than 2 million people as a result of massive transfers of rebels and civilians from onetime opposition zones elsewhere in the country.

The killings come as the White Helmets are facing a "freeze" on funding from the United States, which is still reviewing over $200 million earmarked for stabilization in Syria.
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