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Africa Horn
Al-Shabaab executes man by firing squad in Somalia for alleged spying
[Garowe] al-Shabaab
...... Somalia's version of the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...

forces of Evil have announced the execution of a man who they accused of spying for the Æthiopia National Defense Forces [ENDF] working for AMISOM and the Southwest regional troops, in the latest lawlessness incident within Somalia.

The forces of Evil are known to execute those deemed to be working with their enemies and have persistently mutilated the rule of law in the country. The al-Shabaab forces of Evil do not give one an opportunity for self-defense.

Al-Shabaab media reported that Nunow Sanweyne, 34, was executed by the firing squad in front of the locals at Bula-Fulay town in the Bay region of the Southwest state. Hundreds of civilians watched helplessly when he was being executed by the squad.

The al-Shabaab, who have been causing havoc in Somalia, insisted that the accused has been cooperating with the ENDF and Southwest regional troops by sharing intelligence on their whereabouts in previous months.

Most of the Æthiopian troops serving in 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...
Mission Forces in Somalia are stationed in the Southwest and parts of Jubaland. The troops are credited for the efficient fight against al-Shabaab krazed killers.

Æthiopian troops have often been targeted by the forces of Evil who control large swathes of rural central and southern Somalia. The forces of Evil usually attack military Forward Operating Bases in Somalia in their Dire Revenge expedition against the forces.

Elsewhere, one civilian died and another maimed after AU troops [AMISOM] reportedly fired mortars on residential areas in the Qoryoley town, Lower Shabelle region, southern Somalia on Sunday night. The shelling was in response to the al-Shabaab attack, said a resident.

The AU forces have often been accused of failing to stamp due diligence while fighting against al-Shabaab, leading to cases of civilian casualties. However,
the man who has no enemies isn't anybody and has never done anything...
the AMISOM team has managed to a large extent to neutralize al-Shabaab threats in Somalia.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/02/2022 00:27 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)


Somalia's Puntland sentences six militants to death and jail terms for serial killers
[Garowe] A military court in Somalia's Puntland
...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
state has slapped six men with death sentence
...the barbaric practice of sentencing a murderer to be punished for as long as his/her/its victim is dead...
s and punitive jail terms following a trial that substantiated their links to the al-Shabaab
...... the personification of Somali state failure...
Death Eaters, who control large swathes of rural central and southern Somalia.

The al-Shabaab Death Eaters have been trying to make inroads in Puntland in recent years after facing military pressure in southern Somalia, even managing to wage deadly attacks especially in Galkayo and Bossaso, which is the commercial capital of the state.

The military judge said the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the six men who are in their youthful years have been working closely with al-Shabaab Death Eaters to execute terror activities in Puntland state.

According to the judge, the Death Eaters were responsible for liquidations in Galkayo between 2017 and 2021 and served as al-Shabaab hit squad. They have been slapped with death sentences and, or jail terms ranging from 20 to 30 years.

In June 2021, Puntland executed 21 Death Eaters who were part of the terror network. This was the highest number of executions in a country where the rule of law is rarely applied to the suspected offenders.

Those subjected to the trial include Farhan Faisal, Abdullahi Faysal, Barkhad Awil, and Liban Aden who will face the firing squad while Abdikani Farhan and Abdirahman Awil slapped with 30 and 20 years of imprisonment respectively, the Puntland court said.

Puntland has been struggling lately to contain violent mostly peaceful extremism following the rise of al-Shabaab and ISIS attacks within the region. Security forces have, however, been trying to contain the situation in collaboration with federal troops.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/02/2022 00:21 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)


Africa Subsaharan
Boko Haram Fighters Return To Borno Highways


Militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād on Monday mounted roadblocks in some parts of Borno State.

Areas, where the checkpoints were mounted by the terror group, include Mile 40, along Maiduguri/Gajaram road and Wajiroko, along Damboa/Biu road.

Sources said the insurgents were on the highways “checking on travellers' identity cards to fish out security operatives travelling in mufti.”

“They were also issuing tax receipts to defaulters,” another source confirmed.

SaharaReporters had in several reports in 2021 reported how ISWAP had been taxing residents of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe State.

Sources said failure of the residents to comply with the directive attracted the death penalty.

The terrorist group also lifted the ban imposed on fishing and farming activities in the Lake Chad area, three years after chasing people out of the area for allegedly spying for Nigerian troops.

It, nevertheless, imposed new taxes and levies in the areas controlled by ISWAP-Boko Haram, to regulate trades and agricultural activities. See Also EXCLUSIVE: Boko Haram Mounts Checkpoints On Bor
Posted by: badanov || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: ISWAP


Police Arrest 6 Islamic Clerics For Torturing Student To Death In Kano


The police in Kano State have uncovered how an Islamic student, Aminu Ado, was tortured to death in the northwestern Nigerian state.

The Kano State Government has accordingly asked the police to exhume the remains of the Islamic student, known as Almajiri in common parlance, for autopsy.

Dr Muhammad Tahar Adamu, the state Commissioner for Religious Affairs, disclosed this when he visited an Islamic school in the Wailari area of the state, on Tuesday.

The police have also confirmed the incident through the spokesperson for the state command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who said some arrests had been made.

Kiyawa further said the police raided an illegal rehabilitation centre in Na'ibawa ‘Yan Lemo Quarters in the Kumbotso Local Government Area.

“At about 1100hrs, a report was received from ten (10) escaped inmates of an illegal rehabilitation centre, that one Musa Safiyanu, ‘m’, 55 years old, of Naibawa ‘Yan Lemo Quarters, Kumbotso LGA, Kano State is running an illegal rehabilitation centre with chained, tortured and locked (up) inmates, from where they escaped.

“And that, one of the inmates named Aminu Ado, ‘m’, 22 years old, of Na’ibawa Quarters Kano was tortured to death on the 29/01/2022 by Abdulladif Musa, ‘m’, 18 years old, of Na’ibawa Wailari Quarters Kumbotso LGA, Kano State.

“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi immediately raised and instructed a team of detectives led by CSP Abdulkarim Abdullahi to mount a 24-hour surveillance, verify the report, rescue the victims and arrest the culprits.

“The team immediately swung into action and the report was found to be true.”

He added that on January 31, 2022, 113 inmates were found in confinement.

“Some with various degrees of injuries resulting from torture. They were rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano for treatment and handed over to Kano State Government.
Posted by: badanov || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Caribbean-Latin America
Mexican Authorities Seize Large Drug, Ammunition Cache near Texas Border
[Breitbart] Mexican authorities seized a large cache of ammunition and drugs in a rural area near the border with Texas.

The discovery took place over the weekend in northwestern Tamaulipas, a government news release revealed.

Authorities found 4,100 ammunition magazines for AR-15 and AK-47 rifles, 6,300 rounds, and almost 1,500 pounds of marijuana.


The general location is known as “La Riberena” south of Starr County, Texas, and is one of the busiest smuggling corridors into the U.S.

The region has seen a dramatic spike in violence in recent weeks as the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas tries to take control from the Gulf Cartel. In response, Mexican state authorities have increased their presence.
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Narcos

#1  "Shoot, a fella could have... er... never mind."
Posted by: Slim Whomorong6577 || 02/02/2022 11:28 Comments || Top||

#2  Ain't no party like an ATF party.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 02/02/2022 11:39 Comments || Top||


Europe
'Brit' gangster executed in cold blood on just another day in Antwerp: How tidal wave of drug money is rotting the cocaine capital of Europe from the inside out with customs, cops, city all corrupted or compromised
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] It’s Belgium. They were corrupt already.
  • Antwerp, the Belgian port city, a major shipping hub, is awash with cocaine imported from South America

  • With cocaine comes money and gangsters spreading their cash and influence across the city

  • Last year a record 90 tonnes of cocaine worth €13bn was found at Antwerp's port, but is believed to be only 10% of the drug smuggled through the port

  • The city's mayor Bart De Wever was recently placed under 24/7 police protection following claims that drugs gangs wanted to assassinate him

  • Chief prosecutor Franky De Keyzer likened the war on drug gangs to being 'a cat-and-mouse game' where criminals battle to stay a step ahead of the law

  • Law enforcement officials and port workers have been targeted by gangs with huge sums of money in return for allowing drugs containers through

  • They offer customs officers €50k-€80k a time to hide containers carrying drugs cargos or swap them for legitimate ones before seizures are made

  • Last year a network of corrupt officials was uncovered many of them with access to government databases of personal records of all Belgian citizens
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under: Narcos

#1  "Eastern Promises," a great film about Antwerp gangsters with Naomi Watts and Viggo Mortensen
Posted by: Merrick Ferret || 02/02/2022 23:40 Comments || Top||


The Grand Turk
Turkish authorities arrests 12 Iraqis in connection with ISIS


Ottoman Turkish authorities apprehended at least 12 Iraqi nationals with suspected links with the terrorist organization of ISIS terror in northern The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
, Anadolu Agency said on Tuesday.

Ottoman Turkish police carried out raids in the Ilkadim, Atakum and Canik districts of Samsun province to nab the suspects, said the sources on condition of anonymity.

The arrestees werr found in possesion of "digital material", according to the Ottoman Turkish news agency.
Posted by: badanov || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


India-Pakistan
Cop wounded in militant attack in south Kashmir
[GreaterKashmir] A police man was injured in a militant attack in the Amshipora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday, police said.

“Today at about 1745hrs Shopian Police received information about a terror crime incident at Amishijipora area of Shopian where terrorists had fired upon a Police personnel. Senior police officers reached at the terror crime spot,” said a police spokesman, in a statement.

“Officers attending the terror crime spot learnt that ASI Shabir Ahmad was shot at by the terrorists while he was coming back from mosque after prayers in his native place Amishijipora area of Shopian,” it said.

“In this terror incident, he had received gunshot injuries and was immediately evacuated to nearby hospital where from he has been referred to Srinagar hospital for specialized treatment. The condition of the said injured official is said to be stable.”
Posted by: badanov || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under:


Iraq
Attack targets the US-led Coalition in Iraq


An bomb blew up targeting the Global Coalition on the borders between Dhi Qar and Muthanna Governorates.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency that the earth-shattering kaboom occurred on Tuesday targeting a convoy carrying logistical support equipment for the US-led Coalition while passing on the highway in the Sakna region.

No causality was reported.

There was no claim of responsibility.

The Iraqi authorities issued frequent warnings of targeting the foreign forces and diplomatic missions in the country.

On January 5, 2021, the Iraqi parliament voted by the majority to end the foreign military presence on the country's territory, following the killing of the Iranian Quds Force commander, Qassem Soleimani
, and the deputy head al-Hashd al-Shaabi, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in an American Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
near Baghdad International Airport.

Washington accuses armed Iraqi factions linked to Iran
...Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979...
of being behind the attacks.
Posted by: badanov || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies


Iraqi Army foils a terrorist attack in Diyala


On Tuesday, ISIS elements attacked the Iraqi Army north of Muqdadiya district, causing damage.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency, "The Army forces repelled an attack by ISIS snipers on an army point on the outskirts of Arab Fares village, north of Muqdadiya district."

"The attack caused damage to the thermal surveillance camera, while the attackers fled towards remote areas," he said.

The Miqdadiyah areas in Diyala have been a target of frequent attacks and security incidents due to their proximity to the Hemrin hills, which are the stronghold of ISIS in agricultural villages and orchards.

The bully boyz killed security forces, government officials, and civilians and displaced thousands of families from the region.



The Commander in al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) told Shafaq News agency today that border villages on the outskirts of al-Udhaim district in Diyala, adjacent to Saladin, are witnessing a heavy security deployment in anticipation of any potential terrorist attack.

Al-Azzawi said that the residents demanded to train tribal groups in areas near Saladin, to back up the PMF.

He added that there is full cooperation between the security forces and the residents, to monitor and prevent any terrorists' movements or attacks.

The areas between Diyala and Saladin are full of security gaps and considered very dangerous, because they still contain ISIS hideouts from which the snuffies launch their attacks on the security forces and civilians.
Posted by: badanov || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Turkey strikes Kurd Kommie positions in Nineveh


On Tuesday, the Ottoman Turkish warplanes struck Makhmour Camp and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) sites in Nineveh and Sinjar.

The Counter-Terrorism Service said that Ankara bombed six Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) locations in the Qara Jokh Mountain range, south of Erbil.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
also bombed the Makhmour Camp for Kurdish refugees, which resulted in eight deaths and injuries, including a PKK leader.

About 12,000 Kurdish refugees, who fled the civil war between Kurds and the Ottoman Turkish army in the 1990s, live in this camp.

Ankara says that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) uses the camp to train its fighters and launch attacks inside Ottoman Turkish territory.

A military source also reported that Ottoman Turkish warplanes struck PKK positions in Sinjar Mountain, Nineveh Governorate.

The source told our Agency that the bombing focused on sites and tunnels dug by the Kurdistan Workers Party fighters along Mount Sinjar, from the Jal Miran area to the border with Syria.

He added that loud explosions were heard in the Mountain without giving further details.
Regnum adds:
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
At least eight people were killed and injured in an air strike by the Turkish air force on the positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, As-Sumaria TV channel reported on February 2, citing a source in the Iraqi security forces.

The area of ​​the Makhmur camp in Erbil province was subjected to shelling. One of the PKK commanders was injured during the airstrike.

As REGNUM reported , on January 28, the Daily Sabah published information that Turkish foreign intelligence and the Turkish armed forces had eliminated PKK field commander Sileman Shemo Yusuf , known under the pseudonym "Azad" and who led the group's special forces, in northern Iraq.
Posted by: badanov || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under:


Iraqi intelligence destroys 80 ISIS IEDs in Ninevah village


The intelligence agency seized today bombs in Niveneh governorate.

The agency said in a statement that 80 bombs belong to ISIS terrorist gangs and were found in Flaifel village in Nineveh governorate.

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal detonated the findings under specific conditions, according to the statement.
Posted by: badanov || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
NGO confirms use of chlorine gas in Hama


Posted by: badanov || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under:


Leader, 3 members of Iranian factions killed in Deir ez-Zor


Three members, including a leader of Iranian-backed factions, were killed on Tuesday in an ISIS attack on their car west of Deir ez-Zor, east Syria.

ISIS members attacked a Toyota car of al-Quds Brigade faction on the outskirts of al-Masrab desert, North Press reported a military source from al-Quds Brigade which is affiliated with Iran.

Three members, including the leader, Abu Diab, who was deputy commander of a regiment and was Paleostinian, were killed in the attack, the source added.

The source, citing sheep shepherds who were close to the targeting site, confirmed that two Death Eaters wearing ISIS dress and riding a cycle of violence fired a BKS weapon at the car and fled towards the depths of the desert, while chanting ISIS slogans.

Recently, the areas under the control of the Iranian-backed factions and the government forces in Deir ez-Zor have witnessed a significant increase in the activity of ISIS cells.

On January 29, four members of the Syrian government forces were killed in an attack on their point in the town of al-Mayadin, east of Deir ez-Zor.

Posted by: badanov || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Four hundred ISIS fighters are MISSING after Syrian jailbreak and 374 were slaughtered while trying to escape from jail that holds 3,500 fanatics including child soldiers known as 'Cubs of the Caliphate'
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • ISIS struck al-Sina prison in Hasakah, Syria, on January 20 with gunmen and suicide bombs

  • Kurdish-led SDF forces spent six day battling to bring it back under their control

  • SDF now say 374 militants died, along with 77 jail staff and 40 of their fighters

  • But another 400 ISIS fighters are missing, in one of the largest jail-breaks since their so-called Caliphate was toppled in 2019
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State

#1  to ad they didn't mow them all down.
Posted by: Chris || 02/02/2022 9:03 Comments || Top||

#2  its ok, they'll probably show up in a Red State near you next week...
Posted by: 746 || 02/02/2022 11:09 Comments || Top||

#3  We have the vids of what they did to prisoners. They should have been given the same justice. This would not be a problem.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 02/02/2022 15:56 Comments || Top||



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