[KhaamaPress] The Afghan intelligence arrested two more big shots of the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really 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 western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... , ISIS Khurasan, who originally hail from Bangladesh and Pakistain.
The National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS) in a statement said the Afghan intelligence arrested Mohammad Tanweer having aliases (Omran, Ahmad and Nasir), who is originally a resident of Dhaka city of Bangladesh.
The statement further added that Tanweer was in charge of the Information Technology of ISIS Khurasan who was trained by Esa Panjabi, a resident of Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... of Pakistain.
According to NDS, Tanweer was playing a key role in organizing communications between ISIS Khurasan leaders in a confidential manner.
The NDS forces also arrested Ali Mohammad, a senior ISIS Khurasan leader, who was in charge of the logistics affairs of the terror group, NDS said, adding that Mohammad is originally a resident of Islamabad of Pakistain and he was playing a key role in coordinating foreign aid to support ISIS activities in Afghanistan.
The ISIS sympathizers have not commented in this regard so far.
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[KhaamaPress] Back to back explosions rocked Kabul city earlier today with the security officials saying the earth-shattering kabooms maimed at least three people including a civilian and security personnel.
A source in Kabul Police Headquarters said the first explosion happened at around 6:30 am local time in in the 11th district of Kabul city which maimed a civilian.
The source further added that a roadside kaboom went off in Prozha-e Jadid area of the city which targeted a police vehicle but the blast maimed a civilian.
The second explosion went off at round 7:30 am local time in the same area as the security personnel were busy defusing the second bomb.
The explosion maimed two personnel of the Explosives Ordnance Disposal team maimed, the official added.
The anti-government armed Lions of Islam including Taliban ...Arabic for students... have not commented regarding the incident so far.
A series of Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s killed 25 Talibs and maimed 17 others in Northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan, the Afghan military said.
Reacting to Taliban ...Arabic for students... claims regarding the casualties inflicted on civilians, the 209th Shaheen Corps in a statement said the Talibs not only lost the control of Khamaab district but sustained heavy casualties as well.
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The Afghan forces killed the shadow governor of the Taliban ...Arabic for students... group and his 4 accomplices during a clash in central Maidan Wardak province.
The 203rd Thunder Corps in a statement said the Afghan forces responded to a Taliban attack while acting in self-defense, killing Wali Jan alias Hamza, the shadow governor of Taliban for Wardak.
The statement further added that the security forces also 4 other Talibs and maimed 8 more during the clash.
The security forces destroyed some weapons and munitions belonging to Talibs during the clash, the 203rd Thunder Corps added in its statement.
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[Sudan Tribune] Traditional leadership of the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya failed to strike a deal on peaceful coexistence but reiterated their commitment to peace and security in Abyei.
The United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... ’ Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) facilitated two meetings between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya traditional leaders at Diffra on 16 March and 9 April to discuss ways to end intercommunal tensions and enable save corridors for their cattle to graze south to Bahr al-Arab or Kiir River basin.
"While no written agreement was reached during the 9 April meeting, both sides reiterated their commitment to peace and agreed to meet again, in a wider format, once COVID-19 restrictions were lifted," said UNISFA in a statement extended to Sudan Tribune on Sunday.
The Misseriya pastoralists who spend most of the year around Muglad in northern South Kordofan, graze their cattle during the dry season south to Bahr al-Arab or Kiir River basin.
However, corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds... since the attacks of 19-22 January, the southward transhumance of the Misseriya cattle has been stopped, pending an agreement by leaders of both communities.
According to the UNISFA, the Misseriya nomads and their cattle suffered three fresh attacks to prevent their the southward movement towards the grazing areas.
"In one incident, on 2 April in Leu, 4 Misseriya-owned cows died in a rocket-propelled grenade attack and in another, at Hadid near Marial Achak on 9 April, reportedly 2 Misseriya herders were killed and 5 kidnapped, and over 100 cows were rustled," said the statement.
The UN peacekeeping force expressed hope that the leaders of both communities following through on their verbal commitment to peace by translating their words into appropriate action on the ground.
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[RADIOSHABELLE] New U.S. Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s targeted and killed 11 members of al-Shabaab ...... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... , an al-Qaeda affiliate in Somalia.
One airstrike against al-Shabaab came as a defensive measure after the terror group’s fighters engaged U.S. and Somali government forces near Kobon, Somalia on Thursday, according to a press statement U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) provided to American Military News.
AFRICOM supported partner forces with an airstrike that killed 10 al-Shabaab terrorists.
Another airstrike on Friday also targeted members of the group near the town of Jilib, and resulted in the death of one more al-Shabaab fighter.
U.S. forces were working alongside partner forces of the Somali National Army Danab and Jubaland Security.
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[PUBLISH.TWITTER] The Libyan National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced that it scored a new advance in the southwestern part of the country in its struggle against the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) forces.
The spokesman for the General Command of the LNA, Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari, confirmed on his Facebook page on Sunday that their forces have tightened their control over the western Bograin Gate.
He stated that the LNA forces found large quantities of weapons, ammunition and military equipment in the area “after the enemy fled.”
The Bograin Gate is located near the strategic port city of Misrata in the northern part of Libya.
Misrata is one of the main strongholds for the GNA and an important logistical supply port for the latter’s forces.
The GNA have not yet commented on the news of these gains by the LNA.
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Libyan National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar ...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, 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, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. 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. Actually, he is, but slowly... , announced that it scored a new advance in the southwestern part of the country in its struggle against the Ottoman Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) forces.
The front man for the General Command of the LNA, Major General Ahmed al-Mismari, confirmed on his Facebook page on Sunday that their forces have tightened their control over the western Bograin Gate.
He stated that the LNA forces found large quantities of weapons, ammunition and military equipment in the area "after the enemy fled."
The Bograin Gate is located near the strategic port city of Misrata in the northern part of Libya.
Misrata is one of the main strongholds for the GNA and an important logistical supply port for the latter’s forces.
The GNA have not yet commented on the news of these gains by the LNA.
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BREAKING: The Libyan National Army captures Abu Grein (aka Hisha) and forces the Turkish-backed Islamist militias to retreat towards Sadada and Misrata. #Libyapic.twitter.com/A4JnRGsO09
#GNA militias are in a complete Rout leaving their dead and equipment. As they realized that the #LNA surrounded the town from the East south and west since last night. #Libyapic.twitter.com/D12luju6os
Haftar's forces suffer major losses as they attack Abu Grein
[Libya Observer] The Libyan Army under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has regained full control of Abu Grein town after a failed advance attempt and attacks by Khalifa Haftar ...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, 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, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. 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. Actually, he is, but slowly... 's forces, said Army front man Mohammed Gununu on Sunday.
Gununu added that forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar had suffered major losses of lives and military equipment in their failed attack on Abu Grein, which saw heavy festivities since early Sunday.
Haftar's forces started attacks in an attempt to advance under Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s' cover with a multinational group of mercenaries - mainly Sudanese and Chadian - pushing GNA forces out of Qadahiya and Zamzam areas and then succeeded in entering Abu Grein with a brief control on the town for several hours.
However, the man who has no enemies isn't anybody and has never done anything... when GNA forces received military backup from Misrata ans Zliten cities and Air Force drones started to fly over the area, they managed to tip the balance to their benefit and caused Haftar's forces massive losses of both lives and military equipment.
Many photos and videos of burnt and captured vehicles as well as an Egyptian armored vehicle were posted by social media pages loyal to Volcano of Rage Operation forces, not to mention the photos of bodies of Haftar's fighters killed in the fighting.
Meanwhile, ...back at the dirigible, the pilot and the copilot had both hit the silk.
Jack! Cynthia exclaimed. Do you know how to drive one of these things?
Jack wiped some of the blood from his knuckles.
No, he said. Do you?... sources from the Libyan Army said their defenses managed to shoot down Mi35 aircraft, which was confirmed by many pro-Haftar social media pages that said the three-pilot crew lost contact with the General Command of Haftar's forces.
On southern 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... frontlines, there has been an uneasy calm with few skirmishes on al-Tawaisha, Khallatat and Hamza Camp frontlines.
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Saudis came to reclaim their slice of what looks increasingly like a 3 (or was it 4) way civil war?
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On April 30, 2018, the United Arab Emirates, as part of the ongoing Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, landed troops on the island and took control of Socotra Airport and seaport.[34][30] On May 14, 2018, Saudi troops were also deployed on the island and a deal was brokered between the United Arab Emirates and Yemen for a joint military training exercise and the return of administrative control of Socotra airport and seaport under Yemeni control.
In May 2019, the Yemeni government accused the United Arab Emirates of landing around 100 separatist troops in Socotra, which the UAE denied, deepening a rift between the two nominal allies in Yemen's civil war.
In February 2020, a regiment of the Yemeni Army stationed in Socotra rebelled and pledged allegiance to the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council in Socotra, renouncing the UN-backed government of Hadi.
Saudis, et al allied with the former Sunni ruling party
Houthis, the Shiite Iranian sockpuppets
Al Qaeda in Arabia
Various tribes allied with or against any of the above as the mood and bribes sway them...
[SABA.YE] The army and popular committees on Sunday repelled three of the mercenaries infiltrations in al-Bayda and Marib provinces, Armed forces front man Yahya Sarie told Saba.The three infiltrations continued from midnight last night until this morning, including two infiltrations in the front of Qaniya in al-Bayda province, and another in Sirwah district of Marib province, said Sarie.
He said the enemy has suffered heavy losses of life and equipment, and dozens were killed and injured in its ranks, but no progress has been made.
Army forces repel 2 infiltration attempts in Jawf, Marib
[SABA.YE] The army and the popular committees on Saturday repelled two infiltration attempts by Saudi-led aggression coalition forces and their mercenaries on fronts of Jawf and Marib provinces,.
“The army forces were able to repel two infiltration attempts, one towards the army’s sites in Khab Washaaf district of Jawf province, and the other in Serwah district in Marib,” the army’s spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Sarie told Saba.
He confirmed that the enemy forces suffered heavy losses and dozens of dead and wounded, without achieving any progress.
The aggression coalition aircraft launched seven airstrikes on separate areas in Jawf and Marib, the spokesman added.
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I would not have had a clue to which side the attackers and defenders belonged until I read "Saudi-led aggression coalition". Still it was a let down as only a few months ago it was the "American Saudi-led aggression coalition". I feel ... downgraded.
[SABA.YE] 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... 's army front man Yahya Sarie said on Monday The forces of aggression launched more than a dozen advances in the past 72 hours.
The official front man of Saba said that aggression warplane also carried out more than 100 raids on a number of provinces, mostly on Marib and al-Jawf provinces.
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Samba: Search operation launched by security forces in Ramgarh sector after suspicious movement - Excelsior/ Abhishek Badyal pic.twitter.com/e6oaYDX1vH
[Rudaw] A police force member has died and two more have been injured after a bomb attached to one of their cars went kaboom! in Kirkuk's Askari neighborhood, a police spokesperson told Rudaw. No one has yet grabbed credit for the attack.
"The officer is a colonel who works at the police checkpoints section, and he was on his way to work but a bomb had been attached to his car, which went kaboom!," Kirkuk police spokesperson Afrasyaw Kamil told Rudaw.
The driver of the car was killed in the earth-shattering kaboom, Kamil said, but the colonel and his guard survived.
The vehicle targeted was a red Peugeot, a security source told local media outlet Kirkuk Now.
"The explosion severely injured Colonel Muhanad Tariq, head of the checkpoints section and his driver," the unnamed security source told the outlet before the driver died from his injuries.
Police are investigating the incident, Kamil added, and he did not say who they believed could be responsible for the attack. However, some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them... the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really 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 western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... group have launched similar attacks on Kirkuk's security forces since their sweep through swathes of Iraq and neighbouring Syria in the summer of 2014.
Saturday's car kaboom was the second in the space of eight days, after a bomb was attached to a security force vehicle in northeast Kirkuk on April 3. A number of soldiers were killed and injured in the attack, according to Iraqi media reports.
Just when I thought the #drone(s) buzzing over #Beirut tonight had stopped... some people are saying they are Israeli; what is certain is that it would be great if they stopped now. Ta. #بيروت#لبنانpic.twitter.com/EiBDdxtHII
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[PUBLISH.TWITTER] The Libyan National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced that it scored a new advance in the southwestern part of the country in its struggle against the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) forces.
...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, 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, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. 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. Actually, he is, but slowly...
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[SABA.YE] The army and popular committees on Sunday repelled three of the mercenaries infiltrations in al-Bayda and Marib provinces, Armed forces 
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...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling 
