[IsraelTimes] Group accuses US government of enabling Israel to commit ‘genocide’ in Gaza Strip, makes good on promise to repeat remarks that were cut from livestream a week earlier
Irish band Kneecap projected anti-Israel messages above the stage on Saturday as it performed at the Coachella music festival in Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,, including accusations of genocide.
The band had delivered similar remarks in a performance last week that were apparently cut from the festival’s livestream of the event.
When Kneecap took to the stage at one of the world’s best-known music festivals, a large screen displayed "Israel is committing genocide against the Paleostinian people."
"It is being enabled by the US who arm and fund Israel despite their war crimes," the message continued. "Fuck Israel Free Paleostine."
"The Paleostinians have nowhere to go," band member Mo Chara told the crowd. "It’s their fucking home. And they’re bombing them from the skies. If you’re not calling it a genocide what the fuck are you calling it?"
He went on to lead the crowd in chants of "Free Paleostine."
Leftist social media influencer Hasan Piker joined the performers onstage as they delivered the messages, live-streaming the moment on his own Twitch channel, where he has some 2.7 million followers in addition to over a million more on other social media platforms.
The onstage display was broadcast live on various internet feeds, Channel 12 reported, though it was not clear if the festival’s official broadcast carried it.
Last weekend Kneecap delivered its initial performance at the festival, using its time onstage to heap scorn on the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, and leading the crowd in chanting "Maggie’s in a box."
At the time, the band also made remarks about a "genocide" in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... . However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by... the livestream of the remarks on both topics was cut, the NME reported.
"Not the only thing that was cut — our messaging on the US-backed genocide in Gaza somehow never appeared on screens either," the band later posted to X. Israel strongly refutes all accusations of genocide.
"Back next Friday Coachella and it’ll be sorted," they added along with a Paleostinian flag.
The following day, US rock band Green Day used its performance at the California festival to apparently criticize Israel, changing the lyrics of one of its songs to make a reference about children in the Gaza Strip.
In the song "Jesus of Suburbia," lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong sang "Running away from pain like the kids from Paleostine," instead of the original "Runnin’ away from pain when you’ve been victimized," drawing cheers from the crowd.
The band has a history of politically charged messaging. Last month at a concert in Melbourne, Armstrong changed a lyric in the same song to sing ""Am I retarded or am I just JD Vance?" the UK’s Jewish News reported.
Tensions are high between Ireland and Israel. Israel closed its embassy in Ireland in December, citing "extreme anti-Israel policy of the Irish government." Dublin joined South Africa at the International Court of Justice in its genocide case against Israel.
The war in Gaza was sparked by the Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... terror group’s October 7, 2023, invasion of southern Israel in which some 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage.
Many on social media made the connection between the performance at Coachella, and the massacre at the Nova festival.
During the October 7, 2023, shock attack, more than 100 Hamas Death Eaters stumbled upon the Nova music festival, an outdoor overnight rave taking place near the Gaza border community of Re’im, where they brutally massacred and kidnapped partygoers.
In all, 344 civilians who attended the Nova party and 34 security personnel were killed during the attack, which included sexual crimes and other brutal acts. The Death Eaters kidnapped another 44 to the Gaza Strip.
A day later, Bono, the frontman of Irish band U2, paid a moving tribute to those murdered at the desert rave. At a show at the Las Vegas Sphere, Bono dedicated the song "Pride" to "those beautiful kids at that music festival."
Yesterday, we told you about a truly repugnant display at the Coachella Music Festival this past weekend from Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap. We hate to repeat their utterly depraved words, but the giant electronic sign they displayed only contained four words: 'F--- Israel, Free Palestine.'
If they had just included the 'Free Palestine' portion of that slogan, we probably wouldn't even have paid it any mind. Musical artists, like actors, are generally removed from reality, and they love to shout slogans of 'the current thing.' But the fact that they included the first half of the message -- at a MUSIC festival, no less -- was beyond the pale.
This is who Kneecap is, though. In the past, the band has embraced IRA terrorists and paraded the severed head of a statue of King George V in Australia.
As much as this band makes us want to weep for humanity, this morning, a group called The Tribe of Nova Foundation -- which honors all of the young people who were murdered, raped, and kidnapped by Hamas tarrorists on Oct. 7 -- showed everyone a better way.
They didn't respond in kind with hate, threats, or insults as they could have -- and many would have -- justifiably done. They simply invited Kneecap to come and visit them to find out what actually happened to young festivalgoers on Oct. 7.
Here is the full statement:
The Tribe of Nova just responded to Kneecap’s hate with an open invitation: Come visit the Nova exhibit. Come hear the truth about what happened to us on October 7.
Nova survivors just showed the world how you respond to hate, by standing tall and speaking truth. pic.twitter.com/npjl44iLjr
[FoxNews] Service members with the Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) will conduct several security measures in the New Mexico National Defense Area
Military members stationed in and around portions of the southern border have been given the authority to temporarily detain and search illegal migrants.
Service members with the Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) are now authorized to conduct several security measures in the New Mexico National Defense Area (NMNDA), U.S. Northern Command said Monday. The NMNDA is part of the U.S. Army's Fort Huachuca military installation.
The move allows the U.S. military to serve in a more active law enforcement role than in years past. Military personnel have typically been prevented from participating in civilian law enforcement activities such as search, seizure, or arrest.
As part of their new duties, the service members can search and temporarily detain trespassers on the NMNDA, as well as provide medical care and implement crowd control measures, until appropriate law enforcement can take them into custody.
Task force members can also assist with the installation of temporary barriers, signage, and fencing upon request.
"Through these enhanced authorities, U.S. Northern Command will ensure those who illegally trespass in the New Mexico National Defense Area are handed over to Customs and Border Protection or our other law enforcement partners," said USNORTHCOM Gen. Gregory Guillot. "Joint Task Force-Southern Border will conduct enhanced detection and monitoring, which will include vehicle and foot patrols, rotary wing, and fixed surveillance site operations."
USNORTHCOM was named as the Defense Department's operational lead for the employment of U.S. military forces to carry out President Donald Trump’s southern border executive orders.
Last week, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited New Mexico to announce that the Army will take control of nearly 110,000 acres of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the Trump administration's efforts to curb illegal immigration and trafficking.
The 109,651 acres of federal land will be transferred to the Army for three years, subject to valid existing rights.
The switch in jurisdiction will allow the government to protect sensitive natural and cultural resources in the region, while helping the Army support U.S. Border Patrol operations in securing the border and preventing illegal immigration, according to the Department of the Interior.
In March, the Defense Department authorized the military to patrol the southern border to provide "enhanced detection and monitoring" to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
"Any law enforcement actions to apprehend individuals suspected of illegal entry must be conducted only by non-DoD law enforcement personnel and National Guard personnel in a non-federalized status accompanying these patrols," the DOD said at the time.
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"Any law enforcement actions to apprehend individuals suspected of illegal entry must be conducted only by non-DoD law enforcement personnel and National Guard personnel in a non-federalized status accompanying these patrols"
[Garowe] Two Ottoman Turkish military planes carrying around 500 troops landed at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport this week, marking the first wave of a larger deployment aimed at supporting Somalia’s fight against the al-Shabaab ... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them... krazed killer group.
The troops were transported to the Ottoman Turkish military base known as Turk-Som, located in the Jazeera area of the capital. The base is The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... member, but not the most reliable... ’s largest in Africa and serves as the primary training ground for Somalia’s elite Gorgor forces.
More than 300 Ottoman Turkish military personnel are currently stationed at the Camp TurkSOM, which was opened in 2017. The camp can accommodate approximately 1500 trainees at a time. As of 2023, nearly 5,000 Somali trainees have graduated from the military camp.
The deployment is part of a broader plan approved by the Ottoman Turkish Parliament in July 2024, allowing President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important... to send up to 2,500 troops to Somalia. It remains unclear whether the forces will engage directly in combat operations or conduct Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s, similar to U.S. military support in the region.
The move comes amid renewed offensives by al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked bully boy group, which has recently retaken several areas previously liberated by Somali forces, including the strategic town of Adan Yabal.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who visited Turkey earlier this month, discussed the escalating conflict and international cooperation with Erdogan, at a time when hopes are dimming for the planned 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... -led AUSSOM mission. Egypt had been expected to contribute troops to the effort.
Turkey has been a close ally of Somalia since 2011, investing in infrastructure and training Somali security forces. Ottoman Turkish-trained Gorgor and Haramacad units now play a key role in the country’s ongoing counterterrorism operations.
[X] Swanning around as if they were a real neo-Ottoman sultanate with the kind of funding the sultanate used to have before it went broke and was dissolved. Hattip 3dc:
Turkish Lira has been completely pegged against US Dollar since anti-government protests broke out a month ago. But the current $/TRY exchange rate is meaningless. The central bank is burning through large amounts of its official FX reserves. There is big capital flight going on. pic.twitter.com/rBTq3pz1VE
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I can imagine that kind of experience would transfer to fighting the IDF, mossomo, even if they do have all the natural advantages of once — many, many generations ago — having been the mighty, conquering Turks.
[ShabelleMedia] Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a closed-door meeting with the leaders of the Galmudug ...a semiautonomous region in central Somalia, bordering Puntland on the north. Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation, but rather considers itself autonomous within the larger Somali federalism, for what that's worth... , Hirshabelle, and South West regional states to discuss the deteriorating security situation and the renewed offensive by al-Shabaab ... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa... bad boys.
The talks, focused on counterterrorism operations and the bad boy group’s recent resurgence, came in the wake of an al-Shabaab takeover of the central town of Adan Yabal in Middle Shabelle, approximately 245 kilometers north of Mogadishu.
Hirshabelle President Ali Hussein Gudlawe underscored the strategic importance of regaining control of Adan Yabal, describing the group’s presence there as a major challenge to his administration.
Meanwhile,
...back at the shootout, bullets whapped! around Butch as he tried to tie his scarf around his shoulder as a tourniquet...... South West President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohammed Laftagareen praised the Somali National Army for repelling a recent al-Shabaab assault near Baidoa. He said the attack had been thwarted with several bully boyz killed, their bodies later displayed publicly in the city.
President Mohamud also consulted the regional leaders on a broader political initiative aimed at engaging key stakeholders and civil society to address the country’s fragile security. The initiative seeks to coordinate efforts to retake territories currently under al-Shabaab control and reinforce the national army’s campaign.
Security in Somalia has steadily worsened in recent weeks, with an uptick in attacks targeting military bases in Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle, fueling public concern and political pressure in the capital.
[Garowe] General Odowaa Yusuf Rage, the Chief of Defence Forces of the Somali National Army (SNA), who made a return recently after dismissal, has since written to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, asking for exit from the SNA leadership. "I'm outta here!"
Credible reports indicate that the Chief of Defence Forces is said to have written to President Hassan, expressing his intention to leave the forces, at a time the Somali National Army is facing setbacks from the battle against Al-Shabaab militants.
The Somali National Army lost strategic Adan Yabaal town in Middle Shabelle, highlighting a serious gap in the operations, with the US Africa Command forced to intervene by activating an airstrike while assisting the local forces in the fight against the group.
For this, President Mohamud is also expected to reshuffle senior military leadership to boost operations against al Shabaab, as the group has recently intensified attacks and regained control of previously lost territories.
General Odawaa Yusuf Rageh rejoined the military in November 2024 after two years of absence, having been replaced by General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyiddin. Odowaa was brought back to spearhead the operations by the military against al-Shabaab.
If Odowaa Yusuf Rage's exit is confirmed, it would yet again deal a blow to security forces with the change on Command set to affect general organisation and strategy within the defence forces. The military is struggling to reclaim its lost glory.
This comes at the time President Hassan Sheikh opened talks at Villa Somalia with leaders of the South West, Hirshabelle, and Galmudug states. The meeting, requested by the three federal member states, comes after the loss of the military on a number of frontlines.
Next week, Hassan Sheikh has convened the National Consultative Council meeting, which shall focus on the strategies in the fight against Al-Shabaab. The government of Somalia is fighting the group with local security teams expected to take over security responsibilities in future.
[ShabelleMedia] A senior Somali official has called on the federal government to expel the wives and children of al-Shabaab ... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord... Death Eaters from the capital, accusing them of living peacefully in Mogadishu while the group continues to carry out deadly attacks across the country.
Ali Jeyte Osman, the presidential envoy for the mobilisation of community defence forces known as Macawiisley, said it was unacceptable for the relatives of al-Shabaab members to remain in the city while the group kills innocent civilians.
"We cannot allow a situation where al-Shabaab leaders kill people every day, yet their wives and children live peacefully in the capital," Jeyte said during an inclusive interview with Shabelle TV.
The former governor of Hiran region urged the federal government to launch operations aimed at identifying and removing family members of the hard boy group from Mogadishu, arguing that doing so would send a strong message to the fighters.
"There needs to be a clear separation between areas controlled by al-Shabaab and the capital. Their families should not be allowed to stay here. They must all be arrested," he said.
Jeyte described the proposed operation as a form of psychological pressure on al-Shabaab, aimed at holding them accountable for continued bloodshed targeting civilians.
The Macawiisley militia, made up of local fighters from central Somalia, has played a key role in pushing back al-Shabaab in the Hiraan region. Jeyte, a former regional governor, has led multiple offensives that have seen government forces reclaim territory previously under hard boy control.
Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked group, has waged a deadly insurgency in Somalia for more than a decade, regularly targeting civilians, government officials and military personnel in attacks across the country. The group controls parts of southern and central Somalia despite continued offensives by Somali and 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... forces.
[ShabelleMedia] Paramilitary forces aligned with Somalia’s Jubaland regional administration have integrated a group of armed militias previously active in the town of Balad Hawo, as part of a renewed effort to assert control over the contested Gedo region, officials said on Monday.
The militias, reportedly left without financial support from allied local businessmen, have joined the ranks of the JubalandDarawish forces. Ali Hassan Deeq, deputy commander of the regional force, said the fighters would now be registered as official personnel within the Jubaland security apparatus.
"They will be part of our official forces, recognised by the administration," Deeq said during a brief ceremony held in Balad Hawo.
The move comes amid ongoing tensions between the Jubaland leadership and Somalia’s federal government in Mogadishu. Jubaland’s president, Ahmed Mohammed Madobe, severed ties with the federal authorities after his disputed re-election in 2023, which was rejected by Mogadishu and deemed unconstitutional.
The federal government later issued an arrest warrant for Madobe, a move he reciprocated by issuing a similar order for Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The rift has deepened divisions over control of southern Somalia, particularly in the Gedo region.
Somali government forces had recently deployed to the coastal town of Ras Kamboni in Lower Juba in response to Madobe’s re-election. However,
nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits... Jubaland forces retook the area within two weeks, capturing several government soldiers and forcing others to flee across the Kenyan border, according to regional officials.
Travel restrictions have since been imposed in several towns under Jubaland’s control, including Kismayo ...a port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia, at the extreme southern end of the country (always assuming Somalia can be called a country). It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region.... , Bardhere and Doolow, as the political and military standoff shows little sign of resolution.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The 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... i Parliament on Monday strongly condemned the horrific and brutal massacre committed by US aggression forces in the Farwah neighborhood and popular market in Shu'ub District of the capital, Sana'a.
In a statement, the Parliament denounced the US bombing of residential areas and civilian markets, labeling such acts as war crimes and crimes against humanity that will not be subject to any statute of limitations
The statement affirmed that the continued violations and massacres carried out by the American enemy against Yemeni civilians will not deter the Yemeni people from supporting Paleostine.
The Parliament also warned of the risk of the criminal American escalation that targets civilians, civilian infrastructure, and the resources of the Yemeni people
Furthermore, the Parliament condemned the international community's inaction, holding the United Nations ...a formerly good idea gone bad... , the Security Council, and global institutions fully accountable for their silence on US-Israeli war crimes against civilians in Paleostine and Yemen.
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[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) claimed on Monday that a major deception has had a negative impact on residents of the southern provinces which are under the control of the Saudi-led coalition.
STC Presidency member Fadl al-Jaadi stated: ''We are fully aware of the political deception and cunning schemes being employed against our people's free will through various means — political, military, and service-related.''
This remark appeared to reference the STC's controversial alliance with the so-called ''7/7 gang'' from the Islah and General People's Congress parties, which are aligned with the Saudi-led coalition.
Al-Jaadi further stated in a post on X: ''These agendas aim to exhaust citizens and politically demoralize them, with the goal of diverting the Southern Cause from its path and stripping it of its essence.''
Al-Jaadi emphasized that the STC and the people of the south will not allow these ''parasitic elements'' to thwart their aspirations or push them backward.
[Townhall] The four Democratic lawmakers who traveled to El Salvador in an attempt to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, deported last month by the Trump administration, were blocked by local authorities, who cited that the visit was not officially authorized.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) confirmed on X that El Salvador refused to meet with the group of Democratic lawmakers after their arrival.
"El Salvador just denied Democrats from meeting with the MS-13 gang member because they didn't travel to the country in an official capacity. I will never authorize a penny of taxpayer dollars to send Democrats to El Salvador for a photo-op & margaritas," Comer wrote on X.
In a move that perfectly captures the Democratic Party’s warped priorities, more left-wing lawmakers are traveling to El Salvador to advocate for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported illegal immigrant with alleged ties to MS-13, a history of domestic abuse accusations, and suspected involvement in human trafficking. Instead of standing with law-abiding American citizens, these Democrats are going out of their way to defend a criminal alien, proving once again that protecting the border and enforcing immigration laws are the last things on their agenda.
[FoxNews] 'It's a crisis. It's a FEMA-level travesty,' vet says of Mexican sewage crisis
If it were a new problem, it would be a crisis. Since Mexico has been allowing this to happen all along the border for decades without a care, it is merely an unacceptable situation that was accepted long ago. A wealthy California community even donated a water treatment plant to their counterpart across the border at one point, I understand, without it resulting in any improvement, suggesting the problem might actually be intentional. But perhaps this time the Trump team can make a difference…
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is flying out to San Diego Tuesday to address a “public health and environmental crisis” regarding sewage on the U.S.-Mexico border on Earth Day.
“There is nowhere more important for me to be tomorrow than on the border in California, dealing with this very important public health and environmental crisis,” Zeldin told reporters at a Monday morning news conference ahead of his flight.
“For decades, there has been raw sewage that’s been traveling across the border and Americans are very concerned with regard to beach closures, degradation of the Tijuana River Valley, concerns with public air, health quality,” Zeldin noted. “It’s been going on for too long, and we have to urgently and deliberately pursue and implement a solution that permanently ends this.”
Earlier this month, Mexico completed its San Antonio de los Buenos Wastewater Treatment Plant, which treats approximately 18 million gallons of sewage per day, the Coronado Times reported. The U.S. is rehabilitating and expanding its treatment plant, the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, in a project that launched last fall and is projected to take five years to complete.
The International Boundary and Water Commission reported on April 9 that Mexico would start releasing five million gallons a day of sewage into the Tijuana River for the next five days as authorities repair a critical junction box that forms part of the International Collector project.
That flow partly abated a few days later, but many beaches in Coronado, the coastal city next to San Diego, remained closed as of Saturday.
Zeldin told reporters that he will meet with Mexico’s environmental secretary, and he will host a news conference with Navy SEALs, who have gotten sick due to the contamination. He will also visit a local wastewater treatment facility, meet with businesses and elected officials, and take a helicopter tour of the border.
In December, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, touted President Joe Biden signing a bill allocating $250 million for the wastewater project.
When asked about that funding, Zeldin mentioned another source of funding—the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement that President Donald Trump signed in November 2018 and which went into force in July 2020.
The EPA head said Mexico had failed to obligate $88 million for projects on the Mexican side, under the USMCA.
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Tijuana Estuary - known local problem for a few decades now. I might suggest the Imperial Beach Community might like the status quo as it keeps the tourists, surfers, and developers at bay. The solution is to stop having Baja Mexicans manage and operating the pumping stations - they are proven not capable of it.
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Maybe it's just me, but am finding Dem female politicians have a look about them that is singularly unattractive.
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The DEMOCRAT LIBERAL appointed congress person would do well to read;
18 U.S. Code § 2339B - Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations
OBTW: 50 U.S. Code § 24 - Duties of marshals
Clearly states the President has the authority.
When an alien enemy is required by the President, or by order of any court, judge, or justice, to depart and to be removed, it shall be the duty of the marshal of the district in which he shall be apprehended to provide therefor and to execute such order in person, or by his deputy or other discreet person to be employed by him, by causing a removal of such alien out of the territory of the United States; and for such removal the marshal shall have the warrant of the President, or of the court, judge, or justice ordering the same, as the case may be.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Elon Musk's controversial Department of Government Efficiency has been granted access to the sensitive data of millions of immigrants dating back to the 1990s.
It is the latest extraordinary development in the Trump administration's far-reaching efforts to track down and deport illegal immigrants using any tools at the government's disposal.
The Justice Department granted a DOGE request to the Executive Office for Immigration Review's Courts and Appeals System, known as ECAS, according to the Washington Post.
This database contains names, addresses, immigration testimony and court records of countless migrants - both documented and undocumented.
Illegals have no right to privacy — especially when their lawbreaking is being examined. Ditto those who lied on their application or who committed acts once here that should have resulted in their legal application being rejected. Those here legally who did not break the law will be ignored by these particular DOGE file searches.
While there is no explicit number confirming how many people are impacted, the system is reportedly dealing with a backlog of 3.5million cases.
This means that at an absolute minimum, DOGE staffers will now have access to unprecedented information about every single person and case.
Beyond that, a source with knowledge of the ECAS accounts told the publication the system contains information about immigrants dating back to the 1990s.
'It's every record of every interaction immigrants have had with the U.S. government in any way,' the official said.
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The thing to remember (IMO) about illegal immigrants, is that they didn't break the law once (when entering illegally) - they keep breaking the law every second they remain.
[FoxNews] I got mine a couple years ago at the infamous CA DMV. It took me about 20 minutes with an appointment and all the listed required documents in hand.
[IsraelTimes] Security spending has surged at many US Jewish schools since Hamas’s October 2023 attack on Israel, a study says.
Teach Coalition, a division of the Orthodox Union that operates in seven US states, compares spending at some of its member schools in the 2024-2025 school year to the 2022-2023 school year.
Average spending went from $184,228 per school to $339,297 per school, an 84% increase, the study finds. Per-pupil costs went from $445 to $807.
In New York, security spending doubled. The average New York school has spent $569,789 on security since the October 7 onslaught, an increase of 99%. Per-pupil spending increased 102%.
The top spending category is for security guards, accounting for 69% of security costs, followed by property improvements such as doors, and equipment such as radios and cameras.
Security has gone up from 1.85% of the schools’ total budget to 3.09%. Security costs increased at close to 10 times the rate of other costs, the survey says.
Smaller schools spend less in total on security, but have higher per-pupil expenses. Schools with fewer than 100 students have spent an average of $1,735 per student since October 7.
The researchers collated data provided by 63 schools in February and March. Most of the schools are in Florida and New York, while others are in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The schools range in size and enroll a total of 26,473 students, representing 10% of the total Jewish school enrollment in those states.
The responding schools are all among the members of the Orthodox Union’s Teach Coalition, meaning they are likely not representative of the US Jewish school system as a whole.
In Europe I suspect they’ve borne such expenses during the entire post-War era, long predating the arrival of the recent wave of Moslem colonists. Following 9/11 my synagogue hardened the building and hired off-duty police as an everyday thing — not just for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In about 2010 they reconfigured the building to meet the changing needs of the congregation, donating space for a satellite police station off the entrance for the convenience of the local force — in exchange for a full time police presence. Win-win!
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Also, many US Churches that run k1-to H12 private schools, are doing the same.
Our church recently spent serious money to add additional Physical security measures to each classroom. Measures that protect students in case of the usual mentally Ill wacko deciding to target kids.
[NYPOST] The Trump administration reupped a $5 million reward Monday for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias, the alleged leader of MS-13 in Honduras.
Archaga Carias, who also goes by ''Porky,'' directs several of the notoriously violent mostly peaceful gang's criminal activities, including drug trafficking, money laundering, murder and kidnappings, according to the State Department.
The US government's $5 million bounty for Archaga Carias was first offered in 2023 under the State Department's Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program but is being highlighted once again as part of the Trump administration's efforts to combat the gang, which earlier this year President Trump designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
Making no difference whatsoever, but at least it gets them out in the healthy fresh air and sunshine.
[GEO.TV] Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam ...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one that was led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spent more time running his madrassah until his secretary rubbed him out in a jealous rage. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability... -Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman ...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty. Fazl seldom misses a meal and is now so large he has his own gravitational pull... expressed serious concerns over the situation in Paleostine and announced a protest rally at Minar-e-Pakistain in Lahore to show their solidarity with the people of Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... Addressing a joint presser flanked by Jamaat-e-Islami ...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, Fazl said: ''The [current] situation in Paleostine is a matter of deep concern for the entire Moslem Ummah.''
He invited the religious parties and the people to attend the proposed rally at the Minar-e-Pakistain.
Lambasting the rulers, the JUI-F chief said that those who are in power have failed to fulfil their responsibilities towards Gaza. He added that the JUI-F will soon launch a countrywide awareness campaign.
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[IsraelTimes] Israelis should not display national symbols, says National Security Council, which is expecting pro-Palestinian protests around the world; Hamas calls for West Bank campus rallies
Israel on Monday alerted its nationals abroad to take caution ahead of mass pro-Paleostinian protests planned worldwide for Tuesday, warning that the demonstrations could spark violence against Israelis.
The warning from the National Security Council (NSC) came after over 18 months in which Jews and Israelis around the world have been repeatedly targeted in attacks linked to the war against Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... in Gazoo.
In a statement, the NSC said that it had "identified many calls online to hold events and protests in countries around the world led by various pro-Paleostinian groups."
"These events may turn violent mostly peaceful against Israelis," the statement warned, adding that "terror supporters and lone wolves could integrate into protests in order to carry out attacks."
The NSC advised Israelis abroad to obey local security services, notify them in case of distress, not display Israeli symbols in public, avoid protests, and remain alert.
Such specific NSC warnings are relatively rare and based on concrete intelligence.
Hamas last week called for protests across the globe over the weekend, though these were not accompanied by a warning.
On Monday, a senior Hamas official called on Paleostinians in the West Bank, particularly in universities, to hold "angry marches" and mass events across the territory on Tuesday in protest of Israel’s "war of extermination."
In a message on the terror group’s Telegram, Abdel Rahman Shadid argued that "the student movement in the West Bank must play a role in stopping the genocide and taking urgent action for Gaza in all squares and universities, in light of the ongoing war of extermination, and in continuing the heroic battle of the Flood of al-Aqsa" — Hamas’s name for its October 7, 2023, massacre in Israel that sparked the war.
Hamas also called for "escalating all forms of resistance to confront the occupation’s aggression and displacement plans in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem."
Israel’s warning to nationals abroad was issued amid a dramatic rise in protests, calls for violence, and attacks on Israelis in the last year and a half following the Hamas-led October 7 attacks and the subsequent war, notably in Amsterdam in November when 10 people were maimed after angry mobs chased Israeli soccer fans through the city, forcing hundreds to hide in their hotels.
Hamas has previously called on Paleostinians and their supporters around the world to protest Israel, calling for "days of rage" immediately following the October 7 onslaught, in which some 1,200 were killed and 251 were taken hostage, and after the liquidation of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh ...became Prime Minister of Gaza after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continued as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintained a separate PM in the West Bank. Zapped during the 2023-24 war, to eveyone's satisfaction... in August 2024.
Pro-Paleostinian, anti-Israel groups, including student groups at Western universities, have adopted this practice and had even called for their own "days of rage" to commemorate the first anniversary of the October 7 assault in October 2024, including vigils, lectures and protests.
Widespread protests have been held by students for the last year and a half, some of which resulted in harassment and violence against Jewish and Israeli students.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] A delegation from the UN mission based in Hodeidah province visited the scene of the US Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s on the ports of al-Salif and Ras Issa on Monday to assess the extent of the damage.
During the visit, the delegation observed the extensive damage to the infrastructure of the two ports and heard an explanation of the serious repercussions of targeting the ports and their impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the country, especially in light of the ongoing blockade and the escalating humanitarian crisis.
Members of the UN mission expressed their deep dismay at the extent of the destruction, stressing that their visit aims to document violations in accordance with international humanitarian law and that they are preparing a neutral and objective report to be submitted to the relevant UN agencies.
For his part, Colonel al-Matari, head of the 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... i side and field liaison officer, emphasized that the visit comes within the framework of cooperation with the United Nations ...aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society... to uncover and expose the crimes of US aggression, noting that the destruction of the ports hinders the delivery of aid and increases the suffering of citizens.
The Salif Port and Ras Issa Port are considered one of the most prominent maritime outlets for the import of basic materials, and their targeting has disrupted operational operations.
This comes amid international warnings of the increasing intensity of the humanitarian crisis in the event of continued targeting and siege
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Times change:
"UN team visits site of criminal US strike on Ras Issa port. https://hodhodyemennews.net 2025/04/21
18 hours ago — A delegation from the UN mission based in Hodeidah province visited the scene of the US airstrikes on the ports of Al-Salif and Ras Issa on ...
Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com United Nations Jan 24, 2025 — The UN has suspended all travel into areas held by Yemen's Houthis after more of its staff were detained by the Iran-backed fighters.
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Once again I ask that a separate category be created for 'news' from suspect non Western sources.
Regnum could even have it's own category and HODHOD could have a category with Tehran media for example
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Once again I ask that a separate category be created for 'news' from suspect non Western sources.
Regnum could even have it's own category and HODHOD could have a category with Tehran media for example
regnum.ru has the best all around news coverage of news from Russia and elsewhere. It would take considerably more time for me to scope out the non military operation news from sources such as ria.ru and rt.ru
Western news sources in their Ukrainian war reporting, in my opinion, are every bit as state run as regnum.ru
They do not provide and accurate picture of what is happening on the battlefield.
If you study the Russian military tendencies, you will find that, save for the occasional reverses, Russia has accurate reporting of what is happening on the battlefield.
The best part of this is that YOU can submit your own articles from whatever source you want, and, if it is up to our standards, it will be published.
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^^ Both arguments are why it's so important for RB news consumers to know where the info is coming from. I do my best to add a tag in each to show the source, but hovering over the link does the same thing
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[Rudaw] Iraq’s Defense Industries Commission (DIC) exhibited domestically produced drones during a two-day security and defense exhibition in Baghdad to bolster border surveillance and internal security.
"We have started building drones used for surveillance," DIC Chairman Mustafa Aati told Rudaw during the second day of the event on Sunday.
The drone weighs 60 kilograms, has a wingspan of 4.8 meters, and can fly at distances between one to three kilometers. It can remain airborne for five to six hours, cover a range of around 80 kilometers, and be deployed within 20 minutes.
"We also have contracts with security agencies to increase it [drone production], which will be made use of for border surveillance and internal security," he added. "We have the right to build drones within the framework of the objectives that the security forces need."
Around 150 domestic and international companies participated in the exhibition. Among them, Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... displayed a range of drones and both heavy and light weapons, expressing readiness to expand support for Iraq.
According to Iranian political and security analyst Amir Mousavi, who spoke to Rudaw at the event, Iran’s participation signals that it has "opened the door to providing assistance with all its military and security capabilities, especially in the areas of border security, electronic issues, and the supply of drones, to control sensitive and remote areas on the border, as well as desert and mountainous regions."
In late March, the DIC announced it had saved $700 million over the past two years by manufacturing weapons and ammunition locally, reducing reliance on imports.
In September 2019, Iraq’s legislature passed a bill to establish the DIC with aims of expanding military production. Iraq’s interior minister last September showcased the first batch of domestically produced armored vehicles manufactured by the commission.
[Rudaw] More than 90 Yazidi families have returned to Shingal (Sinjar), their homeland in northern Iraq, the country’s migration ministry announced on Monday.
The Spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement Ali Jahangir told Rudaw that 92 Yazidi families had returned to Shingal on Sunday, from Chamishko camp in the Kurdistan Region’s Duhok province.
In June 2014, 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) seized control of large swathes of territory in Iraq’s north and west. A little over a month later, in August, the group launched a wide-scale attack against the Yazidi community in Iraq's northern Shingal.
During the August 2014 assault, ISIS killed and kidnapped around 9,900 Yazidis. Recognizing the systematic targeting of the Yazidis as genocidal, the United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... also reported that up to 200,000 Yazidis were displaced from Shingal, many of whom settled in camps across Dohuk.
Jahangir told Rudaw on Monday that "at the beginning of 2024, there were 31,000 displaced [Shingal] Sinjar families in the Kurdistan Region’s camps; however, now 21,000 [Yazidi] families are still there."
According to Jahangir, the migration ministry will provide returning Yazidi families with four million dinars (around $3,000) in financial assistance, as well as some essential household appliances to get by, including a refrigerator, stove, and television.
"Currently, only household appliances are being provided to the returning families, while the financial assistance will be distributed soon, following the approval of the [Iraqi] finance ministry," he explained.
Though more than 10 years have passed since ISIS launched its attack on Shingal, much of the Yazidi community remains displaced. Their return has been hindered by a combination of security concerns, political disputes, and infrastructure and reconstruction challenges. The presence of various gangs has also created an unstable environment, further deterring many Yazidis from returning.
[IsraelTimes] Days after US-Iran nuclear talks, Trump reports ‘good meetings’; Netanyahu said set to speak with him by phone
The Israeli Air Force conducted drills on Monday simulating another Iranian missile attack on Israeli airbases, in light of rising tensions over the Islamic Theocratic Republic’s nuclear program, the Kan public broadcaster reported
IAF bases were targeted in previous Iranian strikes in April and October 2024.
The report of the exercise came as the US and Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... continue to hold talks on the latter’s nuclear program, with the drills said to be aimed at boosting readiness in case the talks collapse.
Israeli officials were reportedly caught off guard by a New York Times
...which still proudly claims Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... report last week revealing a halted Israeli-American plan to strike Iran, allegedly blocked by US President Donald Trump ...Never got invited to a P.Diddy party... In Jerusalem, the leak has been interpreted as a US pressure tactic to push Tehran toward a nuclear deal.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to speak with Trump by phone on Monday, the Walla news site reported.
The two leaders would discuss the currently stuck Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... hostage talks as well as the nuclear negotiations between the US and Iran, according to the report.
It would be the first call between the two men since the premier visited the White House two weeks ago.
In Israel, newly appointed US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee — upon delivering his credentials to President Isaac Herzog — stressed that Iran wants to destroy both Israel and the US.
"It has always been their desire that Israel would be the opening act and then it would be America’s turn to face destruction," he said. "Or to put in another simple way, Israel is the appetizer and the United States is the entrée."
Agreeing with Huckabee, Herzog emphasized that Tehran "continues to pursue its radical vision of regional dominance and destabilization — on its own and via its proxies — whilst pursuing nuclear arms and openly calling for the destruction of Israel."
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...When I was in Strategic Air Command, one of our guiding philosophies was that the war had already started - we were just waiting for the order to hit back.
So we trained and trained and trained to make sure that when that first punch landed, we were ready.
[GEO.TV] Gaza's Government Media Office has warned Palestinians against a ''malicious campaign'' suggesting they can evacuate the Gaza Strip via Israel's Ramon Airport and relocate to other countries around the world, Al Jazeera reported.
It said the misleading information was being shared by fake social media accounts and accused Israel of spreading ''toxic propaganda'' to undermine ''the steadfastness of our Palestinian people''.
The information:
It’s happening…the Palestinians have begun leaving Gaza:
Palestinian in Gaza: “Many people I know personally are migrating through Kerem Shalom! The idea started to come to our minds.” pic.twitter.com/AU9CycMwtR
[GEO.TV] The new US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has called on Hamas to accept a proposed ceasefire to release captives in exchange for humanitarian aid to flow into the enclave, which Israel has blocked since early March.
''When that happens and hostages are released, which is an urgent matter for all of us, then we hope that the humanitarian aid will flow and flow freely, knowing it will be done without Hamas being able to confiscate and abuse their own people,'' Huckabee said in a video statement on X.
That’s not all he said:
A @WHO official called upon me to put pressure on Israel to bring more humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. How about we put the pressure where it really belongs – on Hamas. pic.twitter.com/5AAv5Q63DD
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@USAmbIsrael) April 21, 2025
[Rudaw] The United States plans to relocate its troops in Syria to two new military bases, one near The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... -held areas and another on the Syria-Iraq border and maintain at least 400 soldiers in Kurdish-held areas, an official from the northeast Syria (Rojava) administration in Washington DC said on Monday.
Bassam Ishaq, a US-based member of the Syrian Democratic Council’s Presidential Council, told Rudaw’s Nalin Hassan that the US is carrying out a "relocation of positions," opening a new base "in northern Syria near the Tishreen Dam," with another to be established "near the Syrian-Iraqi border in the southeast, close to Deir ez-Zor."
The SDC is the political wing of the Kurdish-led, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Tishreen Dam, located on the Euphrates River, has been a key target in a military campaign launched by Turkey and Ottoman Turkish-backed Syrian militias since November. The aim has been to seize control of the strategic site, facilitating access to other SDF-held territories. At least 20 civilians have been killed in Ottoman Turkishdronezaps on the area.
The SDF and the new government in Damascus are in talks to hand over the control of the dam to forces affiliated with the Syrian government in a bid to end attacks by bully boys, which have ceased for weeks.
Regarding the drawdown of US troops, Ishaq emphasized that the reduction is "tactical" and "gradual," but will stop at a floor of 400 soldiers. He noted that decision-makers in Washington DC are constrained by a congressional provision prohibiting any reduction below that threshold.
A provision in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bars the Secretary of Defense from reducing US troop levels in northeast Syria below 400 unless the Pentagon certifies that local partner forces are independently capable of degrading and defeating 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) threats and can detain ISIS members effectively and humanely.
A statement from Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell on Friday said that they were consolidating "to select locations in Syria," but that US forces "will remain poised to continue strikes against the remnants of ISIS in Syria."
"The issue is not only related to the SDF and the new administration in Damascus," Ishaq said. "It extends to regional security in the area. At present, there will be no complete withdrawal of US military forces from Syria."
A senior US official, speaking to The New York Times
...which still proudly claims Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... on condition of anonymity, said on Tuesday that commanders will assess whether additional downsizing will be made on top of the announced ones, noting that the commanders have already recommended keeping 500 troops in Syria.
"The United States aims at downsizing its forces to below one thousand in the next two or three months," a US defense official told Rudaw on Friday.
The US increased its troop numbers in Syria from 900 to around 2,000 after a coalition of Salafist tough guys led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else ...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State... (HTS) ousted Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Terror of Aleppo ... ’s regime on December 8. The White House described the deployment as a temporary measure to prevent ISIS from regaining a foothold in the country.
Despite the uptick, US President Donald Trump ...They hit him with slander, they impeached him twice. Nancy Pelosi tore up his State of the Union address on national TV. They stole an election and put his adherents in jail. They vilified him. They couldn't crucify him, so they shot him. Still, they can't keep him down... said in February, "We're not involved in Syria. Syria's its own mess... They don't need us involved," adding that a "determination" on troop levels would be made later, without providing further details.
US forces in Syria remain the main backers of the SDF, which territorially defeated ISIS in 2019, ending the group’s so-called caliphate. SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi has repeatedly warned that a premature US withdrawal could enable an ISIS resurgence.
Kurdish forces in northeast Syria fear that ISIS may be regrouping, exploiting instability following the decline of Assad’s regime and the shifting dynamics in the country.
On March 10, the SDF reached an agreement with new authorities in Damascus to integrate into the Syrian national armed forces.
According to Ishaq, negotiations are ongoing over logistical matters related to how the institutions of the Kurdish-led Democratic Autonomous Administration in North and East Syria (DAANES) will be integrated into those of the new Syrian state.
"The same applies to the military issue," he added, referring to discussions about integrating the SDF into the Syrian Ministry of Defense.
[NAHARNET] President Joseph Aoun stressed Sunday that the Lebanese ''no longer want war,'' adding that the thorny issue of Hezbollah's arms will be addressed in calm and responsible manner.
''This issue cannot be approached through the media and social networking websites. It needs a responsible, calm and patriotic approach and it needs communication without provocation,'' Aoun said in a response to a news hound's question about the latest statements by top Hezbollah officials. He was speaking in Bkirki after taking part in Easter Sunday Mass and meeting with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi.
''In this issue, the most important thing is the country's higher interest,'' the president added.
''When I mentioned arms in the inaugural speech, I was not talking to talk — I'm convinced that the Lebanese no longer want war, cannot bear it and cannot withstand the rhetoric of war,'' Aoun went on to say.
''Our armed forces must be in charge of bearing weapons and we will implement the decision of limiting arms to the hands of the state,'' the president said.
''The train of Leb ...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects.... 's rise has set off and no one will obstruct this start,'' Aoun reassured.
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Lebanese no longer want war
Now, that's big of you. We, in Israel, are supposed to celebrate?
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa...
... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
...a port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia, at the extreme southern end of the country (always assuming Somalia can be called a country). It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region....
[NYPOST] The Trump administration reupped a $5 million reward Monday for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias, the alleged leader of 
...Deobandi holy man, known as 
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
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...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for 
...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 
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for 
...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...
...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects....
