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Good Morning

Karine Jean-Pierre, who will take over as White House Press Secretary on May 13, is in a long-term relationship with CNN political reporter Suzanne Malveaux
Saturday May 7th, 2022

AliceWhite_04
Three Hizb militants killed in Pahalgam encounter
BSF detects underground tunnel at India-Pakistan border in Samba
Hizbullah official says electoral rivals won't be able to 'besiege resistance'
Yemen's war-weary Taez choked by siege despite truce
Armed Clashes Erupt in West Libya
Two AGuH associates arrested in Budgam: police
Portland-area trans woman is among a group of 3 trans suspects & a man who have been convicted & sentenced over their role in a porn production company that victimized a 7-year-old

Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 09:27 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Not to be confused with her sister, Carrie White.
Posted by: CrazyFool || 05/07/2022 1:15 Comments || Top||

#2  A suds-swilling Scotsman took fright
One night when he saw Carrie White
In those worrisome duds.
"Aye, I'm partial to Spuds,
But... Miss White, are ye sure he won't bite?"

Also, Leitner Leiter. Dyslexia or dementia? Only my haredresser knows for sure.
Posted by: Pearl Oppressor of the Nebraskans3050 || 05/07/2022 23:33 Comments || Top||

#3  Sorry, Spuds. he she
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Africa Horn
Anti-coup protests persist in Sudan's Khartoum
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Sudan


Africa North
Armed Clashes Erupt in West Libya
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Arab Spring


Africa Subsaharan
Splinter Boko Haram Group, 'Ansaru’ Donates Sallah Gifts To Kaduna Residents, Begins Massive Recruitment


The Ansaru terrorists’ group, a splinter of the dreaded Boko Haram
...not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
terrorists, has commenced recruitment across communities in the Birnin-Gwari Local government Area of Kaduna State.

According to DAILY POST, members of the Ansaru group, in their bid to lure residents, mostly young people into their deadly group, decided to provide Sallah gifts to residents of communities in Birnin-Gwari.

The bad boys, believed to have been operating for years, along the Birnin-Gwari axis, are responsible for many deadly attacks in Kaduna and its environs.

A resident of one of the communities in Birnin-Gwari, Alhaji Usman Dankabo said that members of the Ansaru group visited the following villages: Damari, Farin Ruwa, Kwasa Kwasa, Kuyello, Gobirawa, Tabanni, Kutemeshi and Kazage, persuading members of the communities to join them.

"They distributed gifts, preached to them, and assured them of safety against any attack," he said.

A resident of one of the villages, Abdullahi Madaki said they distributed biscuits, performed cycle of violence stunts to the delight of villagers and distributed pamphlets, flash disks and other accessories to inform people about the activities of the group.

Abdullahi said the bully boyz vowed to protect them against any invasion and unjust maltreatment.

The group had a violent mostly peaceful clash with bandidos in October 2021, which claimed the lives of over 30 bandidos operating around the Damari axis, Birnin-Gwari LGA.

Suspected members of the group also last year attacked a military formation along the Kaduna-Birnin-Gwari highway, killing 11 soldiers and four villagers, and injuring many others.

They reportedly grabbed credit for the bombing of two Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC), attached to the security personnel.

They were also said to be responsible for the attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train that claimed the lives of eight persons and maimed 26 others. Scores of passengers were also kidnapped.
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: ISWAP


Terrorists Kill Eight Residents In Plateau, Injure Two Others in Fresh Attack


No fewer than eight people have been reportedly killed and two others injured by button men in Cinke and Zarama villages of Kwall district, Irigwe chiefdom, Bassa local government area of Plateau State.

It was learnt that the gunnies attacked the communities on Thursday night.

Confirming the incident, the Publicity Secretary, Irigwe Development Association, IDA, Davidson Malison, said, "Residents of Cinke and Zarama villages of Kwall District woke up on the left-hand side of the bed following the unprovoked attacks launched by Fulani
... a peculiarly brutal tribe of Moslem herdsmen infesting Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and probably other places that are light on law and order and heavy on tribal identity...
militia on Thursday, May 5, 2022, resulting in the killing of eight persons and injuring of two persons.

"The attack is no doubt the continuous perpetration of terror and mayhem in Rigwe land in an attempt to forcefully eject the peace-loving Rigwe people from their ancestral land as well as the complete annihilation of the entire tribe.

"The attack has become a daily affair as the marauders have assumed an immune set of people and are feeling untouchable daring the authorities concerned. This spate of wanton killings and destructions of lives and property, stealing of valuable items of the Rigwe people have passed a condemnable level and require a drastic decision and action that will call and treat the attackers in the language they comprehend to place them in their cocoons.

"We are yet again thrown into a deep mourning mood and sadly commiserate with the entire Rigwe people especially the immediate families over the loss. Once again, our call for the authorities concerned saddled with the responsibility of protection of lives and property of the citizens to step up and double efforts in safeguarding the Rigwe people cannot be overemphasised."

"The National leadership of Irigwe Development Association (IDA) and encourages her people to be security-conscious and alert," and gave names of the victims as, "Irah Weyi 48yrs, Elizabeth Weyi 21yrs, Ladi Mandu, Mary Gya 4yrs, Esther La’aji 5yrs, Titus Agah 40, Aweh Ngwe 47 and Sunday Dada (Corporal). The persons injured are Munto Gado and Sarah Weyi. Destroyed and stolen items are three
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under: Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)


Seven soldiers and four back-up troops have been killed in two ambushes in Burkina Faso
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

Seven soldiers and four back-up troops have been killed in two ambushes in Burkina Faso
...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other...
’s troubled north, the army said.

The first attack near the town of Solle on Thursday led to the deaths of two soldiers and four civilians helping the army while five paramilitary troops perished in another raid the same day at Ouanobe, the army said in a statement received Friday.

The ambushes were staged by "terrorists," according to the army.

Nine people were maimed, it said, adding that the bodies of some 20 attackers had been found during clean-up operations.

Weapons, ammunition, transport and communication equipment were also found and had been either seized or destroyed.

Extremist groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and ISIS have regularly carried out attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso since 2015, killing more than 2,000 people and displacing almost two million.

Unrest linked to terrorist groups also plagues Burkina Faso’s West African neighbors Mali and Niger.
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Arabia
Saudi occupation forces in Socotra attacked by unknown assailants
Saudi occupation forces on 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 island of Socotra have been attacked by unknown assailants on Friday.

Local sources on the island reported that button men in a car heavily shot up soldiers from the Saudi 808 Duty Forces that were stationed near the Hobeik point on the outskirts of Hadibo, the capital of the island. The reports state that the button men may possibly belonged to a UAE-backed militia.

The United Arab Emirates occupation forces in the region have recently pushed elements of its militias to burn all government documents belonging to the Socotra governor, as well as to destroy all administrative offices.

Last year, Emirati forces were able to expel the so-called Saudi 808 Duty Forces from Hadibo Airport, and incited the Southern Transitional Council militia to expel them from the island entirely. The UAE is aiming at a full acquisition and annexation of the island, after they established a joint military base with the Zionist entity’s navy over the past two years.

Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Saudi Arabia


Yemen's war-weary Taez choked by siege despite truce
[Naharnet] Overloaded trucks and cars packed with families ply narrow, bumpy mountain roads surrounding this 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 city long-besieged by Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
s
-- evidence that the terms of a truce have yet to be met.
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Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under: Houthis


India-Pakistan
Big terror plot busted: 4 terrorists with Pak connection nabbed in Haryana's Karnal
[OneIndia] Foiling a major terror plot, four suspected Pakistan-linked terrorists on their way to Telangana to deliver explosives were nabbed in Haryana's Karnal on Thursday and arms, ammunition and IEDs were recovered from their vehicle, senior police officials said. They were allegedly in touch with a Pakistan-based man who is involved in terror activities and who used to send locations through an app to them to deliver explosives and weapons, Superintendent of Police of Karnal Ganga Ram Punia told reporters.

Director General of Haryana Police P K Agrawal said the four were arrested in a joint operation carried out early morning by police forces of Haryana and Punjab based on intelligence inputs of central agencies. "In an intelligence-led operation, Punjab Police and Haryana Police arrested four persons today at Karnal with the recovery of 3 IEDs weighing 2.5 kg each and one pistol. Further investigation is on," the Punjab Police said in a tweet. The four -- all residents of Punjab -- were nabbed near Bastara toll plaza after four vehicles of Haryana Police intercepted them, Inspector General of Police of Karnal Range Satender Kumar Gupta said.

"Three containers each weighing 2.5 kg suspected to contain RDX, a Pakistan-make pistol and 31 live cartridges, besides Rs 1.3 lakh in cash have been seized from the vehicle," Gupta told PTI over phone. After the vehicle was intercepted in Karnal, a bomb disposal squad and forensic experts reached the spot. A case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Arms Act and the Explosive Substances Act has been registered. The Haryana Police has constituted a special investigation team to conduct further probe in the matter. Punia told reporters that the four -- identified as Bhupinder Singh from village Bhatian in Ludhiana and Gurpreet Singh, Parminder Singh and Amandeep Singh from Vinijoke village in Zira, Ferozepur -- were headed to Adilabad in Telangana to deliver a consignment of explosives.

"They were in touch with a Pakistan-based man Harvinder Singh Rinda,
...which sounds like a good Sikh name...
who is involved in terror activities and who used to send locations through an app to them to deliver explosives and weapons. Rinda used to drop weapons and explosives at a pre-designated location in the fields in Ferozepur with the help of drones," he said, adding "we are ascertaining the terrorist outfit with which they were associated". Punia said Gurpreet Singh, the key accused, had met Rajbir Singh, an associate of Rinda, in jail. In the FIR registered on Thursday, Rinda and Rajbir have also been named as accused. When Gurpreet was in Ludhiana jail, he came in contact with Rajbir.

And Rajbir connected him to Rinda. Earlier too, the suspects had delivered explosives at Rinda's behest to various locations told by him, according to the FIR. "Rinda is involved in terror activities, he supplies arms and drugs and sends location to them and their task is to transport these explosives and arms...," he said. The four suspects, two of whom are stated to be brothers, were produced before a court in Karnal and remanded to 10-day police custody. The Punjab Police, in a statement later, said in a well-coordinated operation, they successfully averted a possible terrorist attack by giving a hot chase of over 300 km to the suspects and passing on inputs to their Haryana counterparts about their movement.

Giving details of the incident, Punjab DGP V K Bhawra said that central agencies earlier shared an input that some suspects, who may be carrying explosive material and weapons, are moving in the border districts of Fazilka and Ferozepur. Subsequent to this input, police teams along with officials from central agencies were on a manhunt on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday to nab these suspects, he said in a statement. The Punjab DGP said that the suspects were found to be moving in the area of Ferozepur and later they started moving towards Ludhiana in a white Innova vehicle bearing Delhi registration number.

"The suspects further took the National Highway and started moving towards Ambala, when acting promptly, Punjab Police shared the development with Haryana Police, which had managed to intercept the vehicle in Karnal and arrest the accused persons with the IEDs," Bhawra said. "In their preliminary interrogation, accused persons have revealed that they were working for Pakistan-based gangster-turned-terrorist Harwinder Singh alias Rinda. Rinda, a notorious gangster active in Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra and Haryana is a history-sheeter and wanted by the Punjab Police in heinous crimes including murder, contract killing, robbery, extortion and snatching," the DGP said.
All activities easily turned to benefit jihad..
Haryana's Additional Director General of Police Sandeep Khirwar said the possibility of more people being involved in the case cannot be ruled out. When asked if the suspects are related to terror outfit Babbar Khalsa, Khirwar said, "Once facts in this regard come to fore, we will let you know." Asked where these explosives were intended to be used, Khirwar told PTI, "All these things are part of investigations."

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event in Rohtak, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said investigation in the case was underway. Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij told reporters, "Four terrorists were going in the Innova vehicle. We arrested them on the basis of inputs and arms and ammunition have been recovered. Further probe is on." Asked if the arms and ammunition they were transporting were dropped in the fields in Ferozepur in Punjab using a drone from Pakistan, the Haryana Police chief said earlier in the day, "That is what they have told, but these details we need to verify and establish the veracity of these facts."

More:
Month after SJF calls for merger of Haryana-Punjab, cops net four Khalistan terrorists

[OneIndia] The development in Haryana comes just a month after the banned outfit Sikhs for Justice (SJF) made yet another call for the merger of Haryana and Punjab. Its proscribed chief, Gurpatwant Singh Pannu stated that quickly Haryana shall be within the fingers of the Khalistan's.

Once he posted the video, it went viral on the social media. Penny threatened that Haryana will quickly develop into a part of Khalistan and shall be merged with Punjab. He additionally stated that as a way to obtain this purpose, Khalistan flags shall be hoisted atop workplaces of the Deputy Commissioner of Gurgaon and Ambala on April 29.

In February this year, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ordered blocking of apps, websites and social media accounts linked to the proscribed terror organization, Sikhs for Justice.

The SJF was proscribed by the Indian government under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in 2019. The government said that the outfit was trying to revive terrorism in Punjab.

The order was a much needed one as these pro-Khalistan outfits had started running a sustained campaign against the Union of India. Be it undertaking blasts, assassinations or trying to infiltrate the farmer protests, these elements headquartered abroad are trying to make 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....

terror infested.

Groups such as the Sikhs for Justice whose bosses are seated in Canada continue to play a dangerous role. Punjab has seen a lot of activity of late including the security breach involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ludhiana Court blast.

An Intelligence Bureau official tells OneIndia that there has been a sustained effort to portray the Centre as anti-Sikh. They will do it more as the elections near. Even ahead of the Punjab elections, the Intelligence Bureau has received several alerts about these elements attempting to disrupt the process.
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BSF detects underground tunnel at India-Pakistan border in Samba
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistain Proxies


Three Hizb militants killed in Pahalgam encounter
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

One India adds:
Longest surviving Hizbul terrorist among 3 killed near Amarnath Yatra route in J&K's Anantnag

Ashraf Molvi, one of the oldest surviving Hizbul Mujahideen
...Party of Holy Warriors, founded by Muhammad Ahsan Dar in September 1989. One of the Pak sock puppets waging jihad in Indian Kashmir. It was originally organized as the armed wing of Jamaat-e-Islami. In 1990, Dar declared Hizbul as the sword arm of Jamaat. Hizbul murdered many of the pro-independence intelligentsia in Kashmir. After the organization was taken over by Syed Salahuddin Dar and several other ex-Hizb leaders were assassinated between 2001 and 2003...
terrorist, along with two other have been rubbed out by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
's Pahalgam, a key route of the Amarnath yatra.
As far as I can tell, that's a 43 day Hindu pilgrimage to key shrines in Kashmir at the only time when the Amarnath cave is accessible. The trail starts at Pahalgam.
Based on specific input about the presence of bandidos Lions of Islam in Srichand Top forest area in Pahalgam area of Anantnag, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there.

The search operation turned into an encounter after the hiding bandidos Lions of Islam fired upon the security forces, who retaliated.

In the exchange of fire so far, three terrorist was killed.

The ultras belonged to the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit and their identity is being ascertained, he said.

In a tweet, the Kashmir Zone Police said, #AnantnagEncounterUpdate: 01 more #terrorist killed (Total 03). Retrieval and identification of the killed #bandidos Lions of Islam yet to be done. Further details shall follow. .
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [12 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistain Proxies


Two AGuH associates arrested in Budgam: police
[GREATERKASHMIR] Police along with 62 RR and 43 Bn CRPF claimed to have arrested two OGWs of Ansar Gazwat ul Hind in Huroo area of central Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
's Budgam district on Friday.

A police front man identified the accused as Amir Manzoor Budoo son of Manzoor Ahmad Budoo a resident of Dangerpora Razwan and Shahid Rasool Ganai son of Gh Rasool Ganai of Puttermulla Safapora in Ganderbal.

"Incriminating material of proscribed terror outfit AGuH, one hand grenade and 25 AK-47 rounds have been recovered from their possession, " police said.

A case vide FIR number 134/2022 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Budgam and investigation taken up.
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistain Proxies


Iraq
PMF forces repel ISIS attack in eastern Iraq


Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, repelled the attacks of remnants of the ISIS terrorist group in Diyala province in eastern Iraq on Friday morning.

Iraqi media sources reported that the preliminary results of a terrorist attack in "Ziyābêh" area in "Abu Sayda" in Diyala province also left three dead.

In the meantime, Iraqi security officials in the northern city of Kirkuk announced that a terrorist attack has been thwarted.

Earlier on Friday, Hashd al-Sha’abi forces reported that two ISIS members were killed in the northern city of djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
Iraqi security forces continue to search, cleanse and pursue ISIS remnants throughout the country to ensure that ISIS and its runaway elements do not reappear.
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Deputy Secretary-General of Badr organization dies in car accident
[Shafaq] A reliable medical source reported that the Deputy Secretary-General of Badr organization, Abu Mariam al-Ansari, passed away in a car accident on Friday.

The source told Shafaq News agency that al-Ansari's vehicle flipped in Ali al-Sharqi sub-district, killing him and two of his bodyguards.
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies

#1  That is one well flipped car, IED’d?
Posted by: Tyranysaurus Ulomolet3546 || 05/07/2022 4:50 Comments || Top||

#2  ^ flat ground, unobstructed road, possibly
Posted by: Frank G || 05/07/2022 9:04 Comments || Top||

#3  "Work accident" - red wire/green wire category.
Posted by: Bobby || 05/07/2022 10:45 Comments || Top||

#4  Let me guess. Distracted by a cute camel alongside the road.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 05/07/2022 11:18 Comments || Top||

#5  Are US intelligence officials going to brag about this, too?
Posted by: DooDahMan || 05/07/2022 11:29 Comments || Top||

#6  What's Hebrew for "Nope, 'twasn't us."
Posted by: Mercutio || 05/07/2022 12:49 Comments || Top||


IRGC commander in leaked audio: Iran bombed Turkish forces in Iraq
[Shafaq] Anti-regime Iranian website on Friday shared a leaked audio recording of a senior Iranian commander suggesting Tehran's involvement in an attack on a Ottoman Turkish military base in Iraq.

In the leaked audio, the commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' "Ammar" headquarters, Mahdi Taib, said in Persian, "we bombed the Ottoman Turkish military forces in Iraq."

US military intelligence believes Iran-backed militias have been coordinating with Kurdish guerrillas to launch attacks on The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
’s military presence in northern Iraq, according to a Pentagon inspector general report released today.
The enemy of my enemy...
Prominent Iran-backed militias have publicly slammed Turkey’s military operations targeting fighters of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) from the mountains of northern Iraq, citing violations of Iraq's illusory sovereignty.

The militias are also behind a small but increasing number of rocket attacks on Ottoman Turkish forces in both Iraq and Syria in recent months, according to the declassified report. Some of the strikes in Iraq were carried out "in cooperation with the PKK," the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) reported.

"Following Ottoman Turkish Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s in February that targeted the PKK in northern Iraq, a new Iran-aligned militia group conducted a rocket attack against a Ottoman Turkish expeditionary base north of djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
," the report read. The Ottoman Turkish outpost near Zlikan, northeast of Mosul, has repeatedly come under rocket fire in the past year.

"The DIA assessed that the militias probably will continue to coordinate with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a US-designated foreign terrorist organization, in response to Ottoman Turkish air and UAV strikes on PKK positions," the report read.
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Security official: Dozens of attacks foiled, more than 500 arrested since start of terror wave
[IsraelTimes] A security official quoted by the Kan public broadcaster says at least 66 terror attacks were foiled since mid-March, the beginning of the wave of recent attacks.

The source adds that more than 500 individuals suspected of terror activity have been arrested, the network adds.
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Red Crescent: 38 hurt in clashes with IDF troops in West Bank
[IsraelTimes] The Paleostinian Red Islamic Thingy says 38 Paleostinians have been hurt in festivities with Israeli troops in the West Bank town of Beita and nearby Bayt Dajan.

The emergency service says two 13-year-olds were hit by rubber-tipped bullets in the foot, while the rest suffered light injuries from tear gas.

Clashes were also reported near the West Bank town of Kafr Qaddum.

Paleostinians regularly clash with Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Friday afternoons.
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First Elad victim drove terrorists to city, officials say, as pair elude manhunt
[IsraelTimes] Oren Ben Yiftah reportedly did not know two were in Israel illegally or had plans to attack people; police believe suspects still in Elad area inside Israel

The Paleostinian gunnies who carried out a deadly knife and axe attack in Elad Thursday night were transported from the West Bank barrier to the Israeli city by one of their three victims, security officials said Friday, as the pair remained on the lam despite a massive manhunt for them.

Oren Ben Yiftah, a 35-year-old driver from Lod, is thought to have brought As’ad Yusef As’ad al-Rifa’i, 19, and Subhi Emad Subhi Abu Shqeir, 20, from the West Bank security barrier, where they are believed to have sneaked into Israel, to Elad.
Continued on Page 49
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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Turkey continue to build settlements in conflicted areas of Syria.


On Thursday, The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
’s Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu revealed his country’s intention to build about 250,000 homes in northern Syria, as part of a plan to return Syrian refugees.

The Ottoman Turkish 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 there are in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really most important...
was quoted on Tuesday as saying, "we are preparing a new project for the voluntary return of one million Syrian brothers who are in our country as guests."

It was preceded by statements by Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on April 22 that his country is working on the project of "a safe and dignified return for the Syrian refugees", in cooperation with other countries, without revealing them.

Soylu in a television interview, said that Turkey is planning to build about 250,000 homes in northern Syria for a voluntary return for a million Syrian refugees.

Turkey has prepared 13 projects, including the construction of 250,000 homes in areas occupied by Turkey and the Ottoman Turkish-backed Syrian opposition factions in Sere Kaniye, Tel Abyad, Jarablus and al-Bab, according to Soylu’s statements,

These projects will be funded by international relief organizations, and target Syrian refugees with temporary residency in Turkey.

According to the minister, the Syrian refugee has the right to benefit from these houses for a period of between five and ten years.

In February 2022, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) revealed in a report that Turkey has followed more severe measures against Syrian refugees on its territory.

STJ noted that the Ottoman Turkish authorities have arbitrarily and illegally returned dozens of refugees, despite their possession of official documents issued by the Ottoman Turkish government that allow them to legally reside in Turkey.
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Turkish forces are launching fierce attack on Tel Rifaat region and neighboring villages in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo


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