The liquidation attempt on the commander of the Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... ese Armed Forces General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has raised questions about who was behind it, what its goals were, and to what extent it could impact Sudan's war - especially with US-led peace talks in Geneva around the corner.
If they go ahead, the upcoming negotiations, which will be hosted by both Switzerland ...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell... and Saudi Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat Frational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start... on 14 August, will be the first major effort in months to get the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to sit together.
Since the war erupted in Sudan more than a year and three months ago, bringing the country close to collapse, there have been multiple mediation attempts, the most prominent of which were the Jeddah negotiations which took place early into the war.
However,
some men learn by reading. A few learn by observation. The rest have to pee on the electric fence for themselves... while positive steps were agreed upon at Jeddah, they were not implemented, and the two warring parties have not returned to direct negotiations a second time, despite many attempts by external parties to bring this about.
The RSF accepted the US invitation to the August talks soon after they were proposed, with the army tentatively and conditionally following suit on 30 July %u2013 shortly before the failed attempt ...Curses! Foiled again!... on Burhan's life, after which the army leader said he would not be attending.
The attack took place at a graduation ceremony at the Gebeit army base, about 100 km (62 miles) from the army's de facto capital Port Sudan in Sudan's Red Sea state.
It was carried out by two drones and left five dead, including a colonel, as well as a number of injured according to an army statement, although the corpse count is believed to have risen since then.
Burhan's bodyguards managed to evacuate him unscathed, and he later insisted on completing the graduation ceremony and gave a speech vowing not to lay his weapons down until the country was cleansed of "rebels and mercenaries".
The army chief stressed last Wednesday that "the battle with the enemy is ongoing" and pledged not to surrender or negotiate with them.
He also reiterated that he welcomed peace negotiations provided they involved all segments of the people as well as the armed movements participating in the battle. However he conditioned his participation in talks on mediating actors recognising the Sudanese government's illusory sovereignty over Sudan, and that the RSF implement what was agreed in the Jeddah negotiations by leaving civilians' homes.
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"...US-led peace talks in Geneva around the corner." Foggy Bottom ought to butt-out. As was the case in South Sudan, let this act play out until one of the two sides is exhausted and gives up. Turning to a map, the fact that Burhan is ruling his portion of the state from Port Sudan is a sure indication that the once powerful Arab-dominated central government has lost power. If the half-century war with South Sudan is a guide, this present struggle could go on for years.
Paid teaching of the Koran and Arabic is in demand in Chechnya, and the demand to introduce free education in madrassas was an attempt by the mufitites to gain control over this area, local residents and a Caucasus expert said.
As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, on August 7, at a meeting of directors and teachers of commercial madrassas with the Mufti of Chechnya, Salakh Mezhiyev, it was decided that madrassas would not charge fees to students who could not afford paid tuition.
On August 6, the MRB of Chechnya called on the heads of commercial madrassas to conduct training free of charge and explained this recommendation by numerous complaints. The Muftiate emphasized that it does not demand that madrassas be closed and does not prohibit teaching the Koran, but only asks not to charge for training. There are 413 madrassas operating in Chechnya, of which 131 are commercial and 282 work free of charge.
Representatives of the muftiate and madrassas have agreed that fees "will not be collected on a mandatory basis," a representative of the Chechen DUM told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. "There have been inquiries about why fees are so high in some madrassas, and that sometimes people cannot afford to pay for tuition. Directors and teachers of commercial madrassas have agreed at a meeting with the mufti that they will not charge students "mandatory fees." No one is planning to close these schools," he said.
In different regions of Russia where Muslims live, madrassas are sometimes understood to teach the basic principles of Islam, the basics of the Arabic language and reading the Koran, the chairman of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Asian part of Russia, Mufti Nafigulla Ashirov, told a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot".
These are often courses or, say, Sunday schools at mosques.
"These are often courses or, say, Sunday schools at mosques. This is a crash course, an education for all those who want to learn about Islam. The teaching is done by imams of mosques or even students of Muslim theological institutions. No special expenses are required for this. In most cases, no fee is charged for this training or it is symbolic," he said.
Along with this "lower level" of education, there are secondary specialized educational institutions called madrassas, he explained. "The activity models of these madrassas may differ. There are madrassas that are maintained by charitable organizations or patrons, often not one, but a group of patrons. Such educational institutions also, as a rule, operate at mosques, and mosques help maintain them. Madrassas and mosques exist due to donations from believers themselves. Such madrassas are located in various regions of the Russian Federation, including the Caucasus. In addition, a number of Islamic institutes and universities have been opened in the Caucasus. In most cases, students of secondary and higher Muslim educational institutions are not charged tuition fees," Ashirov said, adding that Sharia law permits charging tuition fees.
The mufti noted that he is not deeply familiar with the Islamic education system in Chechnya, but he has been there and seen a number of educational institutions. "In Chechnya, among other things, there are Koran Hafiz Training Centers, where 500-600 people study. But they exist at the expense of the budget of the DUM CR, which is formed from donations from believers," he said.
They charge from a thousand to four rubles, as a rule. Everyone is satisfied
A resident of Chechnya, Yuni, said that almost "in every village" there are people who teach the Koran and Arabic, and their services are in demand. "People sign up themselves, sign up their children and undergo training. [They] are charged from a thousand to four rubles, as a rule. Everyone is happy. There is training at madrassas, the authorities call them commercial. Now they are proposing to either switch to free training, and the DUM will pay the teachers, or close them.
Apparently, they want to subjugate all the teachers. But the system is paid, it is convenient because it is within walking distance in both villages and cities. It seems that the authorities are not doing anything terrible, but the reasons are still unclear. Take control of training, teachers, have the opportunity to tell the world that everyone is taught for free?... I don't know," Yuni told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Another resident of the Republic of Beslan believes that the name "commercial madrasah" is inaccurate in relation to these institutions. "In essence, these are private courses in teaching Arabic, tajweed (rules of reciting the Koran). Often, other languages are taught in parallel in these schools, including Chechen. Of course, those who maintain such language schools need to cover expenses, and student fees help with this. The fee is up to 3-4 thousand rubles," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
According to him, they are monitored, as are all educational institutions. "Each [institution] has its own methods. But of course, everything is monitored anyway," he said.
Apparently, in Chechnya, the situation is worse with collecting zakat for Islamic education
A Russian Caucasus expert, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the existence of "commercial madrassas" in Chechnya was a revelation to him. "In Dagestan, all madrassas operate free of charge for students, using funds from zakat collection and donations from sponsors. In Dagestan, there are even religious educational institutions with boarding schools.
Students can receive free education, accommodation, and meals. If commercial madrassas exist, then, apparently, the situation in Chechnya with collecting zakat for Islamic education is worse, or not everyone is satisfied with it," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
The Caucasus expert suggested that these madrassas have no relation to the Spiritual Administration, and therefore charge a fee for their existence. "But the very call of the DUM of Chechnya to remove the fee is indicative. In that case, it would be interesting to know who and how will ensure the activities of these madrassas? Will the DUM be able to ensure their existence, or will they have to close? Since they are calling for the abolition of the fee, then there is probably something wrong with the control," he noted.
The educational programs in any madrasah can be controlled, the specialist added. "Because educational activities require a license in any case. This presupposes the presence of control," he said.
More people will leave Sweden than arrive in 2024, a major turnaround for the country, which was once the most enthusiastic adopter of mass migration in Europe, and which experienced all the social unrest that seems to inevitably come with it.
The Swedish government has hailed its new anti-mass migration policies, as migrants colonists start leaving the country in larger numbers, meaning it now has net emigration for the first time in over 50 years. The government’s Migration Minister, Maria Malmer Stenergard, has announced that "Sweden has stopped being an asylum immigration country" on the back of the latest figures.
This change is, in part, due to considerably fewer asylum seekers coming to Sweden this year and more migrants colonists leaving Sweden. In a remarkable development unthinkable only a couple of years ago, a thousand more Iraqis left than arrived in 2023, over a thousand more Somalis left than arrived, and 500 more Syrians left than arrived.
The number of people leaving Sweden has increased by 60 per cent.
According to a Ministry of Justice statement based on Migration Agency data, Sweden will receive the lowest number of asylum seekers in 2024 of any year since 1997. Illustrating just how far these have fallen, there were 85,000 asylum applications in 2016, and just 5,600 so far in 2024, with new applications already running 27 per cent lower this year than in 2023, which itself had represented a record low year.
While these figures are relatively small and only represent baby steps towards the greater goal, which Minister Stenergard discussed, net migration being minus 5,700 in 2024 and being driven by former migrants colonists departing is consequential for the country of just ten million people.
This change is not down to wider European trends, either, which makes Sweden’s achievement even more impressive. The government’s data pack makes clear that overall asylum seekers in the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... remain very high, but "in Sweden, the decline continues from an already historically low level," demonstrating Sweden has succeeded in the new government’s mission to make the country less attractive to mass migration.
Indeed, in 2015, Sweden took 13 per cent of all asylum seekers in the EU. In 2024, it is predicted to take just one percent.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday strongly condemned an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter for displaced Palestinians in Gaza city and said that attack upon a children's school was an open aggression and barbarity which had no precedent in the history.
Israel has crossed all limits in its open aggression, PM Office Media Wing, in a press release, quoted the prime minister as saying.
The premier called upon the international community, including the United Nations, to take practical steps to stop the ongoing Israeli aggression.
He reiterated Pakistan's demand of holding the leadership of Israel and its armed forces accountable for the genocide of Palestinians and war crimes.
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The thing about Muslims - and the reason that religion won't exist a 100 years from now - is that they don't understand discretion.
Iran is set to “harshly punish” Israel for allegedly eliminating Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, a senior commander of the Iranian Islamic Guard (IRGC) warns.
IRGC deputy chief Ali Fadavi declared that Iran preparing to attack Israel following the orders given by regime’s “Supreme Leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Reuters reported Saturday.
In a recent sermon, Khamenei vowed that Israel will face “harsh punishment” for the killing of “our dear guest in our house,” referring to Haniyeh, Hamas chief and key mastermind of the October 7 massacre.
Reuters reported the latest Iranian threat:
Iran is set to carry out an order by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to “harshly punish” Israel over the elimination of , a Revolutionary Guards deputy commander said on Friday, according to Reuters.
“The Supreme Leader’s orders regarding the harsh punishment of Israel and revenge for the blood of martyr Ismail Haniyeh are clear and explicit …and they will be implemented in the best possible way,” said Ali Fadavi, cited by Iranian media.
The IRGC is the military and foreign terrorist arm of the Iranian regime and has been behind repeated cross-border attacks on Israel by Lebanese Hezbollah and Yemen-based Houthis in the wake of October 7 attack. An impending ;arge-scale attack on Israel — as widely expected, will most likely be carried out or directed by the IRGC.
Amid warnings of an imminent attack from Iran and its proxies, the Israeli armed forces are gearing up to fight on multiple fronts.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week warned Iran and its terror proxies that they would pay a ‘heavy price’ for daring to attack Israel. “We are prepared for any scenario – both offensively and defensively,” the Israeli prime minister said. “We will respond and we will exact a heavy price for any act of aggression against us, from whatever quarter.”
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"Just because my husband prefers sheep over me, it's not unIslamic!"
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Wake up people.
We are already fighting another Islamic/Christian type Crusade. But this time 30+% of America and Europe is no longer serious about GOD, or Christianity.
QUESTIONS:
Why is the National Organization for Women (NOW) so quiet on this and Trans violations of women?
Why does LGBTP? support HAMAS and other radical Islamic's groups? Given these groups widely known, common treatment of LGBT_ _ _ persons is usually being dragged into the streets, and beaten to death in Islamic controlled areas?
Or is the reason the master puppeteers steering them in the background? Which have a goal to weaken or bring down the USA and other nations?
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Because who would want to race a Muslim woman? Ick.
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Auto correct put that c where the p should have been.
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No civilized population nor religion would advocate a crime against another, would it? But seems to be as from the article here. I guess, it might be in their genetic make-up, a quirk perhaps in their moral upbringing, or their environment.
The Lebanese government has circulated a detailed proposal to all its diplomatic missions abroad, outlining what it says is a plan aimed at achieving long-term stability in southern Leb ...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... .
This initiative, which includes pledging to deploy more Lebanese army personnel through a new recruitment campaign into the border region, comes amid heightened tensions in the region and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... 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 an 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... , and Hezbollah in south Lebanon.
This proposal marks the first time the Lebanese government has issued an official, detailed document outlining its stance and suggested measures for de-escalation since the conflict began on October 8th.
While sources told al-Araby TV said Hezbollah did not object to the plan official line position remains firm: a ceasefire in southern Lebanon is contingent upon an end to the Israeli war in Gaza.
Following the "Majdal Shams" incident, where Israel carried out its threat by assassinating Hezbollah leader Fouad Shukr in Beirut's southern suburbs, and the subsequent liquidation of Hamas political 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 continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank... , concerns have grown over the potential expansion of the conflict to Lebanon. In response, the Lebanese government reactivated its emergency plan, initially devised when the conflict along the Lebanese-Israeli border began.
The Lebanese government stated that "the recent Israeli Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... targeting a residential building in Beirut's southern suburbs exemplifies Israel's continued aggressive pattern towards Lebanon. This attack not only represents a significant escalation in an already unstable situation but also constitutes a blatant violation of international law, which prohibits targeting densely populated civilian areas with indiscriminate attacks." The government further noted that "this attack, occurring against the backdrop of the horrific massacre in Gaza, has increased the risk of the conflict expanding into a broader war that could engulf Lebanon and the region."
Despite the escalating situation, the Lebanese government emphasized its belief that a full-scale war can still be avoided and reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the safety and security of its citizens. The government also reiterated its right to self-defense under international law.
At the same time, the government stressed that "de-escalation is the most appropriate path to avoid a destructive cycle of violence, which will be increasingly difficult to contain. However,
there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly... Lebanon cannot act alone; the international community must play a decisive and immediate role in calming tensions and curbing Israel's ongoing aggression against Lebanon."
Earlier today, caretaker Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib commented on the U.S.-Egyptian-Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi... i initiative for a Gaza ceasefire and regional de-escalation, noting that "the Lebanese government believes that there is no room for further delay, and urges all concerned parties to expedite the release of hostages, start the ceasefire, and implement the agreement without hesitation."
Bou Habib also announced the Lebanese government's intention to support and present a new proposal to complete the implementation of the remaining provisions in a manner that satisfies all concerned parties.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat Frational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
More people will leave Sweden than arrive in 2024, a major turnaround for the country, which was once the most enthusiastic adopter of mass migration in Europe, and which experienced all the social unrest that seems to inevitably come with it.
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
Iran is set to “harshly punish” Israel for allegedly eliminating Hamas leader 
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
