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Good Morning

Turkey strikes US base in Rojava
Tuesday November 22nd, 2022

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Extraordinary moment Russian medics remove live and unexploded mortar shell lodged in a soldier's BACK while he is still conscious
VDH - The Strange Morality of the Bay-Area Billionaire Left

Posted by: Fred || 11/22/2022 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Afghanistan
Daily Evacuation Brief November 22, 2022
[AfghanDigest] LAST 24 HOURS
  • 2 DEAD IN AN EXPLOSION REPORTED IN POLICE DISTRICT 4 – A blast was reported yesterday evening (approximately 2050 hrs local) in the Parwan 3 neighborhood of Kabul. Taliban police responded to the scene but no information was provided about what may have caused it. A police spokesman said 2 people had been killed when a Corolla-type vehicle blew up. The identities of those killed were not released and no further information was available.

  • LARGE EXPLOSION REPORTED IN TAKHAR – Local eyewitnesses reported a massive explosion had been observed in the capital city of Taloqan. No information about where the blast occurred and whether it was planned or accidental has yet been released. No further information was available.

  • CASUALTIES REPORTED FROM MOST RECENT AFGHAN/PAKI BORDER CLASH – Previous reporting indicated a clash had taken place along the Durand Line. Pakistan has now reported 7 people were wounded in Kurram District as a result of gunfire. Among those wounded, 3 were reportedly members of the Pakistani Army, 2 were non-combatant adults, 2 were children, and livestock had been killed. An official statement from the Government of Pakistan claimed that civilian residential areas had been targeted by the Taliban and alluded to reports of ‘shelling’ which may indicate mortars or artillery may have been used in addition to small arms. Talks between local leaders from both sides of the border were underway. Pakistan reported the impetus for the fighting was an illegal incursion into Pakistan by Afghans and the Taliban who claimed to be building a road. As of this morning, the Taliban had moved the heavy machinery used to construct the road back to the same location which saw the commencement of hostilities. While the border crossing at Spin Boldak-Chaman was reopened, the border area along the Durand Line may see further violence.

  • TALIBAN CAPTURE 12 NRF MEMBERS IN KAPISA – The Ministry of the Interior released a statement that it had captured 12 members of the Resistance Front, including 3 key leaders on Sunday. In addition, they released video footage of confessions and the men looked to have sustained several visible injuries. Local residents told a news outlet that 10 of those captured had nothing to do with the NRF and they were not affiliated with any group. At this point, it is not clear who the Taliban arrested. The detentions come after earlier arrests in the Province netted an additional 11 people who were charged with assisting the NRF. The NRF has not yet confirmed the reports.

  • SPIN BOLDAK-CHAMAN BORDER CROSSING REOPENS – As promised, the border crossing reopened to all traffic on Monday. Several photos alleged to depict the Taliban handing over a man to Pakistani authorities were circulated on social media late on Sunday night. Additional security forces have been observed on both sides of the border but traffic was passing through normally on Monday.

  • RUMORS OF A TTP BREAK WITH AFGHANISTAN’S TALIBAN – Multiple sources have claimed that trouble is brewing between the TTP and Kabul. Some in the TTP are inclined to believe that Kabul is assisting Pakistan to disrupt the TTP and believe the mysterious killings of 2 TTP leaders in Afghanistan are evidence of collusion. While the rumors have not been confirmed, there was ample evidence the TTP were dissatisfied with negotiations between Kabul and Islamabad earlier in the year and felt their concerns had not been addressed. A schism between the two could complicate Afghan/Pakistan relations and cause chaos along the border.


NEXT 24 HOURS
  • SECURITY OPERATIONS LIKELY IN KABUL AND TAKHAR – While the causes of the two blasts reported yesterday are unclear, rumors that ISIS-K had been planning retaliatory strikes against the Taliban have been circulating since the ‘clearing operations’ in Kabul and Herat earlier this month resulted in the deaths and arrests of several ISIS-K militants. It is possible the Taliban may conduct additional clearing operations in both locations and at-risk Afghans should expect heightened security checkpoint protocols in the meantime.

  • THE SWISS-BASED GROUP IN CHARGE OF MANAGING AFGHANISTAN’S FROZEN ASSETS MEETS FOR FIRST TIME IN GENEVA – An announcement about how the first tranche of Afghanistan’s frozen funds will be used is expected in the next twenty-four hours. Insiders say the initial funds are likely to be used to stabilize the national currency. Whatever the announcement entails, it will likely draw criticism from China, Russia, and other Central Asian actors who have consistently labeled the economic tactic as illegal.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/22/2022 01:12 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Taliban/IEA


Recent Clashes Along Durand Line Resulted in Casualties
[TOLONEWS] One Islamic Emirate forces member and one civilian were killed and 14 civilians were maimed in festivities that occurred along the Durand Line in the Dand-e-Patan district of southeastern Paktia province, a source within the Ministry of Defense told TOLOnews.

The videos received by TOLOnews show the deputy defense minister, Mullah Mohammad Fazal Akhund, arriving in Dand-e-Patan to assess the situation.

The source said that the deputy minister appointed a delegtion comprised of tribal elders to negotiate with the Pak side—and that the festivities ended after talks with the Pak side.

The source said that there have been casualties on the Pakistain side.

Dawn, a Pak newspaper, said that seven people, including two children, were maimed by shelling from Afghanistan.

The officials of the Islamic Emirate have yet to comment on the matter, but the Pak media, citing Pakistain officials, said that the festivities had ended after talks with the Islamic Emirate.
Posted by: Fred || 11/22/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Taliban/IEA


Blast in Kabul Leaves Two Dead
[TOLONEWS] Kabul security department spokesman Khalid Zadran said that the blast targeted a car in PD4 of Kabul, in which two passengers were killed.

A blast occurring on Monday evening in the Parwan-e-Si area of Kabul left two people dead, a security spokesman said.

Kabul security department spokesman Khalid Zadran said that the blast targeted a car in PD4 of Kabul, in which two passengers were killed.

He said the security forces arrived at the scene and an investigation is underway to identify the two killed passengers of the vehicle.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the blast.
Posted by: Fred || 11/22/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Africa Horn
Somali army kills militants during anti-al-Shabab offensive in Bakool
[ShabelleMedia] Somali military said 2 al-Shabaab
...... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all of which have enough problems without them...
members were killed and several injured in a fresh offensive in the Bakol region, in the latest attempt to flush out the group.

The festivities broke out in Dhursheen Shabeelle village, which lies about 35 kilometers away from Hudur, the regional capital of Bakol after the army attacked an al-Shabaab base.

Omar Abdirahman, the deputy commissioner of Elberde town has identified the slain faceless myrmidons as Ahmed Mooragaabey and Ali Garweyne, who were in charge of the Zakat.

The deputy DC said the military operation will go on until they assure that the region is fully liberated from al-Shabaab, a Death Eater group linked with al-Qaeda.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/22/2022 00:54 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)


Al-Shabaab raids KDF and ENDF bases in Somalia
[Garowe] al-Shabaab
...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
murderous Moslems over the weekend allegedly raided two strategic Forward Operating Bases [FOBs] manned by the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS] troops, the group's media has claimed, in what comes amid a heightened crackdown against the holy warriors.

The Somali National Army [SNA] has been at loggerheads with the murderous Moslems and the invaluable support from ATMIS, the US Africa Command, and local militia has significantly increased the stakes, helping the national army to liberate strategic towns across the Horn of Africa nation.

According to reports, the murderous Moslems attacked a Kenya Defense Forces [KDF] camp in Hosingow within Lower Jubba. The Forward Operating Base is under the Sector II of ATMIS whose main headquarters are in Dhobley town, Southwestern part of the country.

The second raid, the murderous Moslems claimed, targeted the Æthiopian National Defense Forces [ENDF] within Waajid town in Southwest, a state which is prone to al-Shabaab attacks. In either case, the al-Shabaab did not give the number of casualties but maintained that sections of the bases were destroyed.

Garowe Online could not independently verify the claims but on previous occasions, the murderous Moslems have attempted to carry out attacks on military bases when they are under siege. Efforts to get comments from the KDF were futile given their structured communication strategies on matters regarding war.

While KDF has often confirmed attacks on their respective bases in Somalia, their ENDF counterparts are a bit secretive and rarely share information with regard to their operations including updating the public on gains made in the al-Shabaab war. They are mainly in Sectors II and VI.

KDF suffered setbacks in 2016 when the murderous Moslems raided El-Adde Forward Operating Base, killing over 200 soldiers, and in the following year [2017], the team lost 73 soldiers at Kulbiyow. However,
corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds...
the team has managed to make significant gains, including liberating 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....
, the regional administrative capital of Jubaland.

The group also reported similar attacks in Aymiska area, outside Mogadishu; and detonating a roadside IED on a military convoy between Baidoa and Daynunay, SW, injuring two people. Across the country, it has suffered major losses including losing grip of various towns and villages where they have been collecting revenue.

For instance, on Monday, the Somali ah killed Ahmed Morogabey and Ali Garweyne in an operation conducted at Dhurshen Shabelle under Elbarde town of Bakool region.

During the operation, the army destroyed the outpost where snuffies extort money from people which they use to run their clandestine activities.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/22/2022 00:52 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)


Africa Subsaharan
Gunmen Abduct Cleric, Son In Kwara, Demand N100Million Ransom
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

A holy man, Sofiu Amolegbe, and his son have been kidnapped by button men in the Oko-Olowo area of Ilorin, Kwara State.

The incident occurred on Saturday.

This was confirmed by the front man for the state police command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi who added that two suspects have already been arrested in connection with the abduction.

Okasanmi added that the police were working to rescue the victims.

"Police are already investigating the matter. Efforts are also at an advanced stage to rescue the victims.

"Meanwhile,
...back at the shootout, Butch clutched at his other shoulder......
two suspects have already been arrested," he said.

SaharaReporters gathered that the button men entered the young holy man's home after removing the burglar-proof window. The assailants thereafter kidnapped three victims.

One of them attempted to flee but was shot and hacked with a machete by the assailants.

According to the holy man's father, the kidnappers abandoned the third victim, leaving him for dead.

The injured victim is receiving treatment in a hospital.

He stated that the kidnappers had already contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N100 million for the two others they had kidnapped.

"The kidnappers have contacted us and they are asking for N100 million ransom. We have begged them to accept N10 million, which we do not even have.

"I am appealing to the state government and men of goodwill to assist us in getting my son and grandson out of the den of the kidnappers," the father said.

Similarly, in a video seen by SaharaReporters, the operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) narrated how they rescued some kidnapped victims in Ilorin on Saturday night.

"On the 19th of November 2022, at about 20 minutes after 9, we were able, with the information, to assist our madam from kidnappers who kidnapped her with two other victims, an aged woman with her young boy that was kidnapped with Keke NAPEP.

"They boarded Keke NAPEP at Oja-Oba in Ilorin yesterday (Saturday) around with the aim of going to Lanre Gada. But instead of going to Lanre Gada, a gun was pointed at them in the vehicle and they were told to keep quiet. They were taken to the bush where they were tortured," one of the officers narrated in the video.

The security operative added that they tracked the kidnappers to a bush and were able to rescue the victims and recover a cycle of violence.

An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) identified as Abdulmumini Yusuf was also kidnapped by unknown button men in Ogidi community of Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State in October.
Posted by: Fred || 11/22/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Banditti


Terrorists Raid Zamfara State Communities, Kidnap Over 100 Residents
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/22/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


ISWAP Terrorists Clash With Boko Haram Rivals, Kill Many, Seize Weapons
[TWITTER]

In what appeared to be a continuation of their sustained inter-rivalry clash, the fighters of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
of West African Province (ISWAP) has attacked a convoy of Boko Haram
...Nigeerian Islamist group, formerly paying homage to al-Qaeda, then, when the money ran out, to the Islamic State, and headed by nutcase Abu Bakr Shekau. Once he exploded in a gunfight with ISWAP, many in the group surrendered to the govt and others went with their new overlords. The remainder are a shell of their former selves, stmbling glassy-eyed and lonely through the Sambisa Forest and the soothing waters of Lake Chad, asking themselves What is truth?, or maybe just I wonder what's for dinner? I hope it's not rhinocerous again! ...
, during which many of them were killed.

A counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a series of tweets on Monday.

The rival groups have been attacking communities in the Northeast region since both camps fell apart over leadership issues.

The groups have also since been having festivities, and Abubakar Shekau
...the lunatic leader of Boko Haram who has been reported dead at least eleven times, pledged his body and soul to ISIS, told his fighters to hang it up once or twice, and been fired by the Caliph and refused to step down. Last seen in 2017, sneaking into Cameroon while wearing a burka...
, leader of Boko Haram, was reportedly killed during one of such festivities in 2021.

According to Makama, the recent inter-rivalry clash occurred in Chillaria axis of Sambisa Forest.

He said ISWAP faceless myrmidons during the weekend ambushed a moving convoy of the Boko Haram elements which triggered a heavy shootout at about 4:30 pm and lasted almost 40 minutes.

"The ISWAP who had taken strategic positions totally routed Boko Haram fighters and killing unspecified numbers of them," the counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad said.

He added that one Hilux truck, several cycle of violences and weapons were seized by the ISWAP group from Boko Haram.
Posted by: Fred || 11/22/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [14 views] Top|| File under: ISWAP

#1 
"Give that here, you womanizing faggot! [slap!] You're not worthy of this!"
Posted by: Dron66046 || 11/22/2022 11:15 Comments || Top||

#2  I take it this is a red on red type situation.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 11/22/2022 12:08 Comments || Top||

#3  ISWAP (Islamic State in West Africa Province) is a group that splintered off from Boko Haram some time between 2010 and 2016 or so.

A key difference is geographical with ISWAP controlling territory north of where Boko H controls territory.

There are also some idiological differences. For example, ISWAP uses women and youngsters as suicide bombers which Boko H opposes.
Posted by: Lord Garth || 11/22/2022 13:56 Comments || Top||

#4 
Posted by: Sluse Grealet9429 || 11/22/2022 18:13 Comments || Top||

#5  I would call it black on black, and suggest both sides try harder.
Posted by: Unavigum Angath7515 || 11/22/2022 19:24 Comments || Top||


Armed Herdsmen Sack Enugu State Community Again, Kill 10 Residents, Burn Several Houses
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

No fewer than 10 persons were reportedly killed in Agu-Amede community in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State by suspected 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...
herdsmen on Monday.

SaharaReporters gathered that the invading herders also maimed many, sacked villages, and burnt houses.

It had been reported that armed Fulani herdsmen sacked over 14 local villages in Agu-Amede and Mgbuji communities since the second quarter of 2021.

It was also reported that so many people had been killed with properties worth millions of naira destroyed.

Also, many people including children had been kidnapped by the same armed herdsmen who use Benue State as a launching base.

The latest attack, SaharaReporters gathered started on Saturday, when the armed Fulani herdsmen invaded Agu-Amede community and killed two persons and returned on Monday (today) and killed another eight people who were returning from their farms, and in their houses.

In videos of the attack, seen by SaharaReporters on Monday evening, many of the dear departed had their throats slit with multiple machete cuts in their heads.

Women, this time around were not left out in the vicious onslaught, as two daughters of a church holy man in the community were killed.

A community leader, Augustine Odoh, who spoke to SaharaReporters confirmed the attack, adding that it happened on Monday around 1pm.

Odo said that all the members of their community living outside the community had been summoned home, adding that by Tuesday, the community would convey the corpses of the dear departed to the Enugu State Government House to meet Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, since his government had practically abandoned them.

According to Odo, "They (Fulani militias) invaded first on Saturday, killed two people. Today, they invaded the community again and killed eight people including our women and kiddies. So many other people about, 25 of them were equally maimed. They're in the hospital; we don't know how many people are going to survive."

Odo stated that residents were now deserting their houses over the renewed attacks.

Lamenting the incessant attack by Fulani herdsmen, Odo claimed that in all the attacks, no government security came to their aid.

"Our people cannot confront them with bare hands. They come in their numbers with AK-47 rifles and other dangerous weapons, shooting and destroying houses for hours unchallenged.

"The government will only deploy soldiers in communities in other South-East states to hound and kill members of pro-Biafra groups especially the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) but same soldiers cannot be deployed to our communities to stop herdsmen and Islamic terrorists’ attacks.

"That is the hypocrisy in this government. In my community now people see soldiers and other security agents as sympathisers and collaborators of the Islamic gunnies masquerading as herdsmen who are trying to conquer our lands."

SaharaReporters' efforts to get reaction of the Enugu State Police Command were not successful as the front man, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, did not take his calls.
Posted by: Fred || 11/22/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)


Arabia
Rebels in Yemen attempted to attack the oil port of Al-Dabba
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] In Yemen's Hadhramawt province, rebels attempted to attack the Al-Dabba oil port.

Yemeni rebels from the Ansar Allah group (Houthis) tried to attack an oil port in the province of Hadhramaut in eastern Yemen, according to the website of the country's defense ministry.

Unmanned aerial vehicles were used for the attack, which were intercepted and shot down by air defense systems. The Defense Ministry also accused Iran of providing aid to the Houthis.

One of the downed drones hit the oil loading platform of the port, as a result of which material damage was caused. Ansar Allah spokesman Yahya al-Saria clarified in his microblog that the target of the attack was an oil tanker that was leaving the port after the incident.

As REGNUM reported , on November 17, the Yemeni Houthis tested a new anti-ship missile. On November 18, Yemeni Defense Ministry spokesman Abdu Majali accused the rebels of using the ceasefire to develop weapons.

Posted by: badanov || 11/22/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [10 views] Top|| File under: Houthis


Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Eight residents of the Stavropol were convicted in the case of extremism
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] A court in Kislovodsk today recognized eight residents of the Stavropol Territory as members of the extremist organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra* banned in Russia. Each of the defendants received 2.5 years in prison, the FSB said.

The "Caucasian Knot" wrote that in July investigators reported on the completion of an investigation into eight residents of the North Caucasus accused of extremist activities. The names of these people coincide with the names of those who were informed about the court verdict today by the FSB.

The organization "At-Takfir wal-Hijra" ("Accusation of disbelief and hijra")
...also in our archives spelt Al-Takfeer wal Hijra, the mocking name given to Jama'at al-Muslimin, a takfiri spinoff of the Muslim Brotherhood that’s been around since 1971. It’s the original home of Ayman Al-Zawahiri and his Al Qaeda buddies...
appeared in Egypt and spread in the North Caucasus in 1997-1998. Supporters of the organization belong to the Salafi trend in Islam, explains in the material of the "Caucasian Knot" " Kabardino-Balkaria: On the way to disaster. Prerequisites for the armed uprising in Nalchik on October 13-14, 2005."

Today, a court in Kislovodsk sentenced eight men recognized as members of the extremist organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra to 2.5 years in prison in a general regime colony.

Imanali Khadzhiev, Issa Bogatyrev, Komil Kholbaev, Amil Gaziev, Murat Apsov, Dmitry Ledenev, Alexander Bazhenov and Abumuslim Fatullayev "on behalf of the emissaries of an organization banned in the Russian Federation" conducted propaganda in the region in order to persuade them to join its ranks," said with reference to the department FSB in Stavropol "Interfax".

Investigators found that meetings were held in the region, where "the foundations of extremist ideology were studied, its superiority over other religions was promoted." The case was investigated under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of Russia (participation in the activities of an extremist organization).

The defense of the convicts has not yet commented on the conclusions of the investigation and the court.
Posted by: badanov || 11/22/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [12 views] Top|| File under:

#1  In 1971 Anwar Sadat, Nasser's successor, released jailed Muslim Brothers expecting to deploy them to crush opposition within the government, especially the strong Communist faction. The release of hardened Islamists resulted in the emergence of radical extremist organizations. They included the Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya with its spiritual leader Shaykh Abd al-Rahman (issued a fatwa in 1979 declaring President Anwar Sadat an infidel), and Al-Takfir wa al-Hijra led by Shukri Mustafa.
Posted by: Slavising Unineting5672 || 11/22/2022 8:23 Comments || Top||


Iraq
Turkmen figure warns of a ''terrorist plot'' to ignite ''ethnic conflict'' in Kirkuk
[SHAFAQ] A leading Turkmen figure, Mohammad Mahdi al-Bayati, on Monday warned of a "terrorist plot" to initiate a conflict between the ethnicities of Kirkuk.

"The recent security breach in Kirkuk took place in an area that has not witnessed a single terrorist activity in the past few years," al-Bayati told Shafaq News Agency, "it might herald a terrorist plot that aims to igniting ethnic conflicts inside the disputed territories and hampering the ties between the federal and regional governments."

"Lax security has allowed the forces of Evil to carry out hit-and-run attacks against the security forces," he added.

Al-Bayati called for ramping up security in the areas suspected of sheltering terrorist groups and plugging in the security gaps to protect the security forces and civilians.
Posted by: Fred || 11/22/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State

#1  ...Line forms to the left, pal.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski || 11/22/2022 7:08 Comments || Top||

#2  Turkmen claim to be the third largest ethnic group in Iraq, residing almost exclusively in the north, in an arc from Tal Afar, west of Mosul, through Mosul, Erbil, Altun Kopru, Kirkuk, Tuz Khurmatu, Kifri and Khaniqin. Before the American-led occupation of 2003, there were between 600,000 and 2 million Turkmen, the first being a conservative estimate of outside observers and the latter a Turkmen claim. There is no good population figure at present.
Posted by: Slavising Unineting5672 || 11/22/2022 8:31 Comments || Top||

#3  ^ Count the luxurious mustaches and divide by two
Posted by: Frank G || 11/22/2022 9:45 Comments || Top||

#4  ^ Or, if you're Turkmen, multiply?
Posted by: Glereck Unert4391 || 11/22/2022 16:41 Comments || Top||


Iraqi army destroys 4 ISIS hideouts following Kirkuk attack
[Iraq News] The Iraqi security announced on Monday that the Iraqi Air Force succeeded to destroy four hideouts of ISIS Death Eaters in the northern governorate of Kirkuk,
... a thick stew of Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, and probably Antarcticans, all of them mutually hostile most of the time...
two days after ISIS carried out an attack against the army, according to a statement issued by the Iraqi Security Media Cell (ISMC).

The ISMC mentioned in its statement that the security operation was carried out according to accurate intelligence information provided by the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency (FIIA) of the Ministry of Interior, in coordination with a force from the Joint Operations Command.

Based on the available information, the Iraqi Air Force targeted four hideouts of ISIS Death Eaters in Wadi Zghitoun in Kirkuk, according to the statement.

The ISMC clarified that the efforts of the FIIA and the Joint Operation Command had positive results in pursuing remnants of ISIS Death Eaters and destroying sites where they hide.

Last Saturday, four Iraqi soldiers were killed in an attack carried out by ISIS Death Eaters in Kirkuk governorate. Following the attack, Kirkuk operations commander, Lieutenant General Ali al-Freiji, issued an order relieving an army intelligence officer of his duties in the governorate.

The Iraqi security forces are fighting battles in some of the governorates, including Nineveh, Kirkuk, Diyala, Salah al-Din, Anbar, and the suburbs of Baghdad, to eliminate the remaining Death Eaters of ISIS group.
Posted by: Fred || 11/22/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israel's Mossad tipped off MI5 about Iran terror threats
[JP] The Mossad was the agency which tipped off the United Kingdom's MI5 homeland security agency about Iranian terror threats to British citizens in recent weeks, especially journalists, Channel 11 reported on Monday night.

Last week, the director-general of the MI5 security service, Ken McCallum, said that Iran has tried to kidnap or kill at least 10 UK-based individuals since January.

The leaked taking of credit for thwarting terror incidents aimed at allies is part of an increasing trend in recent years in which Israel and the Mossad have gotten more public about their assistance to both close allies like England and Australia, as well as with countries with complex relations with Israel, like Turkey.

Posted by: Besoeker || 11/22/2022 01:28 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  The leaked taking of credit for thwarting terror incidents aimed at allies is part of an increasing trend

In this age, if you don't blow your trumpet, no one else will. MI5 probably averted hundreds of snafus thanks to mossad over the years and brit home babus happily got patted on the head by the queen over it.
Posted by: Dron66046 || 11/22/2022 10:42 Comments || Top||

#2  It makes it harder to openly avow hate for Israel when you’re indebted to them for averting disaster, even if it does put sources and methods at risk
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/22/2022 15:22 Comments || Top||

#3  Akk well and good until MI5 walks back the cat for their muzzist clients.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 11/22/2022 16:11 Comments || Top||

#4  Prob read it in the Daily Mail.
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/22/2022 18:59 Comments || Top||


Palestinian killed in clash with IDF; troops nab suspect in planning attacks
[IsraelTimes] Military says Ratib al-Bali was ’advancing significant terror attacks’; troops come under fire during raid in Burqin; eight arrested in overnight operations across West Bank

Israeli troops clashed with Paleostinian button men near the West Bank city of Jenin on Monday morning, as they went in to arrest a wanted man accused of planning "significant" terror attacks, the military said.

One Paleostinian man was killed and four others were hurt amid the festivities, the Paleostinian Authority Health Ministry said.

The Israel Defense Forces said the suspect, Ratib al-Bali, previously tossed in the clink
... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not...
for terror offenses, was involved in numerous shootings in recent weeks, and was "advancing significant terror attacks."

Troops had surrounded al-Bali’s home in the village of Burqin, near Jenin, as festivities broke out. A local wing of the Paleostinian Islamic Jihad
...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah...
said its members shot up troops as they operated in the city and near al-Bali’s home.

According to the IDF and footage of the incident, al-Bali surrendered to troops at his home and was arrested.

The IDF said button men opened fire and hurled bombs at troops, who responded with gunfire. The army added that "hits were identified."

Paleostinian media identified the killed man as Mahmoud Saadi. The ministry said four others were moderately or lightly maimed in the festivities.

In footage published by Paleostinian media outlets, gunfire can be heard in the Jenin area.

A small explosion, reportedly an improvised bomb used against Israeli troops, was also seen in one clip.

No Israeli soldiers were hurt in the festivities, the IDF said.

Separately on Monday morning, police said officers arrested two Israelis suspected of assaulting troops and initiating festivities with Paleostinians in the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday. The festivities came as thousands of Jewish Israelis spent the weekend in the city for an annual pilgrimage tradition.

A female soldier was beaten and lightly hurt by an Israeli man, who the Haaretz daily reported was himself a soldier, and two Paleostinians were hurt by stones thrown by Israelis.

Police said the two detainees were suspected of "involvement in assault incidents" in Hebron, without specifying. Six men arrested on Saturday after being suspected of participating in the violence were released on Sunday, Channel 12 news reported.
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IDF investigating suspected botched car bombing near West Bank military post
[IsraelTimes] Paleostinian vehicle bursts into flames several hundred meters from watchtower near settlement of Mevo Dotan; gas cylinders found in charred vehicle

A Paleostinian car went kaboom! near a military post in the northern West Bank on Sunday night in what security forces are investigating as a suspected bombing attempt.

Paleostinian media reported late Sunday that a car went kaboom! at Kufeirat junction, several hundred meters from an Israel Defense Forces pillbox-style watchtower near the settlement of Mevo Dotan.

Videos from the scene showed the burning car exploding. The blaze was extinguished by Paleostinians.

Later, troops found three gas cylinders in and next to the vehicle, as well as wires possibly intended to have been used to remotely set off the earth-shattering kaboom, the Kan public broadcaster reported.

A flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Paleostine terror group was also found in the area, according to the IDF’s initial probe of the incident, cited by Kan.

In arrests raids early Tuesday, troops arrested nine wanted Paleostinians and killed a suspected gunman during a clash near Jenin.
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Israeli forces foil gun-smuggling from Jordan, seize dozens of weapons
[IsraelTimes] Israeli security forces foiled an attempt to smuggle 73 firearms and weapon parts from Jordan into the West Bank this morning, officials say.

According to the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Police, soldiers monitoring surveillance cameras spotted two suspects near the border, close to the Paleostinian village of al-Auja.

Troops and officers dispatched to the scene arrested one of the men, and seized the weapons in his possession.

The suspect, a Paleostinian from the southern West Bank town of Yata, was found to be carrying 21 handguns, two M-16 assault rifles, and some 50 M-16 weapon parts — bolt carriers and upper receivers.

Police said officers took the suspect for further questioning.

Incidents of weapon smuggling on the border with Jordan are frequent.
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Olde Tyme Religion
Forcible conversion: 19 year old Nidhi pushed to death by Mohammad Sufiyan in UP
Failed love jihad still removed a womb and all its descendants from the non-Moslem side. Islam plays a long game against Darwin.
[OneIndia] A 19-year old girl Nidhi Gupta was reportedly pushed to death from the fourth floor of an apartment by her boyfriend Mohammad Sufiyan. The incident was reported from the Sector H Basant Kunj, Dubagga cop shoppe area.

According to reports the girl was training to become a beautician and she was in a relationship with Sufiyan. On Tuesday, Nidhi and her family had gone to Sufiyan's house to confront him on the pressure he was putting on Nidhi to convert to Islam and marry him.

Following a heated argument, Nidhi went to the rooftop and she was followed by Sufiyan. Soon, she was pushed to the ground. The family has alleged that Nidhi was pushed to death as she refused to convert to Islam.

The report said that Nidhi was rushed to King George Medical University (KGMU) trauma centre where she was declared brought dead.

The complaint by the girl's mother accuses Sufiyan who lives in the same locality of harassing and forcing Nidhi to marry him under Islamic rituals. A Zee News report says that Sufiyan is said to have a video of Nidhi and was forcing her to marry him. He was persistent that she converts to Islam and then marry him.

On Tuesday both the families were talking with each other during which an altercation took place between Nidhi and Sufiyan. Following this he pushed her from the roof-top the mother of the dear departed told the police.

Additional DCP West Zone Chiranjeevi Nath said that the body of the victim has been sent for postmortem and an FIR has been filed against Sufiyan under the appropriate sections for murder and forced conversions.

Sufiyan, the police say is on the run after the incident along with his family members. Further investigation is on and the house of the accused has been sealed, the police also said.
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#1  Well, Romeo and Juliet it was not.

'Is it too late to yell Allah hooooo?'

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran arrests two top actors who removed headcarves
[Iraq News] 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 Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
has arrested two prominent actors who expressed solidarity with the protest movement and removed their headscarves in public in an apparent act of defiance against the regime, state media reported Sunday.

Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi were both detained after being summoned by prosecutors in a probe into their "provocative" social media posts and media activity, the state-run IRNA news agency said.

Iran’s holy manal leadership has been shaken by more than two months of women-led demonstrations sparked by the death in jug of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman of Kurdish origin who had been arrested by the morality police in Tehran.

Authorities in the Islamic republic describe the protests as "riots" and accuse the country’s Western foes of fomenting them.

Ghaziani, a vocal critic of the crackdown on protesters, was arrested for inciting and supporting the "riots" and for communicating with opposition media, IRNA said.

The 52-year-old film star had already indicated she had been summoned by the judiciary, and then published a video on Instagram of herself removing the obligatory hijab.

"Maybe this will be my last post," she wrote late Saturday.

"From this moment on, whatever happens to me, know that as always, I am with the Iranian people until my last breath."

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Turkish Armed Forces fired on positions of Kurds in Syria after Kurdish rockets kill 3
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] Turkish artillery shelled Kurdish positions in the Syrian province of Hasakah

The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces were attacked by the Turkish military on November 21, Firat reports.

It is specified that the positions of the Kurds were shelled by the Turks from artillery in the Syrian province of Hasakah. The Turks fired dozens of shells at the village of Merit in the border sector of Amuda.

Earlier , REGNUM reported about the attack of the Kurds on the Turkish region bordering Syria. One of the rockets fired by the Kurds hit the school building.

3 killed as Syrian Kurdish militants fire rockets at Turkish border town

[IsraelTimes] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
says child and teacher among dead after high school, house and border gate struck; rights group says Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces responsible for attack


Suspected Kurdish bandidos holy warriors in Syria fired rockets across the border into Turkey on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding 10 others, officials said. The attack followed deadly Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s by Turkey on suspected bad boy targets in Syria and Iraq.

The rockets struck a high school and two houses in the town of Karkamis, in Gaziantep province, as well as a truck near a Ottoman Turkish-Syria border gate, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the dead include a teacher and a child. One of the rockets landed on the grounds of a high school but there were no fatalities there.

A soldier and seven coppers were maimed overnight in separate shelling by suspected Kurdish bandidos holy warriors that targeted a border area in nearby Kilis, Soylu said.

Turkey would respond to the attacks "in the strongest way possible," the minister said.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces opened fire toward Karkamis from its positions near the Syrian border town of Kobani, according to Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britannia-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor. He added that Ottoman Turkish troops retaliated by firing toward SDF positions on the Syrian side of the border but there was no word on casualties yet.

While Kurdish-led forces in Syria have not commented nor grabbed credit for the attacks, the Syrian Democratic Forces in a statement Monday vowed to respond to Ottoman Turkish airstrikes "effectively and efficiently at the right time and place."

The rocket attacks came days after Turkey launched deadly airstrikes over northern regions of Syria and Iraq, targeting Kurdish groups that Ankara holds responsible for a Nov. 13 kaboom in Istanbul. The bomb rocked a bustling avenue in the heart of Istanbul on Nov. 13, killing six people and wounding over 80 others.
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