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Filthy canopies and mussed my hair: The Funny Trump is back
[AMERICANTHINKER] Definitely read the AT article. It got me thinkin'...

There I wuz, looking over the list of Publican presidential hopefuls. There were seventeen of them. Jeb! was one of them. Lindsey Graham was one. Carly Fiorina was one. Whatsisname, the governor of Ohio, who used to be a Publican, was one. Successful governors like Scott Walker and Rick Perry were there. There was a brain surgeon, fergoodnessake. They couldn't fit them all at one table. They had to argue in shifts.

Trump, we were informed, had no chance, zip. He was a clown, way out of his league. He was doing it all for publicity. He mercilessly ripped his opponents apart or scared them off, one by one.

He won.

Then he went up against the Clinton machine, which was the political equivalent of going up against Guderian's divisions. Hollywood came out in a grease-painted and condescending crowd against him. His name was redone as Literally D.T. Hitler. He was racist, sexist, misogynist, he didn't wash behind his ears, he had little hands, wore a wig, he was orange, and his feet stank.

Hillarity had a monotone speaking style, that would end in kind of a querulous yell on the last three words (listen to one of her speeches if you don't believe me). Literally D.T. has a sense of humor. He was gonna Make America Great Again.

He told jokes. He made wisecracks. He needled his opponent to keep her off balance (look at the pictures of her falling, fainting, or staggering!) He told his audiences they were great, wonderful, unbelievable. We (not he) were gonna do great things together. Hillarity described his audience as Deplorables, which title they adopted, to The Donald's glee. The Dems sent goon squads to his rallies, trying to start riots. The press dismissed Trump and his Deplorables as nothing but uneducated (gasp!) White People®. He walked all over Hillarity in each debate. He ended one of them by promising to see her behind bars.

Yep. He won.

He was inaugurated. Within minutes (it may actually have been before the inauguration, I'm not sure) there were calls for his impeachment. He fixed the Obama economy, seemingly within twenty four hours. Dems howled at the moon and sicced Antifa on an unsympathetic nation. He signed executive orders repealing B.O.'s executive orders. He upended fixtures like NAFTA and the TTP. The Dems pushed for an Independent Counsel because there was no way he could have won without Russian collusion to hack the voting machines and to publicize the shady dealings of the Hillarity campaign, the DNC, the Clinton Foundation, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and the whole damned crowd. Some dumbass (I think it was in the NY Times) wrote an op ed about how once Literally D.T. was impeached, through an improbable series of circumstances the nation and the world could have Hillarity as Madame President.

November 4th came and went last year without Antifa rising in its wrath and deposing Trump. Trump put Scott Pruitt in to rein in the EPA. The Dems tore down statues of Confederate generals and called for Stone Mountain, Georgia, to be sand blasted. The unemployment rate -- across the board, white, black, Latino, and Athabaskan -- dropped to its lowest point since the last Whig administration. The Dems accuse Trump of ripping four-year-olds from their mothers' arms and eating them on the spot.

A volcano erupted in Hawaii and that's Trump's fault too. NASA's making plans in case we're threatened by falling asteroids instead of prioritizing Moslem outreach. Mobs of Democrats chase down Publicans and holler at them when they're trying to eat enchiladas.

Maybe it's just me, but I think I can understand why Trump has a senzayuma. Without it, he'd be overwhelmed.
Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Forrest Gump: My Mama always told me that miracles happen every day. Some people don’t think so, but they do.
Posted by: JHH || 06/27/2018 0:15 Comments || Top||

#2  Hillarity. Exactly the term my brain auto-corrects for her. But there is nothing hilarious about that sad creep HRC that believes to her core that it is Her Turn and she is Owed.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike || 06/27/2018 7:39 Comments || Top||

#3  Running against humorless scolds? Perfect candidate
Posted by: Frank G || 06/27/2018 8:59 Comments || Top||

#4  General Buck Turgidson: "I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed..."
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/27/2018 9:56 Comments || Top||

#5  Did a search for senzayuma and got a YouTube video of some guy speaking Italian. Dunno what it's all about.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 06/27/2018 9:57 Comments || Top||

#6  Shoulda gone to AmericanThinker first....
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 06/27/2018 9:58 Comments || Top||

#7  Trump should buy it and burn it to the ground.
Posted by: regular joe || 06/27/2018 10:41 Comments || Top||

#8  Trump should buy it and burn it to the ground.
Posted by: regular joe || 06/27/2018 10:41 Comments || Top||

#9  But I repeat myself.
Posted by: regular joe || 06/27/2018 11:00 Comments || Top||

#10 
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 06/27/2018 12:29 Comments || Top||

#11  Ya talk about senzayuma...
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 06/27/2018 12:30 Comments || Top||

#12  True, some parts of Yuma are pretty stinky.
Posted by: KBK || 06/27/2018 12:57 Comments || Top||

#13  If ya pahk ya cah in the Hahvahd Yahd, ya probably know what a senzayuma is.
Posted by: gorb || 06/27/2018 17:58 Comments || Top||


Afghanistan
USFOR-A reject reports of civilian deaths in Nuristan drone strike
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The US Forces in Afghanistan rejected the reports suggesting that a dronezap in eastern Nuristan province has left at least eleven people dead, including six civilians.

Lt. Col. Martin O’Donnell, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan front man, said "U.S. forces did not conduct a strike in Nuristan province on Monday night. We have, however, received reports of turban-caused civilian casualties in two separate turban attacks in eastern Afghanistan, Monday ‐ a mortar attack on a medical clinic in Andar district, Ghazni province that killed a pharmacist and injured clinic staff, and a suicide kaboom that targeted a gathering of local police and civilians in Sawkai (Chawkay) district, Kunar province
... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country.....
, killing and injuring an unknown number of both. These deplorable acts by the enemies of Afghanistan further demonstrate their disregard for the Afghan people, whose calls for peace and an extension to the cease-fire were rejected yesterday by the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
This comes as provincial governor Hafiz Abdul Qayum had earlier told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named that the US forces in Afghanistan conducted an Arclight airstrike using unmanned aerial vehicles in Waygal district.

Qayum further added that the airstrike targeted a house where a number of Talibs and local residents had gathered to visit a Taliban group member who was maimed in a separate attack.

According to Qayum, at least six civilians and five Taliban bully boyz were killed in the Monday night airstrike in Waygal district.

Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Intelligence official shot dead by gunmen in Farah city
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Unknown button men have rubbed out an official of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
(NDS), in western Farah province of Afghanistan.

Provincial governor’s front man Mohammad Nasir Mehri confirmed that unknown button men rubbed out the intelligence chief of the 5th police district of the city earlier today.

He said the incident took place before noon in the vicinity of the 3rd police district of the city after unknown button men opened fire on Mr. Yasin Khan.

Mehri further added that Khan lost his life in the attack and the assailants managed to flee the area after the attack.

The governor’s front man also added that an investigation is underway regarding the killing of the intelligence official.

Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Taliban suffer heavy casualties in Imam Sahib District of Kunduz
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Talibs have suffered heavy casualties during the festivities with the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan.

According to the local security officials, the latest clash between the Afghan armed forces and the Talibs took place in Imam Sahib District late on Monday night.

Provincial security Chief Brigadier General Abdul Baqi told news hounds that a large number of Talibs launched coordinated attacks on security posts in Imamuddin roundabout on Monday night.

He said the Afghan forces responded to the attack sparking heavy festivities which left at least 21 forces of Evil dead.

Gen. Baqi did not disclose further information regarding the casualties of the Afghan forces but added that the festivities also left at least twelve Talibs maimed.

Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Senior Army Commander Martyred in the Southeast: Thunder Corps
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A senior Afghan National Army (ANA) Commander lost his life amid ongoing heavy festivities in the southern and eastern parts of the country.

The 203rd Thunder Corps of the Afghan Military in the Southeast said the commander of the Intelligence Kandak of the Thunder Corps Gen. Mohamamd Yaseen Aryan has embraced martyrdom.

The Thunder Corps did not disclose further information regarding the circumstance surrounding the death of Gen. Aryan.

This comes as heavy festivities are underway in certain provinces in the South and East of the country.

The 203rd Thunder Corps said Monday that the Afghan armed forces conducted air and artillery strikes on Zewalat, Tapa Tesha, Warsak, Kharoti, Mashqo village, and Haji Nemat areas in the central parts of the province.

The source further added that at least 27 forces of Evil were killed and at least 22 others sustained injuries during the operations.

A Taliban
...Arabic for students...
commander'>Taliban Überstürmbannführer
identified as Mullah Shafiqullah was among those killed while another Taliban Überstürmbannführer Qari Zarif was maimed, the Thunder Corps added.

The statement released by Thunder Corps stated that the air and artillery strikes also resulted into the elimination of several weapons and munitions including a Dshk heavy machine.

Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Africa North
Egypt's Court of Cassation endorses final death sentences for 2 defendants in terror case
[AlAhram] In a separate verdict, it endorsed prison sentences for 30 others who had appealed terror convictions

Egypt's Court of Cassation has endorsed final death sentences for two defendants in a terrorism-related case, as well as 10-to 15-year sentences for 30 others in a similar case.

The first case involved 16 defendants whose appeal against a lower court verdict had been rejected by the Court of Cassation.

They were convicted of joining the Moslem Brüderbund group, designated a terrorist organization, and forming a terrorist cell in the Imbaba neighbourhood of Greater Cairo, as well as being involved in violent incidents.

The second case included 16 defendants who were accused of similar terrorism charges in Beni Suef governorate.

In a separate decision, Cairo Criminal Court has added 187 names to the country's terror list.

The added names included Hamza Zobaa, a former Brotherhood front man, and Mohammed Nasser, a pro-Brotherhood host at al-Sharq channel which broadcasts from The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire....
It also included Wagdy Ghoneim, an Lion of Islam Moslem preacher tied to the Brotherhood, who is believed to be residing in Turkey.

Under the country’s anti-terrorism law, any person placed on the terror list is subject to a travel ban and has their assets frozen.

The list contains over 1,600 names, including top Brotherhood leaders.

The Moslem Brüderbund was designated a terrorist organization by the Egyptian government in November 2013.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Muslim Brotherhood


Arabia
Eight Hezbollah fighters killed in Yemen: coalition
[DAWN] Forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition have killed eight members of Leb’s Hezbollah group in 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. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...
in battles with the Iran-aligned Houthis, the coalition said on Monday.

Hezbollah officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

Hezbollah has previously denied Saudi accusations that the group is helping Houthi
...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 Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. 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 ...
rebels in the Yemen conflict, which has become a proxy war between Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
and Iran.

The coalition said in a statement that 41 "terrorist elements" had been targeted in military operations in the mountainous Saada region in Yemen’s northwest.

"Among the dead are eight members from Leba­non’s terrorist Hezbollah," the statement said without providing further details.
Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under: Hezbollah


28 Saudi-backed militias killed, injured in Yemeni sniping operations
[EN.ABNA24] The snipers unite of the Yemeni army on Monday carried out sniping operations in several fronts during the past 48 hours, said a military official. The army snipers killed and injured over 28 of Saudi-backed militias in all the internal and border fronts, the official added.
Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Houthis

#1  AhlulBayt News Agency abbreviated ABNA is an Iranian online news aggregator based in Qom.
Posted by: Clurong Peacock9529 || 06/27/2018 8:42 Comments || Top||


Five more Bahrainis stripped of their citizenship
[EN.ABNA24] Manama’s courts stripped another five Bahrainis of their nationality on Monday, bringing the total number of citizenship revocations this year alone to just over 230.

Two of the defendants were convicted on ’terrorism’ charges and also slapped with lengthy prison terms.

In a separate case, a group of men were found guilty of belonging to the outlawed February 14 Youth Coalition and three had their citizenship revoked.

Rights groups estimate that the number of citizenship revocations in Bahrain since 2012 currently stands at over 735.

The right to a nationality is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Bahrain is a state party.
Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies


Europe
Spain's socialist government reverses policy and refuses 'migrant' ship
Oh? Fascinating.
[AMERICANTHINKER] The reign in Spain of virtue-signaling on mass migration ended abruptly yesterday, after less than two weeks. Even the socialists in Europe
...also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
are starting to realize that their populace does not want millions more impoverished "migrants colonists" from cultures and religions that shun assimilation and consider generous welfare subsidies as tribute from the infidels, a signal of weakness and submission. Dramatic evidence is provided by Spain, which just this month installed the secretary-general of the Spanish Socialist Workers' party, Pedro Sánchez, as prime minister.

When Italia's new populist government refused to allow the M.S. Aquarius, jammed with 629 North Africans, to land, and turned it away, Spain stepped up and allowed the refugees entry to Spain and, because of the Schengen Agreement that ended border barriers, the entire E.U.

In a statement the country's new prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said he had given permission for the MS Aquarius to dock in Valencia, adding his country would welcome all those on board.

Sanchez went on say that "It is our duty to help avoid a humanitarian catastrophe and offer a safe harbour to these people in accordance with international law."
Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Moslem Colonists

#1  First Italy, grumblings getting louder in Germany and now Spain - sure is interesting, isn't it? Good luck getting rid of them!
Posted by: Raj || 06/27/2018 0:06 Comments || Top||

#2  "Nobody told us there'd be consequences!"
Posted by: charger || 06/27/2018 0:21 Comments || Top||

#3  their populace

And there is the problem in a nut shell.

The "elite", aka also known as aristocracy, look on the population as their servants, peasants, churls, serfs, etc. rather than the other way around.

This problem is inherent on the Left and spreading rapidly here also. Payback is a bitch and it's got to start soon.
Posted by: AlanC || 06/27/2018 7:15 Comments || Top||

#4  Ah, Spain.

Franco must be spinning in his mausoleum.
Posted by: Mullah Richard || 06/27/2018 12:24 Comments || Top||


Iraq
Kirkuk combat chronicle: turbans kill innocent citizen, big turban permanently unwound


Kurdish citizen killed in Islamic State attack in Kirkuk

Kirkuk (Iraqinews.com) – A Kurdish citizen was killed while another injured in an attack launched by the Islamic State group in Kirkuk, a security source was quoted saying.

“IS militants stormed a village late Monday in Daquq district in southern Kirkuk, leaving a Kurdish citizen dead and another injured,” the source told Iraqi website Baghdad Today.

Islamic State’s military council leader killed in confrontations, south of Kirkuk

Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) A prominent Islamic State leader has been killed during confrontations, south of Kirkuk, a security source from the province said on Tuesday.

Speaking to AlSumaria News, the source said “residents of al-Doksh village, located between Taza and al-Rashad towns managed to blow up one of the prominent Islamic State leaders, known as Mulla Nuzad al-Jawali, as they were cooperating with mobilization forces.”

Jawali, according to the source, who preferred anonymity, “is one of the leaders of the front line at the group’s military council. He works along with other leaders who carry out abduction and attacks against villages and roads.”
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Mosul clearance continues: 2 secret turbans tied up, Baghdadi’s mosque to be repaired


Two Iraqi employees arrested over links with Islamic State in Mosul

Nineveh (Iraqinews.com) – Federal police forces in Iraq arrested on Tuesday two employees believed to have links with militant group Islamic State in Mosul city.

“Two employees, including an electric engineer, believed to be members of Islamic State were arrested Monday while on duty at a power plant at Qayyarah district in southern Mosul city,” a police officer told Shafaq News website.

“The arrest was made pursuant to article no. 4 of the anti-terrorism law,” the officer said.

Reconstruction of Mosul’s leaning minaret, mosque to start next week

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The reconstruction work at the Grand Nuri al-Kabeer mosque in Mosul will take place next week, after almost a year of its destruction during liberation battles against Islamic State to free the city.

The semi-official Al-Sabah newspaper quoted Bashar al-Kiki, head of Nineveh provincial council, as saying that “the reconstruction of the Nuri al-Kabeer mosque, which is famous for its leaning minaret, is scheduled to start next week after Emirates has donated sum of USD 50 million.”

According to Kiki, the previous period of time saw “the agreement with UNESCO, with support from Emirates and mediation from France to reconstruct the leaning minaret and the mosque in addition to building a museum, to be affiliated to the mosque, and renovating the nearby houses.”

The project “could take up to three years,” he added.

In April, the Iraqi Ministry of Culture indicated a partnership with each of UAE, UNESCO and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) to launch a project on the reconstruction of the mosque and its leaning minaret in Mosul’s Old City.

The medieval structure was blown up by Islamic State members in June as Iraqi forces became closer to the recapture of Mosul, which sparked condemnation from world heritage agencies.

It was from that mosque when The group’s supreme leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first appearance in a video him making the sermon proclaiming the establishment of an Islamist “caliphate” in the Old City’s Grand Nuri Mosque in June 2014, and never showed up again.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Iraq foils plot to set fire to ballot boxes ahead of manual vote recount
Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) ‐ Iraqi police thwarted on Tuesday a plot to set fire to ballot boxes placed at the Trade Ministry warehouses for manual recount following reports of vote-rigging in the May 12 parliamentary elections, the first in the country since the defeat of Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're 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 the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
last year.

A security source told Sky Press that "the warehouse guards, in cooperation with a police force, locked away
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
a number of suspects who were planning to burn ballot boxes that were not affected by the June 10 fire."

According to the source, the suspects were arrested with incendiary materials in their possession.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iraq

#1  The recount again
Posted by: newc || 06/27/2018 3:35 Comments || Top||


4 Islamic State members sentenced to death over targeting security personnel in Baghdad
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad court has sentenced four Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're 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 the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
members to death over planting explosives to target security troops, south of Baghdad.

In a statement on Tuesday, Abdul-Sattar al-Bayraqdar, a spokesperson of the High Judicial Council, said "Karkh Criminal Court sentenced four terrorists, who admitted affiliation to Islamic State and the so-called the South State, to death."

The four terrorists, according to the statement, "used to plant bombs on roads, through which army troops pass in al-Yusufiya region, then explode them. Their crimes resulted in killing and injuring many security personnel."
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Three of the six people, kidnapped by Islamic State, set free: Source
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Three of the six Iraqi people kidnapped by Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're 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 the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
, earlier this week, has been sprung in return for ransom, a security source was quoted saying on Tuesday.

"Three of the kidnapped people has been released in return for ransom," the source told Baghdad Today website. "Security troops received the released ones in a desert region, north of Salahuddin."

The three abductees, according to the source, who preferred anonymity, "were there yesterday at the headquarters of Diyala Operations Command."

The bad boy group announced through some videos posted on its propaganda websites that seventeen people were kidnapped on the road between Kirkuk and Baghdad. Among those people, where the six men who appeared in the video, released earlier this week.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
At least 12 rockets launched from Gaza after army strikes Hamas cell’s car
[IsraelTimes] Sirens wail in Gazoo periphery, Iron Dome intercepts 3 projectiles; IDF says it struck operatives involved in flying incendiary devices into Israel, Paleostinians report none hurt

Rocket sirens blared multiples times in the communities surrounding The Gazoo Strip Tuesday night, after the Israeli military struck a Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", vehicle in the center of the enclave.

The military said at least 12 rockets were launched at Israel. Alarms rang out over a dozen times in the town of Sderot as well as the Sha’ar Hanegev and Hof Ashkelon regional councils.. Three rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. There were no reports of casualties or damage in Israel.

The rocket launches came after Paleostinians reported a car carrying Hamas operatives had went kaboom! shortly after 1 a.m. The military confirmed several hours later that aircraft and a tank had fired on the vehicle, which the army said was carrying a cell of Hamas operatives involved in flying incendiary devices into Israel.

The military said it also struck two Hamas outposts in the north of the Strip.

Paleostinians said a vehicle carrying one of the terror group’s field commanders, was hit in the Israeli strike in Gazoo’s Nuseirat refugee camp. There were apparently no casualties.

"Bombings will be answered by bombings," Hamas said after the exchanges.

Earlier Tuesday Paleostinians said Israeli drones destroyed two cars and an observation post in Gazoo that were being used by a group of Paleostinians to launch incendiary balloons into southern Israel. The military confirmed that its aircraft conducted three strikes in response to repeated arson attacks from the Paleostinian coastal enclave.

No Paleostinian injuries were reported.

The IDF conducted similar Arclight airstrikes on Sunday, firing at groups of Gazooks launching incendiary kites and balloons into southern Israel. In one case, three people were maimed as an IDF drone fired a missile at a cart being used by the group, according to local Paleostinian media.

A number of small fires were reported in southern Israel throughout the day on Tuesday, apparently sparked by incendiary kites and balloons from the Strip. As of 9 p.m., all the fires had been extinguished, according to officials from the Sha’ar Hanegev and Eshkol regional councils.

On Monday, a total of 11 fires broke out in southern Israel that were caused by these airborne arson devices, according to local government officials. The 11 fires were put out quickly before they could spread, spokespeople for the regions said.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  So judging by the response,I'm guessing the car wasn't full of poor muslim boy scouts on their way to do good works.....?
Posted by: Vortigern Wholush3392 || 06/27/2018 7:43 Comments || Top||

#2  Transporting fluffy bunny food and baby milk...
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/27/2018 9:21 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Israel Strikes 'Hizbullah' Arms Depot near Damascus Airport
[AnNahar] Syrian state media said early Tuesday that two Israeli missiles struck near Damascus International Airport, without adding any details.

In a report in the early hours of Tuesday, Syria's state news agency said "two Israeli missiles came down near Damascus international airport".

The head of monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, also told AFP that "the Israeli missiles hit arms depots for Hizbullah
...Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as The Resistance and purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory...
near the airport".

He said the air strike took place at 1:00 am local time "without causing huge kabooms" even though they hit the weapons stores.

The observatory added that the Syrian air defence "failed to intercept the missiles".
The Jerusalem Post adds:
Unconfirmed local reports stated that missiles also targeted an Iranian cargo plane that had been unloading at the airport.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under: Hezbollah

#1  that second part about the Iranian cargo plane is interesting
Posted by: Frank G || 06/27/2018 7:03 Comments || Top||

#2  Hey Israel. I expect to see some cool fireworks by blowing up a lot of terrorist and Iranian stuff on the 4th.

Don't disappoint us. :D
Posted by: DarthVader || 06/27/2018 12:16 Comments || Top||

#3  Perhaps it was a warning bomb.
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/27/2018 12:19 Comments || Top||

#4  #2 No way Jose, on July 4th we going to try out our new fundamental transformation bomb - no bang, no flash, but every Muslim in 10 km radius turns into Maxine Waters.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/27/2018 13:47 Comments || Top||

#5  Fate worse than death to the muzzies!
Posted by: DarthVader || 06/27/2018 13:50 Comments || Top||

#6  What about the rest of humanity? Why would you stick us with a bunch of Mad Maxes?
Posted by: gorb || 06/27/2018 17:55 Comments || Top||

#7  The truth gorb, is that the research team aimed for a 25 year old Brigitte Bardot. But, as you know, things don't always work out as planned.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/27/2018 18:24 Comments || Top||


First major town in southwest Syria seized by Army
[EN.ABNA24] The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has seized their first major town in southwest Syria after launching a powerful attack last night.

Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian military managed to crack the lines of the jihadist rebels last night after surprising them with an attack on the northeastern and western flanks of Busra al-Harir.

With their first line of defense fractured, the Takfiri
...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed...
(jihadist) rebels were forced to retreat from the town in order to avoid being overrun by the Syrian Arab Army and their allies.

The Tiger Forces are now claiming that they are fully in control of Busra al-Harir, which is the first major town that they have captured during their southwest Syria offensive.

Busra al-Harir is important for several reasons: 1) it is located directly east of the government stronghold of Izra’a 2) it is located along Izra’a-Sweida Highway 3) it is the gateway to the strategic town of al-Hirak.

With Busra al-Harir under their control, the Syrian Army will now turn their attention to the large town of al-Hirak, which is directly south of the al-Lajat region.
Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria


IRGC foils terrorists infiltration, kill 3
[EN.ABNA24] The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Forces have reported of deadly festivities with a terrorist team in Mirjaveh along the border with Pakistain last night, foiling their terrorist attempt.

The Public Relations Department of the IRGC-Qods Base- issued a statement on Tuesday saying that a team of Takfiri
...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed...
bandidos Lions of Islam were trying to infiltrate Iran’s borders in Mirjaveh.

According to the statement of the IRGC Qods Base, Last night (July 25th), a terrorist team affiliated with Takfiri groups intended to infiltrate Iran’s borders in Tahlab region in Mirjaveh and carry out acts of terrorism and sabotage, but Iranian security forces deployed on the border spotted them soon and engaged in armed festivities with them, killing and wounding several of them while forcing the rest to escape.

The IRGC statement added in the festivities and exchange of fire between the Qods Base's forces, three bad boyz were potted and several others were maimed while the rest had to escape to the other side of the border with Pakistain.

Meanwhile,
...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth ordered the entire 614th quadrant searched. The Green Lensman must be found!...
two Basijis and an IRGC soldier were martyred by the bandidos Lions of Islam in the deadly festivities, according to the statement.

It concluded that Iranian security forces are fully prepared to defend the country’s borders and will vigorously responds to any actions by the enemies of the Islamic Theocratic Republic.
Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran


Syrian Army seizes 6 terrorist tanks in southwest Syria
[EN.ABNA24] The Syrian Army launched an imperative assault to capture strategic town of Busra al-Harir in southwest Syria.

The Syrian Army would seize the town after a short battle with the gunnies of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham
in northeastern Dara’a.

Following the capture of Busra al-Harir, the Syrian Army’s Forces confiscated six tanks, two BMP-1s, and two technical vehicles that were used by the gunnies in previous battles.

The Syrian Army’s T-90 tanks played an imperative role in the capture of Busra al-Harir, as the majority of the battle was fought at night.

The Russian-made T-90 tank is equipped with night vision, which played a very important role in the battle.

Posted by: Fred || 06/27/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria



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