[AnNahar] At least six suspected members of a jihadist group were killed overnight in a French air strike in southeastern Mali, a French military front man said Thursday.
A surveillance drone followed eight "members of an armed terrorist group" as they crossed the border on cycle of violences from Niger into Mali, Colonel Patrik Steiger said.
A French fighter jet attacked the group, with ground forces then intervening, in an operation that claimed the lives of at least six of them, he added
Jihadists in the region have mostly swapped pick-ups for more inconspicuous cycle of violences, which allow them to travel on rough roads and tracks through the desert.
The operation revealed however that even these bikers are being monitored from the air.
The French military did not specify which jihadist group the men belonged to but a regional al-Qaeda affiliate has long been active in the region.
La Belle France helped Malian forces defeat jihadist turbans that took control of the three main towns in the country's north in 2012, but large swathes of the hinterland remain beyond the government's control.
La Belle France, the former colonial ruler, has deployed a 4,500-member 'Barkhane' force in the region to conduct counter-terrorism operations.
Until now the force has intervened mainly in Mali, while also focussing on training troops in Burkina Faso ...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other... and the other nations of the G5 Sahel military alliance -- Chad, Mauritania and Niger.
However, if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well... the turbans have progressively expanded their reach, carrying out attacks on government forces, notably in Burkina Faso and Niger.
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[DailyBeast] When the bodies of 24-year-old Louisa Vesterager Jespersen of Denmark and 28-year-old Maren Ueland from Norway were found at a camping area in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco on Monday, authorities first considered it a random act of sick violence that was likely sexually motivated. One of the women was found inside the pair’s brightly colored tent. The other, who had been beheaded, was found a short distance away. Both had been mutilated. Investigators say they were both sexually assaulted.
Now authorities say the macabre murders were linked to Islamic extremist inspired terror after a suspect arrested in connection with their deaths was found to have ties to ISIS, according to a statement released by the Rabat public prosecutor’s office. One of the men reportedly dropped his ID when he fled the area, which led to his arrest.
On Thursday, the Danish intelligence agency authenticated a video that has been circulating online showing the actual murder of one of the women while the other let out a blood-curdling scream.
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Egyptian police have killed eight suspected Islamist bully boyz in shootouts in and around Cairo, the interior ministry said Thursday.
It said those killed belonged to the Hasm group, believed to be a breakaway faction of the outlawed Moslem Brüderbund, and added that four others were tossed in the clink Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! in a raid on hideout in the capital.
The operations in Cairo and the capital's Giza district were based on intelligence of planned attacks during celebrations for Coptic Christmas, which is marked on January 7, the ministry said in a statement.
It did not give dates for the operations.
Hasm group has claimed deadly attacks on security forces as well as liquidation attempts targeting a pro-government Moslemholy man and Egypt's deputy prosecutor general.
Egypt has launched a crackdown on Islamists following the 2013 ouster of president Mohammed Morsi, who was a senior Brotherhood figure.
Coptic Christians, who account for around 10 percent of Egypt's 96-million population, have been a key target of ISIS group.
The armed forces launched a nationwide offensive in February 2018 against IS, especially in the Sinai Peninsula where the group has waged a deadly insurgency since Morsi's fall.
The Interior Ministry said two of the eight killed were separately shot dead after they opened fire on security forces storming two residences in Cairo. The remaining six were killed in a shootout as they tried to flee Cairo.
The Interior Ministry, which oversees the police, did not say when the events took place.
The Ministry of Interior said that National Security investigations revealed that the members of the organization had received discrete orders via social media and mobile applications to target a number of public figures and vital state facilities.
A number of the terrorist group’s members managed to escape through the desert Giza-Wahat road and security forces are currently in pursuit.
Security forces seized arms, ammunition, electric circuits and other material used to manufacture improvised bombs.
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Gosh! Just think how many would get killed this coming week if the Egyptian G-Men weren't on the case!
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Murdering Christians is a crime in Egypt who knew?
[Libya Observer] Khalifa Haftar ...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... 's self-styled army forces attacked Wednesday Saddada Castle between Misrata and Bani Walid, claiming control of the area after brief festivities with forces inside the castle under the command of the former chief of Petroleum Facilities Guard, Ibrahim Jadran and Benghazi Defense Brigades.
According to sources from the area, the festivities left injuries and deaths with reports saying the injured fighters under Haftar's command were sent to al-Jufra hospitals.
In the meantime, the Sirte Protection Force denied that Haftar's forces had seized the town, saying they had retreated to their positions.
"We have declared full mobilization of fighters at the central military zone and we have asked the military reserve force to secure administrative borders." A military source said.
The move of Haftar's forces is seen as an advance on Misrata city, which has mobilized all forces to secure all of its administrative borders.
Earlier this week, Haftar's forces advanced into Abu Najim - 70 km to the west of Sirte - before they were told to leave by central military zone forces.
The self-styled army mobilized troops around the oil crescent region, citing a need to foil an attack by Jadran's forces on oil terminals.
However, a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... a front man for Jadran - Ali al-Maghrabi - denied any intentions to attack oil terminals or Haftar's forces in there, adding that Haftar's forces are justifying their military moves by such lies so they can advance toward Sirte and Misrata.
Over the last weeks, Haftar's general command reshuffled the military ranks in western and southern Libya in what observers describe as a preparation to advance on Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... .
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[Libya Observer] Violent festivities are still ongoing in al-Sooq in Derna's downtown days after attacks by Derna Protection Force on Khalifa Haftar ...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... 's forces, a source from Haftar's self-style army has reported.
The source indicated on Wednesday that since last Sunday, festivities have not stopped, referring to the surprise attack carried out by Derna Protection Force, which left injuries and deaths among Haftar's forces.
"There were not heavy arms in the fighting as the positions of the two sides of the battle were very close to each other. Derna Protection Force is now barricaded inside the old city neighborhood, which is their last spot." The source added.
However, some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go... sources from Derna Protection Force say they also control positions in Wasit al-Blad and other pockets inside different neighborhoods.
Sources close to Haftar's self-styled army reported earlier that houses and different properties of Derna residents had been seized by militia fighters under the command of Khalifa Haftar.
Haftar claimed full control and "liberation" of Derna last June, yet festivities are still ongoing in different neighborhoods until today.
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[Libya Observer] Jafara’s Zahraa town in southwestern Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... was the scene for fierce festivities that left 7 killed and 4 injured on Tuesday.
Jafara university, citing unrest, said study is suspended till next week, while education department in the area announced Thursday off for all students due the festivities.
The incident broke at night on Tuesday near the hospital in southern Zahraa town, where eyewitnesses said that the gunfire was opened in a cinematic manner on the scene.
"Fighters from Brigade 55 led by Moamar al-Dawi were sitting at the café when button men opened fire on them, killing seven immediately and leaving others injured." Eyewitnesses said.
Jafara security department has not yet identified the suspects, but said it is working on bringing them to justice.
Lack of security and real government presence in Wershiffana ‐ where Zahraa town is located ‐ is very weak, thus allowing gangs which are on the surface related to the interior ministry to control the district.
Some of those gangs are loyal to Presidential Council’s western military zone, others are led by Emad al-Trabelsi who identifies with the interior ministry, and the rest are loyal to the commander of the self-styled army Khalifa Haftar ...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... .
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[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Suspected ISIS turbans branded two Scandinavian women the 'enemies of God' as they filmed themselves decapitating one of the tourists in Morocco.
Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway, and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, were found dead near the village of Imlil in Morocco's High Atlas mountains on Monday.
A video showing the murder of one of the women has been recognised as genuine, Danish intelligence service said today adding that the killings can be connected to ISIS.
Men in the gruesome clip can be heard shouting 'it's Allah's will' while there are claims that the words 'this is for Syria' were used, in an apparent reference to Western bombing missions in the war-torn country.
Separate footage has emerged today showing four men suspected of carrying out the attack pledging their alliance to ISIS leader His Supreme Immensity, Caliph of the Faithful and Galactic Overlord, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ...the head of ISIS, or what remains of it, and a veteran of the Abu Graib jailhouse. Looks like a new messiah to bajillions of Moslems, like just another dead-eyed mass murder to the rest of us. So far he has been killed at least four times, though not yet by a stake through the heart... Sitting in front of a black and white flag, one is seen brandishing a knife as they condemn 'destruction caused by the warplanes of the Crusader alliance'. They also appear to taunt Morocco's intelligence service, saying 'where is your knowledge? For here we are...'
This morning, a series of fearsome knives were found on a bus in Marrakesh as three suspects were tossed in the calaboose Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! over the atrocity. Yesterday, a fourth man was held, suspected of belonging to an Islamic bully boy group.
One of the killers threatened to carry out other similar "operations" in Morocco.
Threatening with other operations, one of the killers said in the video: "Take care of your necks, we have planned what will not even cross your mind."
Moroccan prosecution confirmed later on Thursday that the killers pledged allegiance to ISIS.
Moroccan authorities locked away You have the right to remain silent... three people on Thursday, bringing to four the number of suspects in the killing of two foreign tourists in the mountain village of Imlil in the province of El Haouz in the outskirts of the city of Marrakech, southern Morocco.
The counterterrorism office revealed that the arrest took place Thursday morning in the city of Marrakech in coordination with the police.
Previously Moroccan authorities said Wednesday, that the lone suspect arrested in the killing of two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains is connected to a terrorist group
Local media reported that the suspects had links to the ISIS group.
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Suspected ISIS turbans branded two Scandinavian women the 'enemies of God' as they filmed themselves decapitating one of the tourists in Morocco.
Thereby justifying their sick urges ... in their own minds. And in this case, that seems to be good enough.
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Who in their right mind goes sight seeing in Morocco?
I did, but it was in the early '70s (before '74 conflict). There are some pretty interesting Roman ruins, some very picturesque towns and the Atlas Mountains are really impressive.
I would not have made that same trip in the last 15 years, though. Too dicey.
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[ALMASDARNEWS] Not long after accusing the 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 ... forces of violating the ceasefire agreement in Hodeidah, the Saudi Coalition unleashed a big assault against the Yemeni group inside the province.
According to report from western Yemen, the Saudi Coalition launched at least thirteen anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) and four dozen artillery shells towards the Houthi positions in and around Hodeidah.
The Saudi Coalition attack concentrated on the area near the Hodeidah Airport and the strategic Hays District in the western part of the province.
Since the establishment of the U.N.-sponsored ceasefire, both sides have repeatedly violated the agreement with opportunistic attacks against one another.
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[BBC] Germany's biggest airports are on alert after four suspected terrorists were spotted staking out Stuttgart airport, reports say.
Police are said to be hunting for a son and father from North Rhine-Westphalia and two others seen taking photos of the airport's terminal and grounds. Details of the suspects were passed to German police by Morocco's secret service, reports say. This comes a week after a terror attack across the border in France.
Three people were killed by Cherif Chekatt near a Christmas Market in Strasbourg, which is some 150km (93 miles) from Stuttgart.
Police told public broadcaster ARD that security forces were on alert at German airports, while Bild website said warnings had been extended to all 14 major hubs.
'SPYING ATTEMPTS' DETECTED
Since the Strasbourg attack, suspicious activity had been spotted at both Stuttgart Airport and at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, public broadcaster SWR reported. The father and son were captured on surveillance cameras taking photos around the airport, but had disappeared by the time police arrived.
The Stuttgart airport suspects' names as well as details of their communications were reportedly given to police by intelligence officials in Morocco. German police would not confirm the reports, with spokesman Roman Strohmayer saying only "we have information that for the moment cannot yet be judged conclusively."
But, he told Bild website: "We have detected spying attempts at Stuttgart Airport and have massively tightened our security measures at the airport in cooperation with the state police. "
Germany was targeted just before Christmas in 2016, when Tunisian jihadist Anis Amri ploughed a lorry into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people and leaving dozens more wounded.
[IsraelTimes] Separately, shots fired at bus stop outside Ofra in area that has seen spate of attacks in recent weeks; no injuries
IDF soldiers opened fire on a Paleostinian car that ran through a West Bank roadblock Thursday evening, killing one of its occupants.
The car broke through the so-called Focus checkpoint, the military said in a statement. IDF soldiers manning the position opened fire on the vehicle, killing one of the people inside and injuring another.
The Paleostinian health ministry confirmed one man was killed. Paleostinian media named him as Qassem Abassi, 17, from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan.
The incident came as tensions ran high following two shootings in the area last week that claimed the lives of two Israeli soldiers and a baby, and amid a general uptick in violence in the West Bank.
Less than an hour before the incident, shots were fired at a bus stop near the settlement of Ofra, north of Jerusalem, causing no injuries. Soldiers at the scene fired at the source of the gunfire, which appeared to be the nearby Paleostinian village of Ein Yabrud, the military said.
Hadashot TV news reported that there were several people at the bus stop at the time. An eyewitness said that as soon as the shots rang out, the civilians dove to the ground behind the soldiers.
The IDF said it was investigating both incidents and that troops had set up roadblocks in the area.
Beyond the checkpoint is a road used by Paleostinians from al-Bireh and Ramallah to its south, and settlers from Beit El to its north, to reach Route 60. The Ofra junction lies farther along the same road.
[Dhaka Tribune] Myanmar forces are conducting new rounds of "clearance operations" in conflict-hit Rakhine state after four local Buddhists were attacked and two killed, the commander-in-chief's office said Thursday, with one of the incidents blamed on Rohingya Moslems.
The violence occurred around the evening of December 17 along Pyu Ma creek in northern Rakhine state's Maungdaw township, the same area where forces waged a bloody crackdown against the Rohingya last year.
More than 720,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh after Myanmar launched clearance operations in August 2017, and UN Sherlocks want the country's top brass prosecuted for genocide for alleged abuses carried out during the expulsion.
Myanmar said it was defending itself against Rohingya bully boyz who attacked police posts and has denied almost all claims of atrocities.
But the Commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing's office said in the statement posted to his official website Thursday that security forces were active again and had been carrying out "area clearance operations along Pyu Ma Creek."
The post said the activity was sparked after two ethnic Rakhine Buddhist men did not return from fishing and were later found on the creek bank with their throats slit.
On the same day two members of another ethnic Buddhist minority were attacked while fishing along the creek by six men "speaking Bengali language," but they escaped and were treated at a local hospital.
The post said authorities did not know the identities of the attackers.
Myanmar does not recognise the Rohingya as one of its national races and refers to them as Bengali to falsely imply they are newly arrived immigrants colonists from Bangladesh.
Tensions are high in northern Rakhine as the government seeks to kick start a repatriation process but Rohingya in Bangladesh have refused to take part without being guaranteed rights, citizenship and safety.
The Rohingya still in Rakhine are increasingly isolated, and several boats full of men, women and kiddies trying to flee the state have been stopped in recent weeks and turned around.
The minority has long been persecuted and subjected to apartheid-like conditions in Rakhine, with lack of access to healthcare and freedom of movement curtailed.
Many fear that in their absence Myanmar is changing the landscape of their former homes for good, erasing all signs of their local history.
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[SunStar] Three people, including two children, who were trapped during a recent clash between Philippine troops and Abu Sayyaf rebels were rescued by soldiers on Saturday, a top military official said Wednesday.
Navy spokesman Rene Medina said rescued were Manah Solaiman and her two daughters, Raiza, seven, and Pirhana, two. He said they were rescued on Saturday, December 15, in Minis Island, Patikul, Sulu, the site of a recent firefight between marines and some 50 Abu Sayyaf insurgents on December 12.
The clash resulted in the death of seven Abu Sayyaf rebels and a soldier. Three other soldiers were injured.
Medina said troops were conducting clearing operation when they rescued Solaiman and her two daughters in the mangrove of Minis Island. He said they were immediately provided with food and water and taken to a hospital for proper assistance.
He said Manah informed them that she and her two daughters were trapped when the firefight broke out on December 12, which prompted them to hide in the mangrove area. During the debriefing it was discovered that Manah and the two minors were the wife and children of an Abu Sayyaf militant Jackie Solaiman, alias Jackie Chan.
Hi-ya!
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[ALMASDARNEWS] The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was on high alert in northern Hama this morning after the Salafist tough guys in northern Hama attempted to sneak up and ambush their positions.
Led by Jaish al-Izza, the Salafist tough guys were spotted last night making their way towards the Syrian Arab Army’s post outside the small town of al-Massasnah in northern Hama.
According to a military source in the government stronghold of Mhardeh, the Syrian Arab Army was able to foil this attempted ambush before the Salafist tough guys could replicate their attack from the night before.
The source said that the Syrian military killed a number of Salafist tough guys during the brief firefight, forcing them to ultimately retreat back towards their stronghold of al-Latamneh near the Idlib provincial border.
Jaish al-Izza launched a successful ambush on Tuesday evening that resulted in the death of at least nine Syrian Arab Army soldiers; another 20 were reportedly maimed.
The Syrian military has vowed to avenge their losses by launching a new offensive against the Salafist tough guys; however, no date was given for this operation.
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[ALMASDARNEWS] The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) carried out a powerful attack against the Ottoman Turkish-backed rebels in the northwestern countryside of the Aleppo province this week.
According to the official media wing of the YPG, their sleeper cell in the Afrin region targeted a group of rebels with a roadside kaboom near the Ottoman Turkish border.
The YPG said that the roadside kaboom managed to kill at least four of the Ottoman Turkish-backed rebels inside the town of Shankila, which is currently under the control of the Free Syrian Army ... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund... (FSA).
This latest attack by the YPG comes just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... announced that his country’s armed forces were withdrawing from Syria.
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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
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all...
...the head of ISIS, or what remains of it, and a veteran of the Abu Graib jailhouse. Looks like a new messiah to bajillions of Moslems, like just another dead-eyed mass murder to the rest of us. So far he has been killed at least four times, though not yet by a stake through the heart...
[ALMASDARNEWS] Not long after accusing the 
[IsraelTimes] Separately, shots fired at bus stop outside Ofra in area that has seen spate of attacks in recent weeks; no injuries
[SunStar] Three people, including two children, who were trapped during a recent clash between Philippine troops and Abu Sayyaf rebels were rescued by soldiers on Saturday, a top military official said Wednesday.
