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Afghanistan
Afghan Special Forces, Air Forces destroy 43 tons of drugs in Nangarhar
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Special Operations Forces of the Afghan National Police and the Afghan Air Forces have destroyed around 43 tons of Hashish in eastern Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
province.

"Afghan Counter-Narcotics Special Operation Police and Afghan Air Forces carried out successful special operations in the Sara Kelay, Sandal and Morgai villages, Achin district, eastern Nangarhar province, last night," the Ministry of Interior said Monday.

The statement further added "As a result, Afghan Counter-Narcotics Special Operation Police and Afghan Air Forces found and destroyed 43 tons of hashish in the scene."

According to MoI, three suspects were nabbed
Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
in connection to this case and no was harmed during the operation.

"The Ministry of Interior Affairs is committed to fight against narcotics and Afghan Counter-Narcotics Special Operation Police are having major success in fighting against smugglers and narcotics, which will continue," MoI said in its statement

Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Narcos


Top Taliban leader killed in Herat drone strike
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A top local leader of Taliban
...Arabic for students...
was killed in a dronezap conducted in western Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
province of Afghanistan, the local security authorities said Tuesday.

According to a statement released by the provincial police commandment, at least four people, including Javid alias Mawladad, the shadow military chief of Taliban for Zawal district were killed in the Arclight airstrike.

The statement further added that the airstrike was carried out in the vicinity of Azizabad area of the district.

A vehicle operated by the holy warriors was also totally destroyed in airstrike, the provincial police commandment added.

The anti-government armed Death Eater groups including Taliban have not commented regarding the killing of the group’s district military chief so far.

Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Senior Haqqani Network leader killed in Paktika airstrike
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A big shot of the Haqqani terrorist network has been killed in an Arclight airstrike in southeastern Paktika
...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Tuesday.

According to a statement released by MoI, Saifullah, the military commission chief of Haqqani terrorist network who was killed in Barmal district.

The statement further added that Saifullah was also in charge of providing logistics support to the fighters of the terrorist network.

Saifullah was killed in the airstrike which was conducted on Monday in the vicinityfo Margha Village, MoI added in its statement.

"Saifullah, the military and logistic head of Haqqani Terrorist Network killed along with six others after Air Forces struck a Death Eaters’ hideout in Margha village, Barmal district, eastern Paktika province, yesterday," the statement by MoI said.

According to MoI, the group was involved in planning and coordinating suicide kabooms in Paktika and neighboring provinces.

The anti-government armed Death Eater groups including Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
and Haqqani network have not commented regarding the killing of Saifullah so far.

Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Haqqani Network

#1  Got his Christmas package a day early, did he?
Posted by: Frank G || 12/26/2018 6:50 Comments || Top||


Africa North
Gunmen attack Libya’s Foreign Ministry
[Libya Observer] At least three people were killed and more than twenty others maimed in an armed attack on the Libyan Foreign Ministry in 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...
on Tuesday.

Sources said three attackers stormed the building of the ministry in Zawit Dahmai district in the early hours of working time.

Eyewitnesses working near the ministry told The Libya Observer that sounds of sporadic gunshots were heard inside the ministry at around 10:00 am. Later a loud kaboom was heard and smoke started to billow from the building.

Security sources said two of the attackers blew themselves up in the ministry while the third one was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces who cordoned off the area.

The spokesperson of newly-formed Tripoli Protection Force Abdul-Rahman Mizighwi and Director of the Islamic Affairs Department of the Foreign Ministry Ibrahim al-Shaieb were among the dead, the sources confirmed.

Radisson Blu Hotel, which is located a few meters away from the ministry, was evacuated for security fears.

The identity of the attackers is yet to be determined.

This is the third attack on state institutions in Tripoli this year. In May, a suicide kaboom struck the High National Elections Commission in Ghoat Shaal district. Four months later, ISIS-linked button men attacked the National Oil Corporation (NOC) on September 10.

Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Arab Spring


Africa Subsaharan
Troops repel Boko Haram attack in Yobe
[PULSE.NG] The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its troops had repelled attack coordinated by Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
Death Eaters at a military formation in Kukareta, Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe.

In a statement, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, said the Death Eaters had on Monday at about 6: 30 pm, attacked a Military Forward Operational Base, in Kukareta community of Yobe.

Nwachukwu said that the gallant troops engaged the Death Eaters in fierce battle and repelled the attack, killing many of them, adding that a soldier was maimed in the attack.

He disclosed that 13 soldiers and two police personnel also bit the dust when they run into an ambush by the Death Eaters on Damaturu-Maiduguri Road.

"In another encounter; troops of 1 Division on escort duty along Damaturu ‐ Maiduguri Road, yesterday fought through an ambush staged by Boko Haram terrorists.

"The gallant troops engaged the faceless myrmidons in a fire fight, courageously wading through the ambush. Sadly, thirteen military and a police personnel including an officer, paid the supreme price while extricating themselves from the ambush.

"A clearance operation to pursue and eliminate the Boko Haram terrorists’ ambush party is still ongoing," he said.

According to him, bodies of the gallant soldiers and the maimed were evacuated, adding that the maimed soldier was currently receiving treatment.
Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Nigerian army says 14 personnel killed in Boko Haram ambush
[Al Jazeera] Nigeria's military has said 14 military and police personnel have been killed in an ambush by armed Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
group.

An army statement said on Tuesday that the security forces were on escort duty when they were attacked on Monday just outside Damaturu town in Yobe state in the north of the country.

The statement signed by army front man Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu said efforts to pursue and "eliminate" the Boko Haram group are ongoing.

Since the group launched its campaign in 2009, Boko Haram has killed more than 20,000 people and forced two million others to flee their homes in northeast Nigeria
... a particularly crimson stretch of Islam's bloody border...
Nigeria's military has been fighting the group since then and despite the government's insistence that it is near defeat, northern Nigeria is still beleaguered by heavy fighting.

Over the years, Boko Haram, which wants to form a breakaway state, has kidnapped thousands of adults and children.

The Boko Haram continued threat is a major issue for President Muhammadu Buhari as he seeks a second term in the upcoming election in February.

After a recent series of deadly attacks on Nigeria's military, Buhari and other officials have warned that the group has begun using drones as part of a resurgence.
Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Bangladesh
3 suspected JMB members held
[Dhaka Tribune] Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has placed in durance vile
Into the paddy wagon wit' yez!
three suspected members of the banned Death Eater outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Rangpur and Lalmonirhat districts.

The detainees were identified as- Md Shah Alam, son of one (late) Alauddin Munshi, Md Sohel Rana, son of (late) Nur Islam and Md Mansur Rahman, son of Asadul Islam.

RAB members also seized huge amount of Jihadi books and leaflets from their possession.

RAB-13 Assistant Director Ahsan Habib said, being tipped-off, a RAB team picked up Shah Alam and Sohel after conducting a drive in Patgram upazila of Lalmonihat on Monday night (December 24).

Another JMB suspect Mansur was picked up in a separate drive in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur, he said.

In the preliminary investigation, the detainees confessed their involvement with JMB and that they were planning for subversive activities ahead of the 11th general election, the RAB official added.
Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)


Gayeshwar Chandra Roy attacked in Keraniganj
[Dhaka Tribune] BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, also the party candidate from Dhaka 3 constituency, was attacked during his election rally in Chunkutia, Keraniganj on Tuesday evening.

BNP Chairperson's Press Wing Officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to the Dhaka Tribune, claiming the attack was launched by Awami League supporters.

Gayeshwar has been admitted to Islami Bank Central Hospital in Kakrail after sustaining injuries in the incident.

BNP sources alleged that 30 other activists of the party were also injured in the attack and admitted to the hospital.

When contacted, Awami League candidate from Dhaka 3 constituency Nasrul Hamid said the incident occurred when an Awami League procession was passing by Gayeshwar Chandra Roy's campaign rally.

"When the two rallies were passing by each other, some BNP supporters began throwing stones at the Awami League supporters, and the Awami League supporters retaliated by throwing stones in return. One of the stones hit Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in the head," Nasrul said.

Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistain Proxies


Home Front: WoT
Miami Man Arrested for Posting Bomb-Making Instructions Online Sympathized with ISIS
[PJ] A Miami-area man was arrested last week and charged with distributing materials online showing how to build explosive weapons.

Tayyab Tahir Ismail (33), a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, is facing multiple charges with a maximum sentence of 20 years on each count.

According to a Justice Department press release and an FBI affidavit filed in the case, Ismail posted bomb-making instructions on a mobile messaging application on at least five occasions from July through September of this year. The documents and videos included step-by-step details of building explosive devices that he intended to be used in terrorist activities.

Ismail has a bail hearing on December 26, and a pretrial hearing on January 2.

One video he posted shows a masked figure wearing military fatigues demonstrating how to build a suicide vest. Another video showing how to make a bomb in the kitchen displays an ISIS flag hanging in the background. The FBI said that the instructions posted by Ismail would, in fact, enable operating devices to be built.
The resulting device guaranteed to blow up in the bombmaker’s hands as the final step is completed, but Mr. Ismail wasn’t to know that particular detail.
Posted by: Besoeker || 12/26/2018 01:53 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Moslem Colonists

#1  And since he broke his oath and lied, strip him of citizenship and airdrop him back in Pakistan.
Posted by: gorb || 12/26/2018 3:03 Comments || Top||

#2  Miami ManPakistani gimmigrant with US passport Arrested for Posting Bomb-Making Instructions Online Sympathized with ISIS
Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 12/26/2018 5:39 Comments || Top||

#3  Learned something. Didn't know distributing materials like that was illegal.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 || 12/26/2018 6:06 Comments || Top||

#4  Because sympathizing with Lutherans or stamp collectors just isn't any where near as gratifying...
Posted by: M. Murcek || 12/26/2018 10:47 Comments || Top||

#5  I wonder if Antifa has a website on the subject....
Posted by: Alaska Paul || 12/26/2018 20:17 Comments || Top||


Iraq
ISIS attack village, kidnap three near Tuz Khurmatu
[Rudaw] ISIS bully boyz attacked a village in Tuz Khurmatu on Monday night, kidnapping three people, according to a local official.

"This evening, a number of ISIS bully boyz attacked the village of Parapara, kidnapping three villagers," Shkur Mala Karim, in charge of the PUK office in Tuz Khurmatu, told Rudaw.

One of the people was able to escape the kidnappers, "But the other two were taken by them and are still missing," he added.

He claimed that the ISIS attackers had come from Albu Najim village.

A family member of one of the missing people told Rudaw that the bully boyz had attacked the village claiming they were members of Hashd al-Shaabi militias.

The attackers gathered all the villagers together by force before picking out the three young men they kidnapped.

Tuz Khurmatu is located within the disputed areas where security gaps between Iraqi and Peshmerga forces have allowed ISIS bully boyz to operate. Two days ago, a shepherd was bumped off by unidentified persons.

The region has a mixed population of Kurds, Arabs, and Turkmen and had a history of sectarian festivities that were exacerbated when Iraqi federal forces and the Hashd al-Shaabi militias took control of the city in October last year.
Posted by: trailing wife || 12/26/2018 00:49 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


ISIS terrorists kidnap 20 people in Kirkuk
[ALMASDARNEWS] Around 20 people living south of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk were kidnapped by bully boyz of the ISIS* terrorist organization, NRT broadcaster reported on Tuesday.

Militants attacked a village in the Rashad district, located south-west of Kirkuk,
... a thick stew of Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, and probably Antarcticans, all of them mutually hostile most of the time...
taking 14 locals hostage, Kurdish TV channel NRT reported, adding that the fate of the captives remained unknown.

According to the outlet, bully boyz captured six more people in other villages south of Kirkuk, however one person managed to escape. Residents of several nearby villages reportedly decided to evacuate.

This comes after declaration by the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi in December 2017 of the end of the country’s fight against the ISIS after the Iraqi troops re-established complete control over its border with Syria. After that, the Kirkuk province governor told Sputnik in February about so-called ISIS "sleeper cells" in the area.

The province of Kirkuk was under full control of Syrian Kurds, but after the Kurds held an independence referendum in September 2017, the Iraqi government launched an offensive and soon regained control over the region.
Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


ISIS claims attack on former stronghold near Syrian border
[ALMASDARNEWS] 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....
(IS, formerly ISIS) grabbed credit for a car kaboom in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar, the group said on its news agency Amaq on Tuesday.

The attack on Tal Afar, a former IS stronghold, killed two people and maimed 11, Rooters reported, citing the Iraqi military. Tal Afar is about 80km west of djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
The city experienced cycles of sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shiites after the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, and produced some of IS’s most senior commanders.

The city with about 200,000 residents came under the bad boys’ control when IS overran swathes of Iraq’s north in 2014.

Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


US establishes two new military bases in Anbar province: Iraqi official
[PRESSTV] The US Army has set up two new military bases in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, an Iraqi official says, days after Washington announced the pullout of American forces from Syria.

"The US Army has established two new military facilities in uninhabited parts of the province," The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund....
's official Anadolu news agency quoted Farhan al-Duleimi, a member of Anbar’s provisional council, as saying on Tuesday.

The move comes less than a week after US 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 his unexpected decision to pull all the 2,000 American ground troops out of the war-ravaged Syria. He said on Wednesday that the withdrawal would be slow and gradual, without providing a timetable.

According to al-Duleimi, the first base had been established in the northern Rumana sub-district in al-Qaim district, in the vicinity of the Syrian border, some 360 kilometers west of the picturesque provincial capital Ramadi.

The second base, he added, had been set up east of the city of al-Rutbah, about 310 kilometers west of Ramadi and less than 100 kilometers from the Syrian border.

The official added that the American bases were purportedly intended to assist Iraqi forces "secure the country’s borders and prevent infiltrations by the ISIS terrorist group."

Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
US-led coalition reports recent air strikes on ISIS in Syria
[AlAhram] The U.S.-led coalition in Syria conducted air strikes last week that destroyed facilities used 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....
(IS) bad boys, the coalition said on Tuesday, less than a week after 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...
declared victory over the bad boy group and said he would withdraw U.S. troops from the war-torn country.

The coalition said its attacks during the week of Dec. 16-22, including air strikes and "coordinated fires," had destroyed logistics facilities and staging areas used by IS, damaged the group’s ability to finance its activities and "removed several hundred ISIS fighters from the battlefield."

"ISIS presents a very real threat to the long-term stability in this region and our mission remains the same, the enduring defeat of ISIS," said UK Major General Christopher Ghika, the deputy commander of the coalition.null
Posted by: trailing wife || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Israel fires at Syrian missile after bombing of arms depots near Damascus
A clever little map and brief videos can be seen at the link.
[Jpost] According to media reports, the launch was carried out from the northern city of Hadera, with pictures published on social media of a large tail of smoke heading into the sky.

Israel’s air defense system - likely the Arrow - was activated late Tuesday night against a Syrian anti-aircraft missile, following an alleged Israeli air strike over the capital of Damascus. Media reports claimed that Israel struck weapon warehouses near the Syrian capital.

There were no damages or injuries to Israeli troops, the IDF Spokesperson said in a statement.

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Posted by: trailing wife || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria

#1  Why does the sound of the exploding missile arrive before the light of the explosion?
Posted by: Ulairong Bluetooth5233 || 12/26/2018 16:16 Comments || Top||


Syrian army reinforced close to Manbij front with Turkish-backed forces
[Ynet] Syrian government troops backed by Russian forces have sent extra troops towards the city of Manbij in coordination with the militia that controls it, a militia front man said, as Ottoman Turkish-backed Syrian rebels said they were preparing to attack it.

The deployment was coordinated with the US-backed militia in Manbij, the front man for the Manbij Military Council said. It is part of the wider buildup of forces in the area.

"The battle will soon start," Major Youssef Hamoud, front man for the National Army, the main Ottoman Turkish-backed rebel force in the area, told Rooters. "What we see on the front now is reinforcements to all forces to reach full preparedness for the battle."

"The Russian army has restored the Syrian-Russian coordination centre to Arima village to the west of Manbij city, after its withdrawal from there a while ago," said Sharfan Darwish, the front man for the Manbij Military Council.

Manbij was seized in 2016 from Islamic State by Syrian militia allied to the SDF, which control roughly a quarter of Syria. Its capture was a milestone in the US-backed campaign against Islamic State.

Rebel group announces start of Manbij operation, NLF denies claim

[ALMASDARNEWS] The rebel group Ahrar al-Sharqiyah announced late this afternoon that their forces had begun the long-awaited offensive to capture Manbij.

In a statement through their official social media accounts, Ahrar al-Sharqiyah said they have begun their assault to capture the town of Manbij from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

However,
a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package...
it appears not everyone is on board for this announcement, as the spokesperson for the Ottoman Turkish-backed National Liberation Front (NLF) denied these report.

The NLF spokesperson said that the Manbij operation had yet to start, adding that all reports claiming that their offensive began are false.

The Syrian Democratic Forces have not reported any military activity at the Manbij front, despite the large buildup of Ottoman Turkish-backed troops near the town.

Syrian govt. forces march into Arima village near Kurdish-held Manbij

[PRESSTV] Syrian army soldiers, supported by Russian troops, have marched into a village in the country’s northern province of Aleppo, after US-sponsored and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) decided to hand it over to government forces.

A local source, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered...
, told Syria's pro-government and Arabic-language al-Masdar news agency that Syrian soldiers entered Arima village, located 20 kilometers (12 miles) northeast of the city of al-Bab and 65 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of Aleppo, on Tuesday after Kurdish bandidos bandidos murderous Moslems withdrew from the area.

The source added that 40 pickup trucks carrying Syrian army soldiers, two tanks, trucks carrying military equipment and armored vehicles were seen crossing into the village, which lies northeast of Manbij.

The development came on the heels of The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund....
’s preparations for an anticipated military campaign against People's Protection Units (YPG), which is the backbone of the SDF, in northern Syria.

Ottoman Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday that preparations for an offensive in the eastern bank of the Euphrates River against Kurdish YPG bandidos bandidos murderous Moslems are proceeding as planned.

Posted by: trailing wife || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria


SDF captures key town from ISIS in east Deir Ezzor
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have captured a key town in the Euphrates River Valley region of the Deir Ezzor Governorate after a fierce battle with the 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....
(ISIS) terror group.

Backed by U.S Arclight airstrikes, the Syrian Democratic Forces were able to overpower the last Islamic State fighters inside the town of Abu Khater after several days of intense festivities.

The Islamic State was ultimately forced to give up Abu Khater once the Syrian Democratic Forces reached the town-center and began surrounding the remaining holy warriors in the area.

With Abu Khater under their control, the Syrian Democratic Forces have officially secure the key town of Hajin, which was a former stronghold for the Islamic State along the eastern bank of the Euphrates River.

The Syrian Democratic Forces are now working to capture the town of Abu Hassan from the remaining Islamic State holy warriors in the area.

Large Syrian Army convoy moves to east Deir Ezzor

[ALMASDARNEWS] The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) sent another large military convoy to the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate as they continue to buildup their forces in the Euphrates River Valley.

According to a military communique on Tuesday, the Syrian Arab Army sent a large convoy from the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate to the eastern region of Deir Ezzor.

The military convoy was comprised of soldiers from the Russian-trained 5th Legion, which has participated in several battles against the 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....
(ISIS/ISIS/IS/ISIS) in eastern Syria.

The recent buildup of Syrian military troops east of the Euphrates comes just days 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 nation’s armed forces were withdrawing from Syria.
Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Heavy clashes breakout between Turkish-backed rebels, Kurdish forces near Aleppo border-town
[ALMASDARNEWS] A fierce battle broke out between the Ottoman Turkish-backed rebels and Kurdish-led forces in the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate this afternoon.

The festivities reportedly erupted this afternoon after the Ottoman Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army
... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund...
(FSA) attacked Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) positions near the border-town of ’Azaz.

No casualties or advances have been reported by either side.

This is the second time in the last week that the Kurdish forces and Ottoman Turkish-backed rebels have clashed at this front in the northern countryside of Aleppo.

With the Ottoman Turkish military’s upcoming invasion of the eastern region of the Euphrates River Valley approaching, their allied forces on the ground have become increasingly hostile towards he Kurdish forces along the border.

Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte

#1  Almost immediately.
Posted by: newc || 12/26/2018 1:26 Comments || Top||

#2  fierce battle resulting in no casualties for either side
Posted by: lord garth || 12/26/2018 4:29 Comments || Top||

#3  So just them letting the other side know they hate them, since no casualties yet. On the other hand, I have little doubt that unless it's Turkish forces themselves, anybody attacking the kurds are due for an airstrike.
Posted by: Charles || 12/26/2018 15:44 Comments || Top||



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Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.

Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has dominated Mexico for six years.
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