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Been busy with postcards all day!
Now evening. Have nothing to say.
Am starting to nod,
And this card's looking odd...
Best regards, Gabrielle "Ubu" Ray
[MOI.GOV.AF] 10 Taliban terrorists killed and nine others wounded in several joint clearance operations carried out by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in Nehr Saraj district of Helmand and Helmand highway. Two Taliban bomb making factories destroyed and 58 different types of roadside bombs and landmines discovered and defused. It’s worth mentioning, ANDSF seized 17 motorcycles used by the militants.
16 Suspects Arrested In Balkh Province General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) launched overnight security operations in PD#5 of Kabul City, Chamtal and Char Bolak districts of Balkh and Jalalabad City of Nangarhar. As a result, General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) arrested 16 suspects.
ANP Arrested A Suicide Bomber Before Reaching To His Target In Kandahar Afghan National Police (ANP) identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Kandahar province. Afghan National Police (ANP) arrested a suicide bomber before he could reach to a target in PD#8, Kandahar City of Kandahar province, last night. Ministry of Interior Affairs appreciates the professionalism of police.
13-year-old boy Ali Alfurjani was killed after a mortar shell fired by Haftar militias fell on their house in Khalla district of #Tripoli today pic.twitter.com/wfH6EiFQr6
[Libya Observer] A source from the Ministry of Health has confirmed that six doctors were kidnapped from a medical convoy, while on its way to Ghadames city, north-west of Libya.
The source added that the kidnappers are an gang from the city of Zintan.
For his part, the Director of Ghadames hospital, Mohammed al-Thani, disclosed that the kidnappers are demanding the release of a resident from Zintan city held by the Special Deterrent Force (SDF), pointing out that he is in contact with the Municipal Council and elders of Zintan to secure the release of the doctors.
He also confirmed that communications were made with the doctors to make sure they were safe and well.
[PRESSTV] Seven people have been killed in attacks by 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... bully boyz in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno.
Late on Friday, bully boyz raided a military post in the town of Gajiganna, triggering a fierce shootout, local residents and pro-government militias said on Saturday.
"The button men killed two soldiers and a civilian during the fight and took away one military vehicle," said Babakura Kolo, a member of a militia fighting bully boyz in Borno.
The button men are suspected of belonging to the West Africa Province (ISWAP) terror group.
ISWAP, which calls itself a branch of the ISIS ...embracing their inner Islamic Brute... Takfiri terrorist group, made an alliance with 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... bully boyz in 2015 before separating in 2016.
Earlier on Friday, bully boyz attacked troops in the nearby town of Tungushe, killing a soldier and three civilians, Kolo added.
Gajiganna and Tungushe have been repeatedly attacked by ISWAP terrorists.
On Thursday, two Chadian troops were killed in festivities between bully boyz and members of a regional force in northeastern Nigeria.
The ISIS sasquatches were put in prisons because 'the Ewropeans were watching'.
The mass graves, public executions, videos, rapes and traffick of people didn't invite extreme prejudice. No, we have the UN,the fucking Hague, juris-motherfucking-prudence to help carry out our humane deterrence for us.
The people who were in the grinder 24/7, who the allied teams worked with, the militias and whatever their reasons, fuck their reasons ! They fought. In a dearer time, that used to be enough !the YPGs and the yahoos who flew in to join them, everybody who fought the ISIS is now easy game to be slain without trial. America didn't have to fly sorties over Syria everyday, deploy thousands of troops to protect the Kurds. The least Trump could've done was not invite that motherfucker Yippy to just roll on in ! So what if the YPG aren't exactly UN material ? Hasn't America sided with even worse fuckers to suit their own ends ?
And the turks ? They supported the daesh all along, even al qaeda. America was supposed to pull out of Afghanistan and stay on point in Syria. But they sit twiddling their thumbs in front of Mullah fucking Baradar and pull out of daesh territory leaving ISIS to be freed by Erdogan !
And with Trumpo, it's not just a pull out, no sir. It wouldn't be complete without some Jong-il brand of theatre, making light of the brutality to be witnessed upon people, with tweets. Fucking tweets ?! Aaaarghh !!
Fuck this !!
Everyone who fought ISIS loses, alright ? They lose !
#12
Ehh ? Whassat ? Sshyria army ? Booosh ! Thoshe mufferbluffers dunno which way the...hic.. barrel pointsh. They need thet Rasputin guy holdin' their weewees when they pee... And what about the 900 ishish eh ?
#14
"Who could have foreseen such an event!", he said smugly -- SteveS
Do you remember the movie Other People's Money(1991)? Assad "The Liquidator" may be odious, but I have always thought that the only "natural ally" in the region is Assad and his Alawite bloc.
Turkey committed massacre against Civilian convey from Qamishli heading to Serekaniya for to support the fighters and give morals, been hit by Turkish bombardment right now. pic.twitter.com/fu2pO30Z4B
We are shocked to learn that Turkish jets have struck a convoy of journalists in Northern Syria. As per initial reports, there are at least 11 dead and dozens wounded. This is a war crime. We urge int'l community to hold Turkey accountable. pic.twitter.com/nOuwyDSiOq
[Jpost] France said on Saturday it has suspended all weapon sales to Turkey and warned Ankara that its offensive in northern Syria threatened European security.
"In expectation of the end of this offensive, France has decided to suspend all plans to export to Turkey weapons that could be used in this offensive. This decision is with immediate effect," a joint statement from the foreign and defence ministries said.
It said that European Union foreign ministers would coordinate their position on Monday at a meeting in Luxembourg.
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BFD_ Yipyip seems to prefer Russian gear lately. When Poot-poot blackballs him, wake me up.
[Jpost] Chairman of the Islamic Movement in Ramle,
...that would be the outlawed Northern Branch of the so-called Islamic Movement, the Israeli branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. It has close ties to Hamas and Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and a home office in troubled Umm al-Fahm. The Southern Branch faction is no doubt equally connected to brotherly Muslim Brotherhood organizations, but chose to get involved in Israeli politics instead of violence...
Ali al-Danaf was shot on Saturday and is at death's door, according to Channel 12.
In his role as chairman, al-Danaf was reportedly involved in the religious, social and educational activities of the Moslem community in Ramle, in central Israel.
Al-Danaf was taken to Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center, Israeli media reported earlier Saturday morning.
The police are investigating the incident and it is not yet clear if the shooting was related to his involvement in the Moslem community, Channel 12 reported.
#5
Finally got a chance to look up Islamic Movement, which was tickling something in my memory. They’re the Muslim Brotherhood in Israel — information and links added to the article to aid future searches.
Incidentally, though we haven’t posted much about it here because it isn’t really of interest in terms of the War on Terror, Israeli Arabs have been marching and protesting because of the high level of violence and lawlessness in their communities, about which the police have mostly not gotten involved because when they’ve done so there were riots and protests. So the police have started doing things like raiding Arab-Israeli villages to collect criminals and weaponry.... oddly enough some appear to be the same villages they were previously raiding to pick up jihadis and weaponry.
#6
My first trawl through the archives yielded the Islamic Movement — Muslim Brotherhood connection. Reading the Wikipedia article on the subject reveals that the Southern Movement is part of the Arab List coalition of Arab-Israeli parties, so beloved of and supported by Barack Obama during his presidency (and the Democratic Party subsequently). And the Northern Movement owns the Mourabitat (female)/Mourabitoun (male) group, which regularly riots and attacks Jews on and about the Temple Mount.
[IsraelTimes] An Israeli military position in the West Bank came under fire from a passing vehicle early Saturday morning. There were no reported injuries, the Israel Defense Forces said in a short statement.
The incident occurred near the Paleostinian city of Tulkarem. IDF soldiers launched a search for the suspected perpetrator, the military said.
#UPDATE: Clashes between #Turkish and Syrian regime forces in #Manbij seems likely to happen in a few hours. Both sides are mobilizing and preparing to fight for control over the city, reports also that #Turkey has declared the city a military zone. -Gage #Syria
#Breaking: Just in - An official statement from the Syrian Arab Army "#SAA" to enter the Syrian cities of #Manbij and #Kobani, and says we will fight every Turkish terrorist backed groups and their Turkish soldiers and thrive them back from where they came from in #Turkey. pic.twitter.com/0nH4FYYGpG
#Breaking: Just in - Reports that also Russian troops are among the Syrian Arab Army #SAA troops, who are currently advancing vehicles and tanks in #Manbij in #Syria, ready to combat the Turkish aggression in the country. #Turkeypic.twitter.com/nu30fsgsB4
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Here's how it works: The SSA accepted that the SDF was part of it. Therefore Turkey did not cross the Kurdish border rather it crossed the normal border of the Syrian State. Russia supports the territorial integrity of their ally the Nation of Syria. Russia doesn't need to support or not support elements of the Syrian regime so it's no change in Russia's position. Syria's army the SAA now considers itself at war with the Turkish invader who has crossed it's world recognized international border with Turkey. Russia will continue to support it's ally Syria.
#4
Turkish president Erdogan says they are not afraid and said that the troops of Turkey will keep advancing more into northern Syria, even if the Syrian Arab Army will be joining the SDF and YPG forces at Manbij and Kobani.
#8
Is it too much to hope that Turkey will be stupid and accidentally hit the Russians and piss off Vlad? At this point, I'd enjoy seeing someone stomp the life out of Turkey.
#10
Unconfirmed reports says that The Syrian Arab Army #SAA with the help of SDF forces, will be advancing and trying towards Turkish controlled areas tonight and try to capture it back... #Syria
#15
Is it too much to hope that Turkey will be stupid and accidentally hit the Russians and piss off Vlad?
I seem to recall that Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet some months ago, and the only response was something like a cold Russian shoulder for six months. But at that point Syria wasn‘t ready to pivot to a new battlefront.
#UPDATE: Clashes between #Turkish and Syrian regime forces in #Manbij seems likely to happen in a few hours. Both sides are mobilizing and preparing to fight for control over the city, reports also that #Turkey has declared the city a military zone. -Gage #Syria
#Breaking: Just in - An official statement from the Syrian Arab Army "#SAA" to enter the Syrian cities of #Manbij and #Kobani, and says we will fight every Turkish terrorist backed groups and their Turkish soldiers and thrive them back from where they came from in #Turkey. pic.twitter.com/0nH4FYYGpG
Celebrations in Qamishli and Hasaka. People celebrating the "start of the deployment of the Syrian army to confront Turkish aggression". @akhbarpic.twitter.com/hQVecRci8b
#FLASH: US air assets were mobilized & employed their laser designators against the Turkish post, indicating they were ready to fire, if ordered - only if Turkish bombardment did not cease. Multiple requests were sent up to C&C to counter fire and immediately extract -@Newsweek
#5
We can all rest easy, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen introduced an outline to impose sanctions on Turkey for invading northeastern Syria. I know this is true because I saw Hand-wringing Hollen talking about the needless slaughter of Kurds being Trump's fault.
[AlAhram] Pro-Ankara fighters taking part in a Ottoman Turkish offensive on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria "executed" at least nine civilians on Saturday, a monitor said.
"The nine civilians were executed at different moments south of the town of Tal Abyad," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The Kurds said a female Kurdish party official and her driver were among those killed.
Hevrin Khalaf was "taken out of her car during a Ottoman Turkish-backed attack and executed by Ottoman Turkish-backed mercenary factions", the political arm of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said in a statement.
"This is a clear evidence that the Ottoman Turkish state is continuing its criminal policy towards unarmed civilians," it added.
The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... and its allied fighters began the offensive on Wednesday to push back the Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG), the backbone of the SDF, from its border.
The allied fighters are Syrian former rebels who once fought against Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Leveler of Latakia... 's regime.
As the conflict morphed since erupting in 2011, these factions now receive training and funding from Ankara.
Kurdish activists circulated two videos on social media of the killings.
The first, posted on the Twitter account of the Ahrar al-Sharqiya rebel group, shows two people in civilian clothes kneeling on the ground as a fighter next to them announces they have been captured by the faction.
In the second, an unidentified fighter opens fire at a man on the ground wearing civilian attire.
The Observatory confirmed the authenticity of the videos but AFP could not independently verify them.
The deaths brought to at least 38 the number of civilians killed on the Syrian side since start of the assault, according to the Observatory.
It says 81 Kurdish fighters have been killed in the festivities.
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Update of an old Russian saying about Hungarians:
"If you have a Turk for an ally, you don't need enemies."
Turkish state-backed media hails a “successful operation” to “neutralize” an unarmed 35-year old woman working to unite Arabs, Christians, and Kurds in NE Syria. Ms. Hevrin Khalef was reportedly dragged from a vehicle and shot to death. That’s a war crime. https://t.co/O5hEVQ28jtpic.twitter.com/dn6cl7VUZr
US military officials confirm that the graphic video circulating that shows Turkey-backed fighters executing people is true. #Syriahttps://t.co/OqsrrZqOpI
According to local reports, co-head of Syrian Future Party Hervin Khalef was killed on the same road along with her driver. The following footage shows her vehicle surrounded by Turkey-backed fighters. #Syriapic.twitter.com/Z4nrL1CTtw
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EU, UN, Israel? Not a peep. This is never THEIR problem. We are the most distant country geographically from the ME but the first gentiles to be blaimed.
#9
The term applies to an entire world who doesn't give a dam about ME stability or holy land security other than only half of the US pop. The other half want the region to be Paĺestïne. And that latter half will soon over take the former.
The US will not be the "US" in another generation.
#10
Then I hope this whole thing teaches Israel to put minimal faith in allies. The US may just choose arabs over them when the time comes.
While many may feel America has done the right thing here, washing their hands off clean, this will set a snowball rolling that will hit in the next generation probably.
There is no book in which letting Turks have carte blanche over anything is wise.
[RUDAW.NET] Bearded fighters walk through an area they claim to be the entrance to Sari Kani, the Syria-The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... border town where the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have resisted an onslaught from the mighty Ottoman Turkish army for four days.
"Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!" one of the Arabic-speaking fighters shouts to the camera with other fighters in tow. "The Azaz Forces ... are entering the doors of Ras al-Ain, Allahu Akbar," referring to the Kurdish town by its official, Arabic name.
Ottoman Turkish-backed Syrian forces have been accused of extensive human rights ...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedom at the convenience of the state... abuses in the city of Afrin, under their control since March 2018. These same forces are now on the border with Rojava, the self-administered region in northeast Syria controlled by the SDF.
Turkey has dubbed the current offensive Operation Peace Spring.
Close to 200,000 civilians have fled the pounding of the area by the invading Ottoman Turkish army and their Syrian proxies. More than 40 civilians have died, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. SDF spokesperson Redur Khalil on Saturday put the number of SDF fighters to have died at 45.
In a separate video posted on a proxy-affiliated Telegram channel named Operation Peace Spring, two civilians and a young man purportedly wearing military fatigues, are surrounded roadside by a group of the Ottoman Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya proxy force. Other fighters swirl around them.
The video caption claims the video of the three men was recorded on the Manbij-Hasaka road on Saturday, the same day the Ottoman Turkish army claimed to have taken Sari Kani ‐ a claim disputed by the SDF, who say the battle for control of the city still rages.
"We have captured three fleeing militia of the PKK... Allahu Akbar..." says a man whose face is not shown, at which time other fighters shout "Allahu Akbar."
The three terrified men, one of whom is bleeding from his nose, crouch by the side of the road.
Towards the end of the video, one Ahrar al-Sharqiya fighter can be heard faintly: "We know what are going to do to you." The video cuts.
Late on Saturday, another video showing Ottoman Turkish-backed Syrian fighters surrounding a number of men by the side of a road appeared on social media.
The fighters are in clothing identical to those posted on the Operation Peace Spring channel.
"Allahu Akbar, film me, film me," one of the fighters shouts as he empties his AK-47 into the supine body of a man as dust rises from the ground. Another appears with a sniper rifle and shoots the man. "The pigs of the party," another one shouts, referring to the main political party in northern Syria, the Democratic Union Party.
Gunfire could be heard in the background. With a final shout of Allahu Akbar, the video is cut.
On Saturday, the general staff of the Syrian proxy forces, known as the "National Army," issued instruction - a copy of which was posted on Twitter - banning fighters from recording any event in the battlefield. Under international humanitarian law, any torture or inhumane treatment of prisoners of war and civilians is considered a war crime.
An SDF source told Rudaw Saturday that three individuals were killed by the Ottoman Turkish-backed forces, two of whom were civilians and the third one a member of the Asayesh, the internal SDF security force. One of the civilians was a health worker.
We are receiving strong reports from Syria that Turkish Army and jihadist fighters backed by it have started executing people. The following footage is from M4 highway. pic.twitter.com/DobPe88KNX
[Jpost] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) denied that Turkish-backed forces had taken control of the center of Ras al Ain on Saturday after a senior Turkish security official said the town center had been seized.
Marvan Qamishlo, an SDF military media official, said Turkish-backed forces had entered one neighborhood of Ras al Ain, the industrial district, following hours of heavy Turkish shelling that had forced a "tactical retreat" from that area.
"Now the SDF's attack has started and there are very fierce clashes now," he told Reuters. "The clashes are continuing in the industrial district," he said, saying this was the part of Ras al Ain closest to the Turkish border.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) release footage showing Ras al-Ayn (Sari Kani), saying it has not fallen under the control of Turkish forces that are currently waging an offensive in northern #Syria. pic.twitter.com/Rf6pKGBzg9
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...embracing their inner Islamic Brute...
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
