[SHABELLEMEDIA] In a successful operation conducted in the Golweyn area of the Lower Shabelle region, the Somali National Army (SNA) has eliminated a key member of the al-Shabaab ... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all of which have enough problems without them... terrorist group, Abdikadir Haji Eenow.
This significant achievement was made possible with the help of local intelligence, as residents near Golweyn town provided crucial information about the krazed killer’s whereabouts.
Farah Mohamud Hirsi, the Commander of the battalion responsible for the operation, shared the news with Shabelle radio, highlighting the importance of community cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
The operation not only demonstrates the SNA’s commitment to eradicating the threat posed by al-Shabaab but also showcases the effectiveness of local intelligence in achieving such victories.
The elimination of Abdikadir Haji Eenow is expected to weaken the al-Shabaab network in the region, as he was known to be a significant figure within the terrorist organization.
This development comes as a relief to the local population, who have long suffered from the violence and instability caused by al-Shabaab’s activities.
The SNA’s success in this operation serves as a reminder of the ongoing efforts to restore peace and security in Somalia.
The collaboration between the military and the local community is a crucial step towards achieving this goal, as it not only helps in identifying and neutralizing threats but also fosters trust and cooperation between the two parties.
As the fight against al-Shabaab continues, the Somali National Army remains steadfast in its commitment to protecting the Somali people and ensuring a safer future for the nation.
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[SUDANTRIBUNE] The specialized Women’s, Maternity, and Neonatal Hospital in El Fasher, North Darfur, was struck by heavy artillery fire from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday, injuring nine people and inflicting substantial damage to the facility.
This attack comes amidst escalating violence in El Fasher, where fierce festivities between the Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... ese army, its allied armed movements, and the RSF have resulted in over 40 civilian deaths and 500 injuries in the past week. The RSF, aiming to seize control of the last remaining city in Darfur not under their control, have been accused of deliberately targeting populated areas in the town.
A medical source reported that the shelling damaged the hospital’s water and power systems, as well as several wards and offices. They condemned the attack as a violation of international law and accused the RSF of intentionally targeting civilian areas to displace residents.
The attack raises concerns about the continued operation of medical facilities in El Fasher, as both public and private hospitals face threats of closure due to direct targeting. The Babikir Nahar Pediatric Center was recently rendered non-operational after an Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... , leaving El Fasher South Hospital as the sole functioning government facility. However,
today is that tomorrow you were thinking about yesterday... the hospital is struggling to cope with the influx of maimed and a severe shortage of medicines and supplies due to the ongoing siege imposed by the RSF.
The siege, which began in April, has caused a critical shortage of life-saving medicines, exacerbating the suffering of patients, particularly those with chronic illnesses.
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Video shows what is thought to be two of the men groveling for mercy on the ground as they were surrounded by government forces following a shootout in the capital Kinshasa on Sunday.
Reports in local media suggested the arrested men were CIA operatives although the US ambassador in the city was keen to distance the US from any involvement. A bit late for that it would appear.
The DR Congo military named the coup leader as Christian Malanga, 41, a US educated former refugee who was a 'naturalized American' and had been 'definitively neutralized' by the security forces.
His son Marcel was among those accused of taking part and seized by the military as they retook control.
Footage on social media showed a passport allegedly seized from one of the Americans bearing the name Benjamin Zalman-Polun, a 36-year-old born in Maryland.
Zalman-Polun reportedly has a background as a cannabis entrepreneur and had been previously linked to Malanga. A dope dealer. How novel.
The military said it thwarted the 'attempted coup' involving 'foreigners and Congolese' near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa.
'I am shocked by the events this morning and very worried by the reports of American citizens allegedly being involved,' Lucy Tamlyn, the US ambassador to the DRC, posted on X, formerly Twitter. Shocked! Shocked!
'Rest assured that we are cooperating with authorities in DRC to the fullest extent possible, as they investigate these criminal acts and hold accountable any American citizen involved.'
A coup was foiled in the Democratic Republic of Congo Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo prevented an attempt to carry out a coup in Kinshasa. This was stated by the official representative of the country's Armed Forces, Brigadier General Sylvain Ekenge.
“The defense and security forces stopped the coup attempt. Foreigners and Congolese took part in the assassination attempt,” the France24 TV channel quoted an army representative as saying.
He added that the military had arrested all participants in the conspiracy, including the leaders. Ekenge did not disclose their names.
“The army assures that the situation is under control and asks the residents of Kinshasa to calmly go about their business,” the army spokesman said.
As Regnum reported, on the evening of September 17, 2023, local media reported that the Congolese army began seizing key facilities in the country's capital, Brazzaville. According to some reports, the head of the presidential guard, Serge Oboa, led the coup. Journalists recalled that the head of state, Denis Sassou Nguesso, was at that time in New York, where he took part in UN events.
Later, the Minister of Communications and Media, spokesman for the government of the Republic of Congo, Thierry Lezen Mungala, denied rumors of a coup d'état, calling this information fake. He assured that calm reigns on the territory of the republic and called on the population to calmly go about their business.
On the night of July 26 last year, a coup d'état took place in Niger. A group of military men came to power in the country and removed the President of the Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, from government. The new authorities broke a number of economic and political agreements with France, in particular, they annulled the agreement on the military presence of French troops in the country.
On the night of May 15, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held an emergency meeting with the heads of intelligence and the Ministry of Justice after warning of the threat of a coup being prepared in the ranks of law enforcement agencies. The Turkish leader was warned by his ally, the head of the nationalist party Devlet Bahçeli, about the possibility of attempting to repeat the 2016 coup. The head of state said that the country's authorities are well aware of the “puppeteers” and those who were preparing the conspiracy in the country.
According to the publication, Christian Mahlangu was shot dead by the military. The remaining members of the rebel group were immediately arrested. They wore the flag of Zaire (the country's former name) on their uniforms, spoke English, French and Lingala, and claimed to be "members of the diaspora." Now the situation in the country is under control, a source from the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo noted.
As Regnum reported, on the morning of May 19, the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo prevented an attempt to carry out a coup in Kinshasa. Local publications reported shots fired near the residence of the candidate for the post of Chairman of the National Assembly, Vital Kamerhe.
On September 17, 2023, information appeared in local media that the Congolese army began seizing key facilities in the capital of the country, Brazzaville. According to some reports, the head of the presidential guard, Serge Oboah, led the coup. Later, the Minister of Communications and Media, spokesman for the government of the Republic of Congo, Thierry Lezen Mungala, denied rumors of a coup. According to him, calm reigned on the territory of the republic.
“Russian citizens are advised not to visit the central areas of the capital, where investigative actions by law enforcement agencies are being carried out,” Gazeta.ru quoted a message from the diplomatic mission.
Diplomats also noted that in the capital Kinshasa, security forces have strengthened control at key points.
As Regnum reported, on May 19, the official representative of the Armed Forces of the DR Congo, Brigadier General Sylvain Ekenge, announced that the army had prevented a coup in the country. According to him, among the detained rebels there were local residents as well as foreigners. He stressed that the military had detained all participants in the conspiracy, and called on the population not to worry and to continue going about their business.
The media later reported the liquidation of the rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who were preparing a coup, Christian Mahlangu, and the arrest of his associates. It is noted that the detainees had the flag of Zaire, as the republic was previously called, they spoke English, French and Lingala and called themselves representatives of the diaspora.
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From Skidmark’s Daily Mail link — CIA or romantic idiots?
Marcel Malanga, 21, accompanied his former refugee father Christian to the central African country from their home in Utah to lead the coup against the autocratic government of President Felix Tshisekedi.
But the father was shot dead and the son was arrested alongside two American co-conspirators during the bungled putsch as the US government scrambled to distance itself from involvement.
Also seized was Benjamin Zalman-Polun, a 36-year-old former cannabis dealer from Maryland whose passport was gleefully displayed by the victorious troops.
And the Congolese authorities said another American along with a Brit were being questioned in custody.
'An attempted coup d'etat has been stopped by the defense and security forces,' said General Sylvain Ekenge in a message broadcast on national television.
'Around 50, including three American citizens - were arrested and are currently undergoing interrogation by the specialized services of the Armed Forces,' Ekenge told Reuters.
Local media were quick to suggest a CIA plot to seize control of the mineral rich nation of 100 million people.
[GEO.TV] A plane carrying another 175 Pak students, stranded in Bishkek amid mob attacks on foreign nationals, landed at Lahore airport on Sunday.
Information Minister Ataullah Tara received the students at the airport. Speaking to the media, the information said all arrangements at Lahore and Islamabad airports have been completed for the return of the students from the Kyrgyz capital.
He said the government will ensure safe return of all stranded Pak students to their homes and added that the Pak government was in contact with the Kyrgyz authorities in this regard.
Earlier today, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that as many as 540 students, stranded in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek amid mob violence, are scheduled to return to the country via special flights
On late Saturday, a flight carrying first batch of Pak students landed at Lahore airport. Addressing a presser in Lahore, Dar said that about 130 Pak students returned to the country last night and that 540 more will return today.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed Ambassador of Pakistain in Kyrgyzstan Hasan Ali Zaigham to make all necessary arrangements regarding the special plane to bring back Pak students.
Several international students including Paks came under mob attacks by locals in the aftermath of their fight with the Egyptian nationals on May 13.
At least five Pak students were maimed in the violent mostly peaceful attacks triggered by a brawl between locals and Egyptian nationals. There were reports of death of Pak students, however, they were rebutted by Pakistain’s embassy in Bishkek.
In a telephonic conversation with the envoy, PM Shehbaz directed him to stay in touch with all Pak students and their families in Kyrgyzstan. He said that the plane will depart in the evening today.
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the 2024 Bishkek riots were attacks on foreigners by Kyrgyz mobs in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan. The clashes lasted from May 17th to the 18th. ../. The Pakistani government successfully evacuat 650+ students. Kyrgyzstan is a common destination for medical students, given cheap costs of education and internationally recognized medical degrees. It had more then 60 thousand foreign students in 2021, including 14,500 Indian students and 10,000 Pakistani students.
Clashes began after Kyrgyz students were involved in a brawl with Egyptian and other Arab medical students on May 13. The Arabs were allegedly winning the fight, which sparked retaliation by Kyrgyz mobs against foreigners in the country. Initially, over 100 Kyrgyz gathered "to take revenge on the foreigners who beat up residents."
[JPost] The IAF stuck approximately 80 terror targets over the past day throughout the Gaza Strip, including weapons storage facilities, rocket launchers, terrorist cells, and other terror targets.
IDF troops have located additional weaponry in an UNRWA facility in Jabalya, the Israeli military announced Monday afternoon.
Additionally, an Israel Air Force aircraft struck and eliminated the terrorist Zaher Huli (also known as "Abu Hamed"), who held roles in Hamas's military wing and the Hamas Police in central Gaza, the IDF and the Shin Bet announced.
Zaher reportedly used his position to build connections with other Hamas terrorists and promote terror attacks on Israel.
During an additional operation on Sunday, the terrorist Rami Khalil Faki, who held roles in Hamas' military wing and Hamas Police in the area of Nuseirat, was also targeted in an aerial strike.
Rami Khalil Faki commanded armed terrorists who carried out attacks against IDF troops. His deputy and four additional Hamas terrorist operatives were eliminated together with him.
Islamic Jihad commander eliminated
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad tactical-level commander was also eliminated in an aerial strike in the eastern Rafah area with three other terrorists from the organization who engaged in close combat with IDF soldiers, the IDF later announced.
In Rafah, the Maglan Unit drone team located tunnel shafts and terrorists in the area. During an operation, a terrorist exiting an underground tunnel shaft was targeted and killed by an IAF aircraft, the military added.
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[GEO.TV] Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... Strip overnight, residents said, as White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan travelled to the region amid US calls for a more focused military campaign.
Sullivan was due to hold talks with Israelis on Sunday and stress the need to go after Hamas ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,... fighters in a targeted way, not with a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the White House has said.
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Sullivan was due to hold talks with Israelis on Sunday and stress the need to bend over and spread it for Globalist/Islamist alliance like US does.
[GEO.TV] Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... 's civil defence agency said Sunday that an Israeli air strike targeting a house at a refugee camp in the centre of the Paleostinian territory killed at least 31 people, updating an earlier toll.
"The civil defence crew were able to recover 31 deaders and 20 maimed from a house belonging to the Hassan family, which was targeted by the Israeli occupation forces in the Nuseirat camp," Gaza civil defence agency front man Mahmud Bassal told journalists.
He said rescue workers were continuing to search for missing people under the rubble.
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[An Nahar] Paleostinian Death Eater group Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... said that a "commander" was killed in an Israeli strike on an eastern district of Leb ...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... near the Syrian border.
Hamas' armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said in a statement that "commander" Sharhabil Sayed was killed "after he was targeted by Israeli occupation aircraft" in Lebanon's West Bekaa area.
A source close to the Paleostinian Death Eater group, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered... , had earlier told AFP that Sayed was a Hamas official responsible for Lebanon's Bekaa region and "was killed in an Israeli strike that targeted his vehicle."
Lebanon's civil defense agency reported "one martyr and two maimed due to an Israeli air strike" on a vehicle near Majdal Anjar, a town around five kilometers from the Syrian border and around 60 kilometers from Lebanon's border with Israel.
Lebanon's official National News Agency reported one dead and two maimed in an "enemy strike" that targeted a vehicle in the same area.
An AFP photographer saw a vehicle that had been destroyed in the raid.
The strike came after Israeli strikes earlier in the day killed a Hezbollah fighter and two children, according to the Lebanese Death Eater group and official media.
After Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel triggered war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... , its powerful Lebanese ally Hezbollah has exchanged near-daily fire with Israeli forces across the border.
The attacks have been intensifying, with Israeli forces increasingly striking deep into Lebanese territory, while Paleostinian factions and other allied groups in Lebanon have also claimed cross-border attacks.
Hezbollah earlier this week announced that its chief Sayyed His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...The satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...> had met with senior Hamas member Khalil al-Hayya.
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[An Nahar] The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, MP Mohammad Raad, said Sunday that his group is "reassured" over the course of its conflict with Israel.
"The resistance is escalating its operations against the Israeli enemy to a certain level in order to preserve the deterrence equation," Raad said.
Hezbollah is doing this "so that the enemy does not fantasize that it has become capable and prepared to pounce on Leb ...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... and achieve its illusions in it," the politician added.
"Accordingly, we will emerge victorious when we thwart the enemy’s goals," Raad went on to say. "Endeavor to persevere!"
Since October 8, the cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has killed at least 419 people in Lebanon, mostly Death Eaters but also including 82 civilians.
Israel says 14 soldiers and 11 civilians have been killed on its side of the border.
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The optimal outcome would be for IDF to break Hezbollah - followed by Lebanese Sunny & Christians massacring the Shia.
#2
First occupy land south of the Litani River; second clean out and demilitarized the Bekaa. In reality, as presently constructed, Lebanon is a failed state. May as well help it along.
[NEWARAB] An Iranian court has sentenced popular singer and rap artist Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to prison for disseminating "obscene content", state media reported Sunday.
The underground musician, 36, had been living in Istanbul since 2018 before Ottoman Turkish police handed him over to Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... in December of last year. He has been in detention in Iran since then.
His lawyer Elham Rahimifar said Tataloo was handed multiple "short and long" jail terms, without elaborating.
The sentences can be appealed, Rahimifar told state-run newspaper Jam-e Jam.
Later, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan Online website said Tataloo was given a three-year sentence for "blasphemy ...the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to a deity, or sacred objects, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable. Some religions consider it to be a crime. In Pakistain you can commit blasphemy by looking cross-eyed at a Koran... ".
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"President Raisi's helicopter was completely burned in the crash ... unfortunately, all passengers are feared dead," an Iranian official told Reuters.https://t.co/chOqu2kmAQpic.twitter.com/tpoBlFskz1
[REGNUM] On Sunday, May 19, a helicopter carrying three Iranian political leaders, including President Ibrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, made a hard landing in the north of the country, near the border with Azerbaijan.
The incident occurred in a mountainous, inaccessible area. This prevented rescuers from quickly reaching the landing site. In addition, the search is complicated by severe weather conditions and poor visibility - about 5-6 meters. According to a preliminary version, the emergency could have occurred due to fog.
Around 22:30 Moscow time, it became known that experts had established the exact location of the helicopter based on a signal received from the phone of one of the crew members. It is noted that the military immediately headed to the indicated place.
So far there is no exact information about the condition of Raisi and other passengers. However, two questions have already arisen: what was it and what will be the consequences for Iran if the politicians fail to save themselves?
Most experts are inclined to believe that this is an assassination attempt. Moreover, it was carefully planned - it was no coincidence that a number of the country's top leaders ended up in the same helicopter, and it was he, and not the two flying side by side, who made a hard landing.
Also, some observers were quick to link what happened to Raisi with four other recent incidents.
The first is an attempt on the life of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico - he was shot at, the prime minister is in serious condition. The second is the threats received against Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. The third is a coup attempt uncovered in Turkey - according to authorities, a number of high-ranking security officials tried to once again overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The fourth is an assassination attempt on the Crown Prince (and de facto ruler) of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman. The Kingdom's authorities do not provide any information about the incident, but it is known that terrorists attacked the Crown Prince's motorcade.
The theory of five assassination attempts, of course, has a right to exist - something in common can indeed be found in the incidents. All five leaders have a positive attitude towards Russia and support it - naturally, to the best of their ability. Some help Moscow bypass sanctions, some block anti-Russian initiatives within the European Union, and some actively cooperate with the Russian Ministry of Defense in the field of combat botany and other means of defeating the Ukrainian army.
However, such an associative series still looks like an exaggeration. First of all, because the stories with Fico and Vucic are fundamentally different from what happened with Erdogan, Mohammed bin Salman and Raisi.
An attempt was made on the life of the Slovak Prime Minister, to put it mildly, by an unbalanced person. President Vučić only received threats, which every more or less serious head of state receives in the dozens every day.
But in the other three stories, the real organization of assassination attempts and complex logistics are visible. After all, even an attack on the Saudi crown prince’s motorcade, hidden in a veil of secrecy, cannot be carried out alone, not to mention the formation of a conspiracy among the Turkish security forces or the story of the presidential helicopter in Iran.
And if we pay attention to these three cases, then they are united not only by Russia, but also by the region. Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Iran are the three engineers of the Middle East. They shape the local construction of international relations and the security system. And, given the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement, as well as the radicalization of Turkish foreign policy, their regional design acquired anti-Israeli and anti-American features. And therefore it had to be prevented by any possible means - and Israel is called the main interest in the matter of prevention.
The New York Times writes that recently the United States and Iran reached certain agreements on de-escalating the situation in the Middle East. But Israel, and Prime Minister Netanyahu personally, do not need de-escalation - Tel Aviv does not lose hope of starting the war it needs against Iran with the hands of the Americans.
Not Tel Aviv — Jerusalem. Upon independence in 1948, Israel named West Jerusalem its capitol, annexing East Jerusalem to it following the Six Day War in 1967.
As for the consequences of the possible death of Iran's leaders, opinions differ. Some experts believe that nothing critical will happen for Iran: the vertical of power in the country is working, and the real leader of the country is the Supreme Ayatollah - otherwise known as Rahbar - Ali Khamenei.
Rahbar has already stated that everything is under control.
“We hope that the Almighty will return the respected President Raisi and his companions to the arms of the people. Everyone should pray for their health. The people of Iran should not worry, everything will be fine in the country,” Ali Khamenei assures.
In reality, everything is not so clear. First of all, because Ibrahim Raisi and Hossein Abdollahian are not just cogs in the state machine. Both enjoy enormous authority in society and, most importantly, among the security forces. They have a crystal clear reputation, no trail of corruption. Finally, they have a sharp mind - Abdollahian is called a strong strategist.
In addition, do not forget about the third very important passenger of the helicopter. In addition to Raisi and Abdollahian, the representative of the rahbar in the East Azerbaijan region, Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, was flying. The man who is called the likely successor to 85-year-old Ali Khamenei - that is, the next de facto leader of the country.
Therefore, if someone really planned an assassination attempt, then these people literally intended to behead the Islamic Republic. Of course, if something critically bad happened to Ali Ale-Khash, another successor to Ali Khamenei will be found in the country. But the search process itself could provoke a serious conflict within the Iranian elites. And 85-year-old Ali Khamenei and 97-year-old Ahmad Janati, head of the Council of Experts who will choose the next rahbar, may not be able to pay it off.
Die Menschen im Iran feiern unter Lebensgefahr den Tod eines Massenmörders, während die EU ihre Solidarität mit den Tätern zum Ausdruck bringen möchte. Die EU am Limit #Iran#Raisipic.twitter.com/P6MSBrVLUb
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My thoughts are with the
@washingtonpost
obituary team in this difficult time as they fiercely debate whether to call Ebrahim Raisi an “austere religious scholar”, a “patriotic anti-Zionist leader” or a “zealous anti-corruption crusader”.
#9
Best news of the day. So far.
An aside: I used to name some of my combat characters TITZUP. This got me in a lot of trouble with the pendants/pedagogues who read into the name too much.
Screw all PC bastards.
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....To quote the Munchkin Coroner, "Not only simply merely dead, but truly most sincerely dead."
And FWIW, there's a wonderful T-shirt that popped up in the last 24 hours - shows a wrecked helicopter and it says, "MOSSAD: It's Never An Accident".
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
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all of which have enough problems without them...
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
[An Nahar] The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, MP Mohammad Raad, said Sunday that his group is "reassured" over the course of its conflict with Israel.
...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
