BREAKING: The San Diego County Board of Supervisors just voted 3-1 to turn the county into a "super" sanctuary county by shielding illegals from deportation and preventing police from notifying ICE about dangerous illegals in custody.pic.twitter.com/ApINL5CtRy
What was it the new Homeland Security chief said about a similar idiot? Something about he wanted to go to prison and I’ll happily send him there… And here’s another one.
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Declare any sanctuary state/city/local to be in rebellion against the Federal government, anyone who voted for such actions are rebels and start arresting and jailing them.
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Where are the citizens when county officials openly admit that they prioritize the "rights" of dangerous illegals over the safety of those whom they represent?
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Smart move while also asking the Feds for $$$ to combat the Tijuana River sewage "invasion", shutting down the Imperial Beach and Coronado ocean to swimming.
Smart.
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It seems like only yesterday that San Diego County was a sane place, the last major such place in California.
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When county officials make proclamations like that, they should be dragged into the streets and reminded who they work for. When did this kind of disregard of regular folks become ok?
05/12/2024
[ShabelleMedia] The Federal Government of Somalia has successfully brought back 161 Somali youths from Libya under the Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) program, marking a significant step in tackling irregular migration.
The operation, orchestrated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was led by Foreign Minister Ambassador Ahmed Moalim Fiqi.
The youths, who had been stranded in Libya, were repatriated with 74 arriving in Hargeisa and 87 in Mogadishu, where they received a warm welcome as part of ongoing efforts to aid reintegration and recovery.
Foreign Minister Fiqi expressed, “This operation highlights Somalia’s unwavering commitment to its citizens and to addressing migration challenges through cooperation with our international partners.” He extended gratitude towards the European Union, IOM, and UNHCR for their crucial support.
Ambassador Mariam Yassin, Somalia’s Special Presidential Envoy for Migrants, Returnees & Children’s Rights, highlighted the initiative’s role in restoring dignity and hope, stating, “This achievement reflects the power of collaboration and the Somali government’s dedication to protecting its people.”
The European Union Ambassador to Somalia, Karin Johansson, and IOM Somalia Country Director Manuel Marques Pereira were present at the event, applauding Somalia’s initiative in managing migration and promoting sustainable reintegration.
Ambassador Abdi Adan, Somalia’s Ambassador to Libya, was instrumental in ensuring the operation’s success, focusing on the safety and dignity of those being repatriated.
This repatriation operation occurs against the backdrop of global migration challenges, with Libya serving as a major transit point. Somalia’s proactive engagement showcases its commitment to humanitarian efforts and international cooperation in addressing these complex issues.
[IsraelTimes] GOP’s Brian Mast has been a pugnacious defender of Israel in Congress, wore an Israeli uniform to the US Capitol in show of support after Oct. 7
The US House of Representatives elected Florida Representative Brian Mast, a zealous pro-Israel Republican who has volunteered with a group that assists the Israeli army, to chair the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Mast bested three other contenders to succeed Texas Representative Michael McCaul, who is term-limited. Insiders say that President-elect Donald Trump ...His ancestors didn't own any slaves... lobbied the Republican Steering Committee, which names committee chairs, to choose Mast.
"I have no doubt Congressman Mast — a distinguished combat veteran and experienced member of this committee — will serve the nation well in this role, as he sacrificed in Afghanistan," McCaul said in a statement.
Mast, 44, first endorsed Trump in 2016, when Mast himself was first running for Congress, and has been one of his most loyal defenders in the body, taking a prominent role in this year’s campaign. Mast is also aligned with Trump’s more isolationist bent, opposing US support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. McCaul and the three other contenders, Representatives Joe Wilson of South Carolina, Anne Wagner of Missouri and Darrell Issa of Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,, are more aligned with traditional Republican internationalist principles.
Mast, a Christian and military veteran who lost both legs on duty in Afghanistan in 2010, volunteered in 2015 with Sar-El, a group that places civilians from abroad in support positions with the Israeli army. He has said the experience helped shape him.
A dedicated page on his congressional website describes the experience. "I learned at the Shabbat tables of my hosts just how much each family truly desires peace between every neighbor of Israel, regardless of religion or history," he said. "We cannot let Israel face its enemies alone."
Mast wore his Israeli army uniform to Congress in the days after October 7, 2023, when Hamas ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,... massacred some 1,200 people inside Israel and took 251 hostage.
Mast’s pro-Israel posture has often been pugnacious. California Representative Sara Jacobs, a Jewish Democrat, last year sought to censure Mast for suggesting that there were no innocent Paleostinian civilians in the war Israel was waging against Hamas in 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 a rusty 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.
"I would encourage the other side to not so lightly throw around the idea of innocent Paleostinian civilians, as is frequently said," Mast said at the time. "I don’t think we would so lightly throw around the term innocent Nazi civilians during World War II."
[IsraelTimes] Human trafficking has risen sharply due to conflicts, climate-induced disasters and global crises, according to a United Nations report.
In 2022, the latest year for which data is widely available, the number of known victims worldwide rose to 25% above 2019’s pre-pandemic levels, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s Global Report on Trafficking in Persons says. A sharp fall in 2020 had largely disappeared by the following year.
“Criminals are increasingly trafficking people into forced labor, including to coerce them into running sophisticated online scams and cyberfraud, while women and girls face the risk of sexual exploitation and gender-based violence,” the report says, adding that organized crime is mainly responsible.
Children account for 38% of detected victims, compared to 35% for figures for 2020, which formed the basis of the previous report.
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The open borders crowd dance around the campfire of their own statistic.
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Stacking bodies from keel to deck in any shitty apartment/hotel complex they can find.
Story time. Successful guy I know gathers with other successfuls annually. Among the crew is a dude of Indian decent, whose family did the whole buy a hotel, live in and rennovate, get another model. Making bank off of the illegals.
No hate on the player, they've been doing the model for decades. The Game gave them the Community Chest. Made a based family who now has money, because they know the raman months and work put in, and see their gov/NGO clients get all that money for nothing and their g_rapes for free.
[IsraelTimes] The US and Egypt, who are mediating renewed talks for a hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, are pressuring Israel to agree to withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border, according to reports by the Kan public broadcaster and Saudi outlet Al Arabiya.
Al Arabiya also reports that the proposal being discussed in clandestine talks would have the Palestinian Authority manage the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt, and that Hamas has handed Egypt a list of hostages it is holding.
Israel has repeatedly said over the past months that it will not agree to leave the Philadelphi Corridor or to let the PA have any role in postwar Gaza.
Accordingly, Kan cites Israeli sources saying it is too early for optimism since a deal still depends on the sides showing more flexibility.
It cites an Egyptian source saying many problems remain, including that Israel is expressing dissatisfaction with the progress in the talks, especially “hawkish” elements in the Israeli government.
The same source says the outline under discussion isn’t very different from previous proposals that were discussed and ultimately rejected in the past.
This is despite renewed reports and statements about progress in the talks and hopes that the fall of the Assad regime in Syria will further drive the isolated Hamas to compromise on its long-held hardline demands.
Meanwhile, Channel 12 news reports that the government’s point man on the hostages, Gal Hirsch, has told hostage families recently that Israel won’t leave Gaza before the last hostage returns.
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Negotiate hard, O Feckless Weasels of the State Department! This will be your last chance to convince the Juice to throw themselves into the sea for quite some time. Your task will be made more difficult by the fact that they do not care about anything you have to say. Enjoy the buffet!
[IsraelTimes] Aid group says Israel did not share evidence of claims, insists move taken ‘to protect our team and our operations’ and that it should not be seen as an indictment of those fired
A US-based charity, the World Central Kitchen, fired dozens of Paleostinians working for the charity in 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 a rusty 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, three workers told Rooters after Israel said at least 62 staff were linked to terror groups.
In a message to staff, WCK confirmed that it had "made changes" after Israel demanded an investigation into its hiring practices in Gaza.
"This should not be taken as a conclusion by WCK that the individuals are affiliated with any terror organization," it said, adding that Israel had not shared its intelligence and "we do not know the basis for Israel’s decision to flag these individuals."
It said it had taken the step "to protect our team and our operations." A WCK spokesperson confirmed that 62 people had been let go.
An Israeli security official told Rooters that Israel had demanded an investigation into staff potentially linked to the Hamas ..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,... -led massacre on southern on October 7, 2023, after it said a WCK employee identified as Ahed Azmi Qdeih took part in the onslaught, in which some 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage.
Qdeih was killed in an Israeli Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... in Gaza on November 30. WCK confirmed the airstrike at the time and said it had no knowledge about an employee involved in last year’s brutal assault.
The official said an Israeli security review found that 62 WCK employees had "affiliations and direct connections" with terror groups.
"Consequently, senior Israeli officials demanded that WCK terminate the employment of those workers," he said.
The Israeli allegations against WCK staff echo similar accusations against staff working for the main United Nations ...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships... Paleostinian relief body, UNRWA. In August, the United Nations said nine UNRWA staff members may have been involved in the October 7 massacre and had been fired.
Israel has alleged that 10 percent of the UN agency’s staff in Gaza have ties to terror groups — a charge of which the agency says it has no evidence.
Two WCK workers, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of security concerns, said they had been informed the termination was based on an Israeli assessment of the workers and came for "security reasons," a term usually used to indicate links with Paleostinian terror groups.
"They told me and others that Israel rejected us for security reasons. It is a joke," one worker told Rooters, asking not to be named for fear of Israeli reprisals.
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Aid group says Israel did not share evidence of claims, insists move taken ‘to protect our team and our operations’ and that it should not be seen as an indictment of those fired
So, they say that they're firing these people just for being Gazans?
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So, they say that they're firing these people just for being Gazans?
It is more a matter of self interest. If the IDF thinks they are terrs, they are gonna get whacked. The rest of the staff do not want to be standing around next to them when it happens.
[IsraelTimes] Channel 12 reports that months before Oct 7, terror group conducted mass exercise that flew under Israel’s radar, giving group confidence in ability to strike Jewish state
In a May 2023 exercise, the Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... terror group 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 a rusty 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... mobilized some 2,000 fighters from its elite Nukhba force to simulate a surprise attack on Israel, some five months before it went on to launch its October 7, 2023, onslaught, Channel 12 reported Monday, citing the findings of a military probe.
According to the report, fighters were scrambled to various designated gathering points, mostly in mosques, to simulate preparations for an invasion of Israeli communities across the Gaza border.
The network said the drill became known to Israel only many months later through documents seized in Gaza during the subsequent war and through interrogations of captured Nukhba fighters.
It was one of the many signals that Israeli intelligence either missed or ignored that the terror group was planning to invade the country.
Following the exercise, a narrow panel of Hamas’s highest military council met to assess the drill, the report said. Among those who participated in the meeting — documents from which were found by Israeli troops in a Hamas bunker during the war — were Muhammad Deif, then commander of the group’s military wing, and Yahya Sinwar, then its Gaza chief.
The panel reportedly determined that the exercise was a resounding success, having flown under the radar of Israeli intelligence.
According to Channel 12, several officials from the security establishment confirmed the details of the report. A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces declined to comment.
Thousands of Hamas-led murderous Moslems invaded Israel from Gaza on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 hostages, amid acts of brutality and sexual assault, triggering the ongoing war.
Multiple media investigations in the 14 months since the attack have noted intelligence officers’ awareness of some Hamas exercises simulating an invasion, which led to warnings that were ignored by intelligence higher-ups, who believed the terror group was grandstanding, and uninterested in conflict.
A dossier compiled by the IDF’s Military Intelligence’s Unit 8200 less than three weeks before October 7 warned that Hamas was training for a large-scale invasion of Israel, during which hostages would be taken en masse.
In addition, an email sent to intelligence officials in the IDF’s Gaza Division just days before the attack reportedly warned that an invasion was imminent, citing Hamas exercises in the Strip.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far refused to allow for a state commission of inquiry into the failures leading up to the Hamas attack, despite calls to do so from politicians across the political spectrum, as well as the president and the attorney general.
Netanyahu has argued such investigations should wait for the end of the war, while reportedly seeking a lower-level committee with less robust investigative powers. Critics say Netanyahu fears he could face blame for the failures that enabled the attack.
[CruxNow] ROME -- In the wake of global controversy over a Nativity scene displayed at the Vatican showing the infant Jesus resting upon a Palestinian keffiyeh, widely seen as a pro-Palestinian statement, that set has now been removed.
The Nativity, designed by two artists from the Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, was described by the Palestine Chronicle as "a poignant nod to the Palestinian struggle," yet received blowback from the Israeli and Jewish communities.
Referring to Jesus's own historical Jewish roots, having been born to Jewish parents in what was then the Roman province of Judea, one online commentator wrote, "Does the pope think Jesus wasn't a Jew either? Did he even read the Bible?" The only way the attached image could have been even less appropriate was to put the image of the Christ Child in an oven.
Way to respect — or at least recognize — diverse cultures, guys.
[IsraelTimes] US also mulling removing terror label from HTS if group takes steps to moderate, protect women and minorities, says new government must destroy chemical, biological weapons.
The IDF is taking care of fhe chemical and biological weapons, guys. Somehow they know exactly where the Assad regime had all that stored and manufactured. It’s like their spy squirrels see all, and pipe it directly to the targetting crews.
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, whose group HTS is rooted in Syria’s al-Qaeda branch, says the country is ‘exhausted’ by war and won’t embark on another one in wake of Assad regime’s fall
Syria’s new transitional prime minister on Tuesday said it was time for “stability and calm” in the country, two days after longtime president Bashar al-Assad was toppled by rebels in a lightning offensive.
The rebels appointed Mohammad al-Bashir as the transitional head of government to run the country until March 1, a statement said.
“Now it is time for this people to enjoy stability and calm,” he told Qatar’s Al Jazeera television in his first interview since being appointed.
As he spoke, two flags were behind him — the green, black and white flag flown by opponents of Assad throughout the civil war, and a white flag with the Islamic oath of faith in black writing, typically flown in Syria by Sunni Islamist fighters.
Bashir is a little known figure across most of Syria. A Facebook page of the rebel administration says he was trained as an electrical engineer, later received a degree in sharia and law, and had held posts in areas including education.
He previously headed the so-called “salvation government” in areas controlled by rebel groups — led by the jihadist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS — that swept into the capital Damascus over the weekend, bringing to an end five decades of brutal rule by Assad’s clan. A senior official told US broadcaster NBC that the ousted Syrian leader was now in Moscow.
“We were tasked by the general command with managing the affairs of the Syrian government during a transitional period,” Bashir said in a statement following the meeting in Damascus. He added that he hopes ministers in the former Syrian government will assist the new government during this transitional period.
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the jihadist leader who headed the rebel offensive, had previously announced talks on a transfer of power and vowed to pursue former senior officials responsible for torture and war crimes.
On Tuesday, he sought to allay fears over how Syria would be ruled, telling British broadcaster Sky News the country was “exhausted” by war and would not be heading back into one.
“Syria will be rebuilt… The country is moving towards development and reconstruction. It’s going towards stability,” he said.
“People are exhausted from war. So the country isn’t ready for another one, and it’s not going to get into another one.”
He also claimed foreign countries’ concerns about Syria falling Assad’s fall were misplaced, saying, “their fears are unnecessary, God willing.”
“The fear was from the presence of the regime. The country is moving towards development and reconstruction. It’s going towards stability,” he continued.
“The source of our fears was from the Iranian militias, Hezbollah and the regime which committed the massacres we are seeing today.”
“So their removal is the solution for Syria. The current situation won’t allow for a return to panic.”
Al-Golani’s group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is rooted in Syria’s al-Qaeda branch and is proscribed by many Western governments as a terrorist organization, though it has sought to moderate its image. Al-Golani himself has a US bounty of $10 million for information leading to his capture.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged all nations to support an “inclusive” political process in Syria, saying the United States would eventually recognize a government if it meets such standards.
Although they no longer hold any territory in Syria, the jihadists of the Islamic State group remain active.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said IS fighters killed 54 government troops after capturing them as they fled across the vast Syrian desert.
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The HTS (Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham), which came to power in Syria, issued a statement declaring that interference with women's clothing or the imposition of any requirements regarding their attire or appearance is strictly prohibited. pic.twitter.com/K5zGtuzKWg
“The White Helmets announce the conclusion of search operations for possible remaining detainees in potential undiscovered secret cells and basements” at the facility, says a statement. “The search did not uncover any unopened or hidden areas within the facility.”
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[Regnum] The composition of the interim government has been fully formed in Syria. The corresponding statement was made on December 10 by the acting Prime Minister of Syria Mohammed al-Bashir, writes the newspaper al-Watan.
"A temporary government has been formed, it consists of several ministers from the 'salvation government'. It will operate until March 2025, until it resolves constitutional issues," the prime minister said.
Al-Bashir explained that the main tasks of the transitional government of Syria will be to prevent the collapse of the state, to ensure the security and stability of state institutions until a new, permanent cabinet of ministers is formed.
The Prime Minister expressed hope for assistance from ministers of the previous government, noting that they face many challenges.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that the head of the “salvation government” of Syria formed in Idlib by the armed opposition, Mohammed al-Bashir, announced his appointment as the head of the country’s interim government.
On December 9, Al Jazeera reported that the Syrian opposition plans to elect al-Bashir as a transitional prime minister.
On December 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Bashar al-Assad had decided to step down as president of Syria and left the country, giving instructions to peacefully transfer power. He and his family arrived in Moscow, and Russia granted them asylum.
For several years, Russia has supported the Syrian government led by Assad in their fight against terrorist forces. The country has pledged to provide support as long as the Syrian state itself is conducting military operations, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted earlier. At the same time, back in 2015, the head of state indicated that "we are not going to be more Syrian than the Syrians themselves," since this problem is an internal matter for Damascus. Nevertheless, Moscow has always advocated for the normalization of dialogue between political and religious Syrian forces and organizations, stating the need to conduct the most fruitful negotiations under the auspices of the UN in Geneva.
At present, the Russian Armed Forces are focused on successfully achieving the goals set during the special operation in Ukraine. As the Russian leader has repeatedly stated, all the specified tasks will be accomplished.
The armed Syrian opposition has ordered the withdrawal of its forces from the captured cities. This was reported on December 10 by the Al Hadath TV channel.
According to the channel's sources in the military operations department, the opposition is withdrawing its forces from the cities so that internal security units and police can enter them.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on December 10, the head of the "salvation government" of Syria formed in Idlib, Mohammed al-Bashir, announced his appointment as the head of the country's interim government. According to him, he will hold this position until March 1, 2025.
On December 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Bashar al-Assad had decided to step down as president of Syria and left the country, giving instructions to peacefully transfer power. He and his family arrived in Moscow, and Russia granted them asylum.
For several years, Russia has supported the Syrian government led by Assad in their fight against terrorist forces. The country has pledged to provide support as long as the Syrian state itself is conducting military operations, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted earlier. At the same time, back in 2015, the head of state indicated that "we are not going to be more Syrian than the Syrians themselves," since this problem is an internal matter for Damascus. Nevertheless, Moscow has always advocated for the normalization of dialogue between political and religious Syrian forces and organizations, stating the need to conduct the most fruitful negotiations under the auspices of the UN in Geneva.
At present, the Russian Armed Forces are focused on successfully achieving the goals set during the special operation in Ukraine. As the Russian leader has repeatedly stated, all the specified tasks will be accomplished.
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[DefenceBlog] The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has reportedly destroyed the entire fleet of operational MiG-29 fighter jets belonging to the Syrian Arab Air Force during recent airstrikes on Syrian air bases.
The strikes targeted the Khalkhalah Air Base in the Suwayda Governorate, as well as other critical installations.
According to reports, all airworthy MiG-29 interceptors stationed at Al-Suwayda West Air Base were eliminated in the attacks. This operation marks a decisive escalation in Israel’s efforts to neutralize Syrian military capabilities amid heightened regional tensions.
The strikes focused on Khalkhalah Air Base, a key facility for the Syrian Air Force, known for housing advanced fighter jets and military equipment. While the full extent of the damage has yet to be confirmed, preliminary assessments indicate that Israel’s operation has left the Syrian Air Force with no operational MiG-29 aircraft.
Israel has consistently stated that its air operations in Syria aim to prevent the transfer of advanced weaponry to hostile actors and to counter threats posed by Iran’s military presence in the region. The destruction of Syria’s MiG-29 fleet is expected to further degrade the country’s air defense capabilities.
Neither the Israeli nor Syrian governments have officially commented on the strikes. However, analysts suggest that the elimination of the MiG-29 fleet significantly alters the regional balance of air power.
Related from Naval News Israeli Navy destroys Syrian Fleet in Latakia
On the night of December 9, the Israeli Navy launched a strike on warships belonging to Syria's former regime, sinking them in the port of Latakia.
The IDF has not released a detailed statement regarding the strikes, but the military sources spoke to the Israeli media confirmed that the Navy conducted a major operation on Monday night to eliminate the former regime’s naval fleet. The operation is part of a broader campaign to neutralize military assets and prevent them from falling into the hands of hostile forces.
According to media reports citing official statements, following the collapse of the regime, Israel launched efforts to dismantle regime weapons sites to prevent them from being seized by hostile forces. This came amidst the chaotic takeover by rebel groups, many of which were previously linked to al-Qaeda and other jihadist organizations.
Photographs from the port of Latakia reveal sunken Osa-class (Project 205) missile boats, with P-15M Termit (SS-N-2C Styx) launchers visibly protruding above the water’s surface. While official statements have not disclosed the number of Israeli warships involved or the exact count of Syrian vessels destroyed, some Israeli officials have indicated that all strategic weapons were successfully eliminated during the recent raids.
The Osa-class missile boat is a high-speed naval vessel developed by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s. According to open sources, the Syrian Navy operated approximately 16 OSA-class missile boats, with at least half being the upgraded OSA II variant. Read the rest at the link
The name of the operation to destroy the former Assad regime army’s weapons is dubbed "Bashan Arrow" within the military, after the biblical name for the region in the Golan Heights and southern Syria.
The military estimates that it has taken out over 70% of the former Assad regime’s strategic military capabilities.
The strikes began late Saturday, first taking out Syrian air defenses to give the Israeli Air Force more freedom.
According to the IDF, the 320 targets were struck across all of Syria, from Damascus to Tartus.
The targets destroyed in the strikes included Syrian air defense systems, missile depots, manufacturing facilities, drones, helicopters, fighter jets, tanks, radars, navy vessels and more, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The Syrian navy vessels were destroyed last night in a large-scale operation carried out by the Israeli Navy.
The military says the missile depots destroyed in the strikes included long-range projectiles, Scud missiles, cruise missiles, coast-to-sea missiles, and others.
The IDF also targeted several chemical weapons
...have not been used since WWI except for in Iraq, by the late, unlamented Saddam Hussein and in Syria, but really, honest, not by the Syrian government. And in Germany in WWII, but that was against civilians. Lots of them, just one of many reasons Hitler's also late and unlamented... sites in Syria during the waves of strikes, Israeli officials have said.
Following the fall of the Assad regime, the IDF has said that it is tracking advanced weapons in Syria and working to prevent them from reaching Hezbollah or any other hostile force that could threaten Israel.
Meanwhile,
...back at the comedy club, Boogie ducked another tomato... the IDF says it continues to be deployed to the buffer zone between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights, on the Syrian side of the border, as part of Operation Bashan Arrow.
The IDF has stressed that its deployment to the buffer zone is a defensive and temporary measure amid the chaos in the country following the fall of the Assad regime, but it may end up staying there for a long time depending on the developments.
The military says it will not get directly involved in incidents in Syria and it is only carrying out defensive operations.
Courtesy of Grom in comments yesterday, Ynet argues for 80%, adding:
About 80% of Syrian military capabilities destroyed, IDF estimates; Netanyahu reaches out to new regime
After overthrow of the Assad regime, IDF attacked about 320 'strategic targets' in Syria; Monitoring what is happening in the neighboring country - as well as staying in the buffer zone - is an 'ongoing process,' IDF says; PM, in message from defense HQ, says: 'We want relations with the new regime, but if it allows Iran to return we will respond forcefully'.
The IDF estimates Tuesday evening that Operation Arrow of Bashan, which began on Saturday night, marks the end of the strategic phase of the offensive in Syria; Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached out to the new regime and in a surprise statement said that Israel wants "relations with the new regime."
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Syrian Navy Destroyed by Israel Caught on Video
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed Syrian naval ships located in the port of the coastal city of Latakia and in the Gulf of Minet al-Beida. Video of the aftermath of the strike on December 10 was published by the Al Arabiya TV channel .
The footage shows sunken ships with mangled hulls and a lot of debris. Fires have started on some of the ships. The bodies of the dead are not visible.
According to The Times of Israel , the IDF struck Syrian warships with sea-to-sea missiles. The operation was carried out on the evening of December 9. The newspaper stated that this was done to prevent the weapons from falling into the hands of the rebels.
As reported by Regnum , earlier on December 10, Al Arabiya reported that the IDF had attacked Syrian air bases and destroyed many helicopters and fighter jets. In addition, it had attacked the infrastructure of these bases.
Earlier in the day, Al Mayadeen reported that Israeli tanks had advanced to within 21 km of Damascus. The IDF denied the information and said that the Israeli army was holding only a buffer zone on the Golan Heights and approaches to the state border.
Israeli warships destroyed Syrian fleet, defense minister Katz says
Israeli naval missile ships destroyed the Syrian military fleet in an operation last night as part of a broad campaign to eliminate strategic threats to the country, Defense Minister Israel Katz says during his visit to a Navy base in Haifa.
In a statement, he says Israeli forces are establishing themselves in the buffer zone between Syria and the Golan Heights and says he has ordered a “sterile defensive zone” to be created in southern Syria, without a permanent Israeli presence, to prevent any terrorist threat to Israel.
The consequences of the Israeli attacks on Syrian air bases
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Ooops, I sat on the Femto-violin....guess they don't get sad violin music. I'm sure Grandpa Buff would be happy to re-landscape the entire country just to reset it back to default settings.
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I don't know enough about the situation to express an opinion about whether this is a good idea, but I do wonder if Israel doesn't have enough on it's plate without opening a 3rd front.
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..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
