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Good Morning

Texas Special Election: Pubs 2 - Dems 0
Friday May 7th, 2021

mariewilson_1801
Boko Haram killed five soldiers, 25 others in Borno attacks %u2014 Sources
Antifa member Daniel Baker is found guilty in federal court in Tallahassee for organizing an attempted armed attack on Trump supporters
Seattle antifa have announced a riot for tonight
Portland's prosecutor has announced charges against some of the violent protesters arrested over May Day
Libyan Army Foils Smuggling Attempt Near Egyptian Border
Gumi: Boko Haram Abducted Greenfield Students, Not Bandits
%u201CYou don%u2019t belong here%u201D

Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Where did all of the little heart shaped faces go?
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/07/2021 8:39 Comments || Top||

#2  Does Fred have a particular fetish or do all these lasses from yester era appear a bit jaded and disillusioned with the world of men?

Where did all the cheerful faces go?
Posted by: Dron66046 || 05/07/2021 9:06 Comments || Top||

#3  Compared to wat we see today, these are 'cheerful' faces.
Posted by: Besoeker || 05/07/2021 9:17 Comments || Top||

#4  ^ Ha yeah B and just look at all the tats...disgusting!
Posted by: Warthog || 05/07/2021 9:35 Comments || Top||

#5  What, no purple, orange or green hair, Mohawks dos, all-over tats or nose, eyebrow and other unmentionable parts rings? Many of today's womyn look like cast-offs from a Mad Max movie.

Give me the old days.
Posted by: JohnQC || 05/07/2021 10:04 Comments || Top||

#6  *Heh* Sometimes it is like watching a Professional Female Bodybuilding Competition where the award should be called "Ms. Alien" because of their bizarre low body fat and highly muscled frames.
Posted by: magpie || 05/07/2021 10:29 Comments || Top||

#7  Marie Wilson played the scatterbrained Irma in the vintage radio show "My Friend Irma."
Posted by: Heavy G || 05/07/2021 13:02 Comments || Top||

#8  Most of the by-gone actresses plying scatter-brains were really very bright. Judy Holiday and Lucille Ball come to mind.

Didn't play a scatter-brain but Hedy Lamar was as bright as she was beautiful. She sketched the design for frequency hopping - think cell phone networks -on a napkin to help WWII radio controlled torpedos from being hacked. Based the design on a player piano roll. Dang I'm a sucker for smart women..hence Mrs Warthog who is both drop-dead gorgeous and incredibly smart.
Posted by: Warthog || 05/07/2021 15:17 Comments || Top||

#9  Warthog, I see what you did there. Well Played!
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 || 05/07/2021 17:02 Comments || Top||

#10  In a world full of fallen tzars, wars,
Depression and famine and,,, stars,
It's Commet you need
To keep up with your feed
As you hide out at home from the SARS!

"Like a telegram, but for magazines!" [flop]
Posted by: Rupert Grundy2592 || 05/07/2021 23:20 Comments || Top||


Afghanistan
Security outpost collapses to Taliban: Ghazni
[KhaamaPress] Local sources in Ghazni province say that a Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
group fell on an army base in the Arezoo area of ​​the third district of Ghazni city. Local sources in Ghazni province says that Taliban fighters overran a military outpost in PD3 Arezoo area of Ghazni city.

Nasir Ahmad Faqiri, head of the Ghazni provincial council told the media that the incident happened following heavy festivities between the warring parties. Faqiri said, that the number of casualties caused by this incident are not clear yet. The provincial council chief reported that a number of defense forces have been killed, but did not further give details on the casualties.

Meanwhile another check point also fell into Taliban hands wherein two soldiers were reported killed in the same area. According to Faqiri, one government checkpoint held their position and it is also under serious threats.

Ministry of Defense three days ago stated that fresh military personnel led by a General were deployed in the region.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Former TOLOnews anchor dies in unidentified gunmen attack
[ToloNews] Former TOLOnews anchor and media official at the Ministry of Finance, Nemat Rawan was killed in an unknown button men attack in Kandahar province on Thursday.

Security officials told the media, that he was assassinated in PD14 of Kandahar city, and two suspects were involved in carrying out the attack.

The unidentified button men are still on the lam and have escaped the area after gunning down "Rawan".

It is reported that the attackers also stolen his phone.

According to TOLOnews, Rawan’s work with the media outlet had finished about three weeks ago before he joined the Ministry of Finance as the media official.

This comes a day after the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
on Wednesday threatened Afghan media over government collusion.

On November of last year, famous journalist, Yama Siawash, was targeted in a magnetic IED explosion.

Siawash was killed in the blast in the Maroryan-E-Char area in PD9 of Kabul City.

Yama Siawash with three other people was reported dead in the earth-shattering kaboom, according to ANP, the earth-shattering kaboom happened at around 7:45 am on Saturday morning.

The Magnetic IED targeted the journalist and two others inside the vehicle.

There are no reports of the maimed in the incident.

The renowned journalist previously worked as Tolo TV’s political Program anchor, he was well-known for his journalism in the political field and was working for Da Afghanistan Bank (Central Bank) after resigning from TOLOnews.

Violence against journalists has raged in Afghanistan, unfortunately, many media professionals and workers were murdered since the US-Taliban agreement in February 2020.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:


Taliban face heavy casualties in Helmand province, incl. from US airstrikes
[Khaama Press] The Ministry of Defense in a released statement said 43 Talibs were killed in Lashkargah’s Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province.

Fawad Aman, Deputy Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense said Thursday that heavy festivities took place between Afghan Defense and Security Forces and the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
on Wednesday in Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand province

According to Aman 43 Taliban bandidos turbans were killed and further 19 others were maimed during the skirmishes.

Some Taliban weapons and ammunition were also destroyed during ANDSF operation.

The Taliban have not yet commented on the incident.

According to reports about 1000 families have been displaced due to the festivities, unfortunately, reports indicate many other families including children and women are trapped inside their homes in a miserable condition because the Taliban were stationed inside residential places.

Reports indicate the bully boyz use civilians as shields to attack Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.

In the meantime, MoD stated that at least 179 Taliban fighters were killed and 91 others were maimed in Kandahar, Badghis, Balkh, Farah, Helmand, Takhar, and Kunduz provinces in the past 24 hours during ANDSF operations.

MoD also state that Afghan defense forces also discovered and defused 15 IEDs in the embattled regions.

US targets Taliban positions in Helmand province

[KhaamaPress] A number of airstrikes were carried out by the United States on Taliban affiliates and strongholds in southern Helmand province, as the battle between the Afghan government and the militant group intensified in the region.

American forces actively carried out airstrikes against the Taliban, a US official on condition of anonymity told VOA news.

The airstrikes come amid US pledges on supporting and facilitating Afghanistan and its government forces.

The official declined to provide additional details, the operation was carried based on security needs.

Meanwhile, John Kirby, Pentagon press secretary told reporters that US forces will continue to support Afghanistan’s defense forces as the withdrawal process continues.

He added there is strong capability at the disposal of US commanders on the ground, he added, “to the degree we can, as we transition out, we’re going to continue to try to support Afghan national security forces in the field,”.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Baghlan: 2 Bases Fall to Taliban in Baghlan-e-Markazi District
[ToloNews] Two security force bases fell to the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
in the Shahr-e-Kohna area of Baghlan-e-Markzai district
...Khaama Press spells it Baghlan Markazi, for some reason, and Baghlan-e-Markazi ...
in Baghlan province on Wednesday night, local sources said.

There is no information about casualties sustained by security forces, sources say.

Baghlan police officials said that the security force members had been pushed back.

The Taliban launched attacks in the Baghlan-e-Markzai and Nahrin districts of the province on Wednesday night.

"Four Taliban were killed, and six others were maimed in the blast," police officials said.

The Taliban claimed they have captured the district.

On Tuesday night, areas of Burka district in Baghlan fell to the Taliban after festivities, security sources confirmed.

The local officials have moved their offices to other places in the district after the Taliban captured some parts of the district about 10 pm local time, according to the sources.

In the meantime, Jawid Basharat, a front man for the provincial police, has also confirmed the incident in Burka district on Tuesday, saying: "Security forces have made a tactical retreat and are preparing for operations in the district."
Khaama Press adds:
Local sources in Baghlan province have confirmed that personnel of Two military outposts surrendered to the Taliban with everything on hand. Meanwhile,
...back at the Senate, Tremulus continued with his speech against Varius and his cohorts, watching as his colleagues dropped off to sleep one by one...
Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban front man in series of tweets said that at least 200 troops, including the commander of the security forces, had surrendered to the Taliban in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the province. According to Mujahid, the Taliban also have seized armored and military vehicles, dozens of light and heavy weapons, and a large amount of ammunition.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


5 Security Force Members Killed in Logar Attack
[ToloNews] At least five coppers were killed in a Taliban
...Arabic for students...
attack on a security outpost in Pashtun-infested Logar province on Wednesday night, a security source said.

The Taliban attacked a security outpost located about 500 meters from Pul-e-Alam, capital of the province, according to the source.

However,
the hip bone's connected to the leg bone...
the Taliban has not yet commented on the attack.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


4 Civilians Wounded in Kunduz Blast
[ToloNews] At least four civilians were maimed in a blast in the northern province of Kunduz on Thursday morning, a member of the provincial council, Rabbani Rabbani said.

The incident happened about 10:20 am local time in Mokhaberat square in PD4 of Kunduz city after a civilian car was targeted by a magnetic mine, Rabbani said.

In the meantime, the "explosion caused financial damage to the people," sources said.

No group including the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
has yet grabbed credit for the blast.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:


Africa North
Libyan Army Foils Smuggling Attempt Near Egyptian Border
[LIBYAREVIEW] On Thursday, the Sobol al-Salam Brigade affiliated with the Libyan National Army (LNA) seized six trucks that were smuggling large quantities of tobacco into Egypt.

In a statement, the Brigade Command said that one of its patrols in al-Kufra managed to seize the trucks loaded with tobacco, 170 kilometers south of the city, near the border with Egypt. It explained that "the vehicles were confiscated, and the drivers were arrested and are being investigated within the next few days."

The brigade announced that it has intensified its desert patrols to combat smuggling, and to secure the border regions, per orders from the district commander, Major General Balqasam Laba’g, and directives of the General Command of the LNA to tighten border security, the statement said.

Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under: Arab Spring


Africa Subsaharan
Boko Haram killed five soldiers, 25 others in Borno attacks — Sources
[PUNCHNG] AT least, five soldiers were reportedly killed by Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
Death Eaters on Tuesday in Ajiri community, Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State.

The incident happened after the visit of the acting governor of the state, Usman Kadafur.

A reliable military source disclosed that the latest onslaught by the terrorist group was a follow-up attack to Monday’s murder of six civilians and one security personnel in the community.

According to another source, 15 civilian JTF and 10 civilians were also killed in the fresh attack that took place in the morning.

"The Death Eaters seriously engaged the Nigerian military in a shootout that lasted for several hours before finally dislodging the Special Forces at Ajiri.

"Some of the Special Forces personnel were seen scampering for safety as most of them made their way to Mafa for safety," Abduljamil Adamu, a CJTF personnel, disclosed.
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


400 suspects to be arraigned for funding Boko Haram, bandits
[THENATIONONLINENG.NET] About 400 suspects arrested for funding 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...
gunnies and bandidos will soon face trial, it was learnt on Tuesday.

But, all courts across the country have been shut since April 6, owing to the nationwide strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) over financial autonomy for the judiciary.

The suspects were arrested in an operation coordinated by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

They were arrested in Kano, Borno, Abuja, Lagos, Sokoto, Adamawa, Kaduna and Zamfara in an operation said to have been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2020.

A list containing names of 957 suspects comprising bureau de change (BDC) operators, gold miners and sellers as well as other business persons is still being acted upon.

Some of the BDC operators arrested include Baba Usaini, Abubakar Yellow (Amfani), Yusuf Ali Yusuf (Babangida), Ibrahim Shani, Auwal Fagge and Muhammad Lawan Sani, a gold dealer.

Umar Gwandu, spokesperson to Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, on Monday, said criminal charges bordering on terrorism were already being prepared against the suspects while investigation continues.

Although the spokesperson declined to give further details, he said the prosecution of the suspects "will commence as quickly as possible".

Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [13 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Fifth Column
41 Months in Prison for Arson of Minneapolis Police Station, Theft
[Reason]
A St. Paul man was sentenced yesterday to 41 months in prison for his role in the arsons at the Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct building.

According to court documents, on the night of May 28, 2020, Branden Michael Wolfe, 23, went to the Third Precinct where a crowd of hundreds had gathered. At one point, the crowd began shouting, "Burn it down, burn it down." Soon after, a fence that was designed to keep trespassers out of the Third Precinct was torn down. Wolfe pushed a barrel into a fire located in the entrance of the Third Precinct headquarters, which had been set by other unidentified co-conspirators, with the intent to accelerate the existing fire.

Wolfe was arrested on June 3, 2020, wearing the police vest, the duty belt and carrying the tactical baton.

"Mr. Wolfe furthered the destruction that took place in Minneapolis last summer by literally adding fuel to the fire. In addition to the arson, Mr. Wolfe stole body armor, weapons, and ammunition belonging to the Minneapolis Police Department," said Acting U.S. Attorney Anders Folk. "This sentence underscores the seriousness of Mr. Wolfe's actions and holds him to account."

"ATF is committed to investigating the civil unrest arsons of 2020 that occurred throughout the Twin Cities," said Special Agent in Charge Terry Henderson, of the ATF St. Paul Field Division. "Arson, being inherently violent, is a serious crime that puts our community members and first responders at risk, and it cannot be tolerated."

On December 21, 2020, Wolfe pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. As part of his sentencing, Wolfe was ordered to serve two years of supervised release and pay $12 million in restitution.

Co-conspirators Bryce Michael Williams, 27, and Davon De-Andre Turner, 25, have all pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit arson for their roles in the arson at the Third Precinct building. They will be sentenced at a later date.

This case was the result of an investigation conducted jointly by the ATF, the FBI, the Minneapolis Police Department, and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Harry M. Jacobs and David P. Steinkamp.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 05/07/2021 03:47 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Antifa/BLM

#1 
Just Thinking Out Loud

Arrested about 11 months ago.
Sentenced to 41 months with likely time served already.
What is 30+/- months from now?

Wouldn't that put him and the others back on the streets in time for the next set of election year Peaceful Protests Riots?
Posted by: NN2N1 || 05/07/2021 7:16 Comments || Top||

#2  23 year old kid going to federal prison. He'll have other concerns to worry about.
Posted by: Woozle Theamble4130 || 05/07/2021 7:55 Comments || Top||

#3  23 year old kid going to federal prison. He'll have other concerns to worry about.

He'll be the next Chochtaw Kid, a really close friend of someone's, if ya know what I mean.
Posted by: Raj || 05/07/2021 8:24 Comments || Top||

#4  Do they have Federal Minimum Security prisons?
Posted by: rjschwarz || 05/07/2021 10:19 Comments || Top||

#5  I am still confused as to why these...people are not being charged with armed insurrection. After all it was a deliberately targeted attack on a Government building. The Law is quite clear on it being ANY government facility. Also it doesn't matter if it is Local, State or Federal. Of course if those charges are allied the you would have to start prosecuting all those whom provided "aid and comfort". Oops that gut the government.
Posted by: Torquemada || 05/07/2021 18:10 Comments || Top||


Seattle antifa have announced a riot for tonight
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Antifa/BLM


Antifa member Daniel Baker is found guilty in federal court in Tallahassee for organizing an attempted armed attack on Trump supporters
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

Following links in the tweet eventually takes us to this local report from WTXL of the first day of jury deliberation:
Special Agent Marti says they received a 25,000-page subpoena from Facebook full of Baker's online presence. Those documents gave the FBI a closer look into what they say were his radical ideologies, including a previous stint fighting ISIS in Syria, anti-law enforcement beliefs, and a passion for guns.
Back in February, MSN reported:
Baker served in the Army for less than a year in 2007 and traveled to Syria a decade later to join the People’s Protection Units, also known as the YPG, in the fight against ISIS. He spent years homeless and unemployed in Tallahassee, had ties to the Antifa
...the armed wing of the Democratic Party...
movement and spent last summer taking part in Black Lives Matter protests around the country.
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Antifa/BLM

#1 
The whole situation is confusing.

Here we have Butt-Book pro-actively assisting the FBI to take down a Liberal Domestic Terrorist type.

We have the FBI, local police and a Federal judge actually doing their jobs.

Then I read quotes like:

“The FBI is laser focused on identifying, investigating, and disrupting individuals who are intent on inciting violence or engaging in criminal activity,” said Rachel L. Rojas, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Jacksonville Division.

We will not tolerate those who seek to wreak havoc in our communities.

"We are fully coordinating with law enforcement partners to ensure the safety and well-being of all citizens"


"... the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Leon County Sheriff’s Office and Tallahassee Police Department have been especially vital in this effort."


It is the absolute opposite of the Seattle and Portland scenario we read about daily.

Question:
How do we clone Special Agent Rachel L. Rojas, and some local Southern Law Enforcement Officers? Then send their clones to the West coast for a few weeks?

Posted by: NN2N1 || 05/07/2021 7:02 Comments || Top||

#2  I suspect the feebs on the west coast are not much different from Agent Rojas. They just know the lay of the land in their locale and operate accordingly.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 05/07/2021 7:13 Comments || Top||

#3  Antifa pukes should have paid attention in History class. What did Hitler do with the Brownshirts after he gained power?
Posted by: Warthog || 05/07/2021 9:40 Comments || Top||

#4  Look at his eyes. Guy has to chase norepinephrine to find relief. Antifa is too soft for him.
Posted by: Dron66046 || 05/07/2021 12:17 Comments || Top||


Iraq
Kirkuk police come under attack by members of the Turkmen Front
[Rudaw] The head of Iraq’s Security Media Cell on Thursday said the rule of law should prevail following what he describes as an attack on police by members of the Turkmen Front
...the Iraqi Turkmen Front is the political wing of Iraq’s Turkmen independence movement, formally founded as a confederation of Iraq’s Turkmen political parties in 1995, and functionally a Turkish sock puppet. They claim northern Iraq, particularly Kirkuk province, as their native land of Turkmeneli, an effort frustrated by the refusal of both the Kurdistan government and the Iraqi government to allow them to form local militias. They have three seats in Iraq’s parliament, which no doubt makes them feel better but isn’t enough to get their concerns a hearing...
in Kirkuk the night before.

Videos circulating on social media appear to show several people, who were later declared to be members of the Turkmen Front, fighting with police at a checkpoint in Kirkuk governorate on Wednesday night. Saad Maan, the Head of Iraq’s Security Media Cell, on Thursday said orders were issued to arrest the perpetrators.

"The orders were issued to implement the law and arrest the people who assaulted the emergency patrol and refer them to the judiciary in order to receive a fair penalty," Iraq’s Security Media Cell said on their Telegram channel on Thursday.

The arrest warrant was issued "based on what circulated on social media from a video clip showing the attack of a member of the Turkmen Front in Kirkuk against a rescue patrol carrying out its duties and tasks in the governorate," the statement added.

General security is deteriorating in Kirkuk. Previously under Kurdish control, the province and its oilfields fell back under federal government control after the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) failed independence referendum in 2017.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/07/2021 00:55 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:


Peshmarga and PKK fighters clash at a border area near Erbil
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iraq


ISIS burns more than ten dunams of wheat in Diyala
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State

#1  Believe or starve! Wait, even if you do believe then still you starve.
Posted by: Torquemada || 05/07/2021 18:13 Comments || Top||


leader of Badr and Member of al-Diwaniyah council to serve three years in prison
[SHAFAQ] The Court of al-Diwaniyah sentenced a member of the provincial council to three years in prison over charges of assaulting demonstrators.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that Hasan al-Budairi, leader of Badr Organization and member of al-Diwaniyah provincial council, was found guilty in four cases.

The source said that he will serve three years in prison, nine months for each case.

The court of al-Shamiyah issued an arrest warrant against al-Budairi in October 2019 after he and his bodyguards assaulted demonstrators in the governorate.
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies


Counter-Terrorism Service delivers the final blow against ISIS in 'Southern Province', Statement says
[SHAFAQ] Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service has arrested on Thursday an ISIS prominent leader in southern Baghdad.

The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rasool, announced in a statement that "Counter-Terrorism forces carried out operations in al-Radwaniyah, al-Yusufiya and al-Dora, south of Baghdad, and arrested the terrorist Abu Hanan, who works as the Emir of Hamza Sector / South Sector."

The operation led to destroying ISIS hideout and seizing ammunition and weapons in al-Yusufiya.

The Counter-terrorism forces also struck the central hideout of the "Southern province" in the al-Zaidan district of al-Radwaniyah, which killed three terrorists, Abu Osama, Abu Rabie, and Abu Sarah.

According to the statement, those ISIS members provided support to the suicide faceless myrmidons who blew themselves up on innocent citizens in Tayaran Square.
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
15 arrested in fresh clashes in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood
[IsraelTimes] Israeli opens fire after car set ablaze during late-night violence; Israelis pepper spray festive Ramadan meal gathering as tensions flare over upcoming evictions.

Paleostinians and Israelis hurled rocks and chairs at each other in the tense East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Thursday before Israeli police moved in to separate them, arresting at least 15 people, all of them Paleostinians. In one incident, a Jewish Israeli man had gun sex after a vehicle was set on fire.

Tensions have flared in Sheikh Jarrah over the last week where dozens of Paleostinians are at risk of being evicted following a long legal battle with right-wing Jewish Israelis trying to acquire property in the neighborhood, which is just north of Jerusalem’s Old City.
Continued on Page 49
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/07/2021 01:28 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under:


Militants representing front groups established by Palestinian factions have resumed launching incendiary balloons towards Israel
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

Gaza fire balloons spark 6 blazes in southern Israel

Balloon-borne incendiary devices launched from 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 Hamaswith 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 sparked six fires in southern Israel today, according to the fire service.
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


According to Palestinian reports the home of Muntasir Shalabi who was arrested for killing one Israeli and injuring two others
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Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Palestinian Authority

#1  "Getchyer rubble! Getchyer rubble right here! Probably tomorrow but may be Saturday"
Posted by: Frank G || 05/07/2021 12:57 Comments || Top||

#2  Video at link.

Can't wait to see this start to happen to DNC Congresscritters (looking at you Maxine) for supporting the Antifa and BLM terrorist groups.

And salt the earth it stood on afterwards.
Posted by: CrazyFool || 05/07/2021 14:06 Comments || Top||

#3  Oooh... destruction pron.
Posted by: Dron66046 || 05/07/2021 14:24 Comments || Top||


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IDF drops leaflets in Syrian Golan after reportedly bombing area
[IsraelTimes] The Israel Defense Forces drops leaflets in the Syrian Golan Heights, accusing the Syrian military of working on behalf of the Hezbollah terror group, hours after Israeli helicopters reportedly bombed targets in the area controlled by the Iran-backed militia.

"Stop cooperating with the Syrian and Lebanese personnel of Hezbollah. Otherwise you will have no peace of mind," the IDF warns.
"Yo! That was us. Want more? Keep doing what you've been doing"
The leaflets, marked with the symbol of the IDF’s Golan Division, explicitly name Syrian Brig. Gen. Hussein Hamoush of the Syrian First Division’s 90th Brigade as working on behalf of Hezbollah and the head of the terror group’s operations on the Golan, al-Hajj Hashim.

"We note in particular the Brig. Gen. Hussein Hamoush, commander of Brigade 90. And he is among those who have sold their consciences and their homeland at the cheapest of prices in return for aid for Hezbollah to camouflage their image among their masters, ignoring the general interest and your safety," the leaflet reads.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/07/2021 01:28 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria

#1  High five and a toast to whoever wrote that warning.

...Otherwise you will have no peace of mind
Posted by: Dron66046 || 05/07/2021 2:43 Comments || Top||


Fifth Corps deploys heavy and medium weapons in Syria's Deir ez-Zor
[NPASYRIA] On Thursday, the pro-government Russian-backed Fifth Corps deployed heavy and medium weapons in separate areas of the Syrian Desert, west of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.

Ghaith al-Ali (a pseudonym), a field commander in the Fifth Corps, told North Press that the weapons and their ammunition, including machine guns, mortar launchers and Grad rockets
...Soviet-developed 122-mm rockets, usually launched from trucks. Newer versions are reported to have a range of up to 30 km....
, in addition to their ammunition were brought to the desert of Ma’dan and al-Tabbani in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor.

According to what al-Ali claimed, "The aim of the reinforcements is to repel the attacks of ISIS cells targeting points and checkpoints of the corps from time to time in the region."

The desert in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor is witnessing continuous activity by ISIS cells, and the repeated targeting of the Corps members in particular and government forces and their affiliated groups in general has increased in the region.

He stated that they were only asked to raise their readiness at the present time and repel ISIS attacks and target areas where it is believed to be in the depths of the Deir ez-Zor desert.

During April, the groups supported by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards carried out a combing operation in the vicinity of their points in al-Adbiyya Desert in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor, in order to increase protection for their points in the town and its surroundings.
Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria


Doctors at the hospital in Turkish-occupied Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) are on strike after accusing Turkish-backed armed groups of stealing their salaries
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Posted by: Fred || 05/07/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte



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