[KhaamaPress] The local officials in eastern Nangarhar province are saying that the Mafia circles have stepped up operations under the shadow of Taliban and ISIS terrorist group.
Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said at least three people including two soldiers were assassinated in Jalalabad city a while ago with the Taliban and ISIS groups claiming responsibility behind the attacks.
He said the Taliban and ISIS claims were later proved as false after the arrest of the main perpetrators involved in the killings.
The detain individuals have confessed that they carried out the assassinations for receiving 50,000 for each killing and were paid by individuals covered with masks.
The detainees have also confessed that the individuals had no links with the Taliban and ISIS group.
In the meantime, Khogyai says the Mafia circles are attempting to deliberately carry out assassinations in a bid to contribute in the deterioration of the security and to show the failure of the government for their own interests.
[KhaamaPress] The local officials in eastern Nangarhar province are saying that operatives of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), have launched new operations to suppress the terrorists in this province.
This comes as the provincial government said Sunday that the NDS Special Forces have arrested two key members of the Taliban group during the operations in Nangarhar province.
The provincial government media office in a statement said the two suspects were arrested from the first police district of Jalalabad city and Nazian district.
The statement further added that the Taliban group member detained from the first police district of Jalalabad has been identified as Nusrat and was involved in terrorist activities in Chaparhar district.
The other suspect arrested from Nazian district has been identified as Zamarak and is originally a resident of Maidan Wardak province and was recruited by the Taliban group leader Qari Niaz Mohammad.
According to the provincial government, Zamarak was on his way to Pakistan to attend some training courses when he was identified as arrested by the NDS operatives.
The provincial government also added that the two suspects are being questioned in the custody of the NDS operatives.
The anti-government armed militant groups including Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.
[KhaamaPress] A senior police official was killed in twin blasts in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the local government authorities said.
The incident took place at around 7 am local time in the vicinity of Behsud district of the province.
The provincial government media office in a statement said the district criminal investigation director Gen. Nasir Ahmad was killed in the explosions.
The statement further added that four civilians including two children also sustained injuries in the explosions.
According to the provincial government, the civilians wounded in the explosions have been shifted to the hospital and their health condition has been reported as satisfactory.
Provincial governor Mohammad Mangal expressed condolences regarding the killing of Gen. Nasir Ahmad and condemned the attack by the terrorist groups, according to the governor’s office.
No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility behind the incident.
The security situation in eastern Nangarhar province continue to deteriorate during the recent months as the anti-government armed militant and terrorist groups including ISIS loyalists are attempting to expand foothold and insurgency in this province.
[KhaamaPress] A jacket wallah target a convoy of the foreign forces in southern Kandahar province at around noon time today leaving at least twenty civilians dead or maimed.
The local officials are saying that a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the vehicle convoy of the foreign forces in Daman district.
According to the local officials, at least eleven non-combatants were killed and nine others were maimed in the attack.
No individual or group has so far grabbed credit behind the attack.
[DAWN] A suicide kaboom on a foreign military convoy in southern Afghanistan on Monday killed at least 11 children who were nearby, officials said.
Sixteen other people were maimed, including foreign and Afghan security force members, when a bomb-laden car went kaboom! in the southern province of Kandahar, provincial police front man Qasim Afghan told AFP.
Kandahar governor front man Said Aziz Ahmad Azizi confirmed the casualty toll. He said five Romanian soldiers and two Afghan coppers were among the injured.
[Khaama Press] A BBC news hound was rubbed out by unknown in southeastern Khost province ... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name... of Afghanistan, hours after a deadly suicide kaboom in Kabul left at least nine news hounds dead.
The local government officials confirmed that the BBC news hound Ahmad Shah was rubbed out in the outskirts of Khost city at around 4 pm local time.
The officials further added that the news hound was travelling to a village when he was attacked by button men riding cycle of violences.
In the meantime, a security official said the news hound had sustained injuries in the attack and departed this vale of tears after he was admitted to the hospital.
No individual or group has so far grabbed credit behind the attack.
The Taliban ...Arabic for students... group front man Zabiullah Mujahid in a statement said the group has no links with the attack on BBC news hound in Khost.
Could be a group connected it ISIS or a group connected to Al Qaeda, or even just some local(s) who wanted his stuff or were in a killing mood. Afghanistan is full of possibilities.
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It seems that news hounds are being targeted in Afghanistan. Any chance these news hounds were working for some intelligence agency? Or is it that reporters are just not liked? Do they report fake news from Afghanistan?
The situation as of two hours ago. It remains to be seen what exactly massive means in this context.
[IsraelTimes] Residents of southern Israel are notified by their local councils that the Egyptian military is planning to carry out "extraordinarily massive attacks" near the Egyptian-Israeli-Gazook border across from the southern edge of the Gazoo Strip.
The planned Egyptian assault appears to be intended to target the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... affiliate in the Sinai, which has been waging a bloody war with Cairo for years.
Egyptian tanks are also being spotted near the Gazoo border.
"A bombardment is expected [to be heard] in our area," the Eshkol regional council says in a message to residents.
The Israeli army confirms that it’s aware of increased Egyptian military presence in the area, but says it is an "entirely internal" matter that does not involve Israel.
[Libya Observer] Violent festivities erupted Monday dawn in Libya's capital, Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... , between armed brigades of the Presidential Council government.
According to sources from Abu Salim area, where the festivities took place, the fighting was between Central Security Brigade (Ghaniwa Brigade) and the Eighth Force (Al-Nawasi Brigade.) Both are under the umbrella of Interior Ministry in Tripoli.
The sources said that the two gangs fought over an armed vehicle.
Meanwhile, ...back at the pie fight, Bella opened her mouth at precisely the wrong moment... eyewitnesses in Tripoli said the violent festivities were heard clearly in different areas around Abu Salim, down town the capital.
No reports about injuries and deaths have been published.
In the meantime, calm has descended on the festivities' area since the early Monday morning, but damage to cars and houses as well as shops were seen in the aftermath.
Tripoli has seen intermittent festivities more than once over the last period.
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It seems like things have been in a turmoil in north Africa and Syria since the Arab Spring. Will things ever settle down?
[AAWSAT] Swedish police placed in durance vile Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! three people on Monday on suspicion of preparing "an act of terror" and took in several more for questioning after raids in northern Sweden and the Stockholm area, the security police said.
It added there were no indications that any attack was planned for the next few days.
"Preparations for the suspected crime have been ongoing for some time," the security police said.
The terrorist threat level remained unchanged at three on a scale of five, which is "an increased threat."
Security police declined to give further comment.
But the domestic intelligence agency SAPO said the suspects had been on the agency's radar for a while.
The agency said several other people have been brought in for questioning.
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[DAWN] A young man was killed and at least 14 others maimed on Monday in Srinagar when Indian forces fired at anti-government protesters who were protesting against the killing of two Kashmiris by security forces earlier in the day.
Indian troops cordoned off southern Drubgam village early on Monday following a tip that suspects were hiding there, police said.
As the troops came closer to a cluster of homes, suspects fired at them, triggering a fierce exchange of gunfire which lasted for several hours, police said. Two Kashmiris were killed and at least two soldiers, including an army officer, were maimed in the fighting, police said.
At least 15 residents were reported injured in the festivities, including a young man who was hit by bullets and died in a hospital.
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[DAWN] A suspected krazed killer leader of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi ... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ... was killed during a search operation jointly launched by the police and Frontier Corps ...a provincial paramilitary force. Total manpower is about 80,000. They are tasked to help local law enforcement in the maintenance of law and order, and to carry out border patrol and a..the Antwerp-based Salafist organization that had campaigned to introduce Sharia law to Belgium before single-handedly making Belgium the highest per capita supplier of jihadis to Syria in Europe. There was a big trial in Antwerp in 2015, but most of those convicted were in absentia...nti-smuggling operations.... in the mountainous areas of Splingy and Qabu of Mastung district.
Addressing a presser along with FC Sector Commander Brigadier Tasawar on Monday, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Quetta, Abdul Razzaq Cheema said the FC and police had conducted the search operation on information about the hideouts of the banned group three days ago.
He said when the security forces cordoned off the area and started searching, gunnies hiding in the mountains opened fire on the FC vehicle. As a result, an FC man was injured and taken to the Combined Military Hospital in Quetta.
A heavy exchange of fire between the security forces and suspected bandidossnuffies continued for several hours. "One hardcore krazed killer leader of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was killed in the shootout," Mr Cheema claimed and identified the krazed killer as Maqsood Ahmed, a resident of the Manghopir area of Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... He said a large quantity of arms and ammunition was seized from the krazed killers’ hideout. He said Maqsood was involved in various terrorist attacks in Karachi and other areas.
"Suspected Lashkar-e-Jhangvi krazed killer leader and others were trying to establish their hideout in the rugged Koh-e-Mehran area," Mr Cheema said. The operation is continuing and "we will share more information after completing it", he added.
In reply to a question, the DIG said the killing of three men in the Jan Mohammad Road area on Sunday night was a sectarian incident.
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President Obama didn’t care, President Trump does.
[AAWSAT] Pak authorities are expected to release Shakil Afridi, a Pak doctor who helped the CIA hunt down al-Qaeda leader the late Osama bin Laden ... who is now sometimes referred to as Mister Bones... in Abbottabad ... A pleasant city located only 30 convenient miles from Islamabad. The city is noted for its nice weather and good schools. It is the site of Pakistain's military academy, which was within comfortable walking distance of the residence of the late Osama bin Laden.... , after being transferred to the city of Rawalpindi from Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. , where he has been tossed in the clink Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! for seven years now.
The authorities tossed in the clink Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! Afridi and later sentenced him to life imprisonment after the execution of Abbottabad operation, which ended in the death of bin Laden in May 2011.
His attorney said on Saturday that his jail transfer could be a prelude to his release.
Afridi was accused of treason after word spread he had helped the CIA collect genetic samples of the bin Laden family, paving the way for a US Navy SEAL raid in the town of Abbottabad that killed him.
The continued imprisonment of Afridi has long been a source of tension between Pakistain and the United States, which cut military aid over accusations Islamabad continues to shelter Talibs fighting US and Afghan soldiers across the border in Afghanistan.
A jail official in the northwestern city of Peshawar said Afridi was transferred to Adiala prison in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, but said the reasons were unclear and could simply be security-related.
Afridi’s lawyer, Qamar Nadeem, confirmed the transfer of his client but said he was not sure where he was now.
Judicial officials could not be reached on Saturday nor could embassy officials for the United States, which has for years called on Pakistain to release Afridi, according to Rooters.
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I would like Him and his Family to be here, but keep it simple.
According to Fox News, an official 357-page report by the Pakistani government that examined the security failures that allowed the U.S. to evade that country’s defenses in the raid on May 2, 2011 concluded that Dr. Afridi was implicated by a “statement by the U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who was the CIA Director when May 2 happened, confirming the role of Dr. Afridi in making the U.S. assassination mission a success.”
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Pakistan had to have a betrayer. It could not appear that Pakistan had colluded with the Great Satan. Shakil Afridi was the sacrificial goat necessary to convince the masses of the innocence of Paki intelligence and government.
Multiple rotary wing aircraft lumbering across AFG, across the Durand to Pakistan. Loitering for nearly an hour in Abbattabad, then back again without being challenged by the Paki air defences. Absolutely amazing, no ?
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Afridi's is presumably a smart guy. But he's lacking in common sense. In what universe did it make sense for him to stay in Pakistan after something like this?
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi security command said Monday it apprehended a terrorist cell planning for attacks in the city of Mosul, Islamic State’s former proclaimed capital.
Bri. Gen. Yahia Rasoul, spokesperson of the Security Media Center, said in a statement that “accurate intelligence information helped military intelligence teams to infiltrate, disband and apprehend a terrorist cell in Hammam al-Alil in Mosul”.
He said the cell’s members had been wanted by the judiciary for terrorism charges.
He did not clarify the number of those apprehended.
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Many bodies of Islamic State members were found as security troops confiscated tunnels that were used by the militant group, south of Mosul, the Security Media Center said.
In a statement, Brig. Gen. Yahia Rasool, the spokesperson for the center, said “the military intelligence found many tunnels that were used by IS in a village in Hammam al-Alil region in Mosul. The tunnels were used as shelters to treat the wounded.”
The troops, according to Rasool, “found inside the tunnels several bodies of IS members, who were injured without being treated during the liberation battles.”
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Several Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... members were killed in a missile shelling on the borders between Iraq and Syria, the pro-government paramilitary troops said on Monday.
In a statement, al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) said, "the 28th brigade, backed by the artillery, managed to shell a group of IS members in al-Sayba region, on the borders between Iraq and Syria, as they attempted attacking the troops."
The troops, according to the statement, "managed to kill several faceless myrmidons and destroy their vehicles."
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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Three people were maimed in a kaboom, north of Baghdad, a security source was quoted saying on Monday.
Speaking to Alghad Press, the source said, "a bomb, was placed near the industrial district in Taji region, today, leaving three people maimed."
"Security troops cordoned off the blast scene and prevented the civilians to approach the area fearing further blasts," the source said, adding that the ambulances transferred the maimed to nearby hospital for treatment.
Diyala (Iraqinews.com) – Two prominent Islamic State (IS) leaders were separately arrested Monday in Diyala governorate, east of Iraq, a military commander was quoted as saying.
Commander of Diyala Operations Lieutenant General Mizher al-Azzawi told Alghad Press that a key Islamic State leader was apprehended in a military operation in Buhriz town, south of Diyala, with two M16 firearms in his possession.
“Another IS leader was arrested after counter-terrorism forces raided an arms depot of the extremist group at al-Thalab valley in northeastern the governorate,” Azzawi explained.
The pair were transferred to the authorities concerned to interrogate them, according to Azzawi.
Diyala (Iraqinews.com) – An Iraqi taxi driver was killed on Monday after a bomb exploded near popular markets in Diyala province, a security source was quoted as saying.
“An explosive charge planted near busy street markets on the outskirts of al-Wajihiya district, in northeastern Diyala, went off, leaving a civilian killed,” the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Alghad Press.
“The slain citizen was at his friend’s shop when the bomb exploded,” the source pointed out.
“Security forces cordoned off the blast site and opened a probe into the incident,” the source said.
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[IsraelTimes] Senior Israeli official tells The New York Times the spy agency discovered the warehouse in 2016 and had it under surveillance; Trump briefed on raid by Mossad chief Yossi Cohen
Spies from Israel’s Mossad agency discovered the top-secret location of a warehouse used to store Iran’s nuclear weapons files, broke into the building, took half a ton of documents and managed to smuggle them back to Israel that same night, The New York Times
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... reported Monday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed the daring operation
... as daring as the rescue of the Israelis held hostage at the Munich Olympics, as daring as the kidnapping of Eichmann, as daring as the rescue of the hijacked hostages his brother died for in Entebbe...
as he displayed the trove of documents in a presentation aimed at proving that Iran has lied about its atomic weapon’s program.
However, some men learn by reading. A few learn by observation. The rest have to pee on the electric fence for themselves... he gave few details on how or when the agents managed what he called one of the "greatest achievements" of Israeli intelligence.
A senior Israeli official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a secret mission, told the New York Times that the Mossad discovered the warehouse in February 2016, and had the building under surveillance since then.
If only they’d dressed up as squirrels, then the Iranians would surely have noticed the watchers sometime in that two-plus years...
The operatives broke into the building one night last January, removed the original documents and smuggled them back to Israel the same night, the official said, according to the paper.
So is the warehouse now empty, or have the Iranians been working from forgeries the entire time?
US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... was informed of the operation by the Mossad chief, Yossi Cohen, on a visit to Washington in January, the official said.
And not a peep was revealed? So much for the journalistic claims that the White House leaks like a sieve.
The official said the delay in making the material public was due to the time it took to analyze the documents, the vast majority of which were in Persian.
Lots of Persian-Israelis around to help with the work, and none of them let out a peep, either.
Netanyahu described the archive as looking like a "dilapidated warehouse" in the Shorabad District in southern Tehran.
*Snicker*
"This is where they kept the atomic archives. Right here. Few Iranians knew where it was, very few, and also a few Israelis," Netanyahu said.
Do tell.
"Now, from the outside, this was an innocent looking compound. It looks like a dilapidated warehouse. But from the inside, it contained Iran’s secret atomic archives locked in massive files," he said.
He showed a picture, showing long rows of safes and said that the agents managed to bring back "half a ton of the material" consisting of fifty-five thousand pages and another 55,000 files on 183 CDs.
Half a ton spirited out in one night?? How many were involved in this little caper?
The cache, he said, contained "incriminating documents, incriminating charts, incriminating presentations, incriminating blueprints, incriminating photos, incriminating videos and more.
"We’ve shared this material with the United States, and the United States can vouch for its authenticity," he said of the information.
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I thought you were just supposed to photograph or copy the evidence and then leave it be.
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An aside, year after next will be the 75th aniversary of the onlz time nukes were used in war against an adversary.
Not really that much. Figure 1000 lbs breaks down to 20 50lb boxes. Don't know how they were packaged but it probably took some time to decide what had to go.
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Ballsy indeed, considering getting caught would no doubt lead to torture, show trial, and death
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I know it sounds slightly out of the box (or possibly more so), but what if the "Archive's" were actually transferred documents, bought and paid for as part of the Obama-Iran deal ?
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The way we talk about paper in the United States is amazingly convoluted. The short answer is that 500 sheets of bond paper with a size of 17" by 22" have a weight of 20 pounds. The manufacturer would cut a sheet that big into four letter-size sheets, so a 500-sheet ream of 20-pound bond paper weighs 5 pounds.
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"Two Mullah's and A Truck" could have that moved and in the truck before first morning smoke break... "Two Mossad's and an Invisible Hoovercraft" probably even faster.
Lots of one line reports from Debka tonight. To see all go to the main page of Debka. This one line post is followed by more one or two line posts from the main page here.
Unusually heavy Israeli military traffic heads north:
DEBKAfile reports that since Monday midday, columns of IDF tank-hauling trucks were seen heading north along the national Highway 6.
Northern Israeli air space closed to civilian traffic
Israel has just announced that the skies over the Golan, Upper Galilee and areas east of the Jordanian River are closed to civilian flights up until the end of May.
Trump and Netanyahu talk by phone on Syria and Iran
A conversation took place early Monday between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. They discussed the situation in Syria and the problem of Iran. This conversation was out of the ordinary since it took place hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the prime minister in Tel Aviv.
French president in phone call to Netanyahu on Iran nuclear deal
President Emmanuel Macron talked on the phone to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday. He reported on his conversation with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday, during which the two presidents agreed to work together to salvage the 2015 nuclear accord, as the May 14 deadline approaches for a decision by President Donald Trump on whether to recertify or abandon it. Macron asked Netanyahu to tone down his attacks on Iran, so as to give him a change to carry through his plan to amend the accord. They agreed to talk again.
[SANA.SY] Fifteen civilians were maimed on Monday in mortar attacks launched by ISISDeath Eaters from inside al-Hajar al-Aswad.
The shells fell on the vicinity of al-Hajar al-Aswad near Yarmouk Camp while the buses were entering the area to evacuate the Death Eaters positioned there.
A source at Damascus Police command said that a number of mortar shells, fired by ISIS terrorists, landed on al-Batykha Roundabout on the vicinity of al-Hajar al-Aswad near Yarmouk Camp, wounding 15 civilians with varying injuries.
Since the early hours of the morning, buses have gathered near al-Batykha roundabout on the vicinity of the camp, to start the executive procedures of the agreement reached yesterday between the Syrian government and terrorist groups positioned in Yarmouk Camp which stipulates to remove the Death Eaters from the camp and liberating the besieged people in the towns of Kefraya and al-Fouaa, and the abductees from the town of Eshtabraq.
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[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] Former al-Qaeda group and Syria Liberation Front swapped 406 prisoners and hostages in Idlib province on Monday, ending two months of tensions and festivities, a rebel official said.
Amr al-Jundi, commander in 'Jabhat Tahrir Souriya' told Zaman al-Wasl that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and his rebel group had exchanged 406 fighters.
Formerly known as Nusra Front has freed 149 rebels from Tahrir Souriya and 37 from Suqour al-Sham while 220 fighters from Tahrir al-Sham were freed in return.
The prisoner exchange deal was brokered prominent holy man Abdullah al-Muhaisini and Abu Mohammed al-Sadeq.
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These rebel groups change their names more often than they change their underwear.
[AAWSAT] In a surprise attack on Sunday, fierce battles broke out in Deir Ezzor countryside, east Syria, between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and regime forces, which led to the latter's control of four villages, before SDF succeeded in regaining it backed by Coalition air force.
SDF considered the attack as an "obstruction of the battle it is preparing to liberate the remaining areas under ISIS control."
Meanwhile, ...back at the desert island, Bert was realizing to his horror that he'd had only one bottle for one message, and he'd forgotten to include a return address... Head of Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) Rami Abdel Rahman told Agence La Belle France-Presse: "The regime's aim is to protect Deir Ezzor city by pushing back SDF fighters from the eastern bank."
Incidents between both sides have occurred in the past, but Abdel Rahman said it was the first time the regime had launched an operation to seize territory from the SDF.
State news agency SANA said the army seized control over four villages in the eastern province, where SDF alliance has been.
After hours of fighting in the region, SDF announced it liberated the villages, while the Observatory said it had recovered three out of the four.
Ahmed Ramdan, an activist of EuphratesPost.com, told Asharq al-Awsat that Kurdish forces had retrieved most of the villages supported by the Coalition and military reinforcements.
In a statement, SDF asserted the villages had been restored "after the regime and its militias - backed by Russia - launched an attack on our sites in Deir Ezzor countryside" aiming to disrupt operation Island Storm and fight on terrorism. The Forces pointed out to the ongoing attempts of the regime to advance towards the villages.
Military expert Mamoun Abu Nawar, set this attack within the context of the Russian messages to the US, which will continue between the two parties until a solution is found on the Syrian crisis.
He explained to Asharq al-Awsat that "Moscow's message to Washington is that its presence in this region must come to an end, at a time US preferred not to escalate by not resorting to direct military response, as happened earlier, because the most important goal is to reduce the capabilities and control of the regime."
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different story in one of the media twitter chats:
IRGC-commanded militias (Ma’ayouf’s crew and Liwa al-Baqir) again crossed the Euphrates in Deir Ezzor. Then get pushed back by SDF, and reportedly slaughtered by US strikes, again, while others taken prisoner.
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"The regime's aim is to protect Deir Ezzor city by pushing back SDF fighters from the eastern bank."
If the US policy is to eliminate the Assad regime east of the Euphrates River (and unite a single Kurdistan), the fact that Deir Ezzor city is divided by the river itself will remain a sticking point for the foreseeable future.
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
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[DAWN] A young man was killed and at least 14 others 
... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ...
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