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Ethiopia says over 209 Al-Shabab fighters killed after failed incursion
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Good Morning

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser requests National
Guard help after busloads of migrants cause 'crisis'
Friday July 29th, 2022

judithbarrett1
Missile attacks target Turkish consulate in Mosul
At least 18 people killed in
takfiri terrorist attacks across Mali
Iraqi Air Force hits ISIS hideouts in northern Iraq, killing eight members of the extremist organization
Al-Julani's Moves Contradict HTS Policies In Syria's Idlib
Syrian government confirms readiness
to confront any Turkish aggression
Turkish Drone Claims Lives
Of 4 Asayish Members In Syria's North
Matt Gaetz grills top DOJ official
over Hunter Biden investigation

Posted by: Fred || 07/29/2022 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:

#1 
Judith Barrett, also known as Nancy Dover, was an American film actress of the late 1920s and through the 1930s, up until 1940.
Born:
Lucille Kelley, February 2, 1909, Venus, Texas, U.S.
Died:
March 10, 2000, Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Other names:
Nancy Dover
Wikipedia IMDb
Posted by: Bill Thrinetle8351 || 07/29/2022 15:22 Comments || Top||

#2  I've passed through Venus, Texas a few times on US 67. Hard to imagine what it looked like in 1909.
Posted by: Bobby || 07/29/2022 15:26 Comments || Top||

#3  Judith Barrett




Posted by: Bill Thrinetle8351 || 07/29/2022 15:31 Comments || Top||

#4  Bobby - not as nice once she left
Posted by: Frank G || 07/29/2022 20:02 Comments || Top||


Afghanistan
Taliban Intelligence Arrests a Salam Watandar Radio Correspondent in Northern Afghanistan
[KhaamaPress] According to local sources in the northern Afghan province of Faryab, the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
’s intelligence detained Alauddin Erkin, a radio host and senior news hound for Salam Watandar.

Taliban intelligence in the province of Faryab, according to the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC), has interrogated a local journalist. In a tweet, AFJC reported that Maimana, the provincial district of Faryab, saw the arrest of Salam Watandar’s senior news hound this morning at around 10:30.

According to Salam Watandar, Talha, the Taliban’s deputy intelligence officer in Faryab province, arrested Alauddin Erkin, one of the local journalists for this outlet.

Salam Watandar reported that the intelligence forces made no mention of the cause or intent behind the detention of Alauddin Erkin.

Selagi Ehsaas, a female host of Dost Radio in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
, was beaten almost days ago until she passed out at the time.

In reaction to this, the AFJC voiced concern and condemned the intensification of violence and pressure on journalists.

On July 20, as Ehsaas was returning from work in Moi Mubarak village of Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, unidentified button men stopped her and pistol-whipped her.

Almost 6,000 journalists have lost their jobs and 287 media outlets closed since the Taliban seized power, according to a recent report from the Association of Free Journalists of Afghanistan that was published at the beginning of May.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/29/2022 04:44 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under: Taliban/IEA


Africa Horn
Ethiopia says over 209 Al-Shabab fighters killed after failed incursion; state gov sez Shabaab is foreign catspaw
[Garowe] The Æthiopian government on Wednesday disclosed that more than 209 al-Shabaab
...... Somalia's version of the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...

fighters have been killed after a failed incursion from neighboring Somalia by the holy warrior group.

In a statement issued Wednesday, the Æthiopian Federal Government Communication Service said the coordinated security operation is underway by federal and Æthiopia's Somali regional security forces against remnants of al-Shabaab fighters following their failed incursion.

It said the continued coordinated security operation inflicted a "huge loss of manpower and property" against the al-Shabaab group that attempted to infiltrate the Afder zone of Æthiopia's Somali region a few days ago, adding that more than 209 al-Shabaab fighters have been killed so far.

On Saturday, authorities in Æthiopia's Somali region disclosed that 13 vehicles used by the turbans during their incursion into the southeastern Æthiopia region were destroyed. Large amounts of food supplies and firearms were also captured from the holy warriors.

PM Abiy Ahmed admitted in hospital as Al-Shabaab storms Ethiopia - sources

[Garowe] Æthiopian Prime Minister is after all admitted to hospital, multiple sources have confirmed to Garowe Online, ending speculations following his absence from the public glare for the last couple of weeks, as the country continues to battle with various challenges.

For weeks, there have been concerns about the whereabouts of the Prime Minister, with some quarters claiming that he has been on the battlefield following festivities between security forces and the Oromo Liberation Front [OLF], a group that government dismisses as terrorists.

The Æthiopian National Defense Forces [ENDF] has been battling against the group, with some media houses reporting that PM Ahmed could have gone to the battlefield. A few months ago, he had joined ENDF in the fight against Tigray People's Liberation Front [TPLF]

But reliable sources told Garowe Online that the Æthiopian PM is currently undergoing treatment in the United Arab Emirates [UAE] and has been admitted for the last couple of days. According to the sources, the PM is reportedly suffering from chronic back pain.

On Wednesday, Abiy Ahmed was again absent during the reception of Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov who arrived in the country. Protocol dictates that once such guests arrive in the country, they are taken to the office of the PM for bilateral engagements.

But in Africa, it's not unusual for the government to guard information regarding the health of senior government officials, with some dying for several days before the public is notified. This is usually due to a conflict of interests within the government.

His admission comes just as the country foiled al-Shabaab
...... Somalia's version of the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...

attacks. After foiling a complex al-Shabazb multi-direction attacks in the east days ago, Mustafe Omer, the president of the Somali region, announced that his regional state in Æthiopia is working to create a 'buffer security zone' inside Somalia to shield its territory from the acts of terrorism.

Omer said the objectives of al-Shabaab's new war in eastern Æthiopia are different from the previous cross-border attacks, adding their info indicates that other foreign powers deadlocked with Addis Ababa over the giant Nile dam may involve. Æthiopia is under pressure from Egypt and Sudan overfilling of water in the Grand Renaissance dam.

He accused unnamed foreign countries of waging proxy warfare in Æthiopia through al-Shabaab which wants to set up permanent bases in the country in an attempt to disrupt the $4.2bn dam project. This comes as a dispute remains unresolved between Egypt, Sudan, and Æthiopia over GERD.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/29/2022 02:13 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)


Africa North
At least 18 people killed in takfiri terrorist attacks across Mali
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Terrorist murderous Moslems have killed 15 soldiers and three civilians during two separate attacks in southwest Mali on Wednesday, AFP reported, citing the army ’s statement.

In Kalumba, near the Mauritanian border, "the corpse count on the friendly side is 12, including three civilians from a road construction company", the army said in a statement.

The army corpse count in Sokolo, in central Mali, was six with 25 others maimed, five of them seriously.

Another military base in the central town of Mopti also was attacked during the night, but the assailants were pushed back without casualties.

Mali has been witnessing instability since 2012 due to armed terrorist groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and ISIS operating in the Triangle border area with Niger and Burkina Faso
...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other...
.

Posted by: Fred || 07/29/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [13 views] Top|| File under: al-Qaeda in North Africa


Africa Subsaharan
Many Injured As Suspected Terrorists Again Attack Owo
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 07/29/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Bangladesh
Six to die on Khulna war crime charges
[NEWAGEBD] The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday sentenced six war criminals to death for committing crimes against humanity at different places of the then Batiyaghata thana area in Khulna district during the Liberation War in 1971.

The tribunal led by Justice Md Shahinur Islam handed down the verdict.

The death row convicts are Amjad Hossain Hawladar, Sahar Ali Sardar, Atiar Rahman, Motachim Billah, Kamal Uddin Goldar and Nazrul Islam. All of them are from different villages of Batiaghata upazila in Khulna district.

They were members of the Razakar Force, according to the prosecution.

The verdict was pronounced in presence of five convicts.

Convict Nazrul Islam is still in hiding.

This is the 48th judgment of the ICT in the case of crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.

The tribunal delivered the verdict after examining 16 prosecution witnesses.

All the four charges were proved against the convicts.

According to case documents and sources in the prosecution, four or five Razakars including Amjad swooped on the house of Shanti Lata Mandal in Machalia village of Batiaghata and tortured and shot Vinod Mandal to death after abducting him on August 10, 1971.

In another charge, they said that the death sentence
...the barbaric practice of sentencing a murderer to be punished for as long as his/her/its victim is dead...
recipients tortured and rubbed out unarmed Haridas Majumdar after attacking his house located in Chaprashi area of Purbahalia village under Batiaghata on October 15, 1971.

In third charge, they said that the convicts attacked Sukhdara village under Batiaghata, killed four innocent unarmed Hindu people, looted goods of four to six houses and conducted arson terrorism to eliminate the Hindu community on October 21, 1971.

On November 29, 1971, they also attacked Baroaria village of Batiaghata and shot freedom fighters Jyotish Mandal and Abdul Aziz dead.
Posted by: Fred || 07/29/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Jamaat-e-Islami


Iraq
Turkey claims death of PKK 'senior executive' in Sulaimani
[Rudaw] Kurdistan Region - The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
on Thursday claimed the death of a "senior executive" of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in an operation in the Kurdistan Region’s city of Sulaimani.

Turkey’s state-owned Anadolu Agency identified the member as Hatice Hezer, code-named "Berivan Zilan" and attributed her death to a National Intelligence Agency (MIT) "point operation" in the city of Sulaimani.

The team partaking in the operation which killed Hezer returned safely to Turkey, Anadolu added.

The PKK has not confirmed the death of Hezer.

Ankara has claimed the killing of at least two PKK commanders in Sulaimani in the past month. PKK has not confirmed any of the deaths.

A Ottoman Turkish drone in June targeted a car carrying suspected PKK members in the Garmiyan administration’s town of Kalar in Sulaimani, killing the deputy chairman of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) executive council.

The PKK is an gang struggling for the increased rights of Kurds in Turkey and designated a terrorist organization by Ankara.

Turkey’s offensives on the Kurdistan Region have previously led to civilian casualties who are often caught in the crossfire, despite Ankara’s denial.

Ankara has received widespread criticism from Baghdad, Erbil, and the international community for violating Iraqi illusory sovereignty. It recently launched an operation against the gang in Duhok province, dubbed Claw-Lock, which has been condemned by Iraqi officials, who labeled it as a "hostile" and "provocative" violation of the country’s illusory sovereignty.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/29/2022 03:52 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte


Iraqi Air Force hits ISIS hideouts in northern Iraq, killing eight members of the extremist organization
Posted by: Fred || 07/29/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Missile attacks target Turkish consulate in Mosul
Iraqi sources reported that several missiles targeted the vicinity of the Consulate of The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
in djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
early Wednesday.

The Ottoman Turkish consulate in Mosul in Nineveh province was targeted by missile attacks, Iraqi Sabreen News Agency said in a pot on Telegram channel .

While some vehicles have been damaged, there have been no immediate reports of casualties in the incident. No group has grabbed credit for the attack.

Simultaneously, other sources also confirmed that the "Zelikan" military base in the east of Mosul, was targeted by 5 rockets.

Zelikan military base, which is the headquarters of Ottoman Turkish forces in the east of Mosul, has been the target of rocket attacks many times in recent days.

The incident comes after the Iraqi government asserted that Turkey was responsible for artillery strikes that killed at least eight people and maimed some 23 others in a resort area in Zakho District, Duhok Governorate, July 20.

Posted by: Fred || 07/29/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Palestinian shot after opening fire at military post near Nablus — IDF
[IsraelTimes] Suspect taken for medical treatment; military launches manhunt for cell that fled after attempted attack near northern West Bank city; no soldiers hurt.

A Paleostinian man allegedly shot up a military position near the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday night and was shot by Israeli soldiers, the military said.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, several armed Paleostinians arrived by vehicle at a military post between Nablus and Huwara. One person got out of the car and opened fire.

"The armed man was identified by troops operating in the area," the IDF said, adding that soldiers returned fire and maimed him.

He was taken to an Israeli hospital for medical treatment, and was expected to be questioned.

Paleostinian media reports, citing the Paleostinian Red Islamic Thingy medical service, said two people were being treated for gunshot wounds.

The other men in the car apparently fled, and the IDF said another Paleostinian vehicle approached the area and took the gunman’s weapon.

The IDF launched a manhunt for the other members of the cell.

No soldiers were hurt, the IDF said.

Images circulated online showed a car with smashed windows, apparently from Israeli gunfire.

The incident followed an uptick in shootings in the area in recent weeks.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/29/2022 04:28 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:


Security forces arrest 10 terror suspects in overnight West Bank raids
[IsraelTimes] IDF says forces seized illegal weapons, thousands of shekels intended for terrorist activity; IDF says Paleostinian hit by Israeli fire in festivities, but Ramallah says no injuries.

Security forces arrested 10 people suspected of involvement in terror activities during overnight raids across the West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces said Thursday.

Forces from the IDF, the Shin Bet internal security service and Border Police arrested three terror suspects in the Jalazoun Refugee Camp near Ramallah, where the military said troops encountered a "violent mostly peaceful riot" that included stone-throwing at Israeli forces.

Soldiers used riot dispersal means, including the firing of a Ruger rifle, and said they had hit a Paleostinian. Ruger bullets are considered less lethal than the larger caliber rounds typically used by the IDF. But human rights
When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much...
groups have condemned the use of Ruger fire for riot control, as the weapon can still kill.

The military did not provide further details on the condition of the person injured, and the official Paleostinian Wafa news agency said there were no injuries in the clash.

The IDF and Border Police also confiscated numerous illegal weapons, including an M-16, in the West Bank village of Silwad, the army said.

In addition, forces arrested three terror suspects in the Paleostinian villages of Yamun, Burqin and Yabad near the city of Jenin, the army said.

The IDF additionally arrested two terror suspects in Al Doha, near Bethlehem, where it also reported "violent mostly peaceful disorder." The IDF said protesters threw fireworks and rocks, and troops responded with dispersal measures.

In Surif, near Hebron, the IDF said it confiscated thousands of shekels suspected of being intended for use to fund terror activities.

In Qarawat Bani Zeid, near Ramallah, security forces arrested two suspects and seized illegal weapons.

The IDF said there were no injuries to Israeli forces.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/29/2022 04:18 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under:


Troops arrest 8 Palestinian suspects overnight in West Bank; border cop lightly hurt
[IsraelTimes] Forces respond with live fire to violence in town of Abu Dis, as officer is injured by rock thrown at his hand.

Eight Paleostinians allegedly involved in terror activities were arrested overnight Wednesday throughout the West Bank in a joint operation carried out by the Israeli military, the Border Police and the Shin Bet. One Israeli troop suffered mild injuries.

Troops were deployed to several Paleostinian towns, including Beit Furik, Tarqumiyah, Beit Fajjar, Teqoa, Abu Dis and the Dheisheh refugee camp, the military said in a statement.

While entering the Jerusalem-area town of Abu Dis, Israeli troops were met with a violent mostly peaceful riot that included suspects throwing Molotov cocktails, large stones and other heavy items toward them.

The troops, feeling that their lives were in danger, responded with live fire, according to a statement issued by the Border Police.

One Border Police officer suffered a light injury to his hand after being hit by a rock, the statement added. He was taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

Troops also arrested a suspect who had been involved in attacking Israeli vehicles on West Bank roads.

Overall, eight suspects were arrested during the night.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/29/2022 02:06 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under:


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
For 2nd time in a week, Iran announces arrest of alleged Israeli spy network
Yesterday’s accused Mossad agents turned out to be Kurdish communists. It’ll be interesting to see if today’s are something similarly not Israeli.
[IsraelTimes] Outlet claims spy ring was in contact with head of Mossad; comes days after Tehran claimed another group of spies was busted hours before detonating explosives at ’sensitive site’.

An alleged Israeli spy network made up of five individuals has been arrested in Iran, an Iranian media outlet claimed Thursday, the second such group detention announced within a week.

The semi-official Iranian Labour News Agency said the five suspects were the leader of the cell and four associates, all of whom were "affiliated with the Israeli regime" and had allegedly been in contact with the head of Israel’s Mossad.
Continued on Page 49
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/29/2022 04:15 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran


Suspected Turkish drone kills four Asayish members in Raqqa
[Rudaw] Four members of the internal security forces (Asayish) were killed when a suspected Ottoman Turkish drone targeted their vehicle in Syria's Raqqa province, local media reported as the region experiences a spike in attacks amid The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire...
’s threats of launching a military operation in the area.

"A drone targeting our forces in Ain Issa while performing their duty resulted in the martyrdom of four members," Hawar News Agency (ANHA) cited the Asayish as saying.

The car was targeted by a drone in Raqqa’s Ain Issa.

Following the attack, General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi said targeting Asayish members "threatens [the] area's security directly" as they are in charge of protecting the security of the cities, displacement camps and Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really 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 western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) detention centers.

The threat of a Ottoman Turkish invasion into northern Syria has recently gained momentum, with Ankara targeting key leaders of the SDF and launching a spate of drone attacks on Kurdish forces.

Abdi said "Ottoman Turkish drones" have targeted nine SDF fighters, four Asayish members, and 13 civilians in the past eight days.

The SDF on Saturday confirmed the death of one of its commanders and two other fighters who were targeted by a Ottoman Turkish drone a day before. Abdi vowed to avenge their deaths.

A recent trilateral summit in Tehran between the Ottoman Turkish, Russian, and Iranian heads of state failed to discourage Ottoman Turkish President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than there are in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really most important...
from going ahead with his plans to carry out a military offensive in northern Syria, aimed at creating a 30 kilometer "safe zone" by expelling Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units (YPG) from Manbij and Tal Rifaat.

Turkey views the YPG as the Syrian offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and considers both groups terrorists.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/29/2022 02:25 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte


Dozens of bodies found in Syria mass grave
[NEWAGEBD.NET] Kurdish-affiliated authorities said on Thursday they had found the remains of almost 30 bodies in a mass grave in northern Syria, with a war monitor saying they were likely killed by jihadists.

’At least 29 bodies, including those of a woman and two children, have been found in a mass grave,’ near a hotel in Manbij, said an official of the Kurdish-affiliated Manbij civilian council..

The jihadist Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really 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 western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group had turned the hotel in a prison when it ruled the northern city between 2014 and 2016.

The mass grave was unearthed on Wednesday by municipal workers who were doing work on the sewerage system, according to the Manbij military council.

Some of the decomposed remains were found handcuffed and blindfolded, it said.

The military council said it was unclear when they were killed, but that it was during IS rule of Manbij.

The Britannia-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said the remains are believed to belong to people kidnapped by IS fighters.

US-backed Kurdish-led forces took control of Manbij in 2016, after ousting the jihadists from the city.

Dozens of mass graves have been found in Iraq and Syria but the identification process is slow, costly and complicated.

IS seized large swathes of Iraq and Syrian territory in 2014, declaring a ’caliphate’ and killing thousands before they were detained.

One of the biggest alleged IS mass graves contained 200 bodies and was discovered in 2019 near Raqa, the group’s former de-facto capital in Syria.

Rights groups have repeatedly called on Kurdish authorities and the Syrian government to investigate the fate of thousands who went missing during IS rule.

The missing include British news hound John Cantlie and Italian Jesuit priest Paolo Dall’Oglio.
Posted by: Fred || 07/29/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State

#1  Where are the graves of the hundreds or more who have perished attempting to get across our Southern border ?

Posted by: Besoeker || 07/29/2022 2:13 Comments || Top||

#2  ^ Closer to where it's easy for the "ballot harvesters" to get to them.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 07/29/2022 6:11 Comments || Top||


Clashes with light and medium weapons erupt between government forces and Turkish-backed SNA factions east of Aleppo
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 07/29/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Ottoman Proxies


Turkish Drone Claims Lives Of 4 Asayish Members In Syria's North
[NPASYRIA] Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) announced on Thursday that a Ottoman Turkish drone targeted the Asayish in the town of Ain Issa, 50 km north of Raqqa Governorate, north Syria, claiming the lives of four members.

The Asayish said, in a statement on their official website, "This morning, a Ottoman Turkish drone targeted our forces in Ain Issa in the line of duty."

Two Asayish members were martyred and others were maimed, according to initial toll.

Two hours later, the Asayish posted another statement, saying, "Four members of our forces were martyred as a result of the bombing of the Ottoman Turkish drone in Ain Issa."

The Asayish are civilian forces responsible for maintaining internal security in cities and towns of northeastern Syria.

"The targeting resulted in the martyrdom of Bashar Muhammad Ali Bozan, Jihan Muhammad Mustafa, Sarah Muhammad al-Hussein and Salma Ali Mustafa" the statement read.

Lately, The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire...
has escalated its attacks on areas in north and northeast Syria, using artillery and drones following Tehran Summit, in which Turkey failed to obtain a green light by Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
and Russia to invade the region.

Turkey’s President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
has recently announced plans to carry out another major military cross-border incursion into northern Syria. Erdogan specified his targets in the two northern Syrian cities of Manbij and Tel Rifaat.

On July 1, Erdogan said that Ankara’s new military operation in northern Syria could begin at any moment.

"The time has come to clear these lands from the terrorist organizations," Erdogan threatened during Tehran Summit.

Tehran Summit, on July 19, brought together presidents of each of Iran, Russia and Turkey with the Syrian issue and Ottoman Turkish threats on the top of its agenda.

Posted by: Fred || 07/29/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [13 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte



Who's in the News
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5Sublime Porte
5Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
4Commies
3Islamic State
2Govt of Iran
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