The Brigade Commander, 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Katsina, Brig Gen. Oluremi Fadairo, said that the soldiers took a rescue operation to the bandits’ enclaves at Yan-Tumaki and Dan-Ali forests. He explained that the troops successfully engaged the terrorists in a gun battle, after which they successfully rescued the victims.
Fadairo then handed over the victims to the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr Nasiru Mu’azu.
Terrorists who kidnapped a bride and 62 wedding guests in Damari in the Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State have threatened to marry the bride and sell the other abductees if their families do not pay the ransom demanded to secure their release.
SaharaReporters had reported how the women were attacked and abducted by the terrorists when they were escorting the bride to her matrimonial home in Damari community. The victims were initially over 70, mostly friends of the bride. But some of them escaped when they jumped off the moving van after the terrorists hijacked the vehicle.
The Chairman of Dandume Local Government Area, Alhaji Basiru Musa, confirmed the report.
In a viral video seen on X by SaharaReporters, the terrorists filmed all their abductees and said they would marry some of them off to their members and sell the rest if the ransom of N100 million demanded is not paid.
Dressed in police uniform, the terrorist leader said they had a total of 63 captives with them.
“I am the one who abducted them, and I will not release them until the ransom we demanded is paid,” the terrorist leader said in the video.
“Anyone who thinks they can rescue them should try to do so.”
Some of the captives were spotted with AK-47 guns draped around their necks, while the bride was dressed in an army outfit. One of the kidnappers is heard saying, “Here is the bride dressed in army uniform.”
In the video, the captives are heard crying for help. They urge their relations to pay the terrorists the ransom demanded.
The driver of the vehicle that transported the wedding guests is also seen in the video holding a gun and pleading for the ransom to be paid.
According to Daily Trust, the bride's family confirmed that the terrorists demanded a ransom of N100 million for the release of all kidnap victims.
“They are asking for N100 million as ransom. None of us has ever seen that amount of money; so, I told them directly that we don’t have such funds,” Haruna Abdullahi, an uncle of the bride, said.
He further said the kidnappers told him they made the video to challenge the state governor, Dikko Umar Radda, who, according to them, was supposed to have promised to rescue the hostages.
“They said they made the video to demonstrate their seriousness to the governor,” Abdullahi said, expressing appreciation for the governor’s concern and promise to rescue the victims.
Abdullahi revealed that eight of his sisters and nine daughters were among the captives. Another family member identified as Zubairu said that the abductees included his wife, six children, and 13 relatives.
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Cool little flick: Red Africa. Imagine Jacques Tati, Besoeker, and a random second Burger (to keep things balanced ;-)) assembling a documentary from bits of Soviet documentary footage without adding commentary. No mondo, just cultural exchange, trade stuff, recruitment for prestigious PLU, Moscow experience of students and bigshots, etc. Boring as hell. Loved it.
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Happened to watch, immediately afterward, by purest coincidence, the opening scenes of Executive Suite. Mind irreparably blown. Poor bastards... they never, any of 'em, allies or enemies, ever had a chance, did they? And we (X-ers forward) blew the lead. Sooooorry.
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Dunno. Didn't even own a TV for most of me life. Mostly ran a news channel muted in the corner once I did. Figured, seeing the whole culture losing its mind over media, that it was time to catch up. Granted, it's turned into a tarbaby.
Sad life? Sure. But today's not so bad...
Woke up to half blue and half gloom,
As if Ra had spelled Nut at her loom,
And a rainbow or two,
And a cutter -- that's new --
And a crow going cuckoo... at whom?
A literal crow. No offense meant. Enjoy your day, eh?
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Don't look for stories. Live them.
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I don't pay for any streaming crap. All those companies want me disenfranchised or executed.
Fuck them all.
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Didn't even own a TV for most of me life.
It’s interesting being only connected with the popular culture when one leaves the house. Our family television broke when I was seven; my baby brother bought a 13” B&W jobby when I was seventeen, so I went straight from Flipper, Lassie, and Gentle Ben to Soap and Saturday Night Live. I’m still puzzled by much I encounter, not having the referents.
Mr, Wife made a point of watching popular shows with the trailing daughters so that, despite spending their early years abroad, they’d be connected to contemporaneous American culture instead of turning out like President Obama.
Troops of the Nigerian Army have in separate raids arrested notorious criminals, among whom was the wife of former Benue State-born high-profile gun runner, late Gana Terwase.
SaharaReporters learnt that the woman, Janet Igohia, 31, was apprehended on January 25, 2024 while allegedly collecting N1.5million ransom for a kidnapped person in Taraba State.
In the course of interrogation, she informed that she was Gana Terwase's wife before he was killed in a shootout with Nigerian soldiers in Benue State. She also disclosed that she was currently married to another notorious terrorist, Voryor Gata, who was the second in command to late Gana Terwase.
In a separate operation, the troops also apprehended a notorious gun runner, Joshua Dutse Idah who supplied arms and ammunition to terror groups across the country.
The spokesperson for the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Jalingo confirmed the multiple arrests to SaharaReporters on Thursday, saying a large cache of arms and ammunition as well cash were recovered from the suspects.
He said, "in the ongoing operations by 6 Brigade Nigerian Army to ensure Taraba State does not become a safe haven for violent extremist groups and insurgents, gallant troops of 93 Battalion under the Brigade have successfully apprehended a notorious gunrunner involved in illegal dealings of arms and ammunition to criminals elements within Taraba State and other parts of the country.
"Following credible intelligence on the activities of the arms dealer named Joshua Dutse Idah age 45, troops trailed his movement which led to his final arrest on 20 January 2024 in Ibi town of Ibi LGA while driving to Kaduna State in a Blue Volkswagen Sharon vehicle with registration number Rivers SKN-390AA.
"On interrogation, Dutse confessed he was going to Katsina State to bring in AK 47 Rifles and that he received part payment of 300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira). After a thorough search on the vehicle, troops recovered 1 PK Machine Gun, Quantity 399 rounds of 7.62 mm Special ammunition and 3 AK 47 Rifle Magazines.
"Also, on 25 January 2024, information was received from our sources on the activities of extremist groups and Insurgents around Chanchanji and Sai communities on their plans to move to a drop zone where relatives of abducted victims were directed to drop ransom money.
"Based on this information, troops deployed at Chanchanji laid in wait at the suspected area and at about 10:00 am, Janet Igohia, age 31, was arrested after picking up the sum of one million, five hundred thousand naira (N1,500,000.00) only being ransom payment for an abducted victim.
"Janet Igohia revealed that she is presently married to Voryor Gata, a notorious criminal and former second in command to late Gana Terwase. She is currently married to the leader of a violent extremist group in southern Taraba. According to her, she had previously been married to high profile criminals such as late Terkibi Gemaga, AKA Mopol a notorious kidnapper who was killed by troops 5 years ago.
"She revealed that she also got married to late Gana Terwase another notorious criminal who was killed during Joint Special Force Operation 3 years ago.
"Additionally, troops deployed at Mararaba Baissa community of Donga Local Government Area, apprehended 2 other suspected gunrunners who were allegedly involved in extra judicial killings and cattle rustling with the sum of 664,000 (Six Hundred and Sixty Four Thousand Naira) which were proceeds of their illegal activities and 2 Techno mobile phones. The criminals are: Alhaji Adamu Damisa, age 40 and Usman Isah, age 44.”
[Dhaka Tribune] An unwent kaboom! mortar shell was found abandoned in Ghumdum union of Naikhongchhari upazila in Bandarban district on Thursday.
Ghumdum union ward no 5 member Md Anwar Hossein confirmed the information. He said that local children informed BGB about the abandoned mortar around 1pm.
Ghumdum police outpost In-Charge Mahafuz Imtiaz Bhuaia said that BGB recovered the mortar shell and took that away.
It is believed to have been left behind by Border Guard Police (BGP) members who fled from Myanmar.
A Bangladeshi woman and a Rohingya man were killed following a kaboom of a mortar shell at a house in Ghumdum union of Naikhongchhari upazila in Bandarban district on Monday.
Besides, the academic activities of five government primary schools in Naikhangchhari upazila have been suspended.
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[GEO.TV] The Pakistain Army said Thursday that 51 terrorist attacks took place in the lead-up to the general elections, aimed at disrupting the polling process.
"Despite 51 cowardly terrorist attacks, mostly in KP and Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... , aimed at disrupting the electoral process, the soldiers remained resolute and effectively ensured peace and security across Pakistain," the military’s media wing said in a statement.
The polling began at 8am, with complaints of the voting process beginning hours later at some polling stations; however, they ended at the scheduled time — 5pm.
Moreover, mobile and internet services were also disrupted throughout the day and were being restored post-midnight, prompting political parties to allege rigging.
In the statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said as many as 12 people — including 10 personnel of security forces and law enforcement agencies — embraced martyrdom, and 39 others have been injured in these attacks.
"Through proactive intelligence manoeuvres and swift action, many potential threats were neutralised, underscoring the unwavering commitment of our security agencies to protect the democratic rights of our citizens. During various operations, 5 murderous Moslems were also killed."
The ISPR added that the armed forces extend heartfelt felicitations to the nation on generally "peaceful and violence-free conduct of general elections".
"The armed forces alongside other Law Enforcement Agencies are proud to have played a pivotal role in providing security during the conduct of the sacred electoral process, in aid of civil power, and in accordance with the constitution of Pakistain."
With the deployment of 137,000 army personnel and civil armed forces at approximately 6,000 selected most sensitive polling stations and over 7800 quick response force teams (QRFs), a safe and secure environment for the public was ensured, the military added.
"Gratitude is owed to other law enforcement agencies that worked hand in hand with the armed forces to safeguard the democratic process. It is our fervent hope that our sacrifices will not be in vain and this election will serve as a catalyst for further strengthening democracy in Pakistain and that it will pave the way for the realisation of the aspirations of the people of Pakistain," it said.
The armed forces remain dedicated to upholding peace and security in the country and stand ready to provide unwavering support in safeguarding the democratic traditions of our state, the ISPR said.
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[NewsMax] Prolly just a commuter tunnel for work, play
During a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the American diplomat was shown photos of a giant tunnel that was exposed in recent days under the central headquarters of UNRWA in the Gaza Strip.
The meeting was attended by senior officials from both sides.
Netanyahu showed Blinken proof of the misuse of the UNRWA headquarters' underground premises for apparent terrorist tunneling purposes.
The tunnel that was revealed in the meeting was found in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City. According to the Israel Defense Forces, it is believed to be one of Hamas' strategic tunnels.
This comes amid the ongoing revelations that staff of the U.N. relief agency for the Palestinians were actively involved in the Oct. 7 attack against Israel and have long been disseminating incitement against Israel through various platforms, including as teachers.
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It would be amazing to find a building in Gaza that didn't have a tunnel beneath it. The meaningful question is did they find any access to the tunnels from the UNRWA building?
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misuse of the UNRWA headquarters' underground premises
To me that says the building basement house an entry to the thing, Black Charlie McGurque1103.
[IsraelTimes] IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the military has uncovered documents and other materials from a tunnel in the Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... Strip, indicating Hamas ...one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,... ’s direct links and coordination with Iran.
"We found official documents of Hamas from 2020, including the details of the funds transferred from Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... to Hamas and [Yahya] Sinwar, between 2014 and 2020. More than 150 million dollars were transferred from Iran to Hamas," he says.
"This is another example of how Iran exports terror across the Middle East. This is a global problem," Hagari says.
He says the intelligence information is given to Israel’s allies to be verified.
Hagari says that in the same underground complex, troops located a safe and additional bags containing more than NIS 20 million ($5.5 million) in cash.
He says that troops have found millions more dollars in Hamas sites across the Gaza Strip.
Forcing Iran to pay for both sides of their war? Go Israel!
In images released by the IDF, several envelopes of cash are addressed to Sinwar.
[IsraelTimes] The IDF says the Egoz commando unit discovered a home in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis where, in one room, troops found a United Nations vest and in another a PK machine gun.
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[IsraelTimes] Military says 12 captives were held in the tunnel at various times; army says troops killed dozens of operatives in south Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... city over past day; ground op toll reaches 227
The Israel Defense Forces revealed on Wednesday a barred cell area in a major Hamas ...always the voice of sweet reason... tunnel in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis that it said was used by the terror group to hold hostages.
The military said a total of 12 hostages were held in the tunnel at different times, three of whom have already returned to Israel.
In addition to the cell used to hold hostages, troops found a bathroom and a rest area for the turbans guarding the captives.
The IDF said senior Hamas officials had resided in the tunnel before it was repurposed to hold the hostages, and that troops recovered various items and weapons in the subterranean passage.
The military said the tunnel was built "in the heart of a civilian area in Khan Younis" and according to its estimates, millions of shekels were invested in its construction.
Troops of the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit and other special forces under the 98th Division raided the "strategic" underground network, which the IDF said was around one kilometer long (0.6 mile).
"The troops battled turbans in the tunnel, breached blast doors, and neutralized bombs," the IDF said, adding that the tunnel is part of a "branching underground labyrinth" that also connects to another tunnel where hostages were held, revealed by the IDF several weeks ago.
[IsraelTimes] A Paleostinian gunman who shot up troops near the West Bank town of Dayr Sharaf was rubbed out, the military and medics say.
The IDF says reservists of the 7037th Reserve Battalion operating at an army post near the town fired back at the gunman. According to the Rescuers Without Borders emergency service, he was killed by the gunfire.
The service says two more Paleostinians were maimed in the same incident, possibly by the assailant’s gunfire.
No soldiers were hurt, the IDF says. The service says a bullet hit the helmet of one of the troops, but he was unharmed. Other than having to change his pants
The World Health Organization has said that intense fighting in the area around al-Shifa Hospital has forced the facility to revert to “minimal functionality” after initially restoring some services.
[NYPOST] A commander of Hamas’ elite Nukhba unit who was captured in Gaza urged his fellow terrorists to give up the fight and surrender just like he and his men did, according to a new interrogation video released Thursday.
Muhammad Nasser Suleiman Abu Namer, a Hamas operative since 2009, was filmed speaking to Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence officers about his capture inside a tunnel in Khan Younis.
Despite being armed with guns and explosives, Abu Namer said he and two other Hamas fighters refused to open fire on the Israeli forces knocking on their door, Ynet reports.
“We sat in the room, we placed all the weapons outside,” Abu Namer said. “We sat and we waited. When the army arrived, we put up our hands and surrendered.”
The Nukhba commander said he and the two other Hamas members, Hamis Safi and Iyad al-Astal, had made the decision to surrender as soon as the army was approaching.
Asked if he had any advice for his fellow terrorists, Abu Namer said they should follow his example.
“I recommend to everyone to surrender, because your destiny otherwise is to die,” he said.
Abu Namer’s arrest and interrogation is the latest publicized by Shin Bet, who have released video of other Hamas operatives slamming their own organization and calling on the terror group to surrender to the IDF.
[APNEWS] Two women and five children were among at least 13 people killed as Israeli Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s pounded the city of Rafah on Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... ’s southern border, according to the hospital that received the corpses.
"I wish we could collect their whole bodies instead of just pieces," said a neighbor, Mohammed Abu Habib, who witnessed the strike.
The overnight airstrikes came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a cease-fire proposal from the Paleostinian bully boy group Hamas ...not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... and said he would expand the offensive into Rafah.
The U.S. secretary of state, Antony Blinken ...71st United States secretary of state and a leading light of the corrupt and inept Biden administration. He previously served as deputy national security advisor from 2013 to 2015 and deputy secretary of state from 2015 to 2017 under the corrupt and inept Obama administration. He advocated for the 2003 invasion of Iraq while serving as the Democratic staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2002 to 2008. He was a foreign policy advisor for the Biden 2008 presidential campaign. During his tenure in the Obama administration, Blinken helped craft B.O.'s policy on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the nuclear program of Iran. We all saw how well each of those worked. After leaving government service, Blinken moved into the private sector, co-founding WestExec Advisors, a lobbying firm... , left Israel on Thursday as the divide grows between the two close allies on the way forward.
More than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million population has been driven by Israel’s military offensive toward the border with Egypt. Unable to leave the tiny Paleostinian territory, many are living in makeshift tent camps or overflowing U.N.-run shelters.
The Paleostinian corpse count from the war has surpassed 27,000 people, the Health Ministry in Gaza said. A quarter of Gaza’s residents are starving.
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Maybe those Brave Sir Robins of Hamas should let those women and children into the bomb shelters with hem instead of making them stay abov ground.
[An Nahar] The Israeli military told AFP on Thursday that its aircraft struck a "Hezbollah commander" in south Lebanon, claiming he was involved in cross-border rocket attacks.
The confirmation came after a Lebanese security source said earlier that a military official of Hezbollah was "seriously wounded" in an Israeli air strike on a car in the city of Nabatiyeh in the heart of south Lebanon.
[SYRIAHR] Deir Ezzor province: SOHR sources have reported hearing explosions in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, which were caused by an attack by a drone launched by Iranian-backed groups on the US base in al-Omar oil field. However, the man who has no enemies isn't anybody and has never done anything... no casualties have been reported.
The drone attack coincided with flights by drones over al-Busayrah, al-Shuhayl and Theban in the same countryside.
This is the fourth retaliatory attack by Iranian-backed militias on the US bases in 72 hours
This is the fourth retaliatory attack by Iranian-backed militias on the US bases in 72 hours following the latest round of violent mostly peaceful attacks by US Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s on positions of Iranian-backed militias in different areas across Syria.
SOHR sources had reported hearing a kaboom in the US largest base in Syria, which was caused by an attack by a drone on the "Green Village," which hosts the US soldiers’ residences in the military base in al-Omar oil field in Deir Ezzor countryside.
Yesterday, SOHR sources reported that explosions were heard in the vicinity of al-Omar Oil Field, where US forces are stationed, due to an attack by kamikaze drones fired by Iran-backed militias. However, the man who has no enemies isn't anybody and has never done anything... no casualties were reported.
While the first attack was documented on February 5 when seven members of the Special Task Forces "commandos" of SDF, who were present with the American forces at al-Omar oil field base in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor were killed and 18 others were maimed, some of them seriously, as a result of the attack that carried out by the "Islamic Resistance®" on the base with a drone, after Midnight on Sunday-Monday, as part of "Revenge for Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... " campaign.
Since October 19, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) documented 111 attacks carried out by Iranian-backed militias on Coalition bases in different areas across Syria.
Here is a breakdown of those attacks:
30 attacks on al-Omar oil field base.
16 attack on al-Shaddadi base in al-Hasakah countryside.
29 attacks on Koniko gas field base.
17 attacks on the Kharab al-Jair base in al-Rumailan.
13 attacks on al-Tanf garrison.
Two attacks on Tel Baydar base in al-Hasakah countryside.
Two attacks on the American base in Rubarya in al-Malikiyah countryside.
One attack on Qasrak base in al-Hasakah countryside.
One attack on Istrahat Wazir base in al-Hasakah countryside.
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When an alleged drone, allegedly made in Iran, allegedly operated by Iraq's PMF (that is allegedly "Iranian backed") detonated, allegedly in Jordan, but on the Syria border missed US mercenary contractors, CIA operatives and terrorists in-training but killed three National Guard troops, one has to wonder.
Did the CIA or Mossad or MI6 pick up the parts of an Iranian designed drone? Drones are scattered all over Ukraine after all. Did they then pack them into a crate and ship them to the border of Syria and Jordan, then put a demolition charge in the crate. Then at the opportune time did the CIA detonate the crate so as to have a pretext for expanding war?
The crate detonated the very day after the US and Iraq had their very first sit down session to negotiate the withdraw of US troops from Iraq.
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/\ What would lead one to imagine such a preposterous notion ?
[SYRIAHR] Members of the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) carried out two separate security campaigns in Al-Raqqah and Deir Ezzor, arresting four individuals accused of “belonging to ISIS” and a man accused of “belonging to regime forces.” The security forces confiscated several heavy weapons in western Deir Ezzor.
Separately, Asayish Forces arrested four members of ISIS cells and confiscated weapons in Al-Raqqah, where the arrested members carried out an attack yesterday, targeting Asayish members stationed at “Al-Maqbarah” checkpoint near Tel Al-Bay’ah to the east of Al-Raqqah city. The attack had left a member of Asayish Forces dead.
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...71st United States secretary of state and a leading light of the corrupt and inept Biden administration. He previously served as deputy national security advisor from 2013 to 2015 and deputy secretary of state from 2015 to 2017 under the corrupt and inept Obama administration. He advocated for the 2003 invasion of Iraq while serving as the Democratic staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2002 to 2008. He was a foreign policy advisor for the Biden 2008 presidential campaign. During his tenure in the Obama administration, Blinken helped craft B.O.'s policy on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the nuclear program of Iran. We all saw how well each of those worked. After leaving government service, Blinken moved into the private sector, co-founding WestExec Advisors, a lobbying firm...
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