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Africa Horn
Kenya: Five killed as Odinga return marred by violence
[Al Jazeera] At least five people have been killed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, as police clashed with supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Officers on Friday used tear gas and water cannon to break up large crowds cheering Odinga's convoy from the airport to central Nairobi after his return to Kenya from a trip abroad.

Odinga, leader of the National Super Alliance (NASA), said in a statement that authorities had also used "armed militia and live bullets" to disperse supporters, which led to the "killing [of] several and maiming [of] many".
Posted by: Fred || 11/18/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Africa North
Egypt to temporarily reopen Gaza border crossing
Look for the usual trouble in three days...
[Ynet] Egyptian officials say authorities will temporarily reopen the country's border crossing with the Gazoo Strip for the first time since the Islamic Lion of Islam group Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", ceded control of its side of the crossings to the Paleostinian Authority.

The officials say the Rafah crossing will be open for three days, starting on Saturday, for humanitarian reasons. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to news hounds.

Last month, Hamas handed over control of Gazoo's crossings with Israel and Egypt to the Paleostinian Authority as a step toward implementing a reconciliation deal with the rival Fatah movement.

Rafah is Gazoo's main gateway to the outside world. Egypt has kept Rafah largely sealed off since 2013, after the ouster of Egypt's elected Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/18/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Arabia
Hariri Leaves Riyadh for Paris
[AnNahar] Prime Minister Saad Hariri
Second son of Rafik Hariri, the Leb PM who was assassinated in 2005. He has was prime minister in his own right from 2009 through early 2011. He was born in Riyadh to an Iraqi mother and graduated from Georgetown University. He managed his father's business interests in Riyadh until his father's assassination. When his father died he inherited a fortune of some $4.1 billion, which won't do him much good if Hizbullah has him bumped off, too.
left Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
for La Belle France late Friday, in a move aimed at defusing political turmoil sparked by his shock resignation in Riyadh.

"To say that I am held up in Saudi Arabia and not allowed to leave the country is a lie. I am on the way to the airport Mr. Sigmar Gabriel," Hariri tweeted in English around midnight, addressing Germany's foreign minister.

"PM Hariri held a very important and excellent meeting with the Saudi crown prince before leaving for Gay Paree," LBCI television earlier quoted sources close to Hariri as saying.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/18/2017 01:27 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  so much for "he's being restrained in SA!"
Posted by: Frank G || 11/18/2017 8:49 Comments || Top||


US aiding Saudi 'war crimes' in Yemen: Congressman
[Al Jazeera] The United States is helping Saudi Arabia commit "war crimes" in Yemen, according to US Congressman Ro Khanna.

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera's UpFront aired on Friday, Khanna, a Democratic congressman from California,
Of course he is.
said the US made a mistake in supporting the Saudi-led coalition's bombing campaign of Yemen.
Wasn't that a decision made by President Barack Hussein Obama (D-space cadet)?
"Today, I believe that we are aiding Saudi Arabia in Saudi Arabia's committing war crimes," Khanna told UpFront host Mehdi Hasan.

The US House of Representatives passed a resolution earlier this week that called on the US armed forces to withdraw from "unauthorised hostilities" in the Saudi-led bombing campaign of Yemen, which began in 2015.

Thousands of people have been killed in the conflict and the Saudi-led coalition has bombed key infrastructure and imposed a strict blockade on the country.

Posted by: Fred || 11/18/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies


Europe
US Warns of Christmas Terror Threat in Europe
[AnNahar] The United States on Thursday updated its advice to travellers heading for Europe, warning of an increased terrorist threat over the Christmas and New Year holiday season.

Washington has a long-standing warning to its citizens to beware myrmidon attacks in European cities, and in recent years it has expressly warned of dangers at festive events.

"Last year, mass casualty attacks occurred at a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany in December and a nightclub in Istanbul, The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
on New Year's Eve," the latest warning noted.

Last year a jihadist attacker crashed a truck into Christmas merrymakers in a Berlin market, killing 12 people, while a New Year's Eve attack in Istanbul left 39 dead.

The State Department warned that recent attacks in Britannia, Finland, La Belle France, Russia, Spain and Sweden show that both al-Qaeda and 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....
group remain active and capable.

"While local governments continue counterterrorism operations, the department remains concerned about the potential for future terrorist attacks," the statement said.

"US citizens should always be alert to the possibility that terrorist sympathizers or self-radicalized murderous Moslems may conduct attacks with little or no warning."
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/18/2017 01:25 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


The Grand Turk
Turkey hunts 42 university staff in post-coup crackdown: Source
[AlAhram] Ottoman Turkish police have launched operations to track down 42 university staff from Istanbul's Marmara University who are alleged to have links to last year's failed coup attempt, a police source said on Friday.

So far 22 people have been detained in the operation, the police source said, adding the suspects were believed to be in contact with the network of U.S.-based holy man Fethullah Gulen
... a Turkish preacher living in Pennsylvania whom the current govt of Turkey considers responsible for all the ills afflicting Turkey and possibly the entire world...
, whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating the abortive putsch in July 2016.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/18/2017 01:25 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte

#1  if they're in the liberal "-studies" departments? Hokay
Posted by: Frank G || 11/18/2017 8:51 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
Govt makes last-ditch appeal to Islamabad protesters; hospitals placed on high alert
[DAWN] The government geared up for a possible showdown with religious hardliners camped out on the federal capital's busy Faizabad Interchange after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday ordered the district administration to take all necessary steps to clear the area latest by Saturday morning.

A 10pm deadline for Friday night given to protesters to disperse lapsed without much done on either side.

All hospitals in the city were ordered to cancel doctors and paramedical staff's leaves and ask them to be present on duty till further instructions.

One thousand personnel were requested from the Punjab
1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots....

Rangers "to perform duty along with police,".

The district administration had also requisitioned water tankers and fire brigades to prepare for any eventuality.

At least eight ambulances, along with paramedical staff; two fire engines; and three water bowsers would be at the disposal of the district magistrate from Nov 18, an official letter read.

Islamabad protesters defiant as showdown looms

[DAWN] A showdown between the government and protesters holding a sit-in at the Faizabad interchange for the past several days appears likely as the last appeal made by Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal at a presser on Friday before the 10pm deadline set for the protest leaders to vacate the place for the sake of Islam and Pakistain fell on deaf ears.

Rumours of a post-midnight crackdown swirled in the city, even as Mr Iqbal continued his hectic efforts to convince the protest’s leaders to agree to a peaceful solution late into the night.

"We have information that there are some armed persons as well as a few miscreants among the protesters and that is why their leadership should act responsibly," Mr Iqbal told a presser at the Press Information Department earlier in the night, adding: "We have Islamabad police, FC and Rangers all ready... but I believe that an operation will not be required, as they [protesters] will vacate the place peacefully."

Mr Iqbal rejected the perception that there was a ’hidden hand’ supporting the protesters and it restricted the government to launch an operation against them.

Pakistani court orders anti-blasphemy sit-in be cleared

[Al Jazeera] A Pak court has ordered authorities to clear an anti-blasphemy protest that has blocked a major highway into the capital Islamabad for the last 10 days, prompting fears of festivities between police and demonstrators.

Hundreds of demonstrators remained gathered at the protest site on Friday, located at a major entry point to the city, vowing to hold their ground unless their demands were met.

"We have been told to clear the protest, by hook or by crook," said Mushtaq Ahmed, a top local administration official. "We have been told to enlist the services of the [paramilitary] Rangers and FC as well, if required."

The protesters first gathered at the Faizabad interchange on November 8, demanding the resignation of the federal law minister over a change of wording in an electoral law that they perceived as softening the state's official designation of members of the Ahmadi sect as non-Moslem.

Ahmadis are a minority sect, numbering in the hundreds of thousands in Pakistain and up to 10 million worldwide, who identify as Moslem while maintaining that the Prophet Muhammad was succeeded by the founder of their faith, Mirza Ghulam Ahmed, as a "subordinate prophet" in the late 19th century.

They face widespread discrimination in Pakistain and other Moslem-majority countries. In Pakistain, they are forbidden from referring to themselves as Moslem and are frequently the target of violent attacks.

Political unknown's rise
The protesters are led by Khadim Hussain Rizvi, a hard-right conservative who is known for his vitriolic rhetoric against the Ahmadi community, and who has recently risen to prominence as the leader of the Tehrik-e-Labbaik Pakistain (TLP) political party.

A relative political unknown, Rizvi's party bagged third place in a recent by-election in the eastern city of Lahore, about 275km south of the capital, held to elect a replacement for Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf, then by the courts...
, who was disqualified from the prime minister's office in July on corruption allegations.
Posted by: Fred || 11/18/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1  Believe in the moon goddess or else, we got you.
Posted by: Woodrow || 11/18/2017 5:45 Comments || Top||

#2  Soylent Green: "Bring in the scoops"
Posted by: Frank G || 11/18/2017 9:25 Comments || Top||


Congress approves bill delinking Haqqani network from LeT
[DAWN] The US Congress has passed the bill that requires Pakistain to work with the Afghan and American forces to destroy the Haqqani network but leaves Lashkar-e-Taiba
...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI...
out (LeT).

The National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2018 ‐ approved by a voice vote by both the House and the Senate on Thursday evening provides about $700 billion for US defence needs in 2018.

The NDA 2018 also provides $700 million for reimbursing Pakistain for monitoring the Pak-Afghan border but withholds half of the amount.

It also prevents the administration from issuing a waiver for $350m unless the US Secretary of Defence certifies to the congressional defence committees that: "Pakistain continues to conduct military operations that are contributing to significantly disrupting the safe havens, fundraising and recruiting efforts, and freedom of movement of the Haqqani Network in Pakistain.

"Pakistain has taken steps to demonstrate its commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network from using any Pakistain territory as a safe haven and for fundraising and recruiting efforts. The government of Pakistain is making an attempt to actively coordinate with the government of Afghanistan to restrict the movement of bully boys, such as the Haqqani Network, along the Afghanistan-Pakistain border. Pakistain has shown progress in arresting and prosecuting big shots and mid-level operatives of the Haqqani Network."

Previous versions of the bill required the secretary to issue a similar certificate for LeT but its name was dropped from the later version, known as the conference.

In the conference versions, the House and the Senate remove their differences on various issues and present a reconciled version to the full Congress for approval.

Delinking LeT from the Haqqani Network reflects Washington’s desire to keep its focus on Afghanistan and encourage Pakistain to cooperate. Policy makers in Washington feel that linking an India-specific group like LeT with the Haqqani Network could discourage Pakistain from cooperating with the US in the war in Afghanistan.

On Friday, the bill was sent to 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...
for signing it into a law.

Posted by: Fred || 11/18/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistain Proxies


Former MQM-P sector head arrested in Dr Naushad killing case
[DAWN] HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad police on Friday claimed to have nabbed
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
a "former activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement
...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead...
-Pakistain, Shahid Abbasi alias Dancer" and described him as the main suspect involved in the murder of senior party activist Dr Naushad on October 25.

The Rangers in a statement also issued on Friday claimed to have arrested an activist of the MQM-London "involved in supplying illegal arms to various sectors of the party".

Hyderabad DIG Javed Alam Odho, along with Hyderabad SSP Pir Mohammad Shah, shared details of Shahid Dancer’s record and his arrest. He said according to the investigation held so far, Dancer killed Dr Naushad over some personal issues and not with a political motive.

"The held activist is a former sector in-charge in MQM-P’s organizational structure. He was earlier acquitted in a case pertaining to the murder of Saleem Inquilabi, another MQM activist who was bumped off in November 2004," the DIG said, adding that he was released on bail on Oct 5 in a double murder case.

The victims were identified as Jehangir Parhiar and Pyar Ali Samoon.

The DIG said that Dancer was recognised with the help of CCTV (closed-circuit television camera) footage and the information shared with police by people.

"Shahid Dancer is involved in 16 different criminal cases," he said.

He said he had recommended a reward of Rs100,000 and commendation certificate for the police team that resolved the Dr Naushad murder case.

Posted by: Fred || 11/18/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan


Saeed’s plea against detention deferred
[DAWN] The Lahore High Court on Friday adjourned hearing of a petition of Jamaat-ud-Dawa
...the front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba...
(JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed
...founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and its false-mustache offshoot Jamaat-ud-Dawa. The United Nations declared the JuD a terrorist organization in 2008 and Hafiz Saeed a terrorist as its leader. Hafiz, JuD and LeT are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Pak intel apparatus, so that amounted to squat...
against his detention to wait for a decision on the matter by a provincial review board.

As Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmad resumed hearing, a deputy attorney general stated that a provincial review board comprising judges of the high court was scheduled to take up the detention matter of Mr Saeed on Nov 21. He said the court should adjourn hearing of the petition till a decision of the review board was out. The judge accepted the request and deferred the hearing till Nov 22.

The provincial review board had on Oct 18 approved one-month extension in detention of Hafiz Saeed while accepting an application of the government. However,
there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly...
the board had rejected the application regarding four other leaders of the organization, including Qazi Kashif Niaz, Prof Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Abid and Abdullah Obaid, and released them.

The provincial government had detained the JuD leaders under Maintenance of Pubic Order as recommended by the federal government.

Against the detention, JuD’s counsel A.K. Dogar contended that government detained Saeed on apprehensions and hearsay. He said an order of preventive detention had to satisfy the requirements laid down by the Supreme Court in its many judgements, but in the instant case sheer violation of laws had been committed by the government. He said imprisonment without trial and conviction was prima facie unlawful and unconstitutional.

Posted by: Fred || 11/18/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Lashkar e-Taiba


JI plans long march on Islamabad over delayed Fata reforms
[DAWN] Frustrated by the delay in Fata reforms, the Jamaat-e-Islami
...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
has announced it will stage a walk from Khyber Agency
... the place to go if you've got an Indiana Jones hat and whip. Chock full of high adventure and treacherous Pathans. You should really train up to it, though...
to Islamabad to protest against the federal government for prolonging the process.

JI provincial chief Mushtaq Ahmad Khan told a news conference here on Friday that the long march would begin at Bab-e-Khyber (Jamrud) on Dec 10, while the protesters would stage a sit-in outside the Prime Minister’s House.

He said elders from all tribal agencies and politicians of political parties would be invited to take part in the walk.

"Before starting long march, the JI will hold conventions in tribal agencies to mobilise people," he said.

The JI leader accused the federal government of delaying reforms, especially the merger of Fata with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Posted by: Fred || 11/18/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Jamaat-e-Islami


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Abbas Adviser: Palestinians Won’t End Payments to Terrorists Despite American Threats
Unexpectedly.
[Breitbart] The Paleostinian Authority plans to continue paying the salaries of the Paleostinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, which includes convicted terrorists, according to Dr. Nabil Shath, a senior adviser to Paleostinian President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas
... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial...
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/18/2017 02:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Palestinian Authority

#1  Ohh,

It is not "Americans" making threats.

It is The Lord making promises.

You may well listen.
Posted by: newc || 11/18/2017 2:39 Comments || Top||

#2  Call their bluff: Cut off their money.
Posted by: Frank G || 11/18/2017 8:50 Comments || Top||

#3  I sure there is room in GITMO for another funder of terrorism ...
Posted by: Slomomp Those9453 || 11/18/2017 9:38 Comments || Top||

#4  I would change the title to Donor Countries, including USA, Continue to Fund "Palestinian" Terrorists.
Posted by: gorb || 11/18/2017 13:49 Comments || Top||


Israel wraps up largest-ever air force drill, with seven allies
[IsraelTimes] With 1,200 personnel, India, US, Greece, Poland, La Belle France, Italia and Germany joined IAF in mock aerial battles and other complex exercises.

Israel and seven other nations wrapped up on Thursday the 11-day Blue Flag military exercise, the largest aerial exercise ever held by the Israel Defense Forces.

Israeli pilots flew alongside counterparts from India, the United States, Greece, Poland, La Belle France, Italia and Germany, taking part in mock aerial battles over southern Israel, the army said in a statement.

Some 1,200 people ‐ including commanders and technical personnel ‐ took part in the exercise based in the Israeli Air Force’s Ovda base north of Eilat.

In the IDF’s statement, IAF chief Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin said the drill aimed to prepare the militaries for operations in the region’s complex and changing political landscape.

"Countries in the Middle East are constantly changing, with new actors and new organizations, and we need to understand how to deal with each one of them," he said.

"If we wish to influence the reality that we will see a decade from now, we must prepare together to create common solutions and build effective international programs," Norkin said, adding that hosting the large-scale drill was "undoubtedly an honor for the IDF and for Israel."

It was Israel’s third time hosting Blue Flag, which began in 2013 and has grown larger each time.

Israeli Air Force officials said the objective of the exercise was three-fold: strengthen diplomatic relations between the countries, expose the participating militaries to new tactics and techniques, and improve military cooperation through exercises that require the air forces to work together.

In addition to being Israel’s largest aerial exercise, this drill is also marked by a number of other firsts.

The Indian, German and French delegations were all in Israel for the first time, while Poland, Greece, Italia and the United States have all participated in previous exercises.

India sent a C-130J Hercules transport plane and a contingent of special forces soldiers; the Germans sent six Eurofighters; the French sent five Mirage 2000AD fighter jets; the Italians sent five Tornado jets of two different variations; and the US, Poland and Greece sent seven, six and five F-16 fighter jets, respectively.

While Israel and Germany have trained together before, this was the first time in nearly 100 years, since World War I, that Luftwaffe fighter planes flew over Israel, then-Ottoman Paleostine.
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#1  Fantastic show of force-practice.
Posted by: Woodrow || 11/18/2017 5:42 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Russian veto blocks U.N. probe into Syria's toxic gas attack

An international investigation into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria will end on Friday after Russia blocked for the third time in a month attempts at the United Nations to renew the inquiry, which Moscow has slammed as flawed.

In the past two years, the joint U.N. and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) inquiry has found the Syrian government used the nerve agent sarin in an April 4 attack and has also several times used chlorine as a weapon. It blamed Islamic State militants for using mustard gas.

Russia vetoed on Friday a Japanese-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution to extend the inquiry for one month. It was an eleventh-hour bid to buy more time for negotiations after Russia blocked U.S.-drafted resolutions on Thursday and Oct. 24 to renew the investigation, which the council created in 2015.

Syrian ally Russia has cast 11 vetoes on possible Security Council action on Syria since the country's civil war began in 2011. The Japanese draft received 12 votes in favor on Friday, while China abstained and Bolivia joined Russia to vote no.
Posted by: Frank G || 11/18/2017 09:20 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria

#1  Protecting Syria from a strongly-worded letter.
Posted by: Glenmore || 11/18/2017 9:38 Comments || Top||


Iran says 'biased' French policy stoking Mideast crises
[DAWN] Iran said on Friday that "biased" French policy was stoking crises in the Middle East after French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian accused it of "hegemonic" ambitions in the region.

"Unfortunately it seems that La Belle France has a biased and partisan approach to the crises in the region and this approach, whether intentionally or not, is even contributing to turning potential crises into real ones," foreign ministry front man Bahram Ghassemi said.

Le Drian made his comments in Iran's arch-rival Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
on Thursday during a visit aimed at resolving a crisis sparked by the shock resignation earlier this month of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri
Second son of Rafik Hariri, the Leb PM who was assassinated in 2005. He has was prime minister in his own right from 2009 through early 2011. He was born in Riyadh to an Iraqi mother and graduated from Georgetown University. He managed his father's business interests in Riyadh until his father's assassination. When his father died he inherited a fortune of some $4.1 billion, which won't do him much good if Hizbullah has him bumped off, too.
, a staunch critic of Iran.

Hariri's resignation, which has not been accepted by President Michel Aoun
...president of Leb, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...
, was widely seen as the latest salvo in an intensifying proxy war between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran, which back opposing sides in regional conflicts in countries including Syria and Yemen.

Posted by: Fred || 11/18/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  has a biased and partisan approach

Who do they think they are, Democrats attacking 'pubs?
Posted by: AlanC || 11/18/2017 7:35 Comments || Top||



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Sat 2017-11-18
  Iraq Forces Retake Last IS-Held Town in Country
Fri 2017-11-17
  Iraqi troops destroy ISIS HQ in Diyala
Thu 2017-11-16
  Zimbabwe’s Military, in Apparent Takeover, Says It Has Custody of Mugabe
Wed 2017-11-15
  Mall of America Stabber Identified as Mahad Abdiaziz Abdirahaman
Tue 2017-11-14
  Pakistani militants among 4 killed in US drone strike in Nangarhar
Mon 2017-11-13
  At least 50 dead in artillery fire, Russian strikes in Syria
Sun 2017-11-12
  US Drone Strike In Somalia Kills ‘Several’ Al-Shabaab Militants
Sat 2017-11-11
  700+ Russian and and Azerbaijani ISIS wimmin busted in Mosul
Fri 2017-11-10
  Turkey detains more than 160 IS suspects in Ankara
Thu 2017-11-09
  Syria declares victory over Islamic State
Wed 2017-11-08
  JeM chief Masood Azhar's nephew killed in IHK operation
Tue 2017-11-07
  ISIS appoints new leader in southeast Asia following defeat in Marawi City
Mon 2017-11-06
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