[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The residents of Darayim district, Badakhshan province, staged widespread protests against The Taliban on Friday, May 3rd.
Residents of Badakhshan stated that protests continued following the killing of at least one person due to Taliban gunfire.
According to the video content, the demonstrations began when Taliban members entered homes under the pretext of destroying poppy fields but engaged in “harassment of women’s modesty” inside houses.
The protesters in Darayim district, Badakhshan, claim that Taliban members are harassing and abusing residents lane by lane and house by house.
One protester stated that even women’s modesty is violated, and the Taliban trespass on the “honor, religion, and privacy” of the people.
According to residents of Badakhshan, after initial protests, Taliban individuals opened fire on the crowd to suppress them, resulting in at least one casualty.
Protesters stated that after the death of this individual, residents of Darayim continued their march.
So far, the officials have not responded to the protests in Badakhshan province.
[SUDANTRIBUNE] The International Committee of the Red Thingy (ICRC) announced that two of its drivers were killed by button men in South Darfur, Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans. The country is currently enjoying a civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which used to be part of the army but then they got another ambitious general and you can guess the rest... on Thursday. Three other ICRC staff members were also injured in the attack.
The ICRC team was returning from Layba, where they were assessing the needs of communities affected by ongoing armed violence.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleagues," said Pierre Dorbes, head of the ICRC delegation in Sudan. "Our heartfelt condolences go out to their families, and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured."
The ICRC is prioritizing support for those impacted by this tragedy, including the families, relatives, and colleagues of the victims, added the international organization. The statement offered no details about the attack’s circumstances, which occurred in a region controlled by the Rapid Support Forces."
The humanitarian group further called for the immediate protection of all civilians, including aid workers and medical personnel, who should never be targeted in violence.
The ICRC provides vital services in the country in collaboration with the Sudanese Red Islamic Thingy Society (SRCS). These include supplying medical supplies to hospitals in conflict zones, facilitating communication for families separated by violence, promoting international humanitarian law, and improving access to clean water.
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[SUDANTRIBUNE] Discussions between Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans. The country is currently enjoying a civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which used to be part of the army but then they got another ambitious general and you can guess the rest... and Russia last week in Port Sudan covered political support, economic and military cooperation, with Russia offering "uncapped" military assistance to the Sudanese army.
Details have emerged regarding last week’s high-level talks between Sudanese and Russian officials in Port Sudan. The discussions focused on bolstering cooperation across various sectors, including politics, economics, and the military.
Informed sources told Sudan Tribune that Russia offered "unrestricted qualitative military aid" to the Sudanese army. This offer, aimed at strengthening bilateral military ties, could involve specialized expertise and, potentially, a Russian presence in Sudan.
The two-day visit (April 28-29) saw a high-profile Russian delegation, led by Mikhail Bogdanov, President Putin’s special envoy for the Middle East and Africa, meet with Sudan’s Sovereignty Council President, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and other council members.
Notably, the delegation included a sizable military component, with details regarding their discussions with Sudanese counterparts remaining undisclosed.
The issue of a Russian naval base on the Red Sea coast, previously agreed upon with former President Omer al-Bashir, was also raised. After the collapse of the former regime, Sudan decided to suspend the implementation of this controversial base until a future-elected legislative council made a final decision.
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A devious Russia playing footsie with an Islamist government. Still trying to get that port on the Red Sea.
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[Regnum] The United States tried to the last to maintain a military presence in Niger, and the authorities in Niamey had to begin deploying the Russian contingent before the Pentagon removed its personnel. At the same time, Washington has somewhere to relocate its Niger bases in order to maintain its presence in West Africa. At the same time, with the departure of the Americans, it is likely that Niger’s military cooperation with Russia will further deepen.
Ivan Loshkarev, a researcher at the Center for the Study of Political Elites at the Institute of International Studies at MGIMO, shared this opinion with a Regnum correspondent, commenting on the information that the Russian military appeared at an air base in the capital of Niger, where American military personnel are stationed.
The US, as the expert pointed out, still has enough opportunities to maintain the previous scale of its military presence in Africa at the expense of other countries on the continent, led by regimes much more loyal to Washington. The Pentagon constantly operates about thirty military bases in Africa, including five large ones, including a second base in Niger - in Agadez, where drones are tested. It is not yet clear where exactly the American Niger bases will move, but, according to Loshkarev, the most likely options for a base from Agadez are Mauritania and Cote d'Ivoire.
At the same time, the Niger authorities clearly decided to speed up the US withdrawal from their country, the Africanist noted. The Pentagon was literally shown the door by sending Russian troops into the airfield, which the Americans had not yet left.
“The Americans are in no hurry to leave, and they have spent the last few months not preparing for evacuation, but trying to persuade the Niger authorities to abandon their decision, accompanying the persuasion with threats. So there is an element of irritation in this move by Niamey. A similar situation was with the French, who at first did not want to leave under the pretext that they did not recognize the new authorities and, accordingly, did not recognize their decisions. And for the Niger authorities this is a matter of authority, I would say. That is, if you don’t have power, then they won’t listen to you. If you have power, they listen to you,” the expert commented.
Time will tell how the situation will develop in Niger, Loshkarev noted. The fact is that one of the key risks for this large West African country with rich mineral deposits is the terrorist threat, which, however, is still much less urgent than in a number of other countries in the natural African strip known as the Sahel.
“But the trend in recent years shows that terrorist activity in the region is gradually moving from north to south. And if this continues to happen, then Niger’s cooperation with Russia will strengthen, and they will “ask” not only the French and Americans, but also the Italians - they are also present there. Then, apparently, Europe’s military presence in Niger will end,” the expert said.
The Russian military appeared in the capital of Niger, Niamey, on the territory of the air base where military personnel from the United States are stationed. This was reported by Reuters on May 2, citing a Pentagon representative.
According to the agency, Russian military personnel entered the territory of Air Base 101 in Niamey, located next to the Amani Diori International Airport. The move follows Niger's decision to expel nearly 1,000 US troops from the country. A Reuters source clarified that Pentagon representatives had no contact with the Russians who occupied a separate hangar at the air base.
“The situation is not very good, but in the short term it is controllable,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
As Regnum reported, in mid-March the Niger authorities broke the agreement with the United States, which allowed the American military to be on the territory of the West African country. A representative of the new Niger authorities explained that this decision was made after Washington violated diplomatic protocol.
In April, the government of neighboring Chad also threatened to terminate the agreement with the United States. In an official letter, the American military was demanded to leave the military base located in N'Djamena.
More from regnum.ru US military in Niger declares heightened alert due to Russia
The US military has declared increased combat readiness due to the deployment of Russian troops in Niger. This was reported by a source in the security forces of the African state.
It is clarified that the Russian military is stationed at the 101st air base in the capital of Niger, Niamey, next to the Americans. About 150 Italian soldiers and about 100 Germans are also serving there. At the same time, Italians and Germans behave calmly.
“The Americans have declared increased combat readiness, constantly wear helmets and body armor and behave extremely nervously,” Gazeta.Ru quoted the source as saying.
As Regnum previously reported, Reuters, citing a Pentagon representative, reported that Russian military personnel entered the airbase in Niamey. This step followed the decision of the Niger authorities to expel almost a thousand US military personnel from the country. It was clarified that the American military had no contact with the Russians.
Later, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said that the United States was closely monitoring the situation with the presence of Russian military personnel at the air base in Niger. According to him, the Russian military are located in a separate complex. He added that he does not yet see this as a significant problem in terms of protecting American forces.
Russia is developing relations with African countries in all areas, including defense, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on May 3, commenting on reports of the appearance of Russian troops at a US military base in Niger.
In March, Niger authorities terminated a military agreement with the United States that allowed American military personnel to remain in the country. Niger's Interior Minister Mohamed Toumba said the country is interested in the Russian military training its troops.
“Russian troops are present, but do not overlap with American troops at Air Base 101, located next to Diori Hamani International Airport in the Niger capital Niamey,” Al Jazeera reports the words of the head of the Pentagon.
According to Austin, the Russian military is located in a separate complex and does not have access to US forces and American equipment. He added that he does not yet see this as a significant problem in terms of protecting American forces.
Russian troops have been stationed at an air base in Niger that houses US troops since Niger authorities told Washington in March that the US must withdraw nearly 1,000 troops stationed in the country.
As Regnum reported, in March the Niger authorities terminated the military agreement with the United States, which allowed American military personnel to remain in the country. Niger's Interior Minister Mohamed Toumba said the country is interested in the Russian military training its troops.
It was noted that the US decision to withdraw troops from Niger was a strategic victory for Russia. Russian flags were raised in the capital of Niger on May 2. The tricolor was hoisted at 15 roundabouts in the country
Adds RIA Novosti on their V Kontakte page:
“The Russians are located at the 101st airbase next to the Americans. About 150 Italian soldiers and about a hundred Germans are also serving there.The Americans have declared increased combat readiness, constantly wear helmets, body armor and behave extremely nervously,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
The source added that the Germans and Italians are behaving calmly.
[TimesOfSanDiego] After nearly nine full days of deliberation, a San Diego jury Friday found two men with antifa affiliations guilty of conspiracy to riot at a Pacific Beach "Patriots March" in January 2021
Over three years ago? Justice reluctantly grinding slow, but grinding exceeding small.
The nationally watched case began with 11 defendants — nine of whom pleaded guilty to lesser charges and most awaiting sentencing. An attorney for one of the defendants, Jeremy White, vowed to appeal the conspiracy conviction.
Defendant Brian Lightfoot Jr. of Los Angeles was found not guilty on an assault charge and the jury couldn’t reach a verdict on five counts of using tear gas not in self-defense.
More fully Jeremy Jonathan White, 41, and Brian Cortez Lightfoot Jr., 27, both of Los Angeles. On Jan. 9, 2021, roving mobs of black-clad So Cal Antifa members attacked supporters of Donald Trump and people walking on the boardwalk at Pacific Beach in San Diego County. A dog and his walker were among those maced. Eleven people, about half from Los Angeles County, were indicted in 2022 by a secret grand jury on a total of 29 felonies, including conspiracy to riot, assault and other violent crimes. Prosecutors alleged the defendants engaged in a coordinated conspiracy to riot.
White is accused of two felonies: felony conspiracy to riot, plus felony assault of a man on a bicycle who was documenting the Antifa rioters with his cell phone. Lightfoot is accused of sixteen felonies as the alleged “ringleader” of the attack: conspiracy to riot, plus nine unlawful uses of tear gas charges and six felony assaults on six different victims.
The nine-woman, three-man jury couldn’t reach a verdict on nine counts of tear-gas use or assault.
White, a 41-year-old, Hollywood set builder from Los Angeles,
…at least he is gainfully employed when not attacking those he disagrees with…
was found not guilty on his only other charge — assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury.
Both remain free on their own recognizance.
In a statement, District Attorney Summer Stephan said: "We want to thank the jury for their service and for reaching their just guilty verdicts on the two remaining defendants in the Antifa conspiracy case.
"This was a complex case with 11 defendants indicted and now all convicted — nine by guilty pleas and two by jury verdict. The DA team worked tirelessly on this case in order to be sure our community remains safe, and that the rule of law is followed."
After declaring a mistrial on nine counts, Judge Daniel Goldstein praised the jury, which heard testimony and saw evidence (including hours of video) for a month.
"I’ve never seen a jury go over the facts like you did," he said a little after noon in downtown Superior Court. "You guys are the voice of the community."
A bailiff led the jury panel out a back door, so none were available for comment. But the judge said he’d keep their names sealed.
White and Lightfoot declined to comment immediately on their cases.
But White lawyer Briggs, working for free, said his client "will definitely appeal after sentencing... and I think it’s an amazing appellate area that implicates the First Amendment.
Briggs says case law would help an appeal on the conspiracy conviction of White, "where there was no evidence. There was no conversations or anything like that."
He and Lightfoot lawyer John Hamasaki blasted the District Attorney’s Office for its prosecutions.
"With the resources they put behind this," Briggs said, "they wasted a lot of taxpayers money and ultimately haven’t made the community any safer because they still have well-known white supremacists out in the community who had committed numerous vicious assaults that are without dispute that they haven’t prosecuted."
Hamasaki, also based in the Bay Area: said he’s never seen a district attorney’s office expend this many resources on a single case — even more than multiple murders, gang murders.
"I think you have to look at the political circumstances surrounding it," he said. noting Stephan’s focus on antifa as a candidate.
"(You) wonder just exactly why this case was given so much resources and why so much energy was poured into it and at the end of the day, you know, where things ended up, I think is a repudiation of the use of those resources."
Briggs previously sought to have the District Attorney’s Office disqualified from prosecuting the case because he alleged Stephan has historically declined to prosecute members of far-right organizations who commit violence.
His motion was denied by Judge Goldstein.
The District Attorney’s Office has said that "video evidence analysis shows that overwhelmingly the violence in this incident was perpetrated by the antifa affiliates and was not a mutual fray with both sides crossing out of lawful First Amendment expression into riot and violence."
Briggs predicted White would get a moderate sentence — not a maximum 18 months.
He didn’t think Lightfoot would be retried on the nine charges the jury couldn’t agree on.
"It would be a waste of resources for them to retry this case," Briggs said. "So the bottom line is this is a loss for the DA because she didn’t get all she wanted."
Hamasaki agreed.
"It’s not a win," he said. "Nine hung counts is certainly not the way the DA had wanted this case to turn out. You know, I think it shows that things were not as cut and dried as the DA had wanted them to be and that there was a lot of evidence actually favoring Mr. Lightfoot in this case."
Hamasaki, who isn’t sure yet of any appeal, called the guilty finding on conspiracy "problematic... because it punishes membership or affiliation with other individuals as opposed to the underlying guilty conduct."The Lightfoot lawyer said he hopes his client gets only probation, especially since he’s "really turned his life around... and become enrolled in this firefighters program that he’s been at for three or four months... I think that’s something the judge might consider."
Hamasaki said the judge might allow him to continue to do that as an alternative, "where he could actually serve the community in a way that... would benefit everyone instead of just incarceration."
Goldstein issued a set of warnings to both defendants about not dressing up in "Black Bloc" armored outfits or even associating with other antifa adherents.
(Outside the courtroom, White’s antifascist girlfriend wondered aloud how that could be enforced since she lives with him in Boyle Heights.)
Clearly he has to break up with you, you little tramp. Go find someone else to live off, while he finds a female relative to take him shopping for a new wardrobe. Unless you’re the one paying the rent, in which case he needs to hope the female relative will also let him move into the basement.
Briggs, younger brother of San Diego attorney Cory Briggs, and Hamasaki, a former candidate for San Francisco district attorney, both said they sacrificed for their cases.
[GEO.TV] In a huge development, the Canadian police have arrested members of the Indian government-backed hit squad, that the Sherlocks believe, was tasked by the Indian intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW
... India's Research and Analysis Wing, Pakistain's equivalent of the Boogie Man... ), with killing prominent Sikh For Justice (SFJ) and Khalistan Referendum Canada leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, last June.
In a presser on Friday, Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc confirmed Canadian Police have charged three men with first-degree murder in connection to Nijjar’s death.
The arrested suspects include Karanpreet Singh, Kamalpreet Singh, and Karan Brar. They are also facing one count each of conspiracy to murder in connection to a May 1 offence in Edmonton and Surrey.
Sources close to the investigation also told CBC News that police are actively investigating possible links to three additional murders in Canada, including the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy in Edmonton, but the main focus was Nijjar.
The SFJ founder and leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who has survived a high-profile Indian hit plan, also confirmed the news of the arrest.
He said on X: "This New India comes into your home to kill you. Canadian police have arrested members of an alleged hit squad tasked by the Modi Government with the killing of Khalistan Referendum Coordinator and President of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, Shaheed Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C. on June 18, 2023."
Members of the hit squad are alleged to have played different roles as shooters, drivers and spotters on the day Nijjar was killed at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, according to the sources.
I first read that as challah, and was very confused…
[GEO.TV] In a shocking development, the Highway Police came under attack as a cop was rubbed out and two others sustained injured when passengers of a car shot up the personnel at Bedra Interchange in Mansehra ...a city and an eponymous district in eastern Khyber-Pakthunwa, nestled snug up against Pak Kashmir, with Kohistan and Diamir to the north and Abbottabad to the south... , Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Friday.
The police said that the incident took place during a dispute over issuance of a challan ... list of charges ... by the Highway Police to a car driver travelling 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 Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire... to Mansehra.
As per Mansehra District Police Officer (DPO) Shafiullah Gandapur, the surrounding areas were cordoned off after the firing and launched a search operation for the arrest of suspects.
The martyred official was identified as Aamir Khan Swati.
It may be noted that similar incidents of violence against the Motorway Police have surfaced in the recent past.
On April 24, a woman rammed her car into a Motorway Police personnel and vented anger at the traffic wardens for being stopped for speeding.
The entire incident was filmed and posted on social media, showing her arguing in an abusive manner with the Motorway Police officer for being pulled over for speeding.
Later, another such incident took place near Kallar Kahar where two ladies "misbehaved" with Motorway Police personnel, threatening and hurling abuses at them during the quarrel.
The video of the incident went viral on social media, in which they were heard alleging that the Motorway personnel hurt one of the women while trying to "snatch" her mobile phone while she was making the cops’ video.
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[GEO.TV] Mohammad Siddiq Mengal, a journalist and president of the Khuzdar Press Club, was killed along with two others on Friday after a remote-controlled bomb targeted his vehicle in Khuzdar, police told Geo News.
At least eight people were also injured as a result of the deadly explosion.
Two injured individuals in the blast later gave up the ghost with the corpse count rising to three, said the station house officer.
The killed passers-by were seriously injured in the remote-controlled blast and were brought to the hospital, while the other eight injured in the blast are undergoing treatment in different hospitals, police said.
According to the police, the remote-controlled blast was carried out on the Sultan Ibrahim Khan Road on the National Highway.
The station house officer said that the journalist's vehicle was the target of the blast and was hit when he was going to university from his home.
This is not the first time Mengal has been targeted by attackers. Sounds like it's the last one
Police said that the journalist — who was associated with a local newspaper — escaped an liquidation attempt a few months ago.
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... Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langau strongly condemned the Khuzdar blast and directed the relevant authorities to present a report.
The attack on the journalists comes as the world honours the work of journalists around the world on Press Freedom Day today.
Earlier today, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Friday said that journalism in Pakistain is "under threat" as the world commemorates Press Freedom Day.
On the day, the IFJ has also launched its 22nd annual South Asia Press Freedom Report, according to which, journalists have become "punching bags" in the fight between former prime minister Imran Khan
>...aka The Great Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality disorders... and the establishment.
The report said that 60 journalists were issued legal notices while dozens were arrested and remain in jug.
It said that about eight journalists were charged with sedition, terrorism and incitement to violence.
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[SANA.SY] A number of Paleostinians were martyred and others were maimed on Friday dawn, as a result of the Israeli occupation aircraft bombing areas in Rafah, southern Gazoo
Islamic 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. In October of 2023 Gazooks belonging to Hamas invaded Israel, killed over a thousand people, raped a bunch of women. Then they bitched and moaned about genocide when their butts handed to them in the entirely justified retaliation. Strip.
The occupation aircraft bombed a house in al-Zuhur neighborhood, killing six Paleostinians and wounding others, mostly children and women, Paleostinian Media reported.
The occupation forces have continued their aggression on Gaza Strip by land, sea and air since the 7th of last October, which led to the martyrdom of 34,596 Paleostinians and the injury of 77,816 others, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads and ambulance and rescue staff are unable to reach them.
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[SANA.SY] The Paleostinian Ministry of Health announced that the Israeli occupation committed 3 massacres in the stricken Gazoo
Islamic 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. In October of 2023 Gazooks belonging to Hamas invaded Israel, killed over a thousand people, raped a bunch of women. Then they bitched and moaned about genocide when their butts handed to them in the entirely justified retaliation. Strip during the past 24 hours, leaving 26 deaders and 51 maimed.
The Ministry explained in a statement today that the number of victims of the ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since the seventh of last October has risen to 34,622 deaders and 77,867 maimed, while a number of victims are still under rubble and on the roads and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them.
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26 deaders and 51 maimed.
Those are rookie numbers. You gotta pump those numbers up.
[Rudaw] At least four soldiers of the Syrian regime were killed in a desert attack by 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) Death Eaters in Syria’s Raqqa province, a war monitor reported on Monday.
"Four members of the regime forces were killed following an attack targeting military positions ... south of the city of Tabqa in the western countryside of Raqqa," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britannia-based war monitor.
The monitor added that pro-regime reinforcements of the National Defense Forces (NDF) arrived to the site after the festivities.
The NDF is a pro-government militia that has fought alongside Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Trampler of Homs... since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war.
ISIS attacks have been on the rise in Syria, particularly in the vast expanses of its eastern and northern deserts where the group launches surprise attacks amid a security vacuum.
Four pro-regime fighters killed in ISIS Syria ambush: Monitor
30-04-2024
[Rudaw] Four members of a pro-government militia were killed in an ambush by 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) Lions of Islam in Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province, a war monitor reported on Monday, hours after another deadly attack on regime forces.
"Four members of National Defense Forces [NDF] were killed in an ambush carried out by ISIS cells in al-Masrab desert in western Deir ez-Zor countryside," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britannia-based war monitor.
It is the second ISIS operation against regime and pro-regime forces in hours, after another attack killed four Syrian army soldiers in Raqqa province.
The NDF is a pro-government militia that has fought alongside Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Leveler of Latakia... since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war over a decade ago. It is composed of local volunteers across numerous provinces.
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
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
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...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans. The country is currently enjoying a civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which used to be part of the army but then they got another ambitious general and you can guess the rest...
[TimesOfSanDiego] After nearly nine full days of deliberation, a San Diego jury Friday found two men with antifa affiliations guilty of conspiracy to riot at a 
...a city and an eponymous district in eastern Khyber-Pakthunwa, nestled snug up against Pak Kashmir, with Kohistan and Diamir to the north and Abbottabad to the south...
...aka 
...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 
