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AG Pam Bondi Sides With Biden Regime,
Seeks Dismissal of Proud Boys' J6 Lawsuit
Wednesday 08/27/2025

PierAngeli_04
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
IDF troops raid Ramallah money
changer accused of funding Hamas activities
Britain
UK to help dozens of Gazan
students enroll at British universities
Europe
German court convicts Syrian teen
for plotting attack on Taylor Swift gigs in Vienna
International-UN-NGOs
UN inquiry on alleged Israel violence
hampered by funding shortfall, document shows
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Large crowds fill Tel Aviv's Hostages
Square for rally urging deal to free captives
Home Front: Politix
DNC blocks resolution urging halt to
US military aid for Israel, Palestine recognition
Egypt Deploying Troops to Somalia
Amid Rising Tensions With Ethiopia over Nile dam

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Africa Horn
ISIS Claims Three Attacks Killing 47 Puntland Security Force Soldiers
[ShabelleMedia] The Islamic State (ISIS) Somalia faction has claimed responsibility for three attacks against the Puntland Security Force (PSF) between July 16 and August 22, resulting in the deaths of 47 soldiers, according to statements released by the group.

The attacks targeted military positions in Puntland in northeastern Somalia. It comes as Puntland stated that its forces have made significant gains against the militants.

The PSF, responsible for security in the Bari region, has been engaged in ongoing operations against extremist groups, including ISIS and Al-Shabaab.

Puntland officials have yet to independently confirm the death toll claimed by ISIS.

The region has faced increased militant activity amid efforts to secure strategic areas, including the Cal-Miskaad mountains, where operations against ISIS militants have intensified.

The attacks underscore the continuing security challenges in Puntland, despite its reputation as one of Somalia’s more stable regions.
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [22 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Govt Forces, Backed by Local Militia, Kill Dozens of Al-Shabaab Fighters in Central Somalia
[Garowe] The Somali National Army (SNA) announced the deaths of several al-Shabaab
... the personification of Somali state failure...
fighters in central Somalia following an operation conducted alongside the Macawislay fighters, who have been instrumental in the fight against the Death Eaters.

According to military reports, the Lions of Islam were ambushed by the soldiers in their hideouts within the forested areas of Ali-Heelle and Iid-Kuus in the Galgaduud region, where the Lions of Islam control large swathes of rural areas.

Military officials who oversaw the operation confirmed that an unspecified number of Lions of Islam were killed, describing the casualties as "dozens." The forces also destroyed newly established al-Shabaab bases in the area.

The military said the SNA's 77th Battalion undertook the operation, working together with the local community fighters. Although the exact number of those killed was not immediately revealed, sources say 'several' Lions of Islam were eliminated.

This comes as the military court executed Anas Abdulqadir Ali Mahmoud "Salman" and Aden Mursal Mohammed Iidow, members of the al-Shabaab terrorist group, who were convicted of carrying out bombings and assassinations.

Court documents revealed that the two were linked to planned liquidations and kabooms targeting civilians and government officials. Direct involvement in the terrorist attack in Gaalkacyo, Puntland
...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
, which claimed the lives of prominent community leaders, including elders and traditional figures.

The al-Shabaab Lions of Islam have been fighting to topple the fragile UN-backed federal government of Somalia, but the strong resilience of the Somali National Army and allies has managed to keep the Lions of Islam at bay, inflicting losses on their side.

Al-Shabaab, however, has made significant gains in recent weeks after taking over Moqokori, Adan Yabaal, and Mahas towns. But a few days ago, the army and allies managed to retake Barire following intense fighting.
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [21 views] Top|| File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)


Africa North
Morocco Aids Niger to Hunt Down Boko Haram Chief ''Bakura''
[MOROCCOWORLDNEWS] Niger's military forces killed Ibrahim Mahamadou, known as ''Bakura,'' during what officials described as a ''surgical operation'' in the Diffa region of southeast Niger.

Morocco's intelligence services played a crucial role in the successful elimination of ''Bakura'' during a joint operation with Niger's military forces in the Lake Chad basin region.

The operation signals Morocco's expanding counter-terrorism partnerships across the Sahel and reflects the North African country's growing influence in West African security affairs.

Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
has disputed the military's claims about Bakura's death, a common response following reported deaths of terrorist leaders. Such denials reflect groups' efforts to maintain operational credibility and morale among followers.

Military sources linked Bakura to multiple terrorist activities, including the kidnapping of more than 300 students in Kuriga, Nigeria, in March 2024.
Posted by: Fred || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [16 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Egyptian Army reinforcing forces along Gaza border ahead of Israeli operation in Gaza City
[X]
…towards the Egyptian border, seeing such a scenario as "a direct threat to its national security."

By:
@ariel_oseran
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [22 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Russian 'Africa Corps' operating in various African countries.
[X]
Posted by: badanov || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [19 views] Top|| File under:


Africa Subsaharan
Troops Of OPHK Eliminate Top Boko Haram Commanders, Neutralise Dozens In Multiple Operations
[EONSINTELLIGENCE] Troops of the Joint Task Force, North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in collaboration with the Air Component, have recorded major operational successes against Boko Haram, the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), and Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad (JAS) terrorists in Borno and Yobe States.

Between 21 and 22 August 2025, troops successfully foiled coordinated terrorist attacks on Bita and Wulgo in Borno State, neutralising 11 insurgents, including two top commanders identified as Abu Nazir (Munzir of Juye) and Abu Fatima (Munzir of Koloram). Recovered items included AK-47 rifles, a cache of ammunition, and six motorcycles.

In a related development on 22 August 2025, troops of the 21 Special Armoured Brigade, supported by precision strikes from the Air Component, repelled a night attack on the Forward Operating Base at Kumshe. The air bombardments inflicted heavy casualties, with over 20 bodies, including dismembered parts, discovered in shallow graves during subsequent exploitation operations. Assorted weapons were also recovered.

Similarly, troops of Sector 1 conducting offensive operations at Dipchari near Banki Junction, Bama LGA, engaged terrorists in an intense gun battle, neutralising several fighters. Seized weapons included Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) tubes, AK-47 rifles, loaded magazines, 7.62mm special ammunition, and motorcycles.

On 23 August 2025, troops of Sector 2, working alongside the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), carried out a long-range tactical operation around Ndoksa, near Buni Gari in Yobe State. The raid led to further terrorist casualties and the recovery of additional AK-47 rifles and motorcycles.

The coordinated offensives have significantly degraded the terrorists' capabilities, denying them freedom of action, weakening their firepower, and disrupting logistics across the region.

The Military High Command commended the gallantry and resilience of the troops and urged them to sustain the momentum in the ongoing fight against insurgency, despite evolving security challenges.
Posted by: Fred || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [20 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Cameroon: 13 hostages likely kidnapped by Boko Haram freed
[AFRICANEWS] The young hostages disappeared on 13 August from a bus. One boy was executed because a ransom payment was not made in time.

After a two-week ordeal, 13 young hostages, who were likely kidnapped by Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
members in Zigague in Cameroon
...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there...
, have been returned to Maroua, the capital city of the Far North district in the country.

The hostages, among which were three citizens of neighbouring Chad and 10 Cameroonian students, were freed by the armed forces and the elite unit Brigade d'Intervention Rapide (BIR).

"11 other hostages had been taken deep into Nigeria. But thanks to the joint effort by our armed forces, the BIR, gendarmerie and the safety committees, and even the population, everyone has played their part, and we have freed them," announced Midjiyawa Bakari, governor of the Far North district.

One hostage, however, did not make it out alive. A boy, identified as Bryan Bessala, aged 19, was killed by the kidnappers, as a ransom payment was not made in time despite efforts from the Cameroonian population, which raised almost 6 million Cameroonian francs in the space of 24 hours.

But the aid came too late for the teenager, who had been kidnapped together with his four siblings from a bus, after returning from a holiday.

In Yaound , his mother, Nga Annie, showed relief at the return of her children, but said that she wanted to receive her eldest son's body, which has not yet been found.

"For the one who is not here anymore, I am still asking the government to give me his body, which was not found, so that I can grieve him," she said.

In the Logone et Chari, Mayo Sava and Mayi Tsanaga vicinities, kidnappings related to Boko Haram have become a more and more frequent plight for the inhabitants.
Posted by: Fred || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [16 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Dozens of Boko Haram Terrorists Killed as Military Foils Attacks in Borno, Yobe - PRNigeria News
[PRNIGERIA] Dozens of Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
Terrorists Killed as Military Foils Attacks in Borno, Yobe

The Nigerian military has eliminated dozens of Boko Haram and Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in a series of coordinated operations across Borno and Yobe States.

According to a statement by the Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), the operations were conducted between August 21 and 23, 2025, with support from the Air Component. The engagements led to the killing of several murderous Moslems, including two top commanders.

Troops reportedly foiled coordinated terrorist attacks on Bita and Wulgo in Borno State, where eleven Lions of Islam were neutralised.

Among those killed were identified commanders Abu Nazir, also known as Munzir of Juye, and Abu Fatima, the Munzir of Koloram. The troops also recovered rifles, ammunition, and six cycle of violences belonging to the murderous Moslems.
Posted by: Fred || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [19 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Britain
UK Goverment confirms Muslims Were Put In Charge Of Orphanages UK-Wide That Operated As Mass Pedophile Brothels!
[X] Hang ‘em the old fashioned way — without knot or drop.


The entire thread is worth reading, with gratitude to Mr. Musk for bringing attention to this issue. Click on the headline and keep scrolling down.
Posted by: 3dc || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [28 views] Top|| File under: Moslem Colonists

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Posted by: Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 || 08/27/2025 0:45 Comments || Top||


London police say 67 charged for backing banned anti-Israel group Palestine Action
[IsraelTimes] Accused face six months jail if found guilty of supporting org proscribed as a terror group in July after activists vandalized Royal Air Force base

London’s Metropolitan police have charged a total of 67 people with showing support for the banned anti-Israel group Paleostine Action, the force announced on Tuesday.

The accused will appear in court across several dates in October, and face a possible maximum sentence of six months imprisonment if found guilty, the Met said.

The UK government proscribed Paleostine Action as a terror group in July following acts of vandalism at a Royal Air Force base, which caused an estimated £7 million ($9.3 million) in damage to two aircraft.

The group said its activists were responding to Britannia’s indirect military support for Israel during the war in 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 a rusty 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...
, which began when Hamas
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
-led Lions of Islam rampaged through southern Israel, murdering 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 hostages.
That’s nice. Respond without deliberately causing millions of criminal damage, which is a crime no matter the reason.
Rights groups have condemned the ban as legal overreach and a threat to free speech.

More than 700 people have been arrested, mostly at demonstrations, since the group was outlawed under the Terrorism Act 2000.

The Met said in its statement that charges had been laid against 64 people relating to protests held in central London on two dates last month.

That was in addition to charges brought against three other people announced earlier this month.

On Monday, acclaimed screenwriter Paul Laverty was arrested on suspicion of supporting Paleostine Action during a protest in Edinburgh, Scottish police said.

Last week, Irish author Sally Rooney vowed to give fees generated by two BBC adaptations of her books to Paleostine Action.
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [16 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Law enforcement officers cut down a tree to catch the perpetrator of the terrorist attack in Crocus
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] One of the perpetrators of the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall concert hall near Moscow had to be taken down from a tree after a chase in order to detain him. This was stated in court by a law enforcement officer who testified as a witness in the case.

“The terrorist who had fled into the forest was taken down from the tree; the tree had to be cut down, he didn’t want to get down on his own,” RIA Novosti quoted a participant in the process as saying.

In addition, the traffic police officers who were chasing the perpetrators of the terrorist attack also testified in court. According to them, during the pursuit, the criminals' car drove into the oncoming lane and crashed into another car. After which the criminals scattered in the direction of the forest, where they were detained.

The terrorist attack in Crocus took place on the evening of March 22, 2024. The attackers broke into the building, opened fire on people, and then started a fire. As a result of the terrorist attack, 149 people were killed, one is missing, and 609 citizens were injured. Four terrorists were detained the next day in the Bryansk region, 100 km from the Ukrainian border. During the investigation, they admitted that the terrorist attack was organized by the Ukrainian special services. The organizers were put on the wanted list.

The case is being heard by the Second Western District Military Court. The trial is being held behind closed doors. Three of the perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Crocus, Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Shamsiddin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Faizov (all individuals included in the Russian Federation list of terrorists and extremists) fully admitted their guilt. The fourth perpetrator of the terrorist attack, Rachabalizoda Murodali (an individual included in the Russian Federation list of terrorists and extremists), partially admitted his guilt.

According to the case materials, traffic police officers fired more than 30 times at the Renault car, in which the four perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall were trying to escape, before they managed to stop it. At first, the first crew member opened fire, but after the ammunition was used up, the second crew began shooting. The policemen punctured all four tires of the terrorists' car. Only after that did it begin to lose speed, collided with an oncoming car and stopped.

Posted by: badanov || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [21 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Europe
German court convicts Syrian teen for plotting attack on Taylor Swift gigs in Vienna
[IsraelTimes] Judges give 16-year-old 18-month suspended sentence, say he supported Islamic State, sent bomb-building instructions to man in Austria planning to carry out attack

A German court on Tuesday convicted a 16-year-old boy accused of supporting a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Austria last year.

The Syrian national, whom prosecutors have identified only as Mohammad A. in line with German privacy rules, was convicted of preparing a serious act of violence and supporting a terrorist act of violence abroad. The Berlin court gave him a suspended 18-month sentence.

Judges found that the defendant, then aged 14, supported the ideology of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group at the time and was in contact via social media with a young man in neighboring Austria who planned to attack a Swift concert in Vienna.

The court said they found that, among other things, the defendant sent his acquaintance a video with bomb-building instructions and organized contact with an IS member.

Three Swift concerts in Vienna were canceled on August 7, 2024, when the plot was discovered. Austrian authorities made three arrests.

The defendant made a "comprehensive confession" at his trial, which was held behind closed doors because of his age, according to the court. The verdict can be appealed.

Austria’s coalition government in June agreed on a plan to enable police to monitor suspects’ secure messaging in order to thwart terror attacks, ending what security officials have said is a rare and dangerous blind spot for a European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
country.


Posted by: trailing wife || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [25 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Woman, 32, is dragged into bushes and raped in front of the Eiffel Tower as Libyan teen is arrested
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A teenager has been arrested after a woman was dragged into the bushes and raped in front of the Eiffel Tower. The suspect, a Libyan 17-year-old, was taken into custody shortly after the horrific attack near the Champ-de-Mars in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

According to initial evidence gathered by police officers at the scene, it was 2.40am when a man forcibly dragged the victim, a Ukrainian woman, 32, behind a bush. He then allegedly sexually assaulted and raped her. The victim's screams quickly alerted police on a patrol nearby. The suspect, who was reportedly drunk, was immediately arrested.

The young man introduced himself as a 17-year-old teenager of Libyan nationality, Le Parisien reports.
Any or all of which may or may not be true — older colonists very often claim to be underage because the punishments are lighter and the record does not carry over into adult police files.
This has not been confirmed as the suspect has no identity papers.
Check his teeth. And perhaps biopsy the growth plates at the ends of his long bones.
'His identity is currently being verified,' the prosecutor's office told the publication.

Tragically, cases of sexual violence are common at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, where nearly six million visitors visit each year.

In 2023, a Mexican tourist said she was raped by five men at a garden near the tourist attraction.

The 27-year-old woman told authorities the attack happened between the early hours of July 26 and 27 at the Champ de Mars park in Paris.

And in October the same year, a British police officer said she was also raped at the foot of the tower.

The victim, 23, told French police she was attacked by a man wielding a knife in the Champ de Mars park shortly before midnight that evening.

She said the suspect pulled out a knife as she tried to deflect his advances. After the man fled, she called the police. An anti-crime squad rushed to the scene and the victim was taken care of by firefighters.

Police arrested a 35-year-old man around an hour after the woman reported the attack and gave a description of the suspect.

The victim was a tourist staying overnight with a friend in the French capital, according to Le Parisien. The attacker pounced after the victim went behind a bush to go to the toilet. She was separated from her friend for only a few moments when the attacker threatened her with a knife.

Last March, Rachida Dati, the borough's mayor, made a shocking statement at a neighborhood meeting. She said that 'sexual assaults,' 'not to mention rapes,' took place 'every day' on the Champ-de-Mars. Ms Dati also said the area suffered from 'under-equipment.'

The Paris police headquarters told Le Parisien: 'In 2024, the police headquarters recorded one rape in the Champ-de-Mars area, compared to five in 2023, and seven sexual assaults, compared to nine in 2023,'

That's one rape in 2024, and seven sexual assaults.
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/27/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [20 views] Top|| File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
IDF troops raid Ramallah money changer accused of funding Hamas activities
[IsraelTimes] Military says five suspects arrested, hundreds of thousands of shekels seized, troops fired shots at stone-throwers; Red Crescent says 14 wounded, including seven by live rounds

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday launched a rare daytime raid in the West Bank city of Ramallah targeting a local currency exchange office linked to Hamas
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
According to the military, soldiers from the Binyamin Regional Brigade, along with Duvdevan commando unit fighters and Border Police forces, stormed a currency exchange office accused of transferring funds to Hamas operatives to finance terror activity. The operation was carried out with intelligence guidance from Central Command and the Shin Bet.

During the raid, five suspects allegedly involved in terror activity were arrested, and hundreds of thousands of shekels identified as terror funds were confiscated, the IDF says.

The Red Islamic Thingy said at least 14 people were maimed in the incursion. Seven were hit by live rounds, while the rest were maimed by rubber bullets or tear gas inhalation.

It said that Israeli forces were "preventing our teams from reaching the injured in a besieged area."

Asked for a response to the claim of injuries, the IDF said that it opened fire on Paleostinians throwing stones at troops during the operation and confirmed some were hit, but did not provide a toll.

One clip of the raid depicted the soldiers raiding the office, while others showed military vehicles and troops moving through the city streets.

An AFP journalist saw soldiers on the ground around al-Manara Square in the city center and on balconies overlooking it.

Witnesses told AFP that the army withdrew in the early afternoon.

While the IDF has maintained a strong presence throughout the West Bank since the outbreak of the ongoing war against Hamas in 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 a rusty 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...
, it is uncommon for the military to operate inside Ramallah, the administrative center of the Paleostinian Authority.

However,
some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go...
past raids in the city have also targeted money changers with links to terrorist organizations.

Since October 7, 2023, troops have arrested some 6,000 wanted Paleostinians across the West Bank, including more than 2,350 affiliated with Hamas.

According to the Paleostinian Authority health ministry, more than 950 West Bank Paleostinians have been killed in that time. The IDF says the vast majority of them were button men killed in exchanges of fire, rioters who clashed with troops or forces of Evil carrying out attacks.

During the same period, 53 others, including Israeli security personnel, have been killed in terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank. Another eight members of the security forces were killed in festivities with terror operatives in the West Bank.
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Large crowds fill Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square for rally urging deal to free captives
[IsraelTimes] Protesters block several major highways, hundreds march outside PMO as Netanyahu convenes security cabinet

Large crowds of people erupted into the streets across the country on Tuesday, as part of an organized day of action demanding the government reach a deal for the release of 50 hostages still held by Hamas
..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
and other terrorist organizations in 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 a rusty 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...
The day’s protests, which saw the blocking of several major highways, marches to the homes of ministers, and protests outside the Prime Minister’s Office as he held a security cabinet meeting there, culminated in a major protest in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square, which drew some 350,000 people, according to organizers. Police did not immediately provide their own independent estimate of the crowd size.

The day of action, announced by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, was the second in two weeks, after a major protest last Sunday drew crowds of over one million, according to the forum, with some 500,000 in Tel Aviv alone.

Throughout the day, protesters blocked highways and major intersections, including Tel Aviv’s Ayalon Highway, Route 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the major Route 6 artery, and the Route 2 coastal highway, and in some cases, set fire to tires on the roads.

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the security cabinet for a meeting at his Jerusalem office, hundreds of protesters marched outside, demanding that the forum agree to the deal that Hamas said it accepted last week.

The security cabinet meeting concluded without a vote, or even a discussion, on the partial ceasefire proposal, with Netanyahu telling ministers that he will only discuss a comprehensive framework, and that he is moving ahead with the expanded operation to capture Gaza City to pressure Hamas to meet his conditions, according to Hebrew media reports.

In Tel Aviv, protesters marched from the Savidor central train station to Hostages Square, where family members of the hostages addressed the hundreds of thousands of people gathered.

According to a Channel 12 report, following the two days of mass protests, relatives of the captives are now planning to shift tactics and confront politicians directly.

The relatives hope to "disrupt the day" of Netanyahu and cabinet ministers, including by protesting outside their homes on a daily basis, the outlet said, adding that the families also plan to protest government and cabinet meetings, as a group did earlier Tuesday.

Protesters also plan to obstruct the politicians’ movements, the report said, in an effort to constantly remind them of the hostages’ plight.
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IDF widens Nasser Hospital probe amid questions over tank shelling authorization
[IsraelTimes] Military cites Hamas surveillance camera on hospital grounds as reason for attack; Hebrew media report Southern Command did not authorize tank fire that caused deadly blast

The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday that its preliminary investigation into Monday’s deadly attack on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis found that Hamas
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
had installed a surveillance camera on hospital grounds and that six of the more than 20 people killed were operatives in the terror group, including one who took part in the October 7, 2023, massacre in southern Israel.

Hebrew media later reported that IDF Southern Command had only authorized a dronezap on the Hamas surveillance camera but did not approve the use of tank shells that ultimately caused the deaths, including those of several journalists.

According to the reports, Golani Brigade troops first identified the Hamas-installed camera, believed to be monitoring Israeli troop movements. Southern Command approved a dronezap to neutralize the device. Shortly afterward, troops spotted what they thought was a rifle scope, assessed it as an immediate threat, and urgently sought approval to fire.

While the division commander authorized tank fire, Southern Command had not, the reports said. In the end, two shells were fired at the site, followed by two more after gunnies were identified, for a total of four. Footage from the scene showed rescuers engulfed in smoke after a second blast struck those rushing to aid victims of the initial strike.

Among those killed — more than 20, according to the Hamas-run 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 a rusty 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...
Health Ministry, a figure that has not been independently verified — were Rooters cameraman Hussam al-Masri, AP freelancer Mariam Dagga, and Al Jazeera contributor Mohammed Salama. Channel 12, citing military sources, reported that 18 people were killed in total, including 10 Hamas operatives, though the IDF has so far confirmed only six.

Following the initial investigation’s findings, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered the probe expanded to scrutinize the approval process for the strike, including the timing of the attack, the type of munitions used, and the chain of decision-making on the ground.

The IDF reiterated that it regrets civilian casualties and does not target journalists,
…although they absolutely target “journalists” who are also on the Hamas pyroll, especially those who participated in the very special pleasures of the 10/7/2023 invasion of Israel…
while accusing Hamas of "cynically" exploiting medical facilities for military purposes.

Hospitals have repeatedly become battlegrounds in the Gaza war, with Israel accusing Hamas of using them to shelter fighters, hold hostages, and conceal military infrastructure.
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Philippine Army reportedly killed several Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Lanao Del Sur.


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Syrian security forces, notorious militia clash in Afrin
[Rudaw] Clashes erupted on Sunday night between Syrian security forces and the notorious US-sanctioned Suleiman Shah (al-Amshat) brigade in northwest Syria’s Kurdish city of Afrin after the bandidos murderous Moslems refused to hand over their bases, local activists said.

Ibrahim Shekho, a legal activist from Afrin, told Rudaw that festivities broke out between Damascus’s General Security forces and the Ottoman Turkish-backed militia group in the center of Afrin’s Shiye subdistrict.

The Suleiman Shah Brigade is a Ottoman Turkish-backed gang led by Mohammad Hussein al-Jassim (Abu Amsha). The US Treasury has sanctioned it for grave human rights
...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty...
violations in Afrin, including "abductions and extortion," primarily against Kurdish residents.

According to Shekho, more than 200 General Security military vehicles from Afrin, Idlib, and Azaz - equipped with medium weapons - entered Shiye, an area under Amshat’s control.
"When the security forces entered the town, they demanded that Amshat button men hand over their bases, but Saif Jassim, Abu Amsha’s brother, refused and confronted them, which led to the outbreak of fighting," he said.

The festivities intensified throughout the evening before calming by around midnight after negotiations between the two sides. A temporary deal was reached, giving Amshat one week to leave the area.

"It was decided that the Amshat group would leave... and they were given a one-week deadline to evacuate Shiye," Shekho noted.

After Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else
...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...
(HTS) overthrew the Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Before going into the family business Pencilneck was an eye doctor. If he'd stuck with it he'd have had a good practice by now...
regime and dissolved to form the new Syrian government, the group moved to consolidate full control over Syrian territory. In January, the Amshat faction demanded large sums of money from Kurds returning to Afrin in order to allow them back to their areas, as Arab settlers were leaving.

Syria’s new authorities have also faced backlash, primarily from the Kurds, for granting military positions to militia leaders complicit in serious human rights abuses, such as Abu Amsha.

Mustafa Shekho, a civil activist and Shiye resident, told Rudaw that there was information that Abu Amsha himself had come to the town and that his brother Saif Jassim was to be arrested, "but the arrest has not been confirmed."

"Within a week to ten days, no gunman except [General] Security forces will remain in Shiye," he added.

However,
Switzerland makes more than cheese...
Ahmed Hassan, head of the Kurdish National Council (ENKS/KNC) in Afrin, said that a large security convoy entered Shiye on Sunday but that "those new forces... have withdrawn and returned. Now only those [state] security forces that were previously stationed in Shiye remain."

"The Amshat group is still in the Shiye area and has not withdrawn," Hassan explained, adding that a meeting between the two sides was held, but the outcomes remain unclear.

The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...a NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and structure....
member, but not the most reliable...

seized the area in 2018 during Operation Olive Branch, ousting the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG), the backbone of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Afrin was then handed over to Ottoman Turkish-backed factions, including the Suleiman Shah Brigade, which rights groups say have since acted with impunity.

In 2023, the US Treasury accused the Suleiman Shah Brigade of systematically targeting Kurds in Afrin through harassment, abduction, and extortion, forcing residents to abandon homes or pay ransoms to recover family members or property.

International watchdogs such as Amnesty International and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) documented similar abuses as early as 2018, including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, sexual violence, kidnappings, looting of agricultural crops, and other violations.
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