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Africa Horn
Three ISIS members killed in US airstrike in Somalia's Puntland
[SHABELLEMEDIA] In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
in Somalia targeting ISIS murderous Moslems, on May 31, 2024.

The airstrike occurred in a remote area in the vicinity of Dhaardaar, approximately 81 km southeast of Bosaso, Somalia.

An initial assessment of the strike is that three ISIS murderous Moslems were killed, with no civilian casualties.

U.S. Africa Command takes great measures to prevent civilian casualties. Protecting innocent civilians remains a vital part of the command’s operations to promote a more secure and stable Africa.

ISIS has conducted numerous attacks globally, including terrorist attacks in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, all while continuing to plot against the U.S. homeland and personnel and interests around the world, as well as regional partners, and others globally.

U.S. Africa Command, alongside its partners, continues to take action to prevent this terrorist group from planning and conducting attacks, that disproportionately harms civilians.

Somalia remains central to the security environment in East Africa. U.S. Africa Command’s forces will continue training, advising, and equipping partner forces to degrade ISIS.

U.S. Africa Command, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, with partners, counters malign actors and international threats, responds to crises, and strengthens security forces in order to advance U.S. national interests and promote regional security, stability, and prosperity.

Posted by: Fred || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Clashes reignite in El-Fasher, Killing 11 Civilians
[SUDANTRIBUNE] Fierce festivities erupted again in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, on Saturday, June 1st, as fighting between the 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...
ese Armed Forces (SAF), allied gangs, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified. The renewed violence resulted in the deaths of approximately 11 civilians and left dozens injured.

El-Fasher, the historical capital of the Darfur region, has been a battleground since May 10th, witnessing fierce festivities between the SAF, backed by allied militias, and the RSF. The ongoing conflict has inflicted a heavy toll on civilians, causing numerous casualties and displacing thousands from their homes.

A fragile calm had recently settled over the city as direct confrontations between the warring factions subsided, except for heavy artillery shelling by the RSF on populated areas. However,
Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried...
this was shattered on Saturday by heavy artillery shelling of residential areas by the RSF and Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s by SAF warplanes on various locations in the region.

Eyewitnesses told Sudan Tribune that "bloody festivities" reignited between the RSF and the joint forces’ forward positions in the southern and eastern parts of El-Fasher, involving a wide array of weaponry.
Posted by: Fred || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Sudan


Africa Subsaharan
Deadly clashes in Malakal raise concerns ahead of Political Rally
[SUDANTRIBUNE] Violent clashes in Malakal, South Sudan, have left several people dead and raised concerns about escalating tensions ahead of a planned high-level political rally by the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM).

The clashes erupted on Thursday between two camps housing internally displaced people from the Shilluk and Nuer ethnic groups, according to sources from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the state government. The violence resulted in deaths and destruction of property.

UNMISS confirmed in a statement that tensions remain high at the UN Protection of Civilians Site adjacent to its base in Malakal. The mission expressed deep concern about the violence and urged state and local authorities and government security forces to maintain stability and order in the area.

“Such violence causes lasting harm to communities and prevents UNMISS from continuing our vital protection and peacebuilding work,” said Nicholas Haysom, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS.

The mission called on feuding parties to exercise restraint and engage in dialogue to resolve their differences peacefully. UNMISS is working with the state government, community leaders, and security actors to restore calm.
Posted by: Fred || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under:


Arabia
Houthis claim to have attacked US aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower in the Red Sea
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) attacked the American aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower and a US destroyer in the Red Sea, announced the representative of the said association, Yahya Saria.

His statement was quoted by MasirahTV. According to Saria, the Houthis used naval forces, missile units and drones to achieve this. In total they performed six operations.

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Posted by: badanov || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [13 views] Top|| File under: Houthis


Caribbean-Latin America
Mayoral candidate murdered in Mexico two days before election
[Al Jazeera] A candidate running for local office in Mexico’s central Puebla state has been killed at a political rally two days before the elections, adding to the toll of murdered contenders in what is seen as the country’s most violent mostly peaceful polls on record.

Jorge Huerta Cabrera was rubbed out on Friday in the city of Izucar de Matamoros where he was a candidate, according to the state prosecutor’s office.

The candidate’s wife and one of his colleagues were also maimed in the attack which was captured on video. The footage showed mayhem erupting at the rally after the shots rang out.
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Posted by: Fred || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [16 views] Top|| File under: Narcos


Europe
French police crack down on pro-Palestine protest
[Al Jazeera] Social media video shows Paris riot police deploying tear gas against demonstrators calling for an end to Israel’s war on Gaza. A large crowd had earlier gathered at Place de la Republique in the French capital.
Posted by: Fred || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [10 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Fifth Column
Thirty-four people arrested after pro-Palestine protest in Brooklyn
Follow up to this story from yesterday.
[Al Jazeera] New York City police say 34 people are being held in jug following a pro-Paleostinian protest at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City on Friday. They reported damage to some artwork and harassment of security staff by demonstrators.

During Friday’s demonstration, pro-Paleostine demonstrators set up tents in the lobby and unfurled a "Free Paleostine" banner from the building’s roof before police moved in to make arrests.
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Posted by: Fred || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [17 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  One hoped for a larger catch but the Arab street seems well kind of quiescent even in Brooklyn.. so sad!
Posted by: Alpha2c || 06/02/2024 0:09 Comments || Top||


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Quds Brigades claim attack on Israeli soldiers in Rafah
[Al Jazeera] The Al-Quds Brigades – the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement – said that it bombed Israeli soldiers and vehicles with a barrage of heavy mortar shells in the vicinity of Tal Zorob, in the west of Rafah.
Posted by: Fred || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Palestinian Islamic Jihad


Israeli forces shell Gaza City
[Al Jazeera] Al Jazeera’s correspondent reports that the Israeli army has carried out violent artillery shelling on the southern areas of the Sabra neighbourhood in Gaza City.
Posted by: Fred || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [10 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  Maybe they're helping redistribute the rubble?
Posted by: Frank G || 06/02/2024 0:03 Comments || Top||


Biden says Israel has agreed to 'enduring' Gaza ceasefire proposal
[Al Jazeera] Israel has agreed to a proposal that would lead to a "lasting" ceasefire in the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Strip, US President Joe The Big Guy Biden
...46th president of the U.S. We hold these truths to be self-evident. All men and women created... by the — you know — you know, the thing...
has announced, as he faces mounting pressure and criticism over his support for the Israeli war effort.
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Posted by: Fred || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [15 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iranian authorities have arrested 35 people in a raid on a 'satanist network gathering'
[TWITTER]

Iranian authorities have arrested 35 people in a raid on a "satanist network gathering" in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, local media reported Saturday.

The raid took place after police had "identified the location" of the gathering, which featured "signs and symbols of satanism, alcohol and drugs," ISNA news agency said.

Raids on so-called "satanist" gatherings are not uncommon in the deeply conservative country, often targeting parties or concerts with alcohol consumption, which is largely banned in Iran.

A total of "31 men and four women at the venue" were taken into custody and referred to judicial authorities, ISNA said quoting Ruhollah Yaarizadeh, police chief in Khuzestan’s Dezful city.

In May, police arrested more than 250 people including three Europeans west of the capital Tehran over similar charges.

A 2007 raid on an unauthorized rock concert near Tehran saw some 230 people arrested.

Authorities in the Shia Moslem-dominated country have in the past branded rock and heavy metal music concerts as "satanist" gatherings.
Posted by: Fred || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran


Hezbollah-affiliated medical organization says 16 children have been wounded in an Israeli airstrike
[TWITTER]

A Hezbollah-affiliated medical organization said 16 children were maimed Saturday in an Israeli Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
on the south Leb
...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
town of Siddikine.

Aged between four and 14, the maimed children were taken for treatment in hospitals around the region, a source in the Islamic Health Committee told AFP.

Lebanon’s state-run national News Agency said the strike on the town inland from the coastal city of Tyre was one of several conducted by Israel on Saturday. It reported seven people maimed.

The Israeli military said its fighter jets had struck "significant Hezbollah assets" in several areas of the south in response to rocket fire from the area launches aimed at northern Israel.

Hamas
..one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,...
ally Hezbollah has traded near-daily cross-border fire with Israel since the Paleostinian group’s October 7 attack on southern Israel triggered war in the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Strip.

The nearly eight months of violence have left almost 450 people dead in Lebanon, mostly fighters but including at least 80 civilians, according to an AFP tally.

On the Israeli side, at least 14 soldiers and 11 civilians have been killed, according to the army.
Posted by: Fred || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Hezbollah


In Syria, the Russian military destroyed two militant bases
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) in Syria carried out strikes on two gathering places of militants who had left the al-Tanf zone. This was stated to journalists by the deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties (CPVS) in this Arab republic, Major General Yuri Popov.

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Posted by: badanov || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [10 views] Top|| File under:


4 killed as Israel strikes two areas deep in south Lebanon
[An Nahar] Israeli strikes on south Leb
...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
have killed four people including a paramedic and a woman, Hezbollah and affiliated rescuers said, with Hezbollah adding it had fired dozens of rockets in retaliation.
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Posted by: Fred || 06/02/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [12 views] Top|| File under: Hezbollah



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