[KhaamaPress] The Talibs have blown up the laboratory of a school in eastern Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province of Afghanistan which resulted into the destruction of the laboratory as well as some documents stored in the compound.
The provincial government media office in a statement said the laboratory was set on fire in the vicinity of Momandara district.
The statement further added that all the equipment and documents available in the laboratory were totally destroyed in the kaboom.
According to the governor’s office, the gunnies initially stormed into the school, tied the hands of the unarmed guards of the school, and then detonated the compound with explosives.
[KhaamaPress] The Taliban insurgents have killed at least eleven members of the public uprising forces in northern Sari Pul province of Afghanistan.
According to the local officials, the Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack on a security post belonging to the public uprising forces in Sang Charak district late on Saturday night.
A member of the provincial council Mohammad Noor Rahmani confirmed the attack and said at least eleven public uprising personnel have lost their lives in the attack.
The anti-government armed militant groups including Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan Air Force carried out a series of Arclight airstrikes targeting of a group of Taliban ...Arabic for students... Death Eaters involved in the destruction of a electricity pylon in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan.
The Afghan Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes targeting of a group of Taliban Death Eaters involved in the destruction of a electricity pylon in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan.
The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in the North said the Afghan Air Force targeted the Taliban Death Eaters using MD-530F helicopters.
The source further added that the airstrike was carried out in the vicinity of Dahan-e-Larkhab area of Doshi district as the Lions of Islam were preventing the reconstruction of pylon to restore supply of power to Kabul.
According to the Shaheen Corps, at least one Taliban bad boy was killed during the airstrike and three others were maimed.
[IsraelTimes] Egypt’s highest appeals court upholds death sentences for four people for allegedly forming a terrorist cell to plot attacks on security forces and other institutions.
The court of cassation on Sunday also rejects an appeal by 14 other defendants against sentences of 15 years imprisonment in February over similar charges including joining an outlawed group, a reference to the Moslem Brüderbund. The verdict is final.
Whew! One quails at the thought of how many intermediate steps there are before arriving at the final determination.
Six defendants in the case are sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia. They remain on the lam and will be re-tried once they are apprehended.
Egypt has cracked down on suspected Islamists since the military ousted president Mohammed Morsi of the Brotherhood in 2013.
Since then, hundreds of Islamists, including Brotherhood members, have been sentenced to death. The authorities have carried out dozens of executions.
Egypt's Court of Cassation upheld on Sunday death sentences against four defendants convicted of terror-related charges, including two in absentia, in the 2015 "Ousim terrorist cell case."
The defendants were referred to trial in November 2015 on charges of forming and operating a terrorist cell with the aim of undermining the constitution, targeting public and private property, threatening law enforcement officers, as well as a failed liquidation attempt on a judge in March 2015.
The defendants were also accused of orchestrating and carrying out a number of terrorist attacks in Giza governorate.
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[PUNCHNG] The Nigerian Army, on Saturday, said its troops killed seven 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... Death Eaters in the ongoing clearance operation in separate ambushes in Borno State.
The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, made the disclosure in a statement in Maiduguri, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Nwachukwu disclosed that the troops also tossed in the calaboose Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! a suspected Boko Haram murderous Moslems’ spy, Modu Chari, and recovered arms in multiple encounters with the fleeing bully boyz on April 13.
He said the troops killed two Death Eaters fleeing from military onslaught in Sambisa Forest at Kusheri-Ardodam, along Magumeri in Borno, adding that the troops recovered two AK 47 rifles, three magazines and 18 rounds of 7.62 mm NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and structure.... type ammunition.
Nwachukwu revealed that the troops also neutralised two Death Eaters in an ambush along a remote track in Mafa, recovering one AK 47 rifle, two magazines and a bicycle in the process.
In another ambush, he said three fleeing Death Eaters were killed by troops at Multe-Lawanti, South of Furfur in Damboa, Borno, and recovered one AK 47 rifle, three cycle of violences, two bicycles, spanners and dresses.
The army front man explained further that the troops arrested Chari while transiting along Cross Kauwa in the northern region of Borno.
He explained that the suspect was on an espionage mission when he was nabbed by troops, adding that investigations indicated that Chari was an active member of the Al Barnawi faction of the terrorist group.
"The ferocity of the ongoing Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency Operations to rid the North-East of Boko Haram hideouts and enclaves has further suffocated the terrorist group hence they resorted to suicide kabooms on innocent civilians," he said.
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Been there, done that.
We were lucky though, there was heavy freighter traffic nearby and we escaped in the noise. Being pinged on and caught between ASW ships is an uncomfortable feeling.
[DAWN] Unknown button menshot up the residence of Justice Ijazul Ahsan in Lahore's Model Town in two separate incidents only hours apart, DawnNewsTV reported on Sunday.
No casualties were reported in the attacks, one of which took place around 10:45pm on Saturday and the other at 9:10am on Sunday.
Chief Justice of Pakistain Mian Saqib Nisar visited the residence of Justice Ahsan and called 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.... inspector general to probe the incidents. The chief justice is said to be overseeing the situation himself.
Justice Ahsan was part of the five-member bench that delivered the verdict in the high-profile Panamagate case last year, which led to the disqualification of 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... , the then prime minister.
He has been appointed as the monitoring judge to supervise and monitor the implementation of the Panamagate case verdict and is currently overseeing the ongoing proceedings by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and accountability courts against the Sharif family members and Ishaq Dar.
He was also part of the three-member bench hearing 17 petitions against the controversial Elections Act 2017. The bench had ruled that an individual disqualified under Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution cannot serve as head of a political party, leading to Nawaz Sharif losing his position as the chief of PML-N.
CM orders 'immediate arrests'
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif ...Pak dynastic politician, brother of PM Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab... took notice of the incident as well and ordered immediate arrests of the attackers. He also asked the Punjab inspector general (IG) to submit a report on the incident.
The personal secretary to Sharif, however, was refused a meeting with the Supreme Court judge by the SC administration.
Security personnel, including Rangers, have been deployed outside the residence of the judge.
"This is a highly condemnable incident. We are trying our best to arrest the attackers and a thorough investigation is underway," Punjab government front man Malik Ahmad Khan told DawnNewsTV. He said that additional security has been provided to the Supreme Court judge.
According to reports by security forces, spent bullet casing of a 9mm pistol was found near the main gate of Justice Ahsan's residence last night while another was found near kitchen window in the morning.
Forensic experts visited the residence twice and gathered evidence, including CCTV footage of the security camera.
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[DAWN] At least two Frontier Corps ...a provincial paramilitary force. Total manpower is about 80,000. They are tasked to help local law enforcement in the maintenance of law and order, and to carry out border patrol and a..the Antwerp-based Salafist organization that had campaigned to introduce Sharia law to Belgium before single-handedly making Belgium the highest per capita supplier of jihadis to Syria in Europe. There was a big trial in Antwerp in 2015, but most of those convicted were in absentia...nti-smuggling operations.... (FC) personnel deployed on the Pak-Afghan border were martyred, while five were maimed in an attack from across the border, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday.
The attack was carried out from the Khost province ... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name... of Afghanistan on a border post in Laka Tika area of Lower Kurram Agency ...home of an intricately interconnected web of poverty, ignorance, and religious fanaticism, where the laws of cause and effect are assumed to be suspended, conveniently located adjacent to Tora Bora... , officials of the political administration in Kurram Agency said.
ISPR, the Army's media wing, said FC troops were fired upon from Afghanistan while they were busy in "routine surveillance along Pak-Afghan border for plugging of gaps and making necessary preparations for starting fencing in that area."
"Pak troops are exercising maximum restraint so as to avoid any Afghan civilian casualties," the statement said, adding: "Military engagement is underway to defuse [the] situation."
According to government officials, scores of armed rustics from Bangash and other tribes have started assembling to support the security personnel.
Tribal elders reportedly made announcements at several mosques in the nearby areas, appealing rustics to join the security personnel on the border. Following the announcements, several armed rustics, belonging to Toori Bangish and other tribes started approaching the border posts.
[DAWN] At least two members of the Christian community were killed and five others injured in a firing incident near a church in Quetta, DawnNewsTV reported.
DIG Quetta Abdur Razzaq Cheema said the incident occurred when worshippers were leaving after attending the Sunday service at a church in Essa Nagri area of the quiet provincial capital.
Person or persons unknown riding a cycle of violence opened fire on the members of the Christian community and managed to flee the scene. ... as though they had never been... soon after the incident, the DIG said.
The injured were rushed to Bolan Medical Complex, Quetta, where two injured worshippers succumbed to their, the hospital officials said.
Earlier this month, four members of a Christian family travelling in a rickshaw were killed in a firing incident on Quetta's Shah Zaman road. The Christian family belonged to 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.... and had come to Quetta to see relatives.
In December last year, nine people were killed and 30 injured in a suicide kaboom on the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church on Quetta's Zarghoon Road.
At least two suicide attackers had struck the Bethel Memorial Church while Sunday service was ongoing. There were 400 worshipers inside the church when the assault started.
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a firing incident ... Person or persons unknown riding a cycle of violence opened fire on the members of the Christian community and managed to flee the scene
Kirkuk (Iraqinews.com) ‐ Ten Iraqi people were killed and injured Sunday in a boom-mobile blast in oil-rich Kirkuk province, a security source was quoted as saying.
Speaking to Alghad Press, the source said, "A booby-trapped vehicle went off in al-Khadraa district in central Kirkuk, ... a thick stew of Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, and probably Antarcticans, all of them mutually hostile most of the time... leaving a civilian dead and nine others injured."
"The injured civilians were moved to a nearby hospital for treatment, while the dead body was carried to the forensic medicine department," the source pointed out.
Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) ‐ An Iraqi civilian was maimed Sunday as a locally-made bomb went kaboom! in southern capital Baghdad, a security source was quoted as saying.
Speaking to Alghad Press, the source said, "A locally-made bomb went off near a market in Hor Rajab area in southern Baghdad."
"The kaboom left a civilian maimed," the source said.
He added that an ambulance carried the injured to a nearby hospital for treatment.
[Ynet] For the second time in two days, Paleostinians from the Gazoo Strip sent a Molotov cocktail attached to a kite over the fence into the Eshkol Regional Council area. It caused a fire in the Kisufim wooded area; firefighters are at the scene and no injuries were reported.
[Ynet] During a routine checkpoint stop in the West Bank, IDF forces placed in durance vile Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! two Israeli Arabs who were found to be armed with pistols.
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[AnNahar] Missiles fired by the U.S., the UK and La Belle France during Saturday dawn's strike on Syria did not cross Leb's airspace, Lebanese military sources said.
"The army's radars and the radars at Beirut's airport did not detect any violation of the Lebanese airspace at dawn yesterday," the sources told al-Hayat newspaper in remarks published Sunday.
The narrowly targeted strike took aim at three alleged chemical weapons facilities in Syria's Damascus and Homs provinces and the sounds of kabooms were heard in Lebanese border regions.
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) moved back their air assets back to the bases they were previously deployed at before the US-led strikes on Saturday morning.
According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Air Force resumed their Arclight airstrikes across the country after many of their jets returned their home airbases.
No aircraft were harmed in the US’ attack on Saturday.
The source added that many Syrian jets were moved to Russian bases in the Latakia, Tartous, and Aleppo governorates last week after US 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... threatened to attack Syria.
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Very... nuanced. The SAA didn't lose any 'normal' warfighting capability and the message was sent that 'The We are Not amused." Trump still seems to be trying to avoid escalating our involvement in the civil war.
[ALMASDARNEWS] The rebels in the eastern Qalamoun region of Damascus have agreed to turn in their heavy weapons and to leave this area after a successful round of talks with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian Reconciliation Centre.
According to the agreement, the rebel forces in the key town of Dumayr will begin leaving for northern Syria in the 48 hours.
The remaining rebels in the nearby towns of al-Nassiriyah, Rahebah, and Jayroud are negotiating with the government currenty, but they are expected to accept the agreement as well.
The rebel factions currently present in this part of the Qalamoun Mountains are the following: Ahmad al-’Abdo Brigade and and Jaish Thuwar al-Sham of the Free Syrian Army ... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund... (FSA).
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[ALMASDARNEWS] The Syrian Arab Army scored a new advance in the southeastern countryside of the Hama Governorate, seizing another town from the jihadist rebels in the area.
Led by their 4th and 11th divisions, the Syrian Arab Army advanced from the recently captured town of Salim to nearby Hamrat.
According to a military source in Hama, the Syrian Arab Army was able to quickly sweep through the town of Hamrat after a brief firefight with the jihadist rebels.
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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
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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... 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...
... 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...
...Pak dynastic politician, brother of PM Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab...
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