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Seven Soldiers Killed in Burkina Faso Attack
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Good morning
Pope Francis speaks with Joe Biden
to offer “blessings and congratulations”
Friday November 13th, 2020

joanfontaine
Israel has issued a warning to Hamas and the PIJ that any rocket fire will in turn allow Israel to return to its assassination policy of faction leaders
CNPA Seizes 100kgs of Hashish, Nabs 1
IMU Leader Killed in Afghan Forces Operation in Faryab: MoD
Radio Azadi Reporter Killed in IED Blast in Helmand
Nagorno-Karabakh: Many locals were stripping their houses and leaving
Iraq Planning to Buy Dassault Rafale Aircrafts from France

Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 10:12 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Joan, being cool as a cucumber.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 || 11/13/2020 15:21 Comments || Top||

#2  That cucumber is to curvy to be allowed in the EU.
Posted by: AlanC || 11/13/2020 15:43 Comments || Top||

#3  I'd give anything to have a head of hair like that. And I'm a guy.
Posted by: jpal || 11/13/2020 18:41 Comments || Top||

#4  Smashing!
Posted by: Clem || 11/13/2020 19:28 Comments || Top||

#5  Some critics might say she seems shifty,
But chums find her charmingly thrifty...
And don't she look regal
While-- "Wheee! Double eagle!"
Well, gee, Miss Fontaine, ain't that nifty!
Posted by: Angereck Brown4437 || 11/13/2020 23:29 Comments || Top||

#6  Next frame, Joan displays dire displeasure upon discovering dimensions of deceitful, two-faced Costaguanan cinco peso piece.
Posted by: Angereck Brown4437 || 11/13/2020 23:32 Comments || Top||


Afghanistan
50 Taliban Killed in Defense Operations
[KhaamaPress] 11 Taliban
...Arabic for students...
were killed and four were maimed after they attacked ANDSF positions in Pashtun Zarghon district of Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
Province Wednesday night.

According to Ministry of Defense, ANA repelled the attack and large amounts of Taliban’s ammunition and weapons were seized.

Meanwhile,
...back at the shootout, Butch cautiously raised his hat over the edge of the horse trough on the end of a stick......
Kandahar officials say 39 bandidos murderous Moslems have been killed in teh province.

Kandahar governor’s front man, Ahmad Bahir Ahmadi told the media on Wednesday night that the clearance operation had taken place in several districts.

He added, "In the last 24 hours, clearing operations have been carried out in different districts of Kandahar with the aim of suppressing the enemy".

"39 opposition members were killed and 18 others were maimed during the operation." Bahir said.

He says that in addition to destroying a minefield, 175 planted mines were discovered and defused.

Bahir also said that a Taliban rocket had hit a residential area in Zherai district of the province, killing four women.

On the other hand, 12 taliban holy warriors were killed and 8 others were maimed in Trinkot and Gizab districts last night,

Mod reports, "A large amount of Taliban’s weapons and ammunition were destroyed as a result of reciprocal attacks,".
MoD says 12 Taliban were killed and six others were maimed in Shinkai district of Zabul province on Wednesday.

They were targeted and ambushed by the ANA at a time they were preparing for an attack on the security forces.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Taliban

#1  Well, that just calls for a night cap!

Posted by: Clem || 11/13/2020 0:33 Comments || Top||


CNPA Seizes 100kgs of Hashish, Nabs 1
[KhaamaPress] Counter Narcotic Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) seized some 100 kilograms of hashish during an operation carried in Dur Baba district of the 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, said the Ministry of Interior Affairs Thursday. Officials, however, did not provide further details on any suspected being comprehended in the operation.

"CNPA seized 100kg of hashish during a search operation in Dur Baba district of eastern Nangarhar province," MoIA said in a tweet.

Meanwhile,
...back at the pound, the little lost dog backed into the corner and showed its teeth. And what big teeth they were!...
in another news from Kunduz, the CNPA nabbed at least one suspect charged over drug trafficking in the Northern Province. Officials seized 3.5 kilograms of hashish during the operation.

"The hashish were recovered from a residence. Meanwhile,
...back at the pound, the little lost dog backed into the corner and showed its teeth. And what big teeth they were!...
CNPA arrested a narco along with 3.5kg of hashish in 8th district of Kunduz City of Kunduz province," the tweet added.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Narcos


IMU Leader Killed in Afghan Forces Operation in Faryab: MoD
[ToloNews] Aziz Yuldash, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), was killed in an operation by Afghan forces in the northern province of Faryab, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Thursday.
IMU has training camps in Jawzjan and Faryab provinces along the Af-Pak border, one of the 20+ jihadi groups there. Their 300 or so hard boys are nestled among the large native Uzbek population. In 2011 Khatiba Imam al-Bukhari (KIB) split off to fight with the Taliban, then split again in 2015 when a group of KIB joined Al Nusra in Syria.
The operation was launched in Sayed Gul village in Ghormach district in the province, the ministry said, adding that and Yuldash's son, Hekmat, was maimed in the operation.

"Aziz Yuldash had been involved in terrorist attacks and killing of Afghans in the northern provinces," the ministry said.

The Ministry of Defense did not provide further details about the operation.

IMU is an internationally "designated terrorist organization" founded in 1998. The IMU long pledged its allegiance to al-Qaeda and the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
, but in 2015, the group’s emir and most of its fighters publicly shifted their affiliation to ISIS, according to reports.

The Taliban recently rejected their ties with al-Qaeda and other "terrorist groups."
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [21 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State

#1  That calls for a drink!
Posted by: Clem || 11/13/2020 21:53 Comments || Top||


Radio Azadi Reporter Killed in IED Blast in Helmand
[ToloNews] Ilias Daee, Radio Azadi news hound, was killed in a magnetic IED blast in the southern province of Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
on Thursday morning, said Omar Zwak, front man for Helmand governor.

Zwak said the incident happened in police district 1 (PD1) of Lashkargah city.

No group has claimed reasonability for the attack so far.

This comes as early this week on Saturday, three people, including former TOLOnews presenter Yama Siawash, were killed in a kaboom in the Makrorayan-e-Char area in Kabul’s PD9.

The explosion was a magnetic IED blast that targeted a vehicle carrying the former journalist and two others, according to police.

Police said the earth-shattering kaboom targeted a vehicle that belonged to the government-owned Central Bank. All those who bit the dust in the attack, including Siawash, were employees of the Central Bank, police said.

[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
The death of Radio Liberty reporter Aliyas Dayee in Helmand province -- the center of intense fighting between government forces and the Taliban in recent weeks -- was condemned by the presidency as yet another attack on press freedom in the war-torn country.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [15 views] Top|| File under:


Africa Horn
Ethiopia’s military has defeated local forces in the west of Tigray state
More adventures of Ethiopia’s army against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

Air strikes and ground combat have killed hundreds, sent refugees flooding into Sudan, stirred Ethiopia’s ethnic divisions and raised questions over the credentials of Abiy, Africa’s youngest leader who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2019.

“The western region of Tigray has been liberated,” tweeted Abiy, 44, who comes from the largest ethnic group the Oromo and once fought with the Tigrayans against neighboring Eritrea.

With communications down, transport blocked and media barred, independent verification of the status of the conflict was impossible. There was no immediate response from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which rules the mountainous northern state of more than 5 million people.
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Commies


Africa North
Seven Soldiers Killed in Burkina Faso Attack
[AnNahar] Seven soldiers were killed and several others maimed or missing after their patrol was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso
...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other...
, security sources said Thursday.

The attack occurred Wednesday on the road between Tin Akoff and Beldiabe, in Oudalan province, one source said.

"The provisional toll is seven soldiers dead," the source said, with others maimed or missing.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/13/2020 02:20 || Comments || Link || [14 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Benghazi Security Authorities release images of suspect accused of killing Libyan lawyer Hanan Al-Baraasi
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Muslim Brotherhood


Armed Group Storms Government Building in Libyan Capital
[LIBYAREVIEW] On Wednesday, the Administrative Control Authority in Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
announced that an gang bearing the logo of the ’Special Operations Force-Tripoli Branch’ attempted to storm its headquarters. The force is known to be affiliated with the Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA).
In a statement, the authority stated that the gang was accompanied by Mohammed Omar al-Mashay, Director General of the Food and Drug Control Centre, as well as Abdullah Qaderbouh, who claims that he was appointed at the authority’s secretary according to decision No.4 of 2014.

The authority added that the incident caused a state of panic and fear among its employees, as well as residents in the surrounding region. It noted that all legal measures have been taken against the armed assailants.

It also appreciated the courageous and patriotic role of its security guards, and a number of residents, who created an impregnable barrier against the intruders.


Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Muslim Brotherhood


Representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood are trying to pass a sub-clause that jeopardizes the 5+5 agreement.
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Muslim Brotherhood

#1  French Ministry of Foreign Affairs took the lead in the five=by on 19 October. "France welcomes the resumption of the direct talks within the 5+5 Joint Military Commission on October 19 in Geneva, under UN auspices. In this context, it calls for the signing of a lasting ceasefire agreement providing for an end to the arms embargo violations and the departure of foreign mercs from Libyan territory, in accordance with the principles agreed upon at the Berlin conference. ... Libya’s neighboring countries, which have a vested interest in the country’s stabilization, must be fully involved in this process." And that does not include the Muslim Brotherhood.
Posted by: b || 11/13/2020 7:02 Comments || Top||


7 peacekeepers killed in military helicopter crash in Sinai the Red Sea
[Jpost] A military helicopter crashed in the Sinai province of Egypt, near the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on Thursday, killing seven peacekeepers.

Of those killed, five were Americans, one was French and one was from the Czech Republic; they were part of the international peacekeeping force, according to the Agence La Belle France-Presse, citing an anonymous Israeli source.

The force, known as the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) office in Israel, confirmed there had been a helicopter accident but declined to give further comment pending an investigation.

Israel Air Force's search-and-rescue unit evacuated one person at death's door to Soroka-University Medical Center in Beersheba, according to Ynet.

The MFO has 1,154 military personnel from the United States and 12 other countries covering an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers (3,860 square miles) in the Sinai. Some 452 of the personnel are American.
Al Ahram adds:
Eight Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) peacekeepers died and one was injured in a helicopter crash on Thursday, the MFO stated.

An informed source told Ahram Online the crash took place near Tiran Island in the Red Sea, denying reports the accident occurred in the Sinai Peninsula.

The helicopter had nine personnel on board, the MFO said on its website, adding they were on a routine mission. The injured peacekeeper was medically evacuated.

The statement added the victims were six US nationals, a French, and a Czech.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I believe this is the first such accident in the 27 year history of the MFO.
Posted by: b || 11/13/2020 7:10 Comments || Top||

#2  There were at least four other accidents involving MFO personnel, including a chartered DC-8 returning US 101st Airborne personnel to the US that crashed at Gander, Newfoundland, and two Canadian aircraft crashes. There were also several attacks that left people killed or injured. Wikipedia has MOST of the information correct.
Posted by: Old Patriot || 11/13/2020 20:36 Comments || Top||


Arabia
Qatar threatened witnesses to hide Nusra financing
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: al-Nusra


Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russian combat aircraft to be involved in Karabakh mission
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under: Ottoman Proxies


Russian Peacekeepers reached Stepanakert today
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Ottoman Proxies

#1  Can we bring Russian Peacekeepers to Portland? Maybe to the rest of the USA too
Posted by: Injun Noodleman8460 || 11/13/2020 11:46 Comments || Top||

#2  have they formed a beach head yet outside of washington dc and portland yet under some old world war2 treaty to do what nobody who has sworn an oath to protect our country?
Posted by: Shuse Thud3222 || 11/13/2020 14:00 Comments || Top||

#3  "Was it over when the Russians bombed Portland?"

Yes, thank God! Finally.
Posted by: SteveS || 11/13/2020 14:18 Comments || Top||


Several thousand demonstrators protest in the Armenian capital
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Ottoman Proxies


Nagorno-Karabakh: Many locals were stripping their houses and leaving
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Ottoman Proxies


Europe
Dutch police arrest a man on suspicion of being involved in the shooting at SaudiArabia's embassy in The Hague
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Fifth Column
21-year-old BLM activist, was arrested for arson & burglary after she allegedly broke into homes in Seattle & attempted to light them on fire
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Antifa/BLM

#1  Jailed and release hours later on a signature bond... ZERO $$$$$$ for Bail. So the $$$$ being requested was really for supporting more Rioting and Arsons.

BTW: She belongs to BLM/ANTI-FA and several off shoot Radical groups. Several of which their agendas call for outright destruction, taking of private property and redistributing it to those they chose....not voter based change and protesting.

If the Liberal Socialist Democrats Fail at their Mass Voter Fraud Scheme, it is likely Domestic Terrorist charges will be filled against many of these groups.
Posted by: NN2N1 || 11/13/2020 5:36 Comments || Top||

#2  If someone burned down the mayor's properties I wonder would they be released on no bail like the above??

From the different treatment for members. It seems BLM is the armed wing of a political group.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 11/13/2020 6:18 Comments || Top||

#3  Idiots are so stupid they don't even know how to start a fire. They look like howling cartoon figures. Rent a chuck of Siberia and put them there to see how long they can live their Marxian fantasy.
Posted by: AlanC || 11/13/2020 7:01 Comments || Top||

#4  thats a very "high end" part of town. interesting that theres no vocal outcry from the extremely rich people who live in that area.
Posted by: 746 || 11/13/2020 11:15 Comments || Top||

#5  Probably didn't hear anything about the two dudes who tried to blow up an apartment complex by igniting the gas meter.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 11/13/2020 11:36 Comments || Top||


BLM-antifa in Portland harass a small group of people standing in support of police in downtown
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Antifa/BLM


There is a new far-left group in Portland organizing ''anti-fascist'' events in the city
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Antifa/BLM

#1  Anti-Fascist should be Anti-Marxist.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 11/13/2020 6:18 Comments || Top||

#2  Because the first groups weren't radical enough?
Posted by: Mullah Richard || 11/13/2020 7:58 Comments || Top||

#3  Mais oui.
Danton, je vous presente Robespierre
Robespierre, je vous presente St. Just
St. Just, je vous presente Mme. Guillotine...
Posted by: Snakes Black3482 || 11/13/2020 8:46 Comments || Top||

#4  We only know about this stuff in any detail because one guy, Andy Ngo, reports on it. As far as I can see the Portland press only springs into action when conservatives come to town.
Posted by: Matt || 11/13/2020 9:44 Comments || Top||

#5  Andy Ngo is a godddammed hero.

As far as I can see the Portland press only springs into action when conservatives come to town.

Suppressing the local festivity news from getting out is part of the job.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 11/13/2020 11:39 Comments || Top||

#6  re: Andy. Absol-f'in-utely.
Posted by: Clem || 11/13/2020 11:41 Comments || Top||

#7  For those who missed it, he had a sizable group from Children of the Meth show up at his house and threaten him; they all wore giant masks which were pictures of his face.

There was also what amounts to a hit put on him.

He basically replied, "Nah bro, fugga you."
Posted by: swksvolFF || 11/13/2020 12:20 Comments || Top||

#8  They need a replacemet for BLM after BLM gets kicked to the curb when the election is over.
Posted by: CrazyFool || 11/13/2020 13:36 Comments || Top||

#9  re: Andy N.

I bow to his guts and intelligence, he deserves round the clock protection.
Posted by: AlanC || 11/13/2020 16:15 Comments || Top||

#10  When do the bounties on auntie fah come out?
Posted by: Alaska Paul || 11/13/2020 17:52 Comments || Top||


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Police arrest four for attempting to steal sheep
[Jpost] Israel Police and Border Police detained four people suspected of attempting to steal sheep Wednesday night in Yokne’am, according to a police spokesperson.

Two of the suspects are in their 20s and two are minors who were in Israel illegally.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Stocking the brothels again, I see.
Snark O'The Day
Posted by: Jaiger Sleath7993 || 11/13/2020 0:16 Comments || Top||

#2  Oh my, Jaiger Sleath7993. I wasn’t expecting that.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/13/2020 0:18 Comments || Top||

#3  A very early Snark of the day contender. Thanks Jaiger S.
Posted by: CrazyFool || 11/13/2020 0:22 Comments || Top||

#4  Sheesh, what will they think of next?
Posted by: jvalentour || 11/13/2020 0:22 Comments || Top||

#5  Camels?
Kamala-kamelHo's?
Posted by: Sherens Phains4356 || 11/13/2020 0:32 Comments || Top||

#6  They were baaaaaaaad.
Posted by: DarthVader || 11/13/2020 12:16 Comments || Top||

#7  Thanks for the chortle JS1993.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 11/13/2020 21:38 Comments || Top||


Israel has issued a warning to Hamas and the PIJ that any rocket fire will in turn allow Israel to return to its assassination policy of faction leaders
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Russian military comes under attack in southern Syria
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria


Iran arrests separatist leader linked to military parade massacre in Ahvaz
[ALMASDARNEWS] Iranian state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
announced on Thursday that the Ministry of Intelligence has arrested a separatist leader from among the Iranian Arabs on suspicion of involvement in an attack on a military parade in 2018 that killed dozens of people in the Khuzestan province.

An Arab separatist movement called the "Ahwaz National Resistance®",
...a.k.a. Harakat al-Nazal, formally Harakat Al-Nazal Al-Arabi Le-Tahrir Al-Ahvaz (“Ahvaz Arabic Liberation Movement”), a busy little group at the far corner of the Iranian empire...
which seeks to establish a state in the oil-rich Khuzestan region, was responsible for the attack that killed 25, nearly half of them from the Revolutionary Guards.

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....
(ISIS/ISIS/IS/ISIS) terrorist organization also grabbed credit for the attack.

Iranian state TV said, "Iranian Ministry of Intelligence agents have arrested Farajallah Chaab, the leader of the separatist group, " without explaining when or how Chaab, who lives in Sweden, was arrested, according to Rooters.

"Chaab has planned several other major attacks in Tehran and Khuzestan province in recent years...he has recently been planning to launch a new terrorist operation that failed with the efforts of the intelligence ministry agents," state TV added.

It broadcast on Wednesday what it described as the confessions of Chaab, a Swedish-Iranian dual national, who appeared to admit being behind the attack on the military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.

State TV often airs purported confessions by suspects in politically charged cases.

"We are aware that (a) Swedish citizen has appeared in a TV programme in Iran. This is something we are addressing in our contacts with representatives of Iran," a Swedish Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said in an email to Rooters.
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [10 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran


Turkish troops come under attack in northwestern Aleppo
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 11/13/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte



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4Sublime Porte
4Ottoman Proxies
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3Govt of Iran
3Muslim Brotherhood
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2Govt of Saudi Arabia
2Devout Moslems
1Taliban
1al-Nusra
1al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
1Arab Spring
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1Govt of Sudan
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1Houthis
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Two weeks of WOT
Fri 2020-11-13
  Seven Soldiers Killed in Burkina Faso Attack
Thu 2020-11-12
  Turkey signs MoU for ceasefire in war it instigated and supplied terrorist Syrian mercenaries for in Karabakh
Wed 2020-11-11
  Minneapolis Starts Begging For Outside Resources
Tue 2020-11-10
  Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he signed an ''extremely painful'' agreement with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Russia to end the war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region
Mon 2020-11-09
  Iraqi forces launch 'large scale' anti-ISIS air and ground operation in Salahaddin
Sun 2020-11-08
  Turkish-backed forces attack Syrian Christian city in Hama
Sat 2020-11-07
  Vienna anti-terror chief suspended after failure to prevent Islamist shooting
Fri 2020-11-06
  Marauding mob of antifa smashed up buildings one-by-one in Portland to protest election, IED and other weapons found
Thu 2020-11-05
  Armenian forces stifle Azerbaijani advance into key city
Wed 2020-11-04
  Joe Biden's campaign says he will have path to victory later Wednesday
Tue 2020-11-03
  Day 2: Vienna synagogue shooting: Active shooter situation in Austria
Mon 2020-11-02
  Report: At least one dead in shooting attack near synagogue in Vienna
Sun 2020-11-01
  Islamic State claims responsibility for church attack in Congo
Sat 2020-10-31
  Car smashes through front door of Grand Mosque in Mecca.
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