[HODHODYEMENNEWS] The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia has killed a young man from Ibb province on the Tor al-Baha road in Lahj province.
Local sources said that a 20-year-old Khaled Abdullah, a resident from Ibb province, was shot dead on Thursday by members of the STC militia near Tor al-Baha, west of Lahj, while he was heading to Aden city.
According to the sources, the bus he was riding on was intercepted by STC militias, and the passengers were ordered off the bus and robbed of all their property and money.
However, Khaled reportedly refused to hand over his money and belongings. He entered into a verbal altercation that led to shots fired at him, killing him instantly.
This crime comes less than a week after the killing of Akram Mohammed al-Azazi, who was passing with his father in Al-Ma’amiya area of Tor Al-Baha road in his truck when he was killed.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS] The southern Yemeni city of Dhalea has witnessed a security alert after al-Qaeda members kidnapped the brother of a leader in the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias in the province.
Sources said that al-Qaeda operatives kidnapped the brother of the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Brigade of the so –called “Southern Resistance”, Munir Saif, in retaliation to the killing of al-Qaeda leader Amjad al-Naqis.
Al-Qaeda accuses Saif of being behind the murder of al-Naqis, especially since his battalion is based in the area where his body was found, one of the sources said.
The source noted the al-Qaeda terrorist organisation vowed to conduct retaliatory attacks against the UAE-backed militia commanders in Dhalea.
Following al-Qaeda threat, the STC raised the alert status, doubling their guards and armoured vehicles in the area.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS] At least four children were injured on Thursday as a result of the explosion of a cluster bomb from the remnants of the Saudi-led coalition forces in Saada province.
According to the security sources, the children injured while grazing caws in Wabla area in the district of al-Dhaher.
The Executive Center for Mine Action said the border districts of Razeh, Sheda and al-Dhaher are among the areas most contaminated by cluster bombs of the aggression.
The center called for providing the necessary supplies to confront the humanitarian catastrophe as a result of the internationally prohibited cluster bombs left behind by the aggression in those areas.
[Breitbart] Bowing to pressure from protests from Moslem groups, a British cinema chain has pulled all screenings of a supposedly "blasphemous" film that uses CGI to depict the prophet Mohammed and presents contested historical events.
On Tuesday, Cineworld announced that it would cancel all screenings of The Lady of Heaven, which had sparked protests from mostly Sunni Moslem groups, who have objected to the historical accuracy of the events during the life of Mohammed’s daughter Fatimah, a key point of contention between the two main sects of Islam.
The film has also drawn the ire of Moslem activists for its digital representation of the face of Mohammed with computer-generated images of many different faces to depict the Islamic prophet, which some have claimed is blasphemous.
Responding to a petition demanding the removal of the film from all British cinemas, Cineworld said: "Due to the recent incidents regarding screenings of ’The Lady of Heaven,’ we have made the decision to cancel upcoming screenings of the film nationwide to ensure the safety of our staff and customers."
This week several protests were held outside of cinemas by what appeared to be Sunni Moslem activists, chanting slogans such as "Allah hu Akbar"(Allah is greater [than your god]).
In footage posted on social media, one protester at the Cinemaworld theatre in Bradford can be heard proclaiming: "We have a right not to be insulted".
Another said: "Birmingham will not tolerate the disrespect of our prophet and there will outcomes from your actions. You will have repercussions for your actions. We have been trained from birth that we must defend the honour of our prophet and we will lay our life on the line."
Amid chants of "Allah hu Akbar", another video appeared to show the manager of Sheffield Cineworld bending to the crowd’s demands and cancelling the screening of the film.
Other protesters were heard shouting "Kafir Kafir Shia Kafir", an Arabic slogan describing Shia Moslems as non-believers.
Journalist and Associate Fellow at the neo-conservative Henry Jackson Society think tank, Wasiq Wasiq claimed that the use of the phrase Kafir against Shia Moslems represented a form of Islamophobia ...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do... , writing that it "is more than just sectarianism, it is anti-Moslem sectarianism and therefore anti-Moslem hatred."
Wasiq also noted that the use of the phrase has been widely adopted by radical Sunni terrorist groups, including the so-called 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.... to target "not only minority sects of Moslems in Iraq and Syria but also their fellow Moslems in the Sunni strand of Islam."
Free speech advocate and Baroness of the House of Lords, Claire Fox described the decision to pull the film as the "creep of extra-parliamentary blasphemy ...the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to a deity, or sacred objects, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable. Some religions consider it to be a crime. In Pakistain you can commit blasphemy by looking cross-eyed at a Koran... law".
"Same ’I Find that Offensive’ cancel culture arguments now being used far beyond campus activism. Disastrous for the arts, dangerous for free speech, a lesson to those who argue identity politics are no threat to democracy," Fox wrote.
In an article on Spiked Online, GB News host and political commentator Inaya Folarin Iman laid the blame for the film’s cancellation on the "self-flagellation and cowardice" of cultural elites in Britannia whom she argued are "so beholden to the politics of identity and victimhood that they actually think the Moslem protesters have a point."
"This is a deeply troubling moment for freedom of speech and tolerance in Britannia. If our cultural and politicians cannot be bothered to stand up for these fundamental values, then it is all too likely they will wither away. We can’t let this happen," she urged.
Folarin Iman said that the same cultural rot had been responsible for "empowering" the protests against a British teacher last year who had shown his students a caricature of the Moslem prophet during a lesson on blasphemy, resulting in outrage within the local Islamic community in Batley and Spen.
The grammar school teacher and his family were forced into hiding after local activists leaked his identity, sparking fears that he could fall victim to a Dire Revenge attack, as befell Samuel Paty, a French teacher who was beheaded last year for showing his class a similar caricature of Mohammed.
The incidents took place last Thursday between the towns of Peschiera and Castelnuovo along Lake Garda and saw the mob of youths, mostly aged between 16 and 20 with some as young as 12, harass and cause havoc. Some were claimed to have shouted during the rampage, “We came to reconquer Peschiera. This is our territory, Africa must come here.”
Mayor of Castelnuovo Giovanni Del Cero was present during the rioting and said, “I tried to understand but they shouted absurd phrases, waving flags of various African countries,” the newspaper Corriere Della Sera reports. Italian paper Il Gionale cites witnesses claiming the crowd was “for the most part North African”
Following an incident of theft, the mob began brawling with sticks and knives and then started ransacking businesses along the waterfront with bottles and stones thrown. Riot police were deployed and clashed with the crowds.
The attacks, which echo the sex attacks in Milan by young migrant and migrant-background men during New Year’s Eve, were condemned by Luca Zaia, governor of the Veneto Region, who called for zero tolerance for such behaviour and demanded police find those responsible.
League leader Matteo Salvini responded to the attacks by saying that those responsible should be punished, even if it meant lowering the criminal age of responsibility to do so and argued that his party had been trying to tackle the issue of teen gangs, known as “Baby Gangs” in Italy, for years.
Prosecutor of the Republic of Mulhouse Edwige Roux-Morizot stated that the woman showed signs of “great violence” and had marks on her throat as well as her arms, indicating that she made an attempt to defend herself before she died, the news website Actu 17 reports.
Earlier that day at around 2 pm, a 35-year-old Algerian illegal migrant had been arrested for attempted burglary and investigators later found that he had identity documents in his possession of the 70-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered.
The day prior to the alleged murder, the 35-year-old had been subjected to a check by officers of the anti-crime brigade (BAC) along with two others, both illegal migrants as well. The two were later taken into custody in connection with the murder. All three Algerians were already known to the police, with one of them attempting to claim he was actually a minor. Police also found knives in the possession of the men following their arrest.
Grave of Swedish Child Terror Victim Ebba Åkerlund Desecrated Over a Hundred Times
10 June
[Breitbart] Stefan Åkerlund, the father of Ebba, claimed that the most recent desecration of his daughter’s grave took place this week, the day after Ebba would have turned 17 if she had not been murdered by radical Islamic migrant terrorist Rakhmat Akilov who drove a truck through a shopping street on April 7th, 2017.
In 2018, Åkerlund was able to catch an illegal immigrant who he claimed had not only desecrated Ebba’s grave but had desecrated other graves in the cemetery as well and had been doing so for over a year.
“I personally caught him in the act of desecration, when he was pouring [candle wax] on Ebba’s grave; the police released him after only one hour in custody,” he said
‘Highly Dangerous’ Smugglers Behind 10k Illegal Arrivals Arrested by European Taskforce
8 June
[Breitbart] A German-led European police taskforce claims to have arrested eight “highly dangerous” people smugglers in Austria, Germany, Hungary and Romania. and 127 others who operated a major migrant smuggling network that allegedly helped 10,000 enter Europe illegally. The European Union police agency Europol announced the results.
Europol notes that 127 others were arrested as “facilitators” of the network in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Romania, the Netherlands and Serbia. A total of 151 home searches were carried out and assets worth approximately €900,000 (£768,303/$962,703) were seized by authorities.
“These Europol High-Value Targets, mainly Syrian nationals, had global connections in source, transit and destination countries. Europol checked its databases and discovered that these suspects are already linked to 150 investigations,” Europol stated.
“The investigative leads revealed that the targets facilitated the smuggling of at least 10,000 migrants, who are mainly of Afghan, Pakistani and Syrian origin, to the EU,” the agency added.
[OneIndia] Elaborate security arrangements have been made across the city ahead of Friday prayers and Section 144 of CrPC, which restricts assembly of more than four persons, has been imposed, police officials said on Thursday.
Personnel from Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), Rapid Action Force (RAF) and Quick Response Team have been deployed in Moslem-dominated pockets, a senior police official said.
Violence had erupted in parts of Kanpur after Friday prayers last week between members of two communities over attempts to shut shops in protest against controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
According to the officials, Kanpur district magistrate Vishak G Ayyar and police commissioner Vijay Singh Meena also held a meeting with religious leaders, including Moslemholy mans and Hindu priests, to take them into confidence. The holy mans and priests have been asked to persuade the members of their respective communities to maintain peace, they said.
It has been decided to make deployment of police personnel on the rooftops of the high-rise buildings and all the subordinates and station heads have been asked to ensure round-the-clock patrolling and take precautionary measures to maintain law and order in their respective jurisdiction, Meena said while elaborating on the arrangements made for Friday.
The route march was carried out in violence-hit areas, including Yateem Khana and Parade, where panic had gripped last week, he added. Meena also urged the people not to take the law into their hands by reacting to rumours on social media having the potential to incite violence.
Stern action will be taken against the rumour-mongers and those who try to disturb the law and order, he said. Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed in sensitive areas, the district police chief said, adding that police are keeping a close vigil with drone cameras.
An Iraqi soldier was wounded in an ISIS attack that targeted a security point, on the outskirts of Jalawla district, Diyala.
The source told Shafaq News agency that the soldiers clashed with the terrorists and repelled their attack.
Jalawla district has become a haven for ISIS groups that have been sheltered there since the withdrawal of the Peshmerga forces from the territory in the aftermath of the 2017 independence referendum.
On Friday, a young man died, and others were injured by an explosive device north of Jalawla district, northeast of Diyala.
A security source told Shafaq News Agency that a device blew up near a tractor on an agricultural road in Umm al-Hinta village, which resulted in the death of a young man and the injury of 4 to 5 other members of his family
A security force rushed to the scene and launched an operation to “comb” the area.
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[IsraelTimes] Moscow condemns ’vicious, provocative’ attacks; both runways in Syrian capital hit three times; Israel has accused Iran of using civilian flights to transfer weapons to Hezbollah
In an unusually bitter condemnation, Russia lashed out at Israel Friday following a pre-dawn strike blamed on Israel at Damascus Airport.
An Israeli satellite intelligence firm published images showing significant damage to the runways, which it said disabled the entire airport.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday evening condemned the "vicious practice" of Israeli strikes on civilian infrastructure, which it said were "provocative" and "in violation of the basic norms of international law."
Israel frequently targets Iran-tied facilities and convoys in Syria, and relies on a "deconfliction mechanism" agreed with Moscow to avoid direct confrontation with Russian forces there. Israel’s ties with Russia are being strained by the Ukraine conflict, however, and Friday’s bitter comments from Russia about the Syrian strike underlined the rising friction.
Syria’s state media reported that Israeli jets struck targets south of Damascus at around 4:20 a.m on Friday, wounding one person and causing material damage. Hours later, the country’s Transport Ministry announced that it would suspend incoming and outgoing flights at the airport, citing technical disruptions.
Israel made no official comment on the incident.
ImageSat International (ISI) said the strikes "completely disabled" operations at both the airport’s runways. Each runway appeared to have been struck three times.
In separate missile strikes in April and May, other sections of one of the runways were damaged in attacks attributed to Israel. According to ISI, those strikes shortened the length of the runway significantly and prevented large planes from landing.
Friday’s strike "disabled the entire airport until repair," ISI said.
Israel has repeatedly charged Iran with smuggling weapons and missile-improving systems from Tehran to its Lebanese terror proxy Hezbollah using civilian flights via Syria.
Last month, the Israel Defense Forces’ Arabic-language spokesperson alleged that the son-in-law of assassinated Iran Revolutionary Guards Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was behind such operations.
Avichay Adraee accused Iran and Hezbollah of "endangering civilians" by smuggling the armaments via civilian flights to Damascus International Airport in order "to maintain secrecy."
Israel has staged hundreds of strikes on targets in Syria over the years but rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations. It says it targets bases of Iran-allied militias, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah group that has fighters deployed in Syria backing Assad’s government forces, as well as arms shipments believed to be bound for various proxies.
Israeli strikes have continued in Syrian airspace, which is largely controlled by Russia, even as ties with Moscow have deteriorated in recent weeks. Israel has found itself at odds with Russia as it has increasingly supported Ukraine while seeking to maintain freedom of movement in Syria’s skies.
Late Monday night, Syrian state media reported that Israeli missiles targeted Syrian army positions south of Damascus, causing damage but no casualties. Also this week, Israeli tanks reportedly shelled a Syrian military position in a demilitarized part of the Golan Heights.
From RIA Novosti:
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
The Damascus airport runway and lighting were disabled after the strike by the Israeli Air Force, the building of one of the terminals was damaged, the Syrian Ministry of Transport said on Saturday night.
On Friday morning, the Syrian Defense Ministry said Israel fired rockets at a number of targets south of Damascus . Air defense forces are said to have shot down most of the missiles, and one civilian was injured in the Israeli attack. After that, the arrival of flights to the international airport of the Syrian capital Damascus and departures from it were suspended.
"As a result of Israel's aggression, which targeted the Damascus International Airport infrastructure, runways were disabled and significantly damaged in several places, along with navigation lighting," the agency said in a statement, quoted by radio station Shams FM.
The building of the second terminal of the airport was also damaged as a result of the attack.
"At the moment, our specialists are working to eliminate the consequences of the attack and repair what was damaged as a result of the attack. Immediately after the repair and flight safety checks, the operation of the air harbor will be resumed," the ministry said.
Private Syrian airline Cham Wings Airlines said earlier that all of its flights were diverted from Damascus airport to Aleppo in the north of the country.
The Israeli military has repeatedly struck targets in Syria, explaining their actions by the desire to prevent modern weapons from falling into the hands of enemies. First of all, we are talking about the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, which is fighting in the region on the side of Bashar al-Assad and is controlled by Tehran.
Damascus has repeatedly appealed to the UN Security Council with a demand to put pressure on Tel Aviv so that they stop systematically violating Syrian sovereignty.
3rd time's the charm!
#Israel launches second airstrike on south of #Syria's Damascus in 72 hours, wounding a civilian and leaving material losses.https://t.co/CZD6J1S4TA
— NORTH PRESS AGENCY - ENGLISH (@NPA_English) June 10, 2022
Israel targeted on Friday at dawn sites and military posts south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, with missiles.
State News Agency SANA cited a military source as saying, “The Israeli enemy launched at 4.20 am on Friday an aerial aggression from the occupied Syria Golan’s airspace, targeting some post south of Damascus.”
“Army air defenses confronted the aggression and shot down a most of the missiles,” the source added.
As a result, a civilian was wounded and material losses were reported, according to the source cited by SANA.
On Monday, Israel launched a similar airstrike on south of Damascus, only material losses were reported.
The airport is located in a region south of Damascus where Iran-backed groups, including Hezbollah, regularly operate.
The vicinity of the facility is favorite target for Israel which has launched 15 aerial attacks on Syria this year alone and regularly accuses Iran of using Damascus airport to send weapons shipments to its allies.
The Observatory said the runway hit in the attack had already been in poor condition before the raids.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do...
