[JustTheNews] Plans for the project had been public since last year and said that it would be finished in the summer.
United States Customs and Border Protection announced Friday that construction on a barrier at the Yuma sector of the southern border would start next week.
A press release explained that the federal government would “close gaps” near the Morelos Dam, a primary location for illegal crossings in Arizona.
“The safety and security or our workforce, law enforcement partners, and the local community are a top priority,” Acting Chief Patrol Agent Patricia McGurk-Daniel said in the statement.
“Yuma Sector is dedicated to working with our state, local, and tribal counterparts to ensure a multi layered approach to secure our nation’s borders and protect our local community,” she continued.
Plans for the project had been public since last year and said that it would be finished in the summer.
The former Ducey administration placed storage containers at the gaps as a mitigation strategy, which led to a lawsuit and its subsequent removal in recent days. The Center Square reported on the stipulation filed in court that assured that the federal government would go forward with the project as part of an agreement to take the containers down.
As of the fiscal year 2023 so far, the Yuma sector has had nearly 50,000 migrant encounters, according to CBP data.
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After all, we do have the pre-election cycle starting soon. They need to check-off accomplish for some agenda boxes after screwy over US taxpayers and workers about 2.4 Million times in just 2 years
[DailyStar] Latest Prince Harry ...That guy who married Meghan Markle. You know. The ones that didn't get invited to Michelle Obama's party?... claims about killing 25 Taliban ...Arabic for students... members have left a former Royal Marine unable to help animals as he's forced to evacuate Afghanistan over safety fears
A former Royal Marine has hit out at Prince Harry for another one of his controversial revelations in his new memoir.
Pen Farthing, 53, who works to get animals out of shelters in Afghanistan, said he has been evacuated after Harry revealed he killed 25 Taliban members.
He took to Twitter last night to share his dismay at the situation: "To the idiots who made dumbass comments in support of #PrinceHarry in my tweet below, know I have had to evac from #Kabul tonight in case of potential reprisal attacks on ex-forces people like me in the wake of his badly judged memoir.. the animals suffer not me. You happy?"
He has received many replies in support of his hard work since announcing the news about his evacuation with one saying "Appreciate your work! Donation and a follow from me. Cheers to you sir!"
The former Royal Marine had already tweeted earlier in the day about his distaste for Harry's latest controversial comments, writing: "Well I was a Royalist until today.... Cheers #PrinceHarry You have been very badly advised I would probably say. And glad you thought through the security implications of those of us still out in #Afghanistan trying to bring about some good. #idiot #notmyprince"
Harry's hotly anticipated memoir, Spare, was mistakenly put on sale early in Spain and contains several new bombshell accusations against the Royal Family.
[8am] Displaying and hanging images of living creatures are prohibited by the Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... in southern Zabul province.
Local sources confirmed that the Taliban’s Vice and Virtue Agents in Zabul warned shopkeepers in Qalat city, the capital city of Zabul province, to avoid displaying any kind of photos in their shops, in a virtue promotion campaign on Friday, December 6.
Based on the new order, it is forbidden to even hang photos of Taliban leaders on shop walls and cars.
The Taliban in Zabul have warned that the violators of this order will be strictly punished.
The Taliban’s Vice and Virtue Department in Zabul had previously prohibited women from rejoicing in wedding ceremonies.
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"Mohammed, command them to scorn
Every image of anything born,
Or that liveth, or die!"
"Al, forgive me, but... why?"
"Your adherents would use it for pr0n."
SUPREME LEADER VISITS MILITARY BASE – In a move that some analysts are saying was a bid to shore up support among the rank and file of the Taliban security forces, Hibatullah Akhundzada visited the garrison of the 215th Azam Corps on Saturday. During his visit, the Supreme Leader told the assembled personnel that they should maintain readiness and then met privately with the unit’s leaders.
PAKISTAN RELEASES 524 AFGHANS FROM PRISON – The Afghan Embassy in Islamabad announced that 524 Afghan nationals had been released from prisons after an international outcry over the detention of women and children made headlines around the world. Efforts to release more are being pursued by the Taliban, international aid organizations, and several human rights legal groups.
RESCUE OPERATIONS CONTINUE FOR TRAPPED MINERS IN BADAKHSHAN – 1 miner was rescued on Saturday after surviving for forty hours under dirt and rubble. It is not known how many others may be trapped but there are concerns that they will have perished by the time diggers can get to them.
CASH AID SHIPMENTS HALTED OVER TALIBAN GENDER POLICIES – Officials from the Central Bank have admitted that financial transfers from the international community and UN agencies had not been received in some weeks. The UN’s chief humanitarian coordinator, Martin Griffiths confirmed that UN flights that had previously brought much-needed hard currency into Afghanistan had been suspended. The halt in financial assistance is likely part of the ‘consequences’ that many in the international community referenced after the draconian policies were announced.
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HEAVY STORMS FORECASTED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PROVINCES AND NORTHERN BADAKHSHAN – Heavy rain and snowfall is predicted in 15 Provinces today and tomorrow. The storms are expected to affect the South-Central Provinces and a portion of Northern Badakhshan. The inclement weather is expected to disrupt travel and will be followed by cold temperatures that will last into mid-week. At-risk Afghans who may be planning travel should adjust their schedules accordingly.
So much easier on the aides when their boss is mentally available.
[ToloNews] The Biden administration, the guys that caused the debacle in Afghanistan ...the pack of self-imagined masterminds of strategy and intrigue at the service of the Biden Crime Family and a grateful nation... is grappling with how to respond to new restrictions by the Islamic Emirate on women’s rights in Afghanistan, knowing that punishing the ruling administration risks rupturing the limited relationship the United States has with them, Politico reported on Saturday.
The discussion among administration officials is fluid and positions have varied depending on the proposed penalties, Politico reported, quoting a current administration official and a former US official familiar with the talks.
"Those proposals include new economic sanctions and tighter bans on Taliban ...Arabic for students... leaders’ travels abroad, as well as limiting certain types of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan," the report said.
In broad terms, according to the current and former officials, the debate has pitted Tom West, the US special representative for Afghanistan, against Rina Amiri, the US special envoy for Afghan women, girls and human rights ...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... , the report added.
The report said that the West is "wary of going too far in isolating the Taliban, with whom the US tries to cooperate on counter-terrorism, while Amiri wants to get tougher on them as they try to erase women from public life."
But the Islamic Emirate said the international community should engage in talks with Kabul.
"It is better to pursue engagement and negotiations to take us to the solution of the issues. Based on the bitter experience of the past, Washington should consider engagement," said Bilal Karimi, deputy front man for the Islamic Emirate.
Analysts said that there will be some changes in the Islamic Emirate’s policies if there is pressure on it from the international community.
"If they really impose sanctions and put pressure, it is possible that the Taliban will bring changes in their policies, particularly in the field of human rights, women’s rights and education," said Aziz Maarij, a former diplomat.
This comes as the USAID Afghanistan Mission Director, Sean Callahan, said on Twitter that "women are central to our work in Afghanistan."
"Afghan women must be able to earn an income, freely work, and fully participate in society," Callahan said, adding that in cooperation with Roots of Peace, the USAID trained 150 women potato farmers.
[ToloNews] Dozens of drug addicts who have been deported from Iran ...Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979... said they are facing a challenging situation in Nimroz province in the west of the country amid the freezing winter.
Abdul Ahad, 35, said he was addicted to drugs 15 years ago and that he was deported from Iran recently but is faced with severe health conditions.
"It has been 15 years since I have been married. Since I went to Iran, I got addicted to drugs and still suffer from being a drug addict," Ahad said.
"No one would treat us or do anything for us. Everyone comes and beats us. We were faced with a challenging life in Iran and it is the same here," said Sulaiman, a drug addict.
Local officials said they are making efforts to provide treatment to drug addicts.
"The Islamic Emirate has a major short-term plan to provide them with rehabilitation facilities to save their lives," said Gul Mohammad Qudrat, a front man for the Nimroz department of security.
"These individuals are an extra burden on society because they cannot be active. They need treatment," said Ishaq Noorzai, a psychologist.
According to figures from local officials, at least 13,000 drug addicts are living in Nimroz, with most of them having been deported from Iran.
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[KhaamaPress] The UNAMA has stopped its cash aid shipment to Afghanistan in reaction to the ban on women aid workers, Hasib Noori Da Afghanistan Bank spokesperson said, Amu TV reported.
This follows the IEA’s ban on women attending public and private universities on December 20 and its subsequent ban on women working for NGOs on December 24, which prompted criticism of aid organizations claiming they could not carry out their humanitarian assistance without female employees.
Since the Taliban ...Arabic for students... took control of Afghanistan in 2021, the international community has contributed 40 to 80 million dollars every week to the country’s economy, and the Central Bank officials have tweeted about the infusion of funds each week, according to Noori.
However, a hangover is the wrath of grapes... there was utter silence for a few weeks because the Bank made no announcements.
In addition, Martin Griffiths, the UN’s lead humanitarian coordinator, declared that the Taliban’s restriction on NGOs employing women had forced the suspension of the UN flight transporting money for humanitarian aid into Kabul, BBC reported.
Griffith’s announcement forced the Central bank officials to admit that the cash aid had been halted.
He also told BBC that the UN-supplied aid could not continue if the Taliban did not lift their ban on women working for humanitarian aid agencies in Afghanistan.
"Without women working, we cannot deliver for the people who are, in fact, the primary objects of humanitarian assistance for women and girls. So it is a practical matter. It is beyond rights. It is also practical," he said.
Since then, five top NGOs halted their work in Afghanistan; Care International, the Norwegian Refugee Council, and Save the Children announced that they could not continue their work "without our female staff."
According to Da Afghanistan Bank announcements, since August 2021, the international community have donated a total of 1.7 billion USD in cash to the IEA government.
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Given the the amount already sent, and the 4th world (being nice with that) society & business models there.
that should last them a 2 or 3 generations.
However, then there is the DC Swamp factor to consider. How much was actual delivered to there and stayed there vs. finding its way back into certain pockets.
[ShabelleMedia] The European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... has decided to extend its Naval Force Operation Atalanta off the coast of Africa for two years despite the removal of the designation of a piracy high risk area for Somalia and the region of the Indian Ocean. The EU military maritime operation will now run until December 31, 2024.
"Piracy originated in the Western Indian Ocean has been suppressed thanks to the continued presence and effort of naval forces, as well as the action of the private sector and a solid commitment to the implementation of ship security measures by shipping and fishing companies," EUNAVFOR said in its statement while also saying that it strongly recommends maintaining vigilance. While the High Risk designation was withdrawn on January 1, they continue to recommend voluntary reporting for ships entering the region as part of their voyage planning and execution.
As piracy declined off the coast of Somalia, some politicians in the country have been arguing for an end to foreign naval operations. Instead, the leaders called for evolving the international efforts to focus more on reinforcing the Somalia Coast Guard and the National Navy.
The decision to extend the mission followed a strategic review of the EU’s role in the Horn of Africa. According to officials, the aim is to consolidate and strengthen the EU’s response to an evolving maritime security context and enhance its role as a maritime security provider.
"Capitalizing on the successes of suppressing piracy off the coast of the Horn of Africa and Somalia, the overall mandate of Operation Atalanta was consolidated. With this mandate, Operation Atalanta is now in a better position to contribute to the implementation of the UN arms embargo on Somalia, reduce drug traffic, support the ongoing fight against Al-Shabaab ...... the personification of Somali state failure... and its funding stream, and the progress of the government of Somalia," the European Council wrote in a statement.
The extension also incorporates other EU initiatives in the Horn of Africa and Somalia including, EUCAP Somalia, the EU’s capacity building mission, and EUTM Somalia, the EU’s military training mission. Collectively, these initiatives are anchored under the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy.
Going forward, Operation Atlanta will also extend its geographical scope north of the Red Sea. Leaders for the effort said the broadened scope will ensure the freedom of navigation and protection of the World Food Programme and other vulnerable shipping fleets in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea. Additionally, a wider scope will allow the EU to have an integrated defense approach in the region, as well as build support for a wider regional maritime security architecture.
Operation Atalanta was established in 2008 as a response to the rising levels of piracy in the Western Indian Ocean. It is part of the international naval operations credited for bringing down piracy off the coast of Somalia. According to the operation’s website, they have protected more than 2,000 vessels ensuring the delivery of more than three million tons of food and aid to the region. A total of 171 pirates have been transferred to the local authorities while 12,720 kilos of narcotics have been impounded.
[ShabelleMedia] U.S. Africa Command conducted more than a dozen Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s in Somalia in 2022 in its counterterrorism operations against al-Shabaab ...... Somalia's version of the Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... Continued on Page 49
[Garowe] Fresh details have emerged on how elite US Africa Command forces stationed in Somalia repelled what could have been the most disastrous attack by al-Shabaab ...... the personification of Somali state failure... Death Eaters on their main base in Somalia about three years ago, in an attack which left a couple of local troops dead.
The Task and Purpose website which reports detailed operations by the US army has revealed that the elite soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guard were behind the intense planning, preparation, and foresight to thwart a massive attack by al-Shabaab Death Eaters on the airfield they were guarding in southern Somalia on Sept. 30, 2019.
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[Garowe] Somalia’s government has claimed that the al-Shabaab ...... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all of which have enough problems without them... turban group has requested an open dialogue amidst a heavy military offensive being waged against them by government forces. "Hudna!"
Deputy Defense Minister Abdifatah Kasim while addressing the media in Mogadishu confirmed the news.
"Al-Shabaab requested to open negotiations with the Somali government, but there are two groups within al-Shabaab. The first part is foreigners, and the second part is local Somalis. Those locals have a chance to open up negotiations, but those foreigners who invaded our country have no right for talks. The only option is to return to where they are from."
This is the first time a terrorist group is seeking an audience with Somalia's federal government.
However, there's more than one way to stuff a chicken... there was no immediate statement by al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-affiliate that for well over a decade has carried out high-profile bombings in Somalia’s capital and controlled parts of the country’s central and southern regions, complicating efforts to rebuild the once-failed state after decades of conflict.
The deputy defense minister further added that "for the Somalis, we are ready to receive them, for they are willing to surrender to the Somali government. They must follow the government’s instructions, reintegrate with their society, or face the Somali National Army in the front lines."
Last year while on a U.S. visit, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during a media briefing said that his administration is not willing to negotiate, with the terror group.
Al-Shabaab numbers several thousand fighters, including an unknown number of foreigners, both from regional countries like neighboring Kenya and beyond. The bully boyz have carried out several high-profile attacks over the years in Kenya, including in the capital, Nairobi, and at a military base used by the U.S.
The group has long sought to impose strict Islamic law in Somalia and seeks the withdrawal of foreign troops operating in the Horn of Africa country. The United States has a military presence in Somalia to combat the turbans, along with The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... and a multinational African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... force.
Somalia’s president after being elected last year launched a military offensive against al-Shabaab with the support of some local militias that have regained control of some communities from the turbans.
In his New Year’s address to the nation, the president vowed to eliminate al-Shabaab this year.
The turbans, under pressure as the government seeks to squeeze its sources of financing, have lashed out. An October bombing at a busy intersection in Mogadishu killed at least 120 people, and a pair of bombings Wednesday in a region at the heart of the government offensive killed at least 35 people.
[LibyaReview] On Friday, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) expressed its concern about the armed festivities, and the continuation of violence in western Libya.
According to Libya’s Abaad News, AFRICOM urged all gangs to refrain from violence. It also called on "all Libyan politicians to realize that seizing or retaining power through violence will only harm the Libyan people."
Notably, violent mostly peacefulfestivities erupted between gangs in al-Ajilat city, western Libya, on Tuesday. This prompted the authorities to suspend studies in the city, until further notice. Gunfire and explosions were heard in the city, as the warring sides used light and heavy weapons, media reports said.
A child was killed by a stray gunshot, as armed festivities intensified between Libyan militias in the festivities. The child was taken to the al-Nawaran Hospital, but succumbed to his wounds a few days later. The child’s identity has not been revealed yet.
An official from the hospital administration said in a statement to Libya 24 News that the child was treated in the city of al-Ajailat, and his condition was very critical.
"The paramedics found him lying in a farm in the Shubaikah area of al-Ajailat, succumbing to his injuries. The paramedics confirmed that they had no additional details about his identity, or the circumstances of his injury," the medical source added.
He confirmed that the hospitals in the city of al-Ajailat had refused to receive the child due to his critical condition, the lack of necessary facilities, and the suspension of surgeries at al-Zawiya Medical Center.
"Humanly, we could not refuse to receive the child, because every delay poses a threat to his life," the official concluded.
Western Libya continues to suffer from the control of militias, as 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... witnessed several waves of insecurity and festivities between armed militias.
[LibyaReview] The International Organization for Migration (IOM) revealed that 24,684 migrants colonists were intercepted in the Mediterranean, and returned to Libya in 2022.
According to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, the IOM stated that the number of migrants colonists witnessed a decrease of 24% in 2021, at 32,425 migrants colonists.
The UN body confirmed that it recorded 1,373 drowned or missing persons, during the past year. It announced that the Libyan Coast Guard had rescued 633 migrants colonists off the coast of Libya, and returned them from 27 November to 3 December 2022.
It has also confirmed that it has "helped repatriate 60,000 migrants colonists from Libya to their home countries over the past seven years, in a safe and dignified manner, through the Voluntary Humanitarian Return Program."
The IOM described this voluntary program, which has been in operation since 2015, as "a crucial lifeline for stranded migrants colonists from 46 different countries across Africa and Asia, who want to return home and rebuild their lives."
Notably, the IOM announced that 1,088 migrants colonists were intercepted and returned to Libya, from 25-31 December 2022.
The Italian news agency Nova reported that the Naval forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA), in the east of the country, have intercepted and returned around 3,400 migrants colonists in the last five weeks.
"This is significant progress in combating human trafficking along the eastern Libyan route, from Cyrenaica towards Europe," Nova said in its report.
Sources from the Ministry of the Interior said that "more than 30,000 migrants colonists from 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... and about 18,000 from Cyrenaica arrived in Italia in 2022."
The last operation took place on Friday, 30 December, off the eastern coast of Libya. Naval units intercepted a boat with between 600-700 people aboard. In a statement, the Libyan Coast Guard said that it was one of the largest interceptions of migrants colonists seeking to reach Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... via Libya.
It noted that the boat was stopped close to the Mediterranean town of Moura, 90 kilometers (56 miles) west of Benghazi.
The Libyan Coast Guard posted images showing a large, overcrowded vessel with most of those on board appearing to be young people.
Previously, the same naval forces had reported, on 26 December, another 500 migrants colonists intercepted at the sea.
According to the Libyan office of the IOM, eastern authorities intercepted at sea 3,404 people and returned them to Libya in the last five weeks of 2022.
[LibyaReview] Libya’s Parliament-designated Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha said that his government "came to reunite and serve Libyans in all regions of the country," according a statement published by the government’s Media Office.
This came during a meeting on Thursday, with a delegation of the Darsa tribe. In the presence of the Minister of State for Legislative Affairs, Muhammad Abu Zegia.
The tribal figures renewed their support for Bashagha’s government, "especially since it was appointed by a Libyan agreement." They also praised the government’s "role and efforts in the project of true national reconciliation," according to the statement.
In turn, Bashagha welcomed the delegation, and praised their role in national reconciliation and the continued support for rebuilding the state.
Last month, Bashagha promised the elders, notables, and members of the al-Kufra Municipal Council to provide the necessary support to the municipality and all regions of the south.
In his speech, Bashagha stated that his government "represents Libyan legitimacy, rather than international legitimacy represented by the Government of National Unity (GNU)."
He stressed his pride in the city of al-Kufra, as it "represents a symbol of jihad, fusion, and national integration. It is a great historical symbol to the Italian aggression and occupation."
Bashagha confirmed the city’s importance, and the southwestern region for all Libyans, especially in terms of national security. He emphasised the necessity of distinguishing them, "because they are the cities of frontiers, recesses of revolutions, and difficult nature."
As well as noting the importance of encouraging Libyans to invest and settle there, by "providing services and finding solutions to the bottlenecks that the residents of these areas suffer from."
"We want al-Kufra to become a free and economical transit zone. We seek to run services and maintain the roads leading to it, which have decayed, leading to major problems that were exacerbated by the continuation of the political division and the wasting of the state’s capabilities."
[AlAhram] Egyptian-EU cooperation on migration stands at 111 million euros covering 34 projects, Head of the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... (EU) Delegation to Egypt Christian Berger said on Saturday.
Berger made his remarks to the Egyptian state new agency (MENA), adding that cooperation between Egypt and the EU will be furthered in 2023, especially on migration.
Berger highlighted an agreement signed last October to launch the first phase, worth 23 million euros, of a border management programme.
The programme will develop the capacity of the Egyptian authorities and civil society stakeholders to apply "rights-based, protection oriented and gender sensitive approaches" in border management.
Berger added that the second phase, worth 57 million euros, will be implemented with the Egyptian government this year.
He also lauded the positive implementation of a 2017 agreement, worth 60 million euros, that aimed to improve Egypt's migration management, solve the causes of irregular migration and to support those communities that host migrants colonists and refugees.
Egypt has stepped up its efforts since 2016 to deal with irregular migration, when President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi launched the country’s first national strategy to combat irregular migration and ratified Law 82/2016 that set out penalties criminalising all forms of migrant smuggling.
President El-Sisi has affirmed that Egypt will not be a transit point for illegal migrants colonists seeking to reach Europe.
Egypt hosts around nine million migrants colonists and refugees, who have full autonomy and access to all basic services, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in December.
The #UN rights chief calls on the transitional authorities in jihadist-hit Burkina Faso to swiftly and transparently probe the killing of 28 people whose bodies were found last weekend.https://t.co/wSYVhjy9YE
The UN rights chief called Saturday on the transitional authorities in jihadist-hit Burkina Faso to swiftly and transparently probe the killing of 28 people whose bodies were found last weekend.
Volker Turk welcomed that authorities had said they would investigate after the bodies were discovered in the northwest of the country.
The UN rights office said its local sources had blamed the killings on a volunteer militia, Volontaires pour la Defense de la Patrie (VDP), created to support the army's battle against jihadists.
According to the statement, they said VDP members had descended on the town, killing 28 men, “in apparent retaliation for an earlier attack on the group’s military base the previous night” by suspected members of the Al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nasr al Islam wal Moslemin (JNIM).
... in English the Support Group for Islam and Moslems (GSIM).
Burkina Faso, a landlocked West African country, is one of the poorest and most volatile nations in the world.
Since 2015, it has been grappling with an insurgency led by jihadists affiliated with Al-Qaeda and ISIS that has killed tens of thousands and displaced around two million people.
Attacks targeting the security forces and civilians have increased in recent months, especially in northern and eastern regions bordering jihadist-torn Mali and Niger.
The VDP, set up in December 2019, comprises civilian volunteers who are given two weeks' military training and then work alongside the army, typically carrying out surveillance, information-gathering or escort duties.
Commentators have long worried that the poorly-trained volunteers are easy targets for the jihadists -- and may also dangerously inflame ethnic friction without proper controls.
The UN rights chief had previously “raised concerns directly with the authorities regarding the potential human rights risks linked to recruitment, arming and deployment of auxiliaries in Burkina Faso,” Saturday’s statement said.
[FoxNews] Chad’s government has foiled an attempt to destabilize the country and undermine the constitution, a government spokesman said in a statement.
Eleven people conspired in the plot, including soldiers and a human rights activist, said Aziz Mahamat Saleh on Thursday. They were arrested last month and transferred to the high court in the capital, N’Djamena.
"A judicial investigation has been opened against these people for undermining the constitutional order, criminal association, illegal possession of firearms and complicity," said Saleh.
The accused were all military except for one human rights activist, Baradine Berdei Targuio, who was charged with breaching national security and the illegal possession of weapons.
Tensions have risen in the West African nation in recent months with unprecedented protests mounting against the government.
Mahamat Idriss Deby was declared the head of state after his father’s death in April 2021, instead of following the Chadian constitution’s line of succession. Opposition political parties at the time called the handover a coup d’etat, but later agreed to accept Deby as interim leader for 18 months.
In October, Chadian security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the country’s two largest cities killing at least 60 people.
The men's arrest is an attempt to silence dissident voices say analysts.
"There are people not happy with the current government and its handling of (the) transition," said Rida Lyammouri, senior fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, a Moroccan-based think tank. "What’s interesting is that those accused of the plot are mixed of military and human right officials, something that is not very common when we talk about an attempted coup," he said.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] The contours of peace in Yemen
Report https://t.me/parstodayrussian/119841 that Saudi Arabia, during behind-the-scenes negotiations with the Houthis, unofficially agreed to accept the demands of the Houthis, which actually fix the defeat of Saudi Arabia in the Yemeni war, which has been going on since March 2015 and is currently the 3rd longest and largest of the ongoing wars, after the war in Ukraine and the war in Syria.
The Houthis demand an end to the blockade of Yemen, compensation to civilians, non-interference in Yemeni affairs and free exit from Yemeni territory. The Saudis ask the Houthis for security guarantees related to the cessation of drone and ballistic missile attacks on Saudi Aramco infrastructure and airports, as well as the extension of the non-aggression agreement on tankers passing through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (Iran and Israel are waging a tanker war). On the other hand, these reports in the Arab media do not clarify the future of the "Hadi" government, which, after the agreements between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, was moved to Aden.
It is important to understand that the UAE has been playing its game in Yemen for a long time and their goals are fundamentally at odds with those of Saudi Arabia. The emirates, relying on the Southern Transitional Council, are striving for the annexation of the island of Socotra (from where the officials and military controlled by the Saudis were squeezed out), as well as the rejection of 4 southern provinces from Yemen, including Aden. Without a clear picture of a political settlement, it is too early to say that the war in Yemen is drawing to a close.
It is quite clear that if it ends on the terms of the Houthis, then it will be, first of all, an impressive victory for Iran, which the US and Israel cannot allow at all. Therefore, there are still many pitfalls on the path to peace in Yemen.
[Shafaq News] The National Archives of Australia has released over 200 previously secret cabinet records from 2002 that give a window into the issues being discussed at the highest levels of government.
In 2002, Australia was on the cusp of joining the United States-led invasion of Iraq and had already committed troops to Afghanistan — but previously secret cabinet records released make very few references to what would become a decades-long engagement in the Middle East.
Around 240 previously secret Cabinet records from the year 2002 have been released by the National Archives of Australia.
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A day after declaring The Resistance® Front (TRF) as a terrorist organization, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) banned the Peoples Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), an offshoot of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for carrying out terror activities in Kashmir ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... "PAFF is a proxy outfit of Maulana Masood Azhar ...One of the major players in Pak terrorism. In early 1994, India incarcerated him for his activities. In 1995, foreign tourists were kidnapped in Jammu and Kashmir. The kidnappers included his release among their demands. One of the hostages managed to escape but the rest were eventually killed. In 1999, he was freed by the Indian government in exchange for passengers on hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 that had been diverted to Kandahar. The hijackers were led by Masood Azhar's brother, Ibrahim Athar. Once he was handed over to the hijackers, they fled to Pak territory despite the fact that Islamabad had earlier stated that any of the hijackers would be jugged at the border. The Pak government had also previously indicated that Azhar would be allowed to return home since he did not face any charges there. Shortly after his release, he made a public address to an estimated 10,000 people in Karachi, firing up the rubes against America and India... -led JeM and was involved in terror acts and issuing threats to Indian security forces, politicians, civilians in J&K, and other states," MHA said in an notification issued here Saturday. The MHA said that the outfit had emerged in the year 2019 as a proxy outfit of JeM, a proscribed terror outfit listed at Serial No 6 of the First Schedule under the UAPA.
"It regularly issues threats to Indian security forces, politicians, civilians working in Jammu and Kashmir from other states and is involved, along with other organizations, in conspiring pro-actively physically and in social media to undertake violent mostly peaceful terrorist acts in J&K and other major cities in India," it said.
The MHA also declared Arbaz Ahmad Mir, a Lashkar-e-Tobia operative who is currently based in Pakistain, as an "individual terrorist" under the Fourth Schedule of UAPA.
According to the government, Mir was the main accused in the assassination of Rajni Bala, a school teacher in Kulgam in May last year.
The Union Home Ministry also declared Dr Asif Maqbool Dar, who is based in Saudi Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Fifteen of the nineteen WTC hijackers were Saudis, and most major jihadi commanders were Saudis, to include Osama bin Laden. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman quietly folded that tent in 2016, doing terrible things to the guys running it, and has since been dragging the kingdom into the current century... , as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention Act)-1967, officials said.
In a notification, the MHA said that Dr Asif, a resident of Bandey Payeen, Wagoora, Baramulla, presently based at Daman, Ash Sharqiyah, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, is associated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen.
"Dr Asif is involved in instigating or provoking the youth of Kashmir for terrorist activities by using social media platforms," reads the notification.
According to the MHA, Dr Asif is one of the leading radical voices on social media and is involved in nefariously influencing Kashmiri youth to take up arms against the Indian government and security forces.
It said that the Pakistain-backed, Saudi Arabia-based Dr Asif used social media to flare up terror and identify kill targets for the terrorists.
The MHA said that Dr Asif is accused in a case investigated by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) relating to a conspiracy hatched by the cadres of the terrorist organization to undertake violent mostly peaceful terrorist acts in J&K and major cities in India including New Delhi on the direction of handlers based across the border.
[KhaamaPress] The Embassy of Afghanistan in Islamabad has announced that 524 Afghan detainees including 54 women and 97 children were released from Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... prisons earlier today.
The Afghan Embassy in Islamabad in collaboration with the Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... ’s Consulate General in Karachi has worked hard to facilitate the release of 524 Afghan detainees including me 54 women and 97 children. These detainees have spent two months imprisonment and were incarcerated by the Sindh police due to not having legal documents (visa and stay permit).
The Afghan Embassy has stated that the transportation cost and travel arrangements of the released Afghan nationals will be covered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan through its Diplomatic Mission in Karachi.
Also, the dead body of an inmate name "Abdul Khalil" originally from Faryab province who had died in prison, was sent to Afghanistan along with the released prisoners.
The current incarceration of Afghan refugees by the Pak Police has drawn massive condemnation within Pakistain. Some key political figures and refugee advocacies have even called on Pakistain law enforcement agencies to respect human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... and treat Afghan refugees with decency.
Whereas Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said while justifying the arrests, "If a person lives illegally in any country, the government takes action and deals with them according to the law."
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[KhaamaPress] Pakistain would approach the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... leadership with a fresh demand to deny the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) and its affiliates any space on the Afghan soil, official sources told The Express Tribune on Wednesday.
This came a day after at least 11 bad boyz were potted in an intelligence-based operation by the local security forces in Pakistain’s South Wazoo on Thursday, aimed at curtailing the rising militancy in the country.
While security forces in Pakistain decided to deal with the TTP and other terrorist groups with iron hands, the Afghan Taliban would be questioned to cooperate in this endeavor, according to reports, adding the Afghan Taliban would be given one choice: "either you are with Pakistain or with the TTP".
There has been a surge in terrorist attacks in recent months, where TTP grabbed credit for more than 140 terrorist attacks in the last three months, including the first suicide kaboom in Islamabad in eight years.
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The Afghan Taliban recently dismissed Pakistain’s view that the TTP was operating out of the neighboring country.
However, the hip bone's connected to the leg bone... the Afghan Taliban’s claim was already rebutted by several international reports, including the UN monitors, who revealed that the thousands of TTP holy warriors were operating out of Afghan soil, as the Tribune wrote.
Last month, Pak Taliban announced they no longer abide by a month-long ceasefire with the government, urging fighters to resume attacks in retaliation towards a continuous military campaigns.
Mohammad Khurasani, a front man for the Death Eater group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) told Rooters in a text message that its leadership had decided to end the ceasefire with Pakistain, as India Express reported.
According to a statement, the TTP leadership urged its fighters to resume attacks in retaliation towards a continuous military campaign against them.
The Pak military has carried out several offensives against the turbans in their strongholds in remote lawless districts bordering Afghanistan.
There was no immediate response from the government.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) — commonly known as the Pak Taliban — is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed Death Eater groups operating along the Afghan—Pak border.
Formed in 2007 by Baitullah Mehsud, its current leader is Noor Wali Mehsud, who has publicly pledged allegiance to the Afghan Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan).
Most Taliban groups in Pakistain coalesce under the TTP. Among the stated objectives of TTP is resistance against the Pak state. The TTP’s aim is to overthrow the government of Pakistain by waging a terrorist campaign against the Pakistain armed forces and the state.
The TTP has carried out some of the bloodiest attacks inside Pakistain since 2007. It is not directly affiliated with the Afghan Taliban, but pledges allegiance to them.
[KhaamaPress] Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed his government’s resolve to complete the terms of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) programme, according to sources, in a conversation with the lender’s managing director a day before.
Earlier, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says additional measures will be needed to bring Pakistain’s budget for fiscal year 2022-23 in line with the key objectives, after the country unveiled $47 billion budget for the year.
"In a phone call with Managing Director [Kristalina Georgieva] of the IMF yesterday, I told her about the government’s resolve to complete the terms of IMF’s program," PM Shehbaz said on Twitter.
"I also explained Pakistain’s economic difficulties especially after the devastating floods. IMF delegation will come to Pakistain soon."
The premier’s statement comes a day after he said an IMF delegation would come to Pakistain in "two to three days" to finalise the ninth review of Pakistain’s $7bn Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
Pakistain entered a $6 billion IMF programme in 2019, which was increased to $7bn last year. The programme’s ninth review, which would release $1.18bn, is currently pending, as Dwan wrote.
It had earlier been put off for two months due to the PML-N-led government’s unwillingness to accept certain conditions placed before it by the Fund, and the disagreements have yet to be resolved.
[KhaamaPress] In an unprecedented decision by the government of Pakistain, announced by Khawaja Asif, the defence minister on Tuesday that shopping malls and markets would have to close early every day as the country faces an economic crisis.
The reason for this decision has been said that the foreign reserves of Pakistain have remained at less than 5.6 billion dollars, and the country is unable to pay its debt.
Pakistain generates most of its power using imported oil, while global energy prices have jumped since last year, putting further pressure on the country’s already dwindling finances. To pay for these energy imports, the government need foreign currency. Therefore the defence minister announces several steps on Thursday, including closing factories and markets earlier than before to avoid further energy consumption.
Regarding this announcement, 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.... government stated on Friday that the defence minister could not defend the economic policies and prescribed the wrong solution to the country.
The spokesperson for the Punjab government, Cheema, told the media that Pakistain is currently facing the problem of survival; regretfully, the foreign exchange reserves of Pakistain shrunken by 5.6 billion dollars while the defence minister is prescribing the country to plunge into the darkness.
Kh Asif’s claim that foreign currency is not available for importing petroleum is a matter of concern. She noticed and added that the federal ministers should tell the public their remedies instead of telling them the problem; in contrast, the statement that would plunge the nation into darkness demonstrates the federal government’s lack of seriousness. Closing factories and markets will result in the economic genocide of the people, while all these robbers’ wealth is in dollars, so it will not matter to them.
According to the experts, several factors contribute to Pakistain’s economic crisis; colossal debt, a potentially volatile currency, a high-risk premium on global financial markets, and the most recent shock of disastrous floods. On the other hand, increasing import prices, falling global export demand, China’s economic slowdown, and other concerns will put more stress on Pakistain’s economy.
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[IsraelTimes] The top United Nations human rights body started the year with a majority of its members defined as non-democratic countries and many accused of severe rights violations, drawing ire from the pro-Israel NGO UN Watch.
Only 14 members elected to the 47-member UN Human Rights Council, based in Geneva, are considered “free” countries by the rights group Freedom House, leaving 70 percent of slots occupied by nations designates as “partly free” or “not free.
“When the world elects regimes like China, Cuba, Pakistan, to its highest human rights body, that’s like naming Al Capone and his gang to fight organized crime. It’s a betrayal,” said UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer in an interview with ILTV on Thursday.
[Rudaw] Iran ...The nation is noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence... looks to establish a joint court with Iraq for the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and has already started working on the matter with Baghdad, head of Iran’s legal follow up committee on the case said on Friday.
"If we can establish an international court between Iraq and Iran, the case can be pursued more quickly in international forums," Abbas Ali Khodkhodai told Iranian state media. "Fortunately, with the communication between the governments of the two countries. This matter is under action."
Soleimani, head of the Quds Force, the foreign operations arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in a US Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... on January 3, 2020, alongside Muhandis, deputy chief of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). The strike was ordered by former US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and whatever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... in response to the constant attacks by IRGC-allied groups on the US embassy in Baghdad and military bases housing coalition and US forces across the country.
Soleimani and Muhandis were controversial figures in Iraq and the wider region. Muhandis was a founder of pro-Iran militia group Kataib Hezbollah accused by the international community of orchestrating the attacks on bases and numerous kidnappings of activist muppets and protesters. Their killing stunned the Iranian establishment and their regional allies but was welcomed by the US allies in the region.
Speaking of Iraq’s cooperation in pursuing the case, Khodkhodai said that "to follow up on this issue, some documents were needed, some of which were in Iraq, and fortunately, these documents have been completed with the cooperation of the Iraqi government."
Ceremonies have been held in Iran and in Iraq for the past three years to mark the anniversary of the killing of Soleimani and Muhandis.
Hundreds of PMF supporters on Monday commemorated the third anniversary of Soleimani and Muhandis’ liquidation near Baghdad airport - the scene of the killing.
Iraqi officials renewed their condemnation of the killing, with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani saying that their blood "must not go in vain."
Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zidan said it was the judiciary’s responsibility to hold the perpetrators of the killing accountable, calling on those in charge of investigating the incident to make "an exceptional effort" to reach the evidence revealing the perpetrators.
Iraq’s judiciary issued an arrest warrant for Trump last year for ordering the liquidation of Soleimani and Muhandis.
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I guess Trump Plaza Badhdad is out of the question.
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...any less hostile than the environment for the one in NYC?
[IsraelTimes] Senior Fatah members Mahmoud al-Aloul, Azzam al-Ahmad, and Rawhi Fattouh had joined celebrations at home of Karim Younis in northern Israeli town of ’Ara on Saturday
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Saturday said he was revoking the entry permits to Israel of three senior Paleostinian Authority officials, after the trio paid a visit to a newly released prisoner who was held for murdering a soldier.
Karim Younis, the longest-serving prisoner incarcerated ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... for security-related offenses, was freed from prison Thursday after serving 40 years behind bars following his conviction on terrorism charges for murdering an Israeli soldier in 1980.
Since his release, celebrations have been held at his hometown of ’Ara in northern Israel. Younis is part of Israel’s Arab minority, many of whom identify as Paleostinians.
On Saturday, the three members of the PA’s ruling Fatah party — Mahmoud al-Aloul, Azzam al-Ahmad, and Rawhi Fattouh — visited Younis, entering Israel with their valid permits given to senior Paleostinian officials. Former Hadash MK Mohammad Barakeh, who directs the National Arab Higher Follow-Up Committee, was also spotted at the gathering.
The Defense Ministry said Gallant ordered the head of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) — the Defense Ministry body responsible for Paleostinian civil affairs — Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, to revoke their permits following the visit.
Gallant’s decision was made following an assessment he held with the Shin Bet security agency and other officials, according to the ministry.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has an additional role as a minister within the Defense Ministry, hailed Gallant’s "right and necessary decision" in a post on Twitter.
Smotrich’s role in the Defense Ministry ostensibly allows him to appoint the generals leading the hybrid civil-military COGAT and its office overseeing many settlement issues, the Civil Administration, subject to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval.
Smotrich has not yet made any decisions with his secondary ministerial position, and the Knesset’s legal adviser said last month that Gallant would still be able to overrule him.
Cousins Maher and Karim Younis, both from ’Ara, murdered Cpl. Avraham Bromberg in 1980. The assailants offered the soldier a ride as he was heading home from his army base in the Golan Heights, then overpowered him, shot him in the head, and stole his weapon. They left him on the side of a road where he was found and brought to a hospital, but he died days later. The killers were arrested two years later and sentenced in 1983.
Maher is due to be released in two weeks. Both and his cousin were given life sentences but these were commuted in 2012 by then-president Shimon Peres to 40 years.
Bibi is the Donald Trump of Israel — at least in American Progressive eyes.
[IsraelTimes] US diplomats scrambling to reassure Middle East allies on Jerusalem holy sites, imploring Israel not to cozy up to Russia and heading toward an impasse on the Paleostinian issue.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government is little more than a week old but it’s already giving the Biden administration, the same old faces in slightly different places, the same old ideas, the same old graft ...the collection of boodlers, grifters, hangers-on, and self-proclaimed experts affiliated with the Biden Crime Family. Entrusted with an entire nation as the result of a suspicious election, they set about happily implementing stuff they absorbed in college, all of which blew up and splattered the rest of us... headaches.
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[ZeroHedge] A special report by Israeli TV Channel 12 revealed that outgoing Israeli army Chief of Staff (CoS) Aviv Kochavi informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his decision not to follow orders issued by his coalition ministers. Kochavi’s words were in reference to ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, who have been granted extended power by Netanyahu under the coalition deal to influence the Israeli army’s chain of command.
The outgoing CoS elaborated in his recent phone call with Netanyahu that he will only answer to Minister of Defense Yoav Galant and will resist orders from elsewhere. Kochavi will oppose Smotrich and Ben-Gvir’s commands and ensure they will not be implemented.
This situation is expected to create a lot of confusion since Smotrich has been given a role within the Ministry of Defense as a minister who oversees the government’s activities in the occupied territories.
As a result, the leader of the Religious Zionist Party is now in a position to appoint generals to lead the civil-military agency in the West Bank and manage civil issues in Israeli settlements.
This jurisdiction conflicts with the tradition that stipulates that the major general in charge of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) is appointed by the minister of defense after being vetted by the army CoS.
Additionally, Netanyahu’s coalition agreement with Ben-Gvir expands his role as Minister of National Security and Police, and puts him in charge of the border police, stripping the Ministry of Defense of its command.
Such a decision would create two leaderships to the Israeli forces in the West Bank, as the border police currently operates jointly with the Israeli army under the command of the CoS.
In light of this development, Kochavi told Netanyahu that he would not allow a dual chain of command due to the repercussions it could cause, and is ready to order the withdrawal of the border police in its entirety.
"If control of the Border Police is transferred out of the IDF’s command in Judea and Samaria, and out of the command of the blue [national] police [inside Israel], we will deploy soldiers and reservists [rather than the Border Police]," Kochavi was quoted by Channel 12.
Kochavi is set to retire on 16 January and will be replaced by his deputy Major General Herzi Halevi.
His concern is echoed by legacy officers in the Israeli army and thousands of other soldiers, including about 1,197 former Israeli air force officers who sent a letter to the Israeli supreme court on 26 December against the new government.
The air force officers considered it a threat that would "destroy Israel’s democracy," and end the "co-existence of the Israeli community."
"We are on a very slippery slope of the politicization process of civil-military relations or the military, generally speaking," said the former Director-General of Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs, Kobi Michael.
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Title is misleading: Actually, "Outgoing Israeli army Chief of Staff (CoS) Aviv Kochavi informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his decision not to follow orders issued by his coalition ministers." Kochavi will be gone in two weeks.
[IsraelTimes] New top cop General Ahmad-Reza Radan was sanctioned by the US and EU for abuses linked with protests sparked by Iran’s contested 2009 presidential elections.
Iran’s Lord High Potentate and Supreme Leader of All He Surveys Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini... appointed on Saturday a new police chief, nearly four months into protests triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death.
The Islamic Theocratic Republic has been gripped by unrest since the September 16 death in jug of Iranian Kurdish Amini, 22, following her arrest for allegedly violating the country’s strict dress code for women.
Khamenei, who has the final say in major state policies and is the commander-in-chief of Iran’s armed forces, appointed General Ahmad-Reza Radan to replace Hossein Ashtari, said a statement posted on the leader’s official website.
Khamenei ordered the police department to "improve its capabilities," as well as "train specialized forces for various security sectors."
Radan, born in 1963, was deputy police chief from 2008 to 2014 and went on to lead the police’s Centre for Strategic Studies. He was replaced as deputy by Ashtari, who was made the force’s commander in 2015.
Both Radan and Ashtari began their military career in the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The new police chief was sanctioned by the United States in 2010, and later on by the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... , over "human rights ...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedom at the convenience of the state... abuses" in connection with protests that followed Iran’s contested presidential elections of 2009.
In the statement announcing Radan’s appointment, Khamenei expressed "gratitude and satisfaction" with Ashtari’s eight-year service.
Iranian authorities describe the current nationwide protests as "riots" and say hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed and thousands arrested.
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[IsraelTimes] Beirut Observer news site publishes list of operatives from Paleostinian terror group who are allegedly planning to launch attack from southern Lebanon Hezbollahstan ...a strong argument in favor of European colonialism, even French colonialism... Lebanese security officials are concerned over plans by the Paleostinian Hamas, the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®, terror group to carry out an attack against Israel from southern Lebanon, local media reported Saturday.
The Beirut Observer news site published a list of Hamas members who were allegedly involved in planning attacks without the involvement of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, which controls much of southern Lebanon.
The Hamas operatives were named in the report as Samir Fendi, Hassan Farhat, Nadim Dawabsha and Ahmed Hamdan Abdullah.
The Beirut Observer said Lebanese security officials criticized "Hezbollah’s lack of action... because the implementation of any operation against Israel at this particular time will endanger Lebanon and add a new tragedy to its tragedies."
In December 2021, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that 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 Hamaswith 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... -ruling Hamas quietly established a Lebanese branch in recent years to open up an additional front against Israel in future conflicts.
The branch is based in the port city of Tyre, but it is believed to have other outposts throughout the country. A week after the report, an alleged Hamas weapons depot hidden underneath a mosque in the Burj Shamali refugee camp, near Tyre, went kaboom!, killing a member.
There have also been several instances of rocket fire from Lebanon into Israel in recent years, with most blamed on Paleostinian factions in the country, not Hezbollah.
However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... it is unlikely that bully boyz in southern Lebanon would be able to fire rockets without at least the tacit approval of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, which maintains tight control over the area.
Saturday’s report said Lebanese security officials were urging Hezbollah to prevent the Hamas cell from carrying out an attack against Israel.
"Hezbollah completely controls southern Lebanon, and disregards UNIFIL, therefore, no one will be able to do anything without its approval, and if [it] agrees to this Hamas cell to carry out operations, then it is very dangerous for Lebanon," the Beirut Observer said.
Hezbollah has long represented the most significant military threat on Israel’s borders, with an estimated arsenal of nearly 150,000 rockets and missiles that can reach anywhere in the country.
The Israel Defense Forces has estimated that a potential military campaign as part of a several-day flare-up with Hezbollah would likely wind up killing thousands of people in Lebanon, both civilians and Hezbollah fighters.
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
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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...That guy who married Meghan Markle. You know. The ones that didn't get invited to Michelle Obama's party?...
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
...the pack of self-imagined masterminds of strategy and intrigue at the service of the Biden Crime Family and a grateful nation...
...Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979...
...... the personification of Somali state failure...
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it 
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
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