Re: #40 - Main news thread - conflicts, terrorism, crisis from around the globe

by **KneelB4Zod!** Sun Dec 29, 2019 11:51 pm

5 hours old...:

Marwa Osman || مروة عثمان
@Marwa__Osman
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#BREAKING
A U.S. occupation patrol was targeted on Al-Mankhar road, east of #Raqqa, with an explosive device, which resulted in the death of an American officer and two members of the YPG militia and wounded three American occupation soldiers.

#Syria

by **KneelB4Zod!** Sun Dec 29, 2019 11:54 pm

Al-Masdar News
@TheArabSource
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New drone strikes target Yemeni military parade: video https://aml.ink/K1whk #Yemen

فيديو تفجير يستهدف عرضا عسكريا وسط مدينة الضالع جنوبي اليمن يسفر عن سقوط ضحايا pic.twitter.com/VVNtBXZF4V
— النجم الثاقب (@NTHNEWS_Yemen) December 29, 2019

by **KneelB4Zod!** Sun Dec 29, 2019 11:58 pm

Some photos from halted jihadi counter-offensive in Idlib:

صور تظهر آليات المسلحين المدمرة بنيران الجيش السوري خلال احباط الهجوم بالمفخخات على بلدتي جرجناز والتح بريف ادلب
تخلل الصور مشاهد لجثث المسلحين ، نعتذر عن نشرها .. pic.twitter.com/TDj31QDZIr
— Yusha Yuseef (@MIG29_) December 29, 2019

by **KneelB4Zod!** Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:00 am

KneelB4Zod! wrote:DoC
@DocPakistan
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BOOM!!

BLAST HEARD IN GREEN ZONE IN #BAGHDAD #IRAQ

There are more reports on this (nothing confirmed so far):

Avangard
@GlobalMonitor6
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#BREAKING
We have reports of a major explosion in the #Greenzone in #Baghdad, #Iraq.
Monitoring situation.
This is a preliminary report.

Trouske Sadeghi-تروسکە صادقی
@TrouskaSadeghi
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Local sources reported about a huge explosion in the Green Zone of #Baghdad.
#Iraq

by **KneelB4Zod!** Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:01 am

The plane crashed into a residential building in Maryland: shots from the spot:

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https://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/20191230151-E7I9Q.html

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:11 am

as the US body count begins to rise here's just the 'beginning' of what lies you can expect.

“Today’s strikes against Iranian-backed groups in Iraq and Syria are a justified response to the killing of an American and the wounding of several American service members and Iraqis. Tehran must stop attacking Americans or else face even graver consequences.”

-Sen. Tom Cotton
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) December 29, 2019

Tom Cotton is a bad as they come. bad as McCain. evil devil. spit.

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:14 am

meanwhile...

BREAKING: The Taliban ruling council has agreed to a cease-fire in Afghanistan to allow for signing of a peace deal with the United States. A peace deal would allow Washington to bring home troops and end its 18-year military engagement there. https://t.co/pXGBQCysLB
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 29, 2019

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:17 am

This report about Taji is not true, according to U.S. defense officials https://t.co/7vqPMI5KZj
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) December 29, 2019

WaPo Beirut Liz strikes again. of course she did.
AFP bought into it too...

#BREAKING 4 rockets target base housing US personnel near Iraq capital: security official pic.twitter.com/gMeFEECJ63
— AFP news agency (@AFP) December 29, 2019

nvr happened.

by **KneelB4Zod!** Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:10 am

Al-Masdar News
@TheArabSource
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'Judgement day is coming for you': Jaafari to #Qatar, #Turkey over role in #Syria

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/judgement-day-is-coming-for-you-jaafari-to-qatar-turkey-over-role-in-syria/

by boris Mon Dec 30, 2019 4:45 am

KneelB4Zod! wrote:zerohedge
@zerohedge
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Narrative Managers Claim White Helmets Founder Was Driven To Suicide By Syria Skeptics

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/narrative-managers-claim-white-helmets-founder-was-driven-suicide-syria-skeptics

well, that is sort of true. 'They' had to suicide him as the skeptics were not believing the bullshit!!
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by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:30 am

Usual suspects twerking for another bloody war while Iraqis are holding their breaths, praying that their land doesn’t get turned into a battlefield once again in order to settle the interests of others. https://t.co/MpC7aXZx0O
— H. Sumeri (@IraqiSecurity) December 30, 2019

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:33 am

pic.twitter.com/2iQVhJa2Ur
— R&U Videos (@r_u_vid) December 30, 2019

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:50 am

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights documented a massive bot campaign to support the far-right military coup in Bolivia

At least 68,000 fake accounts were created, posting over 1 million tweets from Nov. 9-17 - before, during, and after the couphttps://t.co/wFxHNJMlwL
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) December 30, 2019

sixty eight thousand carl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:03 am

Böhse Tante wrote:ynms79797979 is still "gone"

https://twitter.com/YnmsSy alien

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:16 am

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KneelB4Zod! wrote:Al-Masdar News
@TheArabSource
'Judgement day is coming for you': Jaafari to #Qatar, #Turkey over role in #Syria
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/judgement-day-is-coming-for-you-jaafari-to-qatar-turkey-over-role-in-syria/

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by Talos Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:42 am

EFP attacks and those flying IED attacks to make a comeback against America in Iraq?

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:09 am

Only cultured Iranians could have produced such a powerful video. Iranian short film (just over 1 min) that won an award at the Luxor Film Festival. The film maker is only 20 years old. pic.twitter.com/cWkspBjQUy
— Ammar Ali Qureshi (@AmmarAliQureshi) December 26, 2019

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:11 am

If the #US refuse to withdraw from #Iraq once the decision has been taken, the situation will turn ugly, particularly when @realDonaldTrump has an election ahead.

US is supposed to be a host in #Iraq to fight terrorism. It has committed a crime and 'proudly' recognised it.
— Elijah J. Magnier (@ejmalrai) December 30, 2019

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:13 am

MoonofAlabama:
"On Friday a volley of some 30 107mm Katyusha rockets hit the K1 base which houses Iraqi and U.S. troops near Kirkuk, Iraq.
One U.S. mercenary/contractor died, two Iraqi and four U.S. soldiers were wounded.

Instead of finding the real culprits - ISIS remnants, disgruntled locals, Kurds who want to regain control over Kirkuk -
the U.S. decided that Kata'ib Hizbullah was the group guilty of the attack.

Kata'ib Hizbullah is a mostly Shia group with some relations to Iran. It is part of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU)
which were founded/trained by Iran to stop/defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) when it occupied nearly a third of Iraq and Syria.
KH is like all PMU units now under command and control of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense.

To take revenge for the death of one of its mercenaries
the U.S. air force attacked five camps where Kata'ib Hizbullah and other Iraqi forces were stationed.

The 'Target'
The al-Qaem border station is the only open one between Iraq and Syria which is not under U.S. control.
The U.S. was furious when the Iraqi prime minister Adil Abdul Mahdi allowed it to be established.
It was previously attacked by Israel which had launched its assault from a U.S. air force base in east Syria.

The strikes were in total disregard of Iraqi sovereignty and against forces under direct command of the Iraqi state
The strikes were designed to kill those who still fight ISIS in its most virulent hide outs"

New on MoA:
After U.S. Strike On Iraqi Forces Its Troops Will (Again) Have To Leavehttps://t.co/2tmZattfa4 pic.twitter.com/tjHzJmNJoD
— Moon of Alabama (@MoonofA) December 30, 2019

"Yesterday's attacks guarantee that all U.S. troops will have to leave Iraq and will thereby also lose their supply lines to Syria."

Please read and my share my latest piece for @IraqiThoughts:

American Strikes in #Iraq Have Just Made a Bad Situation Worse. https://t.co/iO2MTPkevE
— H. Sumeri (@IraqiSecurity) December 30, 2019

Saying "Iran wanted a confrontation with the US in Iraq" is quite limited. Iraqi have their own ideology. Presence of US has never been agreed by all Iraqi. However, #US "brilliant idea" to commit a crime united Iraqi groups & falls in the interest of #Iran at the end of the day.
— Elijah J. Magnier (@ejmalrai) December 30, 2019

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:17 am

25 Killed, 51 Injured In US Strikes On Kataib Hezbollah Positions In Syria, Iraq https://t.co/yZ1zmztSNt
— SouthFront (@southfronteng) December 30, 2019

Graphic:

Aftermath footage of US airstrikes on Kata’ib Hezbollah bases in Al-Qa’im, western #Iraq.

5 KH bases bombed by the US in apparent retaliation for the suspected role of KH in the bombing of the K-1 base near Kirkuk which killed/wounded Americans. pic.twitter.com/lp1UEGVAiY
— H. Sumeri (@IraqiSecurity) December 29, 2019

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:30 am

Imagine being called a "Baghdad Bob" because you debunked some false reports corrected by credible sources.

Oh well, moving on.
— TØM CΛT (@TomtheBasedCat) December 30, 2019

by Talos Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:56 am

Top Iraqi militia leader warns of strong response to U.S. air strikes

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1YY0II?__twitter_impression=true

I think they are going to hit the American bases near the oilfields in Syria.

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:09 am

Talos wrote:Top Iraqi militia leader warns of strong response to U.S. air strikes

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1YY0II?__twitter_impression=true

I think they are going to hit the American bases near the oilfields in Syria.

revenge begins now.. or wait for US 'refusal' to leave?

#Iran needs to do nothing to increase growing resentment against #US forces & policy in the ME. The entire job is carried about brilliantly by the US in #Iraq & #Syria. Committing a crime against Iraqi forces & stealing Syrian oil is enough to respond to:
"Why do they hate us?".
— Elijah J. Magnier (@ejmalrai) December 30, 2019

American soldiers wanted to take down the Syrian flag and replace it with the American one. So the children took down the American flag and burned it.

In response, the Americans aimed weapons at them and told them to get on the ground while the kids threw rocks at them. pic.twitter.com/964TKXXMta
— Andrew (@AndrewBritani) December 30, 2019

by **KneelB4Zod!** Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:53 am

ليث ابو فاضل
@leithfadel
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Syrian Army resumes southeastern Idlib offensive. Russian and Syrian warplanes have been launching nonstop airstrikes these past two hours.

by **KneelB4Zod!** Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:27 pm

YNMS Sy
@YnmsSy
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Foreign Minister Lavrov during a press conference with his Iranian counterpart Zarif in Moscow: We are concerned about the attempt of some countries to interfere in the affairs of other countries, some Western partners are protecting terrorist organizations in Syria in violation

YNMS Sy
@YnmsSy
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....of the resolutions of the UN Security Council Zarif: the need to eliminate terrorism in Syria once and for all

by **KneelB4Zod!** Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:27 pm

Zambeezi wrote:
Böhse Tante wrote:ynms79797979 is still "gone"

https://twitter.com/YnmsSy

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by Böhse Tante Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:34 pm

Zambeezi wrote:
Böhse Tante wrote:ynms79797979 is still "gone"

https://twitter.com/YnmsSy

Thanks, thought so, waited for it. (His Avatar looks a bit like my father did)

cheers

by Böhse Tante Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:10 pm

twitter.com/AndrewBritani

Gone

Rolling Eyes

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 2:19 pm

Mercury
In Indonesia, Outlaw Gold Miners Poison Themselves to Survive
http://archive.is/o5xdX
The small-scale miners say there’s no other way to earn a living.
About one million small-scale gold miners operate across Indonesia.

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A worker empties a sack of crushed ore, extracted from small-scale artisanal gold mines, into drums where it is mixed with water and mercury and spun for several hours to combine the mercury with the gold so it can be processed.
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I post only cuz i'm familiar w/ the process and have used it to extract gold.

by **Zambeezi** Mon Dec 30, 2019 2:33 pm

ghost city

#Syria #Idlib #IdlibBattle #IdlibDawn Syrian Militant Reporter : The City of Maarat al-Numan became a ghost city after all its inhabitants left the city due to air strikes. pic.twitter.com/L2PpeXCQRp
— /sg/ SOURIA GENERAL (@SyriaGeneral) December 30, 2019