[Jpost] The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against a hospital in Ohio after it allegedly fired one of its surgeons for 'being Jewish.'
An Ohio hospital is being sued by the US government for firing a surgeon for "being Jewish," according a lawsuit filed last week.
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Mercy Health in Youngstown, claiming a violation of federal law by subjecting a Jewish orthopedic surgeon to unfavorable terms and conditions of employment and "firing him because of his religion and race, shortly after the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel."
The surgeon — named in other media as Dr. Ian Walton — had a successful practice with Mercy for many years and performed well, "including exceeding Mercy’s productivity goals", the lawsuit claimed.
However,
nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits... Mercy reportedly subjected Walton to antisemitic remarks throughout his employment and ultimately fired him in November 2023, advising him that he was "being terminated for a reason other than work performance."
"After years of antisemitic harassment, shortly after Hamas ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,... ’s Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, the charging party faced a barrage of comments in the workplace blaming ’the Jews’ for the attack," said EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas.
EEOC ATTEMPTED TO REACH A SETTLEMENT BEFORE FILING THE LAWSUIT
Lucas also said Walton was excluded from scheduled meetings and had his surgery time blocks reduced. Shortly thereafter, his contract was terminated.
"The EEOC will not hesitate to bring litigation to protect Jewish workers from unlawful discrimination and ensure they do not face adverse action simply because they are Jewish. Antisemitism has no place in the American workplace," Lucas added.
This alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on religion and race. The EEOC filed suit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its administrative conciliation process.
Walton’s Jewish identity was not a secret at his workplace. The lawsuit said that he had family photographs in his office depicting relatives wearing kippot and prayer shawls.
Oddly enough, in Cincinnati the Mercy Health group is partnered with Jewish Hospital, founded as the first Jewish hospital in America in Cincinnati in 1847 or 1850 during a cholera epidemic, because in the other local hospitals Jewish patients were pressured to be baptized. It was run by the local Jewish community until it was sold to the Mercy Health group in 2009. The contract requires Mercy Health to maintain the Jewish identity of the hospital, including Jewish holidays and traditions. Jewish Hospital was rated one of the top 50 hospitals in the country for 2026.
Mercy Health’s first hospital was founded by the Irish Catholic Sisters of Mercy in 1892 in Hamilton, Ohio. Their hospitals in Cincinnati are still very, very Catholic.
After being put through years of professional Hell, the good doctor landed on his feet with a position at the Cleveland Clinic, where his patients have given him the same kind of stellar reviews he used to get from his Mercy Health patients.
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[BBC] Recent events in Mali, where JNIM, Al-Qaeda's branch in the Sahel, joined forces with a non-Islamist separatist group to launch a large-scale territorial offensive in April and again in July, have revived questions about its links with Al-Qaeda and the possibility that it is preparing the ground for a split, even if only a formal one.
JNIM has maintained its military momentum, most recently claiming responsibility for a major attack against a military base in central Mali on September 10, which reportedly killed more than 100 soldiers.
The group, whose full name is Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), officially remains an Al-Qaeda affiliate and one of its two most powerful, alongside Al-Shabab in Somalia. However, it no longer resembles Al-Qaeda, neither in appearance nor in its rhetoric, whether in terms of media strategy, branding, or messaging.
Although Al-Qaeda branches generally focus their attacks on their local or regional theaters of operation, JNIM's discourse has moved markedly away from the network's traditional global jihadist rhetoric.
In recent years, it has focused almost exclusively on the Sahel, largely avoided major Muslim causes – notably the Palestinian question, which is central to Al-Qaeda’s propaganda and stated objectives
Don’t be absurd, Ms al-Lami. The Palestinian question, as you put it for the BBC, is just something Al Qaeda pronouncements occasionally throw in at the end to puff up a list of grievances, not an actual concern. Had that part of the world actually mattered to them, they would have joined in the fun sometime in the last three years, or at least said something on the subject. But I don’t recall hearing anything from them…
– ceased issuing joint statements or participating in coordinated campaigns with other branches of Al-Qaeda, and adopted a more conciliatory tone towards some adversaries.
JNIM has also abandoned the distinctive Al-Qaeda branding that once featured prominently in its main propaganda videos.
On the ground, he allied himself with the nationalist Tuareg separatists and expressed his willingness to maintain "balanced" relations with "the Russian side," referring to the forces of Moscow's African Corps present in Mali.
These changes come amid a broader debate within jihadist circles about whether greater pragmatism offers a more viable path to political power, after international jihadist groups repeatedly failed to seize and hold territory, while the Taliban in Afghanistan and, more recently, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria, succeeded in taking control.
This analysis examines the indications that JNIM may be seeking to distance itself from al-Qaeda, either through a formal split or simply by further reducing its ties with this global network. Such a shift would not necessarily signify a complete break between the two groups, but could result from a mutual agreement and constitute a tactical maneuver aimed at improving JNIM's political prospects and allaying fears of an al-Qaeda takeover in Mali.
[IsraelTimes] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to the United Arab Emirates on Monday and secretly met with Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to Channel 12, which cited two unnamed sources, and Rooters, which cited an unnamed senior Israeli official.
Netanyahu flew on a private plane to Abu Dhabi shortly after noon, landed at 3:10 p.m. and spent four hours in the UAE, according to Channel 12.
The Prime Minister’s Office, the Emirati embassy in Israel and the UAE’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The visit comes amid controversy in Israel over an ostensible warning given by the Emirati leader, known as MBZ, to Netanyahu a week and a half before the Hamas ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,... -led invasion and onslaught of October 7, 2023.
The Haaretz daily reported this month that MBZ had warned the premier that the Paleostinian terror group was planning a major operation against Israel. The warning was not passed to Israeli intelligence agencies or the military, the report said.
Netanyahu, who has denied the report and threatened legal action against the newspaper, is facing a tough reelection campaign. Opposition leaders have accused the prime minister of bearing responsibility for security failures that preceded the October 7 attack.
The UAE has declined to comment on the Haaretz report but has said that the UAE and Israel have maintained "open and direct lines of communication" since establishing diplomatic relations in 2020. A UAE source previously told Rooters that the UAE discusses security matters with countries through the "relevant entities," but not "at the level of national leaders."
Earlier this year, the UAE denied that MBZ met with Netanyahu after the latter’s office said in May that the premier had "secretly visited" the Gulf country and met with the president.
A source familiar with the meeting said at the time that Netanyahu and MBZ met in al-Ain, an oasis city in Abu Dhabi along the country’s border with Oman, on March 26.
Channel 12 reported at the time that Emirati officials had explicitly asked that the meeting remain confidential and were angered by Netanyahu’s decision to disclose it, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the countries despite warming ties.
The network had reported that Netanyahu’s decision to reveal the earlier visit was driven by internal political concerns after learning that former prime minister Naftali Bennett — a Netanyahu rival in next month’s Knesset election — had been expected to travel to the UAE the following day for meetings with MBZ and senior Emirati officials.
Since coming under attack during the Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today 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. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... war, the UAE has strengthened its relationships with the United States and Israel, with which it opened ties as a result of the 2020 Abraham Accords. The relationship with Israel gives UAE a lever for regional influence and a unique channel to Washington.
[IsraelTimes] Trade sources and analysts tell Reuters that ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman for oil from inside the Strait of Hormuz have reached their limits after Saudi Arabia diverted exports from the Red Sea.
The increasing amount of Saudi exports this month requires more supertankers to shuttle crude through Hormuz to conduct cargo transfers, they say. That has reduced ship availability, raising shipping costs and increasing the time cargoes are on the water before reaching refineries.
The ship-to-ship transfer system sees many vessels float alongside each other, connected by ropes and hoses, creating a sort of floating bridge. The shuttling process cuts the distance any one ship must travel, but the stopgap measure is complex and expensive.
Meanwhile, preliminary ship-tracking data shows vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell yesterday to nine, compared with the previous day’s 14, with levels also lower than the 10-day average of around 18.
However, some vessels may be sailing through the waterways with their transponders turned off, and they are not considered in the tally.
[KhaamaPress] Germany has identified 488 Afghan nationals as eligible for deportation to Afghanistan, including 267 people with no criminal convictions, according to a written response from the Interior Ministry to a parliamentary inquiry cited by German media.
The figures, published on Saturday following questions from Left Party politician Clara Bunger, show that Germany’s federal states submitted deportation cases involving Afghan nationals to the Federal Police between July 17 and September 27, 2026. More than half of those identified for removal have no criminal record.
According to the Interior Ministry, all federal states except Bremen and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern submitted lists of Afghan nationals eligible for deportation during the reporting period. In addition to the 488 cases, seven Afghan nationals are currently being held in deportation detention at the request of the Federal Police, while another Afghan national remains in jug pending refusal of entry.
The figures reflect a broader shift in Germany’s deportation policy under Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, who has said deportations to Afghanistan will no longer be limited to convicted criminals or individuals considered security threats. Rooters reported in July that Germany carried out its first deportation of an Afghan national without a criminal record since the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... returned to power in 2021, signaling an expansion of the government’s removal policy.
Germany suspended deportations to Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in August 2021 because of the country’s humanitarian and security situation. Deportation flights resumed in 2024 but initially targeted individuals convicted of serious crimes. The current government has since widened preparations to include some rejected asylum seekers who have no criminal convictions.
The policy has drawn criticism from opposition politicians and refugee advocacy groups. Clara Bunger said Germany was preparing to deport people "who have committed no crime" to a country governed by the Taliban, arguing that Afghanistan remains unsafe because of widespread violence, poverty and human rights ...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... abuses.
Human rights organizations and United Nations ...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense... agencies have repeatedly warned against forced returns to Afghanistan, citing restrictions on women and girls, arbitrary detentions, persecution of journalists and activists, and the country’s continuing humanitarian crisis. Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has also ruled in favor of Afghan applicants in some humanitarian admission cases, underscoring the legal scrutiny surrounding Afghan protection policies.
Germany has deported approximately 250 Afghan nationals since the current coalition government took office, according to the Interior Ministry’s latest figures. The deportation policy remains one of the country’s most contentious migration issues as Berlin balances domestic immigration measures against international human rights obligations.
[North Press] Germany and Syria began talks on the return of Syrians living in Germany, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told Rudaw on Saturday, saying the two countries have yet to reach a final agreement.
“We have started talks with Syria after his [Syrian Transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s] visit to Germany,” Dobrindt told Rudaw. “I think we have embarked on a good path and process for that with Syria, but we haven’t yet come to an end.”
Dobrindt said German authorities are considering three groups of Syrians. The first includes people convicted of serious crimes, whose return Berlin wants to pursue quickly. The second consists of people without a clear legal basis to remain, while the third includes those who have integrated into German society, hold jobs and have prospects of staying.
Germany is considering both deportations and incentives for voluntary returns, Dobrindt said.
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[Jpost] The Netherlands began enforcing its ban on the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, with Israeli travelers reporting thorough bag searches at Dutch airports
The Netherlands has begun enforcing its strict crackdown on the import of goods from Israeli settlements, with passengers reporting thorough bag checks at Schiphol Airport.
As of September 22, 2026, the Netherlands officially enacted the sanction decision on settlements in the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and east Jerusalem.
The ban extends to all imported goods, including travelers' personal luggage and souvenirs. Those found to have adjusted origin labels will also be penalized.
Under the new law, intentional violation or circumvention of the rules is punishable by up to six years' imprisonment or a significant fine. Unintentional violations can carry a prison sentence of up to one year.
The prohibition additionally applies to goods that are only partially made or produced in the settlements (i.e. if one ingredient is from the area, even if the product was predominantly made in, say, Tel Aviv).
The date of purchase of the product has no bearing on the penalty, meaning the law is effectively backdated to all purchases prior to its implementation.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATING SANCTIONS COULD RESULT IN SIX-YEAR IMPRISONMENT
Under the new law, intentional violation or circumvention of the rules is punishable by up to six years' imprisonment or a significant fine.
Unintentional violations can carry a prison sentence of up to one year.
According to conservative news site Nieuwsrecht, the day after the ban came into effect, travelers arriving at Schiphol from Tel Aviv walked past customs through the “Nothing to declare” lane when a customs officer asked: “Are you coming from Tel Aviv? Yes? Everyone from Israel, come over here!”
Nieuwsrecht said all El Al passengers were made to put their luggage through a screening machine.
The news site later learned that a unit of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee has been assigned to carry out additional checks on passengers arriving on flights from Israel at the national airport to determine whether they are carrying wine, dates, olives, or other products brought from East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Golan.
Posters listing prohibited items have now also been distributed.
Nieuwsrecht called it a "witch hunt."
Customs in the Netherlands did not respond to The Jerusalem Post's request for comment by the time of publication.
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited by Kamran Gasanov
[Regnum] Ankara is seeking to turn the new trilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan into a viable regional security instrument, but practical support risks a direct clash with Iran and its allies. Good luck with that.
On September 19, Turkey perhaps for the first time attempted a decisive response to the Houthi attacks on the Saudis, but this “decisiveness” appears as limited and hesitant as the attempt to respond to Iran’s strikes on the kingdom during the spring war.
In any case, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told NTV that the Houthi attacks pose a serious threat to Saudi Arabia's territorial integrity, sovereignty, and infrastructure. He added that the monarchy may have military needs, particularly in technical areas, and Turkey is ready to meet them under the Mecca Mutual Defense Agreement, signed last month.
There's no hint of sending troops to defend the kingdom, much less launching a joint operation against the Houthis. The "technical support" formula allows Ankara to demonstrate its allied solidarity without being directly drawn into the Yemeni war.
Most likely, this involves the supply of weapons, air defense systems, UAVs, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, training, and equipment maintenance. The specific scope of military assistance has not been made public.
TÜRKIYE IS TRYING TO FILL THE VACUUM.
The key formula of the Mecca Agreement is that an armed attack on one of the three countries – Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia – is considered an attack on all.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan previously said that the agreement's implementation could include joint defense-industrial projects and counter-terrorism operations.
However, on September 25, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, he specifically clarified that the agreement does not automatically mean that all parties will enter the war on the side of the attacked country. In an interview with Newsweek, Erdoğan stated that states will respond "based on the demands and needs of the country being attacked."
According to him, assistance could take the form of "intelligence, logistics, or ammunition support." Partners' involvement in an armed conflict is generally possible, but not mandatory.
The statement is of fundamental importance. The Turkish president effectively proposed interpreting the pact as a framework for consultation and assistance, rather than as a NATO-like system with a pre-established mechanism for collective military response. At the same time, Erdoğan emphasized that the agreement should not be viewed as an alliance against Iran, Israel, or any other country in the region.
In doing so, Ankara is attempting to achieve two objectives at once. On the one hand, it is demonstrating to Riyadh that the agreement is not an empty declaration and can provide concrete military, intelligence, and logistical support.
On the other hand, Türkiye is avoiding the obligation to automatically enter into conflict with the Houthis, who are backed by Iran, and is showing the Islamic Republic that Ankara is not trying to isolate it.
Of course, when it comes solely to the military-industrial complex, there are no problems. Selling or jointly producing weapons is a relatively risk-free undertaking. Especially since Turkey has planned to increase defense spending by 229% over the next three years.
Investments will help develop and produce fighter jets and missiles, and then sell them to the Saudis. It's quite another matter to side with an ally and wage a grueling, costly, and dangerous war.
Therefore, with all due respect to the treaty, the "Mecca Union" remains more of a political alliance than a full-fledged military one. Ankara can justify itself by arguing that the agreement does not stipulate an automatic response.
Who determines whether an attack has occurred? Are the Houthis' actions an attack or a defense? After all, Saudi Arabia itself launched a military campaign against them in 2015. Furthermore, the pact doesn't explicitly stipulate that allied countries are obligated to send troops.
Even in the more formalized military alliance NATO, where the notorious Article 5 formula of "attack me, attack us all" exists, each country independently decides whether to use force. Incidentally, unlike the North Atlantic Alliance, the "Sunni alliance" lacks a unified headquarters, a planning system, or extensive experience in joint military exercises.
Judging by Fidan's statements, Türkiye is currently proposing to use consultation mechanisms. This is roughly what the European Union, whose military powers are also very limited, typically does.
That is, before the organizations of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey grow into a full-fledged military bloc, it would be good to establish political coordination and ongoing consultations in the defense sphere.
The three countries' foreign ministers took a step in this direction only now: on September 25, they agreed to intensify defense contacts in connection with the events in Yemen.
WHY DOES ANKARA NEED SAUDI ARABIA?
Despite the limited nature of the measures, Turkey cannot afford to take any at all. Firstly, due to the need to maintain the authority of the "Mecca Pact" and secondly, given Saudi Arabia's growing importance to Erdoğan.
The Kingdom is one of the most influential players in the Middle East, a leading oil producer and an important economic partner of Turkey.
After a period of tension between Ankara and Riyadh over Libya, the two sides have gradually restored relations and are expanding trade, investment, and defense contracts. Amid the ongoing lira crisis, the kingdom may continue to be a source of wealth for Erdoğan.
If the Saudis fail to protect their refineries and the East-West oil pipeline from Iran and its proxies in Iraq and Yemen, the country will plunge into crisis.
Until that happens, Türkiye is interested in supporting its ally's defense capability by supplying UAVs, surveillance systems, missiles, and electronic warfare systems.
The countries are discussing a defense deal worth approximately $6 billion, which includes the delivery of warships, Altay tanks, air defense systems, and Riyadh's possible participation in the development of the Turkish next-generation KAAN fighter jet.
WHY ISN'T TÜRKIYE SENDING TROOPS?
Readiness to help Riyadh does not mean that Ankara wants, is ready, and intends to engage in direct war with the Houthis.
After all, participating in military operations in Yemen could lead to a clash with Tehran-backed forces and complicate relations with the latter. In the most extreme scenario, Türkiye risks entering into war with Iran.
Even if the operations are limited to Yemen, Ankara will incur significant costs. The Houthis will have carte blanche to block Turkish vessels transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Iran may also join the blockade of Turkey by preventing its commercial ships from entering the Strait of Hormuz.
Another war could also have a negative impact on the ratings of the ruling Justice and Development Party and Erdogan personally, with parliamentary and presidential elections just around the corner.
For the weakened and divided opposition and the Republican People's Party, from which Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş, following the departure of its leader Özgür Özel, the operation in Yemen would be a convenient tool for raising support among the population.
PAKISTAN CREATES CONTRAST
Against the backdrop of loud Turkish rhetoric, Pakistan's position appears even more cautious.
Islamabad initially stated that the agreement could be implemented in the event of aggression against Saudi Arabia. However, following the Houthi attacks, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry clarified that a military response was not discussed under the agreement.
Islamabad needs to simultaneously maintain its special relationship with Riyadh and avoid becoming embroiled in a standoff with Iran, with which it shares a long border. Pakistan, despite possessing nuclear weapons, has no interest in complicating relations with its neighbor. After all, it faces enough threats already, including terrorist organizations in Balochistan and unresolved territorial disputes with the larger India.
Overall, both Türkiye and Pakistan are demonstrating in every way that the "Meccan Union" is not directed against anyone, and least of all, it is not directed against Iran.
The alliance's long-term goal is to create a new collective security system to replace the discredited American one. Iran may be a competitor to both Turkey and Pakistan, but it poses no direct threat to them.
The main threat to Turkey is Israel, and to Pakistan, India. This explains the talk of Iran possibly joining the pact.
Thus, Turkey's recent statements and joint consultations with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia at the General Assembly demonstrate that Ankara is keen to ensure that the alliance is not taken lightly.
The issue of prestige in the East is always particularly sensitive. Given the high risk of being drawn into the Yemen war, Ankara would prefer to find a regional equivalent of the "Istanbul format" rather than join the anti-Iranian campaign of its main rival, Israel.
It is no coincidence that rumors are already circulating on social media that the Turks are offering the Saudis a deal with the Houthis.
[IsraelTimes] All of Ireland’s national soccer team bowed their heads as Israel’s anthem was played ahead of their UEFA Nations League match on Monday, and players refused to shake hands or exchange pennants, with Ireland beating Israel 3-0 at the near-empty Debrecen stadium in Hungary.
Israel’s delegation explained earlier in the day that the Irish team had informed UEFA authorities that its members would not shake hands with their Israeli opponents, and that UEFA accepted this.
Irish captain Dara O’Shea approached the center of the field for the pre-match talk with his hands still firmly clasped behind his back. O’Shea shook hands with the referee and his assistants, but there was no attempt to shake the hand of Israel captain Manor Solomon.
The Irish players wore black armbands, as promised, in what their delegation claimed was a mark of respect for "all lives lost" in the Israel-Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... conflict in 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 a rusty iron fist by Hamas with 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... The game, in which Israel were the nominal hosts, had been in doubt earlier in the week until Ireland’s players voted overwhelmingly to fulfill the fixture, despite pressure from back home to boycott the match.
Only one player, backup goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, pulled out, saying "it would be wrong to participate" in either this match or the return fixture in Serbia on October 4, "based purely upon my personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong."
The Irish federation did not reserve any tickets for fans to attend the match, and public broadcaster RTÉ featured no studio panel and no analysis, and didn’t sell any advertising around its coverage.
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Republic of Ireland players lowered their heads during the National anthem of Israel.
The Irish players are also wearing BLACK armbands in recognition of all lives lost in Gaza. 🇮🇪🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/zhuuCc9DEJ
The game unfolded in a subdued atmosphere reminiscent of the latter stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, when attendance restrictions left stadiums largely empty.
There were a few hundred Israeli supporters and a handful of Irish fans in the ground, and the shouts of coaches and players could be clearly heard throughout.
The small group of Israeli fans in the stadium were seen waving flags and sporting scarves in the colors of the national team and their favored local teams. One fan could be seen holding the Druze flag.
Striker Troy Parrott netted the opener in the 14th minute, with Adam Idah scoring two minutes later and Jack Moylan adding a well-taken third in the 25th minute.
Ireland needed goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher at his best to deny Israel after the break, and tempers became frayed around the hour mark after a clash between Idah and Raz Shlomo. Both players were booked by German referee Harm Osmers.
At the final whistle, the Irish players maintained their refusal to interact in a civil fashion with the Israelis, with no handshakes at the end of play.
After the match, Israel’s goalkeeper Daniel Peretz apologized "on behalf of all the players" for the team’s "embarrassing" performance, vowing that it would do better in their next two UEFA Nations League games, against Kosovo on Thursday and Ireland again next Sunday.
"It’s not that we didn’t want to play better or did not prepare," he told Channel 5 Sports. Rather, "we wanted to win too much. We came to this match with a lot of emotions and this harmed us. We lost some of our concentration."
Asked what it was like to watch the Irish players bow their heads during the national anthem and eschew handshakes, with the Irish coach turning his back to the field, Peretz said "it all stems from ignorance." He indicated that some of the Irish players did want to understand the situation Israel is in, but overall, "they expressed a view without understanding the situation. That’s on them; they are grown-ups."
Captain Manor Solomon said he "can’t wait" for the return fixture, so that Israel could show how well it is capable of playing.
Solomon said some of the Irish players said unpleasant things to their Israeli opponents during the game. "I don’t want to talk about [the Irish players]. If I say what I think of them, I’d likely be suspended for a few matches... Obviously they hate us. We don’t like them."
"I’m waiting for the next game against them. It’ll be a completely different game entirely."
As for the Irish players bowing their heads during Israel’s anthem, he said: "They don’t interest me. We have a country ten times better than theirs, stronger, an amazing country with amazing people. We are proud to wear the team shirt and to be Israelis. We are proud of our state and of our soldiers. [The Irish] can play all their tricks. We are Israelis and love the country. And that will always be the case."
Team coach Ran Ben Shimon apologized for the team’s "shameful" showing in the first 30 minutes. "Huge disappointment," he said.
"The blame is on me," he stressed, rather than the players. "I thought we had prepared properly. We hadn’t."
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar accused Ireland before the match of being "on the wrong side of history" over the players’ actions.
In a lengthy post on X, Sa’ar referenced the Irish team of 1939 giving the Nazi salute ahead of a match against Germany in Bremen.
He also referred to Irish neutrality during World War II and the condolences offered by then-prime minister Eaemon de Valera to the German representative in Dublin following Adolf Hitler ...late Fuehrer of Germany, founder of the Third Reich, currently communing with his pals Himmler and Heydrich. He is reincarnated every few days, sometimes every few hour if it's an election year, as a politician somebody doesn't like... ’s death.
"Almost 90 years have passed. Ireland’s unique talent for finding itself on the wrong side of history remains intact," he added.
In May 1939, the Irish national football team travelled to Bremen for a match against the German national team.
In order to “honour the hosts,” the Irish players stood before kick-off and gave the Nazi salute as the German anthem “Deutschland über alles,” was played.
"Sports, soccer, basketball, everything is for the public, the people, and not for politics," 31-year-old software development teacher Mol Michael, draped in an Israeli scarf, told AFP. "Once you decide, because of politics, to cancel the Irish audience, this is a really stupid move from Ireland, in my opinion."
Ireland has long been a strong supporter of the Paleostinian cause, with sympathy often linked to the country’s own history of British rule.
Dublin formally recognized a Paleostinian state in 2024 alongside Spain and Norway, and has repeatedly criticized Israel over the Gaza conflict.
[Rudaw] Ottoman Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday that Ankara’s decision to gradually withdraw from a military base near Iraq’s djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... will be implemented in parallel with Baghdad’s efforts to disarm gangs in Shingal (Sinjar).
Ottoman Turkish President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important... and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, issuing a joint statement agreeing to enforce full federal authority in the Yazidi heartland of Shingal, west of Mosul, and subsequently terminate "the presence of all proscribed foreign armed elements."
Speaking to news hounds in New York on Saturday, Fidan reiterated The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund... ’s willingness to hand over the base.
"As Iraq’s roadmap for ending terrorism and the presence of gangs is implemented, Turkey will also move toward gradually reducing and ultimately ending its presence there — I am referring specifically to the Bashiqa base," he was quoted by Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency as saying.
"Hopefully, once the presence of the terrorist group in Shingal is brought to an end and eliminated, we will, of course, take certain steps as well," he added.
Fidan’s remarks come less than two weeks after the Shingal Resistance® Units (YBS), a group affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), agreed to hand over its weapons and integrate with Iraqi security forces following a meeting with the Iraqi premier in Baghdad earlier in September.
Turkey has long cited the presence of the PKK and affiliated groups in the area as a security concern.
The Bashiqa-Zilkan base was established in 2015 following the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS) onslaught, with Turkey deploying around 900 troops and heavy weaponry. The base has been a source of diplomatic friction between Ankara and Baghdad, with Iraq accusing Turkey of violating its illusory sovereignty.
The YBS agreement to hand over its weapons comes against the backdrop of the Turkey-PKK grinding of the peace processor and broader efforts toward the PKK’s disbandment.
Turkey has also maintained dozens of military bases in the Kurdistan Region for decades, citing its conflict with the PKK.
[IsraelTimes] Sa’ar says Israeli-granted privileges and immunities will expire in seven days; move follows Dutch customs checks on El Al flight passengers for West Bank and Golan goods
Israel on Sunday gave Dutch diplomats serving in Ramallah seven days to return their Israeli-issued diplomatic credentials, retaliating after a Dutch ban on goods from Israeli businesses in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights went into effect.
Their diplomatic privileges granted by Israel will expire at the end of that period, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced on X.
"If the Netherlands wishes to continue representing its interests with the Paleostinians," Sa’ar wrote in his statement, "it may do so from Paleostinian Authority territory, rather than from the territory of the State of Israel."
"Israel will not ignore measures intended to harm it," Sa’ar continued. "Any country that acts in a hostile and unilateral manner against Israel will lose influence and relevance in the region."
Sa’ar also accused the Dutch government of failing to seriously address "growing antisemitism and incitement" in the country, and claimed its "anti-Israel policies" were fueling the phenomenon.
"It’s a dramatic step," said an Israeli official of Sa’ar’s announcement.
The move won’t force the closure of the mission, but it will strip the diplomats of their ability to move freely through the West Bank, and will potentially expose them to prosecution if they meet Paleostinians involved with terrorism.
The diplomatic move came days after the Netherlands began enforcing its new restrictions on settlement goods.
Passengers who recently arrived in Amsterdam on an El Al flight from Tel Aviv reported that Dutch customs officials searched their luggage for products originating in West Bank settlements or the Golan Heights.
The policy, which took effect on September 22, bars goods obtained or manufactured wholly or partly in what Dutch authorities classify as unlawful Israeli settlements. The prohibition applies not only to commercial imports but also to products carried by private travelers as souvenirs or gifts. Dutch authorities have stressed that the measure does not apply to goods produced or purchased within Israel’s internationally recognized borders.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee criticized the new Dutch restrictions in a post on X after reports of the baggage inspections emerged, calling the situation "insane."
"There were some people from Netherlands in our church this morning who are flying back tomorrow & have to check their souvenirs to make sure they aren’t from Judea/Samaria — possible 6 yr prison term," Huckabee wrote, adding, "A Nativity set from Bethlehem could put you in prison! Insane!"
However,
the hip bone's connected to the leg bone... Huckabee’s example of a Nativity set from Bethlehem would not appear to fall under the Dutch ban, as Bethlehem is a Paleostinian city, not an Israeli settlement. The six-year term he cited is the maximum punishment for an intentional sanctions violation, rather than an expected penalty for tourists.
Sunday’s measure was not Israel’s first response to the Dutch policy. In late August, Sa’ar expelled Dutch representatives from the US-backed international 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 a rusty iron fist by Hamas with 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... coordination center in Kiryat Gat, citing what he called a series of "anti-Israel measures" by Amsterdam, including its announced settlement import ban. The move was approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The dispute comes amid broader European moves against economic ties with Israeli settlements. On September 8, Britannia announced a planned ban on imports from West Bank settlements as part of a wider sanctions regime that would also target companies and individuals involved in settlement expansion and restrict some exports deemed to support Israel’s presence in the West Bank.
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the measures were intended to reflect London’s view that Israeli settlements and the occupation are unlawful under international law.
Shortly after Miliband’s speech, the leaders of the UK, La Belle France and Canada issued a joint statement confirming that they would "take steps to ban the importation of goods from settlements and enforce targeted measures against settlements and those who facilitate them or profit from them."
[IsraelTimes] Some 1,000 Jews, including a far-right member of Knesset, visit the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem to mark the holiday of Sukkot, with footage showing some openly praying at the flashpoint holy site.
Jews are officially barred from praying at the mount, which was the location of the two Jewish holy temples in ancient times and is Judaism’s holiest site. Muslims revere the mount as the Noble Sanctuary, and it is the site of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Israel maintains overall security at the site, while the Waqf, an Islamic body, administers religious activities.
But National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who oversees the Israel Police, has repeatedly declared that Jewish prayer is now allowed at the site, despite statements to the contrary from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Beyadenu, an organization dedicated to cementing a Jewish presence at the Temple Mount, says hundreds of worshippers are making a pilgrimage to the compound today, singing and celebrating Sukkot.
The group says worshippers are praying with the Four Species – the quartet of palm, willow, myrtle and citron used ritually during Sukkot – and that it has received no reports of arrests.
Videos circulating online show large groups of Jewish worshippers praying in the streets of Jerusalem’s Old City just outside the Temple Mount, while other footage shows Jews openly praying inside the compound.
MK Yitzhak Kroizer of Ben Gvir’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party also posts footage of himself at the site, saying he had gone there to pray and celebrate Sukkot, as well as mark two years since the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
“Precisely today, when we have proven to our enemies the strength of the people of Israel, it is important to continue strengthening our presence and sovereignty in Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount,” Kroizer says.
Hundreds of Jewish worshippers also ascended the Temple Mount and openly prayed there during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur earlier this month.
[IsraelTimes] Tens of thousands gather near slain leader’s tomb as Naim Qassem tells Beirut gathering that Israel failed to destroy group; demands withdrawal from south before disarmament talks
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem ... the Grand Vizier of the Hezbullies... told supporters gathered in Leb ...home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade.... on Sunday to mark two years since the killing of his predecessor, His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...The late, lamented satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...> , that Israel had been unable to break his Iran-backed terror group.
The terrorist organization was weakened after all-out war with Israel in 2024, but regrouped and drew Lebanon into the Middle East conflict in March this year by attacking Israel, which responded with Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s and a ground invasion that Lebanon says have killed more than 4,300 people. Lebanon’s figures do not differentiate between civilians and Hezbollah fighters.
Hezbollah has demonstrated that Israel and its soldiers "were unable to achieve their goals to break the resistance, end its existence, consolidate the Israeli occupation and establish settlements in Lebanon," Qassem said in a televised speech broadcast at the gathering.
Tens of thousands of people, some carrying Hezbollah, Lebanese and Iranian flags or pictures of Nasrallah, rallied at the commemorative event near the slain leader’s tomb in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold that Israel bombed during conflicts this year and in 2024.
Some in the crowd chanted "Death to America, death to Israel."
Nasrallah was revered by his supporters, but headed a terror group whose armed wing is blacklisted by many Western capitals. He was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on September 27, 2024.
The main ceremony marking two years since the elimination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine has begun at Nasrallah's tomb complex in Beirut's southern suburbs. pic.twitter.com/ngvuvf94YT
The liquidation came during more than two months of all-out war that pummeled Hezbollah and decimated its top leadership.
Nasrallah’s chosen successor, Hashem Safieddine, who was also being commemorated on Sunday, was killed in another strike days after his predecessor.
The latest hostilities have further weakened the group.
Ali Nasser, 30, from Haddatha in south Lebanon, said, "This is a historic day. Every year we commemorate it to renew our pledge" to Nasrallah "that we are walking along his path."
The former chief "illuminated the path for us and God willing, we’ll carry on... these crowds are proof of our continuation and our loyalty to this pledge," he added.
After a November 2024 ceasefire, Lebanese authorities committed to disarming Hezbollah, and banned the group’s military activities after it drew Lebanon into this year’s Middle East war.
Violence in Lebanon has decreased since a fragile ceasefire was announced in June after the signing of a US-Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today 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. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... understanding on the broader conflict.
Lebanon and Israel reached a framework agreement later that month, under which Hezbollah was supposed to disarm and the Lebanese military to deploy in pilot zones in south Lebanon as Israel withdraws.
But progress has largely stalled. Israel has said it will not fully withdraw as long as Hezbollah remains a threat.
"We are ready for dialogue and discussion, but first, liberate the south, and let the people return," Qassem said.
He said that with the framework agreement, "the authorities are helping the Israeli-US project instead of confronting it."
"All the pressure on Lebanon today aims to accomplish what Israel was unable to achieve over two years," he said, adding that the Lebanese national army should not be used as "a tool" against the group.
Israel has continued carrying out strikes and maintains troops in what it describes as a security zone extending up to six miles (10 kilometers) inside southern Lebanon.
Israel says the zone is intended to prevent Hezbollah from reestablishing positions from which it could fire on or infiltrate northern Israeli communities.
Israel’s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich called on Sunday for the annexation of areas of south Lebanon under Israeli military control "as far as the Litani River," which runs about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the Israeli border.
Qassem said holding onto positions "is not the main objective" for his group, after Israel carried out detonations this month to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure on the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge.
The IDF said the tunnel network served as the "nerve center" of Hezbollah’s Badr regional division and was intended to support surveillance and fire on northern Israel, as well as a potential ground assault into the Galilee.
"With the great sacrifices that we have made up until now, we can only keep going, and we cannot be defeated," Qassem vowed.
At the event, Ibrahim Hijazi, 56, from Blida in south Lebanon, a border town currently occupied by Israel, said that "this is a sacred occasion for us."
"We lost someone dear to us, but thank God, Sheikh Naim and others are here," he said.
"We are continuing this path... we will carry on even if we all become deaders."
Report: Lebanese president ordered security chiefs to avoid Nasrallah memorial ceremony
[IsraelTimes] Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun instructed the heads of the country’s security agencies not to send any representatives to commemoration ceremonies for former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah taking place today, Lebanese journalist Hasan Illaik reports.
Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike exactly two years ago, the culmination of a rapid succession of strikes that have eliminated half of Hezbollah’s leadership council and decimated its top military command.
The central ceremony is starting at Nasrallah’s tomb in Dahiyeh, Hezbollah’s southern Beirut stronghold, as thousands of supporters hold yellow Hezbollah flags and Lebanon’s national flag.
Qais al-Khazali, head of the Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) and a key member of Iraq’s ruling Shiite Coordination Framework, said in a statement that his movement would “renew” its “pledge of allegiance” to the slain Hezbollah leader.
“We will remain steadfastly marching in defense of this honorable path, ever faithful to every drop of blood shed along the road of dignity and the persistence of resistance [Axis of Resistance],” read the statement.
The Tehran-led Axis of Resistance comprises predominantly Shiite armed factions spanning Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen. While the regional coalition saw major shifts in its operational posture following intense Israeli military campaigns across the region, member groups have remained steadfast political and ideological allies of Tehran.
Meanwhile, the AAH-affiliated al-Ahad TV reported that an official delegation from the Iraqi armed faction traveled to Lebanon to participate in commemoration ceremonies honoring Nasrallah.
Abu Alaa al-Walai, leader of Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS), declared on Sunday that Nasrallah’s legacy and vision remain alive as long as the resistance movement endures.
Walai said in a statement that Nasrallah would only truly die if fighters "no longer hear in the south the chant: 'Humiliation, far be it from us!'" or if "the mujahideen and their families accept normalization and negotiations."
In addition to factional and militia leaders, Iraqi state officials also marked the anniversary of Nasrallah’s assassination.
Qasim al-Araji, National Security Advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, commemorated the late Hezbollah leader, praising “his journey and its defining stances and sacrifices, which left an enduring mark on the hearts of his admirers.”
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani also released a statement, writing that the slain Hezbollah leader’s memory “will remain a testament that the blood of the free is a path to victory, and a gateway to honor and dignity.”
He added that true defeat would only occur if fighters in Gaza and Lebanon make peace with Israel, if Yemen’s Houthis compromise with Saudi Arabia, or if Iraqi armed factions compromise with the United States.
I guess none of those things will happen until the Mad Mullahs are utterly defeated.
Walai’s KSS operates under the umbrella of the Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), a coalition that has claimed responsibility for hundreds of drone and missile attacks targeting US forces and regional assets.
[KhaamaPress] Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that U.S. naval vessels in the Indian Ocean would become military targets if a new war breaks out between Tehran and Washington, signaling a potential expansion of the geographic scope of any future conflict.
The warning was issued by Ali Mohammadi, the deputy political commander of the IRGC Navy, who said Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today 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. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... would attack U.S. ships and destroyers "even in the Indian Ocean" if hostilities resume. The comments were carried by Iranian state-affiliated media and reported by Al Jazeera.
"If another war begins, we will undoubtedly target their ships and destroyers, even in the Indian Ocean, and destroy them," Mohammadi said, according to Iranian media.
The remarks come as tensions between Iran and the United States remain elevated following months of military confrontation centered on the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategically important oil shipping routes.
In recent weeks, Iranian military officials have repeatedly challenged President Donald Trump ...So far he's been unkillable, and they've tried.... ’s assertion that the United States has "complete control" over the Strait of Hormuz. Mohammadi said Washington’s claims do not reflect the reality on the ground, warning that U.S. forces approaching the waterway would face a response from Iranian naval forces.
The Strait of Hormuz carries a significant share of global oil exports, making it a critical chokepoint for international energy markets. Maritime security has become a central issue in the U.S.-Iran conflict, with both sides accusing each other of threatening commercial shipping and military vessels.
While the latest exchange has been dominated by warnings rather than direct military action, regional governments and international shipping organizations continue to monitor the waterway closely over concerns that renewed fighting could disrupt global trade and energy supplies.
The United States has not publicly responded to Mohammadi’s latest comments. However,
the hip bone's connected to the leg bone... Washington has previously maintained a strong naval presence in the Gulf and Arabian Sea, saying it is committed to protecting freedom of navigation and commercial shipping through the region.
Although large-scale fighting has subsided in recent weeks, the absence of a formal ceasefire or diplomatic breakthrough has left relations between Tehran and Washington in a fragile "no war, no peace" phase, with both sides continuing military deployments and exchanging threats.
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[Regnum] American negotiators may hold another round of talks with Iran next week. This was announced by US President Donald Trump on September 27. Killing time until the Mad Mullahs can’t put off surrendering any longer.
"I expect there to be another round of negotiations with Iran [next week]. They want a deal, but it's not a deal I'm willing to make. It's something we might agree to [in 2025]. They've overestimated their capabilities," Trump said in an interview with Axios.
He also noted that he is constantly thinking about the possibility of resuming strikes on Iran.
On September 26, the White House announced that it had rejected Iran's latest proposal to restore shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. He also noted that he planned to resume strikes against the Islamic Republic after the US midterm elections in November.
On September 25, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that Tehran had submitted a plan to Washington via Doha to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He indicated that if the necessary conditions are met, the strait could be reopened and normal shipping restored within seven days.
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As far as I can see these "talks" are just re=arming pauses for Iran?? Also, why is the U.N. still in operation ... especially in the U.S.?? You all know a LOt more than I about this.
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[SyriaUntold] At the beginning of last June, a graphic video spread on social media of an assasination. The video shows two armed men dismounting from a motorcycle and shooting Ratib Al-Hashem Al-Atiwi, from the Syrian Ministry of Defense. They fatally wounded him, before fleeing on bike in the direction of the Baghuz desert and its rocky hills that run along the border of Iraq and eastern Syria.
This was just one of the assassinations carried out by members of an ISIS cell in Baghouz, in broad daylight. The act was quickly claimed by the group's online accounts, signaling a recent escalation in their operations. Less than a month later, on 2 July, Baghouz witnessed two similar assassinations, claiming the lives of two residents.
The first targeted a person in the municipal stadium, who was shot during a friendly football match between two local teams. After fleeing, the assailants opened fire indiscriminately on shops in the market, killing another civilian and seriously wounding others, including a doctor. Additionally, the Syrian Ministry of Defense and security positions were attacked with machine guns in Baghouz, Al-Susah, and Mayadin last month.
These developments on the ground foreshadow a new phase of ISIS activity. The local guide who accompanied SyriaUntold did not hide his apprehension and fear of them. He is from one of the towns neighboring Baghouz, and said reporting with a camera as a foreigner, talking to the locals and listening to their testimonies, is extremely dangerous.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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