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Just so happens, I was in the grocery checkout line (filling out my loan application for eggs) and saw this on the magazine rack. She has her own publication, with her face on the cover, so there's that...
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TALIBAN SECURITY OPERATIONS UPDATE – The Taliban have approximately 300 personnel involved in the search effort across Kabul. An additional 8 security checkpoints have been set up across the city. The searches over the past twenty-four hours seem to have included several arrests. Early reports indicated that several Panjshiri youth were detained in sweeps across PD 2. Their status/disposition is currently unknown. The following Police Districts had confirmed search activity (some locations were searched previously):
PD 7 - Gozar Gah, Wassel Abad, Chihil Sutun, South Aqa Ali Shams, Deh Dana
PAKISTAN PESHAWAR POLICE SEARCHES – As a part of counter-terror operations, Pakistani Police went through many of the city’s hostels yesterday and were verifying documentation of those foreigners lodged there. Passports and visas were inspected. It was not clear if any arrests had been made by the end of the day.
PAKISTAN POLICE MOSQUE BOMBING INVESTIGATORS SAY THE PLOT WAS PLANNED IN AFGHANISTAN, SUPPORTED BY FOREIGNERS – Investigators interviewed by two prominent news organizations say they have identified the bomber through his DNA as Mohammed Ayaz (37) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 17 people have been arrested by police during the investigation and investigators say they have details related to the planning that indicate it took place in Afghanistan. They went on to say that a ‘foreign intelligence agency’ funded the attack but did not go into details on exactly who they thought was responsible. A delegation of government and religious officials from Pakistan was said to be meeting with the Taliban’s Supreme Leader soon but there is some confusion about where and when the meeting may take place. Pakistan is expected to ask Akhundzada to disavow the TTP and assist Pakistan in neutralizing the terror group. Our analysis suggests the request may fall on deaf ears as the TTP have approximately 5,000 members actively serving in the Taliban’s security forces and could pose a significant threat in Afghanistan should a deal be made between Pakistan and the Taliban. Ultimately, we expect an announcement about cooperation and/or facilitation of dialogue but Pakistan should expect the status quo to remain in effect.
TALIBAN IMPOSES LIMITS ON FOREIGN CURRENCIES AT BORDERS/AIRPORTS – The Taliban announced new limits on the amounts of foreign currencies travelers would be allowed to take/bring with them when they travel (US dollars were specifically mentioned). While several bans have been tried in the past, they were not particularly well enforced. The move was urged by leaders of the central bank who are concerned about the devaluation of the Afghani.
PUBLIC FLOGGINGS IN GHOR – The punishments were doled out yesterday in Firozkoh to 7 people (1 woman among them). The people had been condemned over a variety of infractions ranging from alcohol consumption to infidelity. The condemned faced between 15-39 lashes, depending on the crimes they were accused of.
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SEARCHES AND SECURITY OPERATIONS TO CONTINUE – We have no indications that security operations will halt. We do not have information about which neighborhoods will be searched today.
RESULTS OF PAKISTAN INVESTIGATION COULD MEAN CROSS-BORDER COUNTER-TERROR OPERATIONS – While Pakistan is dealing with significant domestic issues, the announcement of Afghanistan’s use as a base to launch the bombing of the Mosque in Peshawar could precipitate Pakistani strikes or raids across the border.
[Garowe] Kenya has stepped up surveillance measures alomg the border to block al-Shabaab ...... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa... bully boyz from crossing over amid ongoing crackdown against the bully boyz who control large swathes of rural central and southern Somalia, in a strategy aimed at preventing escalation of attacks in the country.
Kithure Kindiki, who is the Interior Cabinet Secretary, said the ongoing crackdown against al-Shabaab could trigger them to cross over to the country and probably cause mayhem. Somalia has been pursuing the bully boyz in all fronts for the last seven months, killing hundreds in the process.
The Interior CS stated that they have stepped up our border patrols to prevent the proliferation of illicit arms, illicit drugs.
"Our security agencies are alert to ensure that these bully boyz do not cross into our territory to keep them at bay now that this terror group is its weakest," he said.
The minister, who visited Mandera County and other surrounding areas, noted that intelligence services are cooperating well in the fight against the turbans. He said Kenya is ready to work closely with Somalia to defeat the turbans.
"We are always aware that forces of Evil only need one lucky break to hurt our Country and inflict us with pain. We must always strike first and fast to neutralise them and obliterate their nefarious networks," he said.
Kindiki said security teams have managed to neutralize many terror attacks in northeastern Kenya, adding that several weapons have also been destroyed in the process. He also said since William Ruto took over, crime rates in the country has reduced by 13.5 percent.
"Urban crime, especially the Nairobi muggings that had threatened to disrupt life and businesses in our capital city in the September/October season, has now been contained," he said.
Kenya has deployed elite forces along the border with Somalia with the Kenya Defense Forces [KDF] leading the team. In Somalia, there are 3,500 KDF soldiers serving in the 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... Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS] who are expected to hand over security responsibilities to Somali National Army [SNA] in coming months.
[IsraelTmes] Local police say Khorasan Province leadership of 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.... ordered suspects to take action against Swedish and Dutch missions, Jewish and Christian houses of worship
Istanbul police have arrested 15 suspects connected to the Islamic State terror group, who were allegedly plotting to target synagogues and churches there, Ottoman Turkish media reported on Sunday.
"15 people were detained on the grounds that the so-called Khorasan Province leadership of ISIS [IS] ordered an action against the Swedish and Dutch consulate generals and places of worship belonging to our Christian and Jewish citizens in Istanbul," Istanbul police said in a statement according to the Ottoman Turkish daily, Hurriyet.
Last month, the US state department issued a warning to US citizens residing in The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... that terror attacks could be imminent against diplomatic institutions and places Westerners are known to congregate, specifically naming churches and synagogues.
The potential attacks were believed to be retaliation for the public burning of a Koran by a far-right Danish politician outside of the Ottoman Turkish embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, in late January. The Koran burning ...One of the basic tenets of Islam is that once a Koran has been printed it is expected to last for all time, no matter how old, ratty, and smelly other, lesser holy books may become. Should it actually become necessary to put a Koran out of its misery there is a ritual that includes extensive charivari, featuring long drawn-wailing and head bonking, ritual wife beating, and the sacrifice of dozens of women's noses and pubic lips. When the actual disposal has been completed there is a prescribed period of celebratory gun sex with the expectation of a minimum of two hundred casualties. Should actual infidels dispose of a Koran, Islamic custom calls for three weeks of rioting and a minimum of three dozen dead, which is a holdover from the days of Moloch worship.... sparked an outcry in Turkey and across the Islamic world, and a Moslem man threatened to burn a Torah scroll outside of Stockholm’s Israeli embassy.
Sweden’s Jewish community condemned the Koran burning.
Ottoman Turkish Jewish institutions have been targeted before by holy warriors responding to geopolitical issues. In 2003, al-Qaeda orchestrated a wave of bombings in Istanbul, hitting symbolic Western targets, such as the British consulate and local headquarters of the British HSBC bank. They also bombed two Ottoman Turkish synagogues, killing 28 people and injuring hundreds.
The suspects arrested Sunday were allegedly affiliated with the "Khorasan" wing of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS-K, who have warred with the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... in Afghanistan. They are focused on Khorasan, a region that historically covered the eastern frontier of the ancient Persian Empire.
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[Dawn] Security forces killed 12 forces of Evil of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... Pakistain (TTP) during an intelligence-based operation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat area, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces and the forces of Evil exchanged fire late Tuesday night during which the holy warriors were killed.
"Terrorists’ movement and activities were being watched by intelligence tentacles for the last one week. Terrorists were lured in by providing a vehicle for escape that was intercepted and neutralised," the ISPR said.
Weapons, ammunition and Afghan currency were also recovered from the forces of Evil during the operation, it stated, adding that security forces were carrying out a clearance operation in the area.
"Locals appreciated the operation and lauded the efforts of Pakistain Army in eliminating terrorism," the statement concluded.
Over the past few months, the law and order situation in the country has worsened, with terrorist groups executing attacks with near impunity across the country.
Since the talks with the TTP broke down in November, the murderous Moslem group has intensified its attacks, particularly targeting the police in KP and areas bordering Afghanistan. Insurgents in Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... have also stepped up their violent mostly peaceful activities and formalised a nexus with the outlawed TTP.
According to statistics released by the Pakistain Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), January 2023 remained one of the deadliest months since July 2018, as 134 people bit the dust — a 139 per cent spike — and 254 received injuries in at least 44 murderous Moslem attacks across the country.
Most recently, more than 80 people — mostly cops — bit the dust during a suicide kaboom at a mosque in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire... ’s Police Lines. The TTP had earlier grabbed credit for the attack. It later distanced itself from it but sources earlier indicated that it might have been the handiwork of some local faction of the banned group.
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[Shafaq News] On Saturday, ISIS kidnapped a young man east of Saladin Governorate.
A security source affiliated with the Peshmerga forces told Shafaq News agency that the bandidosfaceless myrmidons kidnapped a 19-year-old man north of Tuz Khurmato at the borders of Kifri district.
ISIS sent a text message to the kidnapped's family demanding a large sum of money. He said.
It is worth noting that the region between the borders of Saladin and Iraqi Kurdistan witnessed many kidnapped cases due to the security vacuums, where ISIS seeks to infiltrate the inhabited areas, abducting shepherds and farmers to obtain funds.
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[Shafaq News] Iraqi politician Ali Saadoun al-Lami has survived an liquidation attempt in Maysan's capital city, Amarah, a source revealed on Sunday.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that a group of unknown assailants reportedly sprayed al-Lami's vehicle with bullets in the Dobaysat area near the Baghdad bus station.
"The politician's bodyguards reacted to the source of fire and forced them to flee," the source concluded.
[Shafaq News] Sulaymaniyah-based Counter-Terrorism-Group (CTG) has apprehended a person with ties to 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.... Death Eater group, an official statement said on Sunday.
According to the statement, the arrestee was captured in cooperation with the Iraqi federal forces.
The ISIS krazed killer, W.M.H from Baghdad, was handed to the relevant authorities in accordance with Article 4/Terrorism.
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[IsraelTimes] Military says troops return fire at 17-year-old who shot at them in northern West Bank; Lion’s Den group claims shooting at forces; army vehicles damaged near Jenin
A Paleostinian teenager was killed in armed festivities with Israeli troops early Tuesday in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the military and Paleostinian health officials said.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, a Paleostinian gunman shot up troops operating in Nablus. The forces returned fire and the suspect was hit, the IDF said.
According to the Paleostinian Authority Health Ministry, 17-year-old Hamza Amjad al-Ashqar was fatally shot in the head.
Images circulating online showed al-Ashqar brandishing an assault rifle, indicating his possible affiliation with a local gang.
The Nablus-based Lion’s Den terror group in a statement claimed to have shot up Israeli forces in the city.
The IDF said bombs, Molotov cocktails and stones were also hurled at troops operating in Nablus.
Separately in other areas of the West Bank, troops detained nine wanted Paleostinians in overnight raids, and seized several weapons, the IDF said.
In the village of Burqin near Jenin, the IDF said troops came under "massive gunfire" by Paleostinian button men, and bombs hurled at forces damaged several army vehicles. Four wanted Paleostinians were detained in the village, the IDF said.
No Israeli soldiers were hurt during the festivities and overnight raids, the military said.
[NPASyria] On Tuesday, Ottoman Turkish forces shelled vicinity of the town of Tel Rifaat in Aleppo northern countryside though a devastating earthquake struck each of The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... and Syria on Monday at dawn.
A local source told North Press the Ottoman Turkish forces targeted Tel Rifaat with several shells.
The shelling caused damages to residential houses, according to the source.
The town of Tel Rifaat, 35 km north of Aleppo city, has been a shelter for Afrin displaced people since 2018 following the Ottoman Turkish invasion of Afrin and its countryside which resulted in the displacement of about 300.000 of the original inhabitants.
There are 1.662 displaced families from Afrin and 35 displaced families from Idlib live in Tel Rifaat, according to statistics carried out by Autonomous Administration of Afrin, which is currently operating in the northern countryside of Aleppo.
There are also 630 families that include about 3.000 people of original residents in the town, according to the same source.
The shelling took place as Turkey and Syria are incurring impacts of the devastating earthquake that killed and maimed thousands people.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
...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 
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
