[Breitbart] The son of the supreme leader of Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) will spend the rest of his life in a U.S. prison. The sentence comes as the U.S. government is placing extreme pressure on Mexico’s government to force them to act against drug cartels.
On Friday, 34-year-old Ruben “El Menchito” Oseguera Gonzalez, a U.S.-Mexico dual citizen,
…dual citizen? How did he manage that particular bit of cleverness, given the family profession?
went before U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell in the District of Columbia. Judge Howell handed down the life sentence in prison plus 30 years and ordered the restitution of more than $6 billion. The sentence follows a weeks-long trial that took place in September 2024, where several top drug lords testified against him.
Oh dear.
Witnesses singled him as the number two leader of CJNG just under his father, Ruben Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes.
“This defendant helped build Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion into a brutal terrorist organization that pumps poison onto the streets and commits horrific acts of violence,” said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in a prepared statement released after the sentencing hearing.
According to information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, El Menchito is directly responsible for moving ton quantities of drugs into the country and is one of the first drug traffickers to begin moving fentanyl into the country.
El Menchito is directly responsible for ordering the shooting down of a Mexican military helicopter in 2015 to allow him and his father to escape, Breitbart Texas reported at the time. In 2015, after the attack on the helicopter, Mexican authorities only confirmed three casualties and several other officers injured. However, according to information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, at least nine officers died in that crash.
Federal authorities also claimed that much like his father, El Menchito is considered to be a bloodthirsty individual who personally killed some of his victims and ordered more than 100 murders as part of his criminal endeavors.
Mexican authorities captured El Menchito twice before, once in 2014 and once in 2015. Each time, he had been released under suspicious court rulings. However, after the 2015 arrest, authorities were able to get additional warrants to hold him in custody. Mexico’s government eventually extradited him in February 2020, and he has been in federal custody since.
[NYPOST] Two murder suspects who allegedly killed a good Samaritan in Los Angeles County while he was attempting to stop them from stealing his neighbor's catalytic converter were in the country illegally and have lengthy criminal records, Fox News has learned.
Wilber Alberto Rabanales and Jose Christian Saravia Sanchez were arrested by police in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood Thursday for the Feb. 25 murder of Juan Miguel Sanchez.
The incident was caught on surveillance video.
Rabanales, a Guatemalan national, has been arrested at least 15 times in the last few years in the county, predominantly on gun charges, grand theft, burglary and drug charges, police sources told Fox News.
He has multiple grand theft arrests, mostly for stealing catalytic converters, and past charges for multiple DUIs, conspiracy, felon in possession of a gun, possession of burglary tools, possession of meth, possession of stolen property and felony hit-and-run during a police pursuit.
Sanchez has been arrested at least a dozen times, mostly for grand theft, gun charges, drugs, burglary, kidnapping, possession of meth and possession of burglary tools, the sources said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The victim was shot in the chest after he confronted the suspects while they were allegedly attempting to steal the catalytic converter, FOX 11 reported.
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Somalia: NISA Strikes Al-Shabaab in Al-Ba’ad, Kills Commander
09/03/2025
[ShabelleMedia] The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), working alongside international partners, carried out a targeted airstrike in the El-Ba’ad area of the Middle Shabelle region, killing several Al-Shabaab militants, including a key commander, Yusuf Dheg-naas, authorities said Saturday.
NISA confirmed the strike resulted in the death of Dheg-naas, who was responsible for overseeing Al-Shabaab’s operations in the El-Ba’ad area of Middle Shabelle region.
The agency also reported the destruction of several combat vehicles used by the terrorist group during the operation.
Dheg-naas had reportedly been involved in extorting money from residents, further terrorizing the community, according to NISA.
The operation, which is still ongoing, has so far resulted in the deaths of more than 20 Al-Shabaab fighters. Several military vehicles have also been destroyed.
NISA forces, alongside the Somali National Army and supported by international partners, have ramped up their efforts to eliminate Al-Shabaab, which the Somali government designates as a violent extremist organization.
Al-Shabaab Regains Control of Key Areas in Southern Somalia
08-03-2025
[Garowe] Al-Shabaab militants have reportedly regained control of several strategic areas in the Middle Shabelle region of Somalia, including the towns of Al-Kawthar and Boos-Hareeri, according to sources close to the regional administration.
This comes after the Somali federal government and local militia forces, known as Macwiisley, withdrew from several locations due to the continuous attacks launched by Al-Shabaab, which caused significant casualties.
In one of the recent clashes, a senior Somali military officer and his troops were killed in an ambush near Boos-Hareeri when Al-Shabaab launched an assault. The group also displayed military vehicles they had captured during the attack, further demonstrating their strengthened position in the region.
Since the beginning of Ramadan, Al-Shabaab has intensified efforts to reclaim territory it had previously lost in the Middle Shabelle region, resulting in a growing security threat. The Somali government and local forces are now focused on containing the group's expansion, though the situation remains precarious.
This latest development is part of a broader escalation in violence across central and southern Somalia, where Al-Shabaab has been regaining ground. Despite efforts by the Somali government and allied militias, the group’s resurgence presents a significant challenge to national security and efforts to stabilize the country.
The ongoing conflict has cast doubt on the effectiveness of the Somali government's military strategy, which had previously made some progress in pushing back Al-Shabaab. However, the recent setbacks, including the loss of key territories and the deaths of senior officials and soldiers, have led to a sense of crisis.
HirShabelle Leader Mourns Death of Senior Military Officer in Al-Shabaab Attack
08-03-2025
[Garowe] The president of Somalia’s Hirshabelle region, Ali Gudlawe, expressed condolences on Saturday for the killing of Major Abukar Abdulle Raage Gar-Maqaate, a senior Somali army officer, in an Al-Shabaab attack in Boos-Hareeri on Friday that left several dead.
The assault is part of a surge in Al-Shabaab attacks in Middle Shabelle since Ramadan began, targeting areas under Somali government control. Major Gar-Maqaate’s death adds to the mounting losses of military personnel in the region, where the group has intensified its campaign against bases of Somali forces.
Al-Shabaab retook Al-Kowthar and Boos-Hareeri villages in Middle Shabelle region from Somali troops after attacks, according to the residents.
Somalia’s government has struggled to contain Al-Shabaab since President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud launched a full-scale offensive against the militants in 2022. Heavy casualties, including senior commanders, have hit Somali troops, with the deadliest attack occurring at the Cowswayne military base in August 2023. Al-Shabaab said it killed more than 170 soldiers in the assault near El-dheer town, Galgadud region.
Gudlawe hailed the officer’s service and pledged to press on with the fight against the insurgents. Middle Shabelle, near the capital Mogadishu, remains a key battleground. Somali authorities have not released casualty figures from Friday’s clash or detailed their response to the militants’ Ramadan push.
In remarks made at a mosque in the State House [Villa Somalia] on Friday, President Mohamud emphasized that those who defect from Al-Shabaab will not face humiliation or imprisonment. He highlighted that former militants who have left the group are now living with dignity, working within the security forces, government, and even the private sector.
"You will not be humiliated, you will not be jailed… those who defected live with dignity, they are members of the security forces, they are members of the government, they are in the business sector," Mohamud said.
Al-Shabaab, which is designated as a terrorist organization by both Somalia and the United States, has been waging an insurgency in the country for over a decade. Despite its violent campaign, Mohamud’s government continues to offer a path for reconciliation for those willing to abandon the group.
The president also sought to downplay recent security alerts regarding potential attacks in Somalia, including in the capital, Mogadishu. He reassured the public that the government was taking necessary measures to ensure safety and stability.
Al-Shabaab has yet to respond to the amnesty offer, but the president's remarks reflect his ongoing effort to weaken the group's influence by offering former members a chance to reintegrate into Somali society.
The fighting reportedly began on Friday when Al-Shabaab launched an attack on positions held by Somali government forces in the region, after which they took control of the area.
A statement released by the Federal Government of Somalia confirmed that both government forces and local Macawisley fighters seized vehicles and military equipment from the Al-Shabaab fighters involved in the attack.
This clash is part of the ongoing conflict in various regions of Somalia, where government and local forces continue to battle Al-Shabaab militants.
In a separate development, the President of HirShabelle, Ali Gudlawe, confirmed that Al-Shabaab militants were also responsible for an attack yesterday that resulted in the death of a senior Somali military officer, Major Abukar Abdulle Raage Gar-Maqaate.
The attack took place near Boos-Hareeri and also resulted in the deaths of several soldiers accompanying the officer. Al-Shabaab later displayed weapons and vehicles they claimed to have taken from the scene of the attack.
Somali Forces Battle Al-Shabaab in Previously Cleared Areas Near Mogadishu
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[ShabelleMedia] Somali government forces are locked in fierce combat with Al-Shabaab militants in regions near the capital that were declared free of the extremist group three years ago, underscoring the persistent security challenges facing the Horn of Africa nation.
The clashes, spanning the past three years, have centered on the Middle Shabelle, Hiran, Galgadud, and Southern Mudug regions, where Al-Shabaab has launched repeated attacks to reclaim territory.
Among the most recently targeted areas are Ceel Cali, Cali Fool Dheere, Al-Kowsar, Daarunimca, Ceelbaraf District, Cadaan Laxeey, Boos Hareeri, Biyacadde, Mirtaqwo, Balcad, and surrounding districts.
The violence escalated last month, with a significant assault yesterday in the Aadan Yabaal district that killed military officers and soldiers. Government forces repelled the attack, though exact casualty figures were not disclosed.
Security analysts warn that the resurgence of Al-Shabaab in Middle Shabelle poses a growing threat, challenging the Somali government’s grip on these strategic areas. The conflict has raised doubts about the nation’s stability as it prepares for long-awaited elections.
Government officials recently touted improved security, claiming conditions are ripe for free and fair elections. However, the intensifying violence, coupled with political infighting, has fueled skepticism about the feasibility of holding polls soon.
The latest attacks highlight the delicate balance between maintaining territorial control and advancing the electoral process.
The Somali government has not commented on yesterday’s assault in Aadan Yabaal or provided an updated timeline for elections. As fighting persists, experts say the dual pressures of insecurity and internal divisions could further delay the nation’s democratic ambitions.
[ShabelleMedia] Æthiopian warplanes launched precision Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s on Friday against al-Shabaab ... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa... bases in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, Somali Defense Minister Abdulkadir Mohammed Nur said, marking a fresh offensive in the battle against the al-Qaeda-linked hard boys.
The bombardment, involving missile strikes, targeted key positions held by the group in the volatile region, located north of the capital Mogadishu. Nur told the state TV the operation was conducted under the direct supervision of the Somali government, though no immediate casualty toll was available.
"The strikes were carried out with full coordination and approval from Somali authorities," Nur said. "This is part of our unwavering commitment to dismantle al-Shabaab’s network and restore peace."
The minister pointed to the Ankara Agreement, a security pact signed between Somalia and Æthiopia, as the backbone of their joint efforts. The deal, brokered in recent years with The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund... ’s mediation, facilitates military cooperation, intelligence sharing, and cross-border operations to combat the insurgency that has plagued Somalia for nearly two decades.
Friday’s airstrikes come amid a broader push to bolster security ties between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa. Last month, Somalia approved the deployment of Æthiopian troops under the newly established 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... Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), which replaces the previous AU mission, ATMIS.
However,
there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly... local officials in the Middle Shabelle region said that Æthiopian ground forces have yet to engage in active operations in the area.
Middle Shabelle, a fertile agricultural region, has long been a hotspot for al-Shabaab activity, with the group exploiting its proximity to Mogadishu to stage attacks and extort local communities. The Lions of Islam have waged a bloody insurgency since 2007, seeking to overthrow Somalia’s fragile, internationally backed government and impose a strict interpretation of Islamic law.
Æthiopia, a regional military powerhouse, has played a pivotal role in Somalia’s fight against al-Shabaab, contributing troops and air support since intervening in 2006. Its involvement has drawn both praise for stabilizing parts of the country and criticism over alleged civilian casualties—a charge Addis Ababa consistently denies.
Analysts see the deepening Somalia-Æthiopia alliance as a critical step toward curbing al-Shabaab’s influence. "This partnership could tip the balance if sustained," said Abdiwahab Sheikh, a Horn of Africa security expert based in Mogadishu. "But it hinges on consistent coordination and addressing local grievances to avoid alienating communities."
Residents of Jowhar, the regional capital of Middle Shabelle, reported hearing loud explosions early Friday. "The planes came low, and then we heard the blasts," said shopkeeper Halima Yusuf, 34. "We’re used to fighting, but this felt different—more precise."
Somali officials have vowed to ramp up operations against al-Shabaab ahead of the full AUSSOM rollout later this year. The mission, backed by the 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... and funded by international donors, aims to secure key population centers and pave the way for Somali forces to assume greater control.
For now, the absence of casualty figures leaves the immediate impact of the airstrikes unclear. al-Shabaab, which rarely comments on losses, has not issued a statement on the attack.
The Horn of Africa nation remains one of the world’s most unstable, with al-Shabaab controlling swathes of rural territory despite years of military campaigns. Friday’s strikes signal that Æthiopia and Somalia are doubling down on their joint resolve to confront the persistent threat.
[NYPOST] President Trump is giving this anti-Israel campus rabble-rouser a ticket to study abroad — for good.
A Paleostinian activist who led a coalition of twisted forces of Evil seeking the ''total eradication of Western Civilization'' responsible for riotous protests at Columbia University and Barnard College has been arrested by ICE agents, according to his lawyer.
Columbia University Apartheid Divest leader Mahmoud Khalil, who completed his graduate studies at Ivy League Columbia in December, also potentially faces having his visa revoked and his green card canceled following President Trump's crackdown on unrest at colleges, attorney Amy Greer said Sunday.
He also has an American wife who is eight months pregnant. It will be interesting to see if she follows him into exile after he is expelled from the country. It will also be interesting to see where his connections lead — internationally to Iran, Hamas, and/or Communist China, domestically beyond the protest organization he leads at Columbia to Muslim Brotherhood and other jihadi organizations, to Antifa/Black Bloc groups, and of course to the Progressive NGO financing network. And his wife’s connections — is she also an “activist” or is she a dupe married just for the green card that marriage provides?
He was inside his university-owned apartment a few blocks from campus Saturday night when ICE agents entered the residence and took him into custody, Greer said.
Despite graduating months ago, Khalil, who earned his undergraduate degree in Beirut, still lived in school-provided housing due to a policy allowing students to remain on campus after graduating, a source told The Post.
He has remained active in recent disruptive protests, including last week's takeover of the Milstein Library at Barnard College. Videos and photographs posted on X depict him holding a bullhorn near the library entrance and engaged in discussion with school administrators.
That protest featured violent mostly peaceful propaganda flyers that purportedly came directly from the ''Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... Media Office,'' including one pamphlet titled ''Our Narrative— Operation al-Aqsa Flood,'' which justified the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people — and in which women were repeatedly raped, whole families were executed and 251 hostages were taken to 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 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... Strip.
Others at the Barnard library takeover passed around trading card-like photos of notorious Hezbollah leader His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...The late, lamented satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...> , who was killed by an Israeli Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... in Leb ...The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. Only one of those statements is an exaggeration.... last September.
Ari Shrage, head of Columbia's Jewish Alumni Association, told The Post he was dismayed and concerned to see the literature that was being distributed.
''These protesters were handing out materials from terrorist organizations Hamas and Hezbollah. Every American citizen should be concerned when students are encouraging terrorist activities on US soil regardless of their nationality.''
Khalil is being held in ICE custody, with some reports saying he is at the Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility in New Jersey, although his location is not confirmed.
"We have not been able to get any more details about why he is being detained," Greer told the AP. "This is a clear escalation. The administration is following through on its threats."
WHO IS MAHMOUD KHALIL?
Khalil finished his graduate studies at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in December 2024. Prior to attending Columbia, he received a Bachelor of Science in computer science from the Lebanese American University, according to the Society for International Development (SID).
A profile of him on SID states that he has worked for the Syria Office in the British Embassy in Beirut and Jusoor, a Syrian American educational nonprofit.
Prior to his arrest, the Palestinian activist told AP last week, "I have around 13 allegations against me, most of them are social media posts that I had nothing to do with."
The allegations are from the university's newly created Office of Institutional Equity, which has sent dozens of notices to students who have participated in a range of activities in support of Palestinians, according to the AP. Khalil has been accused of organizing an event that glorified Hamas' October 7 attack. The U.S. recognizes Hamas as a terror organization.
Khalil is now being held at a detention center in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Greer told the AP, which reports federal agents have refused to tell the activist’s pregnant wife whether Khalil has been charged with a crime.
Khalil was born in Syria, according to the record of his detention on ICE’s website, and served as a key negotiator between students and university officials regarding the end of protesters’ tent encampment on Columbia’s campus last year, with the AP noting he was one of only a few students involved with the protests who publicly shared their name and identity.
Greer said the firm filed a habeas corpus petition overnight on "Mahmoud’s behalf challenging the validity of his arrest and detention."
"Currently, we do not know Mahmoud’s precise whereabouts. Initially, we were informed this morning that he had been transferred to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey," Greer added.
"However, when his wife – a U.S. citizen who is eight months’ pregnant and was threatened with arrest as well by the ICE agents last night – tried to visit him there today, she was told he is not detained there."
Greer added that the firm has received reports that Khalil may be transferred as far away as Louisiana.
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Who's paying his attorney: Khalil's attorney, Amy E. Greer of Dratel & Lewis? She released a statement alleging that ICE agents wrongfully arrested Khalil.
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Mr. Dratel is co-editor of The Torture Papers: The Legal Road to Abu Ghraib (Cambridge University Press: 2005), which won the American Association of Publishers 2005 Award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing (Law and Legal Studies), and was named among the 100 Best Books of 2005 by the Toronto Globe and Mail, and The Enemy Combatant Papers: American Justice, the Courts, and the War on Terror (Cambridge University Press: 2008). His essays have appeared in The Torture Debate in America, Edited by Karen J. Greenberg (Cambridge University Press: 2005) (“The Curious Debate,” and “Torture: The Road to Abu Ghraib and Beyond”) and The Guantanamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison, Outside the Law, Edited by Mark Denbeaux and Jonathan Hafetz (New York University Press: 2009) (“No Laughing Matter”). He is co-author of the 2003 Supplement of Practice Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. He was profiled in a chapter of In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties In the Age of Terror, by Anthony D. Romero and Dina Temple-Raston, and in the May 29, 2014, edition of The New York Times (“With Distancing, and a Zeal for Fair Trials, a Lawyer Defends Terrorism Suspects”). He is also featured in the 2015 documentary “Deep Web.”
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"Poor Emma! Oh, how they oppressed her!
I too want an A, and to best her
I'm schlepping this Joo --
With great gravitas, too! --
Till the end of my final semester."
[IsraelTimes] Protesters, including several families of hostages, are sleeping rough for a second straight night outside Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv as they maintain a vigil and protest on behalf of the 59 captives still held in Gaza.
Inside the base, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been huddling with senior cabinet members regarding a negotiating team being dispatched to talks in Qatar tomorrow. There is no word on if the meeting is ongoing.
Earlier, hundreds of protesters joined hostage families at the site to rally for a deal and put pressure on the government at the site, briefly blocking traffic and setting a bonfire.
[IsraelTimes] The IDF says troops operating near the West Bank city of Tarqumiyah opened fire on several suspects attempting to breach Israel’s security barrier and enter the country a short while ago.
Several of the suspects were hit, and no soldiers were wounded, the IDF adds.
A military source says the incident is not terror related. Every day, dozens of West Bank Palestinians attempt to illegally enter Israel for work.
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[Regnum] Fierce fighting has broken out between Syrian security forces and supporters of former President Bashar al-Assad in the suburbs of the Syrian port city of Latakia. This was reported on March 9 by the Al Ikhbariya TV channel.
"Heavy clashes are taking place around the village of Batanita on the outskirts of Latakia, where many war criminals from the former Assad regime and the armed groups who protected them have fled," the statement said.
The new leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, called the events one of the expected challenges. He called for maintaining unity and peace, noting that the country has the "potential for survival."
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on December 8, 2024, Assad resigned as president of Syria and left the country after the successful offensive of armed opposition groups on Damascus. He received political asylum in Russia. Al-Sharaa became the head of the interim government.
On March 7, clashes broke out in Latakia between Assad supporters and forces of the new government. Clashes also began in Tartus province. The republic's authorities sent troops into these regions.
According to the Kurdish television channel Rudaw, as of March 8, at least 532 civilians have been killed in armed clashes in Syria. It is also reported that 93 members of the security forces and 120 fighters from among the former president's supporters have been killed.
In addition, fighting broke out in the port city of Baniyas in Tartus province on March 9. According to the Syrian state news agency SANA, Assad supporters attacked a gas power plant in an attempt to destroy the city's energy infrastructure, and government forces are trying to retake the facility.
Fighting Clashes Begin at Baniyas Gas Power Plant in Syria Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Clashes between supporters of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and forces of the country's new government began at a gas power plant in the port city of Baniyas in Tartus province. This was reported on March 9 by the Syrian state agency SANA.
Pro-Assad militias are said to have attacked the plant in an attempt to destroy the city's energy infrastructure, while security forces loyal to the interim government are trying to retake the plant.
Baniyas is a city and port on the western coast of Syria, located between Latakia and Tartus. It is an important center for the gas and oil industry in the Damascus-controlled areas.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on March 6, clashes occurred in Latakia between Assad supporters and forces of the new Syrian government. As a result of the unrest, a curfew was imposed in the province. Later, units of the Syrian army loyal to the new government entered the city.
Kurdish television channel Rudaw reported on March 8 that at least 532 civilians were killed in armed clashes in the provinces of Latakia, Tartus and Homs. It specified that most of the dead belonged to the Alawite community.
The new head of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, called on armed groups of Assad supporters in the provinces of Latakia and Tartus to lay down their arms.
On March 7, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, noted that Russia is alarmed by the sharp aggravation of the situation in Syria. The diplomat added that in the conditions of the transition period that Syria is currently experiencing, national accord, strengthening the security of citizens, and respect for their legal rights regardless of religious or national affiliation are of primary importance.
On December 8, 2024, Assad resigned as President of Syria and fled the country after a large-scale offensive by armed opposition groups on Damascus. He received political asylum in Russia. Ahmed al-Sharaa became the head of the interim government.
In a video speech, Sharaa says "remnants of the former regime" have no choice but to surrender immediately.
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by button men loyal to ousted leader Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad One of the last of the old-fashioned hereditary iron-fisted fascist dictators... Thursday has escalated into festivities that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days, amid claims of mass executions and a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
Sharaa says those who attacked civilians will be held responsible, following intense international outcry.
In its latest toll, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor says 830 Alawite non-combatants were killed in "executions" carried out by security personnel or pro-government fighters in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus.
The fighting, which is ongoing, has also killed 231 members of the security forces and 250 pro-Assad fighters, according to the Observatory, taking the overall corpse count to 1,311.
[Rudaw] Kurdish-led forces on Thursday captured an 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) leader in eastern Syria with the help of the United States army, the two allies announced on Saturday.
The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Saturday that they assisted the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to conduct a raid and capture Salah Mohammed al-Abdullah, "an ISIS cell leader," near the town of al-Shuhayl in Deir ez-Zor province.
"During the operation, the SDF recovered multiple weapons to include a 12.7mm (.50 cal) Sniper rifle, an AK-47, hand grenades, and various weapons and ammunition," said CENTCOM, which oversees US troops in the Middle East.
"The SDF-led operation is part of the ongoing Defeat-ISIS campaign to degrade ISIS networks and prevent the resurgence of the terrorist group in the region. CENTCOM forces enabled SDF during the operation by providing technical support and intelligence," it added.
The SDF thanked CENTCOM for their support in the operation.
"These joint operations increase the level of security in the region and prevent ISIS cells from harming residents. Our forces affirm their firm and steadfast commitment to pursuing and eliminating ISIS cells through the strong partnership with the international coalition forces," said the SDF.
ISIS, which was territorially defeated in 2019, has recently sought to gain ground, taking advantage of the situation after the fall of the Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Lord of the Baath... regime. The SDF, which controls northeast Syria (Rojava), has fought to prevent the Lions of Islam from reestablishing their presence in the evolving security landscape.
The SDF said in January that they carried out nearly 100 operations against ISIS in 2024, capturing more than 270 suspects and eliminating several of its high-ranking leaders.
The SDF has warned that their ability to combat ISIS in the east of the country is being undermined by an offensive by The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the cut of the American pants... member, but not the most reliable... and its allied militias in the north who are trying to take control of a key bridge and dam on the Euphrates River in an area that is under SDF control.
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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
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
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..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
One of the last of the old-fashioned hereditary iron-fisted fascist dictators...
...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 
