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International-UN-NGOs

Greta Thunberg, other activists set sail to Gaza on Freedom Flotilla ship

2025-06-02

[IsraelTimes] Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other activists set sail from Sicily to Gaza on a ship aimed at protesting Israel’s war in the territory.

The trip is organized by the Freedom Flotilla

…a project of Turkey’s IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, a semi-official "charity" branch of the Erdogan government that links the government, the Turkish branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, and pet jihadi groups like ISIS in Syria, or in this case Hamas. IHH puts together a Freedom Flotilla every few years, hoping for publicity like the Mavi Mara incident from the first one in 2010.

coalition, which for more than a decade has sent ships to the coastal enclave in declared opposition to Israeli blockades there.

Rima Hassan, a European Parliament member taking part in the new trip, said Friday the operation had “several aims: to condemn the humanitarian blockade and ongoing genocide, the impunity granted to the state of Israel and raise international awareness.”

Another Freedom Flotilla ship was blocked in Turkey in April after Guinea-Bisseau withdrew its flag, and the vessel was later struck by armed drones, according to its organizers.

In May 2010, another, much-remembered “Gaza Freedom Flotilla” organized by the same coalition was intercepted by the Israeli Navy.

After the convoy refused orders to reroute to Ashdod, Israeli commandos boarded one of the ships, the Mavi Marmara, which was carrying over 600 passengers. After being met with violent resistance, the commandos opened fire, killing 10 Turkish activists. Ten Israeli soldiers were wounded during the attack.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

ISIS landmine kills three Kurdish-led security forces in Rojava

2025-06-02

[Rudaw] At least three internal security forces (Asayish) members of northeast Syria (Rojava) were killed in a suspected Islamic State

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

More than 800 Iraqis leave Rojava’s al-Hol camp

2025-06-01

[Rudaw] More than 800 Iraqis left al-Hol in northeast Syria (Rojava) on Saturday as Baghdad continues to repatriate its nationals from the camp for suspected Islamic State

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Africa Horn

Dervish forces of Somalia’s Puntland State have announced that they have captured the last ISIS hideout in the Cal Miskaad Mountains

2025-06-01

[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

The Dervish forces of Somalia’s Puntland State have announced that they have captured Miiraale, the last ISIS hideout in the Cal Miskaad Mountains. pic.twitter.com/qaeU0V1koF
— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 31, 2025

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

ISIS claims first attack on Syrian government forces since Assad’s fall

2025-05-31

[IsraelTimes] Terror group says bomb targeted ‘vehicle of the apostate regime’ in southern province Sweida last week, leaving 7 soldiers dead or wounded; also hit US-backed Free Syrian Army

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....
group has grabbed credit for two attacks in southern Syria, including one on government forces that an opposition war monitor described as the first on the Syrian army to be carried out by the jihadists since the fall of Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Before going into the family business Pencilneck was an eye doctor. If he'd stuck with it he'd have had a good practice by now...
’s regime in December.

In two separate statements issued late Thursday, ISIS said that in the first attack, a bomb exploded targeting a "vehicle of the apostate regime," leaving seven soldiers dead or maimed.

It said the attack occurred "last Thursday," or May 22, in the al-Safa area in the desert of the southern province of Sweida, a Druze-majority area that borders Jordan.

ISIS said that the second attack occurred this week in a nearby area during which a bomb targeted members of the US-backed Free Syrian Army
... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund...
, claiming that it killed one fighter and maimed three.

There was no comment from the government on the claim of the attack and a spokesperson for the Free Syrian Army didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named.

The Britannia-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, of unclear funding, said that the attack on government forces killed one civilian and maimed three soldiers, describing it as the first such attack to be claimed by ISIS against Syrian forces since the fall of the 54-year Assad family’s rule.

The man killed was accompanying the Syrian government forces in the desert area, according to the Observatory.

Islamic State, which once controlled large parts of Syria and Iraq, is opposed to the new authority in Damascus led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was once the head of al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria and fought battles against ISIS.

Over the past several months, ISIS has grabbed credit for attacks against the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northeast.

ISIS was defeated in Syria in March 2019 when SDF fighters captured the last sliver of land that the turbans controlled. Since then, its sleeper cells have carried out deadly attacks, mainly in eastern and northeast Syria.

In January, state media reported that intelligence officials in Syria’s post-Assad government thwarted a plan by ISIS to set off a bomb at a Shiite Moslem shrine south of Damascus.

This week, Syrian authorities said they arrested members of an Islamic State cell near Damascus, accusing them of preparing attacks.

Another government operation in the northern city of Aleppo this month saw the death of one security forces officer and three ISIS members.

During a meeting with al-Sharaa in Riyadh this month, US President Donald Trump
...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party...
called on him to help the US prevent the resurgence of ISIS, according to the White House.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also said in a statement after the meeting that Trump urged Sharaa to diplomatically recognize Israel and "tell all foreign hard boyz to leave Syria."

Trump also said that Washington would work on lifting crippling economic sanctions imposed on Damascus since the days of Assad, and the US has begun to roll them back.

On Thursday, the long-shuttered US ambassador’s residence in Damascus was re-opened, and US Ambassador to ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
Tom Barrack — who has been appointed special envoy to Syria — proposed a "non-aggression agreement" between Israel and Syria.

Rooters reported earlier this week that Israel and Syria are in direct contact and have, in recent weeks, held face-to-face meetings aimed at calming tensions and preventing conflict in the border region.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

U.S. envoy to Syria holds phone call with the Kurdish SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi amid renewed diplomatic activity in Damascus

2025-05-31

[X]

U.S. envoy to Syria holds phone call with the Kurdish SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi amid renewed diplomatic activity in Damascus. Talks focused on counter-ISIS cooperation and de-escalation efforts. #Syria #SDF #US #ISIS https://t.co/VC66I7KtN7
— NORTH PRESS AGENCY - ENGLISH (@NPA_English) May 30, 2025

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Good Morning

2025-05-30

Court blocks Trump bid to bar
international students from Harvard

Friday 05/30/2025

USS Truman Executes Largest-Ever Carrier Airstrike on ISIS in Somalia

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Israel-Palestine-Jordan Shin Bet says it foiled 85 Iranian cyberattacks, including phishing attempts posing as Israeli official		Europe Milan%u2019s La Scala theatre fires usher who shouted %u2018Free Palestine%u2019 at gala event
Africa Horn Somalia: U.S. Airstrike Targets Al-Shabaab Militants Near Kismayo		Africa Horn Somalia: Puntland Forces Kill ISIS Fighters in Targeted Operation in Cal Miskaad Mountains
Israel-Palestine-Jordan IDF razes West Bank home of Hamas terrorist behind botched 2024 Tel Aviv bombing		Israel-Palestine-Jordan IDF troops kill Palestinian who allegedly tried to attack soldiers with %u2018sharp object%u2019 in the West Bank

A strong magnetic storm began
on Earth on the morning of May 29

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Africa Horn

Somalia: U.S. Airstrike Targets Al-Shabaab Militants Near Kismayo

2025-05-30

[ShbelleMedia] The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, carried out an airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab militants approximately 40 kilometers northwest of the southern port city of Kismayo, officials said Wednesday.

The strike forms part of ongoing joint efforts to degrade the operational capacity of Al-Shabaab, a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda, which continues to pose a threat to Somali civilians, national security forces, and international partners.

In a statement, the Somali government expressed its appreciation for AFRICOM’s support and reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating the insurgent group.

Authorities emphasized the importance of continued collaboration with both the Somali public and international allies to ensure lasting peace and stability in the country.

No civilian casualties were reported in the operation, according to initial assessments.

The U.S. supports Somali forces and a multinational African Union force with drone strikes, intelligence, and training of the SNA’s elite Danab forces based in Beleddogle airfield.

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Africa Horn

Somalia: Puntland Forces Kill ISIS Fighters in Targeted Operation in Cal Miskaad Mountains

2025-05-30

[ShabelleMedia] Puntland
...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
regional security forces have killed several fighters from the Islamic State

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Afghanistan

Russian Defense Minister warns of over 20 radical groups with 15,000 fighters in Afghanistan

2025-05-30

[KhaamaPress] Russian Defense Minister warns over 20 radical groups with 15,000 fighters in Afghanistan threaten Central Asia’s security and stability.

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov on Wednesday, 28, has warned that Afghanistan hosts more than 20 radical groups with over 15,000 fighters, posing a serious threat to Central Asia’s security. Speaking at a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) defense ministers, Belousov emphasized the ongoing danger these groups represent.

He specifically highlighted that radical groups in Afghanistan constitute the primary terrorist threat to Central Asian states. Belousov cautioned that these Death Eaters could infiltrate neighboring countries and beyond, exacerbating regional instability. Although he did not name specific groups, he mentioned imported muscle from the Middle East joining armed factions in Afghanistan.

Belousov further accused Western powers of attempting to impose a strategic defeat on Russia and applying pressure on CSTO member states. He described the military-political situation in CSTO-controlled regions as tense, with escalating challenges faced by member countries.

In line with these efforts, CSTO Secretary-General Imangali Tasmagambetov announced plans to begin military equipment shipments to reinforce the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border starting in 2026. This multi-year program aims to bolster border defenses in three stages over five years.

Russia has also supported joint military exercises in Tajikistan since the Taliban
Taliban

...the once and current oppressors of Afghanistan...
’s return to power in August 2021. President Vladimir Putin
...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances...
underscored the importance of regional security in a meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, stating that threats emanating from Afghanistan require Russia’s active engagement to protect Central Asian neighbors.

The CSTO, comprising Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, has expressed concern over groups like ISIS and radical movements operating in Afghanistan. To address these threats, CSTO members have strengthened security cooperation and maintained close relations with the Taliban to manage border and security risks.

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Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Baby of pregnant terror victim dies after fighting for his life for two weeks

2025-05-30

[IsraelTimes] Ravid Haim was born by emergency C-section after his mother Tzeela Gez was shot and killed by a Palestinian terrorist in the West Bank when on her way to give birth.

The baby of Tzeela Gez, who was shot and killed in a Paleostinian terror attack in the northern West Bank earlier this month, died in the hospital after doctors struggled to keep him alive for the past 15 days, the Samaria Regional Council and the hospital announced Thursday morning.

Gez, 30, was shot and fatally maimed as her husband was driving her to the hospital to give birth on the night of May 14 from their home in the Bruchin settlement.

She was rushed to hospital after the terror attack, and her baby was delivered by emergency C-section at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva.

The baby, who was named Ravid Haim last week by his father in accordance with his late wife’s wishes, had been at death's door since his birth, and was transferred to Schneider Children’s Hospital.

Schneider Children’s Medical Center, where he was transferred after Beilinson, on Thursday morning announced "with regret that last night the baby Ravid Haim, who was born after the terror attack in Samaria about two weeks ago in which his mother, Tzeela Gez, of blessed memory, was murdered, has passed away."

The baby had been at death's door in the neonatal intensive care unit," the hospital added. "Unfortunately, despite the many efforts, the hospital was forced in recent hours to declare his death."

The funeral will take place Thursday in Jerusalem.

Gez’s murder drew outrage from around the country, and numerous leaders mourned the passing of Ravid Haim following Thursday’s announcement.

The terror attack was carried out near the Paleostinian town of Bruqin. A Paleostinian terrorist opened fire on Israeli motorists from the side of the road, mortally wounding Tzeela Gez and lightly wounding Hananel.

She was hospitalized at death's door and declared dead the following morning.

Last week, Hananel named the baby Ravid Haim in a ceremony at his home. His widow had herself chosen the name, the family said.

On Saturday, the IDF rubbed out the Paleostinian terrorist who killed Gez, when during a search of Burqin area he ran toward them while shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest). The man, identified as Naael Samarah, was a member of Hamas
Hamas

..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
and had previously been incarcerated
Book 'im, Mahmoud!
for his activity in the terror group.

The IDF said that troops found an assault rifle and other equipment used to carry out the terror attack in a backpack Samarah had been wearing when he rushed them.

Several other Paleostinians suspected of involvement in the attack have been arrested, including one accused of being the head of a terror cell that Samarah was part of.

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Africa Horn

US Africa commander highlights terror growth in Sahel and competition with China for influence

2025-05-30

[FOX] A top United States military general warned Thursday that terror groups in Africa are ramping up their ability to conduct attacks in the U.S.

Gen. Michael Langley, the four-star Marine General who leads U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), said the Sahel region of the continent is now the "flashpoint of prolonged conflict and growing instability. It is the epicenter of terrorism on the globe."

Several terror groups have expanded drastically in the last three years. Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, is three times the size it was in 2022, he said, and has spread across Mali, Burkina Faso, and parts of Niger, which the U.S. military pulled out of last year.

Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin,

…in Arabic it’s called JNIM and in French is GSIM. Recent estimates of its size range from 2,000-6,000 turbans…

a faction affiliated with Al-Qaeda, is now four times the size it was in 2022, expanding mainly in Burkina Faso.

"We're keeping a good eye on this because they could have the capacity to attack the homeland," Langley said in a call with reporters.

"Throughout my travels across West Africa and through dialog here at the conference, the concerns shared by my peers match my own," he added. "One of the terrorist's key goals now is access to the west coast of Africa. If they gain access to the vast coastline, they can diversify their revenue streams and evolve their tactics, more easily exporting terrorism to American shores."

He noted that the terror groups engage in illicit activity like smuggling, human trafficking and arms trading, which fund their nefarious actions and destabilize the region.

U.S. forces over the weekend conducted an airstrike against the al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab in Somalia. The East African country has been wracked for decades by attacks and insurgency from Islamist terrorists, both from ISIS and al-Shabab.

The U.S. is in a race with China and Russia to gain influence and trust with the local governments of several African nations to help protect citizens from terror groups.

Langley said there is an increasing concern about the number of African soldiers going to Beijing for military training and replicating a U.S. International Military Education and Training (IMET) program.

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