southfront--2020-10-31--Dead Man’s Hopes: Armenian Leadership Asks Russia For Help Amid Nearing Military Defeat In Nagorno-K

Dead Man’s Hopes: Armenian Leadership Asks Russia For Help Amid Nearing Military Defeat In Nagorno-Karabakh

The diplomatic process surrounding the ongoing Armenian-Azerbaijani war has reached an expected stalemate .
The Armenians do not want to surrender , while the Azerbaijani-Turkish bloc does not want to abandon their high chances of the military victory in the conflict and the full seizure of the Nagorno-Karabakh region .
The Co-Chairs of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe held consultations involving Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers on October 30 .
As a result , the sides issued a joint statement as a result of the negotiations : • The sides will not deliberately target civilian populations or non-military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; • The sides will actively engage in the implementation of the recovery and exchange of remains on the battlefield by providing the ICRC and PRCiO the necessary safety guarantees for facilitation ; • The sides will deliver to the ICRC and PRCiO , within one week , a list of currently detained prisoners of war for the purposes of providing access and eventual exchange ; • The sides will provide in writing comments and questions related to possible ceasefire verification mechanisms in accordance with item 2 of the October 10 joint statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempt to finally establish the humanitarian ceasefire repeatedly agreed by Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the war on October 27 .
The problem is that while both sides claim that they follow the ceasefire and accuse each others of violating it , clashes and massive strikes on civilian targets continue on the ground .
Speculations of US National Security Adviser Robert O ’ Brien about the possible deployment of some mysterious Scandinavian peacekeepers to the combat zone are also just words as long as the Azerbaijani-Turkish advance continues .
Instead , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NATO allies towards its campaign in Nagorno-Karabakh just ensures Baku and Ankara that they are on the right track .
The Armenian military says Azerbaiajn uses white phosphorus munitions in Karabakh : In these conditions , the pro-Western government of Armenia started to ‘ suspect ’ that its NATO allies will not help it in the war with Azerbaijani supported by another NATO member state ( Turkey ) .
So , Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan opted to write an official request to Moscow complaining that the Armenian pro-Western policies do not help and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
In the letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin , Pashinyan remembered that Armenia is formally a Russian ally and asked for support to ensure the security of Armenia .
In response , the Russian Foreign Ministry announced Moscow will provide all necessary assistance to Yerevan in accordance with the Treaty of Friendship , Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the two countries , if the war comes to Armenia ’ s territory .
“ We confirm the Russian Federation ’ s commitment to its allied obligations towards the Republic of Armenia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friendship , Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia of August 29 , 1997 , ” the ministry said .
“ In accordance with the treaty , Russia will provide all necessary assistance to Yerevan , if fighting spills over to the territory of Armenia.
” “ We once again call on the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to agree on an immediate ceasefire , the de-escalation of tensions and a return to substantive negotiations in order to achieve a peaceful settlement based on the underlying principles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the foreign ministers of the Russian Federation , the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia in Moscow on October 10.
” It should be noted that this Russian position is not some ‘ breaking news ’ .
Despite years of anti-Russian propaganda in Armenia and the de-facto anti-Russian stance of the Pashinyan government , Russia has always been and remains the only real guarantor of the Armenian territorial integrity .
As to the Nagorno-Karabakh question , Armenia itself does not recognize this territory as an independent sate or a part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officially entered the war in Karabakh and avoided sending its regular troops there .
Therefore , it would be surprising to expect the direct Russian intervention in the conflict .
However , if the Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc pushes too hard and tries to advance inside Armenian sovereign borders , Russia will have to react .
This video confirms the Azerbaijani control over the Khodaafarin Bridges on the border with Iran : The situation on the frontline remains critical for the Armenias .
Azerbaijani forces continue their pressure in the direction of the Lachin corridor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region – Shusha .
Baku insists that these offensive actions are just a response to the ceasefire violations by Armenia .
The most recent report on the situation in the region by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry sounds this way : The Azerbaijani military also reported numerous strikes on Azerbaijani towns and settlements by Armenian forces .
According to it , most of them hit the districts of Terter , Aghdam , and Aghjabedi .
Reprots about white phosphorus munitions , which Armenia says Baku uses in the conflict , are a part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Intelligence data has been received on the delivery of a large amount of phosphorus cargo to units stationed in the defensive site of the 3rd motorized rifle regiment of the 37th rifle division of the 1st combined arms army of the Armenian armed forces in the occupied Khojavend direction .
It is expected that the aim of the enemy on delivery phosphorus-containing ammunition to the specified regions is primarily their use against the Azerbaijan Army Units .
On the other hand , it targets to spread misinformation that the ammunition was allegedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Army Units .
The Armenian side lays the basis for its further provocations by spreading on October 30 false and fake information about the alleged use of weapons containing white phosphorus by the Azerbaijan Army .
We declare once again that the Azerbaijan Army does not have any prohibited ammunition in its armament .
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry released fresh videos of strikes on Armenian targets : The Armenian vision of the situation is expectedly quite different .
According to its version of events , Armenian forces do not shell civilian targets and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Azerbaijan pound towns and settlements with civilians , including Shusha and Stepanakert .
( In reality , both sides shell civilian targets ) According to the Armenian Defense Ministry , the Azerbaijani military has suffered even more casualties after their failed attacks on Lachin and Shusha .
Thus , the alleged number of its casualties reached 6,947 .
At the same time , Azerabaijan allegedly lost 656 armoured vehicles , 6 rocket launchers , 25 military planes , 16 helicopters and 239 UAVs .
Despite these claims , even Armenian admit that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conflict .
The recent Azerbaijani push towards Shusha became a visual example of this .
Azerbaijani forces tried to storm Lachin and , when they realized that the Armenians concentrated large forces there , carried out a blitz attack towards the center of Karabakh and almost achieved a success .
The leadership of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic confirms that Azerbaijani troops were located in a striking distance from Shusha .
It should be noted that the long frontline and attempts of Armenian forces to protect all what they can instead of concentrating the main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the strategic advantage of Azerbaijan because it has the advantage in manpower , military equipment and dominates in the skies .
In general , the Armenians have more motivated infantry but this appeared to be not enough in these conditions .
The development of the military situation in Nagorno-Karabakh since September 27 : In these conditions , there are two main hopes of the Armenian leadership : • The permanent ceasefire and return to the negotiations process with Azerbaijan due to the increasing international pressure on Baku ( through diplomatic channels and sanction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of some third party in the conflict on the side of Armenia .
For the scenario 2 , the main candidate is Russia .
Currently , Moscow demonstrates that it is not going to intervene in the conflict militarily if it remains on the territory of Karabakh .
At the same time , Turkey and Azerbaijan are also not interested in expanding the territory of the conflict and further because this will likely lead to the involvement of other forces in the war that could ( and likely will ) lead to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in some scenarios , the Armenians could be directly interested in the Turkish-Azerbaijani attack on Armenian sovereign borders , especially in the area where Russian forces are deployed ( to trigger the scenario of the 2008 war in South Ossetia that started after a direct attack on Russian peacekeepers by Georgia ) .
The shelling of the Armenian territory by Azerbaijan has already taken place and Azerbaijan accused Armenia of using weapons deployed near Karabakh in the conflict .
However , now , Yerevan could even more actively involve its troops deployed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Karabakh .
For example , Armenia can use its artillery units deployed near the border area .
This as well as the public employment of regular troops could become the last try of the Armenians if they really aim to win the war .
At the same time , actions of the Pashinyan government in the previous years and since the start of the war raise concerns that he and his Soros-linked circle are not really interested in Nagorno-Karabakh .
First , they created diplomatic conditions for the Azerbaijani-Turkish advance there and now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ propaganda hand as it allows Azerbaijan to recapture the area .
In general , this will allow the current political regime in Armenia to make an ever more dramatic turn towards the ‘ Western integration ’ and resolve the ‘ territorial issue ’ that prevents its further formal cooperation with NATO .
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The diplomatic process surrounding the ongoing Armenian-Azerbaijani war has reached an expected stalemate. The Armenians do not want to surrender, while the Azerbaijani-Turkish bloc does not want to abandon their high chances of the military victory in the conflict and the full seizure of the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The Co-Chairs of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe held consultations involving Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers on October 30. As a result, the sides issued a joint statement as a result of the negotiations:
The sides will not deliberately target civilian populations or non-military objects in accordance with international humanitarian law;
The sides will actively engage in the implementation of the recovery and exchange of remains on the battlefield by providing the ICRC and PRCiO the necessary safety guarantees for facilitation;
The sides will deliver to the ICRC and PRCiO, within one week, a list of currently detained prisoners of war for the purposes of providing access and eventual exchange;
The sides will provide in writing comments and questions related to possible ceasefire verification mechanisms in accordance with item 2 of the October 10 joint statement.
In fact these negotiations were another attempt to finally establish the humanitarian ceasefire repeatedly agreed by Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the war on October 27. The problem is that while both sides claim that they follow the ceasefire and accuse each others of violating it, clashes and massive strikes on civilian targets continue on the ground.
Speculations of US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien about the possible deployment of some mysterious Scandinavian peacekeepers to the combat zone are also just words as long as the Azerbaijani-Turkish advance continues. Instead, the soft position of Turkey’s NATO allies towards its campaign in Nagorno-Karabakh just ensures Baku and Ankara that they are on the right track.
“Any sort of Turkish mediation or peacekeeping role is a non-starter for the United States, as well as for Armenia. We believe that both countries should accept Scandinavian peacekeepers, and we are working with Scandinavian governments to put together a peacekeeping force that could be deployed into the region to keep the ceasefire,” Mr. O’Brien said.
The Armenian military says Azerbaiajn uses white phosphorus munitions in Karabakh:
In these conditions, the pro-Western government of Armenia started to ‘suspect’ that its NATO allies will not help it in the war with Azerbaijani supported by another NATO member state (Turkey). So, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan opted to write an official request to Moscow complaining that the Armenian pro-Western policies do not help and it is time for Russia to rescue it.
In the letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pashinyan remembered that Armenia is formally a Russian ally and asked for support to ensure the security of Armenia.
“Taking into account the fact that hostilities are approaching the Armenian border and encroachment upon the territory of the Republic of Armenia, the prime minister turned to the president of the Russian Federation with a request to start immediate consultations to determine the form and degree of support that the Russian Federation can provide to Armenia to ensure security, taking as a basis allied relations and Article 2 of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance of August 29, 1997,” the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry said.
In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced Moscow will provide all necessary assistance to Yerevan in accordance with the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the two countries, if the war comes to Armenia’s territory.
“We confirm the Russian Federation’s commitment to its allied obligations towards the Republic of Armenia, including those arising from the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia of August 29, 1997,” the ministry said. “In accordance with the treaty, Russia will provide all necessary assistance to Yerevan, if fighting spills over to the territory of Armenia.” “We once again call on the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to agree on an immediate ceasefire, the de-escalation of tensions and a return to substantive negotiations in order to achieve a peaceful settlement based on the underlying principles in line with the agreements reached by the foreign ministers of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia in Moscow on October 10.”
It should be noted that this Russian position is not some ‘breaking news’. Despite years of anti-Russian propaganda in Armenia and the de-facto anti-Russian stance of the Pashinyan government, Russia has always been and remains the only real guarantor of the Armenian territorial integrity. As to the Nagorno-Karabakh question, Armenia itself does not recognize this territory as an independent sate or a part of Armenia. Furthermore, Armenia did not officially entered the war in Karabakh and avoided sending its regular troops there. Therefore, it would be surprising to expect the direct Russian intervention in the conflict. However, if the Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc pushes too hard and tries to advance inside Armenian sovereign borders, Russia will have to react.
Armenian reinforcemetns move towards the frontline:
This video confirms the Azerbaijani control over the Khodaafarin Bridges on the border with Iran:
The situation on the frontline remains critical for the Armenias. Azerbaijani forces continue their pressure in the direction of the Lachin corridor and the second largest town in the region – Shusha. Baku insists that these offensive actions are just a response to the ceasefire violations by Armenia.
The most recent report on the situation in the region by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry sounds this way:
During the day on October 30 and night on October 31, the Armenian armed forces fired at the positions of the units of Azerbaijan Army and our human settlements in different directions of the front using various weapons, including artillery and missiles. The combat operations continued mainly in the Aghdere, Khojavend and Gubadli directions. As a result of retaliatory actions against the Armenian armed forces in various directions of the front, there were killed and wounded among the enemy’s personnel. During the day and at night yesterday, a large number of enemy forces, 2 T-72 tanks, 3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV), 2 “Smerch” and 1 BM-21 “Grad” MLRS, 12 different types of howitzers, 1 – “OSA” anti-aircraft missile system, 1 electronic warfare station and 2 auto vehicles were destroyed and wrecked. Currently, our troops control the operational situation. The strike on an alleged Armenian special forces unit:
The Azerbaijani military also reported numerous strikes on Azerbaijani towns and settlements by Armenian forces. According to it, most of them hit the districts of Terter, Aghdam, and Aghjabedi. Reprots about white phosphorus munitions, which Armenia says Baku uses in the conflict, are a part of the Armenian provications, according to Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry insists:
Intelligence data has been received on the delivery of a large amount of phosphorus cargo to units stationed in the defensive site of the 3rd motorized rifle regiment of the 37th rifle division of the 1st combined arms army of the Armenian armed forces in the occupied Khojavend direction. It is expected that the aim of the enemy on delivery phosphorus-containing ammunition to the specified regions is primarily their use against the Azerbaijan Army Units. On the other hand, it targets to spread misinformation that the ammunition was allegedly scattered over the terrain by the Azerbaijan Army Units. The Armenian side lays the basis for its further provocations by spreading on October 30 false and fake information about the alleged use of weapons containing white phosphorus by the Azerbaijan Army. We declare once again that the Azerbaijan Army does not have any prohibited ammunition in its armament.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry released fresh videos of strikes on Armenian targets:
The Armenian vision of the situation is expectedly quite different. According to its version of events, Armenian forces do not shell civilian targets and it is ‘terrorist forces’ of Azerbaijan pound towns and settlements with civilians, including Shusha and Stepanakert. (In reality, both sides shell civilian targets)
Excerpt from the testimony of victim Zhenya Pavlov Babayan Q: You were alone in the hospital, there were no other Armenians.
A: I don't know where the other two are, but later they told me “your Armenians were slaughtered ”
🇷🇺/🇬🇧 subtitles pic.twitter.com/jgR7quhMde — Armenian Unified Infocenter (@ArmenianUnified) October 31, 2020
According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, the Azerbaijani military has suffered even more casualties after their failed attacks on Lachin and Shusha. Thus, the alleged number of its casualties reached 6,947. At the same time, Azerabaijan allegedly lost 656 armoured vehicles, 6 rocket launchers, 25 military planes, 16 helicopters and 239 UAVs.
Последние данные о потерях Азербайджана The last update of new losses of #Azerbaijan pic.twitter.com/YUwir8AW0Q — Armenian Unified Infocenter (@ArmenianUnified) October 31, 2020
Despite these claims ,even Armenian admit that the Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc keeps the initiative in the conflict. The recent Azerbaijani push towards Shusha became a visual example of this. Azerbaijani forces tried to storm Lachin and, when they realized that the Armenians concentrated large forces there, carried out a blitz attack towards the center of Karabakh and almost achieved a success. The leadership of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic confirms that Azerbaijani troops were located in a striking distance from Shusha.
It should be noted that the long frontline and attempts of Armenian forces to protect all what they can instead of concentrating the main forces on the key directions contribute to the strategic advantage of Azerbaijan because it has the advantage in manpower, military equipment and dominates in the skies. In general, the Armenians have more motivated infantry but this appeared to be not enough in these conditions.
The development of the military situation in Nagorno-Karabakh since September 27:
In these conditions, there are two main hopes of the Armenian leadership:
The permanent ceasefire and return to the negotiations process with Azerbaijan due to the increasing international pressure on Baku (through diplomatic channels and sanction threats); The military intervention of some third party in the conflict on the side of Armenia.
For the scenario 2, the main candidate is Russia. Currently, Moscow demonstrates that it is not going to intervene in the conflict militarily if it remains on the territory of Karabakh. At the same time, Turkey and Azerbaijan are also not interested in expanding the territory of the conflict and further because this will likely lead to the involvement of other forces in the war that could (and likely will) lead to the military defeat of Azerbaijani forces.
Thus, in some scenarios, the Armenians could be directly interested in the Turkish-Azerbaijani attack on Armenian sovereign borders, especially in the area where Russian forces are deployed (to trigger the scenario of the 2008 war in South Ossetia that started after a direct attack on Russian peacekeepers by Georgia).
The shelling of the Armenian territory by Azerbaijan has already taken place and Azerbaijan accused Armenia of using weapons deployed near Karabakh in the conflict. However, now, Yerevan could even more actively involve its troops deployed inside Armenia to strike Azerbaijani forces in Karabakh. For example, Armenia can use its artillery units deployed near the border area. This as well as the public employment of regular troops could become the last try of the Armenians if they really aim to win the war.
At the same time, actions of the Pashinyan government in the previous years and since the start of the war raise concerns that he and his Soros-linked circle are not really interested in Nagorno-Karabakh. First, they created diplomatic conditions for the Azerbaijani-Turkish advance there and now the Pashinyan government is just playing a propaganda hand as it allows Azerbaijan to recapture the area. In general, this will allow the current political regime in Armenia to make an ever more dramatic turn towards the ‘Western integration’ and resolve the ‘territorial issue’ that prevents its further formal cooperation with NATO.
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southfront--2020-10-31--Dozens Of Civilians And PMU Fighters Injured In Large Pipeline Explosion In Southern Iraq (Videos)

At least 30 people were wounded on October 31 when a gas pipeline running through the southern Iraqi province of al-Muthana blew up .
The Iraqi News Agency ( INA ) revealed that among those wounded as a result of the explosion were several fighters of the Popular Mobilization Units ( PMU ) , which maintain a base near the pipeline .
According to the state-run agency , al-Muthana Governor , Ahmad Manfi , formed a committee to investigate the pipeline explosion .
Specialists from the capita , Baghdad , have reportedly arrived at the explosion site .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assistant gas affairs at the Ministry of Oil and those concerned with the forensic evidence are currently at the site of the explosion , ” Manfi told the INA , “ the causes of this explosion will be announced in a few hours.
” Al-Muthana governor revealed that the pipeline , which blew up , is a part of a state of the art project that was recently completed .
There is no evidence indicating that the pipeline explosion was the result of a sabotage attack .
However , the presence of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible .
Several covert attacks targeted the pro-Iranian Shiite coalition in the past two years .
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At least 30 people were wounded on October 31 when a gas pipeline running through the southern Iraqi province of al-Muthana blew up.
The Iraqi News Agency (INA) revealed that among those wounded as a result of the explosion were several fighters of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), which maintain a base near the pipeline.
According to the state-run agency, al-Muthana Governor, Ahmad Manfi, formed a committee to investigate the pipeline explosion. Specialists from the capita, Baghdad, have reportedly arrived at the explosion site.
“The director of the provincial police and the assistant gas affairs at the Ministry of Oil and those concerned with the forensic evidence are currently at the site of the explosion,” Manfi told the INA, “the causes of this explosion will be announced in a few hours.”
Al-Muthana governor revealed that the pipeline, which blew up, is a part of a state of the art project that was recently completed.
There is no evidence indicating that the pipeline explosion was the result of a sabotage attack. However, the presence of a PMU base nearby makes such a scenario possible. Several covert attacks targeted the pro-Iranian Shiite coalition in the past two years.
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southfront--2020-10-31--European Church-Hunt Continues: Another Attack In French Lyon, Pogrom In Vienna

The wave of attacks continues in Europe .
One more assassination attempt took place in France , while the dozens of radicals vandalized church in Vienna .
A gunman shot and injured a Greek Orthodox priest at a church in the French city of Lyon .
According to different sources , the priest was attacked when he was leaving the church .
The victim suffered two gunshot wounds , and received treatment on site .
The attacker was allegedly armed with a sawn-off hunting rifle .
The incident took place in the Place Jean-Macé area in the 7th arrondissement of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The security forces have been deployed on the scene .
However , the attacker managed to flee the scene .
The public has been told to avoid the area and follow instructions from the authorities .
The incident came amid the knife attack in Nice , that claimed life of three french citizens .
The attack was carried out by a Tunisian in the church of Notre Dame de Nice .
The previously unknown group “ Al-Mahdi in the south of Tunisia ” claimed responsibility for the incident .
The same day an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand was arrested near the station in Lyon .
Another attack took place in Saudi Arabia , near the Consulate General of France in the city of Jedah .
The security guard was injured , more casualties were avoided .
On October 29 , 50 men of Turkish origin staged a pogrom in the Catholic Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Vienna , Austria .
It was reported by the Kurier newspaper with reference to police data .
The attackers shouted “ Allah Akbar ” , they smashed pews and the altar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the police , but the assailants managed to escape before law enforcement arrived .
According to the portal , the episode was recorded on video .
Earlier in June , a series of protests took place in the streets of Vienna , when Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Austria had ordered the closing of seven mosques .
The scrutiny was carried out to define the right of dozens of Turkish imams to remain in the country .
They were suspected in violations of a law that bans “ political Islam ” or foreign financing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ modern European political and ideological reality that allowed the process of ‘ Church hunt ’ to start .
This is an inevitable consequence of the constant neo-liberal pressure on the conservative part of the Catholic clergy .
A clear example is the current protests in Poland , where anti-Catholic mottoes are among the main .
Thus , the Turkish youth inspired by radicalism are not to blame more than the Western European society itself , MORE ON THE TOPIC :

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The wave of attacks continues in Europe. One more assassination attempt took place in France, while the dozens of radicals vandalized church in Vienna.
A gunman shot and injured a Greek Orthodox priest at a church in the French city of Lyon.
According to different sources, the priest was attacked when he was leaving the church. The victim suffered two gunshot wounds, and received treatment on site. The attacker was allegedly armed with a sawn-off hunting rifle.
The incident took place in the Place Jean-Macé area in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon at around 4pm local time. The security forces have been deployed on the scene. However, the attacker managed to flee the scene. The public has been told to avoid the area and follow instructions from the authorities.
? #Lyon : la personne blessée par balles est bien le prêtre orthodoxe (confirmation source #police), touché de deux tirs dans une #église orthodoxe de la rue. Des militaires arrivent sur place @lyonmag pic.twitter.com/nVDB5Nf73m — Julien Damboise (@JDANDOU) October 31, 2020
The incident came amid the knife attack in Nice, that claimed life of three french citizens. The attack was carried out by a Tunisian in the church of Notre Dame de Nice. The previously unknown group “Al-Mahdi in the south of Tunisia” claimed responsibility for the incident.
The same day an Afghan with a thirty-centimeter knife in his hand was arrested near the station in Lyon. Another attack took place in Saudi Arabia, near the Consulate General of France in the city of Jedah. The security guard was injured, more casualties were avoided.
On October 29, 50 men of Turkish origin staged a pogrom in the Catholic Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Vienna, Austria. It was reported by the Kurier newspaper with reference to police data.
The attackers shouted “Allah Akbar”, they smashed pews and the altar. The priest of the church called the police, but the assailants managed to escape before law enforcement arrived. According to the portal, the episode was recorded on video.
“All Christians must have a right to freely and safely practice their faith in Austria! We will firmly continue the fight against political Islam and refrain from false tolerance here”, – Chancellor Sebastian Kurz have condemned the incident in Twitter.
Earlier in June, a series of protests took place in the streets of Vienna, when Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Austria had ordered the closing of seven mosques. The scrutiny was carried out to define the right of dozens of Turkish imams to remain in the country. They were suspected in violations of a law that bans “political Islam” or foreign financing of Muslim institutions.
It is the modern European political and ideological reality that allowed the process of ‘Church hunt’ to start. This is an inevitable consequence of the constant neo-liberal pressure on the conservative part of the Catholic clergy. A clear example is the current protests in Poland, where anti-Catholic mottoes are among the main.
Thus, the Turkish youth inspired by radicalism are not to blame more than the Western European society itself,
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southfront--2020-11-01--Armenian-Azerbaijani War: Military Situation In Nagorno-Karabakh On November 1, 2020

Click to see the full-size image The Armenian-Azerbaijani war has been developing in the Nagorno-Karabakh region : • Armenian artillery @ @ @ @ @ Tartar , Shikharkh and Aghjabedi ; • Armenian artillery reportedly shelled the areas of Tovuz @ @ @ @ @ army allegedly destroyed 1 – IFV , 2 – BM-21 “ Grad ” MLRS , @ @ @ @ @ howitzers , 2 communication towers , 5 – auto vehicles of Armenian forces ; • @ @ @ @ @ forces are ongoing in villages south of Shusha .
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The Armenian-Azerbaijani war has been developing in the Nagorno-Karabakh region:
Armenian artillery reportedly shelled the areas of Tartar, Shikharkh and Aghjabedi;
Armenian artillery reportedly shelled the areas of Tovuz and Gadabay;
Azerbaijani army allegedly destroyed 1 – IFV, 2 – BM-21 “Grad” MLRS, 8 – different types of howitzers, 2 communication towers, 5 – auto vehicles of Armenian forces;
Azerbaijan artillery reportedly shelled Martuni, Shusha and Askaran;
Turkish FM Cavusoglu met with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Baku;
Clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces are ongoing in villages south of Shusha.
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southfront--2020-11-01--Top SDF Deir Ezzor Commander Survived Assassination Attempt (Video)

Ahmad al-Khubail , top commander of the Deir Ezzor Military Council ( DMC ) , has survived an assassination attempt .
Al-Khabil ’ s SUV was struck with an improvised explosive device as it was passing in the district of al-Nashuah in the southern part of the northeastern city of al-Hasakah on October 31 .
The leader confirmed to the North Press Agency that no one was injured or killed in the attack .
The DMC is the military branch of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) in Deir Ezzor , a governorate with an Arab majority .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ also known as “ Abu Khaula , ” was imprisoned by Syrian authorities for grand theft auto .
As the war began , he joined the Syrian opposition in Deir Ezzor and formed his own militia , that was allegedly involved in stealing and extortion .
“ We wish a speedy recovery of the leader of the [ Deir Ezzor Military ] Council , Abu Khawla , and affirm our commitment to pursue terrorist cells which are targeting the security and safety of our regions and our people , ” Commander-in-Chief of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter after the assassination attempt .
Last September , al-Khubail was officially disowned by his tribe , Al Bakir , for acting as a “ tool ” for the SDF in Deir Ezzor and oppressing the locals there .
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack on al-Khbail yet .
ISIS may be responsible , but so do pro-government operatives who were behind an assassination attempt that targeted the DMC spokesman in September .
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Ahmad al-Khubail, a top commander of the Deir Ezzor Military Council (DMC), has survived an assassination attempt.
Al-Khabil’s SUV was struck with an improvised explosive device as it was passing in the district of al-Nashuah in the southern part of the northeastern city of al-Hasakah on October 31. The North Press Agency reported that no one was injured or killed in the attack.
The DMC is the military branch of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Deir Ezzor, a governorate with an Arab majority.
Before 2011, al-Khbail, who is also known as “Abu Khaula,” was imprisoned by Syrian authorities for grand theft auto. As the war began, he joined the Syrian opposition in Deir Ezzor and formed his own militia, that was allegedly involved in stealing and extortion.
“We wish a speedy recovery of the leader of the [Deir Ezzor Military] Council, Abu Khawla, and affirm our commitment to pursue terrorist cells which are targeting the security and safety of our regions and our people,” Commander-in-Chief of the SDF, Ferhat Abdi Şahin, said on Twitter after the assassination attempt.
Last September, al-Khubail was officially disowned by his tribe, Al Bakir, for acting as a “tool” for the SDF in Deir Ezzor and oppressing locals there.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack on al-Khbail yet. ISIS may have been behind the attack. Nonetheless, pro-government groups, who were behind the assassination attempt, that targeted the DMC spokesman in September are also the suspect.
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southfront--2020-11-01--Military Situation In Syria On November 1, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria : • An unidentified armed @ @ @ @ @ of Tasil town with light and medium weapons ; • An IED exploded in the @ @ @ @ @ the Deir ez-Zor Military Council , Abu Khawla , in the Nashwa neighborhood , south @ @ @ @ @ • A suicide drone has targeted militants ’ car in the village of Nahla killing @ @ @ @ @ ; • Syrian Arab Army ( SAA ) artillery shelled the Turkish-backed positions in Kansafra @ @ @ @ @ SAA artillery shelled the Turkish-backed positions in the Kabani area .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
An unidentified armed group attacked the Municipal Building of Tasil town with light and medium weapons;
An IED exploded in the car of the commander of the Deir ez-Zor Military Council, Abu Khawla, in the Nashwa neighborhood, south of the city Hasakah;
A suicide drone has targeted militants’ car in the village of Nahla killing 3 and wounding 4 others;
Syrian Arab Army (SAA) artillery shelled the Turkish-backed positions in Kansafra and Kafr Uwaid;
SAA artillery shelled the Turkish-backed positions in the Kabani area.
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southfront--2020-11-01--New Video Shows Loitering Munition In Action Against Greater Idlib Militants

Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay ’ at Tahrir al-Sham ( HTS ) has ordered its militants in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib to hide from Russian warplanes .
“ Cancel all unnecessary gatherings , distribute personnel within headquarters and gatherings , camouflage positions , especially the military ones , don ’ t allow reconnaissance aircraft to spot you and deploy equipment and vehicles in a safe manner , ” the order , which was issued on October 31 , reads .
The order was issued following a series of pinpoint strikes that hit militants ’ positions in the southern and northern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which were carried out with loitering munitions , destroyed at least one U.S.-made M114 howitzer and killed three militants of the Ahrar al-Sham Movement .
A video showing the moment one of the loitering munitions hit its target in Greater Idlib surfaced on social media late on October 31 .
This type of loitering munitions was used last July in a strike on an HTS-affiliated fuel trafficking company based in northern Idlib .
Some activists said the loitering munitions were launched by Russian forces .
However , others believe that they were deployed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forces .
None of these claims have been confirmed yet .
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Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has ordered its militants in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib to hide from Russian warplanes.
“Cancel all unnecessary gatherings, distribute personnel within headquarters and gatherings, camouflage positions, especially the military ones, don’t allow reconnaissance aircraft to spot you and deploy equipment and vehicles in a safe manner,” the order, which was issued on October 31, reads.
The order was issued following a series of pinpoint strikes that hit militants’ positions in the southern and northern countrysides of Idlib.
The strikes, which were carried out with loitering munitions, destroyed at least one U.S.-made M114 howitzer and killed three militants of the Ahrar al-Sham Movement.
A video showing the moment when one of the loitering munitions hit its target in Greater Idlib surfaced on social media late on October 31.
This type of loitering munitions was used last July in a strike on an HTS-affiliated fuel trafficking company based in northern Idlib.
Some activists said the loitering munitions were launched by Russian forces. However, others believe that they were deployed by the Syrian Arab Army or Iranian forces. None of these claims have been confirmed yet.
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southfront--2020-11-01--Profitable Business: Syrian Mercenary Unveiled Details Of Recruitment To Nagorno-Karabakh (Video)

Armenian forces have captured another Syrian mercenary who was supporting the ongoing Azerbaijani attack on the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
On November 1 , the Ministry of Defense of Armenia shared the confessions of the mercenary , who identified himself as Yusuf Alaabed al-Haji , a father of five from the town of al-Zyadiyah in the northwestern Syrian governorate of Idlib .
Al-Haji said he was promised a monthly salary of $ 2,000 for fighting as a mercenary in the ranks of Azerbaijani forces against Armenian troops in Nagorno-Karabakh .
According to al-Haji , Syrians who came to fight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of $ 100 for every “ infidel ” they behead .
Al-Haji is the second mercenary to be captured by Armenian forces since the outbreak of the battle in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27 .
The first mercenary , who was captured earlier this week , was identified as Mehred Muhammad Alshkher from Syria ’ s Hama .
More than 2,000 Syrian mercenaries were reportedly deployed by Turkey in Nagorno-Karabakh in order to support the Azerbaijani attack on the region .
The deployed of militants is still ongoing , according to some sources .
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Armenian forces have captured another Syrian mercenary who was supporting the ongoing Azerbaijani attack on the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
On November 1, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia shared the confessions of the mercenary, who identified himself as Yusuf Alaabed al-Haji, a father of five from the town of al-Zyadiyah in the northwestern Syrian governorate of Idlib.
Artsakh DA units captured one more Syrian terrorist mercenary who fought on Azerbaijan’s side.
According to Yusuf Alaabet al Haji, born in 1988, he was promised 2000$ montly for the fight against “infidels” in Artsakh & an additional 100$ “reward” for each beheaded infidel. pic.twitter.com/YUrsnOMCA1 — Shushan Stepanyan (@ShStepanyan) November 1, 2020
Al-Haji said he was promised a monthly salary of $2,000 for fighting as a mercenary in the ranks of Azerbaijani forces against Armenian troops in Nagorno-Karabakh.
“We came here to behead the infidels,” the mercenary said answering a question on why they came to fight in Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to al-Haji, Syrians who came to fight in Nagorno-Karabakh were also promised a reward of $100 for every “infidel” they behead.
Al-Haji is the second mercenary to be captured by Armenian forces since the outbreak of the battle in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27. The first mercenary, who was captured earlier this week, was identified as Mehred Muhammad Alshkher from Syria’s Hama.
More than 2,000 Syrian mercenaries were reportedly deployed by Turkey in Nagorno-Karabakh in order to support the Azerbaijani attack on the region. The deployed of militants is still ongoing, according to some sources.
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