southfront--2020-06-05--Norway Hosts NATO Long Range Bombing Exercises

Norway hosted a joint air force exercise with its NATO partners on Wednesday 3 June , featuring four B-52s from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota as they carried out a long-range training mission that flew through the Arctic to Europe .
The Stratofortress bombers , from the 5th Bomb Wing , trained with F-16s and F-35s from the Norwegian Air Force during the Bomber Task Force mission , U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa said in a release .
They flew over the Arctic Ocean and the Laptev Sea , off the northern coast of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Russia ’ s southern borders during which USAF B-1 Lancers trained for launching the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile during their flight to Eastern Europe late last week , which included contingents from the Ukraine air force and Turkey , marking the Ukraine ’ s first participation in such exercises .
( LINK ) KC-135 tankers from the 100th Air Refuelling Wing at RAF Mildenhall in England and 168th Air Refuelling Wing at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska refuelled the B-52s during their round-trip flight .
The Air Force has conducted multiple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of bombers in its fleet to Europe in recent weeks , including training missions with the air forces of Poland , Ukraine , Romania , Sweden and other allied nations .
Last week a municipal port in Norway was ordered to receive nuclear-powered submarines from NATO after the only naval base in the area was sold and decommissioned – but local politicians and environmental activists are against the plan .
When the Olavsvern base in Tromso was sold to private investors in 2009 , pressure mounted from NATO to find an alternative point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than Haakonsvern in Bergen , which is currently the only approved port in the country .
Now it appears a “ temporary solution ” to the problem has been found at Grotsund in Tromso , where the country ’ s Armed Forces have been told to prepare for the arrival of US submarines , Klassekampen reported .
A U.S. Navy submarine ’ s port call to Tromsø in 2016 caused considerable controversy at the time .
It was the first allied nuclear powered submarine to sail to port in northern Norway since October @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made port call to Olavsvern .
They have since become a regular event , though the submarines usually meet with other vessels offshore .
NATO nuclear powered submarines are much more frequently sailing inside Norwegian waters , surfacing for crew-exchange or other purposes ; either to port or inshore waters along the coast .
In 2017 activity increased sharply with more than 40 voyages requiring permission in and out of Norwegian coastal waters .
“ 3 to 4 per month , ” says Navy Captain Per-Thomas Bøe with the Ministry of Defense in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2017 numbers of allied nuclear powered submarines .
“ The majority were in the north , three times more , ” Bøe says about the geographical areas of allied nuclear-powered submarines .
Typically , an American submarine on mission in the Norwegian Sea would not want to sail all way south to Haakonsvern ( near Bergen ) or to a naval base in the United Kingdom to put on shore a crew member or pick up some new devises or supply .
Surfacing near the area where the cat-and-mouse hunt with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all port-calls actually mean the vessel goes to port .
Often , especially in northern Norway , a submarine typically surfaces inshore in a fjord and is met by another vessel that brings crewmembers to a nearby port .
Since the early 1960s and throughout the Cold War , Norway ’ s policy was not to allow for allied warships to make port calls east of 24 degrees in peacetime .
That is harbours in Finnmark on the Barents Sea coast .
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Norway hosted a joint air force exercise with its NATO partners on Wednesday 3 June, featuring four B-52s from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota as they carried out a long-range training mission that flew through the Arctic to Europe.
The Stratofortress bombers, from the 5th Bomb Wing, trained with F-16s and F-35s from the Norwegian Air Force during the Bomber Task Force mission, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa said in a release. They flew over the Arctic Ocean and the Laptev Sea, off the northern coast of Siberia.
“The Arctic is a strategic region with growing geopolitical and global importance, and these Bomber Task Force missions demonstrate our commitment to our partners and allies and our capability to deter, assure, and defend together in an increasingly complex environment.” USAFE commander Gen. Jeff Harrigian said in the release. “The integration of our bombers across Europe and the Arctic is key to enhancing regional security.” LINK
The exercise follows an exercise on Russia’s southern borders during which USAF B-1 Lancers trained for launching the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile during their flight to Eastern Europe late last week, which included contingents from the Ukraine air force and Turkey, marking the Ukraine’s first participation in such exercises. (LINK)
KC-135 tankers from the 100th Air Refuelling Wing at RAF Mildenhall in England and 168th Air Refuelling Wing at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska refuelled the B-52s during their round-trip flight.
The Air Force has conducted multiple long-range training flights with all three types of bombers in its fleet to Europe in recent weeks, including training missions with the air forces of Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Sweden and other allied nations.
Last week a municipal port in Norway was ordered to receive nuclear-powered submarines from NATO after the only naval base in the area was sold and decommissioned – but local politicians and environmental activists are against the plan.
When the Olavsvern base in Tromso was sold to private investors in 2009, pressure mounted from NATO to find an alternative point of arrival for reactor-driven vessels, other than Haakonsvern in Bergen, which is currently the only approved port in the country.
Now it appears a “temporary solution” to the problem has been found at Grotsund in Tromso, where the country’s Armed Forces have been told to prepare for the arrival of US submarines, Klassekampen reported.
A U.S. Navy submarine’s port call to Tromsø in 2016 caused considerable controversy at the time. It was the first allied nuclear powered submarine to sail to port in northern Norway since October 2007 when the last nuclear powered vessel made port call to Olavsvern.
They have since become a regular event, though the submarines usually meet with other vessels offshore.
NATO nuclear powered submarines are much more frequently sailing inside Norwegian waters, surfacing for crew-exchange or other purposes; either to port or inshore waters along the coast.
In 2017 activity increased sharply with more than 40 voyages requiring permission in and out of Norwegian coastal waters.
“3 to 4 per month,” says Navy Captain Per-Thomas Bøe with the Ministry of Defense in Oslo when asked by Barents Observer about the 2017 numbers of allied nuclear powered submarines. “The majority were in the north, three times more,” Bøe says about the geographical areas of allied nuclear-powered submarines. Typically, an American submarine on mission in the Norwegian Sea would not want to sail all way south to Haakonsvern (near Bergen) or to a naval base in the United Kingdom to put on shore a crew member or pick up some new devises or supply. Surfacing near the area where the cat-and-mouse hunt with the Russians takes place saves time.
Not all port-calls actually mean the vessel goes to port. Often, especially in northern Norway, a submarine typically surfaces inshore in a fjord and is met by another vessel that brings crewmembers to a nearby port. Since the early 1960s and throughout the Cold War, Norway’s policy was not to allow for allied warships to make port calls east of 24 degrees in peacetime. That is harbours in Finnmark on the Barents Sea coast.
Norway’s increasing involvement with NATO’s long range strategic offensive exercises and manoeuvres around Russia’s northern borders has not been well received by their Russian neighbours:
“Contrary to the historical traditions of neighbourly relations and cooperation in the Arctic, Oslo continues to escalate tension and increase the risk of military action. This will not be left without a response,” Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters in 2019.
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southfront--2020-06-05--UK Information Wars: Ministry Of Defence Creates New Cyber Regiment

The Ministry of Defence has launched 13th Signal Regiment , a dedicated Cyber Regiment , whose stated purpose is to protect vital defence networks at home and on operations overseas .
The unit was formally established on Monday , June 1 , at a ceremony at Blandford , home of the Royal Signals .
As the character of warfare evolves , and the weapons used to fight those wars shift from the industrial to the information age , digital and cyber capabilities are increasingly relied upon to ensure the nation ’ s security and the safety of personnel overseas .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ digital armour ’ around personnel operating overseas , giving commanders and their soldiers the ability to operate with confidence in their communications systems .
The 13th Signal Regiment is a regiment of the British Army within 1st ( UK ) Signal Brigade , under the command of 6th ( UK ) Division , responsible for conducting information manoeuvres and unconventional warfare , in support of the whole Armed Forces .
The specialist unit will provide the basis of the new Army Cyber Information Security Operations Centre , focusing on the protection of Defence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will work with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force to provide secure networks for all military communications .
It will also provide specialist technical support for a hub to test and implement next generation information capabilities .
Based at multiple locations around a Headquarters in Blandford , Dorset , 13th Signal Regiment will be built around a core of 250 specialist servicemen and women who possess relevant high-end technical skills .
A number of existing cyber functions are being brought together from across the Army to establish the regiment , with personnel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first intake , plus specialist Royal Navy and RAF personnel .
13th Signal Regiment previously existed during WW2 as 1st Special Wireless Group , and helped to pioneer the use of wireless technology and high frequency wireless radios .
Renamed 13th ( Radio ) Signal Regiment in 1959 , it had operators stationed in Berlin throughout the Cold War .
The unit was disbanded in 1994 , when its role in Germany was no longer required .
The announcement follows a series of disclosures of illegal operations in related fields of activity by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it remains to be seen if the new regiment will be more effectively supervised than its predecessors .
As one example , the UK conducted numerous covert propaganda programmes in Syria that were poorly planned , probably illegal and cost lives , according to a scathing internal review of the initiative that was obtained by Middle East Eye .
Using news agencies , social media , poster campaigns and even children ’ s comics , communications companies working under contract to the British government attempted to undermine both the Assad government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elements within the Syrian opposition .
According to the report , the UK embarked on its propaganda efforts in the country in 2012 and stepped them up dramatically the following year as the government sought to maintain a strategic foothold after parliament had voted against any British military intervention in the conflict .
The series of programmes was given the codename Operation Volute , and those involved in the work talked not of propaganda , but of “ strategic communications ” .
The review examined two programmes that were managed by a unit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and two managed by a group within the UK foreign office called the Counter-Daesh Communications Cell .
A fifth was managed by a cross-government programme called the Conflict , Stability and Security Fund ( CSSF ) , which aims to tackle conflicts that threaten UK interests .
Four of the programmes were outsourced to British communications companies , some of them run by former army officers or intelligence officers .
These companies set up offices in Istanbul and Amman , where they recruited Syrians to carry out much of the day-to-day work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polling company based in the United States .
The five programmes were intended to amplify the work of Syrian citizen journalists ; bolster groups that the British considered to be part of what it termed “ the moderate armed opposition ” ; counter violent extremism ; and encourage dissent among members of Syria ’ s Alawite communities .
Their combined budgets from the UK government came to £9.6m ( $ 11.9 ) during 2015-16 .
The review noted that the programmes were intended to be guided by a strategy drawn up by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NSC ) , but concluded that that strategy was both “ weak ” and “ opaque ” .
The revelations challenge some of the dominant narratives of the war promoted in the British mainstream media , notably that the UK has played only a small or no role in the conflict , and that it has supported only “ moderate ” opposition groups .
They also confirm that the British public can be a target for propaganda operations by their own government .
LINK The journalists involved in the propaganda programmes were hired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up by UK government contractors with funding from Britain , the US and Canada .
They were commissioned to produce TV footage , radio programmes , social media , posters , and magazines .
The projects were run by Britain ’ s Ministry of Defence ( MOD ) and military intelligence officers , and guided by the government ’ s National Security Council , Britain ’ s highest policymaking body .
The documents show that the UK was covertly running parts of the Syrian opposition .
It awarded contracts to communications companies that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their press offices and developed their social media accounts .
Although the propaganda initiative was primarily aimed at Syrians both inside and outside the country , the documents make clear that UK audiences could sometimes be “ a specified target ” of media material and that some “ may reach the UK information space ” .
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The Ministry of Defence has launched 13th Signal Regiment, a dedicated Cyber Regiment, whose stated purpose is to protect vital defence networks at home and on operations overseas.
The unit was formally established on Monday, June 1, at a ceremony at Blandford, home of the Royal Signals.
As the character of warfare evolves, and the weapons used to fight those wars shift from the industrial to the information age, digital and cyber capabilities are increasingly relied upon to ensure the nation’s security and the safety of personnel overseas.
The 13th Signal Regiment will provide ‘digital armour’ around personnel operating overseas, giving commanders and their soldiers the ability to operate with confidence in their communications systems.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said:
This is a step-change in the modernisation of the UK Armed Forces for information warfare. Cyber-attacks are every bit as deadly as those faced on the physical battlefield, so we must prepare to defend ourselves from all those who would do us harm and 13th Signal Regiment is a vital addition to that defence.
The 13th Signal Regiment is a regiment of the British Army within 1st (UK) Signal Brigade, under the command of 6th (UK) Division, responsible for conducting information manoeuvres and unconventional warfare, in support of the whole Armed Forces.
The specialist unit will provide the basis of the new Army Cyber Information Security Operations Centre, focusing on the protection of Defence’s cyber domain, and it will work with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force to provide secure networks for all military communications. It will also provide specialist technical support for a hub to test and implement next generation information capabilities.
Based at multiple locations around a Headquarters in Blandford, Dorset, 13th Signal Regiment will be built around a core of 250 specialist servicemen and women who possess relevant high-end technical skills.
A number of existing cyber functions are being brought together from across the Army to establish the regiment, with personnel from 15 different units represented in the first intake, plus specialist Royal Navy and RAF personnel.
13th Signal Regiment previously existed during WW2 as 1st Special Wireless Group, and helped to pioneer the use of wireless technology and high frequency wireless radios. Renamed 13th (Radio) Signal Regiment in 1959, it had operators stationed in Berlin throughout the Cold War. The unit was disbanded in 1994, when its role in Germany was no longer required.
The announcement follows a series of disclosures of illegal operations in related fields of activity by military and intelligence units and corporate contractors, and it remains to be seen if the new regiment will be more effectively supervised than its predecessors.
As one example, the UK conducted numerous covert propaganda programmes in Syria that were poorly planned, probably illegal and cost lives, according to a scathing internal review of the initiative that was obtained by Middle East Eye.
Using news agencies, social media, poster campaigns and even children’s comics, communications companies working under contract to the British government attempted to undermine both the Assad government and the Islamic State group and bolster elements within the Syrian opposition.
According to the report, the UK embarked on its propaganda efforts in the country in 2012 and stepped them up dramatically the following year as the government sought to maintain a strategic foothold after parliament had voted against any British military intervention in the conflict.
The series of programmes was given the codename Operation Volute, and those involved in the work talked not of propaganda, but of “strategic communications”.
The review examined two programmes that were managed by a unit within the MoD called Military Strategic Effects, and two managed by a group within the UK foreign office called the Counter-Daesh Communications Cell.
A fifth was managed by a cross-government programme called the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF), which aims to tackle conflicts that threaten UK interests.
Four of the programmes were outsourced to British communications companies, some of them run by former army officers or intelligence officers. These companies set up offices in Istanbul and Amman, where they recruited Syrians to carry out much of the day-to-day work. A fifth was outsourced to a polling company based in the United States.
The five programmes were intended to amplify the work of Syrian citizen journalists; bolster groups that the British considered to be part of what it termed “the moderate armed opposition”; counter violent extremism; and encourage dissent among members of Syria’s Alawite communities.
Their combined budgets from the UK government came to £9.6m ($11.9) during 2015-16. The review noted that the programmes were intended to be guided by a strategy drawn up by the government’s National Security Council (NSC), but concluded that that strategy was both “weak” and “opaque”.
The revelations challenge some of the dominant narratives of the war promoted in the British mainstream media, notably that the UK has played only a small or no role in the conflict, and that it has supported only “moderate” opposition groups.
They also confirm that the British public can be a target for propaganda operations by their own government. LINK
The journalists involved in the propaganda programmes were hired from offices in Istanbul and Amman set up by UK government contractors with funding from Britain, the US and Canada. They were commissioned to produce TV footage, radio programmes, social media, posters, and magazines.
The projects were run by Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) and military intelligence officers, and guided by the government’s National Security Council, Britain’s highest policymaking body.
The documents show that the UK was covertly running parts of the Syrian opposition. It awarded contracts to communications companies that selected and trained opposition spokespeople, managed their press offices and developed their social media accounts.
Although the propaganda initiative was primarily aimed at Syrians both inside and outside the country, the documents make clear that UK audiences could sometimes be “a specified target” of media material and that some “may reach the UK information space”.
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southfront--2020-06-05--SpaceX Launches 60 New Starlink Satellites, Making It Largest Operator Of Satellites Worldwide

On June 3rd , SpaceX successfully launched a batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit .
The Falcon-9 rocket which was used as the launch vehicle successfully landed and was recovered and it was the same one that had been used 4 times in the past .
The rocket featured in the flight is the second Falcon 9 first stage to fly five times .
The booster previously launched two other Starlink missions as well as a batch of Iridium NEXT satellites and a Canadian communications satellite .
The flight is the eighth 60-satellite mission for SpaceX ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of satellites launched for the nascent broadband network up to 482 .
Currently , SpaceX , a commercial entity , has the largest satellite fleet of all time .
Ever since its first launch , the company has come under fire from astronomers and scientists around the world over concerns that the constellation ’ s apparent brightness will disrupt astronomical observations .
SpaceX has plans to build a constellation of Starlink satellites 12,000 strong .
The project is designed to provide high-speed internet service to customers around the world , in particular those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CEO Elon Musk has said that at least 400 Starlink craft are needed before SpaceX can begin to roll out minimal internet coverage , and the company requires at least 800 satellites to provide moderate coverage .
This could potentially start later this year .
Currently , around the globe there are approximately 5,000 satellites , in total , SpaceX plans to introduce more than twice more .
As of 2018 , out of those nearly 5,000 , only 40 % , or about 2,000 are actually operational .
As such , SpaceX @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of all active satellites , and plans to increase the number of active satellites 6 times .
In February 2020 , the US Air Force and SpaceX announced that they would collaborate for a live fire exercise on April 8th .
Air Force acquisition chief William Roper told reporters at the Pentagon that the Air Force and SpaceX will conduct an event on April 8 , together with other branches of the U.S. military , that will see SpaceX Starlink satellites link up with multiple armed forces systems in a “ massive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will reportedly involve shooting down a drone and a cruise missile and will take place at several different sites including Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida .
The massive tests will also include ground forces , submarines , ships , and a variety of space-based assets .
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On June 3rd, SpaceX successfully launched a batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
The Falcon-9 rocket which was used as the launch vehicle successfully landed and was recovered and it was the same one that had been used 4 times in the past.
The rocket featured in the flight is the second Falcon 9 first stage to fly five times. The booster previously launched two other Starlink missions as well as a batch of Iridium NEXT satellites and a Canadian communications satellite.
The flight is the eighth 60-satellite mission for SpaceX’s Starlink project, bringing the total number of satellites launched for the nascent broadband network up to 482.
Currently, SpaceX, a commercial entity, has the largest satellite fleet of all time. Ever since its first launch, the company has come under fire from astronomers and scientists around the world over concerns that the constellation’s apparent brightness will disrupt astronomical observations.
SpaceX has plans to build a constellation of Starlink satellites 12,000 strong. The project is designed to provide high-speed internet service to customers around the world, in particular those in remote areas.
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has said that at least 400 Starlink craft are needed before SpaceX can begin to roll out minimal internet coverage, and the company requires at least 800 satellites to provide moderate coverage.
This could potentially start later this year.
Currently, around the globe there are approximately 5,000 satellites, in total, SpaceX plans to introduce more than twice more. As of 2018, out of those nearly 5,000, only 40%, or about 2,000 are actually operational. As such, SpaceX currently represents nearly 500, or 25% of all active satellites, and plans to increase the number of active satellites 6 times.
In February 2020, the US Air Force and SpaceX announced that they would collaborate for a live fire exercise on April 8th.
Air Force acquisition chief William Roper told reporters at the Pentagon that the Air Force and SpaceX will conduct an event on April 8, together with other branches of the U.S. military, that will see SpaceX Starlink satellites link up with multiple armed forces systems in a “massive” live fire exercise.
The demonstration will reportedly involve shooting down a drone and a cruise missile and will take place at several different sites including Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The massive tests will also include ground forces, submarines, ships, and a variety of space-based assets.
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southfront--2020-06-05--SH-15 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer (Infographics)

the Chinese technology is far superior to amerikan trash—no matter how much they pay the f-35 is nearly worthless , @ @ @ @ @ Abrams tank , their incompetent patriot system etc…of course everything in the USA is made @ @ @ @ @ Latin amerikan nation—amerikans can now hardly produce a decent burger or an espresso

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The SH15 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer was developed by Chinese Defense Company China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO) on the basis of the AH-2 155 mm/L52 howitzer.
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southfront--2020-06-05--New Israeli Airstrikes Target Sensitive Military Facility In Syria’s Hama (Videos)

that ’ s the idea .
Of course a few AD batteries deployed in Levannon would timately be dedtroyed , can you imagine the numbr of North Vietnemase destroyed by the USN and USAF ?
The idea is to start taking down a few planes and killing/capturing pilots , it will entail a very strong political and psyhological effect at home , in fact if breaching lebanese airpsace starts coming with any real , even merely symbonic costs for the IDF , then its political class will swiftly rethink its strategy .
Now if their dumb enough to react by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beirut , then alll bets are off for a LOT of Israeli citizen in Israel too , as Hezbollah has all the means it needs to basically hit any place it chooses there , civilian or military .
That ’ s why you don ’ t see Israeli aistrikes on any Hezbollah target in Lebannon itself , and when there is an occasionnal flare-up , they play cat & mouse , evacuate entire border bases and launch bogey artillery strikes in unpopulated areas to call it a day like it happened a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to real offensive action , late alone anything decisive as taking it all the way to Beriut lol , it would be a gift from heaven to Hezbollah to unite all religions , ethnic grouos and political tendancies under one anti-Israeli banner and kick them out of there with higher prejudice than 2006 .
The IDF can sure hit harder now , but Hezbollah ’ s leap from its old self is even higher comparitively .
Anyway over time it will become harder for the IAF to fly over that country and humiliate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own backyard , Lebanon is snowly getting out of political crisis and will get its hands on ways to defend its sovereinty sooner or later , with or without Hezbollah involved .
A lot of non-Hezbollah parties have worn impatient in that regard , it ’ s only normal to dismike a hostile , deadly neighbor encroach on your country ’ s skies as much as its border lands after all .
Bottom mine is that times changes and patience and hardwork always end up being rewarded .
Gosh who would have though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ludicrous hold on water-rich southern lands after having clinged on it paying huge blood and treasure for over 17 years straight ?
What Israeli politicians must understand is that time plays in its enemies favor , all of them will get the means to deter IDF forces from overtly attacking them after breakfast like it was a walk in the park .
Once the Suez and the whole of the Sinai was theirs , South Lebannon was theirs and tvey xould strine at Iran any time they decided .
Now none of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even thunk about going it alone without Uncle Sam against Tehran considering its ballistic abilities that the Israeli military brass itself recognizes .
Syria is getting rearmed and the Idlib situation is coming to a long overdue end .
That day , their behavior to unprovoked Israeli attacks will change , too .

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Late on June 4, a series of Israeli airstrikes targeted a sensitive military research facility near the town of Masyaf in the western countryside of Syria’s Hama.
A military source told the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) that the airstrikes were launched from Lebanon’s airspace. Sources in Lebanon confirmed this and shared several videos of Israeli warplanes flying at a low altitude over Kesrouane and Beqaa.
According to the SANA, Syrian air-defense systems intercepted a number of hostile missiles. Pro-government sources shared videos of some interceptions.
The targeted facility, which is run by the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center, was targeted by Israel before. The facility is reportedly involved in the development and manufacturing of missiles. An S-300 air-defense system supplied to Syria by Russia is deployed near the facility.
#Syria: 1st photo showing the military base destroyed tonight by #Israel|i airstrikes in outskirts of #Masyaf, few km from the S-400 & S-300 air defense systems. pic.twitter.com/vmNNjGM9TV — Qalaat Al Mudiq (@QalaatAlMudiq) June 4, 2020
The Israeli airstrikes resulted in serious material losses. However, the SANA and several other pro-government sources said that there were no casualties.
Israel stepped up its attacks on Syria in the last few months. Several military sites in southern and central regions were struck. Israeli sources claim that the airstrikes targeted Iranian forces. However, most of the targeted positions were of the Syrian military.
By conducting such attacks, Israel hopes to force Iran to pull its forces out from Syria. This will not likely happen any time soon.
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southfront--2020-06-05--Large Explosion Rocks Turkish-Occupied Town In Northeast Syria. Casualties Reported

Late on June 5 , a large explosion rocked the Turkish-occupied town of Ras al-Ain in the northern countryside of @ @ @ @ @ According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ( SOHR ) , a booby-trapped @ @ @ @ @ roundabout in the center of Ras al-Ain .
“ Two civilians , one of them @ @ @ @ @ as an initial toll , and seven others were injured , some of them sustained @ @ @ @ @ monitoring group said in a report .
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack @ @ @ @ @ are usually blamed for such bombings .
However , ISIS or other terrorist groups may @ @ @ @ @ Syrians , including Turkish-backed militants , and a number of Turkish service members were killed @ @ @ @ @ over the last seven months .
The Turkish military took several measures to secure its @ @ @ @ @ including the establishment of many checkpoints .
Nevertheless , these measures appear to be failing @ @ @ @ @ s proxies may be cooperating with the attackers .
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Late on June 5, a large explosion rocked the Turkish-occupied town of Ras al-Ain in the northern countryside of Syria’s al-Hasakah.
According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a booby-trapped vehicle exploded near the al-Hasakah roundabout in the center of Ras al-Ain.
“Two civilians, one of them a child, were martyred as an initial toll, and seven others were injured, some of them sustained dangerous wounds,” the monitoring group said in a report.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, yet. Kurdish forces are usually blamed for such bombings. However, ISIS or other terrorist groups may be responsible.
Dozens of Syrians, including Turkish-backed militants, and a number of Turkish service members were killed or injured in similar bombings over the last seven months.
The Turkish military took several measures to secure its areas in northeast Syria, including the establishment of many checkpoints. Nevertheless, these measures appear to be failing. Some of Turkey’s proxies may be cooperating with the attackers.
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southfront--2020-06-05--Unidentified Gunmen Kill, Injure Turkish Soldiers In Syria’s Greater Idlib

On June 5 , unidentified gunmen attacked two soldiers of the Turkish Armed Forces in the northwestern Syrian region of @ @ @ @ @ the Step News Agency , the attack took place on a road between the town @ @ @ @ @ , less than 2 km away from a checkpoint manned by militants of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay @ @ @ @ @ HTS ) .
The dead service member was reportedly shot in the head , while @ @ @ @ @ of gunshots in his chest .
The soldiers were transported to the Bab al-Haw border @ @ @ @ @ From there , helicopters carried them to Turkey .
No group has claimed responsibility for @ @ @ @ @ Many terrorist groups , which could carry out such an attack , are active in @ @ @ @ @ ago , a joint patrol of the Turkish military and the Russian Military Police was @ @ @ @ @ The Turkish Ministry of National Defense is yet to comment on the new attack .
@ @ @ @ @ within 24 hours .
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On June 5, unidentified gunmen attacked two soldiers of the Turkish Armed Forces in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib.
According to the Step News Agency, the attack took place on a road between the town of Sarmin and Idlib city, less than 2 km away from a checkpoint manned by militants of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
“Turkish forces found two soldiers who were shot, one of whom was dead and the other in critical condition,” Step’s reporter in Idlib, Omar al-Omar, said.
The dead service member was reportedly shot in the head, while the other received a number of gunshots in his chest. The soldiers were transported to the Bab al-Haw border crossing in northern Idlib. From there, helicopters carried them to Turkey.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. Many terrorist groups, which could carry out such an attack, are active in Greater Idlib. A day ago, a joint patrol of the Turkish military and the Russian Military Police was targeted with explosive devices.
The Turkish Ministry of National Defense is yet to comment on the new attack. The ministry usually acknowledges losses within 24 hours.
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southfront--2020-06-05--Israel Strikes Sensitive Targets In Syria. IEDs Explode Near Turkish-Russian Patrol

Early on June 5 , the Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on a Syrian military facility near Masyaf .
The strikes were conducted from Lebanese airspace .
The Syrian Air Defense Forces intercepted several missiles , however the rest hit their targets .
The bombed facility , which is run by the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center , is reportedly involved in the development and manufacturing of missiles .
Two improvised explosive devices exploded near a joint Russian-Turkish patrol moving along the M4 highway in southern Idlib on June 4 .
The explosions happened when the patrol was passing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they caused no damage to military vehicles or casualties among Turkish or Russian personnel .
Despite the incident , the 15th joint patrol became even longer than all the previous ones .
It started in the government-held town of Tronba bypassed Arihah and reached the village of Kafer Shalaya .
The slowly but steadily expanding length of Russian-Turkish patrols is a visual confirmation of the implementation of the de-escalation deal reached by Moscow and Ankara .
At the same time , the full implementation of the deal still faces serious difficulties due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the area .
For example , Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants are still in control of Arihah and recent developments show that they are not planning to sit there idly .
Ankara understands this and its forces continue expanding a network of observation posts along the M4 highway to secure the patrols .
Recently , the Turkish Army set up positions near Bsanqul , Kafer Shalaya , Urum al-Jawz and Mareian .
Nonetheless , without proactive measures to put an end to the terrorist threat , the situation can not be changed strategically .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence rolled across the militant-held part of Greater Idlib after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham detained a member of another radical militant group – Houras al-Din .
The militant was detained when he was collecting taxes from locals for military purposes and kept in a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-run prison in Jisr al-Shughur .
Later , Houras al-Din fighters stormed the prison and freed their counterpart .
Earlier , Houras al-Din and the Turkistan Islamic Party criticized Hayat Tahrir al-Sham for having too soft a stance towards the Russian-Turkish de-escalation agreement in southern Idlib .
Tensions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ influence and resources , often grow among Idlib militant groups during the ceasefire phases of the conflict .
Therefore , if some power wants to unite them and use them as at least a relatively homogenous force , a new escalation would be very useful .
On June 4 , the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the US-led coalition launched a security operation against ISIS cells in northeastern Syria .
By June 5 , SDF units had conducted several raids in a vast area between the the town of al-Shaddadi in the province @ @ @ @ @ @ @ al-Bukamal in Deir Ezzor province .
Up to 6,000 SDF members are reportedly involved in the effort .
A total of at least 17 ISIS members have been neutralized so far .

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Early on June 5, the Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on a Syrian military facility near Masyaf. The strikes were conducted from Lebanese airspace. The Syrian Air Defense Forces intercepted several missiles, however the rest hit their targets. The bombed facility, which is run by the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center, is reportedly involved in the development and manufacturing of missiles.
Two improvised explosive devices exploded near a joint Russian-Turkish patrol moving along the M4 highway in southern Idlib on June 4. The explosions happened when the patrol was passing the militant-held town of Arihah. However, they caused no damage to military vehicles or casualties among Turkish or Russian personnel. Despite the incident, the 15th joint patrol became even longer than all the previous ones. It started in the government-held town of Tronba bypassed Arihah and reached the village of Kafer Shalaya.
The slowly but steadily expanding length of Russian-Turkish patrols is a visual confirmation of the implementation of the de-escalation deal reached by Moscow and Ankara. At the same time, the full implementation of the deal still faces serious difficulties due to the presence of terrorist groups in the area. For example, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants are still in control of Arihah and recent developments show that they are not planning to sit there idly.
Ankara understands this and its forces continue expanding a network of observation posts along the M4 highway to secure the patrols. Recently, the Turkish Army set up positions near Bsanqul, Kafer Shalaya, Urum al-Jawz and Mareian. Nonetheless, without proactive measures to put an end to the terrorist threat, the situation cannot be changed strategically.
Just recently, a new wave of violence rolled across the militant-held part of Greater Idlib after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham detained a member of another radical militant group – Houras al-Din. The militant was detained when he was collecting taxes from locals for military purposes and kept in a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-run prison in Jisr al-Shughur. Later, Houras al-Din fighters stormed the prison and freed their counterpart.
Earlier, Houras al-Din and the Turkistan Islamic Party criticized Hayat Tahrir al-Sham for having too soft a stance towards the Russian-Turkish de-escalation agreement in southern Idlib. Tensions, caused by the internal struggle for influence and resources, often grow among Idlib militant groups during the ceasefire phases of the conflict. Therefore, if some power wants to unite them and use them as at least a relatively homogenous force, a new escalation would be very useful.
On June 4, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the US-led coalition launched a security operation against ISIS cells in northeastern Syria. By June 5, SDF units had conducted several raids in a vast area between the the town of al-Shaddadi in the province of al-Hasakah and the government-held town of al-Bukamal in Deir Ezzor province. Up to 6,000 SDF members are reportedly involved in the effort. A total of at least 17 ISIS members have been neutralized so far.
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southfront--2020-06-05--Protests Against Syrian Democratic Forces Continue In Southern Al-Hasakah (Video)

For the second day in a row , hundreds of civilians took to the streets in the town of al-Shaddadi in southern al-Hasakah to protests against the Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) .
The protesters condemned the killing of a local man , Mohamad Saleh al-Ali , by the SDF security forces , Asayish , a day earlier .
Al-Ali was protesting along with hundreds other people against poor living conditions in al-Shaddadi and nearby areas when he was shot and killed by Asyaish personnel .
The June 5 protests were not limited to al-Shaddadi .
The protests expanded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ al-Ottomaniyah and al-Awad .
Security forces were again deployed to confront the protesters .
However , no clashes were reported .
Al-Shdaddi and nearby villages are suffering from a serious crisis .
The area lacks most public services and the prices of basics , like bread , are increasing .
The self-administration in northeast Syria is being blamed for this situation .
The protesters are demanding the SDF to improve living conditions in their area as well as to hold security forces responsible for the killing of al-Ali .
The protests could go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MORE ON THIS TOPIC : • Three Syrian Army Service Members Killed , Injured In New Daraa Attack

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For the second day in a row, hundreds of civilians took to the streets in the town of al-Shaddadi in southern al-Hasakah to protests against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The protesters condemned the killing of a local man, Mohamad Saleh al-Ali, by the SDF security forces, Asayish, a day earlier. Al-Ali was protesting along with hundreds other people against poor living conditions in al-Shaddadi and nearby areas when he was shot and killed by Asyaish personnel.
The June 5 protests were not limited to al-Shaddadi. The protests expanded to the villages of al-Said Hamoud, al-Ottomaniyah and al-Awad. Security forces were again deployed to confront the protesters. However, no clashes were reported.
Al-Shdaddi and nearby villages are suffering from a serious crisis. The area lacks most public services and the prices of basics, like bread, are increasing.
The self-administration in northeast Syria is being blamed for this situation. The protesters are demanding the SDF to improve living conditions in their area as well as to hold security forces responsible for the killing of al-Ali. The protests could go on for the upcoming few days.
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southfront--2020-06-05--U.S. Africa Command Shares New ‘Evidence’ Of Russia’s Intervention In Libya (Video)

The U.S. Africa Command ( AFRICOM ) shared on June 5 what it called a new “ evidence ” of Russian interference in Libya .
The supposed evidence is a video recorded by U.S. pilots allegedly showing a Mig-29 fighter jet of the Russian Aerospace Forces en route to Libya .
The filmed Mig-29 has no markings .
Furthermore , there are no details that allow to udnerstand where the video was taken .
Russian warplanes regularly move from and to Syria through Iraqi airspace , where the U.S. Air Force is active .
Last month , the AFRICOM and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ satellite images of what they claimed to be Russian warplanes deployed deployed in Libya , reportedly to support the Libyan National Army ( LNA ) against the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) .
In spite of these claims , no airstrikes carried out by Russian warplanes have been reported in Libya so far .
While the AFRICOM is pushing the narrative of the Russian direct military interference in Libya ( which is untrue ) , it continues to ignore the ever growing Turkish involvement there .
In the last few months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and deployed thousands of Syrian militants in Libya to support the GNA .
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The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) shared on June 5 what it called a new “evidence” of Russian interference in Libya.
The supposed evidence is a video recorded by U.S. pilots allegedly showing a Mig-29 fighter jet of the Russian Aerospace Forces en route to Libya.
“Adding Russian fighter aircraft into a very complex and challenging situation in Libya, adds chaos, heightens tension, and deserves spotlighted attention. Russian officials continue to deny their involvement despite very tangible evidence,” U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Karns, director of public affairs in the AFRICOM, said in a statement.
The filmed Mig-29 has no markings. Furthermore, there are no details that allow to udnerstand where the video was taken. Russian warplanes regularly move from and to Syria through Iraqi airspace, where the U.S. Air Force is active.
Last month, the AFRICOM and media sources released several aerial photos and satellite images of what they claimed to be Russian warplanes deployed deployed in Libya, reportedly to support the Libyan National Army (LNA) against the Government of National Accord (GNA).
In spite of these claims, no airstrikes carried out by Russian warplanes have been reported in Libya so far.
While the AFRICOM is pushing the narrative of the Russian direct military interference in Libya (which is untrue), it continues to ignore the ever growing Turkish involvement there. In the last few months, Turkey shipped loads of heavy weapons and deployed thousands of Syrian militants in Libya to support the GNA.
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southfront--2020-06-05--Three Syrian Army Service Members Killed, Injured In New Daraa Attack

On June 5 , unidentified gunmen attacked a military vehicle of the Syrian Arab Army ( SAA ) in the eastern Daraa countryside .
According to local sources , the gunmen targeted the vehicle as it was passing on a road between the towns of Gharaz and Om Elmiathin .
Two service members were killed and a third one was injured .
The killed soldiers were identified as Ahmad Nuri and Hussam Dahbor .
Both soldiers were serving in the ranks of the 4th Division .
This was the second attack on 4th Division personnel in Daraa during the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 4th Division soldier was assassinated in Daraa ’ s city center .
The attacks are apparently meant to deter the SAA , which amassed a large strike force in Daraa in the last few weeks .
The army is preparing to launch a large-scale security operation in the governorate .
The 4th Division , which established several checkpoints in northeast Daraa recently , will reportedly play a key role in the operation .
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On June 5, unidentified gunmen attacked a military vehicle of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the eastern Daraa countryside.
According to local sources, the gunmen targeted the vehicle as it was passing on a road between the towns of Gharaz and Om Elmiathin. Two service members were killed and a third one was injured.
The killed soldiers were identified as Ahmad Nuri and Hussam Dahbor. Both soldiers were serving in the ranks of the 4th Division. This was the second attack on 4th Division personnel in Daraa during the last ten days. On May 31, a 4th Division soldier was assassinated in Daraa’s city center.
The attacks are apparently meant to deter the SAA, which amassed a large strike force in Daraa in the last few weeks. The army is preparing to launch a large-scale security operation in the governorate. The 4th Division, which established several checkpoints in northeast Daraa recently, will reportedly play a key role in the operation.
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southfront--2020-06-05--ISIS Terrorists Raid Tribal PMU Gathering In Western Iraq (Photos)

On June 5 , the ISIS news agency Amaq released photos of a recent attack on a gathering of the @ @ @ @ @ PMU ) in the western Iraqi province of al-Anbar .
ISIS terrorists raided the gathering @ @ @ @ @ near the town of Kyas .
During the raid , the terrorists killed at least @ @ @ @ @ other fighters were captured and then executed by the terrorists .
The terrorists captured a @ @ @ @ @ assault rifles as well as at least four pick-up trucks in the course of the @ @ @ @ @ is responsible for securing several key areas in western , northern and eastern Iraq .
@ @ @ @ @ force , especially Sunni fighters , on a regular basis .
ISIS maintains a strong @ @ @ @ @ province ’ s large desert is a stronghold of the group .
Iraqi government forces @ @ @ @ @ province on a regular basis .
Yet , more efforts appear to be needed .
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On June 5, the ISIS news agency Amaq released photos of a recent attack on a gathering of the tribal Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in the western Iraqi province of al-Anbar.
ISIS terrorists raided the gathering, which was being held near the town of Kyas. During the raid, the terrorists killed at least one tribal fighter. Two other fighters were captured and then executed by the terrorists.
The terrorists captured a hand gun, two AKM-type assault rifles as well as at least four pick-up trucks in the course of the raid.
The tribal PMU is responsible for securing several key areas in western, northern and eastern Iraq. ISIS cells attack the tribal force, especially Sunni fighters, on a regular basis.
ISIS maintains a strong presence in al-Anbar. The province’s large desert is a stronghold of the group. Iraqi government forces conduct security operations in the province on a regular basis. Yet, more efforts appear to be needed.
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southfront--2020-06-06--SDF Concludes First Phase Of Its Security Operation In Northeast Syria

On June 6 , the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) concluded the first phase of its large security operation against ISIS cells in northeast Syria .
The first phase of the operation covered the southern al-Hasakah countryside .
According to the Hawar News Agency ( ANHA ) , a 70 km long , 60 km wide area was combed by the SDF in the last two days .
A total of 30 ISIS terrorists were apprehended .
Backed by units from the U.S.-led coalition , SDF forces are now combing the southeastern Deir Ezzor countryside .
ISIS cells @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region .
So far , three terrorists have been captured .
Sasson Toledhan , a commander of the SDF , told the ANHA a day earlier that the operation is facing some challenges now .
However , he stressed the at the operation will go on .
“ There are some difficulties facing the campaign , which are the vast areas of the desert … in addition to the fact that the desert is connected from one of its sides to the Iraqi border , which may allow some elements of ISIS mercenaries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the agency quoted Toledhan as saying .
ISIS cells carried out dozens of attacks against the SDF in the last few months .
Most of the attacks took place in the southeastern Deir Ezzor countryside .
The ongoing security operation has forces ISIS cells in northeast to lay down for the moment .
However , many of these cells could resume their activities once the operation is over .
The SDF and the U.S.-led coalition will have to keep the pressure on the terrorist group .
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On June 6, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) concluded the first phase of its large security operation against ISIS cells in northeast Syria.
The first phase of the operation covered the southern al-Hasakah countryside. According to the Hawar News Agency (ANHA), a 70 km long, 60 km wide area was combed by the SDF in the last two days. A total of 30 ISIS terrorists were apprehended.
Backed by units of the U.S.-led coalition, SDF forces are now combing the southeastern Deir Ezzor countryside. ISIS cells are known to be highly-active in the region. So far, three terrorists have been captured.
Sasson Toledhan, a commander of the SDF, told the ANHA a day earlier that the operation is facing some challenges now. However, he stressed the at the operation will go on.
“There are some difficulties facing the campaign, which are the vast size of the desert … in addition to the fact that the desert is connected from one of its sides to the Iraqi border, which may allow some elements of ISIS mercenaries to flee across the border,” the agency quoted Toledhan as saying.
ISIS cells carried out dozens of attacks against the SDF in the last few months. Most of the attacks took place in the southeastern Deir Ezzor countryside.
The ongoing security operation has forced ISIS cells in northeast to lay down for the moment. However, many of these cells could resume their activities once the operation is over. The SDF and the U.S.-led coalition will have to keep high pressure on the terrorist group.
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southfront--2020-06-06--GNA Security Forces Launch Operation ‘Safe Country’ In Newly-Captured Areas

Fighters loyal to the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) gesture as they keep a look out on the roof of a building in an area south of the Libyan capital Tripoli on January 12 , 2020 .
( Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP ) ( Photo by MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP via Getty Images ) The Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) launched on June 6 a large operation , dubbed “ Safe Country , ” to secure the areas recently captured from Libyan National Army ( LNA ) .
The operation will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Al Madaghi .
Lt. Ayman Bin Jamea was appointed as a spokesman for the operation .
Earlier this week , GNA forces , with support from Turkey , secured significant gains around the capital , Tripoli .
On June 3 , the Tripoli International Airport was captured .
Two days later , the town of Tarhunah was captured .
Lawlessness is now prevailing over these areas , with many reports of looting and ransacking taking place there .
The GNA is now bracing to launch a large-scale attack on the coastal town of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Some sources are even claiming that the al-Jufra Air Base , where UAE forces are reportedly deployed , will be also targeted .
Turkish combat drones are providing air support for GNA forces , which were also reinforced with around 11,000 Syrian militants .
On the other side , the LNA lacks a direct military support from its key backers – Egypt and the UAE .
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The Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA) launched on June 6 a large operation, dubbed “Safe Country,” to secure the areas recently captured from Libyan National Army (LNA).
“Operation Safe Country aims to impose and control security, prosecute wanted perpetrators and protect citizens’ lives, livelihoods, and property,” the operations room said in an official statement.
The operation will be led by Brig. Gen. Mohamed Al Madaghi. Lt. Ayman Bin Jamea was appointed as a spokesman for the operation.
Earlier this week, GNA forces, with support from Turkey, secured significant gains around the capital, Tripoli. On June 3, the Tripoli International Airport was captured. Two days later, the town of Tarhunah was captured. Lawlessness is now prevailing over these areas, with many reports of looting and ransacking taking place there.
The GNA is now bracing to launch a large-scale attack on the coastal town of Sirte, a key oil export port. Some sources are even claiming that the al-Jufra Air Base, where UAE forces are reportedly deployed, will be also targeted.
Turkish combat drones are providing air support for GNA forces, which were also reinforced with around 11,000 Syrian militants. On the other side, the LNA lacks a direct military support from its key backers – Egypt and the UAE.
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southfront--2020-06-06--Map Update: Turkish-led Forces’ Gains In Battle Against Libyan National Army Since June 1, 2020

Click to see the full-size image Forces of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord and Syrian militants supported by the @ @ @ @ @ their advance on positions of the Libyan National Army in northern Libya .
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Forces of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord and Syrian militants supported by the Turkish military have been developing their advance on positions of the Libyan National Army in northern Libya.
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southfront--2020-06-06--Military Situation In Yemen On June 5, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Yemen : • Clashes between Ansar @ @ @ @ @ ongoing north of Sarwah ; • Ansar Allah reported 96 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during @ @ @ @ @ These included 20 artillery strikes and sporadic firefights .
Sporadic firefights were reported inside al-Hudaydah @ @ @ @ @ Clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continue in the Sarwah area ; MORE ON @ @ @

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A brief overview of the recent developments in Yemen:
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck the Hazm area 9 times;
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck the Majzar area 8 times;
Clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces are ongoing north of Sarwah;
Ansar Allah reported 96 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours. These included 20 artillery strikes and sporadic firefights. Sporadic firefights were reported inside al-Hudaydah city as well;
Clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continue in the Sarwah area;
Ansar Allah shelled the Tadawin military camp north of Marib.
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southfront--2020-06-06--Military Situation In Syria On June 5, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria : • An explosion erupted @ @ @ @ @ civilians and injuring 7 others ; • Unidentified gunmen killed a Turkish soldier and injured @ @ @ @ @ between Sarmin and Idlib ; • Anti-SDF protests continue in al-Shaddadi after the SDF security @ @ @ @ @ local ; • Unidentified gunmen attacked a Syrian Army vehicle near Gharaz killing 2 soldiers @ @ @ @ @ ; • The SDF claims that 21 ISIS members have been neutralized since the start @ @ @ @ @ in eastern Syria .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
An explosion erupted in Ras al-Ain killing 2 civilians and injuring 7 others;
Unidentified gunmen killed a Turkish soldier and injured another one on the road between Sarmin and Idlib;
Anti-SDF protests continue in al-Shaddadi after the SDF security unit shot and killed a local;
Unidentified gunmen attacked a Syrian Army vehicle near Gharaz killing 2 soldiers and injuring a third one;
The SDF claims that 21 ISIS members have been neutralized since the start of the ongoing security operation in eastern Syria.
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southfront--2020-06-06--A Conspiracy Theorist Confesses

A Conspiracy Theorist Confesses

Conspiracy theory is nothing new .
Nearly every single significant world event had at least one contemporary conspiracy theory attached to it .
These alternative interpretations of events , which lie outside the accepted or official narratives , are found throughout history .
In 117 CE , the Roman Emperor Trajan died only two days after adopting his successor Hadrian .
All his symptoms indicated a stroke brought on by cardio vascular disease .
Yet by the 4th century , in the questionable historical text Historia Augusta , a number of conspiracy theories surrounding Trajan ’ s death had emerged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been poisoned by Hadrian , the praetorian prefect Attianus and Trajan ’ s wife , Plotina .
While we would call this a conspiracy theory today , the term was not commonly used until the late 1960 ’ s .
The earliest written reference to something approaching the modern concept of conspiracy theory appeared in the 1870 ’ s in the Journal of Mental Science vol 16 .
This is the first time we see an association made between and implausibility .
Throughout most of the 19th and 20th century , if used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than a rationale to expose a criminal plot or malevolent act by a group .
After the Second World War colloquial use of was rare .
However , academics were beginning to lay the foundations for the interpretation which has produced the label we are familiar with today .
The burgeoning idea was that the large numbers of people who questioned official accounts of events , or orthodox historical interpretations , were all delusional to some degree .
Questioning authority , and certainly alleging that authority was responsible for criminal acts , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mind .
In 1945 The philosopher Karl Popper alluded to this in his political work The Open Society and Its Enemies .
Popper was essentially criticising historicism .
He stated that historical events were vulnerable to misinterpretation by those who were predisposed to see a conspiracy behind them .
He argued this was because historians suffered from cognitive dissonance ( the uncomfortable psychological sensation of holding two opposing views simultaneously . )
They could not accept that tumultuous events could just happen through the combination of error and unrelated circumstances .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were too quick to reject the possibility of random , chaotic events influencing history , preferring unsubstantiated conspiratorial explanations .
Usually because they made better stories , thereby garnering more attention for their work .
Popper identified what he called the conspiracy theory of society .
This reflected Popper ’ s belief that social sciences should concern themselves with the study of the unintended consequences of intentional human behaviour .
Speaking of the conspiracy theory perspective , he wrote : Popper also believed that increasing secularism had led people to ascribe power to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Popper ’ s theory illustrates the fundamental difference between those labelled conspiracy theorists and those who , on the whole , defend the official narrative and the establishment .
For conspiracy theorists the evidence shows that powerful forces have frequently conspired to shape events , control the flow of information and manipulate society .
The deliberate engineering of society , suggested by the conspiracy theorists , is rejected by their opponents and critics .
For them the conspiratorial view has some minor , limited merit , but the suggested scale and prevalence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see nearly all world events as the result of the unintentional collision between disparate forces and the random influence of fate .
In general , they consider the powerful incapable of malice .
Where disastrous national and global events have clearly been caused by the decisions of governments , influential groups and immensely wealthy individuals , these are invariably seen as mistakes .
Any suggestion that the power hierarchy ’ s destructive decisions may have achieved their intended objectives receives blanket rejection .
Even asking the question is considered “ unthinkable.
” For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ naive world view .
History is full of examples of the powerful using their influence to further their own interests at others expense .
Often costing people their lives .
For their opponents , like Popper , to reject this possibility outright , demonstrates their cognitive dissonance .
They seem unable even to contemplate the possibility that the political and economic power structures they believe in could ever deliberately harm anyone .
They have faith in authority and it is not shared by people they label conspiracy theorists .
Following the assassination of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , not least of all due to the apparent implausibility of the official account .
Many U.S. citizens were concerned that elements within their own government had effectively staged a coup .
Others , such as the prominent American historian Richard Hoftsadter , were more concerned that people doubted their government .
Building on the work of Popper , partly as a critique of McCarthyism but also in response to the Republican nomination loss of Nelson A. Rockefeller , American historian Richard Hofstadter suggested that people ’ s inability to believe what they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon their grasp of the evidence .
Rather it was rooted in psychological need .
He claimed much of this stemmed from their lack of education ( knowledge ) , political disenfranchisement and an unjustified sense of self importance .
He also suggested these dangerous opinions threatened to pollute the body politic .
Like Popper , Hofstadter did not identify conspiracy theorists directly .
But he did formulate the narrative underpinning the modern , widely accepted , definition .
He wrote : Going to great lengths to focus on the “ paranoid ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as if that were a failing , like most critics of so-called conspiracy theorists , Hofstadter chose neither to address nor even mention what that evidence was .
He merely asserted that it was unbelievable .
The reader just had to take his word for it .
The Warren Commission Report into the JFK assassination drew considerable criticism .
The finding that Oswald acted alone contradicted numerous eye witness accounts , film , autopsy and ballistic evidence .
Four of the seven commissioners harshly criticised the report issued in their name .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the absence of any sensible official account of the assassination , numerous explanatory theories inevitably sprang up .
In response to the mounting criticism , in 1967 the CIA sent an internal dispatch to all field offices called Document 1035-960 : Concerning Criticism of the Warren Report .
Revealed by a New York Times Freedom of Information Request in 1976 , the dispatch is the first written record we have of the combination of Popper ’ s “ conspiracy theory of society ” with Hofstadter ’ s “ paranoid style ” militant .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ conspiracy theorist .
It can be considered as the origin of the weaponised term “ conspiracy theory.
” It recommends a set of techniques to be used to discredit all critics of the Warren Commission Report .
Once you are familiar with them , it is obvious that these strategies are commonly deployed today to dismiss all who question official statements as “ conspiracy theorists.
” We can paraphrase these as follows : • Deny any new evidence offered and cite only official reports stating ‘ no new evidence has emerged.
’ • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the existing , primary , official evidence such as ballistics , autopsy , and photographic evidence .
• Do not initiate any discussion of the evidence and suggest that large scale conspiracies are impossible to cover up in an open and free democracy .
• Accuse the conspiracy theorists of having an intellectual superiority complex .
• Suggest that theorists refuse to acknowledge their own errors .
• Refute any suggestion of witness assassinations by pointing out they were all deaths by natural causes .
• Question the quality of conspiracy research and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The report recommended making good use of and to “ employ propaganda assets to [ negate ] and refute the attacks of the critics.
” The CIA advocated using mainstream media feature articles to discredit people labelled conspiracy theorists .
While the use of these methods has been refined over the years , the essential process of labelling someone a conspiracy theorist , while studiously avoiding any discussion of the evidence they highlight , is extremely common in the mainstream media today .
We only need look at the reports about academics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about COVID19 to see the techniques in operation .
The drive to convince the public to use only “ official sources ” for information has seen the rise of the fact checker .
These organisations , invariably with the support of government and corporate funding , are offered as the reliable sources which provide real facts .
The facts they provide are frequently wrong and the fact checking industry has settled legal claims from those who challenged their disinformation .
People have been directed by the mainstream media to abandon all critical thinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their government-approved fact-checker in order be told the truth .
Providing the public believe the people labelled conspiracy theorists are crazy , ill informed or agents for a foreign powers , the mainstream media , politicians and other commentators can undermine any and all evidence they present .
In keeping with the CIA ’ s initial recommendations , it is extremely unlikely that the evidence will ever be openly discussed but , if it is , it can be written off as “ conspiracy theory.
” However , it isn ’ t just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theorist label to avoid discussing evidence .
Politicians , speaking on the worlds biggest political stage , have seized the opportunity to deploy the CIA ’ s strategy .
Even for Prime Ministers and Presidents , addressing the General Assembly of the United Nations is a big deal .
These tend to be big thematic speeches as the leader impresses their vision upon the gathered dignitaries and global media .
Yet , despite the fact that conspiracy theorists are supposed to be idiots who don ’ t know the time of day , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this auspicious occasion to single them out as one of the greatest threats to global security .
In November 2001 George W. Bush addressed the United Nations General Assembly with the following words : Even if you accept the official account of 9/11 , and there are numerous reasons why you wouldn ’ t , how does questioning it suggest that you support terrorism or mark you out as a racist ?
The suggestion appears absurd but it does illustrate that the U.S. president wanted both to silence all criticism of the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremism and even terrorism .
This theme was reiterated by the UK Prime Minister David Cameron in his 2014 address .
He said : Like Bush before him , Cameron was at pains to identify what he called non violent extremists ( commonly called conspiracy theorists ) .
According to him , all who question government accounts of major geopolitical events are , once again , tantamount to terrorists .
Calling for online censorship to stop any questions ever being asked , it is this authoritarian need to avoid addressing evidence that led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to propose wide-sweeping censorship of the Internet .
At the time of writing , the UK is among the many nations still in so called “ lockdown ” following the outbreak of COVID19 .
When UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the U.N General Assembly in September 2019 he delivered a speech which seemed weirdly out of context .
With Brexit and possible conflict with Iran high on the agenda his address , which barely touched on those issues , was received with considerable bewilderment .
Six months later his predictive powers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Johnson ’ s comments were extremely relevant .
Just six months too early .
Despite the wealth of scientific evidence which justifies scepticism about some vaccines , ( a variant of ) , is another label used to convince people not to consider evidence .
The assertion is that those who question vaccines all fundamentally reject the concept of artificially inducing an immune response against a disease .
This isn ’ t true but how would you know ?
The anti-vaxxer label alone is sufficient to convince most to turn away .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ many seemingly irrelevant subjects there is little reason to suspect any COVID 19 foreknowledge .
But given the global pandemic that would occur just a few months later , it was certainly prescient .
Johnson was sufficiently concerned about the supposedly baseless questions of so called conspiracy theorists ( or anti-vaxxers ) to allege they killed children .
A ludicrous suggestion the mainstream media strongly promoted .
It doesn ’ t matter that academic research has proven that the official account of 9/11 can not possibly be true ; it makes no difference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone to New York on the morning of 9/11 to “ document the event ; ” studies showing that approximately 90 % of the total 20th Century disease reduction in the U.S. occurred prior to the widespread use of vaccines are irrelevant .
None of these facts need to be known by anyone and governments are going to censor all who try to tell others about them .
All questions that reference them are crazy conspiracy theories .
They are both stupid questions and a huge threat to both national security and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the recurring themes the people labelled conspiracy theorists discuss is that policy is made behind the closed doors of corporate boardrooms and policy think tanks .
It doesn ’ t matter who you elect or what party you choose to rule over you , they are only capable of tinkering at the edges of the policy platform .
The policy agenda is set at a globalist level .
So the fact that , over two decades , one U.S president and two British Prime Minsters were delivering essentially the same message doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As we move toward a world where certain ideas are forbidden and only officially approved questions can be asked , where governments and corporations have a monopoly on the truth and everything else is a conspiracy theory , only one thing really matters .
The evidence .
Hofstadter ’ s believed that his paranoid style militants constant citation of evidence was merely an attempt to “ protect his cherished convictions.
” This could be true , but the only way to find out is to look at that evidence .
The label of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to convince you not to look at it .
Regardless of whether or not you think someone ’ s opinion is a conspiracy theory , you owe it to yourself and your children to consider the evidence they cite .
Perhaps you will reject it .
There ’ s nothing wrong with that .
But to reject it , without knowing what it is , really is crazy .
Your only other option is to unquestioningly accept whatever you are told by the government , globalist think tanks , multinational corporations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you choose to believe that everyone who claims to have identified the malfeasance of officials , the crimes of government or the corruption of powerful global institutions , are all conspiracy theorists , then you have accepted that the establishment is beyond reproach .
If you also agree the same established hierarchy can not only determine what you can or can not know , but can also set all the policies and legislation which dictates your behaviour and defines the limits of your freedom , you have elected to be a slave and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slightest .

Conspiracy theory is nothing new. Nearly every single significant world event had at least one contemporary conspiracy theory attached to it. These alternative interpretations of events, which lie outside the accepted or official narratives, are found throughout history.
In 117 CE, the Roman Emperor Trajan died only two days after adopting his successor Hadrian. All his symptoms indicated a stroke brought on by cardio vascular disease.
Yet by the 4th century, in the questionable historical text Historia Augusta, a number of conspiracy theories surrounding Trajan’s death had emerged. These included claims that Trajan had been poisoned by Hadrian, the praetorian prefect Attianus and Trajan’s wife, Plotina.
While we would call this a conspiracy theory today, the term was not commonly used until the late 1960’s. The earliest written reference to something approaching the modern concept of conspiracy theory appeared in the 1870’s in the Journal of Mental Science vol 16.
“The theory of Dr Sankey as to the manner in which these injuries to the chest occurred in asylums deserved our careful attention. It was at least more plausible that the conspiracy theory of Mr Charles Beade”
This is the first time we see an association made between “conspiracy theory” and implausibility. Throughout most of the 19th and 20th century, if used at all, it usually denoted little more than a rationale to expose a criminal plot or malevolent act by a group.
After the Second World War colloquial use of “conspiracy theory” was rare. However, academics were beginning to lay the foundations for the interpretation which has produced the label we are familiar with today.
The burgeoning idea was that the large numbers of people who questioned official accounts of events, or orthodox historical interpretations, were all delusional to some degree. Questioning authority, and certainly alleging that authority was responsible for criminal acts, was deemed to be an aberration of the mind.
In 1945 The philosopher Karl Popper alluded to this in his political work The Open Society and Its Enemies. Popper was essentially criticising historicism. He stated that historical events were vulnerable to misinterpretation by those who were predisposed to see a conspiracy behind them.
He argued this was because historians suffered from cognitive dissonance (the uncomfortable psychological sensation of holding two opposing views simultaneously.) They could not accept that tumultuous events could just happen through the combination of error and unrelated circumstances.
In Popper’s view, these historians were too quick to reject the possibility of random, chaotic events influencing history, preferring unsubstantiated conspiratorial explanations. Usually because they made better stories, thereby garnering more attention for their work.
Popper identified what he called the conspiracy theory of society. This reflected Popper’s belief that social sciences should concern themselves with the study of the unintended consequences of intentional human behaviour. Speaking of the conspiracy theory perspective, he wrote:
It is the view that an explanation of a social phenomenon consists in the discovery of the men or groups who are interested in the occurrence of this phenomenon (sometimes it is a hidden interest which has first to be revealed), and who have planned and conspired to bring it about.”
Popper also believed that increasing secularism had led people to ascribe power to secretive groups rather than the gods:
The gods are abandoned. But their place is filled by powerful men or groups – sinister pressure groups whose wickedness is responsible for all the evils we suffer from – such as the Learned Elders of Zion, or the monopolists, or the capitalists, or the imperialists.”
Popper’s theory illustrates the fundamental difference between those labelled conspiracy theorists and those who, on the whole, defend the official narrative and the establishment. For conspiracy theorists the evidence shows that powerful forces have frequently conspired to shape events, control the flow of information and manipulate society. The deliberate engineering of society, suggested by the conspiracy theorists, is rejected by their opponents and critics.
For them the conspiratorial view has some minor, limited merit, but the suggested scale and prevalence of these plots is grossly exaggerated. They see nearly all world events as the result of the unintentional collision between disparate forces and the random influence of fate.
In general, they consider the powerful incapable of malice. Where disastrous national and global events have clearly been caused by the decisions of governments, influential groups and immensely wealthy individuals, these are invariably seen as mistakes.
Any suggestion that the power hierarchy’s destructive decisions may have achieved their intended objectives receives blanket rejection. Even asking the question is considered “unthinkable.”
For many people called conspiracy theorists this is a hopelessly naive world view. History is full of examples of the powerful using their influence to further their own interests at others expense. Often costing people their lives.
For their opponents, like Popper, to reject this possibility outright, demonstrates their cognitive dissonance. They seem unable even to contemplate the possibility that the political and economic power structures they believe in could ever deliberately harm anyone. They have faith in authority and it is not shared by people they label conspiracy theorists.
Following the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 alternative explanations proliferated, not least of all due to the apparent implausibility of the official account. Many U.S. citizens were concerned that elements within their own government had effectively staged a coup. Others, such as the prominent American historian Richard Hoftsadter, were more concerned that people doubted their government.
Building on the work of Popper, partly as a critique of McCarthyism but also in response to the Republican nomination loss of Nelson A. Rockefeller, American historian Richard Hofstadter suggested that people’s inability to believe what they are told by government was not based upon their grasp of the evidence. Rather it was rooted in psychological need.
He claimed much of this stemmed from their lack of education (knowledge), political disenfranchisement and an unjustified sense of self importance. He also suggested these dangerous opinions threatened to pollute the body politic.
Like Popper, Hofstadter did not identify conspiracy theorists directly. But he did formulate the narrative underpinning the modern, widely accepted, definition. He wrote:
I call it the paranoid style simply because no other word adequately evokes the sense of heated exaggeration, suspiciousness, and conspiratorial fantasy that I have in mind…It is the use of paranoid modes of expression by more or less normal people that makes the phenomenon significant
[…]
Of course, there are highbrow, lowbrow, and middlebrow paranoids, as there are likely to be in any political tendency. But respectable paranoid literature not only starts from certain moral commitments that can indeed be justified but also carefully and all but obsessively accumulates “evidence.”….he can accumulate evidence in order to protect his cherished convictions.
Going to great lengths to focus on the “paranoid’s” tendency to highlight the evidence, as if that were a failing, like most critics of so-called conspiracy theorists, Hofstadter chose neither to address nor even mention what that evidence was. He merely asserted that it was unbelievable. The reader just had to take his word for it.
The Warren Commission Report into the JFK assassination drew considerable criticism. The finding that Oswald acted alone contradicted numerous eye witness accounts, film, autopsy and ballistic evidence.
Four of the seven commissioners harshly criticised the report issued in their name. Widely seen as quite ridiculous, in the absence of any sensible official account of the assassination, numerous explanatory theories inevitably sprang up.
In response to the mounting criticism, in 1967 the CIA sent an internal dispatch to all field offices called Document 1035-960: Concerning Criticism of the Warren Report.
Revealed by a New York Times Freedom of Information Request in 1976, the dispatch is the first written record we have of the combination of Popper’s “conspiracy theory of society” with Hofstadter’s “paranoid style” militant. It defined the modern concept of the conspiracy theorist.
The document states:
Conspiracy theories have frequently thrown suspicion on our organization, for example by falsely alleging that Lee Harvey Oswald worked for us. The aim of this dispatch is to provide material countering and discrediting the claims of the conspiracy theorists.”
It can be considered as the origin of the weaponised term “conspiracy theory.” It recommends a set of techniques to be used to discredit all critics of the Warren Commission Report. Once you are familiar with them, it is obvious that these strategies are commonly deployed today to dismiss all who question official statements as “conspiracy theorists.” We can paraphrase these as follows:
Deny any new evidence offered and cite only official reports stating ‘no new evidence has emerged.’ Dismiss contradictory eyewitness statements and focus upon the existing, primary, official evidence such as ballistics, autopsy, and photographic evidence. Do not initiate any discussion of the evidence and suggest that large scale conspiracies are impossible to cover up in an open and free democracy. Accuse the conspiracy theorists of having an intellectual superiority complex. Suggest that theorists refuse to acknowledge their own errors. Refute any suggestion of witness assassinations by pointing out they were all deaths by natural causes. Question the quality of conspiracy research and point out that official sources are better.
The report recommended making good use of “friendly elite contacts (especially politicians and editors)” and to “employ propaganda assets to [negate] and refute the attacks of the critics.”
The CIA advocated using mainstream media feature articles to discredit people labelled conspiracy theorists.
While the use of these methods has been refined over the years, the essential process of labelling someone a conspiracy theorist, while studiously avoiding any discussion of the evidence they highlight, is extremely common in the mainstream media today. We only need look at the reports about academics who questioned the government’s narrative about COVID19 to see the techniques in operation.
The drive to convince the public to use only “official sources” for information has seen the rise of the fact checker.
These organisations, invariably with the support of government and corporate funding, are offered as the reliable sources which provide real facts. The facts they provide are frequently wrong and the fact checking industry has settled legal claims from those who challenged their disinformation.
People have been directed by the mainstream media to abandon all critical thinking. They just need to go to their government-approved fact-checker in order be told the truth.
Providing the public believe the people labelled conspiracy theorists are crazy, ill informed or agents for a foreign powers, the mainstream media, politicians and other commentators can undermine any and all evidence they present. In keeping with the CIA’s initial recommendations, it is extremely unlikely that the evidence will ever be openly discussed but, if it is, it can be written off as “conspiracy theory.”
However, it isn’t just the mainstream media who use the conspiracy theorist label to avoid discussing evidence. Politicians, speaking on the worlds biggest political stage, have seized the opportunity to deploy the CIA’s strategy.
THREE SPEECHES ONE AGENDA
Even for Prime Ministers and Presidents, addressing the General Assembly of the United Nations is a big deal. These tend to be big thematic speeches as the leader impresses their vision upon the gathered dignitaries and global media.
Yet, despite the fact that conspiracy theorists are supposed to be idiots who don’t know the time of day, global “leaders” have repeatedly used this auspicious occasion to single them out as one of the greatest threats to global security.
In November 2001 George W. Bush addressed the United Nations General Assembly with the following words:
We must speak the truth about terror. Let us never tolerate outrageous conspiracy theories concerning the attacks of September the 11th; malicious lies that attempt to shift the blame away from the terrorists, themselves, away from the guilty. To inflame ethnic hatred is to advance the cause of terror.”
Even if you accept the official account of 9/11, and there are numerous reasons why you wouldn’t, how does questioning it suggest that you support terrorism or mark you out as a racist?
The suggestion appears absurd but it does illustrate that the U.S. president wanted both to silence all criticism of the government account and link those questioning it to extremism and even terrorism.
This theme was reiterated by the UK Prime Minister David Cameron in his 2014 address. He said:
To defeat ISIL – and organisations like it we must defeat this ideology in all its forms…..it is clear that many of them were initially influenced by preachers who claim not to encourage violence, but whose world view can be used as a justification for it. We know this world view. The peddling of lies: that 9/11 was a Jewish plot or that the 7/7 London attacks were staged […] We must be clear: to defeat the ideology of extremism we need to deal with all forms of extremism – not just violent extremism. We must work together to take down illegal online material […] we must stop the so called non-violent extremists from inciting hatred and intolerance.
Like Bush before him, Cameron was at pains to identify what he called non violent extremists (commonly called conspiracy theorists). According to him, all who question government accounts of major geopolitical events are, once again, tantamount to terrorists.
Calling for online censorship to stop any questions ever being asked, it is this authoritarian need to avoid addressing evidence that led his successor, Prime Minister Theresa May, to propose wide-sweeping censorship of the Internet.
At the time of writing, the UK is among the many nations still in so called “lockdown” following the outbreak of COVID19. When UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the U.N General Assembly in September 2019 he delivered a speech which seemed weirdly out of context. With Brexit and possible conflict with Iran high on the agenda his address, which barely touched on those issues, was received with considerable bewilderment.
Six months later his predictive powers appear to be remarkable. It transpires that Johnson’s comments were extremely relevant. Just six months too early.
There are today people today who are actually still anti-science […] A whole movement called the anti-Vaxxers, who refuse to acknowledge the evidence that vaccinations have eradicated smallpox […] And who by their prejudices are actually endangering the very children they want to protect […] I am profoundly optimistic about the ability of new technology to serve as a liberator and remake the world wondrously and benignly […] Together, we can vanquish killer diseases.”
Despite the wealth of scientific evidence which justifies scepticism about some vaccines, anti-vaxxer (a variant of conspiracy theorist), is another label used to convince people not to consider evidence. The assertion is that those who question vaccines all fundamentally reject the concept of artificially inducing an immune response against a disease.
This isn’t true but how would you know? The anti-vaxxer label alone is sufficient to convince most to turn away.
Johnson’s speech rambled across so many seemingly irrelevant subjects there is little reason to suspect any COVID 19 foreknowledge. But given the global pandemic that would occur just a few months later, it was certainly prescient. Johnson was sufficiently concerned about the supposedly baseless questions of so called conspiracy theorists (or anti-vaxxers) to allege they killed children. A ludicrous suggestion the mainstream media strongly promoted.
It doesn’t matter that academic research has proven that the official account of 9/11 cannot possibly be true; it makes no difference that Mossad agents admitted that they had gone to New York on the morning of 9/11 to “document the event;” studies showing that approximately 90% of the total 20th Century disease reduction in the U.S. occurred prior to the widespread use of vaccines are irrelevant.
None of these facts need to be known by anyone and governments are going to censor all who try to tell others about them. All questions that reference them are crazy conspiracy theories. They are both stupid questions and a huge threat to both national security and the safety of the little children.
One of the recurring themes the people labelled conspiracy theorists discuss is that policy is made behind the closed doors of corporate boardrooms and policy think tanks. It doesn’t matter who you elect or what party you choose to rule over you, they are only capable of tinkering at the edges of the policy platform.
The policy agenda is set at a globalist level. So the fact that, over two decades, one U.S president and two British Prime Minsters were delivering essentially the same message doesn’t surprise the conspiracy theorists.
As we move toward a world where certain ideas are forbidden and only officially approved questions can be asked, where governments and corporations have a monopoly on the truth and everything else is a conspiracy theory, only one thing really matters. The evidence.
Hofstadter’s believed that his paranoid style militants constant citation of evidence was merely an attempt to “protect his cherished convictions.” This could be true, but the only way to find out is to look at that evidence. The label of the conspiracy theorist has been deliberately created in order to convince you not to look at it.
Regardless of whether or not you think someone’s opinion is a conspiracy theory, you owe it to yourself and your children to consider the evidence they cite. Perhaps you will reject it. There’s nothing wrong with that.
But to reject it, without knowing what it is, really is crazy. Your only other option is to unquestioningly accept whatever you are told by the government, globalist think tanks, multinational corporations and their mainstream media partners.
If you choose to believe that everyone who claims to have identified the malfeasance of officials, the crimes of government or the corruption of powerful global institutions, are all conspiracy theorists, then you have accepted that the establishment is beyond reproach.
If you also agree the same established hierarchy can not only determine what you can or cannot know, but can also set all the policies and legislation which dictates your behaviour and defines the limits of your freedom, you have elected to be a slave and don’t value democracy in the slightest.


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