southfront--2020-05-14--Hezbollah Leader Says Syria Emerged ‘Victorious’ In War, Slams Israeli ‘Fake’ Victories

Syria has emerged “ victorious ” in the “ universal ” war which was waged against it , Hezbollah Secretary-General Hasan Nasrallah said on May 13 .
“ Syria emerged victorious at the end of a universal war .
It has survived a scheme which aimed at dividing it .
Of course there still are some regions like Idlib that are not liberated but in all Syria has triumphed , ” Nasrallah said in a speech , according to the al-Manar TV .
The Lebanese leader made his remarks during a televised speech commemorating Hezbollah ’ s commander Mustafa Badreddine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed in Syria four years ago .
In his speech , Nasrallah touched on the recent reports of a Russian-Iranian conflict on Syria , saying that these claims are a part of the “ continuous psychological war against Syria.
” “ Iran is not engaged in an influence war with any side , neither with Russia , nor with any other country .
Its goal is to prevent Syria ’ s fall in hands of US and Zionist entity , ” he said .
The reports about the supposed Russian-Iranian conflict on Syria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were withdrawing from Syria .
Nasrallah refuted these claims , saying Iran has only military advisers in Syria .
The leader also slammed Israel ’ s defense minister for lying and fabricating victories .
“ The Israelis lose the war in Syria , and they have been targeting all what is related to missiles manufacturing in Syria , because they believe that missile pose high risk to Israel , ” Nasrallah said , adding “ The Israelis believe that Syria poses risk to them and they are concerned over the presence of Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader also confirmed that Hezbollah forces are still deployed in Syria ; however , on a scale smaller than before .
Nasrallah ’ s remarks reaffirm Hezbollah ’ s commitment to support the Damascus government in a time when military and economic pressure is increasing on Syria and its allies .
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Syria has emerged “victorious” in the “universal” war which was waged against it, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hasan Nasrallah said on May 13.
“Syria emerged victorious at the end of a universal war. It has survived a scheme which aimed at dividing it. Of course there still are some regions like Idlib that are not liberated but in all Syria has triumphed,” Nasrallah said in a speech, according to the al-Manar TV.
The Lebanese leader made his remarks during a televised speech commemorating Hezbollah’s commander Mustafa Badreddine, “Zoulfikar,” who was killed in Syria four years ago.
In his speech, Nasrallah touched on the recent reports of a Russian-Iranian conflict on Syria, saying that these claims are a part of the “continuous psychological war against Syria.”
“Iran is not engaged in an influence war with any side, neither with Russia, nor with any other country. Its goal is to prevent Syria’s fall in hands of US and Zionist entity,” he said.
The reports about the supposed Russian-Iranian conflict on Syria coincided with Israeli claims that Iranian forces were withdrawing from Syria.
Nasrallah refuted these claims, saying Iran has only military advisers in Syria. The leader also slammed Israel’s defense minister for lying and fabricating victories.
“The Israelis lose the war in Syria, and they have been targeting all what is related to missiles manufacturing in Syria, because they believe that missile pose high risk to Israel,” Nasrallah said, adding “The Israelis believe that Syria poses risk to them and they are concerned over the presence of Iran and Resistance movements there.”
The Lebanese leader also confirmed that Hezbollah forces are still deployed in Syria; however, on a scale smaller than before.
Nasrallah’s remarks reaffirm Hezbollah’s commitment to support the Damascus government in a time when military and economic pressure is increasing on Syria and its allies.
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southfront--2020-05-15--U.S. Chooses Three Companies To Develop Its Future Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar

On May 8th , the US Air Force chose the three companies to participate in a rapid prototyping program to demonstrate expeditionary radar performance for the new acquisition strategy for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar .
The Lockheed Martin Corp. and the Northrop Grumman Corp. will participate under Other Transaction Agreements , and CEA Technologies , an Australian firm , will demonstrate their system through a Foreign Comparative Test project award .
3DELRR will be the principal Air Force ground-based sensor for long-range surveillance , detection and tracking of aerial targets in support of theater commanders and will replace the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contract , which was canceled back in 2019 , because it was determined that there are production-ready systems were available that could deliver the capability faster .
The first step in the renewed strategy is the SpeedDealer demonstration , which would assess the military utility of the system to carry out the mission of the program .
Initially proposals were to be accepted by April 1st , but that was pushed to April 15th , due to the pandemic .
Each award provides $ 500,000 for the companies to demonstrate their radar system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radar performance against operationally-relevant targets and conditions , no later than the end of September 2020 .
Then , if a system completes the tests , it could potentially be selected for integration , and then production could potentially begin by the end of 2020 .
The Air Force anticipates a production-ready radar could reach initial operational capability by late fiscal year 2024 .
The initial contract for the 3DELRR was awarded to Raytheon back in 2017 , after a long battle against Lockheed Martin and Northrop Gunman .
Raytheon was first selected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2014 , but Northrop and Lockheed quickly lodged protests over the decision with the Government Accountability Office .
As a result , Raytheon lodged a suit against the service , one which was ultimately rejected by a U.S. court .
The Air Force then relaunched the competition , with Raytheon once again nabbing the $ 52.6 million fixed-price-incentive-firm contract for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the program .
At the time of the contract award , Air Force officials indicated that a replacement to the AN/TPS-75 radar had been highly anticipated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned out that technical difficulties had delayed the project too much and it is unfeasible .
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On May 8th, the US Air Force chose the three companies to participate in a rapid prototyping program to demonstrate expeditionary radar performance for the new acquisition strategy for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar.
The Lockheed Martin Corp. and the Northrop Grumman Corp. will participate under Other Transaction Agreements, and CEA Technologies, an Australian firm, will demonstrate their system through a Foreign Comparative Test project award.
3DELRR will be the principal Air Force ground-based sensor for long-range surveillance, detection and tracking of aerial targets in support of theater commanders and will replace the AN/TPS-75.
There was already a development-ready contract, which was canceled back in 2019, because it was determined that there are production-ready systems were available that could deliver the capability faster.
The first step in the renewed strategy is the SpeedDealer demonstration, which would assess the military utility of the system to carry out the mission of the program.
“Based on our successful industry day in early February, we released a solicitation March 2 for companies to support our new aggressive strategy,” said Lt. Col. Matthew Judge, materiel leader. “We are excited to see what these three systems can do.”
Initially proposals were to be accepted by April 1st, but that was pushed to April 15th, due to the pandemic.
Each award provides $500,000 for the companies to demonstrate their radar system’s capabilities, maintenance concepts and radar performance against operationally-relevant targets and conditions, no later than the end of September 2020.
Then, if a system completes the tests, it could potentially be selected for integration, and then production could potentially begin by the end of 2020.
“We are not starting over; this is not a new development contract,” said Col. Michael Harm, 3DELRR’s senior materiel leader. “Through the information presented during our industry day and received in the companies’ response to the solicitation, we were able to confirm that production-ready systems can be demonstrated this year.”
The Air Force anticipates a production-ready radar could reach initial operational capability by late fiscal year 2024.
“Our air control squadrons need this important capability, and this strategy will accelerate delivering it to them,” said Harm.
The initial contract for the 3DELRR was awarded to Raytheon back in 2017, after a long battle against Lockheed Martin and Northrop Gunman.
Raytheon was first selected as the provider for 3DELRR in October 2014, but Northrop and Lockheed quickly lodged protests over the decision with the Government Accountability Office.
As a result, Raytheon lodged a suit against the service, one which was ultimately rejected by a U.S. court.
The Air Force then relaunched the competition, with Raytheon once again nabbing the $52.6 million fixed-price-incentive-firm contract for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the program.
At the time of the contract award, Air Force officials indicated that a replacement to the AN/TPS-75 radar had been highly anticipated.
“We are excited about what the future holds, particularly as it relates to the performance and affordability of 3DELRR,” said Lt. Col. Michael Alexander, then the deputy program manager for 3DELRR, according to a 2017 news release.
However, years later, it turned out that technical difficulties had delayed the project too much and it is unfeasible.
“The Air Force is changing its acquisition strategy for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) program and will take actions to conclude its current engineering and manufacturing development contract,” said Air Force spokeswoman Patty Welsh in a statement. “The current contractor experienced numerous technical and supplier challenges in the development of their radar that extended the schedule,” she said. “Current market research shows that due to advancements in technology, other alternatives are now available that can deliver the capability faster.”
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southfront--2020-05-15--New Attack Targets Syrian Army Troops In Daraa As Protests Continue (Videos)

Late on May 14 , a new attack targeted Syrian Arab Army ( SAA ) personnel in the governorate of Daraa in the country ’ s southern region .
According to local sources , an improvised explosive device ( IED ) exploded near a checkpoint of the army in the district of al-Abaseya in Daraa ’ s city center .
Six service members were injured in the attack .
A day earlier , three Syrian service members and a civilian were killed in two separate attacks in the eastern countryside of Daraa .
ISIS claimed responsibility for both attacks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the SAA to launch a large security operation in Daraa ’ s countryside .
Large reinforcements , including elite units and battle tanks , were deployed in the governorate .
Local radicals and their supporters took at the streets for the second day in a row to protest against military buildup in Daraa .
Protests were held in the towns of Sahem El Golan , al-Karak al-Sharqi and Tafas .
The protesters chanted against “ Iranian forces , ” in spite of the fact that Iranian groups withdrew from Syria ’ s southern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upcoming operation in Daraa will be carried out by the SAA and local security forces only .
The SAA ’ s security operation will likely begin in the upcoming few days .
The operation will target only wanted criminals and radicals .
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Late on May 14, a new attack targeted Syrian Arab Army (SAA) personnel in the governorate of Daraa in the country’s southern region.
According to local sources, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near a checkpoint of the army in the district of al-Abaseya in Daraa’s city center. Six service members were injured in the attack.
A day earlier, three Syrian service members and a civilian were killed in two separate attacks in the eastern countryside of Daraa. ISIS claimed responsibility for one of the attacks.
These attacks came amid ongoing preparations by the SAA to launch a large security operation in Daraa’s countryside. Large reinforcements, including elite units and battle tanks, were deployed in the governorate.
Local radicals and their supporters took at the streets for the second day in a row to protest against military buildup in Daraa. Protests were held in the towns of Sahem El Golan, al-Karak al-Sharqi and Tafas.
The protesters chanted against “Iranian forces,” in spite of the fact that Iranian groups withdrew from Syria’s southern region around two years ago. The upcoming operation in Daraa will be carried out by the SAA and local security forces only.
The SAA security operation will likely begin in the upcoming few days. The operation will target only wanted criminals and radicals.
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southfront--2020-05-15--US Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle Will Get Kongsberg’s Medium Caliber Turret (Infographic)

BAE Systems , which is develeoping the Amphibious Combat Vehicle for the US Marine Corps , has selected Kongsberg ’ s Medium Caliber Turret-30mm ( MCT-30 ) for the turreted variant of the vehicle .
“ KONGSBERG will deliver up to 150 MCTs in a phased program as part of this contract .
Test article delivery will commence early 2021 followed by production phases .
The KONGSBERG MCT-30 is the first remotely operated 30mm turret to be qualified and fielded in the United States .
The system provides highly accurate firepower for wheeled or tracked combat vehicles .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position inside the vehicle compartment for optimized crew safety .
The MCT-30 leverages a link-less medium caliber cannon providing lethality , extremely high reliability and multi-user functions to the Marine Corps ACV and other platforms .
“ The ACV-30 with KONGSBERGs MCT-30 turret signifies a powerful lethality capability for the Marine Corps , representative of a new era in U.S. amphibious operations ” , said Pål E Bratlie , Executive Vice President Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace “ .
The U.S. Army , in 2015 , chose KONGSBERG ’ s MCT-30 to increase the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The system has been fielded and operated with the Army as part of the European Deterrence Initiative since 2018 .
It is the primary armament and fire control system for the Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon ( ICV-D ) Strykers .
All MCT-30s , and any remote weapon stations , bound for U.S. customers are manufactured in the KONGBSERG Johnstown , PA facility leveraging a U.S. supply base located in over 30 states , ” Kongsberg ’ s press release reads .

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BAE Systems, which is develeoping the Amphibious Combat Vehicle for the US Marine Corps, has selected Kongsberg’s Medium Caliber Turret-30mm (MCT-30) for the turreted variant of the vehicle.
“KONGSBERG will deliver up to 150 MCTs in a phased program as part of this contract. Test article delivery will commence early 2021 followed by production phases.
The KONGSBERG MCT-30 is the first remotely operated 30mm turret to be qualified and fielded in the United States. The system provides highly accurate firepower for wheeled or tracked combat vehicles. It is remotely controlled and operated from a protected position inside the vehicle compartment for optimized crew safety.
The MCT-30 leverages a link-less medium caliber cannon providing lethality, extremely high reliability and multi-user functions to the Marine Corps ACV and other platforms.
“The ACV-30 with KONGSBERGs MCT-30 turret signifies a powerful lethality capability for the Marine Corps, representative of a new era in U.S. amphibious operations”, said Pål E Bratlie, Executive Vice President Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace“.
The U.S. Army, in 2015, chose KONGSBERG’s MCT-30 to increase the lethality of the Stryker Brigade in Europe. The system has been fielded and operated with the Army as part of the European Deterrence Initiative since 2018.
It is the primary armament and fire control system for the Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon (ICV-D) Strykers. All MCT-30s, and any remote weapon stations, bound for U.S. customers are manufactured in the KONGBSERG Johnstown, PA facility leveraging a U.S. supply base located in over 30 states,” Kongsberg’s press release reads.


southfront--2020-05-15--Hospital In Tripoli Allegedly Struck By Shelling, As Clashes Are, Once Again, At Standstill

On May 14th , at least 14 were reportedly injured after shelling hit the Tripoli Central Hospital .
This attack is blamed on Haftar ’ s Libyan National Army ( LNA ) and likely on the UAE-operated drones that assist the forces .
LNA shelling in and around Tripoli is continuing , with the clashes appearing to be at a standstill , once again .
On the side of the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) and its Turkish supporters , the push on al-Watiya airbase and Bani Walid is continuing .
There are no active clashes , simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positions , as well as continuing drone surveillance and strikes by Turkish forces .
Just days earlier , reportedly , a Russian-made air defense system was destroyed on the way to Tarhuna , which was also subject to heavy pushing from GNA ’ s side , without much success .
The LNA , however , isn ’ t simply sitting idly allowing itself to be pounded by drone strikes and shelling .
As there ’ s footage of Turkish drones being downed by LNA forces .
At the same time , Turkey is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Turkish Petroleum applied to Libya for an exploitation permit in the Eastern Mediterranean , which is one of the reasons why the maritime agreements were concluded between the Tripoli-based GNA and Ankara .
Essentially , Turkey believes that it has done a sufficient job assisting the GNA forces , and is deserving of some form of “ payment.
” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also claimed that “ powerless parties ” were attempting to hide Turkish progress in Libya and Syria , but it wouldn ’ t work .
In a speech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Ankara would not abandon their cause for the sake of “ forces of evil ” which emanate from terrorist organizations to the “ axis of hostility , which comes from the Gulf region ” .
Erdogan also pointed out that Turkey would continue to foil the schemes of those who believe that they are capable of destroying its economy , and that it would continue to strongly defend its rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Sea .
Currently , the holy month of Ramadan is being observed , through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fighting is not as active as it should be , but Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar ’ s call for ceasefire during the holiday were rejected , and as such it still simmers .
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On May 14th, at least 14 were reportedly injured after shelling hit the Tripoli Central Hospital.
This attack is blamed on Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) and likely on the UAE-operated drones that assist the forces.
LNA shelling in and around Tripoli is continuing, with the clashes appearing to be at a standstill, once again.
مشروع الموز تحت نيران قواتكم المسلحة العربية الليبيه الان .. اللهم سدد ??? — غصة الخوارج (@LiBya_73) May 14, 2020
On the side of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and its Turkish supporters, the push on al-Watiya airbase and Bani Walid is continuing.
There are no active clashes, simply sporadic shelling by the GNA on LNA positions, as well as continuing drone surveillance and strikes by Turkish forces.
There was #GNA airstrike near Beni Walid. — Tashfin (@TashfinLy) May 14, 2020
The Government of National Accord had targeted a Grad Multiple Rocket Launcher of #Haftar in Southern Tripoli. pic.twitter.com/hisJlNYE9c — Clash Report (@clashreport) May 14, 2020
Just days earlier, reportedly, a Russian-made air defense system was destroyed on the way to Tarhuna, which was also subject to heavy pushing from GNA’s side, without much success.
مصادر عسكري : مؤكد تدمير منظومة دفاع جوي روسية في الشويرف كانت في طريقها الى ترهونة بعد استهدافها من قبل سلاح الجو — ابراهيم قصودة ???? (@EbrahimGasuda) May 12, 2020
The LNA, however, isn’t simply sitting idly allowing itself to be pounded by drone strikes and shelling. As there’s footage of Turkish drones being downed by LNA forces.
At the same time, Turkey is losing no time to exploit the situation: Turkish Petroleum applied to Libya for an exploitation permit in the Eastern Mediterranean, which is one of the reasons why the maritime agreements were concluded between the Tripoli-based GNA and Ankara.
Essentially, Turkey believes that it has done a sufficient job assisting the GNA forces, and is deserving of some form of “payment.”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also claimed that “powerless parties” were attempting to hide Turkish progress in Libya and Syria, but it wouldn’t work.
Erdogan: Powerless parties are attempting to hinder our progress in #Libya and #Syria https://t.co/8JsmeHwDr0 — The Libya Observer (@Lyobserver) May 13, 2020
In a speech after a governmental meeting, Erdogan added that Ankara would not abandon their cause for the sake of “forces of evil” which emanate from terrorist organizations to the “axis of hostility, which comes from the Gulf region”.
Erdogan also pointed out that Turkey would continue to foil the schemes of those who believe that they are capable of destroying its economy, and that it would continue to strongly defend its rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Sea.
Currently, the holy month of Ramadan is being observed, through to May 23rd, and as such fighting is not as active as it should be, but Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s call for ceasefire during the holiday were rejected, and as such it still simmers.
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southfront--2020-05-15--Joe Biden Wouldn’t Pardon Donald Trump, And Other Populist Remarks Of President Hopeful

On May 14th , US Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden said that if he were elected , he would not pardon current US President Donald Trump .
He also said that any prosecutorial decisions would be left to a more independent Justice Department .
He was asked by a viewer if he would follow the example of former President Gerald Ford , who pardoned Richard Nixon in large part to help the nation move beyond the Watergate scandal .
However , Biden said he wouldn ’ t do so .
Biden said he was committed to ensuring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the law , in contrast to what he called the “ dereliction of duty ” by Trump and his attorney general , William Barr .
Essentially , the politics in the US and the election campaign is basically shifting away from actual politics and policy promises and rather towards setting scores and chasing popularity .
After all , if Biden were to only promise not to pardon Trump , and make no other promises and he were to be elected , then , he has leeway to follow any agenda he chooses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether he was aware of or participated in decisions related to incoming Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn during his final weeks as vice president in 2017 .
Trump and Co. have accused Biden and former President Barack Obama of a conspiracy to entrap Flynn as part of a larger scheme to undercut the incoming administration , which they have dubbed “ Obamagate.
” Biden was asked how he didn ’ t know anything about the FBI investigating Flynn at the time when “ you were reported to be at a Jan. 5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president were briefed on the FBI ’ s plan to question Michael Flynn over those conversations he had with the Russian Ambassador Kislyak.
” And that question was deemed “ accurate ” because according to an unnamed senior Obama administration official “ with direct knowledge ” the meeting did not include any discussion of an FBI investigation into Flynn or of FBI questioning of Flynn about his contacts with the Russians .
Most of the discussion , as it can be seen and heard , was focused on COVID-19 and how in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were president , he would presumably handle the entire situation , much better than Donald Trump , of course .
In conclusion , the presidential campaign is turning more in a blame game , which only shows the level of current US politicians .
On the one side is US President Donald Trump , essentially shifting responsibility on whoever comes before him , on the other side is Joe Biden , who presumably would be doing a much better job as president , but that ’ s entirely based on his claims , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prove it .
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On May 14th, US Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden said that if he were elected, he would not pardon current US President Donald Trump.
He also said that any prosecutorial decisions would be left to a more independent Justice Department.
He was asked by a viewer if he would follow the example of former President Gerald Ford, who pardoned Richard Nixon in large part to help the nation move beyond the Watergate scandal.
However, Biden said he wouldn’t do so.
Biden said he was committed to ensuring that any prosecutorial decisions would be dictated by the law, in contrast to what he called the “dereliction of duty” by Trump and his attorney general, William Barr.
Essentially, the politics in the US and the election campaign is basically shifting away from actual politics and policy promises and rather towards setting scores and chasing popularity. After all, if Biden were to only promise not to pardon Trump, and make no other promises and he were to be elected, then, he has leeway to follow any agenda he chooses.
“It’s hands off completely. The attorney general is not the president’s lawyer. It’s the people’s lawyer,” Biden said. “We never saw anything like the prostitution of that office like we see it today.”
Biden was also asked to clarify whether he was aware of or participated in decisions related to incoming Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn during his final weeks as vice president in 2017.
Trump and Co. have accused Biden and former President Barack Obama of a conspiracy to entrap Flynn as part of a larger scheme to undercut the incoming administration, which they have dubbed “Obamagate.”
“I was never a part or had any knowledge of any criminal investigation into Flynn while I was in office, period. Not one single time,” Biden said.
Biden was asked how he didn’t know anything about the FBI investigating Flynn at the time when “you were reported to be at a Jan. 5, 2017, meeting where you and the president were briefed on the FBI’s plan to question Michael Flynn over those conversations he had with the Russian Ambassador Kislyak.”
And that question was deemed “accurate” because according to an unnamed senior Obama administration official “with direct knowledge” the meeting did not include any discussion of an FBI investigation into Flynn or of FBI questioning of Flynn about his contacts with the Russians.
Most of the discussion, as it can be seen and heard, was focused on COVID-19 and how in an alternate reality, if Joe Biden were president, he would presumably handle the entire situation, much better than Donald Trump, of course.
“I hope if I’m president that Dr. Fauci will stay on in the administration,” Biden said, offering a vote of confidence in the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
In conclusion, the presidential campaign is turning more in a blame game, which only shows the level of current US politicians. On the one side is US President Donald Trump, essentially shifting responsibility on whoever comes before him, on the other side is Joe Biden, who presumably would be doing a much better job as president, but that’s entirely based on his claims, and there’s really no way to prove it.
Populism par excellence.
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southfront--2020-05-15--Los Angeles-Class Nuclear-Powered Fast Attack Submarine (Infographics)

unfortunately , german money is not widely used like the us dollar , the only life line the us dollar @ @ @ @ @ uses/traded internationally , if that stop or slowed , dollar will fall in a toilet @ @ @ @ @ sad part is , most countries are vassals and wont do that maybe china can @ @ @ @ @ the world need to follow in order to succeed

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The Los Angeles is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) in service with the US Navy.
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southfront--2020-05-15--New Attacks In Daraa Claim Lives Of More Syrian Service Members

Amid reports about a nearing security operation in Daraa , two new attacks targeted Syrian service members in the southern governorate on May 14 .
In the first attack , unidentified gunmen killed two service members of the Military Intelligence Directorate ( MID ) as they were heading to their checkpoint on Saida-al-Taebah road in the eastern countryside of Daraa .
Pro-government sources identified the victims as Mohamad Rihan and Mohamad Hood .
Syrian Arab Army ( SAA ) service member Ayham Mohamad Ali al-Omar al-Fadel and his 14 years old civilian brother , Ali , were killed in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed the two brothers on a road linking the towns of al-Musayfrah and Eastern Ghariyah , also in the eastern Daraa countryside .
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks , so far .
Nevertheless , cells of ISIS are known to be active in eastern Daraa .
In order to put an end to these attacks , the SAA and security forces are preparing to launch a large security operation in Daraa countryside .
Over the last two weeks , the army has amassed a large strike force in Daraa .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ upcoming few days .
According to the available information , the first phase will target the towns of Tafas and Muzayrib in the northern countryside .
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Amid reports about a nearing security operation in Daraa, two new attacks targeted Syrian service members in the southern governorate on May 14.
In the first attack, unidentified gunmen killed two service members of the Military Intelligence Directorate (MID) as they were heading to their checkpoint on Saida-al-Taebah road in the eastern countryside of Daraa. Pro-government sources identified the victims as Mohamad Rihan and Mohamad Hood.
Syrian Arab Army (SAA) service member Ayham Mohamad Ali al-Omar al-Fadel and his 14 years old civilian brother, Ali, were killed in the second attack. Unidentified gunmen shot and killed the two brothers on a road linking the towns of al-Musayfrah and Eastern Ghariyah, also in the eastern Daraa countryside.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, so far. Nevertheless, cells of ISIS are known to be active in eastern Daraa.
In order to put an end to these attacks, the SAA and security forces are preparing to launch a large security operation in Daraa countryside.
Over the last two weeks, the army has amassed a large strike force in Daraa. The operation will likely begin in the upcoming few days. According to the available information, the first phase will target the towns of Tafas and Muzayrib in the northern countryside.
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southfront--2020-05-15--Two ISIS Terrorists Blew Themselves Up During U.S.-led Coalition, SDF Operation In Deir Ezzor

The U.S.-led coalition and the Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) announced on May 14 that they had carried out a new security operation in the eastern governorate of Deir Ezzor .
In a short official statement , the SDF Coordination and Operations Center said that the operation targeted ISIS cells in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside .
Two of the wanted terrorists blew themselves up during the operation .
“ A new operation carried out by our special units and the international coalition , by targeting a cell of ISIS in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor , resulted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cell , who blew themselves up after being wounded in clashes during the operation , ” the statement reads .
Col. Myles B. Caggins III , a spokesman for the coalition , confirmed that the operation was successful .
According to the spokesman , the units which took part in the operation sustained no losses .
Earlier this month , a commander of ISIS was captured by the U.S.-led coalition and the SDF in a similar operation .
Back then , some wanted terrorists also blew themselves up to avoid getting captured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operations in Deir Ezzor have led to a significant improve in security there .
Nevertheless , many of ISIS cells could be laying down , waiting for the operations to end to resume attacks .
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The U.S.-led coalition and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on May 14 that they had carried out a new security operation in the eastern governorate of Deir Ezzor.
In a short official statement, the SDF Coordination and Operations Center said that the operation targeted ISIS cells in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside. Two of the wanted terrorists blew themselves up during the operation.
“A new operation carried out by our special units and the international coalition, by targeting a cell of ISIS in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, resulted in the killing of two members of the cell, who blew themselves up after being wounded in clashes during the operation,” the statement reads.
Col. Myles B. Caggins III, a spokesman for the coalition, confirmed that the operation was successful. According to the spokesman, the units which took part in the operation sustained no losses.
Earlier this month, a commander of ISIS was captured by the U.S.-led coalition and the SDF in a similar operation. Back then, some wanted terrorists also blew themselves up to avoid getting captured by the special forces.
The recent operations in Deir Ezzor have led to a significant improve in security there. Nevertheless, many of ISIS cells could be laying down, waiting for the operations to end to resume attacks.
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