southfront--2020-06-18--The Global Reset – Unplugged. “The Deep State”

Imagine , you are living in a world that you are told is a democracy – and you may even believe it – but in fact your life and fate is in the hands of a few ultra-rich , ultra-powerful and ultra-inhuman oligarchs .
They may be called Deep State , or simply the Beast , or anything else obscure or untraceable – it doesn ’ t matter .
They are less than the 0.0001 % .
For lack of a better expression , let ’ s call them for now “ obscure individuals ” .
These obscure individuals who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elected .
We don ’ t need to name them .
You will figure out who they are , and why they are famous , and some of them totally invisible .
They have created structures , or organisms without any legal format .
They are fully out of international legality .
They are a forefront for the Beast .
Maybe there are several competing Beasts .
But they have the same objective : A New or One World Order ( NWO , or OWO ) .
These obscure individuals are running , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( WEF – representing Big Industry , Big Finance and Big Fame ) , the Group of 7 – G7 , the Group of 20 – G20 ( the leaders of the economically ” strongest ” nations ) .
There are also some lesser entities , called the Bilderberg Society , the Council on Foreign Relations ( CFR ) , Chatham House and more .
The members of all of them are overlapping .
Even this expanded forefront combined represents less than 0.001 % .
They all have superimposed themselves over sovereign national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ THE multinational world body , the United Nations , the UN .
In fact , they have coopted the UN to do their bidding .
UN Director Generals , as well as the DGs of the multiple UN-suborganizations , are chosen mostly by the US , with the consenting nod of their European vassals – according to the candidate ’ s political and psychological profile .
If his or her ‘ performance ’ as head of the UN or head of one of the UN suborganizations fails , his or her days are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beast ( s ) are also , the European Union , the Bretton Woods Organizations , World Bank and IMF , as well as the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) – and – make no mistake – the International Criminal Court ( ICC ) in The Hague .
It has no teeth .
Just to make sure the law is always on the side of the lawless .
In addition to the key international financial institutions , WB and IMF , there are the so-called regional development banks and similar financial institutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regions in check .
In the end its financial or debt-economy that controls everything .
Western neoliberal banditry has created a system , where political disobedience can be punished by economic oppression or outright theft of national assets in international territories .
The system ’ s common denominator is the ( still ) omnipresent US-dollar .
The supremacy of these obscure unelected individuals becomes ever more exposed .
We , the People consider it “ normal ” that they call the shots , not what we call – or once were proud of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elected governments .
They have become a herd of obedient sheep .
The Beast has gradually and quietly taken over .
We haven ’ t noticed .
It ’ s the salami tactic : You cut off slice by tiny slice and when the salami is gone , you realize that you have nothing left , that your freedom , your civil and human rights are gone .
By then it ’ s too late .
Case in point is the US Patriot Act .
It was prepared way before 9/11 .
Once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Legislation was whizzed through Congress in no time – for the people ’ s future protection – people called for it for fear – and – bingo , the Patriot Act took about 90 % of the American population ’ s freedom and civil rights away .
For good .
We have become enslaved to the Beast .
The Beast calls the shots on boom or bust of our economies , on who should be shackled by debt , when and where a pandemic should break out , and on the conditions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social confinement .
And to top it all off – the instruments the Beast uses , very cleverly , are a tiny-tiny invisible enemy , called a virus , and a huge but also invisible monster , called FEAR .
That keeps us off the street , off reunions with our friends , and off our social entertainment , theatre , sports , or a picnic in the park .
Soon the Beast will decide who will live and who will die , literally – if we let it .
This may be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic and people may beg , yell and scream for a vaccine , for their death knell , and for the super bonanza of Big Pharma – and towards the objectives of the eugenicists blatantly roaming the world – see this .
There is still time to collectively say NO .
Collectively and solidarily .
Take the latest case of blatant imposture .
Conveniently , after the first wave of Covid-19 had passed , at least in the Global North , where the major world decisions are made , in early June 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schwab , announced “ The Great Reset ” .
Taking advantage of the economic collapse – the crisis shock , as in “ The Shock Doctrine ” – Mr. Schwab , one of the Beast ’ s frontrunners , announces openly what the WEF will discuss and decide for the world-to-come in their next Davos Forum in January 2021 .
For more details see this Will , We , The People , accept the agenda of the unelected WEF ?
It will opportunely focus on the protection of what ’ s left of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be man-made CO2-based “ Global Warming ” .
The instrument for that protection of nature and humankind will be the UN Agenda 2030 – which equals the UN Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG ) .
It will focus on how to rebuild the willfully destroyed global economy , w hile respecting the ( “ green ” ) principles of the 17 SDGs .
Mind you , it ’ s all connected .
There are no coincidences .
The infamous Agenda 2021 which coincides with and complements the so-called ( UN ) Agenda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the WEF ’ s official declaration of The Great Reset , in January 2021 .
Similarly , the implementation of the agenda of The Great Reset began in January 2020 , by the launch of the corona pandemic – planned for decades with the latest visible events being the 2010 Rockefeller Report with its “ Lockstep Scenario ” , and Event 201 , of 18 October in NYC which computer-simulated a corona pandemic , leaving within 18 months 65 million deaths and an economy in ruin , programmed just a few weeks before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
See COVID-19 , We Are Now Living the “ Lock Step Scenario ” and this .
The racial riots , initiated by the movement Black Lives Matter ( funded by the Ford Foundation and Soros ’ Open Society Foundation ) , following the brutal assassination of the Afro-American George Floyd by a gang of Minneapolis police , and spreading like brush-fire in no time to more than 160 cities , first in the US , then in Europe – are not only connected to the Beast ’ s agenda , but they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ catastrophe left behind by Covid-19 .
See also this .
The Beast ’ s nefarious plan to implement what ’ s really behind the UN Agenda 2030 is the little heard-of Agenda ID2020 .
See The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic : The Real Danger is “ Agenda ID2020 ” It has been created and funded by the vaccination guru Bill Gates , and so has GAVI ( Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations ) , the association of Big Pharma – involved in creating the corona vaccines , and which funds along with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) a major proportion of WHO ’ s budget .
The Great Reset , as announced by WEF ’ s Klaus Schwab , is supposedly implemented by Agenda ID2020 .
It is more than meets the eye .
Agenda ID2020 is even anchored in the SDGs , as SDG 16.9 “ by 2030 provide legal [ digital ] identity for all , including free birth registration ” .
This fits perfectly into the overall goal of SDG 16 : ” Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development , provide access to justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and inclusive institutions at all levels.
” Following the official path of the UN Agenda 2030 of achieving the SDGs , the ‘ implementing ’ Agenda ID2020 – which is currently being tested on school children in Bangladesh – will provide digitized IDs possibly in the form of nano-chips implanted along with compulsory vaccination programs , will promote digitization of money and the rolling out of 5G – which would be needed to upload and monitor personal data on the nano chips and to control the populace .
Agenda ID2020 will most likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccination ?
– of significantly reducing world population .
Eugenics is an important component in the control of future world population under a NOW / OWO – see also Georgia Guidestones , mysteriously built in 1980 .
The ruling elite used the lockdown as an instrument to carry out this agenda .
Its implementation would naturally face massive protests , organized and funded along the same lines as were the BLM protests and demonstrations .
They may not be peaceful – and may not be planned as being peaceful .
Because to control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europe , where most of the civil unrest would be expected , a total militarization of the people is required .
This is well under preparation .
In his essay “ The Big Plantation ” , John Steppling reports from a NYT article that a He adds that this militarization is part of a broader trend .
Since the late 1990s , about 89 percent of police departments in the United States serving populations of 50,000 people or more had a PPU ( Police Paramilitary Unit ) , almost double of what existed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these militarized police as the new Gestapo .
Even before Covid , about 15 % to 20 % of the population was on or below the poverty line in the United States .
The post-covid lockdown economic annihilation will at least double that percentage – and commensurately increase the risk for civil turbulence and clashes with authorities – further enhancing the reasoning for a militarized police force .
None of these scenarios will , of course , be presented to the public by the WEF in January 2021 .
These are decisions taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Beast .
However , this grandiose plan of the Great Reset does not have to happen .
There is at least half the world population and some of the most powerful countries , economically and militarily – like China and Russia – opposed to it .
“ Reset ” maybe yes , but not in these western terms .
In fact , a reset of kinds is already happening with China about to roll out a new People ’ s Bank of China backed blockchain-based cryptocurrency , the crypto RMB , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hard currency based on a solid economy , it is also supported by gold .
While President Trump keeps trashing China for unfair trade , for improperly managing the covid pandemic , for stealing property rights – China bashing no end – that China depends on the US and that the US will cut trading ties with China – or cut ties altogether , China is calling Trump ’ s bluff .
China is quietly reorienting herself towards the ASEAN countries plus Japan ( yes , Japan ! )
and South Korea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 15 % of all China ’ s trade and is expected to double in the next five years .
Despite the lockdown and the disruption of trade , China ’ s overall exports recovered with a 3.2 % increase in April ( in relation to April 2019 ) .
This overall performance in China exports was nonetheless accompanied by a dramatic decline in US-China trade .
China exports to the US decreased by 7.9 % in April ( in relation to April 2019 ) .
It is clear that the vast majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese supply chains .
The western dependence on Chinese medical supplies is particularly strong .
Let alone Chinese dependence by US consumers .
In 2019 , US total consumption , about 70 % of GDP , amounted to $ 13.3 trillion , of which a fair amount is directly imported from China or dependent on ingredients from China .
The WEF-masters are confronted with a real dilemma .
Their plan depends very much on the dollar supremacy which would continue to allow dishing out sanctions and confiscating assets from those countries opposing US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imposing the components of The Great Reset scheme , as described above .
At present , the dollar is fiat money , debt-money created from thin air .
It has no backing whatsoever .
Therefore , its worth as a reserve currency is increasingly decaying , especially vis-à-vis the new crypto-yuan from China .
In order to compete with the Chinese yuan , the US Government would have to move away from its monetary Ponzi-scheme , by separating itself from the 1913 Federal Reserve Act and print her own US-economy- and possibly gold-backed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FED-money , as is the case today .
That would mean cutting the more than 100-year old ties to the Rothschild and Co. clan-owned FED , and creating a real peoples-owned central bank .
Not impossible , but highly improbable .
Here , two Beasts might clash , as world power is at stake .
Meanwhile , China , with her philosophy of endless creation would continue forging ahead unstoppably with her mammoth socioeconomic development plan of the 21st Century , the Belt and Road Initiative , connecting and bridging the world with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with joint research and industrial projects , cultural exchanges – and not least , multinational trade with “ win-win ” characteristics , equality for all partners – towards a multi-polar world , towards a world with a common future for mankind .
Today already more than 120 countries are associated with BRI – and the field is wide open for others to join – and to defy , unmask and unplug The Great Reset of the West .
Peter Koenig is an economist and geopolitical analyst .
He is also a water resources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 30 years with the World Bank and the World Health Organization around the world in the fields of environment and water .
He lectures at universities in the US , Europe and South America .
He writes regularly for Global Research ; ICH ; New Eastern Outlook ( NEO ) ; RT ; Countercurrents , Sputnik ; PressTV ; The 21st Century ; Greanville Post ; Defend Democracy Press ; The Saker Blog , the and other internet sites .
He is the author of Implosion – An Economic Thriller about War @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fiction based on facts and on 30 years of World Bank experience around the globe .
He is also a co-author of The World Order and Revolution !
– Essays from the Resistance .
He is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization .

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Written by Peter Koenig; Originally appeared at Global Research
Imagine, you are living in a world that you are told is a democracy – and you may even believe it – but in fact your life and fate is in the hands of a few ultra-rich, ultra-powerful and ultra-inhuman oligarchs. They may be called Deep State, or simply the Beast, or anything else obscure or untraceable – it doesn’t matter. They are less than the 0.0001%.
For lack of a better expression, let’s call them for now “obscure individuals”.
These obscure individuals who pretend running our world have never been elected. We don’t need to name them. You will figure out who they are, and why they are famous, and some of them totally invisible. They have created structures, or organisms without any legal format. They are fully out of international legality. They are a forefront for the Beast. Maybe there are several competing Beasts. But they have the same objective: A New or One World Order (NWO, or OWO).
These obscure individuals are running, for example, The World Economic Forum (WEF – representing Big Industry, Big Finance and Big Fame), the Group of 7 – G7, the Group of 20 – G20 (the leaders of the economically” strongest” nations). There are also some lesser entities, called the Bilderberg Society, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Chatham House and more.
The members of all of them are overlapping. Even this expanded forefront combined represents less than 0.001%. They all have superimposed themselves over sovereign national elected and constitutional governments, and over THE multinational world body, the United Nations, the UN.
In fact, they have coopted the UN to do their bidding. UN Director Generals, as well as the DGs of the multiple UN-suborganizations, are chosen mostly by the US, with the consenting nod of their European vassals – according to the candidate’s political and psychological profile. If his or her ‘performance’ as head of the UN or head of one of the UN suborganizations fails, his or her days are counted. Coopted or created by the Beast(s) are also, the European Union, the Bretton Woods Organizations, World Bank and IMF, as well as the World Trade Organization (WTO) – and – make no mistake – the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. It has no teeth. Just to make sure the law is always on the side of the lawless.
In addition to the key international financial institutions, WB and IMF, there are the so-called regional development banks and similar financial institutions, keeping the countries of their respective regions in check.
In the end its financial or debt-economy that controls everything. Western neoliberal banditry has created a system, where political disobedience can be punished by economic oppression or outright theft of national assets in international territories. The system’s common denominator is the (still) omnipresent US-dollar.
“Unelected Individuals”
The supremacy of these obscure unelected individuals becomes ever more exposed. We, the People consider it “normal” that they call the shots, not what we call – or once were proud of calling, our sovereign nations and sovereignly elected governments. They have become a herd of obedient sheep. The Beast has gradually and quietly taken over. We haven’t noticed. It’s the salami tactic: You cut off slice by tiny slice and when the salami is gone, you realize that you have nothing left, that your freedom, your civil and human rights are gone. By then it’s too late. Case in point is the US Patriot Act. It was prepared way before 9/11. Once 9/11 “happened”, the Patriot Legislation was whizzed through Congress in no time – for the people’s future protection – people called for it for fear – and – bingo, the Patriot Act took about 90% of the American population’s freedom and civil rights away. For good.
We have become enslaved to the Beast. The Beast calls the shots on boom or bust of our economies, on who should be shackled by debt, when and where a pandemic should break out, and on the conditions of surviving the pandemic, for example, social confinement. And to top it all off – the instruments the Beast uses, very cleverly, are a tiny-tiny invisible enemy, called a virus, and a huge but also invisible monster, called FEAR. That keeps us off the street, off reunions with our friends, and off our social entertainment, theatre, sports, or a picnic in the park.
Soon the Beast will decide who will live and who will die, literally – if we let it. This may be not far away. Another wave of pandemic and people may beg, yell and scream for a vaccine, for their death knell, and for the super bonanza of Big Pharma – and towards the objectives of the eugenicists blatantly roaming the world – see this. There is still time to collectively say NO. Collectively and solidarily.
Take the latest case of blatant imposture. Conveniently, after the first wave of Covid-19 had passed, at least in the Global North, where the major world decisions are made, in early June 2020, the unelected WEF Chairman, Klaus Schwab, announced “The Great Reset”. Taking advantage of the economic collapse – the crisis shock, as in “The Shock Doctrine” – Mr. Schwab, one of the Beast’s frontrunners, announces openly what the WEF will discuss and decide for the world-to-come in their next Davos Forum in January 2021. For more details see this.
Will, We, The People, accept the agenda of the unelected WEF?
It will opportunely focus on the protection of what’s left of Mother Earth; obviously at the center will be man-made CO2-based “Global Warming”. The instrument for that protection of nature and humankind will be the UN Agenda 2030 – which equals the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). It will focus on how to rebuild the willfully destroyed global economy, w hile respecting the (“green”) principles of the 17 SDGs.
Mind you, it’s all connected. There are no coincidences. The infamous Agenda 2021 which coincides with and complements the so-called (UN) Agenda 2030, will be duly inaugurated by the WEF’s official declaration of The Great Reset, in January 2021. Similarly, the implementation of the agenda of The Great Reset began in January 2020, by the launch of the corona pandemic – planned for decades with the latest visible events being the 2010 Rockefeller Report with its “Lockstep Scenario”, and Event 201, of 18 October in NYC which computer-simulated a corona pandemic, leaving within 18 months 65 million deaths and an economy in ruin, programmed just a few weeks before the launch of the actual corona pandemic. See COVID-19, We Are Now Living the “Lock Step Scenario” and this and this.
The Race Riots
The racial riots, initiated by the movement Black Lives Matter (funded by the Ford Foundation and Soros’ Open Society Foundation), following the brutal assassination of the Afro-American George Floyd by a gang of Minneapolis police, and spreading like brush-fire in no time to more than 160 cities, first in the US, then in Europe – are not only connected to the Beast’s agenda, but they were a convenient deviation from the human catastrophe left behind by Covid-19. See also this.
The Beast’s nefarious plan to implement what’s really behind the UN Agenda 2030 is the little heard-of Agenda ID2020. See The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real Danger is “Agenda ID2020”. It has been created and funded by the vaccination guru Bill Gates, and so has GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations), the association of Big Pharma – involved in creating the corona vaccines, and which funds along with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) a major proportion of WHO’s budget.
The Great Reset, as announced by WEF’s Klaus Schwab, is supposedly implemented by Agenda ID2020. It is more than meets the eye. Agenda ID2020 is even anchored in the SDGs, as SDG 16.9 “by 2030 provide legal [digital] identity for all, including free birth registration”. This fits perfectly into the overall goal of SDG 16: ”Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.”
Following the official path of the UN Agenda 2030 of achieving the SDGs, the ‘implementing’ Agenda ID2020 – which is currently being tested on school children in Bangladesh – will provide digitized IDs possibly in the form of nano-chips implanted along with compulsory vaccination programs, will promote digitization of money and the rolling out of 5G – which would be needed to upload and monitor personal data on the nano chips and to control the populace. Agenda ID2020 will most likely also include ‘programs’ – through vaccination? – of significantly reducing world population. Eugenics is an important component in the control of future world population under a NOW / OWO – see also Georgia Guidestones, mysteriously built in 1980.
The ruling elite used the lockdown as an instrument to carry out this agenda. Its implementation would naturally face massive protests, organized and funded along the same lines as were the BLM protests and demonstrations. They may not be peaceful – and may not be planned as being peaceful. Because to control the population in the US and in Europe, where most of the civil unrest would be expected, a total militarization of the people is required. This is well under preparation.
In his essay “The Big Plantation”, John Steppling reports from a NYT article that a
“minimum of 93,763 machine guns, 180,718 magazine cartridges, hundreds of silencers and an unknown number of grenade launchers have been provided to state and local police departments in the US since 2006. This is in addition to at least 533 planes and helicopters, and 432 MRAPs — 9-foot high, 30-ton Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicles with gun turrets and more than 44,900 pieces of night vision equipment, regularly used in nighttime raids in Afghanistan and Iraq.”
He adds that this militarization is part of a broader trend. Since the late 1990s, about 89 percent of police departments in the United States serving populations of 50,000 people or more had a PPU (Police Paramilitary Unit), almost double of what existed in the mid-1980s. He refers to these militarized police as the new Gestapo.
Even before Covid, about 15% to 20% of the population was on or below the poverty line in the United States. The post-covid lockdown economic annihilation will at least double that percentage – and commensurately increase the risk for civil turbulence and clashes with authorities – further enhancing the reasoning for a militarized police force.
China’s Crypto RMB
None of these scenarios will, of course, be presented to the public by the WEF in January 2021. These are decisions taken behind closed doors by the key actors for the Beast. However, this grandiose plan of the Great Reset does not have to happen. There is at least half the world population and some of the most powerful countries, economically and militarily – like China and Russia – opposed to it. “Reset” maybe yes, but not in these western terms. In fact, a reset of kinds is already happening with China about to roll out a new People’s Bank of China backed blockchain-based cryptocurrency, the crypto RMB, or yuan. This is not only a hard currency based on a solid economy, it is also supported by gold.
While President Trump keeps trashing China for unfair trade, for improperly managing the covid pandemic, for stealing property rights – China bashing no end – that China depends on the US and that the US will cut trading ties with China – or cut ties altogether, China is calling Trump’s bluff. China is quietly reorienting herself towards the ASEAN countries plus Japan (yes, Japan!) and South Korea, where trade already today accounts for about 15% of all China’s trade and is expected to double in the next five years.
Despite the lockdown and the disruption of trade, China’s overall exports recovered with a 3.2% increase in April (in relation to April 2019). This overall performance in China exports was nonetheless accompanied by a dramatic decline in US-China trade. China exports to the US decreased by 7.9% in April (in relation to April 2019).
It is clear that the vast majority of US industries could not survive without Chinese supply chains. The western dependence on Chinese medical supplies is particularly strong. Let alone Chinese dependence by US consumers. In 2019, US total consumption, about 70% of GDP, amounted to $13.3 trillion, of which a fair amount is directly imported from China or dependent on ingredients from China.
The WEF-masters are confronted with a real dilemma. Their plan depends very much on the dollar supremacy which would continue to allow dishing out sanctions and confiscating assets from those countries opposing US rule; a dollar-hegemony which would allow imposing the components of The Great Reset scheme, as described above.
At present, the dollar is fiat money, debt-money created from thin air. It has no backing whatsoever. Therefore, its worth as a reserve currency is increasingly decaying, especially vis-à-vis the new crypto-yuan from China. In order to compete with the Chinese yuan, the US Government would have to move away from its monetary Ponzi-scheme, by separating itself from the 1913 Federal Reserve Act and print her own US-economy- and possibly gold-backed (crypto) money – not fiat FED-money, as is the case today. That would mean cutting the more than 100-year old ties to the Rothschild and Co. clan-owned FED, and creating a real peoples-owned central bank. Not impossible, but highly improbable. Here, two Beasts might clash, as world power is at stake.
Meanwhile, China, with her philosophy of endless creation would continue forging ahead unstoppably with her mammoth socioeconomic development plan of the 21st Century, the Belt and Road Initiative, connecting and bridging the world with infrastructure for land and maritime transport, with joint research and industrial projects, cultural exchanges – and not least, multinational trade with “win-win” characteristics, equality for all partners – towards a multi-polar world, towards a world with a common future for mankind.
Today already more than 120 countries are associated with BRI – and the field is wide open for others to join – and to defy, unmask and unplug The Great Reset of the West.
Peter Koenig is an economist and geopolitical analyst. He is also a water resources and environmental specialist. He worked for over 30 years with the World Bank and the World Health Organization around the world in the fields of environment and water. He lectures at universities in the US, Europe and South America. He writes regularly for Global Research; ICH; New Eastern Outlook (NEO); RT; Countercurrents, Sputnik; PressTV; The 21st Century; Greanville Post; Defend Democracy Press; The Saker Blog, the and other internet sites. He is the author of Implosion – An Economic Thriller about War, Environmental Destruction and Corporate Greed – fiction based on facts and on 30 years of World Bank experience around the globe. He is also a co-author of The World Order and Revolution! – Essays from the Resistance. He is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization.
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southfront--2020-06-18--Military Situation In Afghanistan On June 18, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Afghanistan : • At least 7 @ @ @ @ @ wounded in a rocket attack at the mosque in Shahr-e-Kohna district of Takhar province ; @ @ @ @ @ killed and 5 wounded in Taliban attack on a military base in Pule Khumri district @ @ @ @ @ Taliban captured at least 5 government forces and several weapons in Aqcha district of Jawzjan @ @ @ @ @ reported on ANDSF side .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Afghanistan:
At least 7 civilians killed and 8 others wounded in a rocket attack at the mosque in Shahr-e-Kohna district of Takhar province;
At least 7 policemen killed and 5 wounded in Taliban attack on a military base in Pule Khumri district of Baghlan province;
Taliban captured at least 5 government forces and several weapons in Aqcha district of Jawzjan province. 12 casualties also reported on ANDSF side.
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southfront--2020-06-18--Military Situation In Syria On June 18, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria : • A booby-trap explosion @ @ @ @ @ checkpoint on the Syrian-Jordanian border ; • Large reinforcements of the Turkish military and its @ @ @ @ @ of Ayn Issa ; • An incident occurred between the Russian Military Police and SDF/locals/US-led @ @ @ @ @ • The US imposed new sanctions under the Caesar Act against Syria and its allies @ @ @ @ @ Forces ( SDF ) detained two ISIS members south of Shaddadi ; • Turkish-backed forces @ @ @ @ @ west of Tal Abyadh ; • Turkish-backed forces shelled positions of the Syrian Army west @ @ @ @ @ Syrian Army sent reinforcements to southern Idlib amid increased SyAF and RuAF activity ; • @ @ @ @ @ military and its Syrian proxies were deployed of Ain Issa ; • An anti-government demonstration @ @ @ @ @ Daraa province , as a part of previous demonstrations .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
A booby-trap explosion was reported at the Nassib checkpoint on the Syrian-Jordanian border;
Large reinforcements of the Turkish military and its Syrian proxies were deployed north of Ayn Issa;
An incident occurred between the Russian Military Police and SDF/locals/US-led coalition at Deir Ghusun;
The US imposed new sanctions under the Caesar Act against Syria and its allies;
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) detained two ISIS members south of Shaddadi;
Turkish-backed forces shelled positions of the SDF west of Tal Abyadh;
Turkish-backed forces shelled positions of the Syrian Army west of Aleppo;
The Syrian Army sent reinforcements to southern Idlib amid increased SyAF and RuAF activity;
Large reinforcements of the Turkish military and its Syrian proxies were deployed of Ain Issa;
An anti-government demonstration was held in Tafas, Daraa province, as a part of previous demonstrations.
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southfront--2020-06-18--HTS Arrests Prominent Uzbek Jihadist In Syria’s Greater Idlib

Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay ’ at Tahrir al-Sham ( HTS ) , which controls Syria ’ s Greater Idlib , has reportedly @ @ @ @ @ the founder and former leader of the Uzbek terrorist group Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad @ @ @ @ @ and two of his guards were apprehended by HTS security forces in the outskirt of @ @ @ @ @ on June 17 , according to opposition sources .
The prominent terrorist , whose real @ @ @ @ @ , ” left HTS recently and joined so-called Ansar al-Din .
The group and other @ @ @ @ @ operations room in Greater Idlib earlier this month .
Mukhtarov is reported responsible for the @ @ @ @ @ .
At least fifteen people were killed in the terrorist attack .
According to Zaman @ @ @ @ @ arrested for leaving HTS , but because of money he owed to the terrorist group @ @ @ @ @ related to his recent fallout with HTS ’ leader , Abu Mohamad al-Julani , who @ @ @ @ @ the KTJ ’ s Uzbek and Kyrgyz terrorists .
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Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which controls Syria’s Greater Idlib, has reportedly arrested Abu Salah al-Uzbeki, the founder and former leader of the Uzbek terrorist group Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad (KTJ).
Al-Uzbeki and two of his guards were apprehended by HTS security forces in the outskirt of Idlib’s city center on June 17, according to opposition sources.
The prominent terrorist, whose real name is “Sirajuddin Mukhtarov,” left HTS recently and joined so-called Ansar al-Din. The group and other al-Qaeda factions established a new operations room in Greater Idlib earlier this month.
Mukhtarov is reported responsible for the 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing. At least fifteen people were killed in the terrorist attack.
According to Zaman al-Wsl, al-Uzbeki was not arrested for leaving HTS, but because of money he owed to the terrorist group.
“Hay’at asked al-Uzbeki to pay his debt more than once, however, the Uzbek leader was not responding to the requests of Hay’at,” a source familiar with the situation told the pro-opposition outlet.
Al-Uzbeki arrest maybe also related to his recent fallout with HTS’ leader, Abu Mohamad al-Julani, who is now working to subdue the KTJ’s Uzbek and Kyrgyz terrorists.
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southfront--2020-06-18--Military Situation In Yemen On June 18, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Yemen : • Ansar Allah reported @ @ @ @ @ during the past 24 hours .
They included 58 artillery strikes and 50 firefights ; @ @ @ @ @ forces and Ubayd tribes were reported near the Ruwaik camp north of Marib ; • @ @ @ @ @ Saudi-led forces continue northwest of Marib .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Yemen:
Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 5 airstrikes on the Majazah area;
Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 25 airstrikes on the Majzar area;
Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Hajjah area;
Ansar Allah reported 73 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours. They included 58 artillery strikes and 50 firefights;
The intra-clashes between Saudi-led forces and Ubayd tribes were reported near the Ruwaik camp north of Marib;
Clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continue northwest of Marib.
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southfront--2020-06-18--Iran Test-Fires ‘New Generation’ Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (Photos)

On June 18 , the Iranian Navy announced that it had test-fired ‘ new generation ’ anti-ship cruise missiles during @ @ @ @ @ northern part of the Indian Ocean .
The missile , tested during the drills , @ @ @ @ @ , reportedly hit targets at a distance of 280 kilometers .
The drills were conducted @ @ @ @ @ during a military exercise near the waters lying close to Jask and Chabahar ports claimed @ @ @ @ @ personnel and injured 15 others .
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On June 18, the Iranian Navy announced that it had test-fired ‘new generation’ anti-ship cruise missiles during a military exercise in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. The missile, tested during the drills, codenamed ‘Ramadan Martyrs’, reportedly hit targets at a distance of 280 kilometers.
The drills were conducted forty days after a mishap during a military exercise near the waters lying close to Jask and Chabahar ports claimed the lives of 19 Navy personnel and injured 15 others.
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southfront--2020-06-18--U.S. Police Works On Transparency Of Fatal Shootings Of Civilians

A very direct and tangible result of the protests in the US is a very in-depth look into police activity , and especially in such that has resulted in deaths of civilians .
One such example is a video released by the San Mateo County Sheriff ’ s Office of an incident that took place on May 5th .
The incident involves a 56-year-old woman who was killed by a sheriff ’ s deputy after she allegedly shot a shotgun at another deputy .
The 12-minute “ critical incident video ” posted to the Sheriff ’ s Office website includes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were on scene during the shooting .
Sandra Lee Harmon , 56 , died from injuries suffered in the shooting .
In a recording of a 911 call included in the video , the caller says : The video includes captions which describe what ’ s happening leading up to the shooting .
It claimed deputy , identified as David Dominguez , approached a motor home parked behind a restaurant at 845 Main Street to contact potential witnesses and encountered Harmon .
It states Harmon “ exited the motor home and leveled her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ retreated to the cover of his patrol vehicle.
” As Dominguez “ took cover , ” Harmon “ fired the shotgun in his direction ” and Dominguez returned fire .
San Mateo County Sheriff Carlos Bolanos also addresses the shooting on camera as part of the video .
“ When one of our deputies responded , Ms. Harmon aimed and fired her shotgun at the deputy , who in turn discharged his service weapon , ” Bolanos says .
“ As other deputies arrived , Ms. Harmon had dropped or placed the shotgun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pick it up again .
That ’ s when another deputy discharged his service weapon.
” Violence against police officers appears to be ramping up amid the US protests , not just against monuments and statues .
And it is important that the police forces across America present visible and transparent evidence that all incidents of civilians being killed by authorities aren ’ t entirely a result of police brutality and some are , at least partially , justified .
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A very direct and tangible result of the protests in the US is a very in-depth look into police activity, and especially in such that has resulted in deaths of civilians.
One such example is a video released by the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office of an incident that took place on May 5th.
The incident involves a 56-year-old woman who was killed by a sheriff’s deputy after she allegedly shot a shotgun at another deputy.
The 12-minute “critical incident video” posted to the Sheriff’s Office website includes body-worn camera footage from two deputies who were on scene during the shooting.
Sandra Lee Harmon, 56, died from injuries suffered in the shooting.
In a recording of a 911 call included in the video, the caller says:
“There’s a woman walking down the street with a gun and a bottle of wine, warning me that a race war was going to happen.”
The video includes captions which describe what’s happening leading up to the shooting.
It claimed deputy, identified as David Dominguez, approached a motor home parked behind a restaurant at 845 Main Street to contact potential witnesses and encountered Harmon.
It states Harmon “exited the motor home and leveled her shotgun” toward Dominguez, who “retreated to the cover of his patrol vehicle.” As Dominguez “took cover,” Harmon “fired the shotgun in his direction” and Dominguez returned fire.
“In the fast moving situation with incoming fire, Deputy Dominguez did not activate his body-worn camera,” the text states.
San Mateo County Sheriff Carlos Bolanos also addresses the shooting on camera as part of the video.
“When one of our deputies responded, Ms. Harmon aimed and fired her shotgun at the deputy, who in turn discharged his service weapon,” Bolanos says. “As other deputies arrived, Ms. Harmon had dropped or placed the shotgun on the ground but then attempted to pick it up again. That’s when another deputy discharged his service weapon.”
Violence against police officers appears to be ramping up amid the US protests, not just against monuments and statues. And it is important that the police forces across America present visible and transparent evidence that all incidents of civilians being killed by authorities aren’t entirely a result of police brutality and some are, at least partially, justified. As far as killing a civilian, instead of somehow neutralizing him with a non-lethal shot is ever justified.
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southfront--2020-06-18--Mexican Army To Take Part In Internal Security Operations, Since Cartels Act Without Impunity

In Mexico , the situation of how “ under control ” the cartels are is becoming and more apparent .
A member of the country ’ s National Guard was found executed , alongside a woman in the back of a car in Ciudad Cuauhtemoc , Chihuahua .
The “ CDN ” ( which stands for “ Cartel del Noreste , ” or “ Cartel of the Northeast , ” ) also appear to be doing as they please , with a video showing their members , assisted by authorities threaten and abuse individuals whose faces are covered .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attack and murder of the director of Public Security of Zamora , César Iván Marín Jaimes and the deputy director of the corporation .
Public officials and security forces are being abducted and killed , or simply killed all around Mexico and there appears to be little standing in the cartel ’ s way .
The authorities in some regions , such as in Reynosa are attempting to fight back , with providing footage of massive arsenals aimed at fighting against the cartels .
The situation is such that when Mexican President Andrés @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vowed to take the Mexican army off the streets , and that military forces wouldn ’ t be used in public security operations .
However , more than a year later , in May 2020 , the President issued an order that would last for five years allowing the armed forces to take part in internal security operations .
The presidential decree doesn ’ t set out any conditions of these military activities , and what specifically the army could do , where and when .
The situation with the cartels is such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way for potential human rights abuses by the military in order to attempt to at least partially rein in the cartels whose operations and influence appear to constantly be spreading .
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In Mexico, the situation of how “under control” the cartels are is becoming and more apparent.
A member of the country’s National Guard was found executed, alongside a woman in the back of a car in Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua.
The “CDN” (which stands for “Cartel del Noreste,” or “Cartel of the Northeast,”) also appear to be doing as they please, with a video showing their members, assisted by authorities threaten and abuse individuals whose faces are covered.
El “CDN” con su brazo armado de “La Tropa del Infierno” arribó a Escobedo, San Nicolás, Monterrey, Nuevo León. Exhiben complicidades de autoridades con “El Rudo” jefe del penal de Apodaca así como policías de Guadalupe. pic.twitter.com/QbIqKzKG0g — Blog de México Rojo (@MexicoRojo1) June 18, 2020
The Attorney General of Michoacán, confirmed the attack and murder of the director of Public Security of Zamora, César Iván Marín Jaimes and the deputy director of the corporation.
Public officials and security forces are being abducted and killed, or simply killed all around Mexico and there appears to be little standing in the cartel’s way.
The authorities in some regions, such as in Reynosa are attempting to fight back, with providing footage of massive arsenals aimed at fighting against the cartels.
Entre las armas aseguradas, algunos barret calibre .50. #Reynosa El Grupo de Operaciones Especiales refrenda su compromiso de trabajar por la tranquilidad de las y los tamaulipecos.
#reynosafollow pic.twitter.com/lcqIy18UvX — ElGuzman ?? (@FuriaNegra7) June 18, 2020
The situation is such that when Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was elected, he vowed to take the Mexican army off the streets, and that military forces wouldn’t be used in public security operations.
However, more than a year later, in May 2020, the President issued an order that would last for five years allowing the armed forces to take part in internal security operations.
The presidential decree doesn’t set out any conditions of these military activities, and what specifically the army could do, where and when.
The situation with the cartels is such that the president has essentially opened the way for potential human rights abuses by the military in order to attempt to at least partially rein in the cartels whose operations and influence appear to constantly be spreading.
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southfront--2020-06-18--Turkey Struck Over 500 Targets In Northern Iraq In First 36 Hours Of New Operation

On June 18th , the Turkish Ministry of Defense gave an update on its operation Claw-Tiger in Northern Iraq ’ s Haftanin region .
According to the security sources , in the first 36 hours of the operation , Turkish forces hit over 500 targets of the PKK terror group in the region with F-16 jets , howitzers and multiple rockets .
Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar addressed the commanders of the troops via video link , saying : “ Operation Claw-Tiger is going very well.
” “ We will continue with the same seriousness and determination and hopefully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Akar said .
A video was released of Turkish-made helicopters carrying out operations against PKK in Northern Iraq .
The fact that Iraq has not taken any concrete step toward ending the presence of the PKK terrorist organization in the country has been met with regret in Turkey , the country ’ s ambassador to Baghdad said .
Fatih Yıldız ’ s remarks came after he was summoned by Iraq ’ s foreign ministry over the military operation Turkey launched against the PKK in the country ’ s north .
Baghdad handed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turkey launched Operation Claw-Eagle on June 15th to ensure the security of the Turkish people and the country ’ s borders by neutralizing the PKK .
“ I have said that the fact that Iraq has not taken any concrete step toward ending the presence of the PKK terrorist organization in the country has saddened Turkey , ” Yıldız told Anadolu Agency .
“ I also stressed to my Iraqi counterpart that Turkey had to take the necessary steps in the face of this situation within the framework of the right to self-defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
In a statement , Iraq ’ s foreign ministry said it condemned “ a violation of ( its ) sovereignty ” during the offensive by the Turkish security forces .
The ministry said on Twitter that its undersecretary , Abdul Karim Hashim , had met Yıldız .
Turkey , however , is undeterred in its activities , be it in Northern Iraq , Northwestern and Northeastern Syria , as well as even in Libya .
The activities against PKK outside of Turkey are not at the expense of operations against PKK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 , there are reportedly 483 PKK ( Kurdistan Workers ’ Party ) members left in Turkey .
This was announced by Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on June 17th .
Turkish security forces regularly conduct operations in the eastern and southeastern provinces of Turkey where the PKK has attempted to establish a strong presence .
The military has adopted “ ending terrorism at its root ” and “ attack rather than defense ” strategies through its operations across the country .
Some 122,054 operations , including 116,650 in rural areas , targeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ detained or killed many of the group ’ s top figures .
According to Interior Ministry data , there were between 835 and 1,995 PKK members in January 2017 , while the number dropped to between 1,100 and 1,200 by January 2018 , 755 to 876 in January 2019 and under 500 in January 2020 , equating to an 83 % drop over four years and the lowest figures in three decades .
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On June 18th, the Turkish Ministry of Defense gave an update on its operation Claw-Tiger in Northern Iraq’s Haftanin region.
According to the security sources, in the first 36 hours of the operation, Turkish forces hit over 500 targets of the PKK terror group in the region with F-16 jets, howitzers and multiple rockets.
Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar addressed the commanders of the troops via video link, saying: “Operation Claw-Tiger is going very well.” “We will continue with the same seriousness and determination and hopefully we will successfully end this operation,” Akar said.
Millî Savunma Bakanı Hulusi Akar operasyona katılan birlik komutanlarına seslendi: “#PençeKaplan Operasyonu gayet güzel şekilde gidiyor. Aynı ciddiyet ve kararlılıkla devam edip inşallah başarılı bir şekilde bu operasyonu da sonlandıracağız".https://t.co/1PqxUhGIwR#HulusiAkar pic.twitter.com/RarqdpJcx0 — T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) June 18, 2020
A video was released of Turkish-made helicopters carrying out operations against PKK in Northern Iraq.
Kahraman topçularımız da Fırtına obüsleri ve ÇNRA atışlarıyla teröristlerin sığınak, barınak ve mevzilerini yerle bir etmeye devam ediyor.#MSB #TSK #PençeKaplan pic.twitter.com/Z6EjnpHUnP — T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) June 17, 2020
#PençeKaplan Operasyonu kapsamında Haftanin bölgesine hava hücum harekâtı ile kahraman komandolarımız inmeye devam ediyor. #MSB #TSK pic.twitter.com/IYWjVtokoO — T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) June 17, 2020
The fact that Iraq has not taken any concrete step toward ending the presence of the PKK terrorist organization in the country has been met with regret in Turkey, the country’s ambassador to Baghdad said.
Fatih Yıldız’s remarks came after he was summoned by Iraq’s foreign ministry over the military operation Turkey launched against the PKK in the country’s north.
Baghdad handed a protest note to the ambassador after Turkey launched Operation Claw-Eagle on June 15th to ensure the security of the Turkish people and the country’s borders by neutralizing the PKK.
“I have said that the fact that Iraq has not taken any concrete step toward ending the presence of the PKK terrorist organization in the country has saddened Turkey,” Yıldız told Anadolu Agency. “I also stressed to my Iraqi counterpart that Turkey had to take the necessary steps in the face of this situation within the framework of the right to self-defense arising from international law,” Yıldız said.
In a statement, Iraq’s foreign ministry said it condemned “a violation of (its) sovereignty” during the offensive by the Turkish security forces. The ministry said on Twitter that its undersecretary, Abdul Karim Hashim, had met Yıldız.
Turkey, however, is undeterred in its activities, be it in Northern Iraq, Northwestern and Northeastern Syria, as well as even in Libya.
The activities against PKK outside of Turkey are not at the expense of operations against PKK inside the country.
As of June 2020, there are reportedly 483 PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) members left in Turkey.
This was announced by Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on June 17th.
“We hope to see that the numbers will gradually fall below 400 first and then 300. Finally, we will see them all escaping out of fear,” Soylu said.
Turkey has designated PKK as a terrorist organization.
Turkish security forces regularly conduct operations in the eastern and southeastern provinces of Turkey where the PKK has attempted to establish a strong presence.
The military has adopted “ending terrorism at its root” and “attack rather than defense” strategies through its operations across the country.
Some 122,054 operations, including 116,650 in rural areas, targeted PKK members in 2019 alone, successfully detained or killed many of the group’s top figures.
According to Interior Ministry data, there were between 835 and 1,995 PKK members in January 2017, while the number dropped to between 1,100 and 1,200 by January 2018, 755 to 876 in January 2019 and under 500 in January 2020, equating to an 83% drop over four years and the lowest figures in three decades.
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southfront--2020-06-18--Turkish Foreign Minister Visits Libya, As The Time To Pay The Piper In Oil Has Come

In Libya , the fighting for positions appears to be stalled , as both the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) and Libyan National Army ( LNA ) appear to be consolidating forces and potentially preparing for new hostilities .
The lull in fighting provides an opportunity for diplomacy .
A senior Turkish delegation headed by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived in Libya on the evening of June 17th .
It is there to hold talks with the GNA .
Cavusoglu was accompanied by Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and intelligence chief Hakan Fidan .
It would appear that having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Khalifa Haftar ’ s forces back , and Egypt apparently not entirely willing for a more assertive role in supporting the LNA , the time has come for Turkey to begin exploiting its agreements with the GNA to extract resources .
During the visit , the Turkish officials discussed the “ latest developments in the crisis ” in Libya and the “ international efforts to resolve it ” with Fayez al-Sarraj , head of the UN-brokered Government of National Accord ( GNA ) , according to a GNA statement .
The meeting also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the military and security memorandum of understanding ” concluded in November 2019 between Tripoli and Ankara , the statement added .
This is a great victory for Turkey , as Haftar has the conditional and very active support of Russia , Egypt and the UAE .
Ankara ’ s increase in military support led to a shift in the conflict ’ s front lines in recent weeks , as pro-GNA forces pushed back Haftar ’ s forces to Sirte , southeast of Tripoli .
Meanwhile , on the side of the EU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Josep Borrell urged the member states to increase support for operation Irini , which is attempting to enforce the UN embargo on weapon deliveries to Libya .
Speaking during a video conference , Josep Borrell urged EU defence ministers to “ provide all necessary assets and intelligence in order to strengthen the operation ” .
Borrell said more than 30 ships have been checked since Irini became operational early last month , before adding : “ But we can do more.
” After all , Turkish warships have blocked some ships from being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moving military assets and equipment almost entirely undeterred .
The Libyan National Oil Corporation ( NOC ) attempted to restart oil production activities in the country ’ s south , as the Sharara oil field was put under GNA control , and it briefly did so .
On June 17th , NOC released a statement expressing its deep concern about the continued forced-closures of oil facilities , which negatively impacted the surface facilities , transport pipelines and crude oil tanks , which led to the collapse of one of the tanks in “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaks from the pipes and the environment is being harmed .
“ At this time the National Oil Corporation expresses its regret for the militarization of the oil facilities and making that public , it nevertheless continues to fulfill its responsibilities as specialized teams conduct many technical consultations , public safety requirements , process safety and implement precautionary measures in anticipation of any emergency , in coordination with partners and within the framework of informing the Libyan citizen who has the real direct interest in their oil capabilities , the experts from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the need to empty all crude oil stocks , and also to provide storage capacities to store condensate associated with the produced gas and so that the gas production does not stop after a few days , the gas is used to generate Electrical energy to all regions of the country.
” NOC also called on all armed groups , LNA and GNA to leave the Sharara oil field so that normal operation can continue .
Oil revenues were massively reduced – the April 2020 revenue sits at $ 50 million , compared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 .
In April 2019 , when Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar ’ s operation on Tripoli began , the revenue from crude oil exports sat at $ 1.6 billion .
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In Libya, the fighting for positions appears to be stalled, as both the Government of National Accord (GNA) and Libyan National Army (LNA) appear to be consolidating forces and potentially preparing for new hostilities.
The lull in fighting provides an opportunity for diplomacy.
A senior Turkish delegation headed by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived in Libya on the evening of June 17th.
It is there to hold talks with the GNA.
Cavusoglu was accompanied by Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and intelligence chief Hakan Fidan.
It would appear that having proven its capability in pushing Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s forces back, and Egypt apparently not entirely willing for a more assertive role in supporting the LNA, the time has come for Turkey to begin exploiting its agreements with the GNA to extract resources.
During the visit, the Turkish officials discussed the “latest developments in the crisis” in Libya and the “international efforts to resolve it” with Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the UN-brokered Government of National Accord (GNA), according to a GNA statement.
The meeting also covered the “monitoring of the implementation of the military and security memorandum of understanding” concluded in November 2019 between Tripoli and Ankara, the statement added.
This is a great victory for Turkey, as Haftar has the conditional and very active support of Russia, Egypt and the UAE.
Ankara’s increase in military support led to a shift in the conflict’s front lines in recent weeks, as pro-GNA forces pushed back Haftar’s forces to Sirte, southeast of Tripoli.
Meanwhile, on the side of the EU, High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell urged the member states to increase support for operation Irini, which is attempting to enforce the UN embargo on weapon deliveries to Libya.
Speaking during a video conference, Josep Borrell urged EU defence ministers to “provide all necessary assets and intelligence in order to strengthen the operation”.
“We need navy and air assets,” he said.
Borrell said more than 30 ships have been checked since Irini became operational early last month, before adding: “But we can do more.”
After all, Turkish warships have blocked some ships from being checked, and it has largely continued moving military assets and equipment almost entirely undeterred.
The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) attempted to restart oil production activities in the country’s south, as the Sharara oil field was put under GNA control, and it briefly did so.
On June 17th, NOC released a statement expressing its deep concern about the continued forced-closures of oil facilities, which negatively impacted the surface facilities, transport pipelines and crude oil tanks, which led to the collapse of one of the tanks in “Al-Sharara field”.
There are daily leaks from the pipes and the environment is being harmed.
“At this time the National Oil Corporation expresses its regret for the militarization of the oil facilities and making that public, it nevertheless continues to fulfill its responsibilities as specialized teams conduct many technical consultations, public safety requirements, process safety and implement precautionary measures in anticipation of any emergency, in coordination with partners and within the framework of informing the Libyan citizen who has the real direct interest in their oil capabilities, the experts from the National Oil Corporation and its partners concluded the need to empty all crude oil stocks, and also to provide storage capacities to store condensate associated with the produced gas and so that the gas production does not stop after a few days, the gas is used to generate Electrical energy to all regions of the country.”
NOC also called on all armed groups, LNA and GNA to leave the Sharara oil field so that normal operation can continue.
Oil revenues were massively reduced – the April 2020 revenue sits at $50 million, compared to the $1 billion in March 2020. In April 2019, when Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s operation on Tripoli began, the revenue from crude oil exports sat at $1.6 billion.
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southfront--2020-06-18--It Would Be “Cool” To Invade Venezuela, And Other Excerpts From John Bolton’s Book On Trump

As of June 17th , excerpts of former US National Security Adviser John Bolton ’ s book “ In The Room Where It Happened : A White House Memoir ” are appearing online .
There ’ s also an interesting video of Bolton blasting US President Donald Trump .
A more interesting excerpt is one regarding Venezuela .
According to Bolton , US President Donald Trump claimed that it would be “ cool ” to invade Venezuela because the nation was “ really part of the United States.
” In 2019 , Trump expressed he would consider an outright quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to force a regime change and remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from his seat .
Something that has been a complete failure , one year later .
As Venezuela faced an economic crash and political turmoil , Maduro has been accused of rigging the country ’ s presidential elections and is not recognized by the US and many other nations .
The US State Department offered a $ 15 million reward for his arrest .
But prior to the entire charade of Venezuela , back in 2018 , Trump allegedly asked his aides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t just invade the South American country .
The National Security Adviser before Bolton , H.R .
McMaster , and others tried to convince Trump that military action was tenuous and unpredictable .
Furthermore , according to the book , Trump kept confusing the current and former presidents of Afghanistan and asked Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to help him reach an agreement with Iran .
Trump also apparently had quite a close relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping asking him for help to win the Presidential elections , and discussing amending the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than two terms .
Bolton alleged that Trump “ pleaded ” with Xi to buy US agricultural products to help him win reelection this year .
According to the book , President Donald Trump expressed approval of a “ concentration camp ” for Uighur Muslims in China during a private meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping .
Reports regarding such “ concentration camps ” are frequent in MSM , and there are institutions that provide vocal training , as well as general education to individuals at risk of radicalization , but it doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as what a “ concentration camp ” suggests and China rejects these accusations .
The interpreter added that “ Trump said that Xi should go ahead with building the camps , which Trump thought was exactly the right thing to do , ” according to the book .
Bolton also wrote in the book that Matthew Pottinger , a retired US Marine and the current deputy national security adviser , “ told me that Trump said something very similar during his November 2017 trip to China.
” According to Bolton , Trump also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sanctions against China ’ s treatment of the Uighur over Christmas Dinner 2018 .
Just as these excerpts were being released , US President Donald Trump signed a bill specifically condemning these alleged “ concentration camps.
” The book is to be released on June 23rd , and there ’ s a lawsuit against John Bolton not to do so .
The lawsuit against Bolton accuses him of breaking his contract by backing out of the National Security Council ’ s ongoing vetting process to determine whether Bolton ’ s book contains classified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ edited down .
It alleges that instead of waiting for the process to conclude , Bolton “ decided to take matters into his own hands.
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As of June 17th, excerpts of former US National Security Adviser John Bolton’s book “In The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir” are appearing online.
There’s also an interesting video of Bolton blasting US President Donald Trump.
.@MarthaRaddatz: “How would you describe Trump's relationship with Vladimir Putin?” John Bolton: “I think Putin thinks he can play him like a fiddle.” Watch more from the exclusive interview this Sunday at 9|8c on ABC. pic.twitter.com/VALmx3Z0f0 — ABC News (@ABC) June 17, 2020
A more interesting excerpt is one regarding Venezuela. According to Bolton, US President Donald Trump claimed that it would be “cool” to invade Venezuela because the nation was “really part of the United States.”
In 2019, Trump expressed he would consider an outright quarantine or blockade of Venezuela in an effort to force a regime change and remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from his seat. Something that has been a complete failure, one year later.
As Venezuela faced an economic crash and political turmoil, Maduro has been accused of rigging the country’s presidential elections and is not recognized by the US and many other nations. The US State Department offered a $15 million reward for his arrest.
“We seek a peaceful transition to power,” Trump said in 2019. “But all options are on the table.”
But prior to the entire charade of Venezuela, back in 2018, Trump allegedly asked his aides to explain why the US couldn’t just invade the South American country. The National Security Adviser before Bolton, H.R. McMaster, and others tried to convince Trump that military action was tenuous and unpredictable.
Furthermore, according to the book, Trump kept confusing the current and former presidents of Afghanistan and asked Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to help him reach an agreement with Iran.
Trump also apparently had quite a close relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping asking him for help to win the Presidential elections, and discussing amending the US Constitution so he could serve more than two terms.
Bolton alleged that Trump “pleaded” with Xi to buy US agricultural products to help him win reelection this year.
According to the book, President Donald Trump expressed approval of a “concentration camp” for Uighur Muslims in China during a private meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Reports regarding such “concentration camps” are frequent in MSM, and there are institutions that provide vocal training, as well as general education to individuals at risk of radicalization, but it doesn’t go anywhere near as severe as what a “concentration camp” suggests and China rejects these accusations.
Xi “explained to Trump why he was basically building concentration camps in Xinjiang,” Bolton wrote, citing the interpreter’s account.
The interpreter added that “Trump said that Xi should go ahead with building the camps, which Trump thought was exactly the right thing to do,” according to the book.
Bolton also wrote in the book that Matthew Pottinger, a retired US Marine and the current deputy national security adviser, “told me that Trump said something very similar during his November 2017 trip to China.”
According to Bolton, Trump also wondered why the US was even considering sanctions against China’s treatment of the Uighur over Christmas Dinner 2018.
Just as these excerpts were being released, US President Donald Trump signed a bill specifically condemning these alleged “concentration camps.”
The book is to be released on June 23rd, and there’s a lawsuit against John Bolton not to do so.
The lawsuit against Bolton accuses him of breaking his contract by backing out of the National Security Council’s ongoing vetting process to determine whether Bolton’s book contains classified information that needs to be redacted or edited down.
The NSC “quickly identified significant quantities of classified information that it asked Defendant to remove,” the complaint said. “An iterative process between NSC Staff and Defendant then began, as required by the binding agreements he signed, with changes to the book and other information being securely passed between Defendant and NSC staff. Soon, though, Defendant apparently became dissatisfied at the pace of NSC’s review.”
It alleges that instead of waiting for the process to conclude, Bolton “decided to take matters into his own hands.”
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southfront--2020-06-18--NORAD F-22s Intercept Russian Tu-95 Bombers Near Alaskan Airspace

On June 16th , NORAD F-22 fighter jets intercepted two Russian Tu-95 bomber formations near Alaska .
NORAD said that the first formation of Russian aircraft consisted of two Tu-95 bombers , accompanied by two Su-35 fighter jets and was supported by an A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft .
The second formation consisted of two Tu-95 bombers supported by an A-50 .
“ For the eighth time this year , Russian military aircraft have penetrated our Canadian or Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zones and each and every time NORAD forces were ready to meet this challenge , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the NORAD Commander .
“ Despite the COVID-19 pandemic , NORAD constantly monitors the northern approaches to our nations and our operations make it clear that we will conduct homeland defense efforts 24 hours a day , 7 days a week , 365 days a year.
” According to a message posted on the Russian Defense Ministry ’ s Twitter account , the bombers were on a “ scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Chukchi Sea , Bering Sea , the Sea of Okhotsk and the Northern Pacific.
” A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD ) F-22 fighter jets intercepted two pairs of Russian Tu-95 bombers “ who got a little too close to Alaska for comfort.
” There was also accompanying aircraft for the Russian bombers .
The encounter took place on June 10th .
The original video of the interception was released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on June 17th .
In neither of these incidents did Russian aircraft enter US airspace .
On June 15th , Russian Su-27 fighters were reportedly intercepted by US strategic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in March , US and Canadian fighter jets intercepted two Russian reconnaissance aircraft while they were flying off the Alaskan coast .
There were also multiple intercepts involving Russian military aircraft off the coast of Alaska in 2019 .
Separately , there were several occasions when US aircraft was intercepted by Russian fighter jets along the Russian border , as they were either patrolling or testing out some capability ( such as missile strikes ) nearby .
Notably , a US B-1B strategic bomber was intercepted by Russian fighter jets above the Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • In Video : U.S. F-22 Jets Intercept Russian Strategic Bombers Over Inetrnational Airspace ‘ Near Alaska ’

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On June 16th, NORAD F-22 fighter jets intercepted two Russian Tu-95 bomber formations near Alaska.
NORAD said that the first formation of Russian aircraft consisted of two Tu-95 bombers, accompanied by two Su-35 fighter jets and was supported by an A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft.
The second formation consisted of two Tu-95 bombers supported by an A-50.
NORAD F-22 Raptors, supported by KC-135 Stratotankers and an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System, successfully completed two intercepts of Russian bomber aircraft formations entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone last night. pic.twitter.com/9iSZK0Vu2F — North American Aerospace Defense Command (@NORADCommand) June 17, 2020
“For the eighth time this year, Russian military aircraft have penetrated our Canadian or Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zones and each and every time NORAD forces were ready to meet this challenge,” said General Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, the NORAD Commander. “Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, NORAD constantly monitors the northern approaches to our nations and our operations make it clear that we will conduct homeland defense efforts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.”
According to a message posted on the Russian Defense Ministry’s Twitter account, the bombers were on a “scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Chukchi Sea, Bering Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk and the Northern Pacific.”
A similar situation took place on June 10th, when North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) F-22 fighter jets intercepted two pairs of Russian Tu-95 bombers “who got a little too close to Alaska for comfort.”
There was also accompanying aircraft for the Russian bombers.
The encounter took place on June 10th.
The original video of the interception was released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on June 17th.
In neither of these incidents did Russian aircraft enter US airspace.
On June 15th, Russian Su-27 fighters were reportedly intercepted by US strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea.
Back in March, US and Canadian fighter jets intercepted two Russian reconnaissance aircraft while they were flying off the Alaskan coast. There were also multiple intercepts involving Russian military aircraft off the coast of Alaska in 2019.
NORAD F-22s, CF-18s, supported by KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, intercepted two Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Monday, March 9th. pic.twitter.com/39n3zqy8F8 — North American Aerospace Defense Command (@NORADCommand) March 10, 2020
Separately, there were several occasions when US aircraft was intercepted by Russian fighter jets along the Russian border, as they were either patrolling or testing out some capability (such as missile strikes) nearby.
Notably, a US B-1B strategic bomber was intercepted by Russian fighter jets above the Black Sea.
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southfront--2020-06-18--Number Of Syrians Killed Fighting For Turkey In Libya Exceeds 400: Monitoring Group

The number of Turkish-backed Syrian militants who were killed while fighting for the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) has exceeded 400 , the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ( SOHR ) reported on June 17 .
According to the monitoring group ’ s director , Rami Abdulrahman , at least 27 of the militants killed in Libya were minors , under the age of 18 .
Abdurrahman revealed that more than 14,000 Syrian militants are now fighting in Libya .
Turkey is reportedly working to send even more to the north African country .
“ The transfers of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loyal to Erdogan , but also includes those who are classified as international terrorist groups such as ISIS , al-Qaeda and some jihadi organizations that move from Syria to Libya via Turkish territory with the knowledge of all international intelligence services in Turkish territory , ” Abdurrahman said in an interview on the Libya al-Hadath TV .
The deployment of Syrian militants in Libya allowed GNA forces to make significant achievements in the northwestern part of the country .
However , at a great cost for the Syrians who were used as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international calls for a political settlement of the conflict in Libya , Turkey is stepping up its support the GNA .
Anakara appears to be more interested in a military victory than a diplomatic compromise .
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The number of Turkish-backed Syrian militants who were killed while fighting for the Government of National Accord (GNA) has exceeded 400, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on June 17.
According to the monitoring group’s director, Rami Abdulrahman, at least 27 of the militants killed in Libya were minors, under the age of 18.
Abdurrahman revealed that more than 14,000 Syrian militants are now fighting in Libya. Turkey is reportedly working to send even more to the north African country.
“The transfers of mercenaries is not only limited to Syrians loyal to Erdogan, but also includes those who are classified as international terrorist groups such as ISIS, al-Qaeda and some jihadi organizations that move from Syria to Libya via Turkish territory with the knowledge of all international intelligence services in Turkish territory,” Abdurrahman said in an interview on the Libya al-Hadath TV.
The deployment of Syrian militants in Libya allowed GNA forces to make significant achievements in the northwestern part of the country. However, at a great cost for the Syrians who were used as a cannon fodder.
In spite of the international calls for a political settlement of the conflict in Libya, Turkey is stepping up its support the GNA. Anakara appears to be more interested in a military victory than a diplomatic compromise.
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southfront--2020-06-18--Economic War: U.S. Sanctions 39 Syrian Individuals, Entities

On June 17 , the U.S. imposed sanctions on 39 Syrian individuals and entities , including President Bashar al-Assad , his wife Asma , his brother Mahir and his sister Bushra .
The new sanctions were imposed under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act .
The act , that was signed by President Donald Trump in December , became active today .
“ Today we begin a sustained campaign of sanctions against the Assad regime under the Caesar Act , which authorizes severe economic sanctions to hold the Assad regime and its foreign enablers accountable for their brutal acts against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will come until Assad and his regime stop their needless , brutal war and agree to a political solution as called for by UNSCR 2254 , ” U.S. Secretary of State , Mike Pompeo , wrote on Twitter .
The U.S. Treasury listed the sanctioned individuals and entities as follows : A diplomatic source in Syria ’ s Foreign Ministry said the new sanctions are a violation of international laws , adding that U.S. officials have “ went down to touch the behavior of gangs and highway robbers.
” “ The US administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ugliest forms of lies and hypocrisy as embodied in its policy of supporting terrorism that shed the blood of the Syrians and destroyed their achievements , ” the Syrian Arab News Agency quoted the source , as saying .
U.S. officials vowed that more sanctions will be imposed on Syria and any side that would provide it with aid in the upcoming few days .
The sanctions have a harsh impact on Syria ’ s economy .
The Syrian Pound has fallen to an unrepresented low rate .
The U.S. economic war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country into the area of a humanitarian catastrophe .
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On June 17, the U.S. imposed sanctions on 39 Syrian individuals and entities, including President Bashar al-Assad, his wife Asma, his brother Mahir and his sister Bushra.
The new sanctions were imposed under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act. The act, that was signed by President Donald Trump in December, became active today.
“Today we begin a sustained campaign of sanctions against the Assad regime under the Caesar Act, which authorizes severe economic sanctions to hold the Assad regime and its foreign enablers accountable for their brutal acts against the Syrian people … Many more sanctions will come until Assad and his regime stop their needless, brutal war and agree to a political solution as called for by UNSCR 2254,” U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, wrote on Twitter.
The U.S. Treasury listed the sanctioned individuals and entities as follows:
Bashar al-Assad
Asma al-Assad
Mahir al-Assad
Bushra al-Assad
Manal al-Assad
Rania Aldabbas
Samer al-Dana
Adel Anwar al-Olabi
Khaled al-Zubaidi
Ghassan Ali Bilal
Muhammad Hamcho
Sumaia Saber Hamcho
Ahmad Sabir Mohammed Hamcho
Ali Muhammad Hamcho
Amr Mohamed Hamcho
Nazir Ahmad Mohammed Jamaleddine
Nader Kalai
Al-Amar One-Person LLC
Apex Development and Projects LLC
Art House GMBH
Bunyan Damascus Private Joint Stocks Company
Castle Holding GMBH
Castle Investment Holding
Damascus Cham for Management LLC
Damascus Cham Holding Company
Ebla Hotel
4 th Division of the Syrian Arab Army
Division of the Syrian Arab Army Fatemiyoun Division
Grand Town Tourist City
Kalai Industries
Mirza Company
Ramak Development and Humanitarian Projects LLC
Rawafed Damascus Private Joint Stocks Company
Tamayoz LLC
Telefocus Consultation INC
Telefocus SAL Offshore
Timeet Trading LLC
Wings Private JSC
Zubaidi and Qalei LLC
A diplomatic source in Syria’s Foreign Ministry said the new sanctions are a violation of international laws, adding that U.S. officials have “went down to touch the behavior of gangs and highway robbers.”
“The US administration talking about human rights in Syria exceeds the ugliest forms of lies and hypocrisy as embodied in its policy of supporting terrorism that shed the blood of the Syrians and destroyed their achievements,” the Syrian Arab News Agency quoted the source, as saying.
U.S. officials vowed that more sanctions will be imposed on Syria and any side that would provide it with aid in the upcoming few days.
The sanctions have a harsh impact on Syria’s economy. The Syrian Pound has fallen to an unrepresented low rate. The U.S. economic war on Syria are aimed at turning the country into the area of a humanitarian catastrophe.
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