southfront--2020-06-08--ISIS Terrorists Raid Nigerian Army Position In Borno (Photos)

On June 6 , ISIS terrorists carried out a hit-and-run attack on a position of the Nigerian Armed Forces ( @ @ @ @ @ state of Borno .
According to the group ’ s news agency Amaq , heavy @ @ @ @ @ position , that ’ s located near the town of Uno .
Eventually , the @ @ @ @ @ set it on fire .
Eight service members of the NAF were allegedly killed and @ @ @ @ @ attack .
Photos released by Amaq shows the dead bodies of two soldiers only .
@ @ @ @ @ up its attacks on civilians and government forces in Boron .
In response , the @ @ @ @ @ operations against the group ’ s remnants .
Dozens of terrorists were reportedly killed .
@ @ @ @ @ ISWA ) , known as Boko Haram , has been active in the areas bordering @ @ @ @ @ years now .
Nigerian government forces are making serious efforts to counter the terrorist threat @ @ @ @ @ been successful to a limited extent only .
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On June 6, ISIS terrorists carried out a hit-and-run attack on a position of the Nigerian Armed Forces (NAF) in the northwestern state of Borno.
According to the group’s news agency Amaq, heavy clashes broke out around the position, that’s located near the town of Uno. Eventually, the terrorists stormed the position and set it on fire.
Eight service members of the NAF were allegedly killed and others were injured in the attack. Photos released by Amaq shows the dead bodies of two soldiers only.
Last months, ISIS stepped up its attacks on civilians and government forces in Boron. In response, the NAF launched a series of operations against the group’s remnants. Dozens of terrorists were reportedly killed.
ISIS in West Africa (ISWA), known as Boko Haram, has been active in the areas bordering Lake Chad, for several years now. Nigerian government forces are making serious efforts to counter the terrorist threat there. These efforts have been successful to a limited extent only.
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southfront--2020-06-08--In Video: Egyptian Army Sends Massive Convoys With Battle Tanks To Libyan Border As Tensions Escalat

In Video: Egyptian Army Sends Massive Convoys With Battle Tanks To Libyan Border As Tensions Escalate

Minor correction , Germany did not bring in third rate allies to invade North Africa , the Italians were already @ @ @ @ @ an Italian colony .
The Afrika Korps is called Afrika Korps because it was a @ @ @ @ @ help the Italians .
Germany helped its third rate ally with troops in order for @ @ @ @ @ out of North Africa .
The German role in North Africa was reactive , but @ @ @ @ @ the Turks are also familiar with the region .

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Turkish-led forces ingored the ceasefire initiative proposed by Egypt for the conflict in Libya and continued their advance on positions of the Libyan National Army supported by Egypt and the UAE. So, now, Egypt is sending massive columns with battle tanks to the border with Libya. Egypt could opt the strategy of direct actions if the situation escalates even further and Turkish proxies continue their advanc on Sirte.
فيديو نشرته حسابات في مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي لما قيل انه رتل مدرع من دبابات تابعة للجيش المصري تتجه نحو الحدود الليبية… Posted by الموسوعة العسكرية السورية | Encyclopedia of Syrian military on Sunday, June 7, 2020
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southfront--2020-06-08--C-130 Hercules Military Transport Aircraft Of US-led Coalition Crashed In Iraq (Infographics)

Plane probably just crashed .
It slid off the runway , so it was on the ground .
Iraqi ’ s have had enough of US “ Freedom.
” Iraq has brand new allies , y ’ all woulda ’ noticed if ya ’ weren ’ t so busy acting like the Middle East is somehow owned by US Government .
Syria , Iran , Iraq have trade , and military alliances with each other .
Did y ’ all know the first Iraqi to stand on Russian soil , is Nouri al-Maliki ?
He went to the Kremlin to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Putin asked him straight out : “ Are you here because you want US out ?
Yes .
He left with a trade alliance , a military alliance and the advice Iraq , and it ’ s neighbors would look cool with alliances of their own .
Less than a month .
Iran surprised , as it didn ’ t like Iraq much after it attacked in 1979 .
An 8 year war followed , Iran eventually prevailed .
Ever since Iraq , and Iran have been like long lost buddies .
Trading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the stupidest move ever , assassinated one of Iran ’ s top IRGC Generals , and two Iraqi Generals , equally as popular .
This served only to stiffen both countries resolve to put US Government out of their misery .
Working closer now than before .
Attacking Libya , murdering Qathafi like that , destroying the the country , killing civilians , and leaving the “ Great water transportation project ” contaminated with radioactivity using DU munitions .
“ Freedom ” Qathafi stopped the slave traffic , had the highest standard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A far , far better leader , and man then the Zionist slime that destroyed the country , left 11,000 US Marine ’ s guarding the oil , and left .
Syria turned out to be more difficult than they thought .
Syria had the second highest standard of living in the Middle East .
Both Qathafi , and Assad , are better leaders , and better men than any 5 Western leaders .
Rate up there with Putin , as quality , and character .
In the West the opposite is true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kill us .

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UPDATE: The US-led coalition confirmed that 4 persons were injured in the incident.
?June 8, appx. 10:10 pm (Iraq time), a U.S. Air Force C-130H landing at Camp Taji Airbase, Iraq overran the runway and crashed into a wall. Small fire. 4xInjured; treated at Taji. ?Enemy activity NOT suspected. Investigation continues. Statement below in English/Arabic.??? pic.twitter.com/niYblEJFQp — OIR Spokesman Col. Myles B. Caggins III (@OIRSpox) June 8, 2020
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Late on June 8, a C-130 military transport aircraft of the US-led coalition skidded off a runway during the landing at the Camp Taji. The Pentagon confirmed the incident, but did not report casualties. Iraqi sources claimed that 13 people were killed and 8 others were injured during the incident.
Usbat al-Tha’ireen, an Iraqi anti-US armed group that already claimed responsibility for several attacks on the coalition, immediately reacted to the incident by posting the message “With patience, we are victorious”. While it remains highly unlikely that anti of the recently surfaced Iraqi anti-US groups were somehow linked to the incident, they will for sure exploit the situation for their own propaganda purposes.
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southfront--2020-06-08--In Video: US Forces Are Trying To Block Russian Military Police Patrol In Northeastern Syria

What the f*** did I just watch lol xD This game of convoys is becoming as ludicrous as it is @ @ @ @ @ live in , I swear… too bad the actual background for all this childish competition @ @ @

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This video shows one of the recent incidents between the Russian Military Police and the US military in northeastern Syria. US forces are trying and failing to block the Russian Military Police patrol.
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southfront--2020-06-08--Egypt Sends Battle Tanks To Libyan Border As Haftar Forces Retreat Under Turkish Strikes

The Turkish involvement in the Libyan conflict allowed the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) to turn the tide of the battle of Tripoli and even develop further success by expanding control over a notable chunk of northern Libya .
After capturing Tripoli International Airport last week , GNA forces and Syrian militant groups with a direct support from the Turkish Armed Forces forced the Libyan National Army ( LNA ) led by Khalifa Haftar to retreat from a number of villages and towns including Tarhuna and Dawun .
Retreating LNA fighters left behind dozens of weapons and pieces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ T-62 battle tanks and howitzers .
Pro-GNA sources also showcased a destroyed Pantsir-S system , which the LNA had received from the UAE .
The town of Tarhuna was looted and a large number of buildings there were destroyed by Turkish-backed forces .
The residents of this town are known for their support to the LNA .
A large number of civilians fled the town with the retreating LNA units .
On June 6 , Egypt ’ s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced a new diplomatic initiative for Libya proposing a ceasefire from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political process .
Egypt alongside with the UAE are key backers of the LNA .
Apparently , Anakra and the GNA saw this move as a sign of the weakness .
The GNA even announced an advance on the port city of Sirte controlled by the LNA .
However , Turkish-led forces failed to reach the city on June 6 and June 7 suffering casualties .
According to local sources , over 30 Turkish proxies were killed .
A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat UAV was also shot down .
In response , Turkey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UAV operated by the LNA and conducted a series of airstrikes on LNA positions near Sirte .
On June 8 , the GNA and its allies conducted another attempt to advance on Sirte .
Clashes are ongoing .
Egypt reacted to these developments by sending reinforcements to the border with Libya .
At least 2 large columns with Egyptian battle tanks were filmed moving towards the border .
The geographic location of Egypt allows its leadership , if there is a political will and a strong decision , to freely employ its ground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the conflict against Turkish proxies .
Cairo could opt to choose the strategy of direct actions if Turkish-led forces capture Sirte threatening the LNA heartland in northeastern Libya .
The modern military political leadership of Turkey , in particular President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his inner circle , has views on the needed structure of the Islamic world , which are to a great extent similar to those of the Muslim Brotherhood .
For example , the Muslim Brotherhood thinks that the leading Islamic states should be headed by leaders with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a complex and balanced cooperation of the religious and secular parts of their society .
In the view of the Muslim Brotherhood , the religious factor should be developed further , even at the cost of the interests of the secular part of the society .
This goes contrary to the current reality in Egypt , which is ruled by relatively secular leaders .
Furthermore , the Muslim Brotherhood and armed groups affiliated with it are considered terrorist organizations in Egypt .
Therefore , Cairo sees the expansion of forces ideologically close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to its national security .

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The Turkish involvement in the Libyan conflict allowed the Government of National Accord (GNA) to turn the tide of the battle of Tripoli and even develop further success by expanding control over a notable chunk of northern Libya.
After capturing Tripoli International Airport last week, GNA forces and Syrian militant groups with a direct support from the Turkish Armed Forces forced the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar to retreat from a number of villages and towns including Tarhuna and Dawun.
Retreating LNA fighters left behind dozens of weapons and pieces of military equipment, including T-55 and T-62 battle tanks and howitzers. Pro-GNA sources also showcased a destroyed Pantsir-S system, which the LNA had received from the UAE. The town of Tarhuna was looted and a large number of buildings there were destroyed by Turkish-backed forces. The residents of this town are known for their support to the LNA. A large number of civilians fled the town with the retreating LNA units.
On June 6, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced a new diplomatic initiative for Libya proposing a ceasefire from June 6 and the resumption of the political process. Egypt alongside with the UAE are key backers of the LNA.
Apparently, Anakra and the GNA saw this move as a sign of the weakness. The GNA even announced an advance on the port city of Sirte controlled by the LNA. However, Turkish-led forces failed to reach the city on June 6 and June 7 suffering casualties. According to local sources, over 30 Turkish proxies were killed. A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat UAV was also shot down. In response, Turkey shot down a Wing Loong II combat UAV operated by the LNA and conducted a series of airstrikes on LNA positions near Sirte. On June 8, the GNA and its allies conducted another attempt to advance on Sirte. Clashes are ongoing.
Egypt reacted to these developments by sending reinforcements to the border with Libya. At least 2 large columns with Egyptian battle tanks were filmed moving towards the border. The geographic location of Egypt allows its leadership, if there is a political will and a strong decision, to freely employ its ground and air forces to support the LNA in the conflict against Turkish proxies. Cairo could opt to choose the strategy of direct actions if Turkish-led forces capture Sirte threatening the LNA heartland in northeastern Libya.
The modern military political leadership of Turkey, in particular President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his inner circle, has views on the needed structure of the Islamic world, which are to a great extent similar to those of the Muslim Brotherhood. For example, the Muslim Brotherhood thinks that the leading Islamic states should be headed by leaders with a rather strong religious agenda.
Egypt traditionally has a complex and balanced cooperation of the religious and secular parts of their society. In the view of the Muslim Brotherhood, the religious factor should be developed further, even at the cost of the interests of the secular part of the society. This goes contrary to the current reality in Egypt, which is ruled by relatively secular leaders. Furthermore, the Muslim Brotherhood and armed groups affiliated with it are considered terrorist organizations in Egypt. Therefore, Cairo sees the expansion of forces ideologically close to the organization as a direct threat to its national security.
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southfront--2020-06-08--Venezuela: Fuel Supplies Restored And Production Resumes With Assistance From Iran and China

Fuel supplies have been restored at Venezuela ’ s gas stations as a new fuel distribution and pricing regime came into effect last week .
Government officials hope the policy will stabilise the market and end shortages , while reducing the burden of public subsidies on sanctioned state-run oil firm PDVSA .
Successive Venezuelan governments have maintained a long-standing policy of heavily subsidising fuel since a price hike and sweeping austerity package sparked a popular uprising in 1989 , known as the Caracazo .
Prices were , however , marginally raised in 1996 and 2016 as periods of hyper-inflation rendered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new system , Venezuelans are able to purchase up to 120 litres of gasoline or diesel a month for vehicles , or 60 litres for motorbikes , at a subsidised price of 5,000 Bolivars per litre ( US $ 0.025 ) .
To qualify , customers must have registered their vehicle in the government ’ s Patria website , entitling them to visit fuel stations one day a week according to their registration plate , for the first thirty days .
1,368 of the country ’ s 1,568 fuel stations have been designated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is 75 % subsidised by the state .
In addition to the subsidised quota , customers have the option of purchasing an unlimited amount of fuel at a premium price of US $ 0.50 , payable in US dollars , or at the floating equivalent in Bolivars or Petros .
The country ’ s 200 remaining stations have been “ authorised ” to charge the dollarized rate as well as independently import fuel , effectively ending a 50-year-long state monopoly on gasoline supply .
It is estimated that the fuel subsidies cost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as well as a further US $ 18 billion in extractive fuel smuggling incentivised by the huge price disparities with neighbouring countries , Colombia in particular .
Reaction to the fuel market reform has been mixed .
While most commentators agree that the price increase was a “ necessary measure , ” some have criticised the continued use of blanket subsidies , arguing that targeted subsidies based on income brackets would be more effective and avoid creating new avenues for corruption .
LINK The implementation of the new system follows the arrival @ @ @ @ @ @ @ barrels of gasoline , estimated to supply Venezuela for 50 days at current consumption levels , as well as 300,000 barrels of diluents required for local fuel production .
The Caribbean country has faced severe fuel shortages since the Trump administration imposed a crushing oil embargo , followed up by a ban on dealings with all Venezuelan state entities in 2019 .
In recent months , Washington sanctioned two subsidiaries of Rosneft , forcing the Russian energy giant to transfer its operations to an unnamed state firm .
Rosneft had been carrying up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crude output , partly in exchange for diesel and gasoline .
The embargo has also largely blocked the import of vital precursor chemicals and spare parts needed to reactivate the country ’ s refining capacity .
Venezuela ’ s fuel output is beginning to recover with Iranian and Chinese technical assistance .
Reuters reported last week that domestic crude processing increased significantly in May but remains well below installed capacity , covering roughly half of the estimated pre-lockdown internal fuel demand of 230,000 bpd .
Venezuela ’ s refining network in May increased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 215,000 barrels per day ( bpd ) from 110,000 bpd in March , following the arrival of spare parts supplied in flights by Iran ’ s Mahan Air .
The 146,000-bpd El Palito refinery is now restarting its fluid catalytic cracker , a key unit for finished fuel production , one of the people said .
The 187,000-bpd Puerto la Cruz refinery , which serves Venezuela ’ s eastern region , remains out of service .
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Fuel supplies have been restored at Venezuela’s gas stations as a new fuel distribution and pricing regime came into effect last week. Government officials hope the policy will stabilise the market and end shortages, while reducing the burden of public subsidies on sanctioned state-run oil firm PDVSA.
Successive Venezuelan governments have maintained a long-standing policy of heavily subsidising fuel since a price hike and sweeping austerity package sparked a popular uprising in 1989, known as the Caracazo. Prices were, however, marginally raised in 1996 and 2016 as periods of hyper-inflation rendered them impossible to maintain.
Under the new system, Venezuelans are able to purchase up to 120 litres of gasoline or diesel a month for vehicles, or 60 litres for motorbikes, at a subsidised price of 5,000 Bolivars per litre (US $0.025). To qualify, customers must have registered their vehicle in the government’s Patria website, entitling them to visit fuel stations one day a week according to their registration plate, for the first thirty days. 1,368 of the country’s 1,568 fuel stations have been designated to supply fuel at this price, which is 75% subsidised by the state.
In addition to the subsidised quota, customers have the option of purchasing an unlimited amount of fuel at a premium price of US $0.50, payable in US dollars, or at the floating equivalent in Bolivars or Petros. The country’s 200 remaining stations have been “authorised” to charge the dollarized rate as well as independently import fuel, effectively ending a 50-year-long state monopoly on gasoline supply.
It is estimated that the fuel subsidies cost Venezuela US $12 billion a year, as well as a further US$18 billion in extractive fuel smuggling incentivised by the huge price disparities with neighbouring countries, Colombia in particular.
Reaction to the fuel market reform has been mixed. While most commentators agree that the price increase was a “necessary measure,” some have criticised the continued use of blanket subsidies, arguing that targeted subsidies based on income brackets would be more effective and avoid creating new avenues for corruption. LINK
The implementation of the new system follows the arrival of five Iranian tankers carrying 1.5 million barrels of gasoline, estimated to supply Venezuela for 50 days at current consumption levels, as well as 300,000 barrels of diluents required for local fuel production.
The Caribbean country has faced severe fuel shortages since the Trump administration imposed a crushing oil embargo, followed up by a ban on dealings with all Venezuelan state entities in 2019.
In recent months, Washington sanctioned two subsidiaries of Rosneft, forcing the Russian energy giant to transfer its operations to an unnamed state firm. Rosneft had been carrying up to 60% of Venezuela’s crude output, partly in exchange for diesel and gasoline.
The embargo has also largely blocked the import of vital precursor chemicals and spare parts needed to reactivate the country’s refining capacity. Venezuela’s fuel output is beginning to recover with Iranian and Chinese technical assistance. Reuters reported last week that domestic crude processing increased significantly in May but remains well below installed capacity, covering roughly half of the estimated pre-lockdown internal fuel demand of 230,000 bpd.
Venezuela’s refining network in May increased its joint crude processing rate to about 215,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 110,000 bpd in March, following the arrival of spare parts supplied in flights by Iran’s Mahan Air.
The 146,000-bpd El Palito refinery is now restarting its fluid catalytic cracker, a key unit for finished fuel production, one of the people said. The 187,000-bpd Puerto la Cruz refinery, which serves Venezuela’s eastern region, remains out of service. LINK
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southfront--2020-06-08--Syrian Army Repelled Attack In Southern Idlib Inflicting Casualties On Al-Qaeda (Photos)

The Syrian Army repelled an attack by forces of the Ghurfat Eamaliat wa-Harid al-Mu ’ minin coalition of al-Qaeda-linked militant @ @ @ @ @ As a result of the clashes near the villages of Tanjarah and Fattirah , at @ @ @ @ @ , a vehicle and a motorcycle were destroyed .
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The Syrian Army repelled an attack by forces of the Ghurfat Eamaliat wa-Harid al-Mu’minin coalition of al-Qaeda-linked militant groups in southern Idlib. As a result of the clashes near the villages of Tanjarah and Fattirah, at least 3 militants were killed, a vehicle and a motorcycle were destroyed.
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southfront--2020-06-08--Libyan National Army Shot Down Another One Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drone (Video)

Click to see the full-size image On June 8 , forces of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord and Syrian @ @ @ @ @ to reach the port city of Sirte controlled by the Libyan National Army .
This @ @ @ @ @ Turkish special forces and combat drones .
One of them , the Bayraktar TB2 , @ @ @ @ @ National Army a few hours ago .
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On June 8, forces of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord and Syrian militant groups continued their attempts to reach the port city of Sirte controlled by the Libyan National Army. This advance is directly supported by Turkish special forces and combat drones. One of them, the Bayraktar TB2, was downed by the Libyan National Army a few hours ago.
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southfront--2020-06-08--Al-Qaeda Militants Raided Syrian Army Positions In Southern Idlib. Russian Airstrikes Reported

On June 8 , forces of the Ghurfat Eamaliat wa-Harid al-Mu ’ minin coalition of al-Qaeda-linked militant groups raided positions @ @ @ @ @ the villages of Tanjarah and Fattirah in southern Idlib .
Pro-militant sources claim that so-called @ @ @ @ @ at least one Syrian Army officer , killed ‘ many others ’ and temporarily seized @ @ @ @ @ respnose to the attack , the Syrian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Forces reportedly @ @ @ @ @ airstrikes on militant positions .
Units of the Syrian Army regroupped and re-entered the villages @ @ @ @ @ militants .
Despite this , the situation in the area still remains tense .
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On June 8, forces of the Ghurfat Eamaliat wa-Harid al-Mu’minin coalition of al-Qaeda-linked militant groups raided positions of the Syrian Army near the villages of Tanjarah and Fattirah in southern Idlib.
Pro-militant sources claim that so-called ‘moderate rebels’ captured at least one Syrian Army officer, killed ‘many others’ and temporarily seized the aforementioned villages.
In respnose to the attack, the Syrian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Forces reportedly carried out a series of airstrikes on militant positions. Units of the Syrian Army regroupped and re-entered the villages, which were captured by militants. Despite this, the situation in the area still remains tense.
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southfront--2020-06-08--Global Focus On Solar-Powered High Altitude Long Endurance UAVs

At the beginning of 2020 , in Australia , at the Woomera training ground , tests were conducted of the PHASA-35 unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV ) equipped with a solar-electric power plant .
It was developed by specialists from the British corporation BAE Systems and its Prismatic Ltd. , with support from the Australian Defense Science and Technology Organization ( DSTG ) and the British Defense Science and Technology Laboratory ( DSTL ) .
The PHASA-35 is an UAV with a wingspan of 35 m and is designed for flights at an altitude of up to 21 km and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kg of payload ( PN ) .
According to BAE Systems , the UAV will be able to fly in the stratosphere for approximately a year , which turns it into an intermediate link between aircraft and satellites .
The UAVs payload can serve various purposes such as reconnaissance systems , navigation , scientific equipment , or radio communications relay systems can be used .
It can be used for both commercial and military purposes .
The range of valuable applications includes forest fire detection and maritime surveillance .
As a High Altitude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the PHASA-35 is powered by the Sun during the day and by batteries overnight .
The long-life battery and highly efficient solar technology could allow the aircraft to maintain flight for up to a year operating in the stratosphere , the upper regions of the Earth ’ s atmosphere .
The design and construction of the aircraft took 20 months .
According to BAE Systems , the tests confirmed its performance .
The next test flight , PHASA-35 , is scheduled for late 2020 .
In 2018 , the Zephyr-S UAV , developed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a record for continuous flight time for vehicles in its category .
The drone lasted in the air for 25 days 23 hours and 57 minutes .
Its mass is 75 kg , its wingspan is 25 m. This UAV has already been launched into mass production .
According to media reports , three such UAVs were acquired by the British Ministry of Defense .
Another project in the field of high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles is the Hawk-30 , developed by the American company AeroVironment with the participation of the Japanese telecom operator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide communications and is capable of flying without interruption for six months at an altitude of about 20 km .
One of the first solar-powered vehicles was the American Pathfinder ( NASA Pathfinder ) with a wingspan of 75 m , which set a record for 2001 in terms of lift height among winged aircraft without jet engines – 29.5 km .
A branch of Boeing Corporation , Aurora Flight Sciences , is currently working on its UAV called Odysseus .
It was planned that the first tests of the drone will take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flight was delayed .
Odysseus will be designed to study the Earth ’ s atmosphere .
Its wingspan is 74.1 m , payload weight is 25 kg .
It will be able to climb to a height of more than 20 km and maintain a flight for three months .
The UAV will be able to work for 5 years at an altitude of 20 km and can carry a payload of up to 250 kg .
The length of the airship is 140 m. It can be used to monitor objects on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the environment and relay communication signals .
Its tests are scheduled for 2022 .
Specialists of the Tales-Alenia consortium announced the successful completion of static mechanical tests of the first full-scale photovoltaic modules specially designed for this UAV .
Each individual solar module contains an array of solar cells with an efficiency of more than 24 percent .
For full autonomous operation , the airship must remain motionless in one position and withstand winds at speeds up to 90 km/h .
The UAV is to be equipped with 1,000 m2 of solar panels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its shell area and provide the power needed for four electric motors , an energy storage system and the functioning of the target equipment .
Finally , i n 2017 , the CH-T4 UAV was tested in China , during which the aircraft reached a height of 20 km .
Wingspan CH-T4 40 m , maximum take-off weight 450 kg .
The main components of the structure are made of carbon fiber .
The drone is driven by eight propellers driven by an electric motor , which can provide a flight speed of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jeffrey Lin and P.W .
Singer from the Easter Arsenal blog , CH-T4 is an impressive combination of big and light .
The drone ’ s wingspan is around 130 feet , which is wider than a Boeing 737 .
At the same time , the CH-T4 only weighs between 880 and 1,100 pounds .
By way of comparison , Boeing 737 ’ s lowest typical operating empty weight is over seventy thousand pounds , and its maximum gross takeoff weight can reach as high as 170,000 pounds .
Besides being slender , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to its carbon fiber and plastic components .
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PHASA-35
At the beginning of 2020, in Australia, at the Woomera training ground, tests were conducted of the PHASA-35 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a solar-electric power plant. It was developed by specialists from the British corporation BAE Systems and its Prismatic Ltd., with support from the Australian Defense Science and Technology Organization (DSTG) and the British Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL).
The PHASA-35 is an UAV with a wingspan of 35 m and is designed for flights at an altitude of up to 21 km and is capable of carrying up to 15 kg of payload (PN). According to BAE Systems, the UAV will be able to fly in the stratosphere for approximately a year, which turns it into an intermediate link between aircraft and satellites. The UAVs payload can serve various purposes such as reconnaissance systems, navigation, scientific equipment, or radio communications relay systems can be used. It can be used for both commercial and military purposes. The range of valuable applications includes forest fire detection and maritime surveillance.
As a High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) vehicle, the PHASA-35 is powered by the Sun during the day and by batteries overnight. The long-life battery and highly efficient solar technology could allow the aircraft to maintain flight for up to a year operating in the stratosphere, the upper regions of the Earth’s atmosphere.
The design and construction of the aircraft took 20 months. According to BAE Systems, the tests confirmed its performance. The next test flight, PHASA-35, is scheduled for late 2020.
Zephyr-S
In 2018, the Zephyr-S UAV, developed by the European Airbus corporation, set a record for continuous flight time for vehicles in its category. The drone lasted in the air for 25 days 23 hours and 57 minutes. Its mass is 75 kg, its wingspan is 25 m. This UAV has already been launched into mass production. According to media reports, three such UAVs were acquired by the British Ministry of Defense.
Hawk-30
Another project in the field of high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles is the Hawk-30, developed by the American company AeroVironment with the participation of the Japanese telecom operator Softbank. The Hawk-30 is designed to provide communications and is capable of flying without interruption for six months at an altitude of about 20 km.
Pathfinder
One of the first solar-powered vehicles was the American Pathfinder (NASA Pathfinder) with a wingspan of 75 m, which set a record for 2001 in terms of lift height among winged aircraft without jet engines – 29.5 km.
Odysseus
A branch of Boeing Corporation, Aurora Flight Sciences, is currently working on its UAV called Odysseus. It was planned that the first tests of the drone will take place in April 2019, but the flight was delayed. Odysseus will be designed to study the Earth’s atmosphere. Its wingspan is 74.1 m, payload weight is 25 kg. It will be able to climb to a height of more than 20 km and maintain a flight for three months.
Stratobus
Earlier, the French-Italian company Thales Group presented the autonomous airship Stratobus. The UAV will be able to work for 5 years at an altitude of 20 km and can carry a payload of up to 250 kg. The length of the airship is 140 m. It can be used to monitor objects on land and at sea, to protect the environment and relay communication signals. Its tests are scheduled for 2022.
Specialists of the Tales-Alenia consortium announced the successful completion of static mechanical tests of the first full-scale photovoltaic modules specially designed for this UAV. Each individual solar module contains an array of solar cells with an efficiency of more than 24 percent.
For full autonomous operation, the airship must remain motionless in one position and withstand winds at speeds up to 90 km/h. The UAV is to be equipped with 1,000 m2 of solar panels, which will cover a quarter of its shell area and provide the power needed for four electric motors, an energy storage system and the functioning of the target equipment.
CH-T4 UAV
Finally, in 2017, the CH-T4 UAV was tested in China, during which the aircraft reached a height of 20 km. Wingspan CH-T4 40 m, maximum take-off weight 450 kg. The main components of the structure are made of carbon fiber. The drone is driven by eight propellers driven by an electric motor, which can provide a flight speed of up to 200 km/h.
According to Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer from the Easter Arsenal blog, CH-T4 is an impressive combination of big and light. The drone’s wingspan is around 130 feet, which is wider than a Boeing 737. At the same time, the CH-T4 only weighs between 880 and 1,100 pounds. By way of comparison, Boeing 737’s lowest typical operating empty weight is over seventy thousand pounds, and its maximum gross takeoff weight can reach as high as 170,000 pounds. Besides being slender, the CH-T4’s lightness is due to its carbon fiber and plastic components.
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southfront--2020-06-09--Military Situation In Libya On June 9, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Libya : • The LNA shot @ @ @ @ @ Wadi Jarf ; • Egypt continues mobilizing forces on the border with Libya .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Libya:
The LNA shot down a Turkish UAV near Wadi Jarf;
Turkish-led forces shelled LNA positions near Sirte;
LNA warplanes destroyed a conoy of Turkish-led forces south of Al-Shwayrif;
Egypt continues mobilizing forces on the border with Libya.
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southfront--2020-06-09--F-35A Fighter Jet Crashed Due To Collapsed Landing Gear

On June 8th , an F-35A ’ s fighter jet ’ s landing gear collapsed at Hill Air Force Base , Utah .
The aircraft was returning from a routine training flight when the incident took place .
The pilot , part of the 388th Fighter Wing , was able to exit the aircraft and is undergoing a medical evaluation .
Safety investigators will look into the incident , Hill Public Affairs Director Thomas Mullican said in an email .
This is yet another issue with the F-35 fighter jet , the offspring of the most expensive military program of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third time such a fighter jet crashes , following a US Air Force ’ s F-35A crashing at Eglin Air Force Base back in May 2020 .
At the same airbase , a F-35A suffered a nose landing gear failure upon landing at Eglin AFB on August 22nd , 2018 with only sustaining minor damage .
There ’ s several other , older , issues on F-35s dating back to 2014 such as other nose landings , as well as engine fires at Eglin AFB .
In 2019 , a Japanese F-35A crashed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
An investigative report published by the JASDF concluded that “ spatial disorientation ” on the part of the pilot and not any mechanical failure caused the accident on April 9th .
The August 9th report didn ’ t not elaborate on how JASDF investigators and outside experts reached their conclusion .
The interim report published in June relied exclusively on pilots ’ testimonies and data and communication received by ground controllers .
A Japanese search team managed to recover parts of the F-35A ’ s flight data ; however , it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data about the cause of the accident .
The first ever F-35 crash , but it happened on a F-35B took place on September 28th , 2018 , near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort , South Carolina ; the pilot ejected safely .
The cause of the crash was attributed to a faulty fuel tube ; all F-35s were grounded on October 11th pending a fleet-wide inspection of the tubes .
They were returned to duty on the next day .
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On June 8th, an F-35A’s fighter jet’s landing gear collapsed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
The aircraft was returning from a routine training flight when the incident took place.
The pilot, part of the 388th Fighter Wing, was able to exit the aircraft and is undergoing a medical evaluation.
Safety investigators will look into the incident, Hill Public Affairs Director Thomas Mullican said in an email.
“In response to the incident, the runway is currently closed and aircraft from Hill AFB in flight at the time of the incident have been diverted to other airports,” Mullican said. “Additional training flights have been paused until the runway reopens.”
This is yet another issue with the F-35 fighter jet, the offspring of the most expensive military program of all time.
This crash is the third time such a fighter jet crashes, following a US Air Force’s F-35A crashing at Eglin Air Force Base back in May 2020.
At the same airbase, a F-35A suffered a nose landing gear failure upon landing at Eglin AFB on August 22nd, 2018 with only sustaining minor damage.
There’s several other, older, issues on F-35s dating back to 2014 such as other nose landings, as well as engine fires at Eglin AFB.
In 2019, a Japanese F-35A crashed into the Pacific Ocean off northern Japan.
An investigative report published by the JASDF concluded that “spatial disorientation” on the part of the pilot and not any mechanical failure caused the accident on April 9th.
The August 9th report didn’t not elaborate on how JASDF investigators and outside experts reached their conclusion. The interim report published in June relied exclusively on pilots’ testimonies and data and communication received by ground controllers.
A Japanese search team managed to recover parts of the F-35A’s flight data; however, it was reportedly too heavily damaged to yield any data about the cause of the accident.
The first ever F-35 crash, but it happened on a F-35B took place on September 28th, 2018, near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina; the pilot ejected safely.
The cause of the crash was attributed to a faulty fuel tube; all F-35s were grounded on October 11th pending a fleet-wide inspection of the tubes. They were returned to duty on the next day.
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southfront--2020-06-09--Videos Show Crash Site Of US Air Force C-130 Military Transport Aircraft In Iraq

On June 8 evening , a C-130 military transport aircraft of the US Air Force crash landed at the Camp @ @ @ @ @ .
At least 4 people were injured in the incident .
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On June 8 evening, a C-130 military transport aircraft of the US Air Force crash landed at the Camp Taji military base in Iraq. At least 4 people were injured in the incident.
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southfront--2020-06-09--Iran To Execute Citizen Who Allegedly Leaked Information Regarding Qassem Soleimani To CIA

On June 9th , Iran ’ s judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili announced that Tehran would carry out the execution an Iranian citizen , who allegedly provided the CIA with information about the whereabouts of Major General Qassem Soleimani , who was killed in a US drone strike on January 3rd .
“ Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd , one of the spies for CIA and [ the Israeli intelligence service ] Mossad has been sentenced to death .
He gave the whereabouts of martyr [ Qasem ] Soleimani to our enemies ” , Gholamhossein Esmaili told a televised news conference .
“ He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and American intelligence agencies about Iran ’ s armed forces , particularly the Guards .
He was sentenced to death by a revolutionary court and a supreme court has upheld his death sentence .
He will be executed soon.
” The Iranian Students News Agency reported Esmaili as saying that Mousavi-Majd had been paid in US dollars for his information .
Officials have not said whether Mousavi-Majd ’ s case is linked to Iran ’ s announcement in February that a man had been sentenced to death for spying for the CIA and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s nuclear programme .
According a report published in March by Newsweek , the operation to kill Soleimani was so secret that only a few individuals knew of it .
According to unnamed sources , Soleimani ’ s assassination was carried out in such secrecy that even the US military ’ s own spy satellites , the so-called “ national technical means ” ( NTM ) , did not know about the drone ’ s position .
One of the sources claimed that there was “ no GPS track on the MQ-9 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Baghdad International Airport , nor was there any indication of its flight provided to radar systems tasked with identifying friendly aircraft ” .
Tehran announced in December it had arrested eight people “ linked to the CIA ” and involved in nationwide street protests that erupted the previous month over a surprise petrol price hike .
It also said in July 2019 that it had dismantled a CIA spy ring , arresting 17 suspects between March 2018 and March 2019 and sentencing some of them to death .
The January 3 strike that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis , deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces , and five others , including the militias ’ airport protocol officer , Mohammed Reda .
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On June 9th, Iran’s judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili announced that Tehran would carry out the execution an Iranian citizen, who allegedly provided the CIA with information about the whereabouts of Major General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike on January 3rd.
“Mahmoud Mousavi-Majd, one of the spies for CIA and [the Israeli intelligence service] Mossad has been sentenced to death. He gave the whereabouts of martyr [Qasem] Soleimani to our enemies”, Gholamhossein Esmaili told a televised news conference. “He passed on security information to the Israeli and American intelligence agencies about Iran’s armed forces, particularly the Guards. He was sentenced to death by a revolutionary court and a supreme court has upheld his death sentence. He will be executed soon.”
The Iranian Students News Agency reported Esmaili as saying that Mousavi-Majd had been paid in US dollars for his information.
Officials have not said whether Mousavi-Majd’s case is linked to Iran’s announcement in February that a man had been sentenced to death for spying for the CIA and attempting to pass on information about Tehran’s nuclear programme.
According a report published in March by Newsweek, the operation to kill Soleimani was so secret that only a few individuals knew of it.
According to unnamed sources, Soleimani’s assassination was carried out in such secrecy that even the US military’s own spy satellites, the so-called “national technical means” (NTM), did not know about the drone’s position.
One of the sources claimed that there was “no GPS track on the MQ-9 Reaper as it made its way toward Baghdad International Airport, nor was there any indication of its flight provided to radar systems tasked with identifying friendly aircraft”.
Tehran announced in December it had arrested eight people “linked to the CIA” and involved in nationwide street protests that erupted the previous month over a surprise petrol price hike.
It also said in July 2019 that it had dismantled a CIA spy ring, arresting 17 suspects between March 2018 and March 2019 and sentencing some of them to death.
The January 3 strike that killed Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces, and five others, including the militias’ airport protocol officer, Mohammed Reda.
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southfront--2020-06-09--U.S. Successfully Tests Its New B61-12 Nuclear Gravity Bomb On F-15E Strike Eagle Jet

On June 8th , the US Air Force announced that it had carried out flight test to see if the B6-12 nuclear gravity bomb is compatible with the F-15E Strike Eagle multirole strike fighter jet .
The tests were successful and the mock nuclear bomb was dropped from 25,000 feet and was in the air for approximately 55 seconds before hitting and embedding in the lakebed , splashing a 40- to 50-foot puff of desert dust from the designated impact area at Sandia National Laboratories ’ Tonopah Test Range in Nevada .
The strike was one of a series to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bomb with the F-15E fighter jet .
The successful full-weapon system demonstration of the bomb ’ s compatibility with the jet “ increases confidence that it will always work when called upon by the president and never under any other circumstances.
” “ Sandia National Laboratories and the Air Force conducted the full-weapon system demonstration under a full end-to-end test scenario , demonstrating operational crews , representative carriage , release conditions and weapon functionality , ” said Steven Samuels , a manager with Sandia ’ s B61-12 System ’ s Team .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through all operational phases , and we have extremely high confidence the B61-12 is compatible with the F-15E Strike Eagle , ” he said .
“ The results speak for themselves , the tests met all requirements , both in performance and safety .
It was delivered with precision accuracy ; it worked , and it worked well.
” Prior to this , tests were carried out in March 2020 .
The final two end-to-end flight tests in March demonstrated Air Force crews ’ ability to handle , load , and otherwise simulate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high and low-altitude release profiles .
On Mar .
9 , 2020 , Air Force crews loaded an inert B61-12 “ containing non-nuclear and mock nuclear components ” onto an F-15E at an undisclosed location “ to ensure the mock weapon was secure and digital and analog interfaces were properly configured and communicating between the aircraft and weapon , ” according to Sandia ’ s release .
Sandia did not say when the subsequent high-altitude test took place exactly .
In that case , the F-15E flew at over 25,000 feet , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it took 55 seconds for the bomb to reach the ground .
The B61-12 has been in development since at least 2011 and is technically a refurbishment and consolidation of four existing variants , the B61-3 , -4 , -7 , and -10 .
The U.S. military has also indicated that the new variant could eventually replace the specialized B61-11 bunker-buster version , though it ’ s unclear how it would be able to provide the same capabilities against deeply buried targets .
The F-15E , as well as the B-2 Spirit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numerous earlier flight tests .
A B-2 actually flew an end-to-end test with the B61-12 for the first time in 2018 , but has not yet been certified to employ the weapon .
The ultimate goal of the US Air Force is to certify the bomb on one of its F-16C/D Vipers , as well as at least some of its F-35A Joint Strike Fighters .
The B61-12 project had already suffered numerous delays and cost increases .
It has been famously pointed out in the past that each one of the bombs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in gold .
It weighs approximately 825 pounds .
The bomb is expected to cost approximately $ 27.5 million per piece and the total cost for building 400 such bombs sits at $ 11 billion .
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On June 8th, the US Air Force announced that it had carried out flight test to see if the B6-12 nuclear gravity bomb is compatible with the F-15E Strike Eagle multirole strike fighter jet.
The tests were successful and the mock nuclear bomb was dropped from 25,000 feet and was in the air for approximately 55 seconds before hitting and embedding in the lakebed, splashing a 40- to 50-foot puff of desert dust from the designated impact area at Sandia National Laboratories’ Tonopah Test Range in Nevada.
The strike was one of a series to show the compatibility of the retrofitted nuclear bomb with the F-15E fighter jet.
The successful full-weapon system demonstration of the bomb’s compatibility with the jet “increases confidence that it will always work when called upon by the president and never under any other circumstances.”
“Sandia National Laboratories and the Air Force conducted the full-weapon system demonstration under a full end-to-end test scenario, demonstrating operational crews, representative carriage, release conditions and weapon functionality,” said Steven Samuels, a manager with Sandia’s B61-12 System’s Team. “We were able to test the B61-12 through all operational phases, and we have extremely high confidence the B61-12 is compatible with the F-15E Strike Eagle,” he said. “The results speak for themselves, the tests met all requirements, both in performance and safety. It was delivered with precision accuracy; it worked, and it worked well.”
Prior to this, tests were carried out in March 2020.
The final two end-to-end flight tests in March demonstrated Air Force crews’ ability to handle, load, and otherwise simulate the employment of the bomb in both high and low-altitude release profiles.
On Mar. 9, 2020, Air Force crews loaded an inert B61-12 “containing non-nuclear and mock nuclear components” onto an F-15E at an undisclosed location “to ensure the mock weapon was secure and digital and analog interfaces were properly configured and communicating between the aircraft and weapon,” according to Sandia’s release.
Sandia did not say when the subsequent high-altitude test took place exactly. In that case, the F-15E flew at over 25,000 feet, while again flying at near Mach 1, and it took 55 seconds for the bomb to reach the ground.
“This is a full demonstration of a B61-12 delivery on an F-15E – verifying compatibility in real pre-flight and flight environments,” Steven Samuels, a manager with Sandia’s B61-12 System’s Team, said in a statement. “This is the real deal, minus the nuclear package. This test brought together years of planning, design, analysis, test, and qualification to fully demonstrate the B61-12 on the F-15E Strike Eagle.”
The B61-12 has been in development since at least 2011 and is technically a refurbishment and consolidation of four existing variants, the B61-3, -4, -7, and -10.
The U.S. military has also indicated that the new variant could eventually replace the specialized B61-11 bunker-buster version, though it’s unclear how it would be able to provide the same capabilities against deeply buried targets.
The F-15E, as well as the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, have been involved in numerous earlier flight tests. A B-2 actually flew an end-to-end test with the B61-12 for the first time in 2018, but has not yet been certified to employ the weapon.
The ultimate goal of the US Air Force is to certify the bomb on one of its F-16C/D Vipers, as well as at least some of its F-35A Joint Strike Fighters.
The B61-12 project had already suffered numerous delays and cost increases. It has been famously pointed out in the past that each one of the bombs will cost more than its literal weight in gold. It weighs approximately 825 pounds. The bomb is expected to cost approximately $27.5 million per piece and the total cost for building 400 such bombs sits at $11 billion.
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southfront--2020-06-09--Philip Giraldi: “Militarized Police a Gift from Israel?”

Written by Philip Giraldi ; Originally appeared at The Unz Review The killing of black man George Floyd by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has produced the highest level of national unrest seen in the United States since the 1960s .
Tens of thousands of protesters are demonstrating against racism and perceived police brutality .
As it also comes at a time of coronavirus pandemic and record unemployment , it has the potential to change the U.S. in fundamental ways .
The core issue is that many on the left , as well as some on the right , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like an “ occupying force , ” increasingly self-serving enemies of the people rather than careful protectors of the taxpayers ’ lives and property .
There are already calls to “ defund ” the police in an attempt to strip local forces of responsibilities and resources that have little to do with community policing relative to actual crime rates , which are low nationwide .
And the concept of community itself is under scrutiny and is itself being “ reimagined ” in an effort to compel police forces and the citizens they interact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the good of all .
History teaches us that changes in seemingly entrenched attitudes and beliefs occur regularly , though they can sometimes move glacially slowly .
Meanwhile , some loony birds on the left are also promoting more radical schemes .
One of the more amusing was posted up recently by Alyssa Rosenberg at the .
Rosenberg maintained that it is now time for Hollywood and the entertainment media to get involved by shutting down all movies and television series that present the police in a positive light .
Rosenberg puts it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hollywood can do to put its money where its social media posts are : immediately halt production on cop shows and movies and rethink the stories it tells about policing in America .
For a century , Hollywood has been collaborating with police departments , telling stories that whitewash police shootings and valorizing an action-hero style of policingover the harder , less dramatic work of building relationships with the communities cops are meant to serve and protect… The result is an addiction to stories that portray police departments as more effective than they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than it actually is ; and police use of force as consistently justified .
There are always gaps between reality and fiction , but given what policing in America has too often become , Hollywood ’ s version of it looks less like fantasy and more like complicity.
” Rosenberg has a point , but television shows and movies are fiction and most people are quite capable of watching an entertaining story and not having it become a substitute for reality .
And there is nothing particularly wrong in believing that cops should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is in fact what many police officers actually do .
She instead calls for more portrayal of cops as do-little-or-nothing jerks who spend most of their time writing traffic tickets and typing up reports .
If she had been around in the nineteenth century , she would no doubt have been conventionally liberal knee jerk antiwar , if such existed at the time .
She would have advised Leo Tolstoy to have his Russian soldiers in spend most of their time peeling potatoes , smoking and bitching rather than marching off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Austerlitz .
One issue that has surfaced in a number of places is the militarization of police , which has been a reality of “ maintaining public order ” and “ fighting terrorism ” since 9/11 .
Police now receive surplus military equipment , to include armored cars , body armor and automatic weapons .
One wonders , for example , what my semi-rural county here in Virginia has been doing with its armored car , which , as I recall , the local sheriff ’ s department did not even want .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-terrorist tactics , to include the increasing deployment of swat teams to perform actions that are not necessarily confrontational , to include serving warrants and collecting fines on library books .
Many innocent civilians of all races have been killed as a result .
The militarization of American law enforcement has been in a sense institutionalized through programs set up by the federal government and the states to train with Israeli police , a mentoring relationship established by Michael Chertoff when he was Secretary of Homeland Security .
Joint training programs run in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police forces and are difficult to comprehend as related to normal policing as the Israelis are clueless when it comes to conducting investigations or protecting all of their country ’ s citizens .
Israel ’ s cops are at the forefront of state violence against Palestinians as well as serving as protectors of rampaging heavily armed settlers who destroy Arab livelihoods so they can steal their land .
The Israeli police are also quite good at using the “ Palestinian chair ” for torture when they are not shooting Arab teenagers in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a disgusting smelling chemical spray initially used against Arab demonstrators , and were the first major police force to regularly employ so-called rubber bullets , which can kill or maim .
In fact , there have been suggestions that certain American policemen might well be picking up some unanticipated pointers from the Israelis .
Georgia has been experiencing a surge in officer involved shootings , nearly half of the victims being unarmed or shot from behind .
As this has unfolded , the state continues to pursue a “ police exchange ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University .
The police “ exchange programs ” began twenty-seven years ago in 1992 and are paid for through grants from the U.S. Department of Justice as well as from the state and local governments .
Reportedly “ law enforcement from [ a number of ] U.S. states have participated in the program , including those from Tennessee , Alabama , Arizona , Arkansas , California , Florida , Georgia , Indiana , North Carolina , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Michigan , Mississippi , Nevada , Michigan , New Jersey , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carolina , North Dakota , Ohio , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , South Carolina , Texas , Utah , Virginia , Washington , Washington , D.C. , and West Virginia.
” In some states and local jurisdictions , the Israel exchange program is managed by the Anti-Defamation League , which also sponsors propagandistic seminars on Israeli “ counter-terrorism ” practices throughout the U.S .
Some states and cities , however , concerned over being linked to Israel ’ s militarized police forces and their brutal occupation of Palestinian land , are beginning to withdraw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vermont State Police , the Northampton , Massachusetts police department and the Durham North Carolina city police have canceled their planned training in Israel .
There has been particular concern expressed over the Israeli “ us-versus-them ” dual track mode of policing where the 20 % of the country ’ s citizens that are Arab are regarded as an enemy while the settlers who prey on the Palestinians are automatically protected by police solely because they are Jewish .
Selective policing based on race or ethnicity might be another gift from Israel that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In Israel , lethal force is frequently resorted to on a “ shoot-to-kill ” basis in any incident involving Arabs and Jews , even when there is no serious threat .
A favorite technique used by the Israeli police to subdue an Arab is the very knee on neck used by Derek Chauvin that killed George Floyd .
Minnesota has been actively involved in training its police with the Israelis , to include participation by over 100 officers in a 2012 conference in Minneapolis hosted by Israel ’ s Chicago consulate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ procedures ” employed by Israelis .
The conference was jointly hosted by the FBI , the facilities were provided by the city , and the meeting itself was funded by the federal government and the state .
While it is not known if Chauvin actually underwent the specific training , the Israeli techniques have made their way into the city ’ s police manual , which has been , not surprisingly , removed from online .
An archived copy of the relevant section on how to control someone who is resisting arrest does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this site .
It includes “ Minneapolis Police Department Use of Force Policy : 5-311 , Use of Neck Restraints : Non-deadly force option .
Defined as compressing one or both sides of a person ’ s neck with an arm or leg , without applying direct pressure to the trachea or airway ( front of the neck ) .
” There are admittedly some caveats on the use of the technique , but it is generally approved for use in subduing someone who is resisting arrest , which may plausibly have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all means that Officer Derek Chauvin used a technique taught to American police by Israeli trainers even if his judgement can be seriously faulted in terms of how he did it and how long her sustained it .
He may have received the training with the full cooperation and financial support of both the Federal government , the government of the state of Minnesota and the city of Minneapolis .
His lawyers will be able to argue , which they surely will , that he used a technique that was endorsed by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and was also part of officer training with Israel .
This makes for an interesting back story and an unbiased judge and jury , if that can be found anywhere on the planet , just might find Chauvin and his three colleagues innocent , which would be a travesty but inevitable in a system where police have effectively been trained and licensed to kill .
Philip M. Giraldi , Ph.D. , is Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest , a 501 ( c ) 3 tax deductible educational foundation ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeks a more interests-based U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East .
Website is https : //councilforthenationalinterest.org , address is P.O .
Box 2157 , Purcellville VA 20134 and its email is inform @ cnionline.org .

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Written by Philip Giraldi; Originally appeared at The Unz Review
The killing of black man George Floyd by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has produced the highest level of national unrest seen in the United States since the 1960s. Tens of thousands of protesters are demonstrating against racism and perceived police brutality. As it also comes at a time of coronavirus pandemic and record unemployment, it has the potential to change the U.S. in fundamental ways. The core issue is that many on the left, as well as some on the right, see America’s police as something like an “occupying force,” increasingly self-serving enemies of the people rather than careful protectors of the taxpayers’ lives and property.
There are already calls to “defund” the police in an attempt to strip local forces of responsibilities and resources that have little to do with community policing relative to actual crime rates, which are low nationwide. And the concept of community itself is under scrutiny and is itself being “reimagined” in an effort to compel police forces and the citizens they interact with to work together more cooperatively for the good of all.
History teaches us that changes in seemingly entrenched attitudes and beliefs occur regularly, though they can sometimes move glacially slowly. Meanwhile, some loony birds on the left are also promoting more radical schemes. One of the more amusing was posted up recently by Alyssa Rosenberg at the Washington Post. Rosenberg maintained that it is now time for Hollywood and the entertainment media to get involved by shutting down all movies and television series that present the police in a positive light.
Rosenberg puts it this way “…there’s something Hollywood can do to put its money where its social media posts are: immediately halt production on cop shows and movies and rethink the stories it tells about policing in America. For a century, Hollywood has been collaborating with police departments, telling stories that whitewash police shootings and valorizing an action-hero style of policingover the harder, less dramatic work of building relationships with the communities cops are meant to serve and protect… The result is an addiction to stories that portray police departments as more effective than they actually are; crime as more prevalent than it actually is; and police use of force as consistently justified. There are always gaps between reality and fiction, but given what policing in America has too often become, Hollywood’s version of it looks less like fantasy and more like complicity.”
Rosenberg has a point, but television shows and movies are fiction and most people are quite capable of watching an entertaining story and not having it become a substitute for reality. And there is nothing particularly wrong in believing that cops should be good guys who solve serious crimes, which is in fact what many police officers actually do. She instead calls for more portrayal of cops as do-little-or-nothing jerks who spend most of their time writing traffic tickets and typing up reports. If she had been around in the nineteenth century, she would no doubt have been conventionally liberal knee jerk antiwar, if such existed at the time. She would have advised Leo Tolstoy to have his Russian soldiers in War and Peace spend most of their time peeling potatoes, smoking and bitching rather than marching off in columns heroically to confront Napoleon at Austerlitz.
One issue that has surfaced in a number of places is the militarization of police, which has been a reality of “maintaining public order” and “fighting terrorism” since 9/11. Police now receive surplus military equipment, to include armored cars, body armor and automatic weapons. One wonders, for example, what my semi-rural county here in Virginia has been doing with its armored car, which, as I recall, the local sheriff’s department did not even want. Ordinary policemen are also increasingly trained in anti-terrorist tactics, to include the increasing deployment of swat teams to perform actions that are not necessarily confrontational, to include serving warrants and collecting fines on library books. Many innocent civilians of all races have been killed as a result.
The militarization of American law enforcement has been in a sense institutionalized through programs set up by the federal government and the states to train with Israeli police, a mentoring relationship established by Michael Chertoff when he was Secretary of Homeland Security. Joint training programs run in Israel are being used to indoctrinate American police forces and are difficult to comprehend as related to normal policing as the Israelis are clueless when it comes to conducting investigations or protecting all of their country’s citizens. Israel’s cops are at the forefront of state violence against Palestinians as well as serving as protectors of rampaging heavily armed settlers who destroy Arab livelihoods so they can steal their land. The Israeli police are also quite good at using the “Palestinian chair” for torture when they are not shooting Arab teenagers in the back. They also invented skunk water, a disgusting smelling chemical spray initially used against Arab demonstrators, and were the first major police force to regularly employ so-called rubber bullets, which can kill or maim.
In fact, there have been suggestions that certain American policemen might well be picking up some unanticipated pointers from the Israelis. Georgia has been experiencing a surge in officer involved shootings, nearly half of the victims being unarmed or shot from behind. As this has unfolded, the state continues to pursue a “police exchange” program with Israel run through Georgia State University.
The police “exchange programs” began twenty-seven years ago in 1992 and are paid for through grants from the U.S. Department of Justice as well as from the state and local governments. Reportedly “law enforcement from [a number of] U.S. states have participated in the program, including those from Tennessee, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.” In some states and local jurisdictions, the Israel exchange program is managed by the Anti-Defamation League, which also sponsors propagandistic seminars on Israeli “counter-terrorism” practices throughout the U.S.
Some states and cities, however, concerned over being linked to Israel’s militarized police forces and their brutal occupation of Palestinian land, are beginning to withdraw from the training program. Recently the Vermont State Police, the Northampton, Massachusetts police department and the Durham North Carolina city police have canceled their planned training in Israel.
There has been particular concern expressed over the Israeli “us-versus-them” dual track mode of policing where the 20% of the country’s citizens that are Arab are regarded as an enemy while the settlers who prey on the Palestinians are automatically protected by police solely because they are Jewish. Selective policing based on race or ethnicity might be another gift from Israel that visiting American policemen bring home with them. In Israel, lethal force is frequently resorted to on a “shoot-to-kill” basis in any incident involving Arabs and Jews, even when there is no serious threat.
A favorite technique used by the Israeli police to subdue an Arab is the very knee on neck used by Derek Chauvin that killed George Floyd. Minnesota has been actively involved in training its police with the Israelis, to include participation by over 100 officers in a 2012 conference in Minneapolis hosted by Israel’s Chicago consulate. There, they learned the “restraint procedures” employed by Israelis. The conference was jointly hosted by the FBI, the facilities were provided by the city, and the meeting itself was funded by the federal government and the state.
While it is not known if Chauvin actually underwent the specific training, the Israeli techniques have made their way into the city’s police manual, which has been, not surprisingly, removed from online. An archived copy of the relevant section on how to control someone who is resisting arrest does still exist however and can be viewed at this site. It includes “Minneapolis Police Department Use of Force Policy: 5-311, Use of Neck Restraints: Non-deadly force option. Defined as compressing one or both sides of a person’s neck with an arm or leg, without applying direct pressure to the trachea or airway (front of the neck).” There are admittedly some caveats on the use of the technique, but it is generally approved for use in subduing someone who is resisting arrest, which may plausibly have been the case with Floyd.
That all means that Officer Derek Chauvin used a technique taught to American police by Israeli trainers even if his judgement can be seriously faulted in terms of how he did it and how long her sustained it. He may have received the training with the full cooperation and financial support of both the Federal government, the government of the state of Minnesota and the city of Minneapolis. His lawyers will be able to argue, which they surely will, that he used a technique that was endorsed by the city of Minneapolis’s police manual and was also part of officer training with Israel. This makes for an interesting back story and an unbiased judge and jury, if that can be found anywhere on the planet, just might find Chauvin and his three colleagues innocent, which would be a travesty but inevitable in a system where police have effectively been trained and licensed to kill.
Philip M. Giraldi, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest, a 501(c)3 tax deductible educational foundation (Federal ID Number #52-1739023) that seeks a more interests-based U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Website is https://councilforthenationalinterest.org, address is P.O. Box 2157, Purcellville VA 20134 and its email is inform@cnionline.org.
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southfront--2020-06-09--Military Situation In Afghanistan On June 9, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Afghanistan : • Afghan sources claim @ @ @ @ @ their activity along the Durand Line ; • The Taliban reportedly set up a network @ @ @ @ @ ; • Kabul sources claim that the intra-Afghan negotiations will be held in Doha .
@ @ @ @ @ yet to confirm any direct neogitations with the Kabul government .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Afghanistan:
Afghan sources claim that Pakistani forces have increased their activity along the Durand Line;
The Taliban reportedly set up a network of checkpoints around Gardez town;
Taliban forces detained a pro-government fighter near Qara Bagh town;
Kabul sources claim that the intra-Afghan negotiations will be held in Doha. However, the Taliban is yet to confirm any direct neogitations with the Kabul government.
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southfront--2020-06-09--“Defund The Police” And The Overwhelming Avalanche Of Mainstream Opinion

On June 8th , protests throughout the US continued for the 14th straight day .
One of the most significant calls resulting from the protests are those to “ defund the police.
” US President Donald Trump has vowed there won ’ t be “ a dismantling of police ” , but some cities have already taken the first steps to doing specifically that , such as Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin .
Those who support the idea claim that US police has become a “ catch-all service responsible for dealing with all of society ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something they were trained to , or even meant to do .
Supporters want the funds that won ’ t be given to the police to be put for education , housing , mental health support and social services .
Activists say that previous solutions like body cameras and oversight boards have failed to reform police departments and that now is the time to look at systemic solutions to a problem with a long history .
The idea is that a societal change like that , with more funding in those programs would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least in the capacity in which it is actively being funded currently .
There are some groups that support the total abolition of police .
One of them is MPD150 , a group “ working towards a police-free Minneapolis ” .
“ Crime isn ’ t random .
Most of the time , it happens when someone has been unable to meet their basic needs through other means , ” the group writes on its website .
“ By shifting money away from the police and toward services that actually meet those needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get to a place where people won ’ t need to rob banks .
Sure , in this long transition process , we may need a small specialised class of public servants whose job it is to respond to violent crimes .
But part of what we ’ re talking about here is what role police play in our society .
Right now , cops don ’ t just respond to violent crimes ; they make needless traffic stops , arrest petty drug users , and engage in a wide range of ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serve to keep more people under the thumb of the criminal justice system.
” US President Donald Trump , however , is firmly against defunding police .
US Presidential Candidate Joe Biden also said that he isn ’ t specifically supportive of it .
The situation , especially in the US is such that no contradicting opinion can be expressed against the civil unrest .
New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet resigned from his position after the opinion section published a much-criticized Op-Ed by US Senator Tom Cotton , Republican of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to civic unrest in American cities .
The opinion piece was titled “ Send In The Troops.
” Bennet apologized for the Op-Ed , saying that it should not have been published and that it had not been edited carefully enough .
Sulzberger added : “ Both of us concluded that James would not be able to lead the team through the next leg of change that is required.
” Naturally , change is necessary , and the opinion in the senator ’ s piece was probably too harsh , however , shouldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be heard ?
MORE ON THE TOPIC : • Violence Subsides As Protests Continue Throughout U.S .

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On June 8th, protests throughout the US continued for the 14th straight day.
One of the most significant calls resulting from the protests are those to “defund the police.”
US President Donald Trump has vowed there won’t be “a dismantling of police”, but some cities have already taken the first steps to doing specifically that, such as Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin.
“Defund the police” means taking funds allocated for police forces across the US and channelling them into other public programs.
Those who support the idea claim that US police has become a “catch-all service responsible for dealing with all of society’s problems.” And that is not something they were trained to, or even meant to do.
EXCLUSIVE on #MTP: Black Lives Matter Co-founder @aliciagarza explains the call to “Defund the Police.” #IfItsSunday “Why can’t we look at how it is that we reorganize our priorities so people don’t have to be in the streets during a national pandemic, a global pandemic.” pic.twitter.com/JUazC3is02 — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) June 7, 2020
Supporters want the funds that won’t be given to the police to be put for education, housing, mental health support and social services.
“When we talk about defunding the police, what we’re saying is ‘invest in the resources that our communities need,” Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza told NBC’s Meet the Press.
Activists say that previous solutions like body cameras and oversight boards have failed to reform police departments and that now is the time to look at systemic solutions to a problem with a long history.
The idea is that a societal change like that, with more funding in those programs would reduce the need for police, at least in the capacity in which it is actively being funded currently.
“Are we willing to live in fear that our lives will be taken by police officers who are literally using their power in the wrong way?” Garza told Meet the Press. “Or are we willing to adopt and absorb the fear of what it might mean to change our practices, which will ultimately lead to a better quality of life for everyone?”
There are some groups that support the total abolition of police. One of them is MPD150, a group “working towards a police-free Minneapolis”.
“Crime isn’t random. Most of the time, it happens when someone has been unable to meet their basic needs through other means,” the group writes on its website. “By shifting money away from the police and toward services that actually meet those needs, we’ll be able to get to a place where people won’t need to rob banks.
Sure, in this long transition process, we may need a small specialised class of public servants whose job it is to respond to violent crimes. But part of what we’re talking about here is what role police play in our society. Right now, cops don’t just respond to violent crimes; they make needless traffic stops, arrest petty drug users, and engage in a wide range of ‘broken windows policing’ behaviours that only serve to keep more people under the thumb of the criminal justice system.”
US President Donald Trump, however, is firmly against defunding police. US Presidential Candidate Joe Biden also said that he isn’t specifically supportive of it.
“I support conditioning federal aid to police based on whether or not they meet certain basic standards of decency and honourableness. And, in fact, are able to demonstrate they can protect the community and everybody in the community,” Biden told CBS.
.@NorahODonnell: “Do you support defunding the police?” Former VP Joe Biden: “No, I don't support defunding the police. I support conditioning federal aid to police based on whether or not they meet certain basic standards of decency and honorableness.”https://t.co/TvsHluVVSW pic.twitter.com/AuJiPyheX6 — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) June 8, 2020
The situation, especially in the US is such that no contradicting opinion can be expressed against the civil unrest.
New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet resigned from his position after the opinion section published a much-criticized Op-Ed by US Senator Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, calling for a military response to civic unrest in American cities.
The opinion piece was titled “Send In The Troops.”
“One thing above all else will restore order to our streets: an overwhelming show of force to disperse, detain and ultimately deter lawbreakers,” he wrote.
Bennet apologized for the Op-Ed, saying that it should not have been published and that it had not been edited carefully enough.
“Last week we saw a significant breakdown in our editing processes, not the first we’ve experienced in recent years,” said A. G. Sulzberger, the publisher, in a note to the staff on June 7th.
Sulzberger added: “Both of us concluded that James would not be able to lead the team through the next leg of change that is required.”
Naturally, change is necessary, and the opinion in the senator’s piece was probably too harsh, however, shouldn’t all sides of an argument be heard?
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southfront--2020-06-09--Military Situation In Syria And Iraq On June 9, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria and Iraq : • A @ @ @ @ @ the US-led coalition crash landed at Camp Taji .
4 people were injured ; • @ @ @ @ @ attack of al-Qaeda-linked militants on Tanjarah and Fattirah ; • A series of anti-government demonstrations @ @ @ @ @ • A civilian and an SDF member were reportedly killed in an ISIS attack in @ @ @ @ @ TOPIC :

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southfront--2020-06-09--Military Situation In Yemen On June 9, 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 .
These included 84 artillery strikes and 50 sporadic firefights @ @ @ @ @ :

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A brief overview of the recent developments in Yemen:
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck the Zahir area 2 times;
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck the Majzar area 13 times;
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck the Sarwah area 12 times;
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck the Haradh area 5 times;
Ansar Allah reported 80 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours. These included 84 artillery strikes and 50 sporadic firefights.
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southfront--2020-06-09--Diplomatic Push For Ceasefire, As Turkey And GNA Prepare Push On Sirte

On June 9th , British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that he had spoken to Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on how to resolve the situation in Libya .
The Arab League called on the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) to accept Cairo ’ s proposal for a ceasefire and to engage in a political path to resolve the situation .
On June 8th , the GNA , strongly influenced by Turkey entirely rejected Egypt ’ s call for a ceasefire , while Cairo began deploying a large number of forces , including Abrams battle tanks and combat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to enter the fray .
Meanwhile , in order to address some propaganda going around in regard to Russian presence in Libya , Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that old pieces of equipment in the country were presented as new .
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin also spoke on the phone regarding Libya .
Putin said that he supported the Egypt-proposed ceasefire initiative .
Dmitry Peskov , the Kremlin spokesperson said that Putin wouldn ’ t meet with GNA President Fayez al-Sarraj , despite any rumors on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GNA and Turkey are preparing for another push on Sirte , with Ankara moving its electronic warfare system from Tripoli to Misrata , putting Sirte in range .
The Libyan National Army , under Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar is currently keeping the GNA , Turkey and its proxies away from Sirte by way of airstrikes , with the air defense systems also downing a Turkish UAV .
The GNA is shelling Sirte at random intervals , but has little success except killing 7 civilians , according to reports .
Likely as support of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen flying over Sirte .
Finally , a video was released from inside a Pantsir-S1 , it is unclear when it was filmed but it is from fighters from Haftar ’ s forces .
MORE ON THE TOPIC : • Egypt Sends Battle Tanks To Libyan Border As Haftar Forces Retreat Under Turkish Strikes • Libyan National Army Shot Down Another One Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drone ( Video )

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On June 9th, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that he had spoken to Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on how to resolve the situation in Libya.
وزير الخارجية البريطاني : شراكة وثيقة بين مصر والمملكة المتحدة في السعي لحل قضايا ليبيا والشرق الاوسط — سكاي نيوز عربية-عاجل (@SkyNewsArabia_B) June 9, 2020
The Arab League called on the Government of National Accord (GNA) to accept Cairo’s proposal for a ceasefire and to engage in a political path to resolve the situation.
الجامعة العربية تطالب حكومة الوفاق الليبية بإعلان موقف إيجابي من إعلان القاهرة وقف إطلاق النار والانخراط في مسار سياسي يخرج ليبيا من الأزمة الحالية — سكاي نيوز عربية-عاجل (@SkyNewsArabia_B) June 9, 2020
On June 8th, the GNA, strongly influenced by Turkey entirely rejected Egypt’s call for a ceasefire, while Cairo began deploying a large number of forces, including Abrams battle tanks and combat helicopters along the border and potentially preparing to enter the fray.
Meanwhile, in order to address some propaganda going around in regard to Russian presence in Libya, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that old pieces of equipment in the country were presented as new.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin also spoke on the phone regarding Libya. Putin said that he supported the Egypt-proposed ceasefire initiative.
#BREAKING Putin, Sisi talked over the phone on #Libya's crisis. According to the Kremlin, Russia President said he supports Egypt's ceasefire initiative — Guy Elster (@guyelster) June 8, 2020
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson said that Putin wouldn’t meet with GNA President Fayez al-Sarraj, despite any rumors on the matter.
On the ground, the GNA and Turkey are preparing for another push on Sirte, with Ankara moving its electronic warfare system from Tripoli to Misrata, putting Sirte in range.
#Turkey moved its land-based transportable electronic warfare system (KORAL) towards Misrata – with #Sirte now in its range. https://t.co/ht1NLh6ZIe — Emadeddin Badi (@emad_badi) June 9, 2020
Misrata #Libya war of signals…
Interferences on Sentinel-1 data from what could be a Turkish KORAL EW system (previously in Tripoli) shows up in Misrata clashing with those from the EMPAR onboard Italian destroyer. #OSINT #SIGINT @osinteditor @il_kanguru pic.twitter.com/IFMZSpWb30 — Putin is a Virus (@PutinIsAVirus) June 9, 2020
The Libyan National Army, under Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar is currently keeping the GNA, Turkey and its proxies away from Sirte by way of airstrikes, with the air defense systems also downing a Turkish UAV.
#LNA fighter jets haven't stopped targeting #GNA force's position near sirte the past couple of hour's , until now 10 #GNA soldiers have as a result of these strikes .#Libya — Ouais Hasairi (@HasairiOuais) June 8, 2020
منصات الدفاع الجوي بالقوات المُسلحة #تستهدف طائرة #تُركية مُسيّرة وتقوم بإسقاطها في منطقة وادي جارف بعد أن حاولت إستهداف مواقعاً لوحدات القوات المُسلحة . — Ahmad Alzway (@Ahmad_Alzway) June 8, 2020
The GNA is shelling Sirte at random intervals, but has little success except killing 7 civilians, according to reports.
#GNA force's have been shelling #Sirte randomly with grad rockets since the early hours of the morning which resulted in killing 7 innocent civilians ( 2 men , 2 women , 3 children ) and injuring 6 others 2 of them are in critical condition . #Libya — Ouais Hasairi (@HasairiOuais) June 8, 2020
Likely as support of the LNA, unidentified fighter jets were seen flying over Sirte.
Libya ?Sirte semalarında kimliği belirsiz Jetler uçuyor. pic.twitter.com/pswAbt7Lpc — Desert Tiger (@DesertTiger_) June 8, 2020
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طيران حربي نفاث روسي من نوع ميغ29 يجوب سماء سرت pic.twitter.com/K3jK1ex9Ug — احمد عبيد (@ahmed02182601) June 8, 2020
Finally, a video was released from inside a Pantsir-S1, it is unclear when it was filmed but it is from fighters from Haftar’s forces.
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southfront--2020-06-09--US-Proclaimed President Guaido Claims Khalifa Haftar Landed In Venezuela

On June 8th , US-Proclaimed Venezuelan President Juan Guaido claimed that Libyan National Army ’ s ( LNA ) Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar had landed in Venezuela and denounced that .
The version of the claims was then changed to condemning that an aircraft of Haftar had landed in Venezuela , but not the LNA ’ s commander .
Haftar ’ s plane reportedly landed in Venezuela on June 7th , Guaido denounced the alleged move in a meeting of the Organization of American States ( OAS ) .
Later , Guaido ’ s aides added in a statement that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army ( LNA ) , Khalifa Haftar , arrived in Venezuela , ” although Guaidó during his claims did not clarify whether the field marshal was traveling on the plane .
On June 3rd , the Wall Street Journal reported that the United States and other countries are investigating the ties between Haftar and the Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro government , and an alleged trip that the Libyan Field Marshal made to Caracas weeks ago .
“ The United States has also begun to analyze a trip that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in what some officials say was an effort to negotiate oil and fuel deals .
Venezuela , which is subject to extensive US sanctions , is struggling to sell its crude oil and import the gasoline and other petroleum products it needs to supply the country , ” the WSJ said .
Although Guaidó did not refer to the case any more , he assured that Latin America “ has always been very far ” from conflicts such as the Libyan one that , he considered , are not typical of the region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ Nicolás Maduro regime ” is to “ generate instability ” , for which he emphasized that while a Latin American country “ suffers a dictatorship ” , such as that exercised by Maduro “ with the capacity to generate damage to all other countries in the region.
” Before referring to Haftar ’ s case , Guaido maintained that the presence of the “ Iranian regime ” has increased in the region , since 17 planes have flown to Venezuela from Tehran .
Russia and its allies support Haftar , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Government of National Agreement ( GNA ) .
” Essentially , Guaido has entirely lost steam and has proven entirely incapable of securing US-oriented power in Venezuela , as such it is now necessary to prove that it wasn ’ t his failure , but rather that the Russians , Iranians and even Libyans are involved and it is not surprising that he can ’ t wrestle power away from Maduro .
He is attempting to guarantee himself some more tangible support from Washington but using very apparent mainstream narratives that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as these need no evidence .
MORE ON THE TOPIC : • Venezuela : Fuel Supplies Restored And Production Resumes With Assistance From Iran and China • US Imposes More Sanctions Against Venezuela , This Time Punishing Maritime Shipping Companies

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On June 8th, US-Proclaimed Venezuelan President Juan Guaido claimed that Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar had landed in Venezuela and denounced that.
The version of the claims was then changed to condemning that an aircraft of Haftar had landed in Venezuela, but not the LNA’s commander.
Haftar’s plane reportedly landed in Venezuela on June 7th, Guaido denounced the alleged move in a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS).
“Yesterday, the plane of the Libyan rebel Jalifa Hafter landed,” Guaidó said and without giving more information, during a Legislative Dialogue of the OAS.
Later, Guaido’s aides added in a statement that “on June 7, the head of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, arrived in Venezuela,” although Guaidó during his claims did not clarify whether the field marshal was traveling on the plane.
On June 3rd, the Wall Street Journal reported that the United States and other countries are investigating the ties between Haftar and the Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro government, and an alleged trip that the Libyan Field Marshal made to Caracas weeks ago.
“The United States has also begun to analyze a trip that Mr. Haftar may have made to Caracas in what some officials say was an effort to negotiate oil and fuel deals. Venezuela, which is subject to extensive US sanctions, is struggling to sell its crude oil and import the gasoline and other petroleum products it needs to supply the country,” the WSJ said.
Although Guaidó did not refer to the case any more, he assured that Latin America “has always been very far” from conflicts such as the Libyan one that, he considered, are not typical of the region.
“We have seen how there were attempts by other countries to sabotage Venezuela, not only when some campaigns were financed but when they tried to harm the processes of protests that can occur in any of our [OAS] countries,” he said.
Guaidó maintained that the objective of the “Nicolás Maduro regime” is to “generate instability”, for which he emphasized that while a Latin American country “suffers a dictatorship”, such as that exercised by Maduro “with the capacity to generate damage to all other countries in the region.”
Before referring to Haftar’s case, Guaido maintained that the presence of the “Iranian regime” has increased in the region, since 17 planes have flown to Venezuela from Tehran.
Russia and its allies support Haftar, “while Turkey is the pillar that supports the Government of National Agreement (GNA).”
Essentially, Guaido has entirely lost steam and has proven entirely incapable of securing US-oriented power in Venezuela, as such it is now necessary to prove that it wasn’t his failure, but rather that the Russians, Iranians and even Libyans are involved and it is not surprising that he can’t wrestle power away from Maduro.
He is attempting to guarantee himself some more tangible support from Washington but using very apparent mainstream narratives that are sure to pass, since accusations such as these need no evidence.
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