southfront--2020-09-09--Russia Just Lost One Of Fighter Jets Deployed In Libya?

A video , allegedly showing a Russian-speaking pilot in Libya waiting for an evacuation helicopter after his aircraft had supposedly crashed , appeared online on September 7 causing a wave of speculation in mainstream media and among military enthusiasts .
The clip shows a white-and-orange parachute on the ground , in a desert-like environment , and the Russian-speaking person claims that his aircraft was shot down at around 70km and that he ejected from it at about 40km from the airfield .
He claims that he is waiting for an evacuation group of helicopters while the enemy is searching for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resumed to show an approaching Mi-24 helicopter in colors close to those used by helicopters of the Libyan National Army ( LNA ) .
The video does not show any wreckage , nor indications of the near crash site , nor clues about the type of aircraft nor the real date or location of the video .
The Russian pro-government military blog ‘ Fighter Bomber ’ , which originally released the video , also revealed no further details about it .
The video came following several reports by the US military claiming that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warplanes to the LNA-operated al-Jufra Airfield .
The US Africa Command then claimed that these warplanes were possibly operated by Russia-linked private military contractors .
At the same time , the color scheme of the filmed helicopter is close to that used by the LNA .
In particular , an LNA Mi-8 helicopter , which recently crash landed west of Sirte and was captured by forces of the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord ( GNA ) had a similar painting scheme .
As to the video itself and the actions of the alleged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pretty strange .
First of all , if the jet was really shot down in combat conditions and the pilot ejected , the decision to film a video that may fall into the hands of the enemy is quite puzzling .
The behavior of the pilot making such a decision raises questions about the real purpose of the move .
In real combat conditions , the pilot would likely try to retreat from the crash site as much as possible taking the crash-position indicator with him to allow the rescue force to find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the claims of the ‘ pilot ’ , no smoke can really be seen in the video .
Further , the pilot is not wearing a proper flight suit .
On top of this , Russian sources say that the survival radio set , likely the P-855 , which can be seen in the video , is of a different color than those used by the Russian Aerospace Forces .
These factors indicate that the video , regardless of the location , could be from some sort of combat search and rescue exercise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the ‘ pilot ’ who was sitting near his parachute and waiting for somebody , like in peace time , instead of retreating from the alleged crash site .
Nonetheless , there is no doubt that these details are likely to be ignored by mainstream media , which will probably soon be full of reports about how Turkish forces downed a Russian fighter aircraft in Libya .
If the abovementioned fun clip was really recorded in Libya , by some Russian-linked private military contractors , their leadership is now apparently interested in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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A video, allegedly showing a Russian-speaking pilot in Libya waiting for an evacuation helicopter after his aircraft had supposedly crashed, appeared online on September 7 causing a wave of speculation in mainstream media and among military enthusiasts.
The clip shows a white-and-orange parachute on the ground, in a desert-like environment, and the Russian-speaking person claims that his aircraft was shot down at around 70km and that he ejected from it at about 40km from the airfield. He claims that he is waiting for an evacuation group of helicopters while the enemy is searching for him. After a break the video resumed to show an approaching Mi-24 helicopter in colors close to those used by helicopters of the Libyan National Army (LNA).
The video does not show any wreckage, nor indications of the near crash site, nor clues about the type of aircraft nor the real date or location of the video. The Russian pro-government military blog ‘Fighter Bomber’, which originally released the video, also revealed no further details about it.
The video came following several reports by the US military claiming that Russia had deployed several MiG-29 and Su-24 warplanes to the LNA-operated al-Jufra Airfield. The US Africa Command then claimed that these warplanes were possibly operated by Russia-linked private military contractors.
At the same time, the color scheme of the filmed helicopter is close to that used by the LNA. In particular, an LNA Mi-8 helicopter, which recently crash landed west of Sirte and was captured by forces of the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) had a similar painting scheme.
As to the video itself and the actions of the alleged pilot on it, the situation looks pretty strange. First of all, if the jet was really shot down in combat conditions and the pilot ejected, the decision to film a video that may fall into the hands of the enemy is quite puzzling. The behavior of the pilot making such a decision raises questions about the real purpose of the move. In real combat conditions, the pilot would likely try to retreat from the crash site as much as possible taking the crash-position indicator with him to allow the rescue force to find him. Another factor is that despite the claims of the ‘pilot’, no smoke can really be seen in the video. Further, the pilot is not wearing a proper flight suit. On top of this, Russian sources say that the survival radio set, likely the P-855, which can be seen in the video, is of a different color than those used by the Russian Aerospace Forces.
These factors indicate that the video, regardless of the location, could be from some sort of combat search and rescue exercise. This would explain the strange behavior of the ‘pilot’ who was sitting near his parachute and waiting for somebody, like in peace time, instead of retreating from the alleged crash site. Nonetheless, there is no doubt that these details are likely to be ignored by mainstream media, which will probably soon be full of reports about how Turkish forces downed a Russian fighter aircraft in Libya. If the abovementioned fun clip was really recorded in Libya, by some Russian-linked private military contractors, their leadership is now apparently interested in improving the operational security of their forces.
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southfront--2020-09-09--Military Situation In Libya On September 9, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Libya : • On September 7 @ @ @ @ @ of the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) and 8 soldiers of the Libyan @ @ @ @ @ a prisoner swap deal in the west of Sirte ; • During the visit to @ @ @ @ @ of the GNA , Fayez Al-Sarraj , held talks , with the US Ambassador to @ @ @ @ @ on methods to expand the strategic partnership between the United States and the GNA ; @ @ @ @ @ Oil Corporation , a warship entered Ras Lanuf oil terminal no further information regarding its @ @ @ @ @ Moroccan-brokered talks between GNA and LNA administrations have led to agreement on the need for @ @ @ @ @ agreed to work to eradicate corruption and the abuse of public funds , as well @ @ @ @ @ divisions .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Libya:
On September 7, 8 members of forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and 8 soldiers of the Libyan National Army were released in a prisoner swap deal in the west of Sirte;
During the visit to Istanbul, the Prime Minister of the GNA, Fayez Al-Sarraj, held talks, with the US Ambassador to Turkey, David Satterfield, on methods to expand the strategic partnership between the United States and the GNA;
According to the National Oil Corporation, a warship entered Ras Lanuf oil terminal no further information regarding its identity was provided;
Moroccan-brokered talks between GNA and LNA administrations have led to agreement on the need for compromise. The two sides agreed to work to eradicate corruption and the abuse of public funds, as well as to end the institutional divisions.
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southfront--2020-09-09--Ukraine Is Slowly But Steadily Legalizing Religious Discrimination

The Ukrainian National Bureau of Investigation ( NBI ) closed the case opened against former President Petro Poroshenko over the seizure of properties of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate .
The head of the NBI , Alexander Babikov , said in an interview with ‘ Ukrainian News ‘ on September 9 that thebureau had closed several cases opened against Poroshenko .
However , the did not provide details regarding the closed case .
At the same time , a well-known Ukrainian media organization , Strana.ua , reported that this included the closure of the case opened over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The case was closed on the statement of the Kiev Patriarchate ( Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate ) that as a result of the actions of Poroshenko and the Minister of Culture in the creation of the OCU ( the ‘ independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine ) , property , churches , money were taken from the Kiev Patriarchate and its registration was illegally canceled .
The second closed case is about the theft of special equipment that was in the service of his guard .
The third case – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the regional administrative court about pressure on them during the meeting of the National Security and Defense Council and about the long-term non-appointment of judges to them , ” a source in the NBI told Strana.ua .
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate is a non-canonic pseudo-church organization created on the territory of Ukraine as an opposition to the canonic Orthodox Church ( Moscow Patriarchate ) .
In December 2018 , the ‘ independent ’ Orthodox Church of Ukraine was created on the basis of the Kiev Patriarchate and several smaller pseudo-church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Orthodox Church of Ukraine received the tomos of autocephaly from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople .
This move was widely supported by the administration of the Ukrainian President and the Washington establishment .
However , just a few month later the leadership of the Kiev Patriarchate and the new ‘ independent church ’ clashed for the influence within the organization and the Kiev Patriarchate withdrew from its own creation .
Earlier , the NBI closed the criminal proceedings it launched against former President Petro Poroshenko on suspicion of inciting religious hatred .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspicion of inciting sectarian hatred by his actions during the obtaining of a Tomos granting autocephaly to the ‘ independent ’ Ukrainian Orthodox Church .
During the process of creating this pseudo-church organizations officials from the Poroshenko administration , including Poroshenko himself , repeatedly made statements inciting religious hatred aimed against the canonic Orthodox Church of Ukraine ( Moscow Patriarchate ) .
Since then , the campaign against the canonic Orthodox Church has never been halted .
Such decisions of the NBI go in the framework of the general policy of the Kiev @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ independent ’ Orthodox Church of Ukraine and existing of this pseudo-church organization on the government level .
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The Ukrainian National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) closed the case opened against former President Petro Poroshenko over the seizure of properties of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate.
The head of the NBI, Alexander Babikov, said in an interview with ‘Ukrainian News‘ on September 9 that thebureau had closed several cases opened against Poroshenko. However, the did not provide details regarding the closed case. At the same time, a well-known Ukrainian media organization, Strana.ua, reported that this included the closure of the case opened over the pressure on the canonic Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
“The case was closed on the statement of the Kiev Patriarchate (Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate) that as a result of the actions of Poroshenko and the Minister of Culture in the creation of the OCU (the ‘independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine), property, churches, money were taken from the Kiev Patriarchate and its registration was illegally canceled. The second closed case is about the theft of special equipment that was in the service of his guard. The third case – on the statement of the judges of the regional administrative court about pressure on them during the meeting of the National Security and Defense Council and about the long-term non-appointment of judges to them,” a source in the NBI told Strana.ua.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate is a non-canonic pseudo-church organization created on the territory of Ukraine as an opposition to the canonic Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). In December 2018, the ‘independent’ Orthodox Church of Ukraine was created on the basis of the Kiev Patriarchate and several smaller pseudo-church organizations. In January 2019, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine received the tomos of autocephaly from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. This move was widely supported by the administration of the Ukrainian President and the Washington establishment. However, just a few month later the leadership of the Kiev Patriarchate and the new ‘independent church’ clashed for the influence within the organization and the Kiev Patriarchate withdrew from its own creation.
Earlier, the NBI closed the criminal proceedings it launched against former President Petro Poroshenko on suspicion of inciting religious hatred. The criminal case was opened against Poroshenko on suspicion of inciting sectarian hatred by his actions during the obtaining of a Tomos granting autocephaly to the ‘independent’ Ukrainian Orthodox Church. During the process of creating this pseudo-church organizations officials from the Poroshenko administration, including Poroshenko himself, repeatedly made statements inciting religious hatred aimed against the canonic Orthodox Church of Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate).
Since then, the campaign against the canonic Orthodox Church has never been halted.
Such decisions of the NBI go in the framework of the general policy of the Kiev regime of supporting the creation of the ‘independent’ Orthodox Church of Ukraine and existing of this pseudo-church organization on the government level.
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southfront--2020-09-09--U.S.-led Coalition Warplanes Hit ISIS Hideouts In Kirkuk At Iraq Request (Video)

On September 9 , the U.S.-led coalition announced that its warplanes had carried out a number of airstrikes on ISIS hideouts in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk .
The coalition announced on Twitter that the airstrikes , which took place a day earlier , were carried out at the request of Iraq ’ s Joint Operations Command .
Maj. Gen. Yehia Rasool , a spokesman for the Iraqi Commander-in-Chief , released footage of the coalition ’ s airstrikes in Kirkuk .
Last week , F-16 warplanes of the Iraqi Air Force ( IQAF ) have carried out airstrikes on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mountains in the country ’ s northern region .
ISIS terrorists maintain a strong presence in western and northern parts of Iraq .
The terrorist group is less active in the eastern areas , along the border with Iran and in the South , mostly populated by Shiites .
The IQAF and the U.S.-led coalition ’ s air force have been heavily involved in anti-ISIS operations in the past few months .
The terrorist group sustained serious losses in Iraqi and coalition airstrikes .
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On September 9, the U.S.-led coalition announced that its warplanes had carried out a number of airstrikes on ISIS hideouts in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk.
The coalition announced on Twitter that the airstrikes, which took place a day earlier, were carried out at the request of Iraq’s Joint Operations Command.
Maj. Gen. Yehia Rasool, a spokesman for the Iraqi Commander-in-Chief, released footage of the coalition’s airstrikes in Kirkuk.
بأمر من قيادة العمليات المشتركة، نفذ طيران @CJTFOIR ضربات جوية على أماكن تواجد #داعش في #كركوك. pic.twitter.com/hk2QecB2se — يحيى رسول | Yehia Rasool (@IraqiSpoxMOD) September 9, 2020
Last week, F-16 warplanes of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) have carried out airstrikes on caves used by ISIS terrorists in Hamrin Mountains in the country’s northern region.
ISIS terrorists maintain a strong presence in western and northern parts of Iraq. The terrorist group is less active in the eastern areas, along the border with Iran and in the South, mostly populated by Shiites.
The IQAF and the U.S.-led coalition’s air force have been heavily involved in anti-ISIS operations in the past few months. The terrorist group sustained serious losses in Iraqi and coalition airstrikes.
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southfront--2020-09-09--Turkey, Iran Launch Joint Operations Against Kurdish Guerilla Groups

Turkey and Iran have reached an agreement to launch joint military operations against groups on their border with Iraq .
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Hassan Rouhani agreed on the step during high-level video conference talks held on September 8 .
The two countries will be cooperating against the Kurdistan Workers ’ Party ( PKK ) and its Iranian affiliate the Kurdistan Free Life Party ( PJAK ) .
Joint military operations will target both Kurdish groups .
“ Both sides emphasized that it was incumbent upon both countries to fully utilize the existing cooperation mechanisms against the activities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organizations along the common borders , and to take coordinated steps for a result-oriented cooperation , including joint operations , in countering terrorism and organised crime , ” a joint Turkish-Iranian statement reads , according to the Middle East Eye .
The Turkish Armed Forces have launched a series of operations against PKK remnants in northern Iraq in the last few years .
The Iranian military is less active against the PKK .
Nevertheless , it has recently carried out several strikes against the group ’ s hideouts in northern Iraq .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kurdish guerrilla groups and place more pressure on their cells .
The agreement is a sign of a significant rapprochement between Ankara and Tehran .
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Turkey and Iran have reached an agreement to launch joint military operations against groups on their border with Iraq.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Hassan Rouhani agreed on the step during high-level video conference talks held on September 8.
The two countries will be cooperating against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its Iranian affiliate the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK). Joint military operations will target both Kurdish groups.
“Both sides emphasized that it was incumbent upon both countries to fully utilize the existing cooperation mechanisms against the activities of PKK/PJAK elements and the other terrorist organizations along the common borders, and to take coordinated steps for a result-oriented cooperation, including joint operations, in countering terrorism and organised crime,” a joint Turkish-Iranian statement reads, according to the Middle East Eye.
The Turkish Armed Forces have launched a series of operations against PKK remnants in northern Iraq in the last few years. The Iranian military is less active against the PKK. Nevertheless, it has recently carried out several strikes against the group’s hideouts in northern Iraq.
The Turkish-Iranian agreement will restrict the movement of Kurdish guerrilla groups and place more pressure on their cells. The agreement is a sign of a significant rapprochement between Ankara and Tehran.
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southfront--2020-09-09--New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes Hit Syria’s Greater Idlib (Video, Photos)

Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces ( VKS ) have carried out a second wave of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib .
The airstrikes , which took place on September 9 noon , targeted positions in the western outskirt of the city of Idlib .
The city is a stronghold of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay ’ at Tahrir al-Sham .
The group occupies a large part of Greater Idlib .
Earlier in the morning , VKS warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on the remaining militants ’ positions in northern Lattakia .
The Russian airstrikes led to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Greater Idlib , who carried out series of attacks against Syrian government forces in the past few weeks .
Greater Idlib ceasefire , which was implemented on March 5 , appears to be on the brink of complete collapse .
Turkey , which maintains thousands of troops in the region , is still supporting a large part of the militants .
The recent Russian airstrikes may be a sign of a near ground operation in Greater Idlib by the Syrian Arab Army and its allies .
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Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have carried out a second wave of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib.
The airstrikes, which took place on September 9 noon, targeted positions in the western outskirt of the city of Idlib. The city is a stronghold of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham. The group occupies a large part of Greater Idlib.
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غارات روسية تستهدف غرب مدينة ادلب الان pic.twitter.com/HFrEWi3Fis — انس المعراوي Anas ALmaarawi (@anasanas84) September 9, 2020
#عاجل : – الطيران الحربي الروسي يستهدف مواقع الارهابيين على اطراف مدينة ادلب الغربية. – غارات جوية متتالية تستهدف مواقع الارهابيين، في منطقة الغابة وحرش والسجن المركزي غرب مدينة ادلب. – الطيران الروسي استهدف مواقع الارهابيين للمره الرابعه غربي إدلب. pic.twitter.com/TjMFgOTn8w — Muhammad Alyounes (@mhmdalywns56) September 9, 2020
Earlier in the morning, VKS warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on the remaining militants’ positions in northern Lattakia.
The Russian airstrikes led to a state of panic among militants in Greater Idlib, who carried out series of attacks against Syrian government forces in the past few weeks.
Greater Idlib ceasefire, which was implemented on March 5, appears to be on the brink of complete collapse. Turkey, which maintains thousands of troops in the region, is still supporting a large part of the militants.
The recent Russian airstrikes may be a sign of a near ground operation in Greater Idlib by the Syrian Arab Army and its allies.
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southfront--2020-09-09--Military Situation In Iraq On September 9, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Iraq : • The Popular Mobilization @ @ @ @ @ the Iraqi Armed Forces carried out a patrol and clearing operation near the town of @ @ @ @ @ • A 1 civilian contractor was killed and 2 others were injured as a result @ @ @ @ @ the highway between Babil and Diwaniyah ; • On September 8 , a police patrol @ @ @ @ @ Al-Ayadah Bridge in central Fallujah city .
No casualties were reported .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Iraq:
The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and the Iraqi Armed Forces carried out a patrol and clearing operation near the town of al-Qaim in Anbar province;
A 1 civilian contractor was killed and 2 others were injured as a result of an IED blast on the highway between Babil and Diwaniyah;
On September 8, a police patrol struck an IED near the Al-Ayadah Bridge in central Fallujah city. No casualties were reported.
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southfront--2020-09-09--SDF Suppresses Another Mutiny In Al-Hasakah Jail Holding Thousands Of ISIS Terrorists

On September 9 , security forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) suppressed another mutiny in the Geweran @ @ @ @ @ of al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria .
Citing security sources , the Hawar News Agency ( @ @ @ @ @ had started the mutiny while taking a break in the prison ’ s ground .
@ @ @ @ @ terrorists attempted to escape .
Nevertheless , security forces foiled the attempt and retook control @ @ @ @ @ ground .
Between 3,000 and 5,000 ISIS terrorists are being held in the Geweran prison @ @ @ @ @ the SDF with support from the U.S.-led coalition .
ISIS prisoners staged several mutinies in @ @ @ @ @ .
On July 30 , the terrorists broke the prison ’ s wall .
SDF @ @ @ @ @ fire , killing 16 terrorists and injuring dozens others .
The situation in the Geweran @ @ @ @ @ out of control .
ISIS prisoners are eager to escape from the prison as many @ @ @ @ @ to Turkey and northeastern Syria are open now .
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On September 9, security forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) suppressed another mutiny in the Geweran Prison south of the city of al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria.
Citing security sources, the Hawar News Agency (ANHA) said ISIS prisoners had started the mutiny while taking a break in the prison’s ground. During the mutiny, several terrorists attempted to escape. Nevertheless, security forces foiled the attempt and retook control of the prison’s ground.
“The area near the prison and the roads leading to it are still surrounded by security, and no one is allowed to approach,” ANHA reporter said.
Between 3,000 and 5,000 ISIS terrorists are being held in the Geweran prison, which is run by the SDF with support from the U.S.-led coalition.
ISIS prisoners staged several mutinies in the Geweran prison this year. On July 30, the terrorists broke the prison’s wall. SDF’ security forces responded with fire, killing 16 terrorists and injuring dozens others.
The situation in the Geweran prison appears to be spinning out of control. ISIS prisoners are eager to escape from the prison as many smuggling routes from SDF-held areas to Turkey and northeastern Syria are open now.
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southfront--2020-09-09--Houthi Drones Strikes Airfield In Southern Saudi Arabia

On September 9 , the Houthis ( Ansar Allah ) announced that their forces had conduced drone strikes on Abha @ @ @ @ @ ’ s southwestern region of Asir .
According to Houthi sources , the series of @ @ @ @ @ and Sammad-3 combat unmanned aerial vehicles ( also can be used as loitering munitions ) @ @ @ @ @ all the targets were hit with a “ great precision ” and the strikes themselves @ @ @ @ @ response to the Saudi aggression .
In own turn , the Saudi military claimed that @ @ @ @ @ Houthi drones during the last 24 hours .
The Kingdom says that the Houthis intentionally @ @ @ @ @ in their attacks .
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On September 9, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that their forces had conduced drone strikes on Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern region of Asir.
According to Houthi sources, the series of strikes was delivered with Qasef-2K and Sammad-3 combat unmanned aerial vehicles (also can be used as loitering munitions).
The Houthis say that all the targets were hit with a “great precision” and the strikes themselves were a retaliatory move in response to the Saudi aggression.
In own turn, the Saudi military claimed that its forces shot down 2 Houthi drones during the last 24 hours. The Kingdom says that the Houthis intentionally target ‘civilian infrastructure’ in their attacks.
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southfront--2020-09-10--Iranian Army Kicks Off Large Naval Drills In Southern Water (Videos)

On September 10 , the Iranian military started large naval drills , dubbed “ Zolfaqar 99 ” in the country ’ s southern waters and in international waters under the slogan “ Sustainable security in the shadow of defense authority.
” Units of the Navy , Air Force , and Army Ground Forces are participating in the drills which are taking place in the eastern waters of the Strait of Hormuz , Makran coast , Oman Sea and North Indian Ocean .
According to Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian military , Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari , the main stages of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will continue for three days .
The drills will be carried out in three stages : intelligence , tactics , and demonstration of power .
Warships , submarines , aircraft , air-defense systems and many other equipment and weapons are being employed in the drills .
“ The 69th Navy Fleet consisting of the Sahand Destroyer and the Bandar Abbas Auxiliary Ship , which are now in the Indian Ocean , while conducting intelligence and monitoring foreign and enemy vessels thousands of kilometers away from Iranian territorial waters , provide the necessary information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to carry out counter operations , ” Rear Admiral Shahram Irani , a spokesman for the drills said , adding “ Moreover , the flying units of the army air force consisting of bomber fighters as well as combat drones will carry out pre-determined plans in this exercise.
” The drills saw a successful test of the Shalamcheh air-defense system , a locally upgraded copy of the U.S.-made MIM-23 Hawk system .
Many other advanced domestically-developed systems are set to be tested in the drills .
The Iranian military is constantly training and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counter the ever growing threats posed by the U.S. and Israel .
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On September 10, the Iranian military started large naval drills dubbed “Zolfaqar 99” in the country’s southern waters and in international waters under the slogan “Sustainable security in the shadow of defense authority.”
Units of the Navy, Air Force, and Army Ground Forces are participating in the drills, which are taking place in the eastern waters of the Strait of Hormuz, Makran coast, Oman Sea and North Indian Ocean.
According to Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian military, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, the main stages of the “Zolfaqar 99” joint drills will continue for three days. The drills will be carried out in three stages: intelligence, tactics, and demonstration of power.
Warships, submarines, aircraft, air-defense systems and many other equipment and weapons are being employed in the drills.
“The 69th Navy Fleet consisting of the Sahand Destroyer and the Bandar Abbas Auxiliary Ship, which are now in the Indian Ocean, while conducting intelligence and monitoring foreign and enemy vessels thousands of kilometers away from Iranian territorial waters, provide the necessary information to other units present in the exercise to carry out counter operations,” Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, a spokesman for the drills said, adding “Moreover, the flying units of the army air force consisting of bomber fighters as well as combat drones will carry out pre-determined plans in this exercise.”
The drills saw a successful test of the Shalamcheh air-defense system, a locally upgraded copy of the U.S.-made MIM-23 Hawk system. Many other advanced domestically-developed systems are set to be tested during the drills.
The Iranian military is constantly training and working to improve its offensive capabilities to counter the ever growing threats posed by the U.S. and Israel.
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southfront--2020-09-10--Trump’s Space Force Conducts First Official Deployment… And It Is Not To The Moon

The US Space Force created by President Donald Trump has just ahieved a key milestone conducting the first official deployment @ @ @ @ @ , the moon still remains a too distant target .
So , the mighty US @ @ @ @ @ East .
In fact , Space Force troops were not even dropped by US space @ @ @ @ @ personnel assigned to the 16th Expeditionary Space Control Flight and the 609th Air Operations Center @ @ @ @ @ , Qatar , were reassigned to the Space Force .
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The US Space Force created by President Donald Trump has just ahieved a key milestone conducting the first official deployment of its troops. However, the moon still remains a too distant target. So, the mighty US space-fighters deployed to the Middle East.
In fact, Space Force troops were not even dropped by US space ships. Instead, twenty personnel assigned to the 16th Expeditionary Space Control Flight and the 609th Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, were reassigned to the Space Force.
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southfront--2020-09-10--SouthFront’s Fight For Existence

SouthFront’s Fight For Existence

The year of 2020 has been marked by a number of negative tendencies and crises .
This includes the global economic crisis , the COVID-19 outbreak , the increase of chances of a US-Iranian war in the Middle East and further .
These developments are accompanied by the increasing censorship against independent media organizations and activists .
Euro-Atlantic structures have been contributing extensive efforts to silence independent points of view .
SouthFront is one of the targets of this campaign .
The pressure faced by our team is unprecedented .
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southfront--2020-09-10--Military Situation In Syria On September 10, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria : • Russian warplanes targeted @ @ @ @ @ the western outskirts of the city of Idlib ; • Russian military police was deployed @ @ @ @ @ Al-Taym oil field ; • SAA artillery shelled Turkish-backed militants ’ positions in the villages @ @ @ @ @ Safuhan and Kafr Uwaid ; • An explosion was reported in the town of Al-Baghouz @ @ @ @ @ countryside ; • A series of protests took place in the town of Baghouz against @ @ @ @ @ .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
Russian warplanes targeted Turkish-backed militants’ positions in the western outskirts of the city of Idlib;
Russian military police was deployed in the vicinity of the Al-Taym oil field;
SAA artillery shelled Turkish-backed militants’ positions in the villages of al-Barah, Kansafra, Safuhan and Kafr Uwaid;
An explosion was reported in the town of Al-Baghouz in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside;
A series of protests took place in the town of Baghouz against SDF activities in the area.
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southfront--2020-09-10--Drone Video Shows Russian Be-200 Amphibious Aircraft Fighting Wild Fire In Turkey’s Adana Province

A Russian Be-200 amphibious plane was filmed in the Turkish province of Adana as it was helping Turkish authorities to @ @ @ @ @ Be-200ES aircraft were deployed in Turkey under the request of the local authorities to assist @ @ @ @ @ the province .
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A Russian Be-200 amphibious plane was filmed in the Turkish province of Adana as it was helping Turkish authorities to contain wild fires.
Two Be-200ES aircraft were deployed in Turkey under the request of the local authorities to assist in combating fires raging in the province.
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southfront--2020-09-10--Service Member Died From Injures Received In IED Attack That Killed Russian General In Syria

A cadet of the Ryazan Airborne Forces School , Mikhail Milshin , died from wounds received in Syria , according @ @ @ @ @ .
Milshin was studying in the third year of the special purpose higher education battalion @ @ @ @ @ School .
He was reportedly buried at the Novograzhdanskoe cemetery in Ryazan on September 9 @ @ @ @ @ also appeared in Russian social media .
According to reports , Milshin was among two @ @ @ @ @ blast that killed Major-General Vyacheslav Gladkih in the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor in August @ @ @ @ @ the attack that triggered a large-scale security operation of the Syrian Army and the Russian @ @ @ @ @ in the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert .
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A cadet of the Ryazan Airborne Forces School, Mikhail Milshin, died from wounds received in Syria, according to reports in Russian media.
Milshin was studying in the third year of the special purpose higher education battalion of the Ryazan Airborne Force School. He was reportedly buried at the Novograzhdanskoe cemetery in Ryazan on September 9.
Reports about the funeral also appeared in Russian social media.
According to reports, Milshin was among two service members injured in the blast that killed Major-General Vyacheslav Gladkih in the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor in August. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack that triggered a large-scale security operation of the Syrian Army and the Russian Aerospace Forces against ISIS cells in the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert.
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southfront--2020-09-10--Saudi-backed Forces Suffer Another Setback In Yemen’s Marib Province (Map Update)

Units of Ansar Allah ( the Houthis ) have forced Saudi-backed forces to retreat from a large part of the @ @ @ @ @ province of Marib .
According to reprots , Yemeni fighters have captured a number of @ @ @ @ @ ’ , Zabdah , Hanzub , Samerah , Arqah .
Saudi proxies have been slowly @ @ @ @ @ over the highway between the city of Marib and the Maas base .
In the @ @ @ @ @ ( the Houthis ) will likely continue developing their advance in the province seeking to @ @ @ @ @ the Maas base .
If this is done , this stronghold will almost inevitably fall @ @ @ @ @ near future .
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Units of Ansar Allah (the Houthis) have forced Saudi-backed forces to retreat from a large part of the Madghal district in the Yemeni province of Marib. According to reprots, Yemeni fighters have captured a number of villages there, including Majza’, Zabdah, Hanzub, Samerah, Arqah.
Saudi proxies have been slowly but steadily losing the control over the highway between the city of Marib and the Maas base. In the coming weeks, Ansar Allah (the Houthis) will likely continue developing their advance in the province seeking to isolate Saudi-led forces deployed in the Maas base. If this is done, this stronghold will almost inevitably fall into their hands in the near future.
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southfront--2020-09-10--Assange’s Third Day at the Old Bailey: Bias, Politics and Wars on Journalism

The third day of extradition proceedings against Julian Assange at the Old Bailey resumed on the point of politics .
Assange as a figure of political beliefs ; Assange as a target of the Trump administration precisely for having them .
The man sketching the portrait was Paul Rogers , Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University .
It is no mean feat trying to pin down Assange ’ s political system .
Leftward , rightward , with resistance to the centre ?
Lashings of libertarianism ; heavy doses of anti-war and holding the powerful to account ?
Such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In his submitted statement to the court , Rogers suggests a uniform theme .
“ The political objective of seeking to achieve greater transparency in the workings of governments is clearly both the motivation and the modus operandi of Mr Assange and the organisation WikiLeaks.
” On the stand , Rogers described the Assange method of influence and disruption : the release of the war logs , their influence on public opinion regarding the US imperium ’ s engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan , the revelations of 15,000 unaccounted civilian casualties .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in other words , was laid bare by the WikiLeaks ’ releases .
For Rogers , this approach jarred with various US administrations , but none more so than that of Trump ’ s .
Assange ’ s entire approach and “ what he stands for represents a threat to normal political endeavour.
” James Lewis QC for the prosecution made his effort to narrow , clip and sharpen the focus on Assange , questioning the expanse of political belief being attributed by Rogers .
At times , the prosecution seemed suspended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for instance , that political opinions were only applicable to governments and leaders .
Rogers preferred a more complex picture : the evolving nature of what political opinion might constitute ( for instance , it could include “ transnational elites ” and attitudes towards corporations ) .
The issue of publishing an item or not could also constitute a form of political opinion .
Lewis then went on the attack , grumpy at the length of Rogers ’ responses and suggesting that his testimony was biased towards the defence .
Why had he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US assistant attorney Gordon Kromberg , who argued that prosecuting Assange had been a criminal rather than political matter ?
Again , Rogers took preferred the broad approach .
Prosecutors of a certain rank tend to mimic the views of their superiors – that is their due .
What mattered were those higher-ups who had initiated a change in policy regarding WikiLeaks to instigate a “ politically motivated prosecution ” .
This could be demonstrated with some plausibility by considering the wider political context of different administrations .
The Obama administration had set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those in the Trump administration had warmed to the idea .
Not quite getting his pound of flesh , Lewis moved on to targeting the reasons why the Obama administration had gone cold on prosecuting Assange .
Like many black letter lawyers on this point , the issue of Assange being confined in the Ecuadorean embassy has them in knots .
“ What would be the point [ of arresting Assange ] if he ’ s hiding in the embassy ?
” posed Lewis .
Rogers , rather sensibly , suggested that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It would have made very good sense to bring it at that time , to show a standing attempt to bring Mr Assange to justice.
” Lewis had also made a specious point .
As investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi points out , individuals such as Edward Snowden have been duly charged despite fleeing the jurisdiction .
Practical custody was hardly a necessary precondition to getting that paperwork ready .
Lewis proceeded to till the same ground as that covered in the testimony of Mark Feldstein , attempting to push the suggestion that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at least as believed by himself and his defence team .
Rogers offered similar parrying : the Trump administration ’ s approach to Assange was distinct , its attitudes conveyed through the hostile remarks of former CIA director Mike Pompeo and the then hungry Attorney General Jeff Sessions .
A difference in approach might be gathered from President Barack Obama ’ s commutation of Chelsea Manning ’ s sentence .
This was Trump ’ s possible counter .
Post-lunch interest then turned to Trevor Timm , Director of Freedom of the Press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the submitted statement , “ The decision to indict Julian Assange on allegations of a ‘ conspiracy ’ between a publisher and his source or potential sources , and for the publication of truthful information , encroaches on fundamental freedoms.
” WikiLeaks was a pioneer in secure submission systems such as SecureDrop , one that had been emulated by media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and Al Jazeera .
It was incumbent upon journalists that they “ develop relationships with their sources ” and attempts to punish publishing activity arising from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public importance ” would face First Amendment difficulties .
The Trump administration , however , had proved bolder than its predecessors .
The Espionage Act had been previously floated at such journalists as James Bamford , Ben Bradlee , Seymour Hersh and Neil Sheehan .
It took Assange ’ s arrest and charging in 2019 to break with tradition .
The indictment , particularly in alleging that Assange had engaged in a conspiracy with Chelsea Manning to crack a military computer passport for reasons of remaining anonymous , would criminalise a common news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security journalism .
Were the prosecution permitted “ to go forward , dozens of reporters at the , and elsewhere would also be in danger.
” Lewis took umbrage at Timm ’ s claim , outlined in his statement , that Trump had engaged in an enthusiastic “ war on journalism ” .
The FPF director was unsparing , suggesting that the indictment of the WikiLeaks publisher was part of this war , “ and it is no exaggeration to say the First Amendment itself is at risk.
” To Lewis , Timm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had tweeted 2,200 times about the press , describing them at stages as the “ enemy of the people ” .
It was “ very telling that Trump ’ s is the first one to try to bring a case like this since the Nixon administration.
” The prosecution preferred returning to that exhausted nag of an idea : that Assange could not be seen as a journalist .
A form of fallacious logic came into play : the US Department of Justice had no interest in prosecuting journalists and would be breaching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; Assange was not a journalist , therefore showing appropriate discrimination .
Timm had an appropriate response to this nonsensical approach .
“ In the US , the First Amendment protects everyone .
Whether you consider Assange a journalist doesn ’ t matter ; he was engaging in journalistic activity.
” And if the DOJ was in breach of federal rules , it should follow that they be held accountable .
Timm also refused to ingest the prosecution line that the indictment was sufficiently narrow to only cover the publication of documents that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the US .
Other charges in the indictment focused on criminalising the act of possessing the documents .
That every claim would implicate journalists across the spectrum , as would “ the mere thought of obtaining these documents ” .
A sinister , dangerous implication .
The prosecution was also caught up in what a “ responsible journalist ” might do .
While the issue of unnecessarily publishing the name of a third party thereby endangering that person might raise matters of ethical responsibility , that , suggested Timm , was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or legal conduct.
” A previous attempt to criminalise publishing the name of a US intelligence source had been made , by Senator Joseph Lieberman among others , in 2010 as a direct response to the WikiLeaks disclosures .
But the Securing Human Intelligence and Enforcing Lawful Dissemination ( SHIELD ) Act never became law .
As for whether WikiLeaks had behaved appropriately or not in publishing the entire tranche of uncensored US diplomatic cables , despite it not being responsible for leaking the password to the relevant encrypted file containing the documents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not have a hand in making such editorial judgments ; the question centred on illegality , something which WikiLeaks could not be accused of .
Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College , Cambridge .
He lectures at RMIT University , Melbourne .
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The third day of extradition proceedings against Julian Assange at the Old Bailey resumed on the point of politics. Assange as a figure of political beliefs; Assange as a target of the Trump administration precisely for having them. The man sketching the portrait was Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University.
It is no mean feat trying to pin down Assange’s political system. Leftward, rightward, with resistance to the centre? Lashings of libertarianism; heavy doses of anti-war and holding the powerful to account? Such figures tend to be sui generis. In his submitted statement to the court, Rogers suggests a uniform theme. “The political objective of seeking to achieve greater transparency in the workings of governments is clearly both the motivation and the modus operandi of Mr Assange and the organisation WikiLeaks.”
On the stand, Rogers described the Assange method of influence and disruption: the release of the war logs, their influence on public opinion regarding the US imperium’s engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan, the revelations of 15,000 unaccounted civilian casualties. The butcher’s bill of the imperium, in other words, was laid bare by the WikiLeaks’ releases.
For Rogers, this approach jarred with various US administrations, but none more so than that of Trump’s. Assange’s entire approach and “what he stands for represents a threat to normal political endeavour.”
James Lewis QC for the prosecution made his effort to narrow, clip and sharpen the focus on Assange, questioning the expanse of political belief being attributed by Rogers. At times, the prosecution seemed suspended in a time capsule, suggesting, for instance, that political opinions were only applicable to governments and leaders. Rogers preferred a more complex picture: the evolving nature of what political opinion might constitute (for instance, it could include “transnational elites” and attitudes towards corporations). The issue of publishing an item or not could also constitute a form of political opinion.
Lewis then went on the attack, grumpy at the length of Rogers’ responses and suggesting that his testimony was biased towards the defence. Why had he omitted the views of such individuals as US assistant attorney Gordon Kromberg, who argued that prosecuting Assange had been a criminal rather than political matter? Again, Rogers took preferred the broad approach. Prosecutors of a certain rank tend to mimic the views of their superiors – that is their due. What mattered were those higher-ups who had initiated a change in policy regarding WikiLeaks to instigate a “politically motivated prosecution”. This could be demonstrated with some plausibility by considering the wider political context of different administrations. The Obama administration had set its heart on not prosecuting Assange; those in the Trump administration had warmed to the idea.
Not quite getting his pound of flesh, Lewis moved on to targeting the reasons why the Obama administration had gone cold on prosecuting Assange. Like many black letter lawyers on this point, the issue of Assange being confined in the Ecuadorean embassy has them in knots. “What would be the point [of arresting Assange] if he’s hiding in the embassy?” posed Lewis. Rogers, rather sensibly, suggested that this would constitute a pressuring move. “It would have made very good sense to bring it at that time, to show a standing attempt to bring Mr Assange to justice.” Lewis had also made a specious point. As investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi points out, individuals such as Edward Snowden have been duly charged despite fleeing the jurisdiction. Practical custody was hardly a necessary precondition to getting that paperwork ready.
Lewis proceeded to till the same ground as that covered in the testimony of Mark Feldstein, attempting to push the suggestion that the case against Assange might yield future charges, at least as believed by himself and his defence team. Rogers offered similar parrying: the Trump administration’s approach to Assange was distinct, its attitudes conveyed through the hostile remarks of former CIA director Mike Pompeo and the then hungry Attorney General Jeff Sessions. A difference in approach might be gathered from President Barack Obama’s commutation of Chelsea Manning’s sentence. This was Trump’s possible counter.
Post-lunch interest then turned to Trevor Timm, Director of Freedom of the Press Foundation. As he points out in the submitted statement, “The decision to indict Julian Assange on allegations of a ‘conspiracy’ between a publisher and his source or potential sources, and for the publication of truthful information, encroaches on fundamental freedoms.” WikiLeaks was a pioneer in secure submission systems such as SecureDrop, one that had been emulated by media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and Al Jazeera.
It was incumbent upon journalists that they “develop relationships with their sources” and attempts to punish publishing activity arising from the use of “leaked documents of public importance” would face First Amendment difficulties.
The Trump administration, however, had proved bolder than its predecessors. The Espionage Act had been previously floated at such journalists as James Bamford, Ben Bradlee, Seymour Hersh and Neil Sheehan. It took Assange’s arrest and charging in 2019 to break with tradition.
The indictment, particularly in alleging that Assange had engaged in a conspiracy with Chelsea Manning to crack a military computer passport for reasons of remaining anonymous, would criminalise a common news practice and the whole pursuit of national security journalism. Were the prosecution permitted “to go forward, dozens of reporters at the New York Times, Washington Post and elsewhere would also be in danger.”
Lewis took umbrage at Timm’s claim, outlined in his statement, that Trump had engaged in an enthusiastic “war on journalism”. The FPF director was unsparing, suggesting that the indictment of the WikiLeaks publisher was part of this war, “and it is no exaggeration to say the First Amendment itself is at risk.” To Lewis, Timm replied with a salient reminder that Trump had tweeted 2,200 times about the press, describing them at stages as the “enemy of the people”. It was “very telling that Trump’s is the first one to try to bring a case like this since the Nixon administration.”
The prosecution preferred returning to that exhausted nag of an idea: that Assange could not be seen as a journalist. A form of fallacious logic came into play: the US Department of Justice had no interest in prosecuting journalists and would be breaching their own prosecutorial guidelines in doing so; Assange was not a journalist, therefore showing appropriate discrimination.
Timm had an appropriate response to this nonsensical approach. “In the US, the First Amendment protects everyone. Whether you consider Assange a journalist doesn’t matter; he was engaging in journalistic activity.” And if the DOJ was in breach of federal rules, it should follow that they be held accountable.
Timm also refused to ingest the prosecution line that the indictment was sufficiently narrow to only cover the publication of documents that had revealed the names of informants working for the US. Other charges in the indictment focused on criminalising the act of possessing the documents. That every claim would implicate journalists across the spectrum, as would “the mere thought of obtaining these documents”. A sinister, dangerous implication.
The prosecution was also caught up in what a “responsible journalist” might do. While the issue of unnecessarily publishing the name of a third party thereby endangering that person might raise matters of ethical responsibility, that, suggested Timm, was a separate question “from what is illegal or legal conduct.” A previous attempt to criminalise publishing the name of a US intelligence source had been made, by Senator Joseph Lieberman among others, in 2010 as a direct response to the WikiLeaks disclosures. But the Securing Human Intelligence and Enforcing Lawful Dissemination (SHIELD) Act never became law.
As for whether WikiLeaks had behaved appropriately or not in publishing the entire tranche of uncensored US diplomatic cables, despite it not being responsible for leaking the password to the relevant encrypted file containing the documents, Timm was firm. Governments should not have a hand in making such editorial judgments; the question centred on illegality, something which WikiLeaks could not be accused of.
Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures at RMIT University, Melbourne. Email: bkampmark@gmail.com
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southfront--2020-09-10--Confronting the Lies about the Virus: The Fear Campaign Has No Scientific Basis

Closing down the Global Economy as a means to combating the Virus .
That ’ s what they want us @ @ @ @ @ public had been informed that Covid-19 is “ similar to Influenza ” , the fear @ @ @ @ @ The data and concepts have been manipulated with a view to sustaining the fear campaign @ @ @ @ @ hyped to justify the lockdown and the closure of the national economy , with devastating @ @ @ @ @ The Virus is held responsible for poverty and mass unemployment .
Note : According to @ @ @ @ @ akin ( similar ) to Seasonal Influenza ( Flu ) ( Viruses A , B @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus .
The common cold is often triggered by a coronavirus .
“ Common human @ @ @ @ @ , NL63 , OC43 , and HKU1 , usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract @ @ @ @ @ cold.
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By Prof Michel Chossudovsky; Originally appeared at Global Research
Closing down the Global Economy as a means to combating the Virus.
That’s what they want us to believe.
If the public had been informed that Covid-19 is “similar to Influenza”, the fear campaign would have fallen flat…
The data and concepts have been manipulated with a view to sustaining the fear campaign.
The estimates are meaningless.
The figures have been hyped to justify the lockdown and the closure of the national economy, with devastating economic and social consequences.
The Virus is held responsible for poverty and mass unemployment.
Note: According to scientific opinion, Covid-19 is akin (similar) to Seasonal Influenza (Flu) (Viruses A, B), Covid-19 is a coronavirus.
The common cold is often triggered by a coronavirus. “Common human coronaviruses, including types 229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1, usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses, like the common cold.”
Seasonal influenza is not a coronavirus.
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southfront--2020-09-10--Trump’s Iraq Troop Draw-Down To Begin This Month, Top General Announces

Gen. McKenzie underscored in statements that Washington feels confident that Iraqi forces are now trained to handle any threat from a potentially resurgent ISIS , now long driven underground .
“ This reduced footprint allows us to continue advising and assisting our Iraqi partners in rooting out the final remnants of ISIS in Iraq and ensuring its enduring defeat , ” McKenzie said .
US training of Iraqi military personnel had reportedly already been scaled back through the course of the coronavirus pandemic , given local as well as international lockdowns and travel restrictions .
During a Labor Day news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top Pentagon commanders of ultimately being beholden to defense contractors .
Speaking of what sectors of the military are supportive of the Commander-in-Chief , Trump said Monday : “ The top people in the Pentagon probably aren ’ t because they want to do nothing but fight wars so all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy.
” “ Some people don ’ t like to come home , some people like to continue to spend money , ” the president added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another , that ’ s what it was.
” However , we should point out that Trump has allowed himself to be stymied at every turn when it comes to his stated desire to get out of Syria .
It has now turned into an indefinite “ oil occupation ” under his watch , which he seems in repeat statements to have positively backed , given his touting “ we ’ ve secured the oil ” .

Gen. McKenzie underscored in statements that Washington feels confident that Iraqi forces are now trained to handle any threat from a potentially resurgent ISIS, now long driven underground.
“This reduced footprint allows us to continue advising and assisting our Iraqi partners in rooting out the final remnants of ISIS in Iraq and ensuring its enduring defeat,” McKenzie said.
US training of Iraqi military personnel had reportedly already been scaled back through the course of the coronavirus pandemic, given local as well as international lockdowns and travel restrictions.
During a Labor Day news conference President Trump raised eyebrows in charging top Pentagon commanders of ultimately being beholden to defense contractors.
Speaking of what sectors of the military are supportive of the Commander-in-Chief, Trump said Monday: “The top people in the Pentagon probably aren’t because they want to do nothing but fight wars so all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy.”
“Some people don’t like to come home, some people like to continue to spend money,” the president added. “One cold-hearted globalist betrayal after another, that’s what it was.”
However, we should point out that Trump has allowed himself to be stymied at every turn when it comes to his stated desire to get out of Syria. It has now turned into an indefinite “oil occupation” under his watch, which he seems in repeat statements to have positively backed, given his touting “we’ve secured the oil”.


southfront--2020-09-10--T129 ATAK Attack Helicopter (Infographics)

Click to see the full-size image The T129 ATAK is a twin-engine , tandem seat , multi-role , all-weather attack @ @ @ @ @ on the Italian Agusta A129 Mangusta platform and was developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries with @ @ @ @ @ THE TOPIC :

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The T129 ATAK is a twin-engine, tandem seat, multi-role, all-weather attack helicopter. It is based on the Italian Agusta A129 Mangusta platform and was developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries with partner AgustaWestland.
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southfront--2020-09-10--Russia To Send 1,000 Fighters From Northeast Syria To Libya: Anadolu Agency

Russia was preparing to send 1,000 Syrian fighters to Libya to reinforce the Libyan National Army ( LNA ) , the Anadolu Agency reported on September 9 , citing local source .
The Turkish-state run news agency claimed that Russia had recruited the Syrian fighters from the northeastern city of al-Qamishli , which is located on the border with Turkey .
The city is jointly controlled by government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces .
“ They [ the fighters ] are between the ages of 20 and 45 and will each receive $ 2,000 per month to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five months , ” the Anadolu Agency quoted the sources as saying .
The Anadolu Agency claimed that Russia had so far deployed 5,000 Syrian private military contractors in Libya .
The same number was mentioned in a recent report by the Pentagon ’ s Inspector General .
In the last few months , a series of reports by Syrian pro-opposition sources and Turkish outlets have accused Russia of deploying Syrian pro-government fighters in Libya to support the LNA .
So far , there has been no evidence to back these claims .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sufficient evidence on the deployment of thousands of Syrian militants by Turkey in Libya .
The numbers are reportedly between 5,000 and 18,000 .
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Russia was preparing to send 1,000 Syrian fighters to Libya to reinforce the Libyan National Army (LNA), the Anadolu Agency reported on September 9, citing local source.
The Turkish-state run news agency claimed that Russia had recruited the Syrian fighters from the northeastern city of al-Qamishli, which is located on the border with Turkey. The city is jointly controlled by government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces.
“They [the fighters] are between the ages of 20 and 45 and will each receive $2,000 per month to be a part of Haftar’s forces for five months,” the Anadolu Agency quoted the sources as saying.
The Anadolu Agency claimed that Russia had so far deployed 5,000 Syrian private military contractors in Libya. The same number was mentioned in a recent report by the Pentagon’s Inspector General.
In the last few months, a series of reports by Syrian pro-opposition sources and Turkish outlets have accused Russia of deploying Syrian pro-government fighters in Libya to support the LNA. So far, there has been no evidence to back these claims.
On the other hand, there is sufficient evidence on the deployment of thousands of Syrian militants by Turkey in Libya. The numbers are reportedly between 5,000 and 18,000.
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southfront--2020-09-10--Libya’s Waring Parties Agree To Find “Comprehensive Political Settlement” During Morocco Talks

Delegations of the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) and the House of Representatives ( HoR ) had agreed to reach a “ comprehensive political settlement ” to end the war in Libya during talks in the coastal Moroccan city of Bouznika , the Maghreb Arabe Press reported on September 9 .
In a joint statement , the warring sides said the talks in Bouznika were “ positive and constructive , ” revealing that important understandings have been reached .
“ The talks resulted in important understandings that include setting clear standards to eliminate corruption , stop public money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ division … Everyone hopes for good and tangible results that will pave the way for the completion of the comprehensive political settlement process throughout the entire nation , ” the statement , which was read by Mohamad Khalifa Najim , a respective of the GNA ’ s High Council of State , says .
Five members of the High Council of State and five others from the HoR are taking part in Bouznika talks , which started on September 6 .
The talks are set to end tomorrow .
According to Libyan sources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agree on the governor of the Libyan Central Bank , the head of the National Oil Corporation and the Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan National Army ( LNA ) .
The GNA and the LNA led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and backed by the HoR have been at war with each other for around two years now .
The conflict drew a Turkish military intervention in late 2019 .
The low-level talks between the GNA and the HoR are witnessing some progress .
Wider high-level talks will likely follow to cement the results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TOPIC : • Russia Just Lost One Of Fighter Jets Deployed In Libya ?

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Delegations of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representatives (HoR) had agreed to reach a “comprehensive political settlement” to end the war in Libya during talks in the coastal Moroccan city of Bouznika, the Maghreb Arabe Press reported on September 9.
In a joint statement, the warring sides said the talks in Bouznika were “positive and constructive,” revealing that important understandings have been reached.
“The talks resulted in important understandings that include setting clear standards to eliminate corruption, stop public money waste and end the state of institutional division … Everyone hopes for good and tangible results that will pave the way for the completion of the comprehensive political settlement process throughout the entire nation,” the statement, which was read by Mohamad Khalifa Najim, a respective of the GNA’s High Council of State, says.
Five members of the High Council of State and five others from the HoR are taking part in Bouznika talks, which started on September 6. The talks are set to end tomorrow.
According to Libyan sources, the two sides are yet to agree on the governor of the Libyan Central Bank, the head of the National Oil Corporation and the Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan National Army (LNA).
The GNA and the LNA led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and backed by the HoR have been at war with each other for around two years now. The conflict drew a Turkish military intervention in late 2019.
The low-level talks between the GNA and the HoR are witnessing some progress. Wider high-level talks will likely follow to cement the results reached in Bouznika.
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