southfront--2020-11-07--GOP Loses Bid To Toss ‘Flawed’ Ballots In PA; Biden’s Lead Widens In Nevada

Update ( 1750ET ) : While the AP has already called Arizona for Joe Biden , as has Fox News , but since the other networks have not and votes are still being counted , here ’ s a look at the race there , with 90 % of the vote in : Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 39,769 Biden leads 49.92 % to 48.65 % , per the AP .
Biden has expanded his lead in Georgia , according to newly released tallies .
He ’ s now ahead of Trump by 4,235 votes in the state , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meanwhile , The DNC ’ s top election lawyer , Marc Elias , on Friday filed a motion to intervene in the Nevada lawsuit filed by two Republican candidates for Congress who are challenging the state ’ s process for counting mail-in ballots .
US District Judge Andrew Gordon in Las Vegas set a hearing earlier this afternoon local time Friday to start hearing arguments in the case , which is claiming that the state ’ s system isn ’ t catch enough mismatches in the ballot count .
As of dinner time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s where thing stand : There hasn ’ t been a large shift in the race nor has AP called any states since we last checked in , but here is a look at the states yet to be called .
Just recently , new numbers out of Nevada , particularly , Clark County , which is heavily Democratic , have pushed Biden ’ s lead even higher in Nevada , though plenty of votes in more rural parts of the state remain to be counted .
Biden leads 49.4 % to 49.37 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Trump leads 50.09 % to 48.69 % with 99 % of the vote in Biden leads 49.54 % to 49.32 % with 98 % of the vote in Update ( 1530ET ) : As we wait to hear more from Biden and/or his top campaign staff , here ’ s where things stand as of Friday afternoon on the East Coast .
Update ( 1430ET ) : Republicans in Northampton County , Pennsylvania , lost a court bid to block the local elections board from disclosing identities of voters whose invalid mail-in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of several lawsuits filed in the state The Northampton election board provided the names to both the Democratic and Republican parties so they could alert the voters and suggest they vote in-person by provisional ballot .
The court denied complaint brought by state GOP officials , saying the state was already doing enough on its own to make sure the flawed or provisional ballots are separated .
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman , a Democrat , appeared on CNN and proclaimed that Biden ’ s margins in the state are going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that all the ballots had been legally counted .
He also muttered this memorable line about Trump having the ability to “ sue a ham sandwich ” .
However , on the other hand , Biden ’ s lead in Arizona is shrinking , raising hopes that Trump could come back and win the Western state .
Biden ’ s lead has shrank to 41,302 .
Ivanka Trump , meanwhile , has come out to insist that every ballot be counted , even as her father pushes to limit late-arriving ballots from being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1345ET ) : Minutes after President Trump released his statement affirming that his team would take their fight over the ballot counting “ transparency ” to the courts , a PA state court delivered Trump ’ s team its second victory in PA today , ording that all provisional count .
Earlier , Democrats in Pennsylvania on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to hold off any action involving a petition from Republicans in the state that argues the tribunal should strike down a three-day deadline extension for Pennsylvania mail ballots sent by Election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The filing by the state Democratic Party on Thursday was in response to a motion by the Trump campaign to join the state GOP in its effort to overturn the deadline extension , which was implemented by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court .
At least now the ballots at the center of the ballots are in a safe space and segregated away from the rest of the nb bvvvcccc n votes , so if Trump wins , they could easily be tossed .
Update ( 1300ET ) : The Washington Post just declared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the final results to come in to declare victory .
Per Bloomberg , Biden is widely rumored to speak at some point Friday evening from an elaborate stage that has been set up at the Chase Center , waiting for days for the VP to use it .
The aide told WaPo that Biden from the day he announced his candidacy has been about bringing people together and about ending that sort of toxic , chaotic divisive mood of the country , ” the aide said , adding that Biden “ would want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that message.
” The Biden campaign does not intend to wait for President Trump to concede before Biden declares victory .
“ Donald Trump doesn ’ t get to decide who wins elections , ” the aide said .
“ The American people do.
” Biden ’ s aide told WaPo that there has been a “ growing sense of excitement ” throughout the day , and that Biden will pivot to focusing on governing immediately .
In a statement , President Trump and his team said the following : “ the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all vote counting and election certification , and that this is no longer about any single election .
This is about the integrity of our entire election process .
From the beginning we have said that all legal ballots must be counted and all illegal ballots should not be counted , yet we have met resistance to this basic principle by Democrats at every turn .
We will pursue this process through every aspect of the law to guarantee that the American people have confidence in our government .
I will never give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” – Trump said .
And with that Trump is doubling down on his ace in the hole – relying on all those judges and justices he ’ s appointed over the past three years .
Update ( 1200ET ) : Here ’ s some more of the latest updates .
Biden has 264 electoral votes ; Trump has 214 , according to the AP and Bloomberg .
But before everybody starts calling PA for Biden , here ’ s something to keep in mind : As of Noon on the East Coast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by 1,587 votes , 49.4 % to 49.37 % with 99 % of votes in • PENNSYLVANIA : Biden leads Trump by 8,873 votes , 49.49 % to 49.36 % with 98 % of votes counted • NEVADA : Biden leads Trump by 22,076 votes , 49.83 % to 48.07 % with 86 % of the vote counted • There still has not been an update reported out of North Carolina , where Trump leads Biden by 76,701 votes , 50.09 % to 48.69 % .
Update ( 1130ET ) : We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PA : The new votes in Pennsylvania were reported from Delaware County ( Philly suburbs ) , where Biden leads Trump 62.8 % to 36.3 % with 95 % reporting .
In the new batch of votes added in the , Biden received 3,523 and Trump received 1,289 , meaning Biden garnered 72 % of all the new votes , and pushing the VP just ever-so-slightly ahead of the president .
Per Fox , 98 % of the Keystone state is reporting , but with the margin so slight , officials have already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nevada update : Biden now leads Donald Trump by 22,076 votes in Nevada , 49.8 % to 48.1 % , with 91 % reporting according to Bloomberg .
That new batch of Nevada votes came from Clark County , where the vast majority of Nevadans live , and where Dem-heavy Las Vegas is located .
Biden gained 19,995 votes and Trump gained 9,357 , meaning 65 % all the new votes counted in this update went to Biden .
Biden leads Trump in Clark County 53.6 % to 44.6 % , with 91 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Nancy Pelosi started her Friday morning press conference by proclaiming that Joe Biden had won the election , defeating President Trump , even as the world waits for a final count , which may or may not be available by Friday evening .
“ This morning it is clear that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will win the White House.
” For all the kvetching Pelosi did about Trump declaring victory prematurely , or refusing to concede , Pelosi has apparently shown few qualms about calling the race for her candidate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ said “ president-elect Biden has a “ strong mandate ” to lead the country .
IN what was her only reference to the historic drubbing that just might cost her the speakership early next year , Pelosi said she hopes her members who lost in tough districts should consider running again next cycle .
Meanwhile , Democrats seemingly can ’ t help touting the victory of Mark Kelly , a former astronaut and husband to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords , who was shot by a psychotic lunatic with a gun .
Finally and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a familiar “ jobs , job , jobs ” approaching , touting Biden ’ s commitment to growing the economy ( even though the Democrat has also pledged to shut the whole thing down with nother lockdown ) .
Update ( 1040ET ) : Georgia ’ s Secretary of State has confirmed that there will be a recount .
Meanwhile , the Biden Campaign is reminding American that if Trump refuses to concede , he will note be allowed to remain in the White House .
In a pretty vivid illustration of how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Voting Implementation Manager Gabriel Sterling just called the kind of margin you ’ d see in “ a large high school.
” We ’ ll likely have more on this seaon .
Update ( 0945ET ) : Donald Trump Jr. is raising some fair points on Twitter…starting with a comparison o fthe numbers with 2016 and 2008 .
Meanwhile , the Trump Campaign is insisting that the race is far from over , as the battle lines are being drawn in PA , where Biden is on track to amass a lead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counted .
One NYT reporter surmised that this could be enough for the networks to make a projection calling the race for Biden ( something they have already done , before retracting that ) .
Bottom line : As the battle over the biggest remaining prize continues , a word about potential recounts : In Pennsylvania , Republican Senator Pat Toomey suggested that a recount is also possible there .
Update ( 0910ET ) : After the NBC News decision desk briefly called PA for Biden ( saying the outcome had officially put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new president-elect ) , it looks like that decision has been retracted .
The Hill still has Biden up by 5,587 votes in PA. Quintanilla has deleted a tweet referring to Biden as “ President-elect ” , but this one remained up .
However , others are insisting that the battle for PA has already been lost .
But as the old saying goes : it ain ’ t over till it ’ And as President Trump ’ s eldest son , Donald Jr. , pointed out , there have been many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not uncommon in past American elections , could play a major role as the Congress and the courts try to parse the true victor .
Here ’ s where Fox has things as of early Thursday morning in the US .
Update ( 0900ET ) : NBC News has officially declared that Biden has taken the lead in PA just before 0900 on Friday morning , moving him closer to defeating President Trump , with tens of thousands of votes still available to be counted .
Biden took a lead of 5,587 votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s the second major encouraging sign for Biden Friday am , coming hours after he reportedly took the lead in Georgia , a state that President Trump was favored .
Interestingly , the news of Biden taking the lead in PA comes as USPS has found more ballots in Philly , a heavily Democratic stronghold .
News of the discovery of the 1,000+ new ballots bu USPS comes via Politico .
Update ( 0800ET ) : Nevada ’ s AG has said he is “ skeptical ” of President Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be stopped , yet the flurry of legal challenges continues , as President Trump battles to preclude the possibility of a Biden victory .
Trump , speaking to reporters late last night , said he has no doubt that he won .
Meanwhile , backers of the president are carrying guns , ramped up demonstrations on Thursday night against what Trump claims has been a rigged election , in Nevada , Arizona and other Western states .
Despite all those calls for violence , and boarded up stores and strip malls in anticipation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American urban landscape this year , demonstrators on both sides were mostly peaceful .
In Arizona , one of the closely contested states , Trump and Biden supporters briefly scuffled outside the Maricopa County Elections Department in Phoenix .
According to Reuters , several heavily armed right-wing groups assembled on the site as election workers counted votes inside .
Election officials continued to tabulate ballots across the country , in some cases processing an unprecedented number of mail-in ballotss As we head into day three of counting the ballots , Philadelphia City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an update in the next few hours as they kept counting through the night .
There are 50,000 votes left to be counted there , he said .
Despite a dustup that was the result of observers from both the Trump and Biden campaigns have been present observing the counting process , Schmidt said .
“ We have no doubt when the count is finished , Senator Harris and I will be declared the winners ” he added .
Here ’ s the most up to date map from Bloomberg : In Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 900 votes at about 0430 Friday morning : the lead has since grown to 1,096 votes .
He gained the lead initially came after Clayton County in the Atlanta suburbs reported a bucket of ballots .
Biden had been winning a huge proportion of the votes in that area .
Other Atlanta suburbs are still reporting .
Georgia hasn ’ t voted for a Democrat for president since Bill Clinton in 1992 , He won in the state by 13,000 votes , garnering 43 % of the votes cast .
With 14,097 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s lead over Joe Biden had evaporated to a mere 1,775 votes In PA , Trump ’ s lead stood at 18,229 votes at 0600ET though it seems to steadily be shrinking .
More mailed-in ballots , which Biden is winning by a healthy margin , are still expected to be counted , with many of them from the heavily Democratic city of Philadelphia and its suburbs .
More mailed-in ballots are also set to be counted on Friday in Allegheny County , the home of Pittsburgh .
However , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the situation with all the attendant frustration and vitriol .
Robin Kemp , the reporter in Clayton County , acknowledged that “ yes ” the votes are still being counted ” and that no clear winner has emerged .
If , by some miracle , Biden does pull off a victory in Georgia , it would be a historic moment for Dems .
But it wouldn ’ t necessarily translate to a victory : Also , for readers who aren ’ t familiar with the other votes that take days to fully count @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being counted now .
Biden also retains leads in the states of Nevada and Arizona , where ballots are still being counted , and mail in ballots from thousands of older retirees remain to be counted .
While the MSM is branding those states as Biden upsets , with votes being counted at a glacial pace , there is still plenty of room for Trump to pull through .
With PA remaining the biggest available prize , every major network has Biden leading with at least 253 electoral votes , meaning that if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 electoral votes , he would have more than the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency .
Fox News and the Associated Press have both called the race for Biden in Arizona , projecting him as the winner of that state ’ s 11 electoral votes , though other networks have abstained .
While the MSM seems to be fixated on Biden winning Arizona and Nevada , conservative and independent journalists have focused on the Democrats ’ dragging their feet on counting the votes in PA .
While USPS proclaimed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , raising the specter of an “ illegitimate ” vote , stock futures turned red as markets began to contemplate the ‘ doomsday scenario ’ .
If Biden does pull away with GA… As stock futures turn red , it seems nobody wants to even acknowledge the growing possibility of we have lightheartedly called “ the doomsday scenario ” .
That is , if Biden wins GA and its 16 electoral votes , but loses Arizona ( 11 ) and Nevada ( 6 ) , the race could ultimately come down to PA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or the House , to decide the outcome of the vote .
As the legal wrangling drags on , the DOJ is looking into whether mail-in ballots in Nevada were improperly cast by people who ’ d moved out of the state , while a federal judge denied the Trump campaign ’ s emergency request to stop counting in Philadelphia .
Though Trump has stumbled in court , the lawsuit claims are still arousing his base .

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Update (1750ET): While the AP has already called Arizona for Joe Biden, as has Fox News, but since the other networks have not and votes are still being counted, here’s a look at the race there, with 90% of the vote in: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 39,769 Biden leads 49.92% to 48.65%, per the AP.
Biden has expanded his lead in Georgia, according to newly released tallies. He’s now ahead of Trump by 4,235 votes in the state, according to AP’s results.
Meanwhile, The DNC’s top election lawyer, Marc Elias, on Friday filed a motion to intervene in the Nevada lawsuit filed by two Republican candidates for Congress who are challenging the state’s process for counting mail-in ballots. US District Judge Andrew Gordon in Las Vegas set a hearing earlier this afternoon local time Friday to start hearing arguments in the case, which is claiming that the state’s system isn’t catch enough mismatches in the ballot count.
As of dinner time on the East Coast, here’s where thing stand:
There hasn’t been a large shift in the race nor has AP called any states since we last checked in, but here is a look at the states yet to be called.
Just recently, new numbers out of Nevada, particularly, Clark County, which is heavily Democratic, have pushed Biden’s lead even higher in Nevada, though plenty of votes in more rural parts of the state remain to be counted.
GEORGIA:
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 1,538 votes
Biden leads 49.4% to 49.37% with 99% of the vote in
NORTH CAROLINA:
Donald Trump leads Joe Biden by 76,673 votes
Trump leads 50.09% to 48.69% with 99% of the vote in
PENNSYLVANIA:
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 14,725 votes
Biden leads 49.54% to 49.32% with 98% of the vote in
NEVADA:
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 20,137 votes
Biden leads 49.8% to 48%
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Update (1530ET): As we wait to hear more from Biden and/or his top campaign staff, here’s where things stand as of Friday afternoon on the East Coast.
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Update (1430ET): Republicans in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, lost a court bid to block the local elections board from disclosing identities of voters whose invalid mail-in ballots were cancelled on Nov. 3, one of several lawsuits filed in the state The Northampton election board provided the names to both the Democratic and Republican parties so they could alert the voters and suggest they vote in-person by provisional ballot.
The court denied complaint brought by state GOP officials, saying the state was already doing enough on its own to make sure the flawed or provisional ballots are separated.
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, a Democrat, appeared on CNN and proclaimed that Biden’s margins in the state are going to “continue to grow” and insisted that all the ballots had been legally counted. He also muttered this memorable line about Trump having the ability to “sue a ham sandwich”.
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman: Trump "can sue a ham sandwich" but it won't change ballots from being lawfully received and counted. pic.twitter.com/HyGZTYAYnA — The Recount (@therecount) November 6, 2020
However, on the other hand, Biden’s lead in Arizona is shrinking, raising hopes that Trump could come back and win the Western state. Biden’s lead has shrank to 41,302.
Ivanka Trump, meanwhile, has come out to insist that every ballot be counted, even as her father pushes to limit late-arriving ballots from being added to the count.
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Update (1345ET): Minutes after President Trump released his statement affirming that his team would take their fight over the ballot counting “transparency” to the courts, a PA state court delivered Trump’s team its second victory in PA today, ording that all provisional count.
PENNSYLVANIA COURT ORDERS SEGREGATION OF PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
Earlier, Democrats in Pennsylvania on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to hold off any action involving a petition from Republicans in the state that argues the tribunal should strike down a three-day deadline extension for Pennsylvania mail ballots sent by Election Day to be received by elections boards.
The filing by the state Democratic Party on Thursday was in response to a motion by the Trump campaign to join the state GOP in its effort to overturn the deadline extension, which was implemented by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
At least now the ballots at the center of the ballots are in a safe space and segregated away from the rest of the nb bvvvcccc n votes, so if Trump wins, they could easily be tossed.
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Update (1300ET): The Washington Post just declared that Joe Biden will not wait for the final results to come in to declare victory.
Per Bloomberg, Biden is widely rumored to speak at some point Friday evening from an elaborate stage that has been set up at the Chase Center, waiting for days for the VP to use it.
The aide told WaPo that Biden from the day he announced his candidacy has been about bringing people together and about ending that sort of toxic, chaotic divisive mood of the country,” the aide said, adding that Biden “would want to go out and continue to deliver that message.”
The Biden campaign does not intend to wait for President Trump to concede before Biden declares victory. “Donald Trump doesn’t get to decide who wins elections,” the aide said. “The American people do.”
Biden’s aide told WaPo that there has been a “growing sense of excitement” throughout the day, and that Biden will pivot to focusing on governing immediately.
In a statement, President Trump and his team said the following: “the American people deserve to have full transparency into all vote counting and election certification, and that this is no longer about any single election. This is about the integrity of our entire election process. From the beginning we have said that all legal ballots must be counted and all illegal ballots should not be counted, yet we have met resistance to this basic principle by Democrats at every turn. We will pursue this process through every aspect of the law to guarantee that the American people have confidence in our government. I will never give up fighting for you and our nation.” – Trump said.
And with that Trump is doubling down on his ace in the hole – relying on all those judges and justices he’s appointed over the past three years.
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Update (1200ET): Here’s some more of the latest updates.
Biden has 264 electoral votes; Trump has 214, according to the AP and Bloomberg.
But before everybody starts calling PA for Biden, here’s something to keep in mind:
Important Pennsylvania point, since many Republicans are saying otherwise: ABC News has confirmed that ballots that arrived *after* polls closed on election day are *not* currently part of the vote count. They're being sequestered at the moment as the legal fight continues. — Adam Kelsey (@adamkelsey) November 6, 2020
.@PatToomey specifically said otherwise on our special report about an hour ago, and he subsequently doubled-down when @GStephanopoulos rightfully corrected him. — Adam Kelsey (@adamkelsey) November 6, 2020
Sec. @KathyBoockvar actually said this publicly *yesterday:* "The ballots that have been counted so far are the ones that came in by November 3rd," she said at her presser. Our confirmation is that they're still sequestered and still not part of the count. — Adam Kelsey (@adamkelsey) November 6, 2020
As of Noon on the East Coast:
GEORGIA: Biden leads Trump by 1,587 votes, 49.4% to 49.37% with 99% of votes in
PENNSYLVANIA: Biden leads Trump by 8,873 votes, 49.49% to 49.36% with 98% of votes counted
NEVADA: Biden leads Trump by 22,076 votes, 49.83% to 48.07% with 86% of the vote counted
There still has not been an update reported out of North Carolina, where Trump leads Biden by 76,701 votes, 50.09% to 48.69%.
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Update (1130ET): We have another update on the vote out of PA: The new votes in Pennsylvania were reported from Delaware County (Philly suburbs), where Biden leads Trump 62.8% to 36.3% with 95% reporting.
In the new batch of votes added in the , Biden received 3,523 and Trump received 1,289, meaning Biden garnered 72% of all the new votes, and pushing the VP just ever-so-slightly ahead of the president.
Per Fox, 98% of the Keystone state is reporting, but with the margin so slight, officials have already declared that a recount is expected.
Nevada update: Biden now leads Donald Trump by 22,076 votes in Nevada, 49.8% to 48.1%, with 91% reporting according to Bloomberg.
That new batch of Nevada votes came from Clark County, where the vast majority of Nevadans live, and where Dem-heavy Las Vegas is located. Biden gained 19,995 votes and Trump gained 9,357, meaning 65% all the new votes counted in this update went to Biden. Biden leads Trump in Clark County 53.6% to 44.6%, with 91% reporting.
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Update (1100ET):Nancy Pelosi started her Friday morning press conference by proclaiming that Joe Biden had won the election, defeating President Trump, even as the world waits for a final count, which may or may not be available by Friday evening.
“This morning it is clear that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will win the White House.”
For all the kvetching Pelosi did about Trump declaring victory prematurely, or refusing to concede, Pelosi has apparently shown few qualms about calling the race for her candidate.
As the press briefing continued, Pelosi said “president-elect Biden has a “strong mandate” to lead the country.
IN what was her only reference to the historic drubbing that just might cost her the speakership early next year, Pelosi said she hopes her members who lost in tough districts should consider running again next cycle.
Meanwhile, Democrats seemingly can’t help touting the victory of Mark Kelly, a former astronaut and husband to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who was shot by a psychotic lunatic with a gun.
Finally and ironically, Pelosi echoed President Trump with a familiar “jobs, job, jobs” approaching, touting Biden’s commitment to growing the economy (even though the Democrat has also pledged to shut the whole thing down with nother lockdown).
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Update (1040ET): Georgia’s Secretary of State has confirmed that there will be a recount.
! Georgia Secretary of State: "There will be a recount in Georgia." — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) November 6, 2020
BREAKING: There will be a recount in Georgia, the state’s secretary of state just said during a news conference #Election2020 Joe Biden currently holds a narrow lead there over President Trump https://t.co/CSe4typnbM pic.twitter.com/dcPHqcx1Rn — Bloomberg (@business) November 6, 2020
Meanwhile, the Biden Campaign is reminding American that if Trump refuses to concede, he will note be allowed to remain in the White House.
BREAKING: There will be a recount in Georgia, the state’s secretary of state just said during a news conference #Election2020 Joe Biden currently holds a narrow lead there over President Trump https://t.co/CSe4typnbM pic.twitter.com/dcPHqcx1Rn — Bloomberg (@business) November 6, 2020
In a pretty vivid illustration of how close the vote is in Georgia, Voting Implementation Manager Gabriel Sterling just called the kind of margin you’d see in “a large high school.”
We’ll likely have more on this seaon.
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Update (0945ET): Donald Trump Jr. is raising some fair points on Twitter…starting with a comparison o fthe numbers with 2016 and 2008.
I’m retweeting this and genuinely asking for people to explain what it happening here if not a woman filling out ballots. This is not misinformation or conjecture. I’m asking a question and will gladly retweet an honest explanation. Maybe mainstream media could try the same. https://t.co/Bz8ZmXC6eW — Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) November 6, 2020
"Saddam Hussein never held an election in which he got all of 23,277 ballots cast. Yet here we are in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America … and Joe Biden gets 23,277 votes out of 23,277 ballots cast?" https://t.co/fHY8gskrRO — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) November 6, 2020
Serious question… could it be that to get the highest number of fraudulent ballots they only filled out one dot rather than take the amount of time to fill out the full ballot??? https://t.co/29pl9uzuxb — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 6, 2020
Does anyone really believe that Joe Biden shattered Obama’s historic 2008 numbers? Does anyone really believe that he did that mostly in big cities? C’mon man!!! — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 6, 2020
Nope. You’re being deliberately dishonest. Someone 20 ft away—forced to use binoculars—is not an “observer” under the law. Not if they can’t see what ballot counters are actually doing. Since most Dems will just believe your rhetoric—despite the facts—READ the court ruling: https://t.co/GMA5nbJphV pic.twitter.com/4flnbHF0RK — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 6, 2020
Joe Biden wants the economy shutdown and you and your family locked down. "I would shut it down." – Joe Biden pic.twitter.com/hLf5dL2D2j — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 31, 2020
Meanwhile, the Trump Campaign is insisting that the race is far from over, as the battle lines are being drawn in PA, where Biden is on track to amass a lead of around 80k votes before provisional ballots get counted. One NYT reporter surmised that this could be enough for the networks to make a projection calling the race for Biden (something they have already done, before retracting that).
Bottom line: As the battle over the biggest remaining prize continues, a word about potential recounts: In Pennsylvania, Republican Senator Pat Toomey suggested that a recount is also possible there.
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Update (0910ET): After the NBC News decision desk briefly called PA for Biden (saying the outcome had officially put Biden over the top, making him the new president-elect), it looks like that decision has been retracted.
The Hill still has Biden up by 5,587 votes in PA.
Quintanilla has deleted a tweet referring to Biden as “President-elect”, but this one remained up.
BREAKING: Joe Biden has taken the lead in Pennsylvania, a result that, if it holds, would take him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. — Matt Viser (@mviser) November 6, 2020
However, others are insisting that the battle for PA has already been lost.
Decision Desk HQ projects that @JoeBiden has won Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral college votes for a total of 273. Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America. Race called at 11-06 08:50 AM EST All Results: https://t.co/BgcQsEyt3j — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 6, 2020
But as the old saying goes: it ain’t over till it’
And as President Trump’s eldest son, Donald Jr., pointed out, there have been many notable ‘irregularities’ which, while not uncommon in past American elections, could play a major role as the Congress and the courts try to parse the true victor.
If you think this is all a coincidence you’re an idiot. These are statistical impossibilities. https://t.co/dmnSIJgnC5 — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 6, 2020
Here’s where Fox has things as of early Thursday morning in the US.
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Update (0900ET): NBC News has officially declared that Biden has taken the lead in PA just before 0900 on Friday morning, moving him closer to defeating President Trump, with tens of thousands of votes still available to be counted. Biden took a lead of 5,587 votes as ballots from Philadelphia were counted.
It’s the second major encouraging sign for Biden Friday am, coming hours after he reportedly took the lead in Georgia, a state that President Trump was favored.
Interestingly, the news of Biden taking the lead in PA comes as USPS has found more ballots in Philly, a heavily Democratic stronghold. News of the discovery of the 1,000+ new ballots bu USPS comes via Politico.
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Update (0800ET): Nevada’s AG has said he is “skeptical” of President Trump’s arguments about why the vote should be stopped, yet the flurry of legal challenges continues, as President Trump battles to preclude the possibility of a Biden victory.
Trump, speaking to reporters late last night, said he has no doubt that he won. Meanwhile, backers of the president are carrying guns, ramped up demonstrations on Thursday night against what Trump claims has been a rigged election, in Nevada, Arizona and other Western states.
Despite all those calls for violence, and boarded up stores and strip malls in anticipation of the chaos that has occasionally dotted the American urban landscape this year, demonstrators on both sides were mostly peaceful.
In Arizona, one of the closely contested states, Trump and Biden supporters briefly scuffled outside the Maricopa County Elections Department in Phoenix.
According to Reuters, several heavily armed right-wing groups assembled on the site as election workers counted votes inside. Election officials continued to tabulate ballots across the country, in some cases processing an unprecedented number of mail-in ballotss
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As we head into day three of counting the ballots, Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt told CNN he expects an update in the next few hours as they kept counting through the night.
There are 50,000 votes left to be counted there, he said. Despite a dustup that was the result of observers from both the Trump and Biden campaigns have been present observing the counting process, Schmidt said. “We have no doubt when the count is finished, Senator Harris and I will be declared the winners” he added.
Here’s the most up to date map from Bloomberg:
Source: Bloomberg
In Georgia, Biden took a lead of more than 900 votes at about 0430 Friday morning: the lead has since grown to 1,096 votes. He gained the lead initially came after Clayton County in the Atlanta suburbs reported a bucket of ballots. Biden had been winning a huge proportion of the votes in that area. Other Atlanta suburbs are still reporting.
Georgia hasn’t voted for a Democrat for president since Bill Clinton in 1992, He won in the state by 13,000 votes, garnering 43% of the votes cast. With 14,097 votes left to count in Georgia President Trump’s lead over Joe Biden had evaporated to a mere 1,775 votes
In PA, Trump’s lead stood at 18,229 votes at 0600ET though it seems to steadily be shrinking. More mailed-in ballots, which Biden is winning by a healthy margin, are still expected to be counted, with many of them from the heavily Democratic city of Philadelphia and its suburbs. More mailed-in ballots are also set to be counted on Friday in Allegheny County, the home of Pittsburgh.
However, in Georgia, a local reporter summed up the situation with all the attendant frustration and vitriol. Robin Kemp, the reporter in Clayton County, acknowledged that “yes” the votes are still being counted” and that no clear winner has emerged.
If, by some miracle, Biden does pull off a victory in Georgia, it would be a historic moment for Dems. But it wouldn’t necessarily translate to a victory: Also, for readers who aren’t familiar with the other votes that take days to fully count these are validly cast ballots, just being counted now.
Biden also retains leads in the states of Nevada and Arizona, where ballots are still being counted, and mail in ballots from thousands of older retirees remain to be counted. While the MSM is branding those states as Biden upsets, with votes being counted at a glacial pace, there is still plenty of room for Trump to pull through.
With PA remaining the biggest available prize, every major network has Biden leading with at least 253 electoral votes, meaning that if he were to win Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes, he would have more than the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. Fox News and the Associated Press have both called the race for Biden in Arizona, projecting him as the winner of that state’s 11 electoral votes, though other networks have abstained.
While the MSM seems to be fixated on Biden winning Arizona and Nevada, conservative and independent journalists have focused on the Democrats’ dragging their feet on counting the votes in PA.
Delaware County, PA. Two workers literally filling out ballots. This thing is so crooked. pic.twitter.com/IZToAUb5iv — HARLAN Z. HILL ?? (@Harlan) November 6, 2020
While USPS proclaimed that it may have somehow lost mail-in ballots, raising the specter of an “illegitimate” vote, stock futures turned red as markets began to contemplate the ‘doomsday scenario’.
If Biden does pull away with GA…
As stock futures turn red, it seems nobody wants to even acknowledge the growing possibility of we have lightheartedly called “the doomsday scenario”. That is, if Biden wins GA and its 16 electoral votes, but loses Arizona (11) and Nevada (6), the race could ultimately come down to PA, potentially leaving either the Supreme Court, or the House, to decide the outcome of the vote.
As the legal wrangling drags on, the DOJ is looking into whether mail-in ballots in Nevada were improperly cast by people who’d moved out of the state, while a federal judge denied the Trump campaign’s emergency request to stop counting in Philadelphia. Though Trump has stumbled in court, the lawsuit claims are still arousing his base.
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southfront--2020-11-07--Weapons Of Karabakh War: Soviet’s R-17 Elbrus Ballistic Missile

The Soviet R-17 Elbrus ballistic missile is more commonly known in the West as the Scud-B .
The R-17 Elbrus or SS-1 Scud-B became operational in 1962 as the upgrade to the Scud-A and was operational in other European and Middle Eastern countries by 1965 .
The Scud-B uses a liquid stage-single propellant engine and has a range of 300 km .
The Scud-B is fired from a mobile truck Transport-Erector-Launcher ( TEL ) .
The firing sequence for the Scud B usually takes one hour .
The missile is over 11 m long .
Its maximum diameter is 0.8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2 000 kg .
Once fuelled it weights 5 862 kg .
Warhead weights nearly 1 000 kg .
These missiles have nuclear ( 100 kT ) , high explosive ( 1 016 kg ) , chemical ( 985 kg ) and thermobaric warheads .
Maximum range of fire is 300 km .
Once launched missile reaches its target within 5 minutes .
Minimum range of fire is 50 km .
The Scud missile has inertial guidance .
By modern standards this missile is inaccurate .
Its CEP is about 450 m. The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high-mobility wheeled chassis .
Vehicle is powered by a 38.9-liter diesel engine , developing 525 hp .
It is a standard tank engine .
Vehicle has a maximum speed of 45 km/h on roads and 15 km/h over rough terrain .
Each launcher vehicle is escorted by a whole host of support vehicle .
It is escorted by reloading vehicle , fuel tanker , crane , command vehicle , positioning vehicle , and some other support vehicles .
Also there is a vehicle which carries warhead for the missile .
During the cold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vehicles .
The Scud-B has long since been decommissioned by the Russian military , yet , the missile has spread to dozens of countries around the world .
Some countries even began manufacturing their own version of the Russian Scud-B .
Armenia still uses the outdated R-17 Elbrus , and it is one of the weapons it used to target Azerbaijani military facilities far from the frontline , together with the Tochka .
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The Soviet R-17 Elbrus ballistic missile is more commonly known in the West as the Scud-B.
The R-17 Elbrus or SS-1 Scud-B became operational in 1962 as the upgrade to the Scud-A and was operational in other European and Middle Eastern countries by 1965.
The Scud-B uses a liquid stage-single propellant engine and has a range of 300 km.
The Scud-B is fired from a mobile truck Transport-Erector-Launcher (TEL). The firing sequence for the Scud B usually takes one hour.
The missile is over 11 m long. Its maximum diameter is 0.8 m.
Its empty weight is just over 2 000 kg. Once fuelled it weights 5 862 kg. Warhead weights nearly 1 000 kg.
These missiles have nuclear (100 kT), high explosive (1 016 kg), chemical (985 kg) and thermobaric warheads. Maximum range of fire is 300 km.
Once launched missile reaches its target within 5 minutes. Minimum range of fire is 50 km.
The Scud missile has inertial guidance. By modern standards this missile is inaccurate.
Its CEP is about 450 m.
The Scud-B is based on a MAZ-543A heavy high-mobility wheeled chassis. Vehicle is powered by a 38.9-liter diesel engine, developing 525 hp. It is a standard tank engine. Vehicle has a maximum speed of 45 km/h on roads and 15 km/h over rough terrain.
Each launcher vehicle is escorted by a whole host of support vehicle. It is escorted by reloading vehicle, fuel tanker, crane, command vehicle, positioning vehicle, and some other support vehicles. Also there is a vehicle which carries warhead for the missile. During the cold war Scuds were also escorted by decontamination vehicles.
The Scud-B has long since been decommissioned by the Russian military, yet, the missile has spread to dozens of countries around the world. Some countries even began manufacturing their own version of the Russian Scud-B.
Armenia still uses the outdated R-17 Elbrus, and it is one of the weapons it used to target Azerbaijani military facilities far from the frontline, together with the Tochka.
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southfront--2020-11-07--Overview Of Azerbaijani Strikes On November 6, 2020 (Videos)

On November 6 , a series Azerbaijani artillery and rocket strikes hit Armenian forces positions in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
According to the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan , the strikes targeted two mortar and artillery positions located near the towns of Aghdere and Goyarkh .
A number of mortar cannons and D-30 howitzers were destroyed as a result of the strikes .
The ministry shared videos showing the strikes , which were carried out with precision-guided rocket and missiles like the Israeli-made LORA , EXTRA and ACCULAR systems .
The Azerbaijani MoD also released videos showing some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forces in the districts of Khojavend and Fuzuli in the southern part of Nagorno-Karabakh .
Earlier today , three civilians were killed when Azerbaijani forces launched cluster rockets at the center of Stepanakert city , the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh .
Despite its intense strikes , the Azerbaijani military failed to secure any new gains on the ground today .
The situation on Nagorno-Karabakh ’ s frontlines was calmer than usual .
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On November 6, a series Azerbaijani artillery and rocket strikes hit Armenian forces positions in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, the strikes targeted two mortar and artillery positions located near the towns of Aghdere and Goyarkh. A number of mortar cannons and D-30 howitzers were destroyed as a result of the strikes.
The ministry shared videos showing the strikes, which were carried out with precision-guided rocket and missiles like the Israeli-made LORA, EXTRA and ACCULAR systems.
The Azerbaijani MoD also released videos showing some positions which were recently captured from Armenian forces in the districts of Khojavend and Fuzuli in the southern part of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Earlier today, three civilians were killed when Azerbaijani forces launched cluster rockets at the center of Stepanakert city, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Despite its intense strikes, the Azerbaijani military failed to secure any new gains on the ground today. The situation on Nagorno-Karabakh’s frontlines was calmer than usual.
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southfront--2020-11-07--Greater Idlib Militants Killed Dozens Of Syrian Soldiers Since Last Month: Russian Reconciliation Ce

Greater Idlib Militants Killed Dozens Of Syrian Soldiers Since Last Month: Russian Reconciliation Center

Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay ’ at Tahrir al-Sham ( HTS ) is disarming moderate factions and occupying their positions in the region of Greater Idlib , Alexander Grinkevich , deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria , revealed on November 6 .
In a press briefing , the commander warned that HTS and its allies may be planning to sabotage the Russian-Turkish agreement on the region , which was reached on March 5 .
“ Terrorists from HTS on the line of contact with government forces in the Jebel-Zawiya area in the south of Idlib province disarm moderate militants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , “ this may indicate that irreconcilable groups are planning to further aggravate the situation in order to disrupt the implementation of the Russian-Turkish agreements.
” Grinkevich revealed that 39 Syrian service members were killed and at least 40 others were wounded since October 1 in attacks launched by Greater Idlib militants .
The Russian commander also denied recent media reports , claiming that Russian forces and the Syrian military are shelling civilian settlements in Greater Idlib .
HTS and its allies have been violating the Russian-Turkish agreement on Greater Idlib for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a serious military escalation in the region soon .
Turkey , which maintains a fairly large force in Greater Idlib , is yet to act against HTS to prevent such a scenario .
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Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is disarming moderate factions and occupying their positions in the region of Greater Idlib, Alexander Grinkevich, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, revealed on November 6.
In a press briefing, the commander warned that HTS and its allies may be planning to sabotage the Russian-Turkish agreement on the region, which was reached on March 5.
“Terrorists from HTS on the line of contact with government forces in the Jebel-Zawiya area in the south of Idlib province disarm moderate militants and occupy their positions,” Grinkevich said, “this may indicate that irreconcilable groups are planning to further aggravate the situation in order to disrupt the implementation of the Russian-Turkish agreements.”
Grinkevich revealed that 39 Syrian service members were killed and at least 40 others were wounded since October 1 in attacks launched by Greater Idlib militants.
The Russian commander also denied recent media reports, claiming that Russian forces and the Syrian military are shelling civilian settlements in Greater Idlib.
HTS and its allies have been violating the Russian-Turkish agreement on Greater Idlib for a while now. This may lead to a serious military escalation in the region soon. Turkey, which maintains a fairly large force in Greater Idlib, is yet to act against HTS to prevent such a scenario.
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southfront--2020-11-07--ISIS Terrorists Attacked Syrian Troops In Raqqa, Deir Ezzor

Late on November 5 , ISIS terrorists attacked a position of the Syrian Arab Army ( SAA ) on the main road between the ancient city of Palmyra in eastern Homs and the town of Resafa in southern Raqqa .
According to Istanbul-based Syria TV , the terrorists targeted the army ’ s position with a number of anti-tank guided missiles .
Following the attack , warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out four airstrikes on ISIS hideouts in the al-Amour Mount , south of Palmyra .
A day earlier , ISIS terrorists attacked a vehicle of the SAA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the southern Deir Ezzor countryside .
The group ’ s news agency , Amaq , claimed that several soldiers were killed or injured .
ISIS terrorists are launching these attacks from their strongholds in the central region , the Homs desert .
The desert lays between eastern Homs and western Deir Ezzor .
The recent wave of attacks confirms that the ISIS terrorists are receiving support .
Recent reports revealed that U.S.-backed fighters in the southeastern area of al-Tanaf are selling supplies to the group .
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Late on November 5, ISIS terrorists attacked a position of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) on the main road between the ancient city of Palmyra in eastern Homs and the town of Resafa in southern Raqqa.
According to Istanbul-based Syria TV, the terrorists targeted the army’s position with a number of anti-tank guided missiles.
“As a result of the attack, three personnel of regime forces were killed and eight others of the 5th Corps were injured,” a source told the channel, “they were transferred to Palmyra’s Military Hospital.”
Following the attack, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out four airstrikes on ISIS hideouts in the al-Amour Mount, south of Palmyra.
A day earlier, ISIS terrorists attacked a vehicle of the SAA west of the town of al-Mayadin in the southern Deir Ezzor countryside. The group’s news agency, Amaq, claimed that several soldiers were killed or injured.
ISIS terrorists are launching these attacks from their strongholds in the central region, the Homs desert. The desert lays between eastern Homs and western Deir Ezzor.
The recent wave of attacks confirms that the ISIS terrorists are receiving support. Recent reports revealed that U.S.-backed fighters in the southeastern area of al-Tanaf are selling supplies to the group.
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southfront--2020-11-07--Fate Of Armenian-Azerbaijani War Is Being Decided In Battle Of Shusha

Azerbaijani troops and Turkish-backed Syrian militants continue storming the town of Shusha , located just south of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic capital , Stepanakert .
During the past 24 hours , infantry of the Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc under cover of intense artillery and drone strikes captured several heights southeast of Shusha and were able to keep fire control over the road linking the town with the Lachin corridor area .
At the same time , Armenian forces repelled several Azerbaijani attacks on the town itself inflicting , at least according to Yerevan , heavy casualties to pro-Baku forces .
This goes contrary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their reports have almost captured the town already .
In fact , Shusha is not even encircled and the Armenians still have an option to send supplies and reinforcements to it from the north and northwest .
Most likely , the Azerbaijani-Turkish bloc wants to repeat the Hadrut scenario by taking control of the main heights surrounding Shusha and block the main nearby roads with drone and artillery fire .
In the case of Hadrut , this forced the Armenians to withdraw their forces from the town .
Nonetheless , Shusha is different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Armenian patriotic narrative and the gates to Stepanakert .
So , Yerevan will likely try to defend it as long as it is possible .
It could be said that the fate of the entire conflict is being decided in the battle of Susha .
If Armenian forces are able to contain the Azerbaijani advance , they will get a chance to keep the Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc in the areas that it has captured in the south .
If Shusha falls into Turkish hands , the fate of the central part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ near Martuni , Martakert and Lachin is much better for Armenians .
The trend of clashes there tend to be turned to positional fighting amid the inability of Baku and Azerbaijan to deliver a devastating blow to their opponent in this area .
Nonetheless , the control of these areas will not help to the Armenians if Shusha is captured .
At the same time , they are not able to redeploy forces from Lachin to the east because this will immediately trigger a new attempt by Azerbaijan to capture the area .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Armenia continues receiving help – military equipment and likely intelligence sharing assistance – in the conflict .
The Armenians use this discontent to speculate that soon the airspace over Nagorno-Karabakh will be closed by Russia and the Azerbaijanis will have to run away to Baku .
Despite this , the chances of a direct Russian intervention in the current regional situation remains unlikely .
However , if Turkey and Azerbaijan continue to extensively exploit Syrian militants in the conflict as cannon folder , the strategy that Ankara already tried in Syria and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support to the Armenians will definitely grow .
If one takes into account the reaction in the public sphere , even current limited Russian support already created difficulties for the Azerbaijani-Turkish advance .
A further increase of involvement of Russia in the conflict will make a direct military victory over the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic a hardly possible scenario for the Azerbaijani-Turkish alliance .
This explains its diplomatic positons in the region while Baku and Ankara develop their Karabakh offensive claiming that it is just a forced reaction to the regular ceasefire violations by Armenia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passed , diplomatic rhetoric alone will not help .

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Azerbaijani troops and Turkish-backed Syrian militants continue storming the town of Shusha, located just south of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic capital, Stepanakert. During the past 24 hours, infantry of the Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc under cover of intense artillery and drone strikes captured several heights southeast of Shusha and were able to keep fire control over the road linking the town with the Lachin corridor area. At the same time, Armenian forces repelled several Azerbaijani attacks on the town itself inflicting, at least according to Yerevan, heavy casualties to pro-Baku forces. This goes contrary to claims of Azerbaijani sources that in their reports have almost captured the town already.
In fact, Shusha is not even encircled and the Armenians still have an option to send supplies and reinforcements to it from the north and northwest. Most likely, the Azerbaijani-Turkish bloc wants to repeat the Hadrut scenario by taking control of the main heights surrounding Shusha and block the main nearby roads with drone and artillery fire. In the case of Hadrut, this forced the Armenians to withdraw their forces from the town. Nonetheless, Shusha is different story. This is the iconic town for the Armenian patriotic narrative and the gates to Stepanakert. So, Yerevan will likely try to defend it as long as it is possible.
It could be said that the fate of the entire conflict is being decided in the battle of Susha. If Armenian forces are able to contain the Azerbaijani advance, they will get a chance to keep the Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc in the areas that it has captured in the south. If Shusha falls into Turkish hands, the fate of the central part of Nagorno-Karabakh will be predetermined.
The situation near Martuni, Martakert and Lachin is much better for Armenians. The trend of clashes there tend to be turned to positional fighting amid the inability of Baku and Azerbaijan to deliver a devastating blow to their opponent in this area. Nonetheless, the control of these areas will not help to the Armenians if Shusha is captured. At the same time, they are not able to redeploy forces from Lachin to the east because this will immediately trigger a new attempt by Azerbaijan to capture the area.
Meanwhile, Turkish and Azerbaijani sources complain that Armenia continues receiving help – military equipment and likely intelligence sharing assistance – in the conflict. The Armenians use this discontent to speculate that soon the airspace over Nagorno-Karabakh will be closed by Russia and the Azerbaijanis will have to run away to Baku. Despite this, the chances of a direct Russian intervention in the current regional situation remains unlikely. However, if Turkey and Azerbaijan continue to extensively exploit Syrian militants in the conflict as cannon folder, the strategy that Ankara already tried in Syria and Libya, the scale of indirect Russian support to the Armenians will definitely grow. If one takes into account the reaction in the public sphere, even current limited Russian support already created difficulties for the Azerbaijani-Turkish advance.
A further increase of involvement of Russia in the conflict will make a direct military victory over the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic a hardly possible scenario for the Azerbaijani-Turkish alliance. This explains its diplomatic positons in the region while Baku and Ankara develop their Karabakh offensive claiming that it is just a forced reaction to the regular ceasefire violations by Armenia. Nonetheless, if red lines are passed, diplomatic rhetoric alone will not help.
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southfront--2020-11-07--U.S. Sanctioned Influential Lebanese Politician Allied To Hezbollah

On November 6 , the U.S. Treasury announced sanctions on influential Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil , a close ally of Hezbollah .
Bassil is the president of the Christian-dominated Free Patriotic Movement ( FPM ) and the son-in-law of its founder , the current President of Lebanon , Michel Aoun .
Over the last twelve years , Bassil served in several high-level posts in the Lebanese government , including as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants , Minister of Energy and Water and Minister of Telecommunications .
In an official statement , U.S. Secretary of State accused Bassil of playing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and as well as of supporting Hezbollah .
“ Through his corrupt activities , Bassil has also undermined good governance and contributed to the prevailing system of corruption and political patronage that plagues Lebanon , which has aided and abetted Hizballah ’ s destabilizing activities , ” Pompeo said , “ Lebanese political leaders should be aware that the time has long passed for them to put aside their own narrow self-interests and instead work for the people of Lebanon.
” The FPM , which holds the largest Christian block in the Lebanese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hezbollah since 2006 , when the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding .
Bassil is the third Lebanese politician to be sanctioned by the U.S. over his ties to Hezbollah .
Last September the U.S. sanctioned Ali Hassan Khalil , a former minister of finance , and Yusuf Finyanus , a former minister of transportation and public works .
While these sanctions are being presented as a response to corruption in Lebanon , they are in reality a part of the U.S. “ maximum pressure ” policy which is targeting Iran and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MORE ON THIS TOPIC : • Lebanon And Israel Agree To Hold Negotiations Over Disputed Maritime Boundary

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On November 6, the U.S. Treasury announced sanctions on influential Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil, a close ally of Hezbollah.
Bassil is the president of the Christian-dominated Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the son-in-law of its founder, the current President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun.
Over the last twelve years, Bassil served in several high-level posts in the Lebanese government, including as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Minister of Energy and Water and Minister of Telecommunications.
In an official statement, U.S. Secretary of State accused Bassil of playing a role in Lebanon’s corruption and as well as of supporting Hezbollah.
“Through his corrupt activities, Bassil has also undermined good governance and contributed to the prevailing system of corruption and political patronage that plagues Lebanon, which has aided and abetted Hizballah’s destabilizing activities,” Pompeo said, “Lebanese political leaders should be aware that the time has long passed for them to put aside their own narrow self-interests and instead work for the people of Lebanon.”
The FPM, which holds the largest Christian block in the Lebanese Parliament, has been an ally of Hezbollah since 2006, when the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding.
“Neither the sanctions scared me nor the promises seduced me … I will not turn against any Lebanese … I will not save myself to destroy Lebanon,” Bassil said on Twitter, commenting on the U.S. announcement.
Bassil is the third Lebanese politician to be sanctioned by the U.S. over his ties to Hezbollah. Last September the U.S. sanctioned Ali Hassan Khalil, a former minister of finance, and Yusuf Finyanus, a former minister of transportation and public works.
While these sanctions are being presented as a response to corruption in Lebanon, they are in reality a part of the U.S. “maximum pressure” policy which is targeting Iran and its allies in the Middle East.
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southfront--2020-11-07--Turkish-Backed Syrian Militants Killed, Injured In New Afrin Attack

On November 6 , another attack targeted Turkish-backed militants in the occupied area of Afrin in the northern countryside of Syria ’ s Aleppo .
Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a vehicle of the Sultan Murad Brigade as it was passing on a road in the district of Ma ‘ batli .
A militant was killed and two others were wounded in the attack , according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights .
The Sultan Murad Brigade is a key faction of the Syrian National Army , which rules over Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely carried out by one of the Kurdish guerrilla groups active in the region , like the Afrin Liberation Forces and the Wrath of Olives Operations Room .
A state of chaos is prevailing over Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria .
Attacks are taking place there on a regular basis .
Two days ago , a senior Turkish-backed commander was assassinated in the city of al-Bab in the northern Aleppo countryside .
ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released by its news agency Amaq on November 6 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ rocked a checkpoint in the Turkish-occupied part of the northern Raqqa countryside .
A militant was killed several others were injured .
Security in Turkish-occupied will not likely improve any time soon .
Ankara and its proxies are not making any effort to improve the situation there .
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On November 6, another attack targeted Turkish-backed militants in the occupied area of Afrin in the northern countryside of Syria’s Aleppo.
Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a vehicle of the Sultan Murad Brigade as it was passing on a road in the district of Ma‘batli. A militant was killed and two others were wounded in the attack, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Sultan Murad Brigade is a key faction of the Syrian National Army, which rules over Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria.
The ambush in Ma’batli was most likely carried out by one of the Kurdish guerrilla groups active in the region, like the Afrin Liberation Forces and the Wrath of Olives Operations Room.
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A state of chaos is prevailing over Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria. Attacks are taking place there on a regular basis.
Two days ago, a senior Turkish-backed commander was assassinated in the city of al-Bab in the northern Aleppo countryside. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released by its news agency Amaq on November 6.
On the same day, a bombing rocked a checkpoint in the Turkish-occupied part of the northern Raqqa countryside. A militant was killed several others were injured.
Security in Turkish-occupied will not likely improve any time soon. Ankara and its proxies are not making any effort to improve the situation there.
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southfront--2020-11-07--They Are Our Democratic Terrorists: United States Drops ETIM Group From Terror List

The United States has revoked the terror tag for the East Turkestan Islamic Movement ( ETIM ) , an Islamic extremist militant group that has been seeking to establish own mini-Caliphate in China ’ s western region of Xinjiang .
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo signed off on the order removing ETIM from the list of terrorist groups on October 20 , while the move itself was made public on November 4 .
The ETIM has been under the sanctions of the UN Security Council since 2020 .
It is widely known for terrorist attacks in China and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ founded by Hasan Mahsum , a Uyghur from Xinjiang ’ s Kashgar region , who was shot dead by Pakistani soldiers in 2003 .
The group were not planning attacks on Chinese forces and facilities , but also wanted to kidnap foreign journalists , tourists and athletes during the 2008 Olympics .
The ETIM also trains and employs suicide bombers .
The State Department ’ s decision removes ETIM from the US government ’ s FTO list , the militant group continues to be designated a terrorist group by the United Nations and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ active among other al-Qaeda-styled groups in the Syrian war and , according to China , the group has been involved for over 200 documented acts of terror .
The US move already caused a wide criticism in China , but it poses a threat not only to the security of Xinjiang .
The US move already caused a wide criticism in China , but it poses a threat not only to the security of Xinjiang .
The lifting of the terrorism tag by the US will expectedly lead to the increase of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Central Asia .
No longer considered terrorists , ETIM members and commanders will allow to have bank accounts in the United States , move freely within the US zone of control , conduct business activities , buy and sell weapons .
If one takes into account the US ‘ history of defending democracy ’ , it is possible to expect that the next logical step in the Washington push for further democracy in the Central Asia will be training of ETIM militants by US instructors at US-affiliated military objects .
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The United States has revoked the terror tag for the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), an Islamic extremist militant group that has been seeking to establish own mini-Caliphate in China’s western region of Xinjiang. US secretary of state Mike Pompeo signed off on the order removing ETIM from the list of terrorist groups on October 20, while the move itself was made public on November 4.
The ETIM has been under the sanctions of the UN Security Council since 2020. It is widely known for terrorist attacks in China and other regions of the world. It was founded by Hasan Mahsum, a Uyghur from Xinjiang’s Kashgar region, who was shot dead by Pakistani soldiers in 2003. The group were not planning attacks on Chinese forces and facilities, but also wanted to kidnap foreign journalists, tourists and athletes during the 2008 Olympics. The ETIM also trains and employs suicide bombers.
The State Department’s decision removes ETIM from the US government’s FTO list, the militant group continues to be designated a terrorist group by the United Nations and several other nations. ETIM-affiliated units are active among other al-Qaeda-styled groups in the Syrian war and, according to China, the group has been involved for over 200 documented acts of terror.
The US move already caused a wide criticism in China, but it poses a threat not only to the security of Xinjiang. The US move already caused a wide criticism in China, but it poses a threat not only to the security of Xinjiang. The lifting of the terrorism tag by the US will expectedly lead to the increase of the group’s activity across the entire Central Asia. No longer considered terrorists, ETIM members and commanders will allow to have bank accounts in the United States, move freely within the US zone of control, conduct business activities, buy and sell weapons. If one takes into account the US ‘history of defending democracy’, it is possible to expect that the next logical step in the Washington push for further democracy in the Central Asia will be training of ETIM militants by US instructors at US-affiliated military objects.
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southfront--2020-11-07--Two Druze Sheikhs Killed In New Round Of Clashes With Daraa Gunmen

On November 7th , clashes broke out between Druze fighters from al-Suwayda and unidentified gunmen from Daraa in southern Syria .
According to the al-Suwayda 24 blog , the conflict began when gunmen had abducted three hunters who were traveling between the towns of al-Thaala and al-Tireh in the western countryside of al-Suwayda , along the administrative border with Daraa .
Druze fighters from the so-called “ Men of Dignity ” group launched an operation in the region in order to capture the kidnappers and free the hunters .
The fighters clashed with the kidnappers west of Kanakir .
During @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed and several others were injured .
The two fighters , Amer Farag and Taher al-Germani , were both Druze religious scholars [ Sheikhs ] .
The bodies of the Sheikhs were handed back to the “ Men of Dignity ” by fighters from the Russian-backed 5th Corps , who didn ’ t take part in the clashes .
The “ Men of Dignity ” , which was formed in 2014 , is known for its stand against the Damascus government .
The group , however , have never attacked the Syrian Arab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fighters were killed and at least 63 others were injured when the “ Men of Dignity ” launched a failed attack on the 5th Corps in western Daraa .
The growing influence of local armed groups in southern Syria is slowly destabilizing the region .
In the last few months , dozens of attacks took place in the region .
Criminal activities are also on the raise there .
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On November 7th, clashes broke out between Druze fighters from al-Suwayda and unidentified gunmen from Daraa in southern Syria.
According to the al-Suwayda 24 blog, the conflict began when gunmen had abducted three hunters who were traveling between the towns of al-Thaala and al-Tireh in the western countryside of al-Suwayda, along the administrative border with Daraa.
Druze fighters from the so-called “Men of Dignity” group launched an operation in the region in order to capture the kidnappers and free the hunters.
The fighters clashed with the kidnappers west of Kanakir. During the clashes, two Druze fighters were killed and several others were injured. The two fighters, Amer Farag and Taher al-Germani, were both Druze religious scholars [Sheikhs].
The bodies of the Sheikhs were handed back to the “Men of Dignity” by fighters from the Russian-backed 5th Corps, who didn’t take part in the clashes.
The “Men of Dignity”, which was formed in 2014, is known for its stand against the Damascus government. The group, however, have never attacked the Syrian Arab Army.
During September, 16 Druze fighters were killed and at least 63 others were injured when the “Men of Dignity” launched a failed attack on the 5th Corps in western Daraa.
The growing influence of local armed groups in southern Syria is slowly destabilizing the region. In the last few months, dozens of attacks took place in the region. Criminal activities are also on the raise there.
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southfront--2020-11-07--Series Of Attacks Claimed Lives Of Turkish-Backed Militants In Syria’s Aleppo (Videos, Photos)

On November 7th , four militants were killed in two separate attacks in the Turkish-occupied part of Aleppo ’ s northern countryside .
In the morning , three militants of the Free Police engineer units were killed when an improvised explosive device ( IED ) they were transporting blew up .
The IED was found near the hospital of al-Bab city .
The militants thought that the IED was defused .
However , it was still active .
ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released by its news agency , Amaq .
The terrorist group said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Later in the afternoon , an IED ripped through a vehicle of the Turkish-backed Sultan Murad Division as it was on the way to the Shamrikh camp , north of Azaz town .
According to the London-Based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , a militant was killed and several others were injured .
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet .
However , ISIS remains the main suspect .
A state of chaos is prevailing over Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria .
Attacks are taking place there on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a Turkish-backed militant was killed and two others were injured in an IED attack in the occupied area of Afrin .
Prior to that , a senior commander was assassinated in the city of al-Bab by ISIS .
A bombing also killed a militant in the Turkish-occupied part of northern Raqqa .
Despite the repeated attacks , Turkey is not taking any steps to improve security in the areas occupied by its proxies in northern and northeastern Syria .
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On November 7th, four militants were killed in two separate attacks in the Turkish-occupied part of Aleppo’s northern countryside.
In the morning, three militants of the Free Police engineer units were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) they were transporting blew up. The IED was found near the hospital of al-Bab city. The militants thought that the IED was defused. However, it was still active.
ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released by its news agency, Amaq. The terrorist group said the IED was remotely detonated by its operatives.
عاجل#مدينة_الباب || ?سماع دوي انفجار في مدينة #الباب ناتج عن انفجار عبوة ناسفة في سيارة فرقة الهندسة بعد تفكيكها ٠ pic.twitter.com/gUytJsQWUv — rdwanalshhwan(#FSGناشط إعلامي) (@rdwanalshhwan) November 7, 2020
عاجل | مقتل 3 عناصر من فرقة الهندسة التابعة للشرطة المدنية للمعارض بانفجار عبوة ناسفة اثناء تفكيكها في مدينة الباب شرق حلب#باز_نيوز pic.twitter.com/sWDrORpq8V — وكالة BAZ الاخبارية (@baznewz) November 7, 2020
Later in the afternoon, an IED ripped through a vehicle of the Turkish-backed Sultan Murad Division as it was on the way to the Shamrikh camp, north of Azaz town.
According to the London-Based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a militant was killed and several others were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. However, ISIS remains the main suspect.
مراسل #وكالة_زيتون يرصد السيارة المستهدفة بعبوة ناسفة والتي أسفرت عن استشهاد شخص وإصابة اثنان آخران قرب مخيم شمارخ بريف حلب الشمالي
تصوير: محمد برير pic.twitter.com/PeyvznDL09 — وكالة زيتون الإعلامية – Zaitun Agency (@ZaitunAgency) November 7, 2020
مقتل شخص وإصابة آخر إثر وضع عبوة ناسفة في سيارتهم انفجرت بهم في قرية شمارخ بريف اعزاز شمال حلب pic.twitter.com/9TjibJWVcT — خالد أبو المجد (@khalidaboalmjed) November 7, 2020
A state of chaos is prevailing over Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria. Attacks are taking place there on a daily basis.
The day before, a Turkish-backed militant was killed and two others were injured in an IED attack in the occupied area of Afrin. Prior to that, a senior commander was assassinated in the city of al-Bab by ISIS. A bombing also killed a militant in the Turkish-occupied part of northern Raqqa.
Despite the repeated attacks, Turkey is not taking any steps to improve security in the areas occupied by its proxies in northern and northeastern Syria.
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southfront--2020-11-07--Azerbaijan Shared Documents Proving Syrian Citizens Were Settled By Armenia In Nagorno-Karabakh

On November 7 , Azerbaijan State News Agency ( AZERTAC ) released documents claiming to prove that Armenia was settling Syrian Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh in order to change the demography of the disputed region .
The state-run news agency said the documents were found in the office of Armenia ’ s National Security Service in the district of Zangilan , that was recently captured by Azerbaijani forces .
Azerbaijan launched a large offensive against Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27 .
Thousands from both sides have lost their lives while fighting in the region , so far .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syrian Armenians who were recently settled in Zangilan by the Armenian state .
The agency also shared photocopies of passports which allegedly belong to two Syrian Armenian men , Baazo Hraj Sepob from al-Hasakah and Kirakos Babkin from Aleppo .
The men were settled in Zangilan , according to the agency ’ s claims .
According to the AZERTAC , the Azerbaijani government is currently taking necessary investigative measures .
Baku may be planning to issue an official complaint against Armenia .
The documents shared by the AZERTAC are yet to be verified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the documents were authentic , there is evidence that the Armenian state was directly involved in the re-settlements of Syrian Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh .
These people may be just refugees who fled the war in Syria .
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On November 7, Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC) released documents claiming to prove that Armenia was settling Syrian Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh in order to change the demography of the disputed region.
The state-run news agency said the documents were found in the office of Armenia’s National Security Service in the district of Zangilan, that was recently captured by Azerbaijani forces.
Azerbaijan launched a large offensive against Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27. Thousands from both sides have lost their lives while fighting in the region, so far.
The documents supposedly include the names of 60 Syrian Armenians who were recently settled in Zangilan by the Armenian state.
“It became clear that 60 Syrian Armenians, 19 families in total, mentioned on the list were relocated to Zangilan as part of Armenia’s illegal resettlement policy in the occupied Azerbaijani territories,” AZERTAC report reads.
The agency also shared photocopies of passports which allegedly belong to two Syrian Armenian men, Baazo Hraj Sepob from al-Hasakah and Kirakos Babkin from Aleppo. The men were settled in Zangilan, according to the agency’s claims.
According to the AZERTAC, the Azerbaijani government is currently taking necessary investigative measures. Baku may be planning to issue an official complaint against Armenia.
The documents shared by the AZERTAC are yet to be verified by an independent side. Even if the documents were authentic, there is evidence that the Armenian state was directly involved in the re-settlements of Syrian Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. These people may be just refugees who fled the war in Syria.
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southfront--2020-11-07--Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham Elite Uzbek Jihadists Eliminated In Loitering Munition Strike On Syria’s Idlib

On November 7 , seven Uzbek jihadists of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay ’ at Tahrir al-Sham ( HTS ) were killed in a strike on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib , according to the Syrian Observatory for Human rights .
The jihadists were reportedly gathered near the town of Sarjah in the al-Zawiya Mount in the southern Idlib countryside when they were struck with a loitering munition .
The London-based monitoring group said the slain foreign jihadists were from an elite HTS unit known as “ al-Majmu ’ a al-Istshhadiyah ” [ the Suicidal Squad ] .
Last week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positions in Greater Idlib .
A howitzer was destroyed and three Turkish-backed militants were killed as a result of the strikes .
The ceasefire in Greater Idlib , which was brokered by Russia and Turkey earlier this year , appears to be on the brink of collapse .
HTS and other terrorist groups are reportedly stepping up their attacks and deploying reinforcements along the frontlines with the Syrian Arab Army .
Earlier today , Russian warplanes carried out 13 airstrikes on positions in the al-Zawiya Mount .
Government forces may launch a large-scale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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On November 7, seven Uzbek jihadists of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) were killed in a strike on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human rights.
The jihadists were reportedly gathered near the town of Sarjah in the al-Zawiya Mount in the southern Idlib countryside when they were struck with a loitering munition.
The London-based monitoring group said the slain foreign jihadists were from an elite HTS unit known as “al-Majmu’a al-Istshhadiyah” [the Suicidal Squad].
“There is no information on the identity of the drone [loitering munition], whether it was Russian, Iranians or belonged to regime forces,” the SHOR’s report reads.
Last week, unidentified loitering munitions hit several militants’ positions in Greater Idlib. A howitzer was destroyed and three Turkish-backed militants were killed as a result of the strikes.
The ceasefire in Greater Idlib, which was brokered by Russia and Turkey earlier this year, appears to be on the brink of collapse. HTS and other terrorist groups are reportedly stepping up their attacks and deploying reinforcements along the frontlines with the Syrian Arab Army.
Earlier today, Russian warplanes carried out 13 airstrikes on positions in the al-Zawiya Mount. Government forces may launch a large-scale ground operation in the mountainous region soon.
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southfront--2020-11-07--Twitter Launches Full-Scale Censorship Of Trump. Biden And MSM Outlets Make Coordinated Announcement

Twitter Launches Full-Scale Censorship Of Trump. Biden And MSM Outlets Make Coordinated Announcement Declaring Biden President-Elect

The vestiges of the democracy remaining in the United States seem to be destroyed by the most questionable presidential election ever in the country ’ s 21th century history .
A few moments ago , Joe Biden , supported by a coordinated effort of multiple mainstream media outlets , made a statement claiming that he won the presidential election .
While final results have not been announced , the Keystone State , CNN , the AP , NBC News , Fox news and many other media used the situation in Pennsylvania ( reporting practically all of its ballots and showing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call the election for Biden .
Meanwhile , US President ( or not ? )
Donald Trump said that he won the election “ by a lot ” .
His statement hints at multiple reported vote-fraud incidents and the questionable developments during the election process in key states that allow Trump to declare that the Democrats just stole his victory .
No surrender from the Trump campaign and the ‘ peaceful ’ transition of power seems to be in question .
“ We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media allies are trying so hard to help him : they don ’ t want the truth to be exposed .
The simple fact is this election is far from over .
Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states , let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts , or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor .
In Pennsylvania , for example , our legal observers were not permitted meaningful access to watch the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is president , not the news media .
“ Beginning Monday , our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated .
The American People are entitled to an honest election : that means counting all legal ballots , and not counting any illegal ballots .
This is the only way to ensure the public has full confidence in our election .
It remains shocking that the Biden campaign refuses to agree with this basic principle and wants ballots counted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or cast by ineligible or deceased voters .
Only a party engaged in wrongdoing would unlawfully keep observers out of the count room – and then fight in court to block their access .
“ So what is Biden hiding ?
I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve and that Democracy demands.
” A new press conference was also announced ( about the vote fraud ) : This is how the US freedom of speech ( even if you are the president ) looks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recall SouthFront ’ s November 5 comment on the developments in the United States : There is already little doubt that something is very wrong with the US Presidential election .
Nonetheless , more and more evidence of vote fraud in the favor of Joe Biden that appears online not only demonstrates the scale of hysteria and systematic censorship in the modern United States , but also leads to an important conclusion .
The global blatant lie about some mysterious ‘ democracy ’ and ‘ fair election ’ in the United States was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington establishment does not know what it is .
For years , the US has exploited the democracy narrative for its own favor on the international scene .
Under the claims of defending this ‘ democracy ’ and ‘ human rights ’ , Washington was destroying countries , toppling legitimate governments and sponsoring terrorism .
All these were done under slogans the real meaning of which the US does not even know .
In the article “ In 30 States , A Computer System Known To Be Defective Is Tallying Votes ” ZerohHedge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Domminion Voting System ’ rabbit-hole , Politico reports that a technology glitch that halted voting in two Georgia counties on Tuesday morning was caused by a vendor uploading an update to their election machines the night before , a county election supervisor said .
Voters were unable to cast machine ballots for a couple of hours in Morgan and Spalding counties after the electronic devices crashed , state officials said .
In response to the delays , Superior Court Judge W. Fletcher Sams extended voting until 11 p.m .
The counties use voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electronic poll books — used to sign in voters — made by KnowInk .
Neither Dominion nor KnowInk responded to a request to comment .
A spokesperson for the secretary of state ’ s office also did not respond to follow-up questions about who uploaded the dataset and whether it had been reviewed and tested by anyone beforehand .
when Kyle Becker heard about the “ glitchy ” computer program in Antrim County , Michigan , the one that tried to give 6,000 Trump votes to Biden , he starting doing research into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an amazing amount of highly disturbing information .
The Dominion system has been known for some time to be defective , yet 28 states use it .
This post is a compilation of Becker ’ s information , both in his own tweets and in one other person ’ s tweet , about what ’ s going on with that system : This next tweet is censored because , even though Becker states only facts , Twitter wants you to know the facts don ’ t matter .
Be sure to click through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evil , but it effectively owns the public square : I generally recommend Becker ’ s Twitter feed .
He has some interesting observations about the weird anomalies in the election .
Here are just two examples : What I find most disturbing is the impunity with which Democrats are gaming the system .
They ’ re not even trying to cover their tracks .
They are 100 % certain that there will be no consequences for their actions .
They know that the media , which should be a watchdog on behalf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arm of the Democrat party that will do everything necessary to cover for Democrat election crimes .
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The vestiges of the democracy remaining in the United States seem to be destroyed by the most questionable presidential election ever in the country’s 21th century history.
A few moments ago, Joe Biden, supported by a coordinated effort of multiple mainstream media outlets, made a statement claiming that he won the presidential election. While final results have not been announced, the Keystone State, CNN, the AP, NBC News, Fox news and many other media used the situation in Pennsylvania (reporting practically all of its ballots and showing the potential victory of Biden) to call the election for Biden.
America, I’m honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country. The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans — whether you voted for me or not. I will keep the faith that you have placed in me. pic.twitter.com/moA9qhmjn8 — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 7, 2020
Meanwhile, US President (or not?) Donald Trump said that he won the election “by a lot”. His statement hints at multiple reported vote-fraud incidents and the questionable developments during the election process in key states that allow Trump to declare that the Democrats just stole his victory.
I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2020
No surrender from the Trump campaign and the ‘peaceful’ transition of power seems to be in question.
Statement from President Donald Trump:
“We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don’t want the truth to be exposed. The simple fact is this election is far from over. Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor. In Pennsylvania, for example, our legal observers were not permitted meaningful access to watch the counting process. Legal votes decide who is president, not the news media. “Beginning Monday, our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated. The American People are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots. This is the only way to ensure the public has full confidence in our election. It remains shocking that the Biden campaign refuses to agree with this basic principle and wants ballots counted even if they are fraudulent, manufactured, or cast by ineligible or deceased voters. Only a party engaged in wrongdoing would unlawfully keep observers out of the count room – and then fight in court to block their access. “So what is Biden hiding? I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve and that Democracy demands.”
A new press conference was also announced (about the vote fraud):
Big press conference today in Philadelphia at Four Seasons Total Landscaping — 11:30am! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2020
This is how the US freedom of speech (even if you are the president) looks like:
The situation is worth to recall SouthFront’s November 5 comment on the developments in the United States:
There is already little doubt that something is very wrong with the US Presidential election. Nonetheless, more and more evidence of vote fraud in the favor of Joe Biden that appears online not only demonstrates the scale of hysteria and systematic censorship in the modern United States, but also leads to an important conclusion. The global blatant lie about some mysterious ‘democracy’ and ‘fair election’ in the United States was just destroyed. In fact, the Washington establishment does not know what it is. For years, the US has exploited the democracy narrative for its own favor on the international scene. Under the claims of defending this ‘democracy’ and ‘human rights’, Washington was destroying countries, toppling legitimate governments and sponsoring terrorism. All these were done under slogans the real meaning of which the US does not even know.
In the article “ In 30 States, A Computer System Known To Be Defective Is Tallying Votes” ZerohHedge reports:
Update (1100ET) : Further down the ‘Domminion Voting System’ rabbit-hole, Politico reports that a technology glitch that halted voting in two Georgia counties on Tuesday morning was caused by a vendor uploading an update to their election machines the night before, a county election supervisor said.
Voters were unable to cast machine ballots for a couple of hours in Morgan and Spalding counties after the electronic devices crashed, state officials said. In response to the delays, Superior Court Judge W. Fletcher Sams extended voting until 11 p.m.
The counties use voting machines made by Dominion Voting Systems and electronic poll books — used to sign in voters — made by KnowInk.
Neither Dominion nor KnowInk responded to a request to comment. A spokesperson for the secretary of state’s office also did not respond to follow-up questions about who uploaded the dataset and whether it had been reviewed and tested by anyone beforehand.
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Update (1045ET) : Probably nothing…
2014 $2.25M joint project with the Clinton Foundation https://t.co/zhOt93z1ey — Tommy Scott (@tommy997) November 7, 2020
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As American Thinker’s Andrea Widburg detailed earlier, when Kyle Becker heard about the “glitchy” computer program in Antrim County, Michigan, the one that tried to give 6,000 Trump votes to Biden, he starting doing research into the system. He ended up finding an amazing amount of highly disturbing information. The Dominion system has been known for some time to be defective, yet 28 states use it. This post is a compilation of Becker’s information, both in his own tweets and in one other person’s tweet, about what’s going on with that system:
MASSIVE. "Ballots were counted for Democrats that were meant for Republicans… tabulating software 'glitched'… We have now discovered that 47 counties used this same software." MI GOP Chair reveals corrupt software flipped thousands of votes from Trump to Biden. Watch!? pic.twitter.com/ORXa77vkHU — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 6, 2020
This next tweet is censored because, even though Becker states only facts, Twitter wants you to know the facts don’t matter. Be sure to click through to read his tweet. Twitter is evil, but it effectively owns the public square:
The election software system in Michigan that switched 6,000 votes from Trump to Biden is called "Dominion." It is used in 30 states including: ☑Nevada
☑Arizona
☑Minnesota
☑Michigan
☑Wisconsin
☑Georgia
☑Pennsylvania Every single major swing state. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. pic.twitter.com/R6s2RnVmEF — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 7, 2020
Just pause for a moment and consider that a widespread election software system that was used in virtually every swing state in the 2020 election is called "Dominion." "DOMINION." If that doesn't send *chills* up your spine, nothing will. pic.twitter.com/oFmJTr9zMo — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 7, 2020
Look up who might be connected to this software. Her last name rhymes with Duh-low-see. — The ?FOO (@PolitiBunny) November 7, 2020
How does an election software company literally named "Dominion" get used in: ☑Almost 30 states
☑4 of the Top 10 Counties
☑9 of the Top 20 Counties Dominion is used in MI where votes were switched from Trump to Biden. A free country does not give one company this much power. pic.twitter.com/42r4AuBVtO — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 7, 2020
NBC raised the alarms on Dominion Voting Systems in early 2000. It is the voting system used in 30 states, every majority swing state, and many of the biggest counties. Dominion was used in Michigan where Trump votes switched to Biden. Unbelievable.https://t.co/YZaZS0b4U5 pic.twitter.com/gyEhZEf218 — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 7, 2020
In Texas, Dominion Voting Systems was turned down THREE TIMES for certification in state elections. It listed numerous reasons why the system had major security issues. Dominion is now linked to voting irregularities in both MI & GA. TEXAS KNEW ???https://t.co/WiT3i704th pic.twitter.com/fGdw5IwGoS — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 7, 2020
"Securing our elections should not be a partisan issue." Early in 2020, Dems held a hearing with 3 major private election vendors, including DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS. The Dem. Chair revealed voting components from China, widespread Internet & hacking vulnerability & WORSE.?? pic.twitter.com/m69dHoxM33 — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 7, 2020
I generally recommend Becker’s Twitter feed. He has some interesting observations about the weird anomalies in the election. Here are just two examples:
Swing state voting irregularities: ☑Biden outperforms Senators in swing states, underperforms in VA, NH, RI
☑Biden underperforms Hillary/Obama in cities, except in MI, PA, GA, WI
☑Biden mail-in dumps with 100% margins
☑GOP lose ZERO House races Something is definitely off. — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 6, 2020
The 2020 election errors are all going in one direction. This is the exact opposite of "random." If they were just anomalies in various races nationwide that were going some Trump's way and some Biden's way, there would be FAR fewer questions. — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 7, 2020
What I find most disturbing is the impunity with which Democrats are gaming the system. They’re not even trying to cover their tracks. They are 100% certain that there will be no consequences for their actions. They know that the media, which should be a watchdog on behalf of American citizens, is actually an arm of the Democrat party that will do everything necessary to cover for Democrat election crimes.
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