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southfront--2020-11-29--Saudi King Was Not Informed Of Netanyahu’s Visit & Meeting With MbS

Some fascinating new details have emerged regarding last Sunday ’ s ( 11/22 ) unprecedented visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Saudi Arabia .
First to recap , amid widespread reports that the Saudis will be the next Arab country to normalize ties with the Jewish state , after the UAE and Bahrain were the first to do so , Netanyahu met with crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman ( MbS ) the Saudi city of Neom .
It was also in the presence of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo .
This was reported as a “ covert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denies it took place while it was widely acknowledged in Israeli and international press .
The two leaders reportedly discussed joint efforts to counter Iran , an issue which already saw intelligence and operations sharing in places like Syria .
Reuters on Friday released new bombshell information alleging the whole meeting with Netanyahu was done the approval or even knowledge of the Saudi head of state , King Salman bin Abdulaziz .
The also underscored that “ Saudi Arabia ’ s King Salman was reportedly kept out of the loop about Prime Minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the kingdom this week for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
” And further : Given the king ’ s age and increased reported senility , MbS has in recent years acted as de facto head of the kingdom , but it remains an incredibly bold move ( the meeting with Israel ’ s leader ) especially given King Salman is said to be against any ‘ normalization ’ with Israel .
And then there ’ s this incident from thie G-20 the prior week… the video was said to have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaked during the G20 summit which showed MbS correcting the confused king ’ s recollection , a leak which sources said was intentional , ” according to Reuters .
It appears MbS plans to further sideline his father especially when it comes to foreign policy , relying on the ‘ poor health ’ angle to argue Salman is incapable of making crucial decisions as official head of state .
MORE ON THE TOPIC : • Erdogan The Peacemaker : Turkey Calls On Iran To Deminstrate Restraint Amid Assassination Of Nuclear Scientist Near Tehran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of Iran ’ s Nuclear Weapons Program Is Assassinated .
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Some fascinating new details have emerged regarding last Sunday’s (11/22) unprecedented visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Saudi Arabia.
First to recap, amid widespread reports that the Saudis will be the next Arab country to normalize ties with the Jewish state, after the UAE and Bahrain were the first to do so, Netanyahu met with crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MbS) the Saudi city of Neom. It was also in the presence of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Via Daily Sabah
This was reported as a “covert meeting” – also given Riyadh officially denies it took place while it was widely acknowledged in Israeli and international press. The two leaders reportedly discussed joint efforts to counter Iran, an issue which already saw intelligence and operations sharing in places like Syria.
Reuters on Friday released new bombshell information alleging the whole meeting with Netanyahu was done without the approval or even knowledge of the Saudi head of state, King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
The Times of Israel also underscored that “Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was reportedly kept out of the loop about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s secretive trip to the kingdom this week for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.” And further:
Quoting a Saudi source and a foreign diplomat in Riyadh, Reuters reported Friday that normalization with Israel appeared off the table as long as the Saudi monarch is alive — an analysis also made Thursday by a senior Israeli source cited by Israeli TV.
Given the king’s age and increased reported senility, MbS has in recent years acted as de facto head of the kingdom, but it remains an incredibly bold move (the meeting with Israel’s leader) especially given King Salman is said to be against any ‘normalization’ with Israel.
And then there’s this incident from thie G-20 the prior week… the video was said to have been intentionally leaked:
#Saudi King Salman does not remember where was the last #G20 summit and he doesn’t remember if he participated in that summit.
Saudi CP #MBS tells him that he (MBS) went instead of the King for the Japan summit. https://t.co/Zk43ChU69b — Nabeel Nowairah (@NabeelNowairah) November 21, 2020
“A video was leaked during the G20 summit which showed MbS correcting the confused king’s recollection, a leak which sources said was intentional,” according to Reuters.
It appears MbS plans to further sideline his father especially when it comes to foreign policy, relying on the ‘poor health’ angle to argue Salman is incapable of making crucial decisions as official head of state.
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southfront--2020-11-29--Erdogan The Peacemaker: Turkey Calls On Iran To Deminstrate Restraint Amid Assassination Of Nuclear

Erdogan The Peacemaker: Turkey Calls On Iran To Deminstrate Restraint Amid Assassination Of Nuclear Scientist Near Tehran

Turkey of Sultan-In-Chief Recep Tayyip Erdogan , who pretends to be the defender of Muslims around the world and the leader of the Turkic world , says that there is no need to start the conflict over the recent assassination of the key Iranian nuclear scientist , Mohsen Fakhrizadeh .
Israel and the United States claim that Fakhrizadeh was the chief of the Iranian ‘ nuclear weapons ’ program .
While Washington and Tel Aviv have not claimed responsibility for the attack , but there is little doubt that this was the Israeli operation with the US assistance .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released the followig statement ( source ) : No : 305 , 28 November 2020 , Press Release Regarding the Killing of Iranian Scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as a Result of an Attack We are saddened by the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as a result of an armed attack on 27 November in Tehran .
We condemn this heinous murder and extend our condolences to the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the family of the deceased .
Turkey is against all attempts aiming at undermining peace and tranquility in the region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forms regardless of its perpetrator or target .
In this vein , we hope that the perpetrators of the attack will be identified and held accountable before justice .
We also call on all parties to act in common sense and restraint and refrain from attempts that could lead to escalation in the region .
In the context of this statement , it is interesting to ask how would Erdogan react if some state assassinates a Turkish top official or state-affiliated person ?
For example , the Turkish Defense Minister or Selcuk Bayraktar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ younger daughter Sumeyye , and the key figure in the Bayraktar UAV program .
While any ‘ peacemaking calls ’ of Turkey , which just days ago was threatening to go on a full-scale war with Armenia , are funny by itself , they also reveal an open secret of the Turkish foreign policy .
Ankara calls on the sides to keep restraint because in the event of further escalation Turkey will have to clarify its position towards the situation and this position will expectedly be on the side of the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rhetoric .
This will once again undermine the years-long propaganda campaign alleging that the current Turkish leadership is somehow defender of the Muslim ideas and population in the region .
MORE ON THE TOPIC : • THIS IS WAR .
Alleged Head Of Iran ’ s Nuclear Weapons Program Is Assassinated .
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Turkey of Sultan-In-Chief Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who pretends to be the defender of Muslims around the world and the leader of the Turkic world, says that there is no need to start the conflict over the recent assassination of the key Iranian nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Israel and the United States claim that Fakhrizadeh was the chief of the Iranian ‘nuclear weapons’ program. While Washington and Tel Aviv have not claimed responsibility for the attack, but there is little doubt that this was the Israeli operation with the US assistance.
On November 28, the Turkish Foreign Ministry released the followig statement (source):
No: 305, 28 November 2020, Press Release Regarding the Killing of Iranian Scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as a Result of an Attack We are saddened by the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as a result of an armed attack on 27 November in Tehran. We condemn this heinous murder and extend our condolences to the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the family of the deceased. Turkey is against all attempts aiming at undermining peace and tranquility in the region as well as terrorism in all its forms regardless of its perpetrator or target. In this vein, we hope that the perpetrators of the attack will be identified and held accountable before justice. We also call on all parties to act in common sense and restraint and refrain from attempts that could lead to escalation in the region. (the emphasize is added by SouthFront)
In the context of this statement, it is interesting to ask how would Erdogan react if some state assassinates a Turkish top official or state-affiliated person? For example, the Turkish Defense Minister or Selcuk Bayraktar, the husband of Erdogan’s younger daughter Sumeyye, and the key figure in the Bayraktar UAV program.
While any ‘peacemaking calls’ of Turkey, which just days ago was threatening to go on a full-scale war with Armenia, are funny by itself, they also reveal an open secret of the Turkish foreign policy. Ankara calls on the sides to keep restraint because in the event of further escalation Turkey will have to clarify its position towards the situation and this position will expectedly be on the side of the United States and Israel despite all the public pro-Muslim rhetoric. This will once again undermine the years-long propaganda campaign alleging that the current Turkish leadership is somehow defender of the Muslim ideas and population in the region.
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southfront--2020-11-29--M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Infographics)

Click to see the full-size image The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ( HIMARS ) is a light multiple @ @ @ @ @ originally developed for the US military in the 1990s .
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The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a light multiple rocket launcher. It was originally developed for the US military in the 1990s.
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southfront--2020-11-29--Combing Operation And Street Shooting: Israel Does Not Sleep Well Amid Iranian Threat To Revenge

Israeli Defense Forces ( IDF ) are allegedly providing a combing operation in the northern part of Israel .
An infiltration attempt was likely made on the Lebanese border .
Dozens of 155 mm flares were fired in the area of Margaliot – Manara , located in the Upper Galilee adjacent to the Lebanese border .
Intense Air Forces activity was reported over the area .
Videos from the area proved that IDF helicopters were deployed in the operation .
IDF drones were used over the area .
The scale of the combing operation proves that Israel is fearing an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top nuclear scientist on November 27 and placed its forces in high alert .
Explosions and gunfire were reportedly heard in the Kafr Akab area , which is located North of Jerusalem .
People armed with machine guns were seen going down the streets of the town .
Amid the Iranian threat , Israel also increased security at its embassies across the globe , claiming that Israeli diplomats has already been targeted by Iran in the past .
Tel Aviv also called on Jewish communities all over the world to be more vigilant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran Promised Revenge For Assassination Of Top Nuclear Scientist , US On the Alert

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Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are allegedly providing a combing operation in the northern part of Israel. An infiltration attempt was likely made on the Lebanese border.
Dozens of 155 mm flares were fired in the area of Margaliot – Manara, located in the Upper Galilee adjacent to the Lebanese border.
Intense Air Forces activity was reported over the area. Videos from the area proved that IDF helicopters were deployed in the operation. IDF drones were used over the area.
Two persons were arrested.
The scale of the combing operation proves that Israel is fearing an Iranian response to the assassination of a top nuclear scientist on November 27 and placed its forces in high alert.
Explosions and gunfire were reportedly heard in the Kafr Akab area, which is located North of Jerusalem. People armed with machine guns were seen going down the streets of the town.
Amid the Iranian threat, Israel also increased security at its embassies across the globe, claiming that Israeli diplomats has already been targeted by Iran in the past. Tel Aviv also called on Jewish communities all over the world to be more vigilant.
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southfront--2020-11-29--In Video: ISIS Terrorists Attacked Border Guards Checkpoint In Egypt’s Sinai

On November 28 , ISIS ’ news agency , Amaq , released a video of the recent attack by the terrorist group in Egypt ’ s Sinai Peninsula .
The attack , which took place two days earlier , targeted a checkpoint of the Border Guards in the area of al-Marajidah on the coast of Rafah city in northern Sinai .
The video shows ISIS terrorists targeting the fortified checkpoint with machine guns , sniper rifles and grenades .
Amaq claimed that several Egyptian service members were injured in the attack .
However , the video does not confirm this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arms used by terrorists in Sinai and their sources .
The terrorists can be seen firing from a German-made Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle and what appears to be an Austrian-made Steyr HS .50 sniper rifle .
An Iranian-made copy of the HS.50 , dubbed AM-50 Sayyad , is known to be used by the Hamas Movement in the nearby Gaza Strip .
On the other hand , the G3 rifle was spotted years ago with Libyan rebels .
Following the outbreak of the Libyan civil war in 2011 , Sinai became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Palestinian Gaza Strip .
ISIS terrorists are clearly taking advantage of this illegal trade .
Meanwhile , Egyptian authorities are struggling to close smuggling routes .
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On November 28, ISIS’ news agency, Amaq, released a video of the recent attack by the terrorist group in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
The attack, which took place two days earlier, targeted a checkpoint of the Border Guards in the area of al-Marajidah on the coast of Rafah city in northern Sinai.
The video shows ISIS terrorists targeting the fortified checkpoint with machine guns, sniper rifles and grenades. Amaq claimed that several Egyptian service members were injured in the attack. However, the video does not confirm this.
The video shades light on the arms used by terrorists in Sinai and their sources. The terrorists can be seen firing from a German-made Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle and what appears to be an Austrian-made Steyr HS .50 sniper rifle.
An Iranian-made copy of the HS.50, dubbed AM-50 Sayyad, is known to be used by the Hamas Movement in the nearby Gaza Strip. On the other hand, the G3 rifle was spotted years ago with Libyan rebels.
Following the outbreak of the Libyan civil war in 2011, Sinai became a hub for arms trafficking between Libya and the Palestinian Gaza Strip. ISIS terrorists are clearly taking advantage of this illegal trade. Meanwhile, Egyptian authorities are struggling to close smuggling routes.
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southfront--2020-11-29--Houthis Precision-Guided Rocket Attack Failed Near Yemeni Capital (Video)

On November 28 , a precision-guided rocket that was launched by the Houthis ( Ansar Allah ) fell in the northern outskirts of the Yemeni capital , Sanaa .
Yemeni sources shared a video showing the remains of the rocket , which was identified as a Badir-1P precision-guided artillery rocket .
The Badir-1P was revealed for the first time by the Houthis in October 2018 .
The rocket has a range of 130 km and a circular error probable of 3 meters , according to the Yemeni group ’ s claims .
The rocket , which is allegedly guided by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believed to be a local variant of the Iranian Fajir rocket family .
The design of the rocket ’ s tail fins appears to be identical to that of the Iranian-made Fajir-4R 333 mm precision-guided artillery rocket .
The Houthis ability to manufacture such advanced precision-guided rockets despite the siege on Yemen is a testimony to the failure of the Saudi-led coalition .
To this day , the coalition has cause no damage to the Yemen group ’ s offensive capabilities .
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On November 28, a precision-guided rocket that was launched by the Houthis (Ansar Allah) fell in the northern outskirts of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.
“The Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile from the al-Jarbatin area north of Sanaa, but the missile fell moments after it was launched in the center of Shaab Thafan village,” an eyewitness told the UAE-based al-Arabia TV.
Yemeni sources shared a video showing the remains of the rocket, which was identified as a Badir-1P precision-guided artillery rocket.
شاهد| سقوط صاروخ شمالي صنعاء، بعد دقائق من إطلاق مليشيات الحوثي الارهابية له.#الحدث_اليمني pic.twitter.com/ritIVzOS10 — الحدث اليمني (@Alhadath_Ymn) November 28, 2020
The Badir-1P was revealed for the first time by the Houthis in October 2018. The rocket has a range of 130 km and a circular error probable of 3 meters, according to the Yemeni group’s claims.
The rocket, which is allegedly guided by a satellite-aided internal navigation system, is believed to be a local variant of the Iranian Fajir rocket family.
The design of the rocket’s tail fins appears to be identical to that of the Iranian-made Fajir-4R 333 mm precision-guided artillery rocket.
The Houthis ability to manufacture such advanced precision-guided rockets despite the siege on Yemen is a testimony to the failure of the Saudi-led coalition. To this day, the coalition has cause no damage to the Yemen group’s offensive capabilities.
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southfront--2020-11-29--Israeli Targets Unveiled: Recent Airstrikes Knocked Advanced Syrian Air-Defense System Out Of Servic

Israeli Targets Unveiled: Recent Airstrikes Knocked Advanced Syrian Air-Defense System Out Of Service

The Israeli strikes on Syria on August 31 knocked a S-125 “ Pechora 2M ” air-defense system out of service , newly-released satellite images revealed .
The satellite images , which were shared by the Aurora Intel Twitter account on November 28 , confirmed that the strikes destroyed the main radar of a Pechora 2M system deployed near the town of Hayjanah , south of Damascus .
The radar , a SNR-125 “ Low Blow , ” is a 250 kW I/D-band tracking , fire control and guidance radar with a range of 40 to 80 km .
The S-125 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blow radar .
The Pechora 2M is an upgraded version of the original Soviet S-125 .
The version was designed to address the threat of small aerial targets , like drones and cruise missiles .
The system ’ s maximum range is 35 km .
More than 100 S-125 air-defense systems were in service with the Syrian Air Defense Forces prior to 2011 .
At least 12 of the systems were upgraded to the Pechora 2M standard .
The Hayjanah air defense base was not the only target of the August 31 strikes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Damascus International Airport were also targeted .
Israel rarely disclose the targets of its strikes on Syria .
On the other side , Damascus ’ Ministry of Defense never reveals its material losses .
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The Israeli strikes on Syria on August 31 knocked a S-125 “Pechora 2M” air-defense system out of service, newly-released satellite images revealed.
The satellite images, which were shared by the Aurora Intel Twitter account on November 28, confirmed that the strikes destroyed the main radar of a Pechora 2M system deployed near the town of Hayjanah, south of Damascus.
The radar, a SNR-125 “Low Blow,” is a 250 kW I/D-band tracking, fire control and guidance radar with a range of 40 to 80 km. The S-125 can’t function without the Low Blow radar.
Still finding additional airstrike evidence from older reported #IDF airstrikes in #Syria. Imagery from 22nd Sept. shows the targeting of an SNR-125 “Low Blow” radar belonging to an S-125 battery in Hayjanah. No new radar can be seen in recent Nov. imagery, one launcher down too. pic.twitter.com/qw8LYnNy8t — Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) November 28, 2020
The Pechora 2M is an upgraded version of the original Soviet S-125. The version was designed to address the threat of small aerial targets, like drones and cruise missiles. The system’s maximum range is 35 km.
More than 100 S-125 air-defense systems were in service with the Syrian Air Defense Forces prior to 2011. At least 12 of the systems were upgraded to the Pechora 2M standard.
The Hayjanah air defense base was not the only target of the August 31 strikes. A headquarters and a warehouse near Damascus International Airport were also targeted.
Israel rarely disclose the targets of its strikes on Syria. On the other side, Damascus’ Ministry of Defense never reveals its material losses.
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southfront--2020-11-29--Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham To Open Crossing Point With Government-Held Areas – Reports

Hay ’ at Tahrir al-Sham ( HTS ) , which controls the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib , will @ @ @ @ @ areas , several opposition sources reported on November 28 .
The crossing will be located @ @ @ @ @ government-held town of Saraqib and Sarmin town , which is controlled by HTS .
A @ @ @ @ @ Jesr Press that the crossing will be open for trading only .
People will not @ @ @ @ @ the two regions .
The news led to a backlash against HTS , which was @ @ @ @ @ and its allies in all recent battles in Greater Idlib .
Opposition activists are accusing @ @ @ @ @ with the regime over the blood of its own fighters .
Earlier this year , @ @ @ @ @ open a crossing with government-held territory .
However , locals and activists responded with a @ @ @ @ @ the group to cancel its plans .
This may happen again .
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Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which controls the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, will open a crossing with government-held areas, several opposition sources reported on November 28.
The crossing will be located in southern Idlib between the government-held town of Saraqib and Sarmin town, which is controlled by HTS.
A Source affiliated with HTS told Jesr Press that the crossing will be open for trading only. People will not be allowed to move between the two regions.
“The materials that will enter through the crossing will be necessary materials, first and foremost medicine,” the source said. “Several materials will be exported from areas controlled by HTS.”
The news led to a backlash against HTS, which was defeated by the Syrian military and its allies in all recent battles in Greater Idlib. Opposition activists are accusing the terrorist group of trading with the regime over the blood of its own fighters.
Earlier this year, HTS made an attempt to open a crossing with government-held territory. However, locals and activists responded with a series of protests that forced the group to cancel its plans. This may happen again.
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southfront--2020-11-29--Final Offensive: Ethiopian Government Forces Captured Tigray’s Capital (Updated)

UPDATED : The commander of the Ethiopian National Defense Force , General Berhanu Julah , confirmed that the Ethiopian army captured the city of Makelle , the capital of the Tigray region .
On November 28 , the Ethiopian National Defense Forces ( ENDF ) began an offensive to capture Makelle , the capital of the northern region of Tigray , according to a number of sources .
Debretsion Gebremichael , leader of the Tigray People ’ s Liberation Front ( TPLF ) , told Reuters in a text message that the city , where 500,000 people live , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human losses have been reported , thus far .
Sources in the ENDF confirmed to al-Jazeera that the offensive on Makelle city began , without providing any additional information .
A day earlier , Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that the ENDF had launched the “ final phase ” of their operation in Tigray .
The defense forces of Ethiopia reportedly captured several 122-mm rockets for the BM-21 Grad MLRS from the Tigray People ’ s liberation front .
The rockets were reportedly kept at St. Michael ’ s Church in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abiy gave the TPLF 72 hours to surrender or the ENDF would launch an attack on Makelle .
Tigray fighters rejected the ultimatum .
Billene Seyoum , a spokeswoman for the PM office , said the ENDF would not “ bombard ” civilian areas in Makelle , adding that the safety of Ethiopians in the city and Tigray region is a “ priority ” for the federal government .
The operation in Tigray began on November 4 in response to a large-scale attack by the TPLF on military positions of the ENDF in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far claimed the lives of more than 600 civilians .
Thousands others fled the fighting in the region .
A political settlement appears to be off the table as both sides are still determined to continue fighting .
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UPDATED: The commander of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, General Berhanu Julah, confirmed that the Ethiopian army captured the city of Makelle, the capital of the Tigray region.
On November 28, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) began an offensive to capture Makelle, the capital of the northern region of Tigray, according to a number of sources.
Debretsion Gebremichael, leader of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), told Reuters in a text message that the city, where 500,000 people live, was under “heavy bombardment”. No human losses have been reported, thus far.
Sources in the ENDF confirmed to al-Jazeera that the offensive on Makelle city began, without providing any additional information.
A day earlier, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that the ENDF had launched the “final phase” of their operation in Tigray.
The defense forces of Ethiopia reportedly captured several 122-mm rockets for the BM-21 Grad MLRS from the Tigray People’s liberation front. The rockets were reportedly kept at St. Michael’s Church in the Paradise area.
On November 22, Abiy gave the TPLF 72 hours to surrender or the ENDF would launch an attack on Makelle. Tigray fighters rejected the ultimatum.
Billene Seyoum, a spokeswoman for the PM office, said the ENDF would not “bombard” civilian areas in Makelle, adding that the safety of Ethiopians in the city and Tigray region is a “priority” for the federal government.
The operation in Tigray began on November 4 in response to a large-scale attack by the TPLF on military positions of the ENDF in the region.
The conflict has thus far claimed the lives of more than 600 civilians. Thousands others fled the fighting in the region. A political settlement appears to be off the table as both sides are still determined to continue fighting.
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southfront--2020-11-29--Lt. General McInerney Disclosed The Kraken’s Identity

Lt. General McInerney in an interview to Brannon Howse in World View Report broadcast unveiled the identity of the ” Kraken ” , and claimed that U.S. military personnel were killed during the seizure of the CIA ’ s server farm in Frankfurt .
Donald Trump ’ s lawyer Sidney Powell stated on the Lou Dobbs TV program that there was massive fraud in the 2020 US election .
She noted that she would soon ‘ Release the Kraken ’ !
Retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney described and confirmed the existence of the Kraken .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s the nickname of the 305 military intelligence battalion .
And that has been their source along with other sources that Mary ( Fanning ) and I know about but we don ’ t want to talk about and we are getting the different sources that are relaying this.
” Lt Gen McInerney reported that US Special Forces 305 battalion attacked CIA server farm in Germany in server seizure operation .
5 soldiers and 1 CIA service member were allegedly killed during the operation .
Allegedly , the specialized software like Hammer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Hammer and Scorecard were created by the U.S. intelligence contractors and could be used to interfere in the U.S. presidential election in 2020 .
“ But the important thing is they identify China , Iran and Russia as being involved in this and manipulating the votes .
In addition , the U.S. special forces command seized a server in Frankfurt , Germany , because they were sending this data from those five states or six states through the internet to Spain , and into Frankfurt , Germany .
Special operations forces seized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ servers .
They know all the data they were providing.
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Lt. General McInerney in an interview to Brannon Howse in World View Report broadcast unveiled the identity of the ”Kraken”, and claimed that U.S. military personnel were killed during the seizure of the CIA’s server farm in Frankfurt.
Donald Trump’s lawyer Sidney Powell stated on the Lou Dobbs TV program that there was massive fraud in the 2020 US election. She noted that she would soon ‘Release the Kraken’!
The #Kraken was released several days ago. You're just beginning to see the signs. pic.twitter.com/J7E5i4D4Yz — Sidney Powell ??⭐⭐⭐ (@SidneyPowell1) November 17, 2020
Retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney described and confirmed the existence of the Kraken.
“Sidney got the term Kraken because that’s the nickname of the 305 military intelligence battalion. And that has been their source along with other sources that Mary (Fanning) and I know about but we don’t want to talk about and we are getting the different sources that are relaying this.”
Lt Gen McInerney reported that US Special Forces 305 battalion attacked CIA server farm in Germany in server seizure operation. 5 soldiers and 1 CIA service member were allegedly killed during the operation.
Allegedly, the specialized software like Hammer and Scorecard was used on this facility. Hammer and Scorecard were created by the U.S. intelligence contractors and could be used to interfere in the U.S. presidential election in 2020.
“But the important thing is they identify China, Iran and Russia as being involved in this and manipulating the votes. In addition, the U.S. special forces command seized a server in Frankfurt, Germany, because they were sending this data from those five states or six states through the internet to Spain, and into Frankfurt, Germany. Special operations forces seized those facilities. So they have those servers. They know all the data they were providing.”
Lt. General Michael Flynn claimed in his first interview since President Trump’s pardon:
“Everything that we are experiencing right now actually is more that just an assault on President Trump. This is an assault on the American Republic.”
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southfront--2020-11-29--ISIS Terrorists Attacked Oil Refinery In Iraqi Saladin Province

ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack at an oil refinery in the province of Saladin in northern Iraq .
A Katyusha missile reportedly targeted the small Siniya refinery in Saladin province that is owned by a Chinese company .
It was reopened in November 2017 after it had been damaged by ISIS .
refinery that used to be the It produced a third of the country ’ s oil output .
The refinery is situated north of Baghdad , near the city of Baiji .
It was heavily damaged during the war on ISIS .
Five employees of the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rocket attack and the oil pipeline was damaged .
The fire broke out .
At the moment , Iraqi emergency services are trying to prevent the fire spreading .
ISIS has significantly increased its activity in this region .
Late on November 21 , ISIS terrorists ambushed joint forces of Iraqi police , army and local fighters in the northern province of Saladin .
Two months ago , Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Ismaeel stressed out the importance of developing the refining sector to support the oil-based economy of the country in the face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the attacks on the Iraqi facilities are a major obstacle for the realization of his plan .
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ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack at an oil refinery in the province of Saladin in northern Iraq.
A Katyusha missile reportedly targeted the small Siniya refinery in Saladin province that is owned by a Chinese company. It was reopened in November 2017 after it had been damaged by ISIS.
Siniya oil refinery is situated close to Baiji refinery that used to be the largest in Iraq. It produced a third of the country’s oil output. The refinery is situated north of Baghdad, near the city of Baiji. It was heavily damaged during the war on ISIS.
“Thanks to God Almighty, the soldiers of the caliphate targeted the al-Sinia oil refinery with two Katyusha rockets, the strike was precise, praise be to God” – ISIS report reads.
Five employees of the company were injured as a result of the rocket attack and the oil pipeline was damaged. The fire broke out. At the moment, Iraqi emergency services are trying to prevent the fire spreading.
ISIS has significantly increased its activity in this region. Late on November 21, ISIS terrorists ambushed joint forces of Iraqi police, army and local fighters in the northern province of Saladin.
Two months ago, Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Ismaeel stressed out the importance of developing the refining sector to support the oil-based economy of the country in the face of a global oil crisis. However, the attacks on the Iraqi facilities are a major obstacle for the realization of his plan.
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southfront--2020-11-29--Battle Goes On In Northern Ethiopia: Government Mig-23 Shot Down By Tigray Rebels (Video, Photos)

Debretsion Gebremichael , leader of the Tigray People ’ s Liberation Front ( TIPLF ) , announced on November 29 that his forces had shot down a warplane of the Ethiopian Air Force ( EAF ) and had captured the pilot .
Tigray TV shared footage from the site where the fighter jet , a Mig-23 crashed .
Ten jets of this type are known to be in service with the EAF .
Tigray locals also posted photos of the captured pilot on social media .
The northern region of Tigray has been under attack by the Ethiopian National Defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The operation was launched in response to an attack by the TIPLF on military bases in the region .
A day earlier , Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the military operations in Tigray were completed and government troops controled the regional capital , Mekelle .
PM Abiy ’ s announcement was rejected by the TIPLF , whose leader vowed to continue the fight against the government .
Ethiopian government forces have reportedly launched a “ manhunt ” for the leader .
The conflict in Tigray , which doesn ’ t appear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so far claimed the lives of 611 people .
More than 44,000 others were displaced to neighboring Sudan .
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Debretsion Gebremichael, leader of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TIPLF), announced on November 29 that his forces had shot down a warplane of the Ethiopian Air Force (EAF) and had captured the pilot.
In a message to the Reuters news agency, Gebremichale claimed that the pilot “was on a mission to bomb.”
Tigray TV shared footage from the site where the fighter jet, a Mig-23 crashed. Ten jets of this type are known to be in service with the EAF. Tigray locals also posted photos of the captured pilot on social media.
Video from Tigray TV shows a crash site and wreckage from a crashed jet, as well as the captured pilot. Jet claimed to be a MiG-23. pic.twitter.com/qy7tUsOB7g — Ethiopia Map (@MapEthiopia) November 29, 2020
MiG-23 checklist captured. And some HD photos of the wreckage. pic.twitter.com/crV7IjoQgF — Ethiopia Map (@MapEthiopia) November 29, 2020
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The pilot was also disarmed or lost his sidearm in the ejection. No images released of that. Normally pilots flying Soviet aircraft would carry a Stechkin. Though Ethiopian pilots may carry their own sidearms. pic.twitter.com/JX5grKha3U — Ethiopia Map (@MapEthiopia) November 29, 2020
The northern region of Tigray has been under attack by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) since November 4. The operation was launched in response to an attack by the TIPLF on military bases in the region.
A day earlier, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the military operations in Tigray were completed and government troops controled the regional capital, Mekelle.
“I am pleased to share that we have completed and ceased the military operations in the Tigray region,” the prime minister said on Twitter.
PM Abiy’s announcement was rejected by the TIPLF, whose leader vowed to continue the fight against the government. Ethiopian government forces have reportedly launched a “manhunt” for the leader.
The conflict in Tigray, which doesn’t appear to be nearing its end, has so far claimed the lives of 611 people. More than 44,000 others were displaced to neighboring Sudan.
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southfront--2020-11-29--ISIS Attack In Syria’s Homs Desert Claimed Lives Of Dozens Of Syrian Soldiers

ISIS ’ news agency , Amaq , announced on November 29 that the group ’ s terrorists had ambushed a military convoy of the Syrian Arab Army ( SAA ) in the eastern Homs countryside .
The ambush took place a day earlier , west of the town of al-Sukhnah .
The SAA ’ s convoy was targeted with a number of improvised explosive devices ( IEDs ) , according to Amaq .
After the ambush , ISIS cells targeted two other vehicles of the SAA with heavy machine guns and an IED in the vicinity of al-Sukhnah .
Amaq @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injured .
The terrorists likely came from the Homs desert , which lays between eastern Homs and western Deir Ezzor .
The desert is infested with terrorists ’ hideouts .
U.S.-backed fighters based in the nearby area of al-Tanf are allegedly providing the terrorists with supplies .
A day earlier , government forces kicked off a new combing operation in southern and western Deir Ezzor to limit ISIS ’ activities there .
According to a recent report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , ISIS terrorists killed at least 95 Syrian service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last month .
The Russian Aerospace Forces are supporting Syrian government forces operations against ISIS in the central region .
However , the situation there is not improving .
The group has established itself in the region , likely thanks to the support of U.S.-backed fighters .
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ISIS’ news agency, Amaq, announced on November 29 that the group’s terrorists had ambushed a military convoy of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the eastern Homs countryside.
The ambush took place a day earlier, west of the town of al-Sukhnah. The SAA’s convoy was targeted with a number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), according to Amaq.
“Two battle tanks and a 4×4 vehicle were destroyed,” a source in ISIS told Amaq. “20 soldiers of the Syrian military, who were with the targeted military convoy, were also killed.
After the ambush, ISIS cells targeted two other vehicles of the SAA with heavy machine guns and an IED in the vicinity of al-Sukhnah. Amaq claims that several soldiers were killed or injured.
The terrorists likely came from the Homs desert, which lays between eastern Homs and western Deir Ezzor. The desert is infested with terrorists’ hideouts. U.S.-backed fighters based in the nearby area of al-Tanf are allegedly providing the terrorists with supplies.
A day earlier, government forces kicked off a new combing operation in southern and western Deir Ezzor to limit ISIS’ activities there.
According to a recent report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, ISIS terrorists killed at least 95 Syrian service members in the central region over the last month.
The Russian Aerospace Forces are supporting Syrian government forces operations against ISIS in the central region. However, the situation there is not improving. The group has established itself in the region, likely thanks to the support of U.S.-backed fighters.
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southfront--2020-11-29--Bombing Hits Turkistan Militants Stronghold In Syria’s Greater Idlib (Photos)

A young girl was killed and two other children were injured on November 29 when a booby-trapped motorcycle blew up in the city of Jisr al-Shughur in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib .
According to opposition sources , the attack took place in the western district of the city , which is a known stronghold of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party ( TIP ) .
The victim was identified as Samar Mohammed Deeb Hayhano .
She was severely wounded in the explosion .
A while later , she died at a nearby hospital .
A coalition of al-Qaeda-affiliated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2015 .
The majority of the locals were expelled from the city and replaced with foreign terrorists , mainly from the TIP .
No group has claimed responsibility for Jisr al-Shughur bombing , thus far .
Internal conflict between jihadist is usually behind such attacks .
Greater Idlib is now under a ceasefire agreement that was brokered by Russia and Turkey on March 5 .
The situation in the region is far from stable .
Terrorist groups are only provoking government forces , but also each other .
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A young girl was killed and two other children were injured on November 29 when a booby-trapped motorcycle blew up in the city of Jisr al-Shughur in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib.
According to opposition sources, the attack took place in the western district of the city, which is a known stronghold of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP).
The victim was identified as Samar Mohammed Deeb Hayhano. She was severely wounded in the explosion. A while later, she died at a nearby hospital.
A coalition of al-Qaeda-affiliated groups and Turkish-backed groups occupied Jisr al-Shughur in 2015. The majority of the locals were expelled from the city and replaced with foreign terrorists, mainly from the TIP.
No group has claimed responsibility for Jisr al-Shughur bombing, thus far. Internal conflict between jihadist is usually behind such attacks.
Greater Idlib is now under a ceasefire agreement that was brokered by Russia and Turkey on March 5. The situation in the region is far from stable. Terrorist groups are only provoking government forces, but also each other.
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southfront--2020-11-29--New Details On Brazen Assassination In Iran: Top Nuclear Scientist Was Killed By Remotely-Controlled

New Details On Brazen Assassination In Iran: Top Nuclear Scientist Was Killed By Remotely-Controlled Machine Gun

On November 29 , the Fars News Agency shared new details on the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh , Iran ’ s top nuclear scientist .
The assassination , which took place on November 26 , shocked Iran .
The Islamic country ’ s senior officials believe that the Israeli intelligence was behind the well-planned attack .
According to the Fars News Agency , on the day of the attack Fakhrizadeh and his wife were on their way to spend the weekend at their house in a Tehran suburb .
They were escorted by three security cars .
Midway , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a preliminary security check of the house .
Soon after the car left , shots were fired at Fakhrizadeh ’ s car , which stopped .
The victim stepped out to checkout his car thinking that he hit an object or that there was a problem with the engine .
Once Fakhrizadeh was out of his car , he was targeted by a remotely-controlled machine gun that was installed in the trunk of a Nissan pickup 150 meters away .
Fakhrizadeh , who was hit by three bullets , was transported to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surrendered to his wounds soon after .
The scientist ’ s bodyguard was also injured by the remotely-controlled machine gun fire .
Later , the Nissan pick up and the gun blew up in what appears to be a self-destruction .
The Fars News Agency said the entire attack lasted for three minutes only .
No gunmen took part in the assassination , according to the agency ’ s report .
Iranian security forces identified the owner of the pickup that was used in the assassination .
He left Iran on October 29 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assassination of Fakhrizadeh , who was closely guarded , was well thought out .
The assailants implemented a set of advanced tactics and technologies to successfully defeat Iran ’ s strict security measures .
Iran ’ s top officials vowed to respond to the assassination of the nuclear scientist .
Tehran always keeps its promises .
However , the side responsible for the attack is yet to be named by the country ’ s authorities .
The investigation is still ongoing .
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On November 29, the Fars News Agency shared new details on the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s top nuclear scientist.
The assassination, which took place on November 26, shocked Iran. The Islamic country’s senior officials believe that the Israeli intelligence was behind the well-planned attack.
According to the Fars News Agency, on the day of the attack Fakhrizadeh and his wife were on their way to spend the weekend at their house in a Tehran suburb. They were escorted by three security cars. Midway, the leading car left the motorcade to do a preliminary security check of the house.
Soon after the car left, shots were fired at Fakhrizadeh’s car, which stopped. The victim stepped out to checkout his car thinking that he hit an object or that there was a problem with the engine.
Once Fakhrizadeh was out of his car, he was targeted by a remotely-controlled machine gun that was installed in the trunk of a Nissan pickup 150 meters away. Fakhrizadeh, who was hit by three bullets, was transported to a hospital by helicopter. However, he surrendered to his wounds soon after.
The scientist’s bodyguard was also injured by the remotely-controlled machine gun fire. Later, the Nissan pick up and the gun blew up in what appears to be a self-destruction.
The Fars News Agency said the entire attack lasted for three minutes only. No gunmen took part in the assassination, according to the agency’s report.
Iranian security forces identified the owner of the pickup that was used in the assassination. He left Iran on October 29, according to Fars News.
The assassination of Fakhrizadeh, who was closely guarded, was well thought out. The assailants implemented a set of advanced tactics and technologies to successfully defeat Iran’s strict security measures.
Iran’s top officials vowed to respond to the assassination of the nuclear scientist. Tehran always keeps its promises. However, the side responsible for the attack is yet to be named by the country’s authorities. The investigation is still ongoing.
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southfront--2020-11-29--More Than 30 Killed In New Suicide Attack In Afghanistan’s Ghazni (Video)

On November 29 morning , at least 31 people were killed in a suicide attack that rocked the central Afghan province of Ghazni .
Wahidullah Jumazada , governor of Ghazni , said a suicide attacker blew up his booby-trapped vehicle next to a public protection unit in PD3 of Ghazni ’ s city center .
The vehicle was a Humvee , according to security sources .
According to TOLO News , 31 people were killed and 24 others were injured in the suicide attack .
Most of the victims were security personnel .
No group has claimed responsibility for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is infamous for carrying out such terrorist attacks , remains the main suspect .
Last week , ISIS cells launched a barrage of rockets at the Afghan capital , Kabul .
Eight people were killed and 31 others were injured in the attack .
The group claimed that the attack targeted the “ Green Zone , ” where the headquarters of the Afghan military and a number of embassies are located .
Despite the U.S.-sponsored peace talks between the Afghan government and the Talban , the threat of terrorism is still growing in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed as much as before .
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On November 29 morning, at least 31 people were killed in a suicide attack that rocked the central Afghan province of Ghazni.
Wahidullah Jumazada, governor of Ghazni, said a suicide attacker blew up his booby-trapped vehicle next to a public protection unit in PD3 of Ghazni’s city center. The vehicle was a Humvee, according to security sources.
According to TOLO News, 31 people were killed and 24 others were injured in the suicide attack. Most of the victims were security personnel.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, yet. ISIS, which is infamous for carrying out such terrorist attacks, remains the main suspect.
Last week, ISIS cells launched a barrage of rockets at the Afghan capital, Kabul. Eight people were killed and 31 others were injured in the attack. The group claimed that the attack targeted the “Green Zone,” where the headquarters of the Afghan military and a number of embassies are located.
Despite the U.S.-sponsored peace talks between the Afghan government and the Talban, the threat of terrorism is still growing in Afghanistan. Appropriate security measures are now needed as much as before.
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southfront--2020-11-29--Fake Armenian Claims Continue: “Syrian Jihadists In Shusha”

On November 28 , a photo showing two uniformed men holding a black banner in front of Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque in Shusha ’ s town center in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh surfaced on social media .
A number of Armenian sources and activists claimed that the photo showed two Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries holding a jihad banner .
While it ’ s true that hundreds of Syrian mercenaries supported Azerbaijan ’ s attack on Nagorno-Karabakh , the uniformed men seen in the photo can not be Syrians and the banner they are holding is not affiliated with jihadism .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Arabic phrase “ Ya Hussain , ” which is only used by Shiites to invoke the memory or intervention of Hussain ibn Ali , the grandson of prophet Muhammad .
Syrian mercenaries who fought with Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh were radical Sunnis , who are infamous for opposing and despising Shiite ideology .
The uniformed men seen in the photo from Shusha were most likely Azerbaijani service members .
The vast majority of Azerbaijan ’ s population are Shiites .
Most Syrian militants were fighting to overthrow the regime in their country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allied to Shiite Iran .
However , when offered money , they didn ’ t mind fighting alongside Shiites in a foreign land .
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On November 28, a photo showing two uniformed men holding a black banner in front of Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque in Shusha’s town center in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh surfaced on social media.
A number of Armenian sources and activists claimed that the photo showed two Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries holding a jihad banner.
While it’s true that hundreds of Syrian mercenaries supported Azerbaijan’s attack on Nagorno-Karabakh, the uniformed men seen in the photo cannot be Syrians and the banner they are holding is not affiliated with jihadism.
The banner seen in the photo bears the Arabic phrase “Ya Hussain,” which is only used by Shiites to invoke the memory or intervention of Hussain ibn Ali, the grandson of prophet Muhammad.
Syrian mercenaries who fought with Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh were radical Sunnis, who are infamous for opposing and despising Shiite ideology.
The uniformed men seen in the photo from Shusha were most likely Azerbaijani service members. The vast majority of Azerbaijan’s population are Shiites.
Most Syrian militants were fighting to overthrow the regime in their country because it was “secular” and allied to Shiite Iran. However, when offered money, they didn’t mind fighting alongside Shiites in a foreign land.
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southfront--2020-11-29--Iran To Boost Nuclear Activity In Response To Top Scientist’s Assassination

On November 29 , Iranian Parliament decided to speed up the consideration of the bill that supposes to increase the level of uranium enrichment .
As a “ double urgency ” , it was ratified with 232 votes from a total of 246 MPs attending the session .
According to the Tasnim Agency , the final vote on the adoption of the law may take place on December 2 .
The decision to speed up the consideration of the document was made after the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on November 27 .
The Iranian Majlis ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the consideration of a bill that would oblige the authorities to produce at least 120 kg of uranium enriched to 20 % per year .
The Joint comprehensive plan of action ( JCPOA ) allows Iran to enrich uranium to a maximum of 3.67 % within 15 years .
In addition , Iran will have to put into operation one thousand additional centrifuges at the Natanz and Fordo nuclear facilities within a year .
The bill also supposes an immediate return to the project for the reconstruction of the Arak nuclear reactor , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear deal .
The Iranian Majlis pointed out the necessity of “ strategic action ” for lifting of the sanctions after the failure of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action JCPOA , as the European party do not fulfill Tehran ’ s interests .
According to the Chairman of the Parliament ’ s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission , Mojtaba Zonnoor , the sanctions against Iran were supposed to be removed under the JCPOA , but they were reimposed by the US although Iran was fully committed to the deal as several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affirmed Tehran ’ s compliance .
Besides the revision of measures regarding the JCPOA , the bill contains the suggestions about Iran ’ s withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty , whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology .
Any refusal to carry out the law or prevent its implementation will be criminalized according to the bill .
At the same time , protests continue in Iran demanding to take tough retaliatory measures after the murder of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh .
Today , the city Council of Tehran voted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of defense is located in honor of the slain scientist .
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On November 29, Iranian Parliament decided to speed up the consideration of the bill that supposes to increase the level of uranium enrichment.
As a “double urgency”, it was ratified with 232 votes from a total of 246 MPs attending the session.
According to the Tasnim Agency, the final vote on the adoption of the law may take place on December 2. The decision to speed up the consideration of the document was made after the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on November 27.
The Iranian Majlis (Parliament) has voted to speed up the consideration of a bill that would oblige the authorities to produce at least 120 kg of uranium enriched to 20% per year. The Joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA) allows Iran to enrich uranium to a maximum of 3.67% within 15 years.
In addition, Iran will have to put into operation one thousand additional centrifuges at the Natanz and Fordo nuclear facilities within a year. The bill also supposes an immediate return to the project for the reconstruction of the Arak nuclear reactor, which existed before the signing of the nuclear deal.
The Iranian Majlis pointed out the necessity of “strategic action” for lifting of the sanctions after the failure of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action JCPOA, as the European party do not fulfill Tehran’s interests.
According to the Chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Mojtaba Zonnoor, the sanctions against Iran were supposed to be removed under the JCPOA, but they were reimposed by the US although Iran was fully committed to the deal as several reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency affirmed Tehran’s compliance.
Besides the revision of measures regarding the JCPOA, the bill contains the suggestions about Iran’s withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology.
Any refusal to carry out the law or prevent its implementation will be criminalized according to the bill.
At the same time, protests continue in Iran demanding to take tough retaliatory measures after the murder of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Today, the city Council of Tehran voted to rename the street where the Ministry of defense is located in honor of the slain scientist.
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southfront--2020-11-29--Explosion Hit Syrian Port Hosting Russian Naval Base (Video)

Early on November 29 , an explosion was heard in Syria ’ s Tartus port where a large base of the Russian Navy is located .
The Syrian Arab News Agency said a fire erupted at the port ’ s grain silos , which are located less than 900 meters away from the Russian naval base .
The fire , was confined to the silo ’ s headhouse , started when port workers were unloading a shipment of wheat .
“ Six workers in the silo suffered burns of various degrees and were transported to the al-Bassel Hospital in Tartus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Youssef Kassem , said in a statement .
“ The fire was completely extinguished and no grain of wheat was lost.
” According to Kassem , the fire caused some material damage to the silo ’ s headhouse and its electrical network .
Work to repair the damage is undergoing .
The Syrian News TV said overpressure at the port ’ s wheat cleaning machine was behind the small explosion , which in return caused the fire at the grain silos .
Last year , Russia ’ s Stroytransgaz was awarded a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
The company is planning to invest $ 500 million to develop the ageing port .
The development will benefit the naval base , which was leased to the Russian Navy in 2017 for 49 years too .
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Early on November 29, an explosion was heard in Syria’s Tartus port where a large base of the Russian Navy is located.
The Syrian Arab News Agency said a fire erupted at the port’s grain silos, which are located less than 900 meters away from the Russian naval base. The fire, was confined to the silo’s headhouse, started when port workers were unloading a shipment of wheat.
“Six workers in the silo suffered burns of various degrees and were transported to the al-Bassel Hospital in Tartus,” General Director of Syrian Grain, Youssef Kassem, said in a statement. “The fire was completely extinguished and no grain of wheat was lost.”
According to Kassem, the fire caused some material damage to the silo’s headhouse and its electrical network. Work to repair the damage is undergoing.
The Syrian News TV said overpressure at the port’s wheat cleaning machine was behind the small explosion, which in return caused the fire at the grain silos.
Last year, Russia’s Stroytransgaz was awarded a contract to operate Tartus port for 49 years. The company is planning to invest $500 million to develop the ageing port. The development will benefit the naval base, which was leased to the Russian Navy in 2017 for 49 years too.
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southfront--2020-11-30--Map Update: Saudi Proxies Urgently Set Up Defenses In Face Of Incoming Houthi Attack On Marib City

The Ansar Allah movement ( more widely known as the Houthis ) has been developing their advance on positions of @ @ @ @ @ of Yemen ’ s Marib province .
Over the past weeks , Saudi-backed forces have @ @ @ @ @ on the battleground , lost the strategic Maas base and now they are trying to @ @ @ @ @ Marib city .
However , it seems that pro-Saudi fighters will have serious difficulties with @ @ @ @ @ Houthi advance .
• On November 29 , Ansar Allah struck the Tadawin camp with @ @ @ @ @ killing 8 Saudi-led forces ; • On November 30 , clashes between Ansar Allah and @ @ @ @ @ Raghwan area .
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The Ansar Allah movement (more widely known as the Houthis) has been developing their advance on positions of Saudi-backed forces in the heart of Yemen’s Marib province. Over the past weeks, Saudi-backed forces have suffered a series of setbacks on the battleground, lost the strategic Maas base and now they are trying to secure the western flank of Marib city. However, it seems that pro-Saudi fighters will have serious difficulties with protecting it from the ongoing Houthi advance.
On November 29, Ansar Allah struck the Tadawin camp with a Badr P-1 missile reportedly killing 8 Saudi-led forces;
On November 29, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on Majzar district;
On November 30, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continue in the Raghwan area.
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southfront--2020-11-30--Map Update: Military Situation In Nagorno-Karabakh On November 30, 2020

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Nagorno-Karabakh : • On November 29 @ @ @ @ @ and ammunition to Karabakh using via the Yalama-Baku-Yevlakh-Barda railway in Azerbaijan ; • As of @ @ @ @ @ that more than 24 hectares of land and about 8 kilometers of roads were cleared @ @ @ @ @ 750 explosive objects were found and destroyed ; • As of November 30 , 23,514 @ @ @ @ @ their homes in Karabakh with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Nagorno-Karabakh:
On November 29, Russian peacekeepers established a special-purpose medical field hospital in Stepanakert;
On November 29, Russia transferred military equipment and ammunition to Karabakh using via the Yalama-Baku-Yevlakh-Barda railway in Azerbaijan;
As of November 30, Russia reported that more than 24 hectares of land and about 8 kilometers of roads were cleared from mines and IEDs and 750 explosive objects were found and destroyed;
As of November 30, 23,514 displaced persons have returned to their homes in Karabakh with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers.
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southfront--2020-11-30--Policy Of Terror: Assassinations Of Nuclear Scientists In Iran

THE LAST DAY OF NOVEMBER .
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IF YOU LIKE THIS ARTICLE AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE COVERAGE ON THIS TOPIC , SUPPORT OUR WORK : The assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is not a one-time event , but it is a part of a string of such attacks on Iran ’ s nuclear scientific program .
This is a result of frequent accusations by Israel , and more recently , by the Trump Administration in the US that Tehran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than what it claims is simply a civilian endeavor to provide cheaper , cleaner energy .
On November 27th , Iran ’ s chief nuclear scientist – Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was shot , and killed east of Tehran .
Iranian officials blame Israel , and it is little doubt who ’ s responsible for the killing .
Iranian Supreme Leader Khameini said the following : Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on the international community “ to end their shameful double standards ” and “ condemn this act of state terror.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious indications of Israeli role.
” Maj. Gen. Hossein Dehghan , Khamenei ’ s military adviser , tweeted Saturday that “ Zionists ” are seeking to create “ all-out war ” and vowed to “ descend like lightning ” on Fakhrizadeh ’ s killers .
President Hassan Rouhani , also among the many Iranian leaders blaming Israel , promised retaliation as well , saying during a cabinet meeting on November 28th : The official version is that Fakhrizadeh was traveling with his wife on November 27th in a bulletproof car , alongside three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what sounded like bullets hitting a vehicle , and he exited the car to determine what had happened .
When he exited the vehicle , a remote-controlled machine gun opened fire from a Nissan stopped about 150 meters from Fakhrizadeh ’ s car , Fars News said .
Fakhrizadeh was hit at least three times , according to Fars News .
His bodyguard was also shot .
Following the gunfire , the Nissan exploded , Fars News reported , adding the attack lasted three minutes .
Iranian Defense Minister Brig .
Gen. Amir @ @ @ @ @ @ @ car was hit by gunfire , followed by an explosion and more gunfire .
Seyed Kamal Kharrazi , the head of Iran ’ s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations , compared the assassination to the killing of Qasem Soleimani , the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported .
The wider international community and Western media is largely keeping silent and not condemning the killing at all , despite Israel having a lengthy list of assassinating Iranian officials , experts and scientists inside Iran itself .
The death of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh , as such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Compared to the outcry when , for example , Alexei Navalny fell ill and was alleged poisoned .
Nobody , actually , died and there was no evidence , and the outcry in the West was massive .
It should be mentioned that newly-elected US President Joe Biden vowed to revive the Iran Nuclear deal which US President Donald Trump unilaterally left in 2018 .
As such , this assassination may be an attempt to throw a wrench in the works and stop that from transpiring .
Below are other Iranian scientists who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years , they are also listed in the infographic : • Masoud Alimohammadi – he was an Iranian quantum field theorist and elementary-particle physicist and a distinguished professor of elementary particle physics at the University of Tehran ’ s Department of Physics .
He was assassinated on January 12th , 2010 in front of his home in Tehran , while leaving for university .
Majid Jamali Fashi was convicted of his killing and executed on May 15th , 2012 .
Iran ’ s Press TV quoted the ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the involvement of the Zionist regime of Israel , the US and their allies in Iran.
” In the same article a professor at Tehran University is quoted as having said , “ It is widely believed among colleagues that he was assassinated by terrorist organizations probably supported by the United States and with connections with the Americans and the Israelis under different names.
” • Majid Shahriari – was an Iranian nuclear scientist and engineer who worked with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran .
On November 29th , 2010 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ C-4 bomb on his car door whilst he was driving .
He was instantly killed .
His fellow nuclear Scientist Fereydoon Abbasi , a professor at Shahid Beheshti University was severely wounded .
Dr. Abbasi ’ s wife was also hurt .
Iranian officials have variously blamed Israel and the United States for assassinating Shahriari .
Saeed Jalili , Iran ’ s chief nuclear negotiator , was quoted as saying Western nations “ exercise terrorism to liquidate Iran ’ s nuclear scientists ” .
• Dariush Rezaei-Nejad – he was an Iranian Nuclear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by gunmen in July 2011 .
He was shot five times and killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen in front of his home while he was with his wife after they picked up their daughter from kindergarten .
His wife was also wounded in the attack .
The attack was described by an Israeli intelligence interviewed by Der Spiegel as “ the first public operation by new Mossad chief Tamir Pardo ” .
After the assassination , the speaker of Iran ’ s parliament Ali Larijani stated that the United States and Israel had killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland , rejected the accusation .
• Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan – he was an Iranian nuclear scientist ; he was also commerce deputy of “ Natanz nuclear power plant ” .
He was assassinated back in 2012 .
It was via a motorbike bomb attack at half pass eight ( in the morning ) in the vicinity of Seyyed Khandan locality in Tehran .
According to Western intelligence sources , Ahmadi Roshan was “ a victim of Israel ’ s Mossad.
” • Reza Qashqai Fard – he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Iran , and he was killed in the same incident as Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan , he was a lower ranked employee , but still a nuclear scientist , Such assassinations are not exactly uncommon , and Iran has also said that it has stopped such plans by Mossad , but it appears that not entirely .
Notably , in the weeks leading up to the assassination , there were numerous reports that US President Donald Trump was mulling over a strike on Iran , in order to forward an Israeli agenda forward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has taken place , so far .
It is likely , however , that in the last few weeks of the Trump Administration remaining in office , some more similar events might take place .
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The assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is not a one-time event, but it is a part of a string of such attacks on Iran’s nuclear scientific program.
This is a result of frequent accusations by Israel, and more recently, by the Trump Administration in the US that Tehran plans to develop a nuclear weapon, rather than what it claims is simply a civilian endeavor to provide cheaper, cleaner energy.
On November 27th, Iran’s chief nuclear scientist – Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was shot, and killed east of Tehran.
Iranian officials blame Israel, and it is little doubt who’s responsible for the killing.
Iranian Supreme Leader Khameini said the following:
“Mr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed by the oppressive enemies. This rare scientific mind lost his life for his everlasting great scientific work. He lost his life for God and the supreme leader.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on the international community “to end their shameful double standards” and “condemn this act of state terror.” He added that the attack showed “serious indications of Israeli role.”
Maj. Gen. Hossein Dehghan, Khamenei’s military adviser, tweeted Saturday that “Zionists” are seeking to create “all-out war” and vowed to “descend like lightning” on Fakhrizadeh’s killers.
President Hassan Rouhani, also among the many Iranian leaders blaming Israel, promised retaliation as well, saying during a cabinet meeting on November 28th:
“The think tanks and the enemies of Iran must know that the Iranian nation and the officials in charge in the country are brave and determined to respond to the murder in time.”
The official version is that Fakhrizadeh was traveling with his wife on November 27th in a bulletproof car, alongside three security personnel vehicles, when he heard what sounded like bullets hitting a vehicle, and he exited the car to determine what had happened.
When he exited the vehicle, a remote-controlled machine gun opened fire from a Nissan stopped about 150 meters from Fakhrizadeh’s car, Fars News said.
Fakhrizadeh was hit at least three times, according to Fars News. His bodyguard was also shot. Following the gunfire, the Nissan exploded, Fars News reported, adding the attack lasted three minutes.
Iranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Amir Hatami also said that Fakhrizadeh’s car was hit by gunfire, followed by an explosion and more gunfire.
“Based on reports received from members of his security detail, Mr. Fakhrizadeh’s vehicle was initially targeted by gunfire, after which a Nissan vehicle laden with explosives was set off in close proximity to them as gunfire, targeting their vehicle, was continuing,” Hatami said, according to ISNA.
Seyed Kamal Kharrazi, the head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, compared the assassination to the killing of Qasem Soleimani, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
“Undoubtedly, the Islamic Republic of Iran will give a calculated and decisive answer to the criminals who took Martyr Fakhrizadeh,” Kharrazi was quoted as saying.
The wider international community and Western media is largely keeping silent and not condemning the killing at all, despite Israel having a lengthy list of assassinating Iranian officials, experts and scientists inside Iran itself.
The death of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, as such, is not an isolated incident.
Compared to the outcry when, for example, Alexei Navalny fell ill and was alleged poisoned. Nobody, actually, died and there was no evidence, and the outcry in the West was massive.
It should be mentioned that newly-elected US President Joe Biden vowed to revive the Iran Nuclear deal which US President Donald Trump unilaterally left in 2018.
As such, this assassination may be an attempt to throw a wrench in the works and stop that from transpiring.
Below are other Iranian scientists who were allegedly killed by Israel throughout the years, they are also listed in the infographic:
Masoud Alimohammadi – he was an Iranian quantum field theorist and elementary-particle physicist and a distinguished professor of elementary particle physics at the University of Tehran’s Department of Physics. He was assassinated on January 12th, 2010 in front of his home in Tehran, while leaving for university. Majid Jamali Fashi was convicted of his killing and executed on May 15th, 2012.
Iran’s Press TV quoted the ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast, “Primary investigations into the assassination revealed signs of the involvement of the Zionist regime of Israel, the US and their allies in Iran.” In the same article a professor at Tehran University is quoted as having said, “It is widely believed among colleagues that he was assassinated by terrorist organizations probably supported by the United States and with connections with the Americans and the Israelis under different names.”
Majid Shahriari – was an Iranian nuclear scientist and engineer who worked with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. On November 29th, 2010, assassins riding motorcycles planted and detonated a C-4 bomb on his car door whilst he was driving. He was instantly killed. His fellow nuclear Scientist Fereydoon Abbasi, a professor at Shahid Beheshti University was severely wounded. Dr. Abbasi’s wife was also hurt. Iranian officials have variously blamed Israel and the United States for assassinating Shahriari. Saeed Jalili, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, was quoted as saying Western nations “exercise terrorism to liquidate Iran’s nuclear scientists”. Dariush Rezaei-Nejad – he was an Iranian Nuclear scientist who was assassinated in east Tehran by gunmen in July 2011. He was shot five times and killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen in front of his home while he was with his wife after they picked up their daughter from kindergarten. His wife was also wounded in the attack.
The attack was described by an Israeli intelligence interviewed by Der Spiegel as “the first public operation by new Mossad chief Tamir Pardo”. After the assassination, the speaker of Iran’s parliament Ali Larijani stated that the United States and Israel had killed Rezaeinejad. The U.S. government, through State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland, rejected the accusation.
Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan – he was an Iranian nuclear scientist; he was also commerce deputy of “Natanz nuclear power plant”. He was assassinated back in 2012. It was via a motorbike bomb attack at half pass eight (in the morning) in the vicinity of Seyyed Khandan locality in Tehran. According to Western intelligence sources, Ahmadi Roshan was “a victim of Israel’s Mossad.” Reza Qashqai Fard – he was an employee of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and he was killed in the same incident as Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, he was a lower ranked employee, but still a nuclear scientist,
“The bomb was a magnetic one and the same as the ones previously used for the assassination of the scientists, and the work of the Zionists [Israelis],” deputy Tehran governor Safarali Baratloo said.
Witnesses said they had seen two people on the motorbike fix the bomb to the car, reported to be a Peugeot 405. The driver died of his wounds after the attack though the car itself remained virtually intact.
Such assassinations are not exactly uncommon, and Iran has also said that it has stopped such plans by Mossad, but it appears that not entirely.
Notably, in the weeks leading up to the assassination, there were numerous reports that US President Donald Trump was mulling over a strike on Iran, in order to forward an Israeli agenda forward, however, none of the sort has taken place, so far. It is likely, however, that in the last few weeks of the Trump Administration remaining in office, some more similar events might take place.
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southfront--2020-11-30--“2020’s Most Violent Massacre” In Nigeria Leaves At Least 110 Dead

On November 28th , a massacre took place in Nigeria ’ s terrorist-infested Borno state , leaving at least 110 dead .
Initial reports of unknown armed men on motorcycles attacking the village of Koshobe and other rural communities in the Jere local government area near Maiduguri claimed that there 43 and then 70 dead .
“ Armed men on motorcycles led a brutal attack on civilian men and women who were harvesting their fields , ” Edward Kallon , the UN ’ s humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria , said in a statement .
“ At least 110 civilians were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this attack , ” he added , noting that several women are believed to have been kidnapped .
“ The incident is the most violent direct attack against innocent civilians this year .
I call for the perpetrators of this heinous and senseless act to be brought to justice , ” Kallon said .
There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack , but the armed group Boko Haram and its splinter faction , the Islamic State in West Africa Province ( ISWAP ) have carried increasingly deadly attacks in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari , who took office in 2015 promising to fix the security crisis , denounced the latest massacre .
Security analyst Sulaiman Aledeh said many in the country are growing frustrated with the authorities ’ inability to contain the conflict .
“ If you ’ ve seen [ what happened to ] Niger , President Mahamadou Issoufou had to sack his security chiefs when 89 soldiers were killed .
So Nigerians are asking why are you keeping these people , ” he said when speaking to Al Jazeera .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the government of the day seems to be rewarding loyalty over professionalism .
They [ Nigerians ] think by now the government should ’ ve tried a few good other men to get them out of this mess.
” “ In one side , they stay at home they may be killed by hunger and starvation ; on the other , they go out to their farmlands and risk getting killed by the insurgents , ” he said .
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IF YOU LIKE THIS ARTICLE AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE COVERAGE ON THIS TOPIC , SUPPORT OUR WORK : Bulama Bukarti , an analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change , said the failure to control Boko Haram has devastated Nigeria ’ s economy and people ’ s lives .
“ The security forces are obviously losing this war , ” he said , saying that 2019 had been “ the deadliest year ” for Nigerian security forces since Boko Haram ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ About 800 security forces were killed , mostly in the first half of last year , and the Nigerian military responded by changing its strategy introducing what they called the ‘ super camp strategy ’ by which they withdrew soldiers from remote communities and rural areas and consolidated them in what they call ‘ super camps ’ in order to reduce military fatalities , ” Bukarti said .
“ The strategy succeeded in reducing military fatalities but the side-effect of that is that the Nigerian military has effectively surrendered control of rural Nigeria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have Boko Haram ruling northeastern Nigeria and criminal gangs ruling the rural communities of northwestern Nigeria ; this has a devastating effect on Nigeria ’ s economy and the future of the country entirely.
” This essentially led to the military stopping the fight in the rural areas of Nigeria , which led to attacks on civilians and frequent massacres .
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On November 28th, a massacre took place in Nigeria’s terrorist-infested Borno state, leaving at least 110 dead.
Initial reports of unknown armed men on motorcycles attacking the village of Koshobe and other rural communities in the Jere local government area near Maiduguri claimed that there 43 and then 70 dead.
“Armed men on motorcycles led a brutal attack on civilian men and women who were harvesting their fields,” Edward Kallon, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, said in a statement. “At least 110 civilians were ruthlessly killed and many others were wounded in this attack,” he added, noting that several women are believed to have been kidnapped. “The incident is the most violent direct attack against innocent civilians this year. I call for the perpetrators of this heinous and senseless act to be brought to justice,” Kallon said.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack, but the armed group Boko Haram and its splinter faction, the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) have carried increasingly deadly attacks in 2020, and earlier, as well.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who took office in 2015 promising to fix the security crisis, denounced the latest massacre.
“I condemn the killing of our hard-working farmers by terrorists in Borno state. The entire country is hurt by these senseless killings,” the president said via his spokesman.
Security analyst Sulaiman Aledeh said many in the country are growing frustrated with the authorities’ inability to contain the conflict.
“If you’ve seen [what happened to] Niger, President Mahamadou Issoufou had to sack his security chiefs when 89 soldiers were killed. So Nigerians are asking why are you keeping these people,” he said when speaking to Al Jazeera. “The problem here has to do with the government of the day seems to be rewarding loyalty over professionalism. They [Nigerians] think by now the government should’ve tried a few good other men to get them out of this mess.”
He described people facing desperate choices.
“In one side, they stay at home they may be killed by hunger and starvation; on the other, they go out to their farmlands and risk getting killed by the insurgents,” he said. THE LAST DAY OF NOVEMBER. SO FAR, WE HAVE COLLECTED 63% OF THE MONTHLY BUDGET NEEDED TO CONTINUE SOUTHFRONT WORK AND FURTHER. IF YOU LIKE THIS ARTICLE AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE COVERAGE ON THIS TOPIC, SUPPORT OUR WORK: PayPal: southfront@list.ru, http://southfront.org/donate/ or via: https://www.patreon.com/southfront, BTC: 3Gbs4rjcVUtQd8p3CiFUCxPLZwRqurezRZ, BCH ABC: qpf2cphc5dkuclkqur7lhj2yuqq9pk3hmukle77vhq, ETH: 0x9f4cda013e354b8fc285bf4b9a60460cee7f7ea9
Bulama Bukarti, an analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, said the failure to control Boko Haram has devastated Nigeria’s economy and people’s lives.
“The security forces are obviously losing this war,” he said, saying that 2019 had been “the deadliest year” for Nigerian security forces since Boko Haram’s armed campaign started in 2009. “About 800 security forces were killed, mostly in the first half of last year, and the Nigerian military responded by changing its strategy introducing what they called the ‘super camp strategy’ by which they withdrew soldiers from remote communities and rural areas and consolidated them in what they call ‘super camps’ in order to reduce military fatalities,” Bukarti said. “The strategy succeeded in reducing military fatalities but the side-effect of that is that the Nigerian military has effectively surrendered control of rural Nigeria to Boko Haram fighters. “You have Boko Haram ruling northeastern Nigeria and criminal gangs ruling the rural communities of northwestern Nigeria; this has a devastating effect on Nigeria’s economy and the future of the country entirely.”
This essentially led to the military stopping the fight in the rural areas of Nigeria, which led to attacks on civilians and frequent massacres.
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southfront--2020-11-30--Brace For Meme-Pact: Jen Psaki Returns As White House Press Secretary

THE LAST DAY OF NOVEMBER .
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IF YOU LIKE THIS ARTICLE AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE COVERAGE ON THIS TOPIC , SUPPORT OUR WORK : On November 29th , US president-elect Joe Biden released the list of who would take part in his senior communications team .
This notably sees the return of Jen Psaki , the unintentional meme mastermind .
She will return as Joe Biden ’ s White House Press Secretary .
“ Jennifer Psaki , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s White House press secretary , one of seven women who will fill the upper ranks of his administration ’ s communications staff .
It is the first time all of the top aides tasked with speaking on behalf of an administration and shaping its message will be female , ” as described by the Washington Post .
On Twitter , Psaki said she saw her job as trying to “ rebuild trust of the American people ” and noted that many of the women on the team , including herself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She said she planned to “ think outside of the box ” about how to use the podium to make the Biden-Harris agenda more accessible to the public .
While being part of the Presidential Administration back in the Barack Obama-era , she was notorious for her ridiculous statements .
She was ( at various times ) deputy press secretary of the White House and an official representative of the US State Department .
There are actual meme compilations of her talking nonsense in regard to Ukraine , Iraq , Iran , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Some of her most infamous and ridiculous claims are the following : An avid expert in geography , she described Russia as sitting to the West of Europe and gas from West to East .
Another famous claim attributed to her is the following : Notably , Belarus is entirely landlocked and has no shore , whatsoever .
She also had an entire meme term attributed to her “ to Psak ” , which SouthFront was one of the original proponents of the term – and it simply translates to “ speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frequent pastime of hers .
Regardless , newly-elected US President Joe Biden ’ s team has many familiar faces from the Barack Obama presidency , and it comes quite close to the claims of many that this will simply be Barack Obama ’ s third presidency , in a way .
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On November 29th, US president-elect Joe Biden released the list of who would take part in his senior communications team.
This notably sees the return of Jen Psaki, the unintentional meme mastermind. She will return as Joe Biden’s White House Press Secretary.
“Jennifer Psaki, a veteran Democratic spokeswoman, will be Biden’s White House press secretary, one of seven women who will fill the upper ranks of his administration’s communications staff. It is the first time all of the top aides tasked with speaking on behalf of an administration and shaping its message will be female,” as described by the Washington Post.
On Twitter, Psaki said she saw her job as trying to “rebuild trust of the American people” and noted that many of the women on the team, including herself, were also mothers of young children. She said she planned to “think outside of the box” about how to use the podium to make the Biden-Harris agenda more accessible to the public.
I can’t imagine a smarter, savvier, better human to partner with than @K_JeanPierre to rebuild trust of the American people, communicate the Biden-Harris agenda and make the work of the U.S. government more accessible to the people we will all serve. — Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) November 29, 2020
While being part of the Presidential Administration back in the Barack Obama-era, she was notorious for her ridiculous statements.
She was (at various times) deputy press secretary of the White House and an official representative of the US State Department.
There are actual meme compilations of her talking nonsense in regard to Ukraine, Iraq, Iran, Russia and Belarus, among other topics.
Some of her most infamous and ridiculous claims are the following:
“And what that means is there are flows of gas, of natural gas I should say, that go through, from Western Europe through Ukraine to Russia, and we—or I’m sorry, the other way—from Russia through Ukraine to Western Europe.”
An avid expert in geography, she described Russia as sitting to the West of Europe and gas from West to East.
Another famous claim attributed to her is the following:
“In the event of a Belarusian invasion of Ukraine, the 6th US Fleet will immediately be deployed to the shores of Belarus.”
Notably, Belarus is entirely landlocked and has no shore, whatsoever.
She also had an entire meme term attributed to her “to Psak”, which SouthFront was one of the original proponents of the term – and it simply translates to “speaking nonsense” which appeared to be a frequent pastime of hers.
Regardless, newly-elected US President Joe Biden’s team has many familiar faces from the Barack Obama presidency, and it comes quite close to the claims of many that this will simply be Barack Obama’s third presidency, in a way.
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southfront--2020-11-30--Military Situation In Syria On November 30, 2020 (Map Update)

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A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
On November 29, 3 civilians were wounded in an IED explosion in al-Harak town;
On November 29, the first batch of residents of the “Yarmouk Camp” in Damascus began to return to their homes;
On November 29, a civilian was killed and 5 others were wounded in a car bomb explosion in Jisr al-Shoghur;
On November 30, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 32 times: 17 – in Idlib province, 2 – in Aleppo province, 11 – in Latakia province, 2 – in Hama province;
On November 29, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in the Ain Issa area;
On November 29, artillery units of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces north of Ain Issa;
On November 29, clashes between Turkish-backed forces and SDF were reported in Maraanaz and Kafr Khasher areas;
On November 29, ISIS ambushed an Syrian Arab Army (SAA) convoy west of Sukhnah with several IEDs killing 20 SAA soldiers, according to ISIS media.
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