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DoD News –
U.S. Military, Partner Nations Conduct Airstrikes in Syria
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2014 – U.S. military forces and partner nations, including Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, undertook military action against ISIL terrorists in Syria overnight, according to a U.S. Central Command news release.
A mix of fighters, bombers, remotely piloted aircraft and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles conducted 14 strikes against ISIL targets.
The strikes destroyed or damaged multiple ISIL targets in the vicinity of the towns of Ar Raqqah in north central Syria, Dayr az Zawr and Abu Kamal in eastern Syria and Al Hasakah in northeastern Syria. The targets included ISIL fighters, training compounds, headquarters and command and control facilities, storage facilities, a finance center, supply trucks and armed vehicles, the news release said.
The United States employed 47 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles, launched from the USS Arleigh Burke and USS Philippine Sea, which were operating from international waters in the Red Sea and North Arabian Gulf. In addition, U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fighters, bombers and remotely piloted aircraft deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations participated in the airstrikes.
Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates also participated in or supported the airstrikes against ISIL targets. All aircraft safely exited the strike areas.
Also, in Iraq yesterday, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists, using attack aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. The airstrikes destroyed two ISIL Humvees, an ISIL armed vehicle and an ISIL fighting position southwest of Kirkuk. All aircraft exited the strike areas safely. To date, U.S. Central Command has conducted a total of 194 airstrikes across Iraq against ISIL.
The United States conducted these strikes as part of the President’s comprehensive strategy to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL. Going forward, the U.S. military will continue to conduct targeted airstrikes against ISIL in Syria and Iraq as local forces go on the offensive against this terrorist group, the release said.
Separately, the United States also took action to disrupt the imminent attack plotting against the United States and Western interests conducted by a network of seasoned al-Qaida veterans known as the Khorasan Group. The group has established a safe haven in Syria to develop external attacks, construct and test improvised explosive devices and recruit Westerners to conduct operations, the release said. These strikes were undertaken only by U.S. assets.
In total, U.S. Central Command forces conducted eight strikes against Khorasan Group targets located west of Aleppo, to include training camps, an explosives and munitions production facility, a communication building and command and control facilities.
This appears to be in line with Obama’s policy of fighting Al Quada while supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. But they’re the same thing.
I’ve read several times that the “moderate” Syrian rebels are in fact Muslim Brotherhood. Just as a CIA vetran reported that the Rebels in Lybia were in fact Al Quada linked brigades being commanded by Lybian Muslim Brotherhood.
As to all the reports about the radicals fighting the moderate rebels. Where do you think those reports come from? From the rebels themselves of course.
– “moderate” rebels, Truthi –
Are you referring to the irony of calling any rebels moderate? Or did I get that descriptor wrong? Are they not referred to as “moderate” in comparison to the Al Quada rebels/jihadists?
They are called moderate in an attempt to make us think they aren’t jihadists.
“The number of Ebola cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone could rise to between 550,000 and 1.4 million by January if there are no “additional interventions or changes in community behavior,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Tuesday. The estimate was derived from a new forecasting tool developed by the CDC.
The range of estimated cases — from 550,000 to 1.4 million — is wide because experts suspect the current count is highly under-reported. The official death toll from Ebola in West Africa has climbed to more than 2,800 in six months, with 5,800 cases confirmed as of Monday, the World Health Organization said.
But the CDC estimates that if 70% of people with Ebola are properly cared for in medical facilities, the epidemic could decrease and eventually end.
In a press conference Tuesday, CDC Director Tom Frieden cautioned that this model is based on older data from August. The numbers are not projections, but “scenarios.” The model does not take into account President Obama’s announcement that the U.S. is sending troops and extra medical equipment to the area. Nor does it take into account the additional help from other countries promised…”
“New figures suggest 70% of those infected with Ebola in West Africa have died, higher than previously reported, says the World Health Organization. Ebola infections will treble to 20,000 by November if efforts to tackle the outbreak are not stepped up, the UN agency has warned.
In the worst case scenario, cases in two nations could reach 1.4 million in January, according to a US estimate. Experts said the US numbers were “somewhat pessimistic”.
The world’s largest outbreak of Ebola has caused 2,800 deaths so far, mainly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Outbreaks in Senegal and Nigeria were “pretty much contained”, said the WHO….”
“A court in China has found a prominent Uighur scholar guilty of separatism and jailed him for life, his lawyer says. Ilham Tohti had spoken out on China’s policies towards the Muslim Uighur minority in the restive Xinjiang region, but had denied being a separatist.
Correspondents say China is taking a tougher line amid rising Xinjiang-linked violence. Amnesty International has called the verdict “deplorable”. The EU, US and the United Nations have all previously called for his release.
The Urumqi People’s Intermediate Court found Tohti guilty after a two-day trial that ended last week. It also ordered all of Tohti’s money and property seized. His lawyer, Li Fangping, told BBC Chinese that he would be filing an appeal…”
“Two Palestinians suspected of the abduction and murder of three Israeli teenagers in June have been killed by Israeli forces, Israel’s military says. A spokesman said troops searching for Marwan Qawasmeh and Amer Abu Aisha surrounded a building in the West Bank city of Hebron where they were hiding.
“We opened fire, they returned fire and they were killed in the exchange,” Lt Col Peter Lerner added. The abduction of the teenagers was a trigger of the recent conflict in Gaza….”
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DoD News –
U.S. Military, Partner Nations Conduct Airstrikes in Syria
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2014 – U.S. military forces and partner nations, including Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, undertook military action against ISIL terrorists in Syria overnight, according to a U.S. Central Command news release.
A mix of fighters, bombers, remotely piloted aircraft and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles conducted 14 strikes against ISIL targets.
The strikes destroyed or damaged multiple ISIL targets in the vicinity of the towns of Ar Raqqah in north central Syria, Dayr az Zawr and Abu Kamal in eastern Syria and Al Hasakah in northeastern Syria. The targets included ISIL fighters, training compounds, headquarters and command and control facilities, storage facilities, a finance center, supply trucks and armed vehicles, the news release said.
The United States employed 47 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles, launched from the USS Arleigh Burke and USS Philippine Sea, which were operating from international waters in the Red Sea and North Arabian Gulf. In addition, U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fighters, bombers and remotely piloted aircraft deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations participated in the airstrikes.
Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates also participated in or supported the airstrikes against ISIL targets. All aircraft safely exited the strike areas.
Also, in Iraq yesterday, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists, using attack aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. The airstrikes destroyed two ISIL Humvees, an ISIL armed vehicle and an ISIL fighting position southwest of Kirkuk. All aircraft exited the strike areas safely. To date, U.S. Central Command has conducted a total of 194 airstrikes across Iraq against ISIL.
The United States conducted these strikes as part of the President’s comprehensive strategy to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL. Going forward, the U.S. military will continue to conduct targeted airstrikes against ISIL in Syria and Iraq as local forces go on the offensive against this terrorist group, the release said.
Separately, the United States also took action to disrupt the imminent attack plotting against the United States and Western interests conducted by a network of seasoned al-Qaida veterans known as the Khorasan Group. The group has established a safe haven in Syria to develop external attacks, construct and test improvised explosive devices and recruit Westerners to conduct operations, the release said. These strikes were undertaken only by U.S. assets.
In total, U.S. Central Command forces conducted eight strikes against Khorasan Group targets located west of Aleppo, to include training camps, an explosives and munitions production facility, a communication building and command and control facilities.
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=123234
US centcom video Sept. 23: ISIL compound strike
US centcom video Sept. 23
US centcom – Sept. 23: ISIL Vehicle Staging Ground
FGM spreading
http://www.clarionproject.org/news/devils-share-fgm-mauritania-and-senegal
UK the leading source of female jihadists.
http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/uk-leading-source-female-jihadists-syria-and-iraq
I bet they’re the most vicious.
Having them in charge of the brothel hurts to think about.
It does make you think that the brothels will specialize in S&M.
Turkish border with Syria open to ISIS but closed to Kurds.
http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/turkish-border-syria-open-isis-closed-kurds
Turkey’s gonna start payin’ up karmic debt.
Yeah Endrogen (sp?) really wants to be Caliph.
US Muslim Charity Linked to Turkish Hamas Affiliate IHH
http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/us-muslim-charity-linked-turkish-hamas-affiliate-ihh
UK Taxpayers Funding ‘Charities’ Linked to Terrorist Groups
http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/uk-taxpayers-funding-charities-linked-terrorist-groups
This appears to be in line with Obama’s policy of fighting Al Quada while supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. But they’re the same thing.
I’ve read several times that the “moderate” Syrian rebels are in fact Muslim Brotherhood. Just as a CIA vetran reported that the Rebels in Lybia were in fact Al Quada linked brigades being commanded by Lybian Muslim Brotherhood.
As to all the reports about the radicals fighting the moderate rebels. Where do you think those reports come from? From the rebels themselves of course.
– “moderate” rebels, Truthi –
Are you referring to the irony of calling any rebels moderate? Or did I get that descriptor wrong? Are they not referred to as “moderate” in comparison to the Al Quada rebels/jihadists?
They are called moderate in an attempt to make us think they aren’t jihadists.
The folly of recruiting Iran to fight ISIS
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/majid-rafizadeh/the-folly-of-inviting-iran-to-fight-isis/
Obama thee Shiite whats to give Iraq to Iran.
I wrote that article!
In my head.
How Germany funds Jew hate
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/vijeta-uniyal/how-germany-funds-jew-hate/
Iran still in the Axis of evil
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4722/iran-axis-of-evil
How ISIS already threatens the US
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0914/bruce092314.php3
Brigitte Gabriel on ISIS Propaganda Movie
Pic : France – Paris – Roissy Airport – Sep 23 2014 :
http://i57.tinypic.com/n32qtf.jpg
That’s as clear as a Yellow Alert.
VICE NEWS – Ghosts of Aleppo (Part 2)
( 13 min 05 )
CDC: Ebola cases could reach at least 550,000 by January (CNN; +a very disturbing video, Sept 23, 2014)
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/23/world/africa/ebola-outbreak/index.html
“The number of Ebola cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone could rise to between 550,000 and 1.4 million by January if there are no “additional interventions or changes in community behavior,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Tuesday. The estimate was derived from a new forecasting tool developed by the CDC.
The range of estimated cases — from 550,000 to 1.4 million — is wide because experts suspect the current count is highly under-reported. The official death toll from Ebola in West Africa has climbed to more than 2,800 in six months, with 5,800 cases confirmed as of Monday, the World Health Organization said.
But the CDC estimates that if 70% of people with Ebola are properly cared for in medical facilities, the epidemic could decrease and eventually end.
In a press conference Tuesday, CDC Director Tom Frieden cautioned that this model is based on older data from August. The numbers are not projections, but “scenarios.” The model does not take into account President Obama’s announcement that the U.S. is sending troops and extra medical equipment to the area. Nor does it take into account the additional help from other countries promised…”
Pessimists vs optimists? Time will surely tell…
Ebola death rates 70% – WHO study (BBC, Sept 23, 2014)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29327741
“New figures suggest 70% of those infected with Ebola in West Africa have died, higher than previously reported, says the World Health Organization. Ebola infections will treble to 20,000 by November if efforts to tackle the outbreak are not stepped up, the UN agency has warned.
In the worst case scenario, cases in two nations could reach 1.4 million in January, according to a US estimate. Experts said the US numbers were “somewhat pessimistic”.
The world’s largest outbreak of Ebola has caused 2,800 deaths so far, mainly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Outbreaks in Senegal and Nigeria were “pretty much contained”, said the WHO….”
China jails prominent Uighur academic Ilham Tohti for life (BBC, Sept 23, 2014)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29321701
“A court in China has found a prominent Uighur scholar guilty of separatism and jailed him for life, his lawyer says. Ilham Tohti had spoken out on China’s policies towards the Muslim Uighur minority in the restive Xinjiang region, but had denied being a separatist.
Correspondents say China is taking a tougher line amid rising Xinjiang-linked violence. Amnesty International has called the verdict “deplorable”. The EU, US and the United Nations have all previously called for his release.
The Urumqi People’s Intermediate Court found Tohti guilty after a two-day trial that ended last week. It also ordered all of Tohti’s money and property seized. His lawyer, Li Fangping, told BBC Chinese that he would be filing an appeal…”
Israel kills Palestinians suspected of teenagers’ murders (BBC, Sept 23, 2014)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29323163
“Two Palestinians suspected of the abduction and murder of three Israeli teenagers in June have been killed by Israeli forces, Israel’s military says. A spokesman said troops searching for Marwan Qawasmeh and Amer Abu Aisha surrounded a building in the West Bank city of Hebron where they were hiding.
“We opened fire, they returned fire and they were killed in the exchange,” Lt Col Peter Lerner added. The abduction of the teenagers was a trigger of the recent conflict in Gaza….”