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Cameroon forces kill over 100 Boko Haram extremists and release almost 900 hostages in clean-up operation


Sputnik
Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:47 UTC
Tropas Boko Haram
© AP Photo
Boko Haram
A special clean-up operation from November 26 to 28 against Boko Haram fighters in the border area with Nigeria neutralized more than 100 jihadists of Boko Haram, according to Cameroon's Defense Minister Joseph Beti Assomo.

Cameroon forces have killed over 100 members of the Boko Haram radical Islamist group, while releasing almost 900 hostages, Cameroon's Defense Minister Joseph Beti Assomo said Wednesday.

"A special clean-up operation from November 26 to 28 against Boko Haram fighters in the border area with Nigeria neutralized more than 100 jihadists," Assomo said on national radio, according to South Africa's The Citizen newspaper.

A number of weapons, munitions and Islamic State (ISIL, or Daesh in Arabic) flags were seized during the operation, the defense minister added. The sweep took place in a few towns along the border with Nigeria.

Boko Haram, which operates mainly in northern Nigeria, has also been active in Chad, Niger and northern Cameroon. All of these West African states have waged a counter-terrorist campaign against the group. The extremist group pledged allegiance to ISIL, outlawed in Russia, in March. Nigeria has been identified as a primary location for extremism by the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Cameroon has been added to GTI's list of countries that experienced at least 500 terror-related deaths in 2015.
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If Iraq receives enough evidence of Turkish involvement in buying Daesh oil it will file protest at UNSC


Sputnik
Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:43 UTC
oil well pumps
© AFP 2015/ YOUSSEF KARWASHAN
Oil well pumps are seen in the Rmeilane oil field in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on July 15, 2015.
Baghdad will immediately lodge a protest in the UN Security Council if claims that Turkey is involved in oil smuggling with Islamic State terrorists are confirmed, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

"If the Iraqi government receives enough evidence and details, without any hesitation it will file a protest at the UN Security Council and all other relevant international bodies," ministry's spokesman Naseer Nuri told Sputnik in a phone interview.

According to him, certain "general information about the smuggling of Iraqi oil by trucks to certain countries, including Turkey" is already available. "This oil is used to fund Daesh", Nuri said.

"There is evidence, satellite photos and security services' reports which confirm that Daesh smuggles oil to Turkey," he said.

Comment: Considering what evidence has already surfaced about who's buying Daesh's oil and who is funding them in other ways, it's surprising that such a protest hasn't already been filed. Perhaps this is just another step in the road to regime change in Turkey.

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Kurdish military successes against Daesh poses problem for Turkey


Sputnik
Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:38 UTC
Kurdish Peshmerga force
© Sputnik/ Ari Jala
The success of the Kurds as a fighting force against Daesh worries some regional powers, who remain too divided to reach a political solution to the conflict in Iraq and Syria, warned political analyst Wladimir van Wilgenburg.

Some regional players in the Middle East conflict are worried about the influence of the Kurdish militia which has emerged as one of the most successful fighting forces in Iraq and Syria, Kurdish affairs expert Wladimir van Wilgenburg told Sputnik.
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US Defense Department rejects evidence of Ankara's involvement in Daesh oil trade


Sputnik
Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:19 UTC
illegal oil trade diagram
© Russian Defence Ministry
The United States denied evidence of Ankara's involvement in the Islamic State (IS, ISIL or Daesh) oil smuggling operations, a US Defense Department official told Sputnik on Wednesday.

"We reject the premise that the Turkish government is in league with Daesh/ISIL to smuggle oil. We have seen no evidence to support such an accusation," the official said. "Moreover, Turkey is taking steps to improve the security of its border with Syria, working with international partners. One goal of this effort is to cut off Daesh smuggling."


Comment: It's difficult to see something you refuse to look at. "Seeing no evidence" does not mean that no such evidence exists: Russian Defense Ministry presents evidence of Turkey's role in ISIS' oil trade


Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov stated earlier on Wednesday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family are involved in the illegal deliveries of oil from the IS, whose activities are prohibited in Russia.

Comment: The US probably knows the evidence is clear but desperately wants to keep Turkey in the great game.

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Bomb

UK Parliament Vote on Bombing Syria Makes a Mockery of Both History and British Politics

Joe Quinn
Sott.net
Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:19 UTC
David Cameron bombs ISIS
Watching British MPs try to make the case for authorizing the British military to "bomb ISIS" in Syria is reminding me of the time I saw a cat try to bury shit on a tiled floor.
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Stormtrooper

US special forces (50 guys) deployed to boost fight against ISIS in Iraq and unilateral ops into Syria


RT
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:25 UTC
Commandos
© www.wired.com
US Special Forces Commandos
The US is set to deploy an expeditionary targeting force to help Iraq put additional pressure on Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL), Defense Secretary Ash Carter said. The special forces will be positioned to conduct unilateral operations into Syria.

"These special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence, and capture ISIL leaders," Carter told the House Armed Services Committee in prepared remarks, using an abbreviation for Islamic State. "That creates a virtuous cycle of better intelligence, which generates more targets, more raids, and more momentum," he added.


Comment: Perhaps he meant "virtual cycle" as in: almost or nearly but not completely, simulated, artificial, imitation, make-believe. Or..."veritable cycle" as in: authentic, bona fide, genuine, indubitable. Hard to imagine, as in "virtuous cycle," given the source, context and track record, he meant morally excellent, saintly, angelic, chaste, high-minded...which would be wishful thinking at best.


There are currently about 3,400 American troops in Iraq. In November, the US announced that 50 commandos will be sent to northern Syria to advise anti-IS forces there. The Pentagon would not comment on whether those special operations troops had already arrived in the embattled country.

"Over time," the 50 forces will conduct raids in both Iraq and Syria "to put even more pressure" on IS, Carter told the committee. "The raids in Iraq will be done at the invitation of the Iraqi government and focused on defending its borders and building the [Iraqi Security Forces'] own capacity," Carter said in his prepared testimony."This force will also be in a position to conduct unilateral operations into Syria."


Comment: Obviously not at the invitation of the Syrian government, a sovereign nation. And this is somehow an international law non-issue?


Unilateral raids, which would not be sanctioned by Syrian President Bashar Assad, would represent a split from President Barack Obama's commitment to avoid ground troops in the fight against IS.

Comment: "The US heads a coalition of more than 60 countries conducting airstrikes on IS in Syria." A lot they have to show for this... "We estimate that approximately 43 percent of the revenue stream that ISIL derives from oil has been affected over the past 30 days," This was due to Russian intervention, not a credit to US/NATO anti-ISIL efforts... "The United States has conducted more than 95 percent of the nearly 3,000 strikes against IS targets since the campaign began in September 2014." And how many of those hit civilians and/or purposefully missed their ISIL targets...unless of course it was a supplies drop.

Hard to even think what a squad of 50 will be able to do at this point. This is the best the West can come up with? On the other hand, 50 guys becomes a spearhead to allow/justify boots on the ground in Syria. Imagine the "reports" and "intelligence" these tokens will generate and how quickly the US/NATO will comply.

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Chess

Russian Energy Ministry urges country to protect facilities from terrorist threats


Sputnik
Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:18 UTC
Russian Energy Ministry
© Sputnik/ Vladimir Pesnya
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak urged the heads of Russian regions to pay more attention to organisation of security on energy facilities.

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak asked the heads of the country's regions and energy companies to pay special attention to the protection of fuel and energy facilities against terrorist threats.

"I would like to draw attention...to the issues of counter-terrorism security of the fuel and energy complex. The Russian Energy Ministry held corresponding consultations with the [federal] subjects of the Russian Federation, with electric power industry entities, and I would like to draw attention to the organization of the relevant work, once again — checks of all the activities...additional testing and training," Novak said at the meeting on preparation for the fall-winter period.

Comment: Crimea recently suffered a major black-out after Ukraine's neo-Nazis sabotaged their energy facilities. Washington will do anything to pursue its strategy of containing Russia. Check out:

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MIB

British army 'death squad' under investigation for Belfast murders during the Troubles

Jilly Beattie
Belfast Live
Wed, 02 Dec 2015 06:36 UTC
Patrick McVeigh
© BBC/PA
Police are investigating the 1972 fatal shooting of Patrick McVeigh in west Belfast.
The Military Reaction Force were a covert, plain clothes, intelligence-gathering machine that operated during the Troubles

PSNI detectives investigating the Military Reaction Force, a top secret, Army-run unit operating in Belfast in the early '70s have appealed to the public for information.

They want to know about the activities of the MRF in 1972 in relation to two fatal shootings and a number of other attacks.

Detective Chief Inspector Peter Montgomery, from Legacy Investigation Branch, said: "We have been carrying out enquiries in relation to a number of shooting incidents between April and September 1972, during which two people were killed and a number of others were injured. We are looking at these incidents as part of an overall investigation into the activities of the Military Reaction Force at the time.

"We know these events took place a long time ago and we know they took place during one of the worst years of the Troubles when many shootings occurred but we believe there are people out there who can help us progress this investigation and we are appealing to them to contact us."

The Military Reaction Force was also referred to as the Military Reconnaissance Force and the Mobile Reconnaissance Force.

It was a covert intelligence-gathering and counter-insurgency unit that operated during the Troubles/ and under Operation Banner.

Comment: See also: Strategy of Tension in Ireland: Sectarian 'divide & rule' was started, and is maintained, by British secret police

For many other examples of similar covert 'acts of domestic terrorism' by intelligence agencies watch the excellent documentary Strategy of Tension.


'Gladio' style, 'false flag' operations are an effective tool for keeping the populace fearful and therefore compliant and seeking increased protection from the very creators of that manufactured chaos and terror. This 'modus operandi' will invariably continue until people become more informed as to the real nature of the 'terrorist threat'.

Further reading:

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Pistol

Getting prepared: UK armed police told to ignore wounded, focus on neutralizing terrorist threat


RT
Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:15 UTC
British police
© Yui Mok / Reuters
Armed Response Vehicle (ARV) officers participate in a simulated millitant attack on a shopping centre during a Metropolitan Police training program for armed officers, in London December 1, 2015.
Counter-terror police are being trained to rapidly tackle terrorist gunmen at the scene of an attack rather than pause to tend to wounded victims and colleagues to minimize the total number of casualties, a top police official has said.

Senior Metropolitan Police official Patricia Gallan told reporters Wednesday that armed officers need to prioritize neutralizing the attackers.

"We are asking them to do something different from what they did previously. It's not about standing back but about going forwards towards the threat," said Gallan, the assistant commissioner for special crime and operations.
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Quenelle - Golden

Russian Defense Ministry presents evidence of Turkey's role in ISIS' oil trade


Sputnik
Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:00 UTC
Syria
© syira.mil.ru
Turkey's leadership, including President Erdogan and his family, is involved in illegal oil trade with Islamic State militants, says the Russian Defense Ministry, stressing that Turkey is the final destination for oil smuggled from Syria and Iraq.

The Russian Defense Ministry held a major briefing on new findings concerning IS funding in Moscow on Wednesday.

According to Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov, Russia is aware of three main oil smuggling routes to Turkey.

"Today, we are presenting only some of the facts that confirm that a whole team of bandits and Turkish elites stealing oil from their neighbors is operating in the region," Antonov said, adding that this oil "in large quantities" enters the territory of Turkey via "live oil pipelines," consisting of thousands of oil trucks.

Comment: Putin: '40 countries finance ISIS, including some G20 members'

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