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Winehole23
01-06-2020, 12:58 AM
Explain. Are you suggesting SA gave these people to Trump to get rid of them?
Maybe a real quid pro quo for looking the other way on Khashoggi?Quien sabe, the Iraqi PM seemed to be suggesting Soleimani was responding to an overture by the KSA.
Chris
01-06-2020, 01:00 AM
https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1214033869613207552?s=19
Quien sabe, the Iraqi PM seemed to be suggesting Soleimani was responding to an overture by the KSA.
I said this hours ago. You weren't keen on it then. Pretty sure that would have come out already if it was true. My thought at first was that the Hezbollah leader was the target and the others weren't readily identified, and once it was done they realized who they killed. The mounting facts support the US was looking for Hezbollah members.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Raman_Ghavami/status/1213615376359153664
welp
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 01:24 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/Raman_Ghavami/status/1213615376359153664
welpWelp what? There are certainly other places to hit that wouldn't be classified as war crimes.
TheGreatYacht
01-06-2020, 02:00 AM
I said this hours ago. You weren't keen on it then. Pretty sure that would have come out already if it was true. My thought at first was that the Hezbollah leader was the target and the others weren't readily identified, and once it was done they realized who they killed. The mounting facts support the US was looking for Hezbollah members.
Exposing the truth would shatter the narrative of liberal media that "Suleimani was a terrorist." You really think they gonna let that happen?
You are buying into the fake outrage by Democrats. The Democrats enabled Trump's actions by authorizing Trump's huge bloated military bill.
Chris
01-06-2020, 02:08 AM
Welp what? There are certainly other places to hit that wouldn't be classified as war crimes.
Such as?
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 02:26 AM
Such as?Seriously?
How about military bases?
Chris
01-06-2020, 02:55 AM
Seriously?
How about military bases?
You should relay this revelation to the Pentagon.
Chris
01-06-2020, 02:58 AM
https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/1213688506305957888?s=19
ElNono
01-06-2020, 03:49 AM
https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1214033869613207552?s=19
Hahaha... George is great
https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/1213688506305957888?s=19
He took some artistic license with that image of himself.
boutons_deux
01-06-2020, 09:55 AM
Hahaha... George is great
is that a pic of the THE Jorge Lopez? if yes, his head has gone to unrecognizable shit.
TheGreatYacht
01-06-2020, 11:57 AM
What you're not being told about the conflict with Iran...
https://youtu.be/dEppFdw6M5o
Chris
01-06-2020, 12:45 PM
He took some artistic license with that image of himself.
considering he looks like a 400 lb. gremlin
Chris
01-06-2020, 12:50 PM
https://twitter.com/dbongino/status/1214209778010017792?s=19
#TheResistance
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 12:55 PM
You should relay this revelation to the Pentagon.I'm relaying it to you.
Why couldn't they just target military bases and the like?
Chucho
01-06-2020, 12:57 PM
https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1214033869613207552?s=19
That good ol' "hide it under their work boots, they'll never find it" joke should be made here.
Chris
01-06-2020, 01:28 PM
https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1214050618152833024?s=19
Ilhan at least shares the original unlike that biter faggot ElNono :lmao
Chris
01-06-2020, 01:34 PM
I'm relaying it to you.
Why couldn't they just target military bases and the like?
Seriously you should find a way to contact the generals and tell them they have the wrong targets. The intel you acquired from Rachel Maddow might give our military a leg up in the Middle East. Relay away Chump.
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 01:35 PM
https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1214050618152833024?s=19
Ilhan at least shares the original unlike that biter faggot ElNono :lmao
https://media.giphy.com/media/xgsVGZWLLvWgw/giphy-downsized-large.gif
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 01:36 PM
Seriously you should find a way to contact the generals and tell them they have the wrong targets. The intel you acquired from Rachel Maddow might give our military a leg up in the Middle East. Relay away Chump.Why not just threaten purely military targets without all the war crime promises, Qhris?
I'm asking you, not anyone else.
Chris
01-06-2020, 01:40 PM
Why not just threaten purely military targets without all the war crime promises, Qhris?
I'm asking you, not anyone else.
List the individual "war crime promises".
Chris
01-06-2020, 01:40 PM
https://media.giphy.com/media/xgsVGZWLLvWgw/giphy-downsized-large.gif
Problem faggot?
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 01:42 PM
List the individual "war crime promises".The targets we've been talking about this whole time.
Jesus Qhrist do you even know what is being discussed?
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 01:43 PM
Problem faggot?You're losing it, Qhris-- but going full neocon is a stressful transition for you....
Chris
01-06-2020, 01:44 PM
The targets we've been talking about this whole time.
Jesus Qhrist do you even know what is being discussed?
List the individual "war crime promises".
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 01:45 PM
List the individual "war crime promises".Read your Dear Neocon Leader's tweet.
Can you do that?
Chris
01-06-2020, 01:48 PM
Read your Dear Neocon Leader's tweet.
Can you do that?
List the individual "war crime promises".
Or fold.
Again.
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 01:51 PM
List the individual "war crime promises".
Or fold.
Again.1213593975732527112
cultural targets = war crimes
Targeting cultural sites is a war crime under the 1954 Hague Convention for the protection of cultural sites. The United Nations Security Council also passed unanimously a resolution in 2017 condemning the destruction of heritage sites. Attacks by the Islamic State group and other armed factions in Syria and Iraq prompted that vote.
https://apnews.com/51ddb3630b257a686918c9610b31a50e
boutons_deux
01-06-2020, 01:55 PM
1213593975732527112
cultural targets = war crimes
https://apnews.com/51ddb3630b257a686918c9610b31a50e
family separation, torturing children = Geneva convention violations
... and the Dems did nothing.
Trill Clinton
01-06-2020, 01:57 PM
well damn.
1213930986678968320
boutons_deux
01-06-2020, 02:04 PM
well damn.
1213930986678968320
ouch!
Winehole23
01-06-2020, 02:07 PM
Article 53 of Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions specifically prohibits any acts of hostility against cultural objects, including making such objects the target of reprisals. The US Law of War Manual (2016), which has extensive provisions relating to the protection of cultural property, incorporates this provision into US law
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/05/us-trump-threatens-war-crimes-against-iran
Winehole23
01-06-2020, 02:10 PM
(Most of the Geneva Conventions were previously incorporated into US law as a treaty -- law of the land under the US Constitution.)
Chris
01-06-2020, 02:21 PM
Pompeo clearly dismissed any concern about war crime hypotheticals from Legacy Media and Spurstalk troll accounts.
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 02:25 PM
Pompeo clearly dismissed any concern about war crime hypotheticals from Legacy Media and Spurstalk troll accounts.I'm going by what the guy who orders these strikes said.
Nothing Pompeo said changes any of that.
Chris
01-06-2020, 02:34 PM
I'm going by what the guy who orders these strikes said.
Nothing Pompeo said changes any of that.
You're going by whatever NYT and WaPo tells you to go by.
Nothing said by Trump or Pompeo will change any of that.
AOC/Nancy/Schiff/Schumer make great repeaters and serve as a credible source for today's Democrat.
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 02:35 PM
I'm going by what Trump says himself, Qhris.
"They’re allowed to kill our people. They’re allowed to torture and maim our people. They’re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people," the president said. "And we’re not allowed to touch their cultural site? It doesn’t work that way."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/05/us/politics/trump-iran-cultural-sites.html
If you need a source more suited to your neocon warmonger tastes, let me know.
boutons_deux
01-06-2020, 02:36 PM
I'm going by what the guy who orders these strikes said.
Trash said he'd bomb cultural sites (war crime)
Pence said no, didn't say that
Trash REPEATS that he'd bomb cultural sites.
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 02:37 PM
Trash said he'd bomb cultural sites (war crime)
Pence said no, didn't
Trash REPEATS that he'd bomb cultural sites.Qhris is gathering himself for a backflip as we speak.
Winehole23
01-06-2020, 02:38 PM
Hard to believe that Pompeo's denial of what Trump said is believable -- Trump repeated himself later.
Winehole23
01-06-2020, 02:49 PM
It's hilarious how often Trump wrecks damage control by doubling down.
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 02:53 PM
:lol How many search windows does Qhris have open now?
Chris
01-06-2020, 02:57 PM
https://twitter.com/abdullahawez/status/1214189565545713664?s=19
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 03:02 PM
:lol det change of subject
TheGreatYacht
01-06-2020, 03:02 PM
https://twitter.com/abdullahawez/status/1214189565545713664?s=19
Good shit. Tell the US to GTFO of Iraq.
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 03:23 PM
It's hilarious how often Trump wrecks damage control by doubling down.1214016673545629696
SpursforSix
01-06-2020, 03:57 PM
So it's 52 because that's how many hostages there were? That's a weird way to come up with targets.
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 04:07 PM
So it's 52 because that's how many hostages there were? That's a weird way to come up with targets.
It's the kind of symbolism terrorists use tbh.
boutons_deux
01-06-2020, 04:09 PM
It's the kind of symbolism terrorists use tbh.
Like OBL driving planes into US building, all were AMERICAN Airlines.
Chris
01-06-2020, 04:11 PM
MFkmO--8qfM
amazing watch :tu
Chris
01-06-2020, 04:14 PM
https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1214278104174055424?s=19
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 04:14 PM
MFkmO--8qfM
amazing watch :tuSo you're just going to pretend Trump didn't shit on you by doubling down on his targeting cultural sites?
:lol Qhris
Chris
01-06-2020, 04:18 PM
So you're just going to pretend Trump didn't shit on you by doubling down on his targeting cultural sites?
:lol Qhris
It's already been established that the purported 'cultural sites' are actually military bases and training centers. You are in favor of striking the military bases. You shit on yourself.
:lol Chump
Chris
01-06-2020, 04:19 PM
Pompeo already debunked your hypotheticals.
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 04:20 PM
It's already been established that the purported 'cultural sites' are actually military bases and training centers.:lol no, it hasn't.
You don't know the actual targets so you can't say what they are aside from cultural sites.
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 04:20 PM
Pompeo already debunked your hypotheticals.:lol no, he didn't.
Trump said cultural sites.
Period.
Why are you calling him a liar, Qhris?
Strange hill for you to die on.
Chris
01-06-2020, 04:27 PM
https://twitter.com/BreitbartNews/status/1214282899949793282?s=19
CitizenDwayne
01-06-2020, 04:30 PM
Targeting cultural sites is a violation of the Geneva convention.
SpursforSix
01-06-2020, 05:05 PM
Targeting cultural sites is a violation of the Geneva convention.
What about using cultural sites as training facilities? Not trying to be a smart ass. Serious questions.
phxspurfan
01-06-2020, 05:41 PM
So it's 52 because that's how many hostages there were? That's a weird way to come up with targets.
They were at 51 but to make it 52 added the Mickey D's in central Baghdad bc they have shit Big Macs
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENoblwxWkAAjAb2.jpg
They were at 51 but to make it 52 added the Mickey D's in central Baghdad bc they have shit Big Macs
Just read today that the new general got a jersey with 53 on it. Not sure what that's about.
What about using cultural sites as training facilities? Not trying to be a smart ass. Serious questions.
Naming something "cultural site" doesn't negate it as a target. It depends on what it's used for.
The Iranians know what Trump was referring to, the liberals in the US are clueless if it's not on Netflix.
TheGreatYacht
01-06-2020, 06:23 PM
Iranian General Assassinated By Trump Was On Peace Mission At The Time
https://youtu.be/pMJJ0uPISv8
Chris
01-06-2020, 06:32 PM
Maybe it stands for B52 bombers that got deployed today
Chris
01-06-2020, 06:40 PM
https://twitter.com/gatewaypundit/status/1214323628000579586?s=19
52 cards in the deck of targets of Iraqis during Desert Storm..
TheGreatYacht
01-06-2020, 06:55 PM
Soleimani saved Christians, upheld lost values - Caleb Maupin w/ George Galloway
https://youtu.be/hNreMm_QIVk
Chris
01-06-2020, 07:11 PM
https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1214332067024125952?s=19
100%
spurraider21
01-06-2020, 07:13 PM
i dont care about committing war crimes because i think iran would commit war crimes
:lol
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 07:22 PM
i dont care about committing war crimes because i think iran would commit war crimes
:lol:lmao Qhris loudly proclaiming he's no better than an Iranian terrorist.
TheGreatYacht
01-06-2020, 07:22 PM
https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1214332067024125952?s=19
100%
Clueless Chris thinks Iranians are like the same Jihadists and muslims invaders that Israel and the Unites States government supports :lol
Chris doesn't know difference between Sunni (Saudis) and Shia (Iranian) muslims :lol
Muh pentagon :cry muh CIA :cry muh daddy Trump labeled the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization so I'm a swallow it up :lol
Chris an example of how dumb Americans are :lmao
i dont care about committing war crimes because i think iran would commit war crimes
:lol
Really? Odd that you would say that.
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 08:49 PM
Can't tell if DMC is just playing stupid anymore tbh.
SpursforSix
01-06-2020, 08:50 PM
Naming something "cultural site" doesn't negate it as a target. It depends on what it's used for.
The Iranians know what Trump was referring to, the liberals in the US are clueless if it's not on Netflix.
I mean...that’s a pretty easy loophole to take advantage of if there aren’t any qualifiers. Just wondering if there is something that overrides the rule if it’s proven someone is training in cultural sites.
Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, Article 52, provides for the general protection of civilian objects, hindering attacks to military objectives. Article 52 states, "In so far as objects are concerned, military objectives are limited to those objects which by their nature, location, purpose or use make an effective contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction, capture or neutralization, in the circumstances ruling at the time, offers a definite military advantage."
Any attack must be justified by military necessity: An attack or action must be intended to help in the military defeat of the enemy, it must be an attack on a military objective,[1] and the harm caused to civilians or civilian property must be proportional and not "excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated".[1]
Some targets are clearly legitimate. These include all military personnel who are not Hors de combat. It also includes anyone who takes a direct part in military hostilities. It also include military equipment and bases and any buildings used as fortifications whether designed as such or used by the military ad hoc.[2]
Civilian infrastructure such as, rail, road, ports, airports and telecommunications used for the transportation of military assets, or used by the military for electronic communications are all considered to be legitimate military targets.[2]
Where it starts to get more nuanced is if the harm to civilians or civilian property is "excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated". During the Second World War there was a song called a thing-ummy-bob which contain the lines "And it's the girl that makes the thing that holds the oil, that oils the ring that works the thing-ummy-bob, that's going to win the war".[3] Whether such a girl is a legitimate target is an area that probably has to be decided on a case by case basis. However Protocol I suggests that if it is not clear, then the parties to the conflict should err on the side of caution as Article 52 states "In case of doubt whether an object which is normally dedicated to civilian purposes, such as a place of worship, a house, or other dwelling or a school, is being used to make an effective contribution to military action, it shall be presumed not to be so used".[1][2]
Notice which article? 52
ChumpDumper
01-06-2020, 08:57 PM
Surely we can do better than a wikipedia article citing a journalist who died 16 years ago.
TheGreatYacht
01-06-2020, 09:17 PM
Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, Article 52, provides for the general protection of civilian objects, hindering attacks to military objectives. Article 52 states, "In so far as objects are concerned, military objectives are limited to those objects which by their nature, location, purpose or use make an effective contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction, capture or neutralization, in the circumstances ruling at the time, offers a definite military advantage."
Any attack must be justified by military necessity: An attack or action must be intended to help in the military defeat of the enemy, it must be an attack on a military objective,[1] and the harm caused to civilians or civilian property must be proportional and not "excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated".[1]
Some targets are clearly legitimate. These include all military personnel who are not Hors de combat. It also includes anyone who takes a direct part in military hostilities. It also include military equipment and bases and any buildings used as fortifications whether designed as such or used by the military ad hoc.[2]
Civilian infrastructure such as, rail, road, ports, airports and telecommunications used for the transportation of military assets, or used by the military for electronic communications are all considered to be legitimate military targets.[2]
Where it starts to get more nuanced is if the harm to civilians or civilian property is "excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated". During the Second World War there was a song called a thing-ummy-bob which contain the lines "And it's the girl that makes the thing that holds the oil, that oils the ring that works the thing-ummy-bob, that's going to win the war".[3] Whether such a girl is a legitimate target is an area that probably has to be decided on a case by case basis. However Protocol I suggests that if it is not clear, then the parties to the conflict should err on the side of caution as Article 52 states "In case of doubt whether an object which is normally dedicated to civilian purposes, such as a place of worship, a house, or other dwelling or a school, is being used to make an effective contribution to military action, it shall be presumed not to be so used".[1][2]
Notice which article? 52
TLDR;
DMC conclusion: Fuck civilians. A bunch of brownies and muslims.
Winehole23
01-06-2020, 09:18 PM
Nothing about SECDEF Mark Esper slapping down Trump's threat?
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1214358414865899521?s=19
Winehole23
01-06-2020, 09:29 PM
Trump couldn't leave it lay after Pompeo and others tried to clean up his mess on Sunday talking head shows. All Trump had to do was say nothing or that he didn't mean what he appeared to be saying.
Instead he doubled down, mere hours after the official. spin, contradicting it, as he's done many times.
By running his big mouth, Trump essentially forced the Pentagon to contradict him in the very the next news cycle.
Chris
01-06-2020, 09:32 PM
Can you imagine their reaction if an $80M bounty was placed on Obama’s head?
Can you imagine their reaction if an $80M bounty was placed on Obama’s head?
The Clintons would claim it.
Chris
01-06-2020, 09:42 PM
The Clintons would claim it.
:lol
:lol
He was cleaning his bow and accidentally shot himself 15 times (high capacity magazine).
TheGreatYacht
01-06-2020, 10:10 PM
Gen. Soleimani “was a war hero”- Iranian Professor
https://youtu.be/ASjINUJp9bw
Chris
01-06-2020, 10:55 PM
https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1214380911371968512?s=19
TheGreatYacht
01-07-2020, 08:10 AM
How neoliberal Democrats helped set the stage for Trump's war on Iran
https://youtu.be/CQ7MiughG5o
TheGreatYacht
01-07-2020, 08:30 AM
Gen Soleimani Was On Official Saudi Iranian Peace Trip
https://youtu.be/4-BFx7C8o9A
boutons_deux
01-07-2020, 09:23 AM
Pootin visiting Syria, increasing his M/E influence in the geopolitical shitshow started and continued by USA.
TheGreatYacht
01-07-2020, 01:59 PM
Lawrence Wilkerson on Trump's Iran aggression- same neocon lies, new target
https://youtu.be/GVWmmVhS0uc
Chris
01-07-2020, 03:45 PM
https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1214590619412099072?s=19
https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1214590924145119233?s=19
https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1214591563965222913?s=19
boutons_deux
01-07-2020, 04:50 PM
Trash/BigOil going after Syria's oil, while blocking Iraq from controlling it oil.
It's all about oil.
TheGreatYacht
01-07-2020, 05:02 PM
Ben Shaprio, the war mongering neocon Jew :lol
boutons_deux
01-07-2020, 06:13 PM
...
https://mobile.twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1214687467980361730
Iran is going to get lit up
Winehole23
01-07-2020, 07:10 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1214687467980361730
Iran is going to get lit upso much for Trump's claim that assassinating Soleimani would deter Iran.
How do you feel about Trump dragging us into war with Iran because he got impeached?
TheGreatYacht
01-07-2020, 07:12 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1214687467980361730
Iran is going to get lit up
Whenever I see shit like this first thing that comes to my mind is false flag. Let's investigate. I don't trust the criminals and liars of our government. I don't trust our Zionist Jewish controlled media whatsoever.
so much for Trump's claim that assassinating Soleimani would deter Iran.
How do you feel about Trump dragging us into war with Iran because he got impeached?
False premise. You’re better than that.
Winehole23
01-07-2020, 07:17 PM
False premise. Not at all. That's exactly what happened here.
False premise. You’re better than that.
Winehole relies heavily on loaded questions. He rarely asks an opinion without lacing it with a false premise, hyperbole and/or simply a loaded question. Basically he's giving you the answer and just wants to see if you can talk your way out of it so he can say you're in denial.
Not at all. That's exactly what happened here.:lol okay
Did Trump secretly give orders to have Iran kill an American and attack our embassy?
Winehole23
01-07-2020, 07:22 PM
No loaded question, no false presmise, no hyperbole.
Trump started a war to save his own ass.
TheGreatYacht
01-07-2020, 07:32 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/1214704919346696192
ChumpDumper
01-07-2020, 07:36 PM
:lol okay
Did Trump secretly give orders to have Iran kill an American and attack our embassy?Damn, now TSA is calling Trump a liar too.
:lol
TheGreatYacht
01-07-2020, 07:42 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/realDaveReilly/status/1212930400500297729
No loaded question, no false presmise, no hyperbole.
Trump started a war to save his own ass.
1. Prove it
2. Trump was in no danger (and knows it)
:lol loony bastard
weebo
01-07-2020, 07:52 PM
1. Prove it
2. Trump was in no danger (and knows it)
:lol loony bastard
Wow, you're so fucking stupid...just off yourself you dumb shit.
Spurs Homer
01-07-2020, 07:55 PM
The biggest liar on the planet ordered an assassination to start a war-
only to distract from impeachment- period.
anyone who would believe a word out of this liars mouth is just a plain stupid gullible idiot.
ChumpDumper
01-07-2020, 07:56 PM
1214702040817061888
boutons_deux
01-07-2020, 08:13 PM
Sounds like really big rockets are falling on the American base not the little mosquito type stuff American bases live with in Afghanistan but big ground-shaking rockets
boutons_deux
01-07-2020, 08:16 PM
Sounds like really big rockets are falling on the American base not the little mosquito type stuff American bases live with in Afghanistan but big ground-shaking rockets
Wonderful another war of choice blowing up in America's face
Trash is totally lost has no idea what to do now in the confusion in the White House and in department of defense and overseas diplomatic staff is total
TheGreatYacht
01-07-2020, 08:50 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/Souria4Syrians/status/1214713334399938560
TheGreatYacht
01-07-2020, 08:53 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1214722365180919808
Chris
01-07-2020, 09:22 PM
https://twitter.com/ScottPresler/status/1214717195072266246?s=19
She wasn't talking about the cultural sites of course.
spurraider21
01-07-2020, 09:22 PM
*ding*
Winehole23
04-01-2025, 08:03 AM
"war is peace"
quick, give that man a Nobel Prize
The Trump administration is significantly increasing the rate of American strikes inside Somalia. In just the first three months of President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration has already launched at least 16 manned aircraft or drone strikes inside Somalia, according to numbers compiled by FDD’s Long War Journal. For comparison, the Biden administration only launched 10 such strikes in 2024.
The number of total strikes conducted so far this year may be an undercount, as the US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) no longer provides specific details of such operations.
The vast majority of these strikes targeted the Islamic State’s local Somali wing and were conducted in partnership with Puntland forces that are currently fighting the group in a major offensive in northern Somalia. Other strikes targeted Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s East African branch, in central and southern Somalia in conjunction with federal Somali troops.
This increased rate follows reports from earlier this year (https://www.defensenews.com/air-warfare/2025/03/03/trump-administration-eases-restrictions-on-military-airstrikes/) that the Trump White House eased restrictions on such strikes, allowing military commanders to authorize firing at targets without explicit approval from Washington. Somalia is not the only country to see such an increased tempo of operations following these new orders, as the US military’s Central Command also increased its rate (https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/03/us-kills-al-qaedas-military-commander-for-syria.php) of drone strikes against Al Qaeda in Syria.
https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/03/trump-admin-ups-the-tempo-of-airstrikes-against-jihadist-groups-in-somalia.php
Winehole23
04-01-2025, 08:10 AM
In increasing the tempo of airstrikes, the second Trump administration is returning to its former posture in Somalia during Trump’s first term. Between January 20, 2017, and January 20, 2021, the US launched at least 185 strikes in Somalia, or roughly 46 strikes per year. In total, the Biden administration launched just 48 strikes during Biden’s time in office.
Winehole23
06-23-2025, 07:59 AM
nation-building, tbh
where there's no clear military solution
Based on the count from AFRICOM (https://news.antiwar.com/2025/06/12/us-launches-airstrike-in-somalias-puntland-region/), the newly announced airstrikes bring the total number of US bombings in the country this year to 42. The Trump administration is well on its way to breaking the record for the number of US airstrikes in Somalia in a single year, which President Trump set at 63 during his first term in 2019.https://news.antiwar.com/2025/06/22/us-launches-two-more-airstrikes-in-somalia/
https://news.antiwar.com/2025/05/27/un-rapporteur-no-military-solution-for-somali-govt-conflict-with-al-shabaab/
Winehole23
08-16-2025, 08:10 AM
“Water levels in the Tigris and Euphrates have decreased by more than 70% compared to last year, pushing both rivers into the final stages of drought,” she said.
Al-Hilali warned that if Iraq fails to reach binding water agreements with upstream states, particularly Turkiye, the capital and multiple provinces may soon face interruptions in municipal water supplies, plunging the country into a full-scale drought emergency.
https://shafaq.com/en/society/Iraq-s-Tigris-and-Euphrates-near-collapse-as-water-crisis-deepens
Winehole23
11-08-2025, 09:02 AM
Trump aligns with former Al Nusra Front Islamists in Damascus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayat_Tahrir_al-Sham
The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The U.S. plans for the presence in the Syrian capital, which have not previously been reported, would be a sign of Syria's strategic realignment with the U.S. following the fall last year of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, an ally of Iran.
https://archive.vn/b5GEI#selection-1323.34-1327.240
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