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December 9, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration

UN Says 1.5 MILLION People Could Now Flee Syria.

The United Nations (UN) warned up to 1.5 million people would leave Syria as the jihadist offensive was gaining momentum. Rebels led by Saudi-born jihadist Abu Mohammad al-Julani and his Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group—formerly a branch of al-Qaeda—displaced 280,000 people in its initial phase, according to World Food Programme Director for Emergency Coordination Samer AbdelJaber.

“If the fighting continues at this pace, we anticipate up to 1.5 million people needing urgent support,” AbdelJaber said on Friday. “The situation in Syria was not easy before this escalation, so we’re looking at a crisis on top of crisis. And that’s why we’re really emphasizing the urgent need for funding,” he added.

Since then, President Bashar al-Assad’s government, backed by Russia and Iran, has folded rapidly, with HTS now in complete control of the territory formerly under Assad’s sway. This apparently swift end to the fighting could limit the number of Syrians who emigrate to escape the privations of war—but many may still flee, fearing reprisals under the new regime.

The Assad clan hailed from the Alawite sect of Shia Islam, regarded as heretics by the predominantly Sunni Muslim rebels. Syrian Christians and Druze may also fear the accession of a de facto al-Qaeda government, considering their mistreatment by al-Julani’s former comrades in the Islamic State group during earlier stages of the war.

Around one million Syrians migrated to Europe amid the 2015-16 migrant crisis, with chain migration swelling this number to 4.5 million over the following years.

Image by Joachim Seidler.

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The United Nations (UN) warned up to 1.5 million people would leave Syria as the jihadist offensive was gaining momentum. Rebels led by Saudi-born jihadist Abu Mohammad al-Julani and his Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group—formerly a branch of al-Qaeda—displaced 280,000 people in its initial phase, according to World Food Programme Director for Emergency Coordination Samer AbdelJaber. show more
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December 2, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
War
World

Ukraine Helped Train Rebranded al-Qaeda in Syria.

Ukrainian media sources report that the U.S.-funded Ukrainian military and security apparatus trained the Islamist rebels currently advancing in Syria. Turkey-backed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), formerly the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra, is leading the offensive against the forces of Russia-backed President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, seizing swathes of territory.

According to Ukrainian media, the rebels received operational training from the Khimik group of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), mainly relating to drone use.

Al-Nusra Front counts the first leader of the Islamic State terrorist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as one of its founders. Footage on social media allegedly shows HTS fighters wearing Islamic State flag patches.

Both al-Nusra and Islamic State have infamously oppressed and murdered Christians in Syria and Iraq, including cases of kidnapping and torture. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), HTS killed hundreds of civilians from 2012 to 2021.

The Ukrainian military, alongside Turkey, supports the HTS campaign, which is primarily directed at the forces of President Assad and his Russian, Iranian, and Hezbollah allies.

Russia, meanwhile, began a counterattack over the weekend, using airpower to bomb HTS and other rebel positions. The Syrian army claims to have regained some lost ground.

After the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine in 2022, Islamic State radicals called on supporters to take advantage of the war and carry out attacks on Russia.

Islamist terrorists have also used Ukraine as a means to access Europe and plot terror attacks by claiming to be Ukrainian refugees, according to Germany’s spy agency.

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Ukrainian media sources report that the U.S.-funded Ukrainian military and security apparatus trained the Islamist rebels currently advancing in Syria. Turkey-backed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), formerly the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra, is leading the offensive against the forces of Russia-backed President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, seizing swathes of territory. show more
September 5, 2024
William Upton
Media
NatSec
Politics

FLASHBACK: Kassam Explains How Foreign Cash Influences U.S. Media and Politics.

While much is being made of the Biden Department of Justice’s (DOJ) indictment of two Russian nationals for allegedly enlisting a U.S. company and social media influencers to push pro-Russia propaganda on YouTube, corporate media has remained silent on far more complex and concerning foreign influence operations. The National Pulse’s Editor-in-Chief, Raheem Kassam, revealed five years ago in a video for Prager University that one of the most far-reaching foreign influence schemes has operated openly as a social media endeavor in the U.S. and continues to do so.

Owned by the Al Jazeera news network, AJ+ is funded by the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. Despite its deep foreign connections, the organization has received minimal scrutiny from the DOJ. However, multiple Members of Congress— including former Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY)—have raised the issue over the years.

TERRORIST TIES.

“AJ+ is bankrolled by the government of Qatar,” Kassam explains, continuing: “[Qatar] is a tiny Persian Gulf state with lots of oil money, billions of dollars they’re not afraid to spend causes they believe in. Causes like the terror group Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip.”

Kassam goes on to note that aside from Hamas, Qatar also funds the Muslim Brotherhood, al Qaeda, and Hezbollah. The Persian Gulf state promotes the interests of its terror clients through its funding of the Arab news network Al Jazeera. The network rolled out AJ+ following its failed 2013 attempt to launch a U.S. news network after purchasing a media company from former Vice President Al Gore.

FOREIGN INFLUENCE.

Under the AJ+ banner, Al Jazeera and Qatar target American youth, pushing far-left messaging in an effort to sow division and influence U.S. politics and elections. “The young and hip presenters at AJ+ depict America as racist through-and-through, past-and-present,” Kassas states, adding: “Black Lives Matter has no greater media ally than AJ+. Nor do avowed socialists, like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.”

While Qatar has primarily operated its foreign influence scheme through AJ+, the Persian Gulf state has also used other intermediaries, including former MSNBC host Mehdi Hassan, who now works for Al Jazeera. Additionally, Qatar has reportedly made a large investment in Newsmax through a member of its royal family.

The National Pulse reported in April this year that Joe Biden‘s brother, Jim Biden, also has concerning ties to Qatar—partnering with business interests controlled by the Persian Gulf state.

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While much is being made of the Biden Department of Justice's (DOJ) indictment of two Russian nationals for allegedly enlisting a U.S. company and social media influencers to push pro-Russia propaganda on YouTube, corporate media has remained silent on far more complex and concerning foreign influence operations. The National Pulse's Editor-in-Chief, Raheem Kassam, revealed five years ago in a video for Prager University that one of the most far-reaching foreign influence schemes has operated openly as a social media endeavor in the U.S. and continues to do so. show more
May 3, 2024
World

Biden Government Finally Admits 2023 Airstrike Killed Innocent Syrian Civilian, Not al Qaeda Terrorist.

The Biden government is acknowledging that an airstrike conducted in Syria last May failed to eliminate their target, a top-ranking al-Qaeda leader. An innocent Syrian civilian, identified as Lutfi Hasan Masto, was killed instead. The admission follows an investigation by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

“What we can share is the investigation concluded the strike was conducted in compliance with the law of armed conflict as well as Department of Defense and CENTCOM policies,” the Biden government said in a statement. They added: “However, the investigation revealed several issues that could be improved. We are committed to learning from this incident and improving our targeting processes to mitigate potential civilian harm.”

Following the strike, CENTCOM initially said the target was a high-ranking al Qaeda terrorist and that the individual had successfully been eliminated. However, within days of the airstrike, senior officials in the Biden government were acknowledging to American media that the target may not have been a terrorist.

Lutfi Hasan Masto, 56, was a Syrian bricklayer who was working in an area that Defense Department officials believed to be of interest to al Qaeda. However, after they cleared his termination via a Hellfire missile, those same officials acknowledged that their identification of Masto as a terrorist leader may have been mistaken.

“U.S. Central Command acknowledges and regrets the civilian harm that resulted from the airstrike. We take all reports of civilian harm caused by U.S. military operations seriously and continue to employ thorough and deliberate targeting and strike processes to minimize civilian harm,” Biden‘s Defense Department said, acknowledging that they killed an innocent Syrian bricklayer.

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The Biden government is acknowledging that an airstrike conducted in Syria last May failed to eliminate their target, a top-ranking al-Qaeda leader. An innocent Syrian civilian, identified as Lutfi Hasan Masto, was killed instead. The admission follows an investigation by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). show more
March 19, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Immigration
News

Iraqi Migrant Plotted to Smuggle Assassins over Mexico Border to Kill Prior President.

Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab, an Iraqi migrant residing in Ohio, plotted to smuggle Islamic State sympathizers into the U.S. with an ambition to assassinate former president George W. Bush. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison following a guilty plea.

Court documents reveal Shihab deemed Bush guilty of mass murder in Iraq. The migrant plotted to smuggle two former Iraqi intelligence agents across the U.S.-Mexican border to carry out the former president’s assassination, not realizing he was dealing with a confidential Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) informant.

Shihab faces additional charges for involvement with al-Qaeda as a weapon supplier from Syria to Iraq during the war.

Bush has previously partnered with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, founded by Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, to push mass migration and amnesty for illegal aliens.

Officials working for the Joe Biden regime have admitted to a ninefold increase in terrorists attempting to cross the southern border over the course of 2023.

There appears to be some reluctance in terms of acknowledging the issue, however, with the U.S. Border Patrol having been known to delete press releases announcing terrorist apprehensions at the frontier.

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Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab, an Iraqi migrant residing in Ohio, plotted to smuggle Islamic State sympathizers into the U.S. with an ambition to assassinate former president George W. Bush. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison following a guilty plea. show more
February 20, 2024
Jack Montgomery
NatSec
World

Al-Qaeda Madrassas, Training Camps Return to Afghanistan After Biden’s Botched Withdrawal.

Al-Qaeda has opened at least eight training camps and five madrassas — radical Islamic schools — in Afghanistan since Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from the country, which left the Taliban in control of more territory than when the U.S. invaded in 2001.

The United Nations (UN) Security Council report detailing al-Qaeda’s reemergence in Afghanistan also notes the network now “maintains safe houses to facilitate the movement between Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the provinces of Herat, Farah, and Helmand, with additional safe house locations in Kabul.”

“The relationship between the Taliban and al-Qaeda remains close, and the latter maintains a holding pattern in Afghanistan under Taliban patronage,” the report states, adding that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), responsible for multiple attacks in Pakistan, is also training suicide bombers at a site in Afghanistan.

Pakistan announced in November that all Afghan illegal aliens on its territory would be removed, resulting in around half a million deportations over just four months.

Joe Biden, meanwhile, is continuing to push Congress to import tens of thousands more Afghans to the United States as “refugees” on top of the almost 100,000 already imported.

The Taliban is “[a]ware of… ongoing relocation flights” to the U.S., and anyone traveling directly from Afghanistan, therefore, has tacit permission from the Taliban to do so – raising security concerns.

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Al-Qaeda has opened at least eight training camps and five madrassas — radical Islamic schools — in Afghanistan since Joe Biden's botched withdrawal from the country, which left the Taliban in control of more territory than when the U.S. invaded in 2001. show more
November 20, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News
War
World

FLASHBACK: Bin Laden Warned Biden Presidency Would Wreck America.

Osama bin Laden wrote a letter to jihadists in Afghanistan during the Barack Obama administration urging them to target the then-President but not Joe Biden, explaining it would be a boon to al-Qaeda if the incompetent Vice President took over the White House. Yes, seriously.

The letter, which is under discussion again after another of bin Laden’s old letters attacking America and “the Jews” went viral on the Chinese Communist Party-linked TikTok app, instructed jihadists to try and shoot down aircraft carrying Obama and General David Petraeus  – but warned “[t]hey are not to target visits by U.S. Vice President Biden”.

“The reason for concentrating on [Obama] is that Obama is the head of infidelity and killing him automatically will make Biden take over the presidency for the remainder of the term, as it is the norm over there,” bin Laden explained.

“Biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the U.S. into a crisis,” he added.

The Saudi sheikh arrived at this assessment despite the fact that Biden, now 80, was significantly less geriatric during the Obama administration.

It is notable that, once he did take over the White House in 2021, Biden oversaw a disaster in Afghanistan almost immediately, with the Taliban taking over the entire country – including territory held by the Northern Alliance prior to the U.S. invasion in 2001.

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Osama bin Laden wrote a letter to jihadists in Afghanistan during the Barack Obama administration urging them to target the then-President but not Joe Biden, explaining it would be a boon to al-Qaeda if the incompetent Vice President took over the White House. Yes, seriously. show more
May 19, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News

Biden Says He Killed a Senior Al Qaeda Operative. It Turns Out He May Have Been a Poor Farmer.

U.S. government officials appear to be climbing down from claims that a man slain in a Hellfire missile strike in Syria on May 3rd was a “senior Al Qaeda leader.” Similar to the drone stroke that killed an aid worker’s family after Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal, the truth appears to be that the deceased was just a poor farmer in a field.

In early May 2023, Pentagon officials boasted about the kill, carried out by a Predator drone, but even the Washington Post now reports they are walking back their claims, with evidence mounting that the man they killed was an ordinary civilian.

“We are no longer confident we killed a senior AQ official,” one defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, admitted to the newspaper.

Another, also anonymous official conceded “the strike did not kill the original target” as well, yet insisted they still “believe the person to be al-Qaeda.”

But Charles Lister, the Middle East Institute’s director for Syria and Countering Terrorism and Extremism, told WaPo the the White Helmets organization attended the scene “[v]ery quickly after this strike” and “identified the individual with his name and his profession.”

“Locals came forward to say, this guy’s always been a farmer. He’s never had any political activities; he’s never had any affiliation with armed groups,” Lister said, noting that the “pace and breadth of such push-back was actually quite unusual.”

WaPo identified the victim as 56-year-old Lotfi Hassan Misto, and interviewed eight people including his brother and son, who insist he was an ordinary man whose “whole life was spent poor.”

“If they claim that he’s a terrorist, or that they got someone from al-Qaeda, they’re all liars,” Misto’s brother said.

Echoes of Afghanistan.

The case echoes that of Zemari Ahmadi, a worker for a U.S. aid group in Afghanistan.

Zemari was killed along with up to nine others, including seven children, as the Biden regime scrambled to regain credibility following an Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) attack during the withdrawal from Afghanistan, which killed a number of American servicemen.

The government initially claimed the strike that killed Ahmadi eliminated “high profile” ISIS-K militants.

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No one appears to have been held to account for the drone strike in Afghanistan that by all definitions, constitutes a war crime by Biden’s government
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