Friday, 8 December 2023

Russian troops capture German Leopard & US Bradley - Video

Russian troops capture German Leopard & US Bradley - Video

Russian troops capture German Leopard & US Bradley - Video





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Russian soldiers in Ukraine have seized several Western-made pieces of heavy equipment in recent days, a series of videos published on social media has shown. The clips show Moscow’s troops driving a trophy US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle and trying to start a German Leopard 2 battle tank.







Both videos were published by Russian journalist Vladimir Soloviev on his Telegram channel on Thursday. One of the clips shows a group of Russian soldiers led by one identified only by the call sign, ‘the Inquistor’, approaching a Leopard 2A4 tank.


The soldiers speak about starting its engine and driving it back to the Russian positions. The heavy armor in the footage appears to be unharmed but abandoned by Ukrainian forces. No visible damage to the tank can be seen.


The second clip published by the journalist later the same day purports to show a trophy US-made Bradely infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) maneuvering on a dirt road near a settlement. According to Soloviev, the Western equipment piece was also seized by the Russian troops and was subsequently made operational again.


Earlier this week, Russian media reported that Moscow’s troops managed to seize a Bradley IFV and safely deliver it to the Russian positions and then to the rear in late November. According to the Russian RG newspaper, Russian forces had already destroyed dozens of the US-made IFVs but their wreckage mostly remained on the battlefields and the one captured in last month was the first one that ended up in the hands of the Russian military “relatively intact.”


⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ Exclusive from the front. Guardsman of the 2nd battalion of the 71st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 42nd Guards Division with the call sign Inquisitor from a captured Ukrainian Leopard 2A4

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Earlier this week, Russian media reported that Moscow’s troops managed to seize a Bradley IFV and safely deliver it to the Russian positions and then to the rear in late November. According to the Russian RG newspaper, Russian forces had already destroyed dozens of the US-made IFVs but their wreckage mostly remained on the battlefields and the one captured in last month was the first one that ended up in the hands of the Russian military “relatively intact.”


Russian soldiers seize American Bradleys and German Leopard (VIDEO)READ MORE Russian soldiers seize American Bradleys and German Leopard (VIDEO) It is unclear if the IFV seized in late November and the one demonstrated on the video published by Soloviev is one and the same.


⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ Another exclusive from the front - the already famous captured infantry fighting vehicle on the move.



The Russian military has repeatedly published videos of captured Western-made Ukrainian equipment but those heavy armor pieces usually had their running gear or other parts visibly damaged.


Russian President Vladimir Putin said in summer that captured Western weaponry, such as BFVs, would be “reverse engineered” to adopt any military technology that might be useful to Moscow. According to RG, a detailed study of the captured Bradley could help Russian engineers to improve radio electronic combat systems, making all other US-made IFVs more susceptible to them. The study of the equipment piece’s armor would also make it easier for the troops to hit them, the paper added.


Western media reported as early as July that Moscow’s forces had already knocked out around a third of all Bradley IFVs supplied to Kiev by Washington by that time.



Russian Su-34 Fighter-Bomber Annihilates Ukrainian Troops on Kupyansk Front



In a recent operation on the Kupyansk axis, the crew of the Su-34 fighter-bomber successfully eliminated a concentration of enemy ground troops.






Russian frontline aviation continues to pose a formidable threat to Ukrainian forces. Regardless of flying conditions and weather, Russian pilots persistently carry out their assigned combat missions.


On the Kupyansk front, the crew of the Su-34 strike jet decimated a concentration of enemy troops without entering the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense zone. Using fragmentation bombs equipped with a universal gliding and guidance module, the pilots effectively targeted enemy positions.


The concentration of the Ukrainian forces were successfully neutralized.


The Su-34 is a '4++'-generation strike aircraft. Its capabilities enable it to carry out the main combat tasks independently without the need for fighter cover. Its high combat qualities allow it to perform air combat maneuvers on equal terms in a dogfight with any existing enemy fighter, making it a versatile asset in modern air operations.


Thursday, 7 December 2023

Human Rights Watch condemns Israeli shelling of reporters in south Lebanon as deliberate

Human Rights Watch condemns Israeli shelling of reporters in south Lebanon as deliberate





©AP Photo/Bilal Hussein






Human Rights Watch (HRW) believes that the shelling by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops of two vehicles carrying Lebanese and foreign reporters in October was a deliberate act, Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at HRW, said in a statement.







"Two Israeli strikes on a group of Lebanese, American and Iraqi journalists in south Lebanon on October 13, 2023, were apparently deliberate attacks on civilians, which is a war crime," Kaiss said in a statement broadcast by the Al Jadeed TV channel.


According to him, the facts indicate that the Israeli military "knew or should have known that the group of people they were firing on were civilians." "This is not the first time that Israeli forces have apparently deliberately attacked journalists, with deadly and devastating results," Kaiss pointed out. "Those responsible need to be held to account, and it needs to be made clear that journalists and other civilians are not lawful targets," he said.


For her part, Aya Majzoub, deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, stressed that the seven journalists who came under Israeli fire in southern Lebanon were wearing helmets and flak jackets with the word "Press" visible on them, and one of the cars had the word "TV" on its hood. She said that an Israeli drone buzzed the film crew for more than 40 minutes before the first strike, which can be seen in the journalists' video footage.


"Israeli forces had observation towers, ground elements and air assets deployed to closely monitor the border. All of this should have provided sufficient information to Israeli forces that these were journalists and civilians and not a military target," Majzoub said.


According to the rights activists' statement, "Israel's key allies - the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany - should suspend military assistance and arms sales to Israel, given the risk they will be used for grave abuses."


Laila Abdallah, aunt of Reuters’ videographer Issam Abdallah who was killed when an Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists on Oct. 13, 2023, cries as she attends a press conference by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Two Israeli strikes that killed a Reuters videographer and wounded six other journalists in south Lebanon nearly two months ago were an apparent deliberate and direct attack on civilians “that must be investigated as a war crime,” two international human rights groups said Thursday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)



Incident in southern Lebanon



On October 13, two vehicles carrying journalists, including photographers from several news agencies and a crew from Al Jazeera TV, came under Israeli fire in the Alma el-Chaab area in far southern Lebanon. Lebanese photographer Issam Abdallah, working for Reuters, was killed, and Al Jazeera reporter Carmen Joukhadar and photographer Elie Brakhia were wounded and taken to the hospital.


Amnesty said that the tank round, most likely an M339 projectile, was manufactured by the Israeli IMI Systems and had been identified in other Amnesty International investigations of attacks by the Israeli military.


HRW said that it had interviewed seven witnesses, including three of the wounded journalists and a representative of the U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon. The New York-based rights group also said it analyzed 49 videos and dozens of photos, in addition to satellite images, and consulted military, video, and audio experts. HRW said it sent letters with findings and questions to the Lebanese and Israeli armed forces, respectively, but didn't receive a response from them.


Ramzi Kaiss, a Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch, said that the group has documented other cases involving Israeli forces.


“Those responsible need to be held to account, and it needs to be made clear that journalists and other civilians are not lawful targets," he said.


Elie Brakhya, a cameraman with Qatar’s Al-Jazeera TV, who was injured when an Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists on Oct. 13, 2023, looks at the poster of Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah who was killed in the same shelling, as he attend a press conference by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Two Israeli strikes that killed a Reuters videographer and wounded six other journalists in south Lebanon nearly two months ago were an apparent deliberate and direct attack on civilians “that must be investigated as a war crime,” two international human rights groups said Thursday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)


Aya Majzoub, Amnesty International’s deputy regional director, condemned the "attack on a group of international journalists who were carrying out their work by reporting on hostilities.”


“Direct attacks on civilians and indiscriminate attacks are absolutely prohibited by international humanitarian law and can amount to war crimes,” she said.


Collins, the American AFP video journalist from Boston, said that the journalists had been at the scene for more than an hour before the strikes and felt “secure.”


He said they were “on an exposed hill, visible to multiple Israeli positions, and they had drones in the air the entire time,” adding that there were "no military activities near us.”


“Our job is to tell the story, not to become the story,” Collins said.


Abdallah’s mother, Fatima, told The Associated Press that the family was sure from the first day that Israel was behind the attack. Now that there is evidence, she said, she hopes “they (Israel) will be held accountable.”


“This move is not only for Issam but for journalists to be protected in the future,” Abdallah said
























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Khan Yunis And Mamluk

Khan Yunis And Mamluk

Khan Yunis And Mamluk











The Battle of Yaunis Khan, also known as the Battle of Khan Yunis, was fought on October 28, 1516 between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate. The Mamluk cavalry forces led by Janbirdi al-Ghazali attacked the Ottomans that were trying to cross Gaza on their way to Egypt. The Ottomans, led by Grand Vizier Hadım Sinan Pasha, were able to break the Egyptian Mamluk cavalry charge. Al-Ghazali was wounded during the confrontation, and the left-over Mamluk forces and their commander Al-Ghazali retreated to Cairo.







Khan Younis takes its name from the Mamluk era in the 14th century when it became a stop on regional trade routes, which were dotted with khans — roadside stops where travelers could spend the night. The Barquq Castle, known locally as simply the Khan Younis Castle, was built in the Mamluk era and the surviving wall towering over the city streets continues to make an arresting first impression.


Situated in the southwest of Gaza, the modern city of Khan Younis is home to several hundred thousand people, making it the second largest urban area in the territory.


The Khan Younis Palestinian Refugee Camp is located within the governorate, just west of Khan Younis City. Notably, the famed Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf grew up in this refugee camp.


Khan Yunis , town 14 mi. (23 km.) S.W. of Gaza. This may be the town Ienisos which Herodotus lists among the Philistine towns (3:5). During the period of *Mamluk rule, Khān Yūnis served as an important market for the caravan trade between Ereẓ Israel and *Egypt. At that time the sultan Barqūq ordered an inn (khān) to be built there. There are remnants of this inn with Arabic transcriptions and architectural fragments. Almost all the population was Muslim, except for 316 Christians.


The 1931 census indicated 3,811 inhabitants in Khān Yūnis (and another 3,440 then living in its vicinity); among these were three Jews and 40 Christians. In 1944, the population figure stood at 11,220. Before 1948, Jewish institutions and private persons repeatedly attempted to buy holdings, particularly Jiftlik (i.e., lands in public ownership), but legal difficulties precluded the final transfer.


In 1948, the town was in the Gaza Strip, which remained under Egyptian rule.


It was briefly in Israeli hands after the Sinai Campaign in 1956 and again from the Six-Day War of 1967.


In 1994 it was transferred to the jurisdiction of the *Palestinian Authority. Its economy was based almost exclusively on farming (citrus groves, date palms, other fruits, vegetables, and irrigated and unirrigated field crops).


In 1967 its population was 52,997 inhabitants, nearly half (23,475) living in refugee camps.


By 1997 its population had reached 123,056, nearly two-thirds of whom were refugees. A stronghold of the Hamas terrorist organization, Khān Yūnis was hit by Israeli forces during the al-Aqsa Intifada (see *Israel, State of: Historical Survey) and buildings have been leveled after being unilaterally claimed by Israel as shelters for terrorists shelling Israeli settlements.


Khan Younis, located in southwest Palestine, is the second largest city of the Gaza Strip next to Gaza City. It is 25 kilometers south of Gaza, 20 kilometers north of the Egyptian borders, and 4 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea.


The city’s name is formed of two words – Khan meaning hostel and Younis, which refers to Prince Younis Dawadar who built a garrison in 1387 for soldiers guarding travelers and pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem and Mecca. The town square is bordered by this impressive historic fortress that dominates the view.


In the old times, the city functioned as a station for commercial caravans. It gained special significance for its strategic location connecting the Nile Valley to the Fertile Crescent, Egypt, and the Arabian Peninsula.


The city dates back to the Mamluk era, where Barquq Castle was built in its center in 1387 AD. It was also a rest for merchants coming from the Levant to Egypt and vice versa serving the southern region. Currently, it is the largest city in the Gaza Strip Palestine by area, and the second largest city in terms of population.


The agricultural sector is considered one of the leading basic sectors in Khan Yunis. According to the latest available data the total production constituted 27.2% of the total agricultural sector production in the Gaza Strip, and thus it occupies the first place of value production. The city is also a commercial center attracting residents flocks from all over the Gaza Strip.


The people of Khan Yunis suffer from a significant lack of basic services to help them to develop their city’s standard of living. The city suffers from a significant lack of electricity supply, poor waste water systems and poor road infrastructure, which have a negative impact on the population’s ability to move and work, as well as on their health, which in turn has a negative impact on economic growth


Therefore, the establishment and support of electrical supply, agricultural, industrial, tourism and animal production projects will create opportunities and reduce the unemployment rate that has reached more than 41%.


Khan Younis is confronting a current expansion in temperature over the ordinary normal temperature that left its effects on agriculture, where Khan Younis is described by having a fruitful soil. In addition to that extraordinary precipitation during winter season that has induced annual floods, leaving its effect of agricultural crops, underground water and roads.

Gays in schools a sign of looming doomsday – US House speaker

Gays in schools a sign of looming doomsday – US House speaker

Gays in schools a sign of looming doomsday – US House speaker





American culture is so ?depraved? that the nation may be punished for ?our collective sins,? a fundraising email reportedly said.


FILE PHOTO: US Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA). © Win McNamee / Getty Images






A fundraising email reportedly sent by US House Speaker Mike Johnson to supporters has cited a growing number of LGBTQ school students as symptomatic of the “depraved culture” of the country.





The message distributed on Sunday and first reported by Punchbowl News said Johnson feared that “America may be beyond redemption” and wanted to ask voters whether they thought the nation needed “more God.”

It called the dropping church attendance numbers “frightening” and noted: “1 in 4 high school students identifies as something other than straight – what are they being taught in school?”


A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in April, which was based on 2021 data, said that only 75.5% of high school students in the US identified as heterosexual. Other categories included 12.2% bisexual, 5.2% questioning, 3.9% other, 3.2% gay or lesbian and 1.8%, who said they didn’t understand the question.


The share of non-straight students went from 11% in 2015 to 26% in 2021, the CDC remarked. It added that the rise may be partially attributed to changes in the wording of survey questions.


A Brown University poll in July said LGBTQ identification had skyrocketed among Ivy League students over the past decade, with 38% claiming to be in the category, compared to 14% in 2010.


Interpretation of such poll data is a matter of political debate in the US, with conservative pundits attributing it to “social contamination” rather than a major shift in the sexual preferences of young Americans. Johnson, a self-described “Bible-believing Christian” appeared to be making the same argument.


“Let’s face it – we live in a depraved culture,” his email read. “I fear God may allow our nation to enter into a time of judgment for our collective sins.”


Critics of the speaker, who was elected to his current position in October, have accused him of holding extreme positions on LGBTQ issues, based on his past writing and legal work for Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian advocacy group.


US Senate blocks Ukraine funding

US Senate blocks Ukraine funding

US Senate blocks Ukraine funding





U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters after the weekly senate party caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights






A spending package proposed by the White House, that included over $60 billion in funding for Kiev, failed to pass in the Senate on Wednesday, falling short of the 60 votes necessary to proceed.







The final vote was 49 in favor and 51 against; the Republican opposition voted against the bill alongside Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who normally votes with the Democrats. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, also voted “no” so he could bring the bill up again at a later date, according to The Hill.


The White House originally requested $105 billion in emergency supplemental “national security” funding in October, choosing to bundle the aid to Ukraine with money for Israel, Taiwan and “border security” in order to appeal to Republicans. The GOP-majority House has insisted on dealing with each issue in a separate appropriations bill – which the Democrat-dominate Senate refused.


Earlier in the day, President Joe Biden urged the Senate to approve the bill, accusing Republicans of wanting to “literally kneecap Ukraine on the battlefield and damage our national security in the process” and holding the funding for Kiev “hostage” to border policy.


“Literally the entire world is watching: what will the US do?” Biden told reporters, suggesting that without American leadership the G7, the EU and Japan might not continue backing Kiev, effectively delivering a victory to Russian President Vladimir Putin.


The US has sent over $100 billion in aid to Kiev since the conflict with Russia escalated in February 2022, including weapons, ammunition, supplies, and cash to bolster the Ukrainian currency and pay pensions and government salaries. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that Ukraine would be defeated without additional funding, and that this would be entirely Washington’s fault.


Speaking ahead of Wednesday evening’s vote, Schumer urged Republicans not to join the “hard right” which he claimed was using the border issue as “nothing more than an excuse” to kill funding for Ukraine. Republicans, however, argued that the Democrats weren’t taking their concerns seriously enough.


“It may take a failed cloture vote for them to realize we’re serious, and we’re prepared to do that,” Senator John Cornyn of Texas said earlier this week. Cloture is a Senate procedure in which a bill requires 60 votes to proceed.


House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, told the White House on Tuesday that one of the prerequisites for approving aid to Ukraine would be enacting HR2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, describing the situation on the border with Mexico as “an unconscionable and unsustainable catastrophe.”


More than 6.5 million people have crossed the border illegally since Biden took office, he said, including almost 300 “on the terrorist watchlist.”


Democrats have balked at changing any of the asylum or parole rules, which currently allow anyone crossing the border to claim asylum and be released into the interior of the country, claiming that would be “inhumane.”


Israel' army tanks pushed into Khan Yunis but failed to conquer Hamas like in 2019

Israel' army tanks pushed into Khan Yunis but failed to conquer Hamas like in 2019

Israel' army tanks pushed into Khan Yunis but failed to conquer Hamas like in 2019





Palestinians inspect rubble after Israeli airstrikes hit a mosque in Gaza. (AP)






Israel claim it has killed about half of Hamas’s midlevel commanders in Gaza and is pressing on the suspected hiding place of the group’s leader, deploying a deliberate strategy to disrupt the militants’ ability to fight in the enclave. That claimed is just a beacon to cover up his lies.







Israel has so far failed to assassinate the U.S.-designated terrorist group’s senior leadership, which includes Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas in Gaza, and Mohammed Deif, head of the group’s armed wing. But fighting is now coalescing around Khan Younis, one of Hamas’s strongholds in the southern strip, where the Israeli military says Sinwar and others could be hunkered down.


Sinwar and Deif were thought to be in southern Gaza's Largest city Khan Younis at one point where the army and Hamas fighters were engaged in intense combat.


The Israeli military only did serious damage to Gaza City. They do not dare face to face to fight against Hamas troops.



UN chief warns Gaza aid delivery could collapse as Israel attack



Israeli fighting house-to-house palestine's along the length of the Gaza Strip, with devastating consequences for the civilian population amid a complete collapse in humanitarian relief.


As the war intensified on Wednesday, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, invoked a rarely used clause in the UN charter to raise the issue on his own initiative before the security council, to warn that the conflict “may aggravate existing threats to international peace and security”.


“We are facing a severe risk of collapse of the humanitarian system,” Guterres wrote in a letter to the council. “The situation is fast deteriorating into a catastrophe with potentially irreversible implications for Palestinians as a whole and for peace and security in the region.”


He added: “Amid constant bombardment by the Israel Defense Forces, and without shelter or the essentials to survive, I expect public order to completely break down soon due to the desperate conditions, rendering even limited humanitarian assistance impossible.


“An even worse situation could unfold, including epidemic diseases and increased pressure for mass displacement into neighboring countries.”


Putin Pays Official Visit to Saudi Arabia

Putin Pays Official Visit to Saudi Arabia

Putin Pays Official Visit to Saudi Arabia





Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attend a meeting at Qasr Al Watan Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
©Sputnik/ Aleksey Nikolskyi






Russian President Vladimir Putin has not traveled to the Middle East since the beginning of the pandemic - the last time he was in the region was in 2019, when he visited the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.







Putin will first hold delegation-level talks and then a separate meeting with Saudi Crown Prince and Chairman of the Council of Ministers Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.



Putin recognizes UAE's environmental stewardship



The Russian president emphasized that "the Russian delegation is very involved in the conference’s work"


"Today, one of the most important international ecological forums (the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP28 - TASS) is being held in the UAE. The initial results of the Paris agreements are being summarized," Putin said during talks with Al Nahyan.


"You are holding this event just as we expected - at the highest level. Undoubtedly, many people around the world, who are far removed from the environmental movement, are grateful for your efforts here," Putin addressed the UAE leader.


The Russian president emphasized that "the Russian delegation is very involved in the conference’s work." "We wish you success, which I have no doubt you will have," the Russian leader emphasized.


The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is being held from November 30 to December 12 in Dubai. Over 140 state leaders and more than 70,000 delegates from various countries are attending the event. Representatives from big business, the research community, experts and journalists are also present at the event.



Russia-UAE relations at all-time high – Putin



Relations between Russia and the United Arab Emirates are at an all-time high, President Vladimir Putin said during his state visit to Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.


Speaking at a welcoming ceremony hosted by UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Russian leader praised the thriving business and energy ties between the two countries.


“Today, thanks to your stance, our relations have reached an unprecedentedly high level,” Putin stated.


The Russian president described the UAE as Moscow’s “main trade partner in the Arab world,” noting that trade turnover between the pair had increased by 67% in 2022, and expressing hope that this trend would accelerate.


Putin further stated that the two countries are actively expanding industrial cooperation while being involved in several major joint oil and gas ventures. They also cooperate as part of the OPEC+ oil group, he added.


On the diplomatic front, the Russian leader remarked that the two sides would discuss current tensions around the world, in particular the Israel-Hamas war, but also the Ukraine conflict.


President Sheikh Mohamed described relations with Russia as “historic,” noting they are developing in numerous areas to the benefit of both nations.


The UAE has emerged as Russia’s key trade partner in the Middle East since the start of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, which led to Western countries imposing unprecedented economic sanctions on Moscow.


After his visit to the UAE, Putin is expected to hold talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh later on Wednesday. According to the Kremlin, the pair will discuss bilateral cooperation in trade, economic, and investment areas, as well as regional and international issues.