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Headline: Ahead of Netanyahu-Trump talks, Abbas woos Iran

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) has pivoted towards Iran in a move to pre-empt a possibly impending US embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and the friendly talks scheduled to take place in Washington Wednesday, Feb. 15, between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. This is revealed by debkafile’s exclusive intelligence sources.
Our sources report that the Abbas has opened a direct channel of communications between Ramallah and Tehran as a permanent fixture. Fatah Central Committee member Jibril Rajoub is in charge of the Palestinian end of the relationship and will lead the first official Palestinian delegation to Tehran. For some months now, he has served as Abbas’s senior spokesman and the Palestinian Authority’s “foreign minister.” In the third week of January,Rajoub declared: “In our opinion moving the embassy to Jerusalem is a declaration of war on the Muslims.” Two weeks ago, Palestinian and Iranian delegations met secretly for the first time in a European country. Two more encounters followed Abu Mazen’s pro-Iranian shift is intended as a signal to five parties, debkafile’s intelligence sources report: President Trump, the Presidents of Russian and Egypt, the rulers of the Gulf Emirates and King Abdullah of Jordan. He is warning Trump that the US embassy’s relocation to Jerusalem and the strengthening of US-Israeli ties would be countered by a parallel enhancement of Palestinian relations with Tehran. The message to Vladmir Putin is that, even though he is fully engaged in Syria, he can’t afford to abandon the Palestinians; Abdel-Fatteh El- Sisi, the Gulf rulers and Jordan’s monarch are put on notice that if they have a problem with rising Iranian influence in Baghdad, they had better be prepared to find Tehran’s imprint in Ramallah too.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://debka.com/article/25925/Ahead-of-Netanyahu-Trump-talks-Abbas-woos-Iran

Headline:     Israel’s president calls for Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria

Headline:    Turkey’s Erdogan: Israeli settlement push an ‘absolute provocation’

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin expressed support for officially extending Israeli sovereignty to Judea and Samaria, during his address at the 14th annual Jerusalem Conference sponsored by the Besheva Media Group. “I, Ruby Rivlin, believe that Zion is entirely ours,” he declared, referring to himself by his nickname “Ruby.” “I believe the sovereignty of the State of Israel must be in all the blocs (of Judea and Samaria).” The president’s remarks were made against a backdrop of significant debate between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and many of his coalition ministers with regards as to how to proceed with Israeli policy on Judea and Samaria in the era of President Donald Trump. Rivlin shared what he felt to be some of the ramifications and consequences for Israel in extending sovereignty to Judea and Samaria. “Applying sovereignty to an area gives citizenship to all those living there,” he stressed. “It must be clear: If we extend sovereignty, the law must apply equally to all. There is no separate law for Israelis and for non-Israelis.”
Feb. 13, 2017

https://worldisraelnews.com/israels-president-calls-for-israeli-sovereignty-in-judea-and-samaria/

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Turkeys-Erdogan-condemns-Israels-settlement-push-as-provocation-481399

Headline: Hamas elects new radical leader in Gaza

Yahya Sanwar has been elected to lead Hamas in the Gaza Strip after internal elections were held for the organization’s institutional and leadership positions, according to reports from Al Jazeera. Khalil al-Haya has been chosen to serve as Sanwar’s deputy. Sanwar was on the most senior officials released by Israel in the Shalit deal in which hundreds of terrorists and political prisoners were released in exchange for the return of captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. He has developed a reputation as being among the most radical in Hamas, calling since his release for further kidnappings of IDF soldiers, and is thought of as the link between the military and political wing the terror organization. With his ascent to power, Sanwar will take the reins to rule the strip from Khaled Mashal, despite Ismail Haniyeh being slated to fill the top spot. When released from prison in 2011, Sanwar lamented the fact that other prisoners still remained in Israeli jails. “We feel that we left our hearts behind us, we left many prisoners behind. This is a great victory for our people and out resistance.” During the same speech, the stanch Hamas activists called on Hamas’ military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, to undertake fierce efforts to kidnap more soldiers to bring about the release of more Palestinian prisoners. Sanwar, who for a long period of time has been marked as a potential candidate in the elections, represents stark differences from his predecessor Mashal. As far as Sanwar’s new deputy is concerned, Khalil al-Haya has also earned a reputation for being among the more radical elements of Hamas and was a member of the negotiating team in the Shalit negotiations.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4921803,00.html

Headline:       We Must Start Building Third Temple Today, Says Temple Experts

A recent video from the Temple Institute concluded unequivocally that the Third Temple will not simply descend from Heaven, begging the question ‘Why don’t Jews begin building today?’ The man in charge of organizing the Third Temple construction thinks he knows what it will take to jump-start the process. Last week, the Temple Institute released the second video in their “Holy Temple Mythbusters” series, titled “Falling from Heaven”. Rabbi Chaim Richman, the institute’s international director, opened the video with the question, “The Bet Hamikdash (Temple) is supposed to come down from heaven: true or false?” Using rabbinic methodology, Rabbi Richman said that it is a Biblical commandment to build a Temple, as clearly stated in the Bible. Like any other commandment, it is incumbent upon the Jews to perform it themselves, and not to wait for God to perform it for them. Rabbi Richman’s conclusion is a challenge to those who maintain that the Third Temple will descend from Heaven, but it is a strong vote of confidence for those who advocate Jews move forward in this endeavor. As the chairman of the Temple Movement, Yaakov Hayman, is organizing the controversial effort towards building the Third Temple.
Feb. 13, 2017

https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/83576/stop-waiting-third-temple-come-heaven-start-building/

Lebanon

Headline: UN criticizes Lebanon for welcoming Hezbollah terrorists into army

Headline: Hizbullah agrees with U.S. Left that Trump is an ‘idiot’ and urges Americans to take action

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigird Kaag, implicitly criticized Lebanon’s president, Michel Aoun, for supporting a military role in the Lebanese army for the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah. “UN resolution 1701 is vital for Lebanon’s stability and security,” she wrote on Twitter. “The resolution calls for disarmament of all armed groups. No arms outside control of state.” Contrary to the spirit of Resolution 1701, the Lebanese president Michel Aoun expressed support for Hezbollah assuming a military role on behalf of Lebanon. “(Hezbollah) has a complementary role to the Lebanese army,” he said to the Egyptian TV network CBC on Sunday night. “As long as the Lebanese army is not strong enough to fight Israel, we believe in the need for it to exist.” Israel and Lebanon are still officially enemy states of each other. Lebanon participated with at least 4 other Arab countries (Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq) in invading Israel during the War of Independence between 1948-1949.
Feb. 13, 2017

https://worldisraelnews.com/un-criticizes-lebanon-welcoming-hezbollah-terrorists-army/

http://www.worldtribune.com/hizbullah-agrees-with-u-s-left-that-trump-is-an-idiot-and-urges-americans-to-take-action/

Saudi Arabia

Headline:    Erdogan to consult Saudi leaders on regional issues

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who on Sunday kicked off his three-nation Gulf tour in Bahrain, will arrive in the Saudi capital on Monday for consultations with top Saudi officials on key bilateral and regional issues. “The visit of the Turkish president to the Kingdom comes at a significant time and context,” Turkish Ambassador Yunus Demirer told Arab News on Sunday. “Cooperation between the Kingdom and Turkey is today more relevant and crucial than ever, taking into consideration regional and global challenges. Turkey and Saudi Arabia share identical views on regional issues such as Syria, Iraq and Yemen, as well as issues like terrorism.”
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1053431/saudi-arabia

Headline:   Yemen to Never Invite US Ground Troops to Help Resolve Conflict – UN Envoy

Headline: Houthi forces seize town near Saudi border

Yemen has no plans to request US ground troops to fight on its behalf in the country’s civil war, the permanent representative of Yemen to the United Nations, Khaled Alyemany, said on Monday. “We will never invite American soldiers on the ground,” Alyemany stated during an Atlantic Council event in Washington, DC. “We will never invite Americans. And Americans, they understand that.” Khaled Alyemany also stated that the administration of former US President Barack Obama and the efforts of former Secretary of State John Kerry caused setbacks to the peace process in Yemen. “The negative impact of Kerry was really devastating because we need now to recover the peace process from the point we had established in Kuwait,” Alyemany said. Alyemany added that the relationship that between Yemen and the Obama administration was deceiving, because it started positively and then created problems.
Feb. 13, 2017

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201702131050637475-us-yemen-troops-alyemany/

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/houthi-forces-seize-town-near-saudi-border/

Headline:   Turkish Army ‘close to taking Daesh-held town’-Al Bab, Aleppo province

Headline:   Islamic State repels Turkish Army offensive east of Al-Bab city

Turkish troops backed by Syrian opposition fighters have entered the center of the Daesh bastion of Al-Bab and will soon capture it, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. The town in Syria’s Aleppo province is the last stronghold of the militant group in the region, and has also been the target of an assault by Syrian government forces. Erdogan, speaking in Istanbul, said Al-Bab “is now besieged from all fronts.” “Our forces entered the center,” he added, saying it was “only a matter of time” before the alliance of Turkish forces and rebels took control of the town. “Daesh forces have begun leaving Al-Bab completely,” he said. Turkish forces and allied fighters entered Al-Bab for the first time on Saturday, from the west, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Britain-based monitor reported heavy clashes inside western Al-Bab on Sunday, as well as on the northern edge of the town, where Turkish forces and rebels were advancing but had not yet entered the town. One Turkish soldier was killed and two soldiers wounded in clashes with Daesh militants, the Turkish Dogan news agency reported.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1053506/middle-east

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/islamic-state-repels-turkish-army-offensive-east-al-bab-city-map-update/

Headline: Major confrontation brewing if Turkish forces attempt to capture Raqqa

Headline: Turkey’s Erdogan wants to establish a safe zone in the ISIS capital Raqqa

Headline: ISIS launches massive counter-offensive in western Raqqa

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently told journalists in Ankara that his forces will continue their military operations in Syria after they capture Al-Bab. Erdogan specifically stated that his forces will concentrate on Raqqa City, which is currently under the control of the Islamic State (ISIS). However, this presents quite a problem for Erdogan because the quickest way to get to Raqqa City from Al-Bab is through the main highway that flows through Deir Hafer, which is another Islamic State stronghold. The Turkish Armed Forces are currently cutoff from this highway, thanks in large part to the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) recent advances south of Al-Bab. Moreover, the Syrian Arab Army is now pushing towards the village of Al-Sukkariya in order to completely close off the Turkish Armed Forces from the Maskanah Plains of east Aleppo. So with the Aleppo-Raqqa Highway cutoff and Al-Sukkariya soon to be under the Syrian Arab Army’s control, the Turkish Armed Forces and their rebel allies will have to choose an alternative route. This alternative route requires the Turkish Armed Forces to go through the Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) front-lines in northern Al-Raqqa, which is also a much faster route to the Islamic State stronghold. If the Kurdish forces do not voluntarily withdraw from this area in northern Al-Raqqa, a large battle will likely ensue in the weeks following the Turkish Army’s capture of Al-Bab.
Feb. 13, 2017

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/major-confrontation-brewing-turkish-forces-attempt-capture-raqqa/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkeys-erdogan-wants-to-establish-a-safe-zone-in-the-isis-capital-raqqa/2017/02/13/e7237e1c-f1f3-11e6-8873-a962f11835fb_story.html?utm_term=.8d32812446b5

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-launches-massive-counter-offensive-western-raqqa/

Headline:    Iraqi military attacks ISIS leader, his fate remains unknown

The Iraqi military has officially addressed the reports on Monday claiming that the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was injured over the weekend in an aerial assault. According to the army’s statement, Iraqi forces were following a convoy that included among others, the leader of the terror organization, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and thus managed to literally blow up a meeting between the leaders of the organization. During the attack, 13 people were killed, but the fate of al-Baghdadi himself remains unclear. According to the Iraqi military’s statement, the terror organization’s leadership was set to convene in a house near the town of Al-Qa’im (Anbar province)  which is in the vicinity of the Syrian border. Al-Baghdadi was making his way to the area in order to meet with the organization’s state leaders to discuss the collapse of their influence in the strategic city of Mosul, as well as choose an heir to al-Baghdadi. On Sunday, the American channel in Arabic Alhurra reported that al-Baghdadi was seriously injured in the Iraqi Air Force attack in the western district of Al Anbar. The broadcast was based on a report by an intelligence security official, associated with the Iraqi Ministry of Interior. According to the same official, the authorities received information stating that al-Baghdadi was in Al-Qaim’s al-Sala region on February 9. The information was passed on to the Iraqi Air Force who then executed the attack that injured al-Baghdadi—who was then transferred back to Syria. On Sunday, the Iraqi military stated that the reports regarding al-Baghdadi have yet to be confirmed.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4921977,00.html

Headline: Inter-Shiite tension mounts in Baghdad after clashes

Headline: Iranian Proxies Likely Fire Rockets at Green Zone in Baghdad

Tension between Iraq’s Shiite leaders mounted on Sunday as the toll from protests in central Baghdad on Saturday increased to six killed, five demonstrators loyal to the fiery cleric Moqtada Al Sadr and one policeman. At least 174 other protesters were injured in clashes that pitted police and Sadr’s followers who had gathered to demand an overhaul of a commission that supervises elections, ahead of a provincial poll due in September. The clashes broke out as the protesters attempted to cross the bridge that links Tahrir Square where they had gathered and the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings, embassies and international organizations. In a statement reacting to the killing of his followers on Saturday evening, Sadr said: “Their blood won’t have been shed in vain.” He promised “peaceful” retaliation.
Feb. 12, 2017

http://jordantimes.com/news/region/inter-shiite-tension-mounts-baghdad-after-clashes

http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/IRQ%20IIR%202016-01-11%20Green%20Zone%20Rockets%20_0.pdf

Headline:   Iraq Situation Report Feb. 2 – 10, 2017

http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iraq-situation-report-february-2-10-2017

Iran

Headline:        Iran Admits Hosting Russian Bombers Operating in Syria

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani announced that Tehran “will continue” to allow Russian fighter jets to use its airspace for military operations in Syria, Fars reported Saturday. “[The Russians’] use of Iran’s airspace continues because we have a fully strategic cooperation with Russia,” Shamkhani told Fars, and stressed that Iran is ready for any cooperation with Russia on Syria. The Russian fighters’ flights through Iran’s airspace is carried out after complicated planning and coordination with officials in Tehran, according to Shamkhani. He noted that while a number of Russian bombers have recently flown through Iran’s airspace, none landed for refueling. Iranian Defense Minister, General Hossein Dehqan said last November that Russia is free to use the Noje Airbase in Hamadan province for its aerial campaign in Syria if the situation called for it.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/iran-admits-hosting-russian-bombers-operating-in-syria/2017/02/13/

Afghanistan

Headline:    Russia Gathers Stakeholders, Sans US or NATO, for Afghanistan Conference

Russia is hosting a conference in Moscow this week that will bring together Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, India and Iran to discuss a possible solution of the conflict in Afghanistan. This meeting is part of Russia’s effort at playing a more pro-active role in Afghanistan for the first time since its invasion of the country in 1979. Its efforts, however, have encountered controversies at the very outset. The last conference Moscow hosted on Afghanistan in December included only China and Pakistan, prompting a strong protest from the Afghan government. The one this week is more inclusive of the regional stakeholders, but excludes the United States or NATO, leading to speculation that Russia is more interested in undermining the Unites States than in solving the regional problems. At a recent Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, chairman Senator John McCain said Russia is propping up the Taliban to undermine the U.S.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.voanews.com/a/russia-gathers-stakeholders-for-afghanistan-conference-without-us/3720888.html

Sudan

Headline:   South Sudan General Quits Over ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Fears

A South Sudanese general has resigned from the army, accusing the country’s president of “ethnic cleansing.” In a resignation letter seen by AFP on Sunday, Lieutenant-General Thomas Cirillo Swaka said he had “lost patience with the conduct” of President Salva Kiir, who has led the country since its independence from Sudan in 2011. Cirillo, the deputy head of logistics, said that Kiir and the national army—known as the SPLA—had “systematically frustrated the implementation” of a peace agreement struck in 2015 between Kiir and former vice-president Riek Machar. The United Nations and others have warned that the fighting is increasingly proceeding along ethnic lines. Kiir is from the majority Dinka tribe, while Machar hails from the Nuer minority. Dinka make up around one-third of the country’s population, while Nuer constitute around 16 percent, according to the CIA World Factbook. Former U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, writing in Newsweek, warned that forces loyal to both Kiir and Machar had been implicated in “mass atrocities” that were at risk of escalating into genocide.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.newsweek.com/south-sudan-ethnic-cleansing-salva-kiir-556043?rx=us

Libya

Headline:     Libya unity govt slams creation of rival ‘national guard’

Libya’s UN-backed unity government on Sunday slammed the creation by armed groups of a national guard rival to its own Presidential Guard in the capital Tripoli. The Government of National Accord (GNA) said it considered the creation of the Libyan National Guard to be “an attempt to form a parallel body to the Presidential Guard” it has formed. “These groups and those supporting it are considered to be outlaws,” the GNA said in a statement. “And they will be treated as such by the security and judiciary bodies.” The GNA warned that the formation of a rival guard was an attempt “to lead the capital into bloody armed conflict.” On Thursday, armed groups mostly from the western city of Misrata, announced the creation of the Libyan National Guard” to continue the fight against Daesh, as well as to secure state institutions and diplomatic missions. But they did not say whether or not it would support the GNA, which has struggled to assert its authority across Libya since taking office in the capital last year.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1053421/middle-east

Headline: Athens set for first mosque since Ottoman times

Athens’s half a million Muslims are set to get their first official mosque in more than a century. The city has not had a formal mosque since it drove out occupying Ottomans in 1833, and Deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Amanantidis told parliament last year that it was the only European capital “to be deprived of such a religious space”. For years Muslims have resorted to praying in hundreds of makeshift sites, in crowded basements or dark warehouses targeted by racist attackers. In May, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras declared building a mosque long overdue. The government, he said, would push ahead “out of respect for the Muslim residents in our capital, but also because we are obliged to actively defend our values.” The new mosque – a 1,000 square meter building without a minaret, split over two levels – is expected to be ready in April in an old naval base in an industrial, rundown part of Athens. “We need the mosque for our new generation, for our youth … to feel equal in law, equal in society,” said Greece’s Muslim Association spokeswoman Anna Stamou, a Greek who converted to Islam.
Feb. 13, 2017

https://www.yahoo.com/news/century-making-athens-set-first-mosque-since-ottoman-163333766.html

Headline:     20,000 in Mexico City protest Donald Trump’s border policies

Headline: Widespread Anti-Trump Protests Take Place Across Mexico

Mexico’s Secretariat of Public Security said about 20,000 people in Mexico City protested against U.S. President Donald Trump, while some also demonstrated against their own President Enrique Peña Nieto. The protesters waved Mexican flags and held anti-Trump signs during the march on Sunday through central Mexico City. Some signs read “Respect Mexico” and “We are all Mexico.” Trump angered many Mexicans by describing some who attempt to illegally enter the United States as “rapists” and “drug dealers” during his campaign for the presidency. Trump has pledged to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and criticizes U.S. companies who outsource jobs to the country. People also protested in several other Mexican cities, such as Tijuana, Monterrey and Morelia. No violence was reported. Trump has repeatedly said Mexico takes advantage of the United States through “unfair” deals, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement. Those comments have not gone unnoticed in Mexico.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/02/13/20000-in-Mexico-City-protest-Donald-Trumps-border-policies/9711486987580/?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl&utm_medium=15

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/wide-spread-anti-trump-protests-take-place-across-mexico-n719996

Headline:     At least 11 killed as army’s clashes with central Congo militia persist

At least 11 people were killed in central Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday in clashes between the army and a militia loyal to a traditional chief killed in fighting with police last year, a local activist said. Monday’s violence occurred near Tshimbulu, the town where the army killed more than 60 militia members in fighting last Friday, Jean Rene Tshimanga, president of the Civil Society of Kasai-Central province, said. “This morning, we learned again that (the militia) attacked the men in uniform (who) repelled them,” Tshimanga told Reuters. He did not know how many of the dead were militia members and how many army soldiers.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4921870,00.html

Headline:      Boko Haram ambush kills seven Nigerian soldiers

A Boko Haram ambush in northeastern Nigeria killed seven army recruits and injured 20 more, with three soldiers missing, an army officer said. A convoy of army trucks and buses, carrying about 250 troops, was traveling through Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on Thursday when it was attacked by soldiers of the militant Islamist group. A prolonged firefight ended before the army could send reinforcements. The Boko Haram troops stole a variety of military supplies from the convoy before it fled into surrounding foliage, army sources told the Nigerian newspaper Premium Times. They added that one of the missing Nigerian army soldiers is a woman.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/02/13/Boko-Haram-ambush-kills-seven-Nigerian-soldiers/5731486992684/?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl&utm_medium=14

Headline: Bomb Rips Through Protest Rally in Pakistan, at Least 13 Killed

Police and witnesses in Pakistan say that a suicide bomber detonated a blast at a protest rally in the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 13 people and wounding around 85 others. Two senior police officers were among the dead and rescue workers feared the toll was likely to increase. The rally was being staged outside the provincial legislature by chemists and pharmaceutical manufacturers who oppose new regulations. Witnesses said the slain police officers were negotiating with protest leaders to seek an end to the rally when the bomb exploded. It was not clear immediately whether a planted device or a suicide bomber conducted the blast. A breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the violence in the capital city of the country’s most populous Punjab province. A spokesman for Jamaat-ul-Ahrar said one of its suicide bomber carried out the attack. The bomb attack in the second largest Pakistani city came after an overnight roadside bomb killed three soldiers in a volatile tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-taliban-claims-responsibility-for-bombing-which-killed-3-soldiers/3720930.html

Headline:     Protesters Over Corruption in Romania Demand Government Resign

Tens of thousands of Romanians took to the streets Sunday in freezing cold weather, demanding the government resign as they accused it of attempting to water down anti-corruption laws. “Thieves! Resign!” chanted protesters gathered in Victory Square to mark the 13th consecutive day of anti-government demonstrations in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. An estimated crowd of 50,000 protesters took part in the Bucharest march, according to Romanian media reports. Authorities did not give any number of their own. Responding to a call on social media, the protesters held up their mobile phone flashlights against colored pieces of paper, lighting up the cold night air with the blue, yellow and red of the national flag. A huge slogan projected onto a nearby building read “Resist.” Some protesters held up banners with the message “Stop corruption! Fighting for democracy.” Thousands of people also protested in the cities of Cluj, Sibiu, Iasi and Timisoara. The demonstrations, the largest since the ousting and summary execution of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989, have continued despite the resignation of justice minister Florin Iordache Thursday.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.voanews.com/a/protesters-over-corruption-in-romania-demand-government-resign/3720905.html

Headline:      PARIS ERUPTS IN VIOLENCE: Many streets are NO-GO ZONES as five suburbs in flames

Five large areas have been reduced to no go areas for the past five nights as masked men cause mayhem on the streets. Now there are fears the fall out from allegations of police brutality could spread all over the country as unrest in the city grows. Residents have been on lockdown as armed police tried to tackle the rioters who have caused millions of pounds of damage. Police were hit with molotov cocktails and the heavy metal balls used in the French game Petanque. And after setting cars and even a disability vehicle on fire the police have been forced to fire live rounds of bullets. A reporter for the French TV company BMTV was also injured after being attacked. The French Government’s response to the latest outbreaks of violence is to put 2,600 cameras on police officers to record them out on the job.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/766635/Paris-riots-theo-immigration-violence-Aulnay-Sous-Bois

Headline:      North Korea calls ballistic missile test-fire a success

North Korea says it has successfully completed the launch of a new ballistic missile, according to state media. The Pukguksong-2, previously unpublicized part of its arsenal which North Korean state media described as a medium long-range ballistic missile, was test fired on Sunday under the supervision of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency, KCNA. Kim was present at the site and personally gave the order for the launch, which was the first missile test by Pyongyang since US President Donald Trump took office, KCNA reported. The agency described the missile as a “Korean style new type strategic weapon system.” South Korea and the United States confirmed the launch Sunday. The United Nations Security Council said it plans to hold consultations on an “urgent basis” Monday afternoon regarding North Korea, according to the US Mission to the United Nations. The meeting was requested by the United States, South Korea and Japan — whose Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, was visiting President Trump in the United States when the launch occurred. “North Korea’s most recent missile launch is absolutely intolerable. North Korea must fully comply with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions,” Abe told a news conference at Palm Beach, Florida.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/11/asia/north-korea-missile/index.html

Headline: Europe Accelerates Move To Begin Elimination Of Paper Money

In the shadow of Donald Trump’s spree of controversial actions, the European commission has quietly launched the next offensive in the war on cash. These unelected bureaucrats have boldly asserted their intention to crack down on paper transactions across the E.U. and solidify a trend that has been gaining momentum for years. The financial uncertainty amplified by Brexit has incentivized governments throughout Europe to seize further control over their banking systems. France and Spain have already criminalized cash transactions above a certain limit, but now the commission has unilaterally established new regulations that will affect the entire union. The fear of physical money flowing out of the trade bloc has manifested a draconian response from the State. The European Action Plan doesn’t mention a specific dollar amount for restrictions, but as expected, their reasoning for the move is to thwart money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Border checks between countries have already been bolstered to help implement these new standards on hard assets. Although these end goals are plausible, there are other clear motivations for governments to target paper money that aren’t as noble. Negative interest rates and high inflation are a deadly combination that could further destabilize the already fragile union in the future. With less physical currency circulating, these trends ensure that the impact of any additional central bank policies will be maximized. If economic conditions deteriorate, the threat of citizens pulling cash out of their accounts and starting a bank run is eliminated in a cashless system. So long as the people’s wealth is under centralized control, funds can be shifted at will to conceal any underlying problems. But the longer this shell game is allowed to persist, the more painful it will be when reality overrides the manipulation.
Feb. 10, 2017

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-10/cash-no-longer-king-europe-accelerates-move-begin-elimination-paper-money

Headline:      America’s Biggest Creditors Dump Treasuries in Warning to Trump

In the age of Trump, America’s biggest foreign creditors are suddenly having second thoughts about financing the U.S. government. In Japan, the largest holder of Treasuries, investors culled their stakes in December by the most in almost four years, the Ministry of Finance’s most recent figures show. What’s striking is the selling has persisted at a time when going abroad has rarely been so attractive. And it’s not just the Japanese. Across the world, foreigners are pulling back from U.S. debt like never before. From Tokyo to Beijing and London, the consensus is clear: few overseas investors want to step into the $13.9 trillion U.S. Treasury market right now. Whether it’s the prospect of bigger deficits and more inflation under President Donald Trump or higher interest rates from the Federal Reserve, the world’s safest debt market seems less of a sure thing — particularly after the upswing in yields since November. And then there is Trump’s penchant for saber rattling, which has made staying home that much easier. Nobody is saying that foreigners will abandon Treasuries altogether. After all, they still hold $5.94 trillion, or roughly 43 percent of the U.S. government debt market. (Though that’s down from 56 percent in 2008.) A significant drawdown can harm major holders like Japan and China as much as it does the U.S. Nevertheless, any consistent drop-off in foreign demand could have lasting consequences on America’s ability to finance itself cheaply, particularly in light of Trump’s ambitious plans to boost infrastructure spending, cut taxes and put “America First.” The president has singled out Japan and China, the two biggest overseas creditors, as well as Germany, for devaluing their currencies to gain an unfair advantage in trade.
Feb. 13, 2017

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-12/america-s-biggest-creditors-dump-treasuries-in-warning-to-trump

Headline: Juncker says Britain may divide EU over Brexit talks

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he fears Britain will divide the European Union’s 27 remaining members by making different promises to each country during its Brexit negotiations. “The other EU 27 don’t know it yet, but the Brits know very well how they can tackle this,” Juncker told Deutschlandfunk radio. “They could promise country A this, country B that and country C something else and the end game is that there is not a united European front.” Britain will by the end of March trigger formal divorce talks with the EU, a major test for the bloc which is struggling to have a grip on other challenges like keeping Greece in the euro zone, the refugee crisis and the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. To add to all of that, the Netherlands, France and Germany are holding general elections this year, in which populist anti-EU parties are expected to make strong showings. “Now everyone is saying in relation to Trump and Brexit: ‘Now is Europe’s big chance. Now is the time to close ranks and march together,’” Juncker said in the radio interview which will be aired on Sunday. “I wish it will be like this, but will it happen? I have some doubt. Because the Brits will manage without big effort to divide the remaining 27 member states.”
Feb. 12, 2017

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/juncker-says-britain-may-divide-eu-over-brexit-talks.aspx?pageID=238&nID=109638&NewsCatID=351

February 8,  2017 –  Deadly virus causes another mass die-off of endangered Saiga antelopes
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mongolia-deadly-virus-causes-another-mass-die-off-endangered-saiga-antelopes-1605423

February 11,  2017 – 650 pilot whales beached themselves at top of South Island, with 350 dying New Zealand
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/12/more-than-330-pilot-whales-die-in-new-zealand-mass-stranding

February 13,  2017 –  Taiwan bird flu culls reach nearly 130,000 as H5N6 cases confirmed
http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-taiwan-idUKKBN15S11F

February 13,  2017 –  Hundreds of bats ‘cooked’ in trees during New South Wales heatwave
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/02/13/11/32/hundreds-of-flying-foxes-cooked-in-trees-during-new-south-wales-heatwave

Headline:      At least 749 earthquakes hit Dardanelles Turkey since Feb 6

At least 749 earthquakes have hit the Marmara province of Çanakkale since Feb. 6, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has stated. The first wave of the earthquakes was recorded on Feb. 6 at 6:51 a.m. in the province’s Ayvacık district with a 5.3-magnitude temblor. That was followed by another one with the same magnitude at 13.58 p.m. on the same day, and the latest major quake occurred in Ayvacık on Feb. 12 with the same magnitude, according to AFAD. A number of buildings in the region were damaged and many locals settled in tent cities set up near the village of Yukarıköy, which was severely damaged by the quakes. AFAD and the Turkish Red Crescent are currently setting up a container city for victims in the area. Schools in the district were also canceled for a week due to the earthquakes. The Çanakkale Governor’s Office announced on Feb. 7 that eight people were injured in the first quake on Feb. 6, five of whom were discharged from hospital and three of whom were in a stable condition.
Feb. 13, 2017

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/at-least-749-earthquakes-hit-dardanelles-since-feb-6.aspx?pageID=238&nID=109673&NewsCatID=341

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Another report just came in this evening. February 9, 2017 Local beekeepers and experts said the cold temperatures and heavy snowfall, coupled with prolonged damp conditions in December and January, played a role in the demise of entire beehives across the Willamette Valley. http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35258943-75/bees-are-another-casualty-of-oregons-frigid-winter.html.csp

There is one other item I didn’t talk about in my video 5 days ago or in today’s video that has to do with killing off bees and that is the Deformed wing virus. Click to the link to read about this.

Deformed wing virus

Reports on bees dying off so far in 2017!

January 11, 2017 – U.S. Puts Bumblebee On The Endangered Species List For 1st Time, America. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/11/509337678/u-s-puts-first-bumblebee-on-the-endangered-species-list

February 2, 2017 – Is this the demise of the honeybee? “Commercial beekeepers in the United States have reported deaths of tens of thousands of honeybee colonies. Ninety percent of wild bee populations in the United States have disappeared, according to Target Health, Inc. In the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, bee species have declined considerably, and some have even become extinct.”

http://www.thepublicopinion.com/news/farming/is-this-the-demise-of-the-honeybee/article_9787344c-ea2e-11e6-81cd-ffe90837966c.html

February 3, 2017- What would life without bees look like. http://www.care2.com/causes/what-would-life-without-bees-look-like.html

February 7, 2017 – Bumblebees Are Dying Out Because They’re Too Fat to Mate https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/02/rusty-patched-bumblebee-endangered-species/514388/

February 8, 2017 – Appel column: The bumblebee, now an endangered species

http://www.wiscnews.com/saukprairieeagle/opinion/columnists/article_4e69a97f-ed9f-5d8d-8c5d-e053f48be12d.html

February 8, 2017 – To bee, or not to bee: Will bumblebees become extinct? https://www.rt.com/op-edge/376742-bumblebees-endangered-species-us-bees/

February 8, 2017 –  Buzz kill! Scientists baffled as thousands of dead bees wash up along Florida’s west coast beaches stinging beachgoers who step on them
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4204904/Thousands-dead-bees-wash-Florida-s-west-coast.html#ixzz4YFrquVk7 

February 9, 2017 – Local beekeepers and experts said the cold temperatures and heavy snowfall, coupled with prolonged damp conditions in December and January, played a role in the demise of entire beehives across the Willamette Valley. http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35258943-75/bees-are-another-casualty-of-oregons-frigid-winter.html.csp

Bees struggle to survive Oregon’s brutal winter

Other mass die offs of birds, fish, and animals in the first part of 2017.

Jan. 1, 2017 – Scientists Stumped By Thousands Of Dead Fish Off Nova Scotia. http://www.themarshalltown.com/scientists-stumped-by-thousands-of-dead-fish-off-nova-scotia/12982

Jan. 1, 2017 – 5 Humpback whales have washed ashore in recent weeks in Hawaii, America.

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/190927/20170101/beached-whale-carcass-forces-shoreline-closure-in-maui.htm

Jan. 3, 2017 – Dozens of dead turtles washing up on beaches in Jagatsinghpur district, India.  http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2017/jan/03/dead-olive-ridleys-wash-ashore-1555591.html

Jan. 3, 2017 – Dozens of birds fall dead from sky in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, America.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/whitehall/mc-route-22-dead-birds-fall-20170102-story.html

Jan. 4,  2017 – Hundreds of dead fish found in a lake in Bundaberg, Australia. http://www.chinchillanews.com.au/news/hundreds-of-dead-fish-found-in-popular-pond/3128613/

Jan. 4, 2017 – Large number of dead sea birds found washed up in the Bay of Gibraltar, Spain. http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elestrechodigital.com%2Fdestacado%2Faparecen-aves-muertas-la-bahia-algeciras%2F&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 4, 2017 – Hundreds of thousands of ducks to be killed due to avian flu across France. http://news.sky.com/story/france-orders-cull-of-ducks-after-severe-bird-flu-outbreak-10718038

Jan. 5, 2017 – 20,000+ chickens killed due to avian flu in Yunlin, Taiwan. https://sputniknews.com/asia/201701051049277072-20000-chickens-killed-taiwan/

Jan. 5, 2017 – 350,000 birds to be killed due to avian flu in Quilpue Chile. 

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prensa.com%2Fmundo%2FEmpresa-chilena-detecta-gripe-aviar_0_4659284169.html&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 8, 2017 – Thousands of fish die suddenly in a dam in East Java, Indonesia. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesindonesia.co.id%2Fread%2F140139%2F20170108%2F121902%2Fribuan-ikan-di-dam-irigasi-karangdoro-banyuwangi-kembali-mati%2F&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 9, 2017 – Thousands of dead fish, plus dead birds found in a quarry lake in Basiglio, Italy. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.milanotoday.it%2Fcronaca%2Fpesci-morti-basiglio.html&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 9, 2017 – Hundreds of fish dying in a lake in Pozzuoli, Italy. http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnapoli.fanpage.it%2Flago-d-averno-centinaia-di-pesci-morti-colpa-del-freddo-e-dei-gas-vulcanici%2F&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 9, 2017 – 80 swans have died due to avian flu in Dorset, England. http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/80-swans-dead-at-abbotsbury-swannery-as-bird-flu-hits-herd/story-30041645-detail/story.html

Jan. 9, 2017 – Hundreds of dead lobsters, starfish and crabs found washed ashore in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/2017/1/9/large-number-of-sea-creatures-that-washed-up-in-norris-point-lik.html

Jan. 10, 2017 – 700 fish die in a lake, ‘due to drought’ in Sinigo, Italy. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Faltoadige.gelocal.it%2Fbolzano%2Fcronaca%2F2017%2F01%2F10%2Fnews%2Fsinigo-oggi-sopralluogo-della-lav-al-laghetto-1.14690724%3Frefresh_ce&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 10, 2017 – Thousands of fish die in farms, ‘due to flooding’ in Kelantan, Malaysia. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hmetro.com.my%2Fnode%2F195864&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 10, 2017- Massive fish kill on NSW mid-north coast likely due to natural causes, Australia. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-11/smiths-lake-fish-kill/8173044

Jan. 16, 2017 – Avian Flu Kills Wild Birds in Uganda, Catastrophe Imminent Ministry Says, Uganda.

http://cdanews.com/2017/01/avian-flu-kills-wild-birds-in-uganda-catastrophe-imminent-ministry-says/

Jan. 12, 2017 – 10,000 birds dead due to avian flu in Odessa, Ukraine. http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=22326

Jan. 12, 2017 – 30+ dead turtles found washed ashore in Chennai, India. http://www.ndtv.com/chennai-news/30-olive-ridley-turtles-found-dead-on-chennai-beaches-1647750

Jan. 12, 2017 – Hundreds of Tons of fish have died in Lake Toba, Indonesia. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdaerah.sindonews.com%2Fread%2F1170197%2F191%2Fratusan-ton-ikan-mati-di-danau-toba-1484153514&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 13, 2017 – Thousands of dead fish wash up along a lagoon in Patagonia. http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.minutouno.com%2Fnotas%2F1531343-preocupacion-la-aparicion-peces-muertos-una-laguna-la-patagonia&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 13, 2017 – Thousands of fish die in a lake in St. Petersburg, Florida, America. http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2017/1/12/recent_st_pete_fish_.html

Jan. 14, 2017 – Mass die off of fish in the waters of Wilhelmshausen, Germany. https://www.hna.de/kassel/kreis-kassel/fuldatal-ort83863/raetselhaftes-fischsterben-bei-wilhelmshausen-7246252.html

Jan. 14, 2017 – 430,000 birds to be killed due to avian flu in Southern Bulgaria. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-bulgaria-idUSKBN14Y0HY

Jan. 15, 2017 – 10 dead dolphins found washed up, ‘experts baffled’, in Cornwall, England. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2620898/mystery-as-ten-dolphins-are-found-washed-up-along-cornish-coast-within-a-matter-of-days/

Jan. 17, 2017 – Hundreds of dead fish found in a lagoon in Petrolina, Brazil. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fg1.globo.com%2Fpe%2Fpetrolina-regiao%2Fnoticia%2F2017%2F01%2Fcentenas-de-peixes-sao-encontrados-mortos-em-lagoa-de-petrolina-pe.html&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 17, 2017 – Dozens of pelicans are dying in Riviera Bay, St. Petersburg, Florida, America. http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/a-st-petersburg-mystery-why-are-pelicans-dying-at-riviera-bay-and-coffee/2309792

Jan. 17, 2017 – Hundreds of dead fish wash up on Hindmarsh Island in Australia. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-17/dead-carp-wash-up-along-hindmarsh-island/8186500

Jan. 17, 2017 – 6,000 turkeys are to be killed due to avian flu in Lincolnshire, England. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-38648058

Jan. 17, 2017 – 81 dolphins (false killer whales) dead after stranding in Florida’s Everglades, America. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-whales-idUSKBN1511IF

Jan. 18, 2017 – 28,000 hens dead due to avian flu in Southern Greece.  http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalguerrero.com.mx%2Fguerrero%2Fhasta-10-tortugas-muertas-al-dia-encuentran-en-costa-chica%2F&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 18, 2017 – 10 dead turtles are found every day on the coast of Costa Chica, Mexico.  http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-birdflu-greece-idUKKBN1522A2?il=0

Jan. 19,  2017 – Tens of thousands of dead fish wash up on a beach in Kvarnakershamn, Sweden. http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.helagotland.se%2Fsamhalle%2Fmassdod-av-fisk-i-kvarnakershamn-13814651.aspx&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 19, 2017 – Mass death of wild birds reported around Lake Victoria, Uganda. http://www.iwacu-burundi.org/englishnews/bird-flu-in-east-africa-burundi-on-alert/

Jan. 19, 2017 – 3 whales have been found dead during past month in Nayarit, Mexico. http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comunicae.com.mx%2Fnota%2Finvestigan-la-muerte-de-las-ballenas-104668%2F&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 20, 2017 – 600,000 chickens killed due to avian flu in Astrakhan, Russia. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Finterfax-russia.ru%2FSouth%2Fmain.asp%3Fid%3D801113&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 20, 2017 – 800,000 ducks killed due to avian flu in Southwest France.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/01/20/france-says-duck-cull-mostly-over-as-bird-flu-stabilizes.html

Jan. 21, 2017 – 50,000 fish died due to pollution in a river in Oswestry, England.  http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2017/01/20/hundreds-of-fish-die-in-oswestrys-river-morda-after-chemical-leak/

Jan. 21,2017 – 9 turtles found dead on a beach in Sao Francisco de Itabapoana, Brazil. 

https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfnoticias.com.br%2Ftartarugas-aparecem-mortas-em-praia-da-regiao&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 23, 2017 – Thousands of dead herring found washed up in Bjorndal fjord, Norway.  http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vol.no%2Fnyheter%2Fsortland%2F2017%2F01%2F23%2FFant-tusenvis-av-d%25C3%25B8de-sild-Bj%25C3%25B8rndalsfjorden-14099817.ece&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 23, 2017 – 3,000+ birds killed due to avian flu in Dhaka, Bangladesh http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4148924/Bangladesh-finds-two-outbreaks-H5N1-bird-flu-poultry.html

Jan. 24, 2017 – 12 dolphins have stranded and died this month in Asturias, Spain.  http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lavozdeasturias.es%2Fnoticia%2Fasturias%2F2017%2F01%2F23%2Faparecen-docena-delfines-muertos-va-mes-costa-asturiana%2F00031485198140057665336.htm&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 24, 2017 – Hundreds of crabs and fish have died in Queensland, Australia.  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-24/fish-crabs-die-ward-river-charleville-bribie-island-heat-rain/8206884

Jan. 25, 2017 – Dead turtles found in a dried up dam in Quixada, Brazil

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lapatilla.com%2Fsite%2F2017%2F01%2F25%2Fwtf-un-viaje-por-el-macabro-cementerio-de-tortugas-en-brasil-fotos%2F&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 25, 2017 – Millions of dead sardines wash up on the coast of Quemchi, Chile

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soychile.cl%2FChiloe%2FSociedad%2F2017%2F01%2F27%2F443572%2FQuemchi-varan-millones-de-sardinas-en-playa-de-Aucho.aspx&sandbox=1

Jan. 26, 2017 – Disease killing hundreds of birds in Washington

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article128959369.html

Jan. 27, 2017 – 3,700 dead birds found in the waters of Sacramento

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/01/27/why-did-nearly-4000-birds-die-in-the-yolo-bypass-last-week/

Jan. 27, 2017 – Dead whales and a dolphin wash up in Baja California, Mexico

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tabascohoy.com%2Fnota%2F364609%2Fmata-marea-roja-a-4-mamiferos-marinos&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 27, 2017 – Mass sea gull deaths, paralyzations at Port of Tacoma mystify biologists, USA. http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article129218069.html

Jan. 28, 2017 – Over 10,000 pheasants to be killed due to avian flu in Lancashire, England

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/28/officials-confirm-second-bird-flu-outbreak-in-uk

Jan. 28, 2017 – Masses of dead fish washing up again on beaches in Florida

http://www.mysuncoast.com/news/local/use-caution-red-tide-again-causing-dead-fish-to-wash/article_1bf2d944-e34e-11e6-9ac0-9f90171dcc8f.html

Jan. 29, 2017 – 400 dead monkeys found in the forests of Espirito Santo, Brazil- suspicion of yellow fever

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fg1.globo.com%2Ffantastico%2Fnoticia%2F2017%2F01%2Fmacacos-morrem-na-floresta-do-es-suspeita-de-febre-amarela.html&edit-text=&act=url

Jan. 30, 2017 – Mass Gull Death at Port Stumps Scientists, USA. https://www.porttechnology.org/news/mass_gull_death_at_port_stumps_scientists

February 3, 2017 – Thousands of dead fish wash up in Porthcawl Harbour, Wales. http://www.glamorgan-gem.co.uk/article.cfm?id=111876&headline=Dead%20fish%20in%20Porthcawl%20harbour%20%E2%80%98not%20pollution%E2%80%99%20says%20council%20watchdog&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017

February 3,  2017 – 1,300 TONS of fish have died suddenly in lake Sebu, Philippines. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/867809/massive-fish-kill-wipes-out-lake-sebus-tilapia-stock

February 3, 2017 – Thousands of dead jellyfish, ‘never seen this many before’, wash ashore in Queensland, Australia. https://www.rt.com/viral/376253-jellyfish-beach-deception-bay/

February 3, 2017 – Hundreds of baby turtles dying due to heat on a beach in Queensland, Australia. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-04/mon-repos-turtles-hurting-in-heatwave-qld/8230036

February 6, 2017 – Thousands of ducks dying from disease in Washington, America. http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article131146839.html

February 6, 2017 – 71,000 chickens killed due to avian flu in Saga, Japan. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/06/national/69000-chickens-culled-saga-farm-bird-flu-detected/

February 6, 2017 – Hundreds of dead sea birds found washed up on the coast of Huanchaco, Peru http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdiariocorreo.pe%2Fedicion%2Fla-libertad%2Ftrujillo-mas-de-200-aves-muertas-en-el-litoral-de-huanchaco-729257%2F&edit-text=&act=url

February 8,  2017 – Hundreds of dead fish found washed up on beach in Piura, Peru. http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Felcomercio.pe%2Fsociedad%2Fpiura%2Fpiura-aparecen-cientos-peces-muertos-playa-sechura-noticia-1967034&edit-text=&act=url

February 8, 2017 – 2,500 Saiga Antelopes have died due to disease in Mongolia. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mongolia-deadly-virus-causes-another-mass-die-off-endangered-saiga-antelopes-1605423

February 8,  2017 – 20,000 ducks killed due to avian flu in southern Czech Republic https://www.geo.tv/latest/130294-Czechs-cull-up-to-20000-poultry-as-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads

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Headline:       Trump warns Israel: Stop announcing new settlements

The White House warned Israel on Thursday to cease settlement announcements that are “unilateral” and “undermining” of President Donald Trump’s effort to forge Middle East peace, a senior administration official told The Jerusalem Post. For the first time, the administration confirmed that Trump is committed to a comprehensive two-state solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict negotiated between the parties. The official told the Post that the White House was not consulted on Israel’s unprecedented announcement of 5,500 new settlement housing units over the course of his first two weeks in office. “As President Trump has made clear, he is very interested in reaching a deal that would end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and is currently exploring the best means of making progress toward that goal,” the official said. “With that in mind, we urge all parties to refrain from taking unilateral actions that could undermine our ability to make progress, including settlement announcements,” the official added. “The administration needs to have the chance to fully consult with all parties on the way forward.” Trump plans to bring up the peace process in his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House scheduled for February 15.
Feb. 2, 2017

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Trump-warns-Israel-Stop-announcing-new-settlements-480446

Headline:     Rare Red Heifer Eligible for Third Temple Offering Found, And You Won’t Believe Where

A rabbi in a remote region of Mexico he went to a dairy farm to purchase milk, and was shocked when he saw a vital element of the Third Temple right in front of his eyes: a red heifer calmly chewing its cud under the Baja sun. “I’ve grown up with the stories, so I know how rare and valuable the red heifer is,” Rabbi Benny “Bentsion” Hershcovich told Breaking Israel News. “I’ve never seen a red heifer and I never expected to see one. My heart literally jumped when I saw it.” The red heifer, one of the most perplexing Torah commandments, is a necessary element for purifying Jews in order to enable them to do the service in the Temple. Rabbi Hershcovich asked the farmer about the calf. The perplexed Mexican farmer explained that it had been born several months earlier, and that while the color was odd, he considered it to be “just another cow”. The farmer had never heard of the Biblical commandment and did not understand why the rabbi was so excited. Though familiar with the concept of the red heifer – or para adumah in Hebrew – Rabbi Hershcovich felt unqualified to determine whether this particular cow fulfilled the Torah requirements. The laws pertaining to the red heifer are complex and a tiny blemish or a hair of the wrong color can render the cow unfit. This is the statute of the law which Hashem hath commanded, saying: Speak unto B’nei Yisrael, that they bring thee a red heifer, faultless, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke. Numbers 19:2 “Regardless of its status, just seeing something that was an integral part of the Temple and Jewish history, was really magnificent,” the rabbi said. “I was mesmerized by this simple cow.” A very few candidates for the red heifer have been found. Most have been disqualified due to blemishes or pregnancies. In an effort to reinstate the mitzvah (Torah commandment) of purifying with the red heifer’s ashes, the Temple Institute in Jerusalem last year imported embryos of red angus, a distinctly red breed of cow, and implanted them in Israeli cows at a farm in the Negev. Though several male heifers were born, no reports of pure red heifers have been forthcoming.
Feb. 1, 2017

https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/82957/rare-red-heifer-eligible-third-temple-offering-discovered-mexico/#wWuIuFUB8lhZIQgD.97

Saudi Arabia

Headline:      US sends Navy destroyer to patrol off Yemen amid Iran tensions -officials

The United States has placed a Navy destroyer off the coast of Yemen to protect waterways from Houthi militia aligned with Iran, two U.S. officials said on Friday, amid heightened tension between Washington and Tehran. The USS Cole arrived in the vicinity of the Bab al-Mandab Strait off southwestern Yemen where it will carry out patrols including escorting vessels, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
***See also Iran below
Feb. 3, 2017

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4917269,00.html

Headline: Al-Qaeda rapidly advance in southern Yemen capturing three towns

Al-Qaeda has captured three towns in southern Yemen days after US airstrikes killed 16 civilians, according to officials. Al-Qaeda captured the towns of Loder, Shaqra and Ahwar in Abyan province. Local sources said the captures were helped by a pullout by forces loyal to the Saudi-backed former president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, angry over the late payment of their wages, PressTV reported. Another source said al-Qaeda militants later withdrew from Loder and Shaqra after protest demonstrations by residents who threatened to take arms against the terrorist group, the report continued.
Feb. 3, 2017

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/al-qaeda-rapidly-advance-in-southern-yemen-capturing-three-towns/

Headline:   Iran’s New Way of War in Syria

Iran is transforming its military to be able to conduct quasi-conventional warfare hundreds of miles from its borders.  This capability, which very few states in the world have, will fundamentally alter the strategic calculus and balance of power within the Middle East.  It is not a transitory phenomenon.  Iranian military leaders have rotated troops from across the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Artesh, and Basij into Syria in order to expose a significant portion of its force to this kind of operation and warfare.  Iran intends to continue along the path of developing a conventional force-projection capability. Iranian military planners deployed thousands of soldiers from across its military branches over a 15-month operation to set conditions for the envelopment and eventual recapture of Aleppo City by pro-Assad forces in December 2016. They reoriented forces that had traditionally focused on defensive operations into an expeditionary force capable of conducting sustained operations abroad for the first time since the end of the Iran-Iraq War. These developments signal a larger strategic shift on the part of Iran’s military leadership toward a more aggressive posture in the region. Iran is finding that asymmetric capabilities designed to deter the U.S. or Israel are insufficient to conduct the more conventional military operations required in Syria and elsewhere. The Iranian military is overcoming significant institutional obstacles to meet these new requirements.
Feb. 3, 2017

http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Iran%20New%20Way%20of%20War%20in%20Syria_FEB%202017.pdf

Headline:      Russia says Damascus embassy came under shell attack

The Russian embassy in Damascus came under shell fire on Thursday and Friday, the foreign ministry in Moscow said, blaming an attack by “terrorists.” One shell fell about 20 metres (yards) from the embassy’s main entrance and the other hit the ground inside the compound, between offices and a residential building, it said in a statement. The shells “did not cause casualties but inflicted material damage,” it said. The ministry said the attack came from a district held by “terrorists” who sought to wreck the truce in Syria and derail Russian-backed efforts for a “political process” leading to lasting peace. “This crime will not go unpunished,” it warned. The embassy came under similar attack several times in late December, but also without suffering casualties.
Feb. 3, 2017

http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2017/feb/03/russia-says-damascus-embassy-came-under-shell-attack-1566682.html

Headline:   US Air Force strikes Al-Qaeda rebels in Idlib

On Friday, the U.S. Air Force carried out a powerful strike against a group of jihadist rebels from Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham in the Idlib countryside, killing at least a dozen militants near the town of Sirmeen. No details were given regarding the aircraft or the specific target in Sirmeen; however, all that is known is it was a site with a significant presence of Al-Qaeda linked militants. The U.S. has carried out several attacks against the rebel forces in the Idlib Governorate this year, striking a number of targets along the Turkish-Syrian border.
Feb. 3, 2017

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/us-air-force-strikes-al-qaeda-rebels-idlib/

Headline:   Syria Situation Report January 26- Feb. 2, 2017

http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Feb%202EDITS%20COT.pdf

Headline:   PMU liberates new areas from ISIS just to the west of Mosul

The Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have liberated the villages of Bostan Radif and Um Gharba, as well as the Sherka region, in Iraq’s western Mosul, from ISIS on Friday. The primarily Shi’ite PMU announced on Friday that they would begin operations to cut routes to the ISIS stronghold of Hawija near Kirkuk. The operation involves cutting roads southwest of the Nineveh desert.
Feb. 3, 2017

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/pmu-liberates-new-areas-from-isis-just-to-the-west-of-mosul/

Turkey

Headline:      Cooperation With Russia, Damascus is ‘Turkey’s Only Chance to Avoid War’

In a recent article for the Turkish newspaper Aydınlık, Ismail Hakki Pekin, former chief of the Turkish General Staff Intelligence Department, warned that Turkey is moving step by step to war. In an interview with Sputnik Turkiey, Pekin commented on his assumption, saying that Ankara has found itself in a difficult situation, particularly due to foreign pressure. “The United States and Egypt are trying to force Turkey to make certain concessions, including establishing a Kurdish autonomous region in northern Syria and talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) inside Turkey,” Pekin said. According to him, if such a Kurdish entity is established Ankara would be “encircled from the south” and will have to fight a “war on two fronts,” against Daesh in Syria and against PKK inside the country. Pekin underscored that in order to achieve its goal, Washington is providing military and logistical support to the PKK, including supplying heavy weapons, anti-tanks missiles and armored combat vehicles. “For Ankara, the only chance to derail this plan is to establish dialogue with Damascus and boost cooperation with Russia, Iran and Iraq,” he said. Pekin underscored that Turkey should take as soon as possible certain measures to repel the threat.
Feb. 3, 2017

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201702031050322430-turkey-war-cooperation-russia/

Iran

Headline:     Treasury slaps sanctions on Iran after ballistic missile launch

Headline: Iran to impose legal restrictions on some US entities, individuals

Headline: Trump: New Iran sanctions, USS Cole to Red Sea

President Donald Trump’s administration enacted new sanctions on Iran Friday, the first concrete action after the White House put Tehran “on notice” this week. The Treasury Department said it was applying sanctions on 25 individuals and companies connected to Iran’s ballistic missile program and those providing support to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Qods Force. That included three separate networks linked to supporting the missile program, which the US opposes. The moves come as punishment for the country’s test launch of a ballistic missile last weekend. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn said the move was “provocative” and in defiance of a United Nations Security Council resolution that bars Iran from taking steps on a ballistic missile program capable of launching nuclear weapons. “They’re not behaving,” Trump said of Iran in the Oval Office on Friday as he signed unrelated executive orders.
Feb. 3, 2017

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/treasury-department-announcing-sanctions-against-iran-friday-morning/

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4917321,00.html

http://debka.com/article/25915/Trump-New-Iran-sanctions-USS-Cole-to-Red-Sea

Afghanistan

Headline:          Attacks in Afghanistan kill 9 policemen, cleric and his wife

An Afghan policeman turned his rifle on his colleagues in a northern province, killing eight, while a gunman in the country’s east fatally shot a cleric and his wife, officials said on Friday. The policemen were killed while they were sleeping in an outpost in the district of Almar in northern Faryab province, according to the provincial police spokesman, Abdul Karim Yuresh. The attack happened on Thursday night and according to the spokesman, a policeman who was on duty opened fire and killed his colleagues, then collected all their firearms and fled the scene — presumably to join the Taliban. The Taliban made no official statement or claim about the attack but Afghanistan has seen several such incidents over the past years. There has been a growing number of cases in which Afghan troops or policemen — or Taliban militants dressed in Afghan uniforms — have turning their guns on their colleagues or U.S.-led coalition partners. Also on Thursday night, in the country’s eastern Paktika province, a gunman killed a cleric and his wife, said Mohammad Alias Wahdat, the provincial governor. Wahdat said the gunman entered the cleric’s home in the Yusof Khail district and shot the cleric and his wife. Two of their children who were in the house survived. Police said it was not clear who was behind the attack and no one immediately claimed responsibility for the killings.
Feb. 3, 2017

http://gazette.com/attacks-in-afghanistan-kill-9-policemen-cleric-and-his-wife/article/feed/442727

Libya

Headline:           U.S. conference on Libya postponed over Trump travel ban: organizers

A high-profile conference on Libya planned for mid-February in Washington has been postponed, the organizers said on Friday, citing U.S. President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries, including Libya, from entering the United States. The Feb. 16 conference titled “Libya-U.S. Relations 2017: New Vision, Hope and Opportunities,” and co-hosted by the National Council on U.S.-Libya Relations, had listed Libyan speakers, including two former prime ministers and the head of the National Oil Corporation (NOC). As a result of the executive order, “banning Libyan citizens from entrance to the USA, it will not be feasible for the full complement of speakers, sponsors and guests to be in Washington, D.C., as originally planned,” a statement from the conference organizers said. A new date for the conference would be announced soon. The executive order by Trump comes at a time of uncertainty over U.S. policy in Libya, which remains mired in the chaos that followed the NATO-backed 2011 uprising against long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Feb. 3, 2017

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/u-conference-libya-postponed-over-trump-travel-ban-231932609.html

Algeria

Headline:    Will the Next Arab Revolt Be in Algeria?

A remarkable series of barely noticed counterterrorism operations, labor strikes, and social protests in Algeria in January showed that the North African country may be facing a year of upheaval. Six years after leaders in the fellow North African states of Tunisia and Egypt were ousted, simmering instability in Algeria could lead to the ouster of its longtime president as well. The consequences for the U.S. of a failed Algerian state must not be minimized. The U.S. State Department considers Algeria to be an important counterterrorism partner. First, the military junta imposed a state of emergency on Algeria’s border with Tunisia upon the return of 800 Tunisian jihadists who had been fighting for jihadi groups abroad, including the Islamic State. Second, cities in northwest Algeria and the coastal province of Bejaia experienced several days of labor unrest and riots. It began at the start of 2017, when the regime of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who is nearly 80 years old and has been largely incapacitated by a stroke, implemented a robust austerity plan, cutting spending by 14 percent and increasing taxes on consumer products. In response to the protests, Algeria’s security forces arrested about 100 people, half of whom were under 25. The political and labor disorder has led the regime to call on religious leaders to quell the dissent. The Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued directives to imams to promote in their Friday sermons the maintenance of national stability as a religious duty. Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal warned that the regime will block any attempt aimed at “destabilizing” the country and asserted that the protests “are not related to the Arab Spring.”
Feb. 3, 2017

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444548/algeria-arab-unrest-growing-stronger

Headline:      States Are Cracking Down on the Biggest Protests Since ’60s

Headline:     Google cozies to Trump but calls for his impeachment

Republicans in statehouses across the U.S. are devising legal tools to regulate public dissent as demonstrators take to the streets to protest President Donald Trump in waves not seen since the Vietnam War. At least 10 bills to limit protests have been introduced in recent months. North Dakota is considering protection for motorists who unintentionally kill protesters blocking roads. Washington state Senator Doug Ericksen would punish those who “disrupt our economy.” Next week, North Carolina Senator Dan Bishop will call for imprisoning people who intimidate ex-officials, after former Governor Pat McCrory was pursued down a Washington, D.C., alley by a group chanting “Shame!” “That extends over the borderline of decency,” Bishop said in an interview. Though such demonstrators are “constitutionally entitled” to express their views, he said, they aren’t free to threaten violence. Many of the bills, which critics say impinge on constitutional freedoms, were filed before Trump’s election in response to Black Lives Matter and oil-pipeline protests. They’ve gained fresh relevance amid global women’s marches and nationwide airport demonstrations over Trump’s immigration ban. On Wednesday night, black-clad protesters set fires and smashed glass at the University of California at Berkeley, forcing the cancellation of a speech by a conservative writer.
Feb. 3, 2017

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-02-03/worst-u-s-protests-since-1960s-spur-states-to-pursue-crackdown

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/2/google-cozies-to-trump-but-calls-for-his-impeachme/

Headline:     Worst Fighting In East Ukraine Since 2015, 33 Dead This Week

Headline: Trump’s UN ambassador criticizes Russia over Ukraine

International monitors on Friday strongly urged the warring sides in eastern Ukraine to silence their guns as heavy artillery and rocket barrages continued to pummel residential areas. At least 33 people including civilians have been killed and several dozen injured in fighting this week in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russia-backed separatist rebels — the worst violence in the region since 2015. The death toll in the fighting that began in April 2014 has now exceeded 9,800, according to U.N. figures and a tally of recent fighting. “Unacceptable! … Sides have to stop fighting!” the monitoring mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation In Europe said on its Facebook page. While the warring sides have regularly exchanged gunfire despite a February 2015 peace deal brokered by France and Germany, this week has seen a sharp spike in hostilities. Fighting has raged around the government-controlled industrial town of Avdiivka, just north of the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk, catching residential areas in the crossfire. “We have seen on both sides an incredible amount of cease-fire violations,” said Alexander Hug, deputy head of the OSCE’s monitoring mission. Each side blamed the other for the upsurge of violence, but the Ukrainian military says its troops have gained some ground. Associated Press reporters saw heavy weapons on both sides of the front line, in clear violation of the 2015 peace deal that envisaged their pullback.
Feb. 3, 2017

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/world-news/worst-fighting-ukraine-since-2015

https://worldisraelnews.com/trumps-un-ambassador-criticizes-russia-over-ukraine/

Headline:       Mattis warns North Korea of ‘overwhelming’ response to nuclear use

The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an “effective and overwhelming” response. Mr Mattis spoke in South Korea, where he had been reaffirming US support, before flying to Tokyo. He also reconfirmed plans to deploy a US missile defence system in South Korea later this year. North Korea’s repeated missile and nuclear tests and aggressive statements continue to alarm and anger the region. The US has a considerable military presence in South Korea and Japan, as part of a post-war defence deal. There are just under 28,500 US troops in the country, for which Seoul pays about $900m (£710m) annually. Mr Mattis used his visit to reassure South Korea that the Trump administration “remains steadfast” in its “iron-clad” defence commitments to the region, said the Pentagon. Speaking after talks at the defense ministry with his South Korean counterpart Han Min-koo, Mr Mattis told reporters that “any attack on the United States, or our allies, will be defeated, and any use of nuclear weapons would be met with a response that would be effective and overwhelming”. North Korea conducted its fifth test of a nuclear device last year, and claims it is capable of carrying out a nuclear attack on the US, though experts are still unconvinced its technology has progressed that far.
Feb. 3, 2017

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38850995

Headline: Russia warns South Korea of consequences if THAAD deployed

Russia’s ambassador to South Korea warned Moscow would take measures if Seoul chooses to go ahead and deploy the U.S. missile defense system THAAD, according to a South Korean newspaper. The joint U.S.-South Korea decision to deploy THAAD was reached in July 2016. Russia has not been as vocal as China in its opposition to the missile defense system, which Beijing claims is being used for monitoring purposes. But on Friday, Ambassador Alexander Timonin told South Korean reporters if the system is placed in position, Russia has no choice but to take steps to ensure its security, Maeil Business reported. “A THAAD deployment may have a dangerous impact on the situation on the peninsula…We regard it as part of the U.S. global missile defense program, which is stationed along the Russian borders and therefore poses a threat to our security,” Timonin said.
Feb. 3, 2017

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/02/03/Russia-warns-South-Korea-of-consequences-if-THAAD-deployed/8951486133428/

Headline:         CDC Seeks Controversial New Quarantine Powers To Stop Outbreaks

Federal health officials may be about to get greatly enhanced powers to quarantine people, as part of an ongoing effort to stop outbreaks of dangerous contagious diseases. The new powers are outlined in a set of regulations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published late last month to update the agency’s quarantine authority for the first time since the 1940s. The outlined changes are being welcomed by many health lawyers, bioethicists and public health specialists as providing important tools for protecting the public. But the CDC’s increased authority is also raising fears that the rules could be misused in ways that violate civil liberties. The update was finalized at the end of the Obama administration and was scheduled to go into effect Feb. 21. But the Trump administration is reviewing the changes as part of its review of new regulations. So the soonest the changes could go into effect has been pushed to the end of March. With the new rules, the CDC would be able to detain people anywhere in the country without getting approval from state and local officials. The agency could also apprehend people to assess their health if they are exhibiting medical problems such as a high fever, headache, cramps and other symptoms that could be indicative of a dangerous infectious disease. “Because of the breadth and scope of the definition of ill persons, CDC can target a much wider swath of persons to assess and screen,” says James Hodge Jr., a professor of public health law and ethics at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Hodge says the new rules are “really necessary,” given the potential threat that infectious diseases pose. Some others who have studied the issue agree.
Feb. 2, 2017

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/02/02/512678115/cdc-seeks-controversial-new-quarantine-powers-to-stop-outbreaks

Headline: Malaria-carrying Mosquitoes Becoming Resistant to Bed Nets in Southern Africa

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes are becoming resistant to the insecticide used in bed nets to prevent the disease. Researchers say it is important to stay ahead of the resistance to avoid what they are calling a public health catastrophe. Bed nets treated with inexpensive pyrethroid insecticides are the main defense against biting, malaria-carrying mosquitoes, and they have significantly cut down on the number of cases. The World Health Organization reports malaria infected an estimated 212 million people in 2015, killing some 429,000 of them. That reflects a 21 percent drop in the incidence of between 2010 and 2015. But a new study, published in the journal PLoS Genetics, found that the primary mosquito that harbors the parasite in southern Africa, Anopheles funestus, is rapidly becoming resistant to the insecticide. In at least one country, Mozambique, researchers discovered that 100 percent of A. funestus remained alive after direct exposure to the chemical.
Feb. 2, 2017

http://www.voanews.com/a/malaria-mosquito-resistant-bed-nets-southern-africa/3703847.html

Headline: Yellow fever deaths climb to 60 in Brazil outbreak

The Brazilian government announced Friday that the number of confirmed deaths caused by a yellow fever outbreak has reached 60, while 87 more suspicious deaths are being investigated. In a statement, the Health Ministry said that 53 of the deaths had come in the state of Minas Gerais, where the outbreak started before spreading to other states. Four people have died in Espirito Santo and three more in the state of Sao Paulo. Since the start of the outbreak, 150 deaths were potentially attributed of yellow fever, 60 of which have been confirmed, 87 are still under investigation and three have been eliminated. In total, 921 people have been suspected of being infected, 804 of which happened in Minas Gerais. 702 are being investigated, 161 have been confirmed and 58 have been ruled out. The rise in the number of cases forced the government to dispatch over 8 million doses of vaccine to at-risk states to try and contain the crisis.
Feb. 3, 2017

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-02/04/c_136029778.htm

Headline:    

http://www.chronicle.co.zw/sudan-to-demolish-at-least-25-christian-churches/

Headline:    Central Italy shakes in new 4.4 magnitude earthquake

In the early hours of the morning, two tremors measuring over magnitude 4.0 were felt in the area between Marche and Umbria. According to Italy’s geology experts, Ingv, the first quake at 4:47am measured a magnitude of 4, and a second, bigger tremblor at 5:10am measured 4.4. The quake had its epicentre close to Monte Cavallo in the Macerata region, 12km away from Preci, Perugia. The epicentre was just 6km deep; quakes closer to the earth’s surface tend to be more destructive, however no further collapses or injuries have been reported. These were the largest of a series of 25 quakes which shook the ground throughout the night. The area has experienced near-constant seismic activity ever since the major quake of August 24th last year.
Feb. 3, 2017

http://www.thelocal.it/20170203/central-italy-shakes-in-new-44-magnitude-earthquake

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Open the eyes of those who do not believe, but before you take one step forward search your own heart first. Is your heart telling you, you are on that narrow path that leads to heaven?  Is your life marked with the blood of Jesus Christ?  Whatever you are doing at this very moment stop. If you are reading this it is not by coincidence you were meant to be here at this very moment in your life. With Jesus looking over you look deep into your heart and see what Christ Jesus is looking at.  There is nothing Jesus cannot see in your heart and there will be no fooling Christ as to what you’re all about.  These are the questions the Lord is asking you. You love me?  Do you really love me?  Are you really abiding in my word and in my life?  Am I in the front seat of your life each day or the back seat?  Do you seek me out of love for me or, are you entrenched in the traditions that have cause your life to be a reelection of the world. Are you one of my children who have forsaken my teachings and have chosen to alter my desire for you and have given up coming to my house to worship me?  Has not my word asked of you to meet me with your Brothers and Sisters. These are the words of Christ. ²⁵ Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching Hebrews 10:25-25. Are you one of my children who have put Jesus behind you and, have forsaken the assemble and, instead of offering up your hearts to me in that assemble you have created a list in your heart why you have abandon me in the assemble. Was not Christ over worked when He went to the cross for you and, yet Jesus made no excuse but went to the cross.  Was not the Lord tired in His preparing His kingdom and His disciples who would later teach you the way?  Yet Christ meet with them and the people each day out of love for them.  Some of my children have written on their hearts I do not like the music in Church and used this excuse to choose to stay home.  I see for many of my children I have been replaced by sports. I see written on many of the hearts of my children that you find the service to look and some that you do not like the way the Pastor teaches. Do you not see that the day is approaching and yet millions upon millions of my children have join the world thinking the Christ will not return soon.  Have I not be replaced by your IPods, your phones, your Television, your movies, and your games?  As Christ looks into your heart how deep and how far would He have to look to see when was the last time you really spent in heart felt prayer with Him. Did not the Lord say fast?  Answer these questions knowing Christ knows your answers. Will your answers cause a revival in your heart for Christ?  Jesus would like to know. Let us who love Jesus really love Jesus live like it.

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As of late I have had people ask me about Google maps and, why they can not find the Jewish Third Temple on Google maps as I showed them they can. For a long a I can remember I have never seen Google maps make an up-dated map and place the Jewish Third Temple on their new map.  Wait, that changed in the month of December, 2016 when all of a sudden even before the Temple was built Google maps placed the Jewish Temple right there on the Temple Mount.  Only a few days later when I went back to check out the Jewish Temple again on G. maps the Temple was gone and, this time when I clicked the dot that took me to the Temple before, this time when I clicked the same dot the Dome of the Rock appeared.  As of Feb. 1, 2017 Google maps has kept the Temple off!  Why did the Google take it down?  I can tell you why I think they took it down but you may want to ask them. It seems odd that it was there and gone like the wind! If you missed seeing the Jewish Temple watch my video below and you will see what many of us saw even if it was for a few days. If you find out why it went up in the first place and then removed so quickly please email and let me know so I can pass this information on to the rest of my 15,000 + viewers.

Liubomyr Myketiuk 1 day ago shows that from his end the temple on Google maps is still there. I checked on Google maps from Google today and it still won’t show up. I also check Google Maps on Firefox and it did not show either. Liubomyr may not be in the U.S., but it is still there. Check the link he provided:

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Headline:  Israel and Turkey to resume diplomatic dialogue after six years

Yuval Rotem, Director-General of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, will travel to Turkey on Tuesday where he will hold a diplomatic dialogue with local officials, for the first time in over six years. Rotem’s visit to Ankara will continue until Thursday and will include, in addition to meeting with his Turkish counterpart, meetings with government officials, the Israeli embassy staff in Ankara and the Consulate General in Istanbul. Rotem will also meet with leaders of the Turkish Jewish community and with the governor of Istanbul. Israel and Turkey announced a reconciliation agreement last June, six years after the Mavi Mamara incident, following which Turkey cut off ties with Israel. The purpose of Rotem’s visit to Turkey is to deepen the relations between the two countries in a way that will help to further develop them, primarily on the political and economic fronts.
Jan. 31, 2017

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/224129

Headline:  Israeli Home Front preparing for thousands of rockets

Headline:  Hamas military capabilities said restored to pre-2014 war strength

The IDF Home Front Command is preparing for the thousands of rockets expected to strike Israel during the next war, investing hundreds of millions of shekels over the past two years on defensive measures and strengthening strategic capabilities. The IDF considers Hezbollah the most substantial threat, with at least 120,000 rockets aimed at Israel, many of them able to strike anywhere in the country. While most have a range of just 45 kilometers, the army has said that it expects a bombardment of over 1,000 rockets in the course of just one day. The Home Front Command currently divides the country into 264 polygon alert zones in which a siren is activated once the flight path and expected landing area of a missile or rocket is calculated. The Jerusalem Post has learned that Israel’s already state-of-the-art alert system is being upgraded, as the number of polygon alert zones is set to increase to a few thousand by April 2018.
Jan. 31, 2017

http://www.jpost.com/printarticle.aspx?id=480096

http://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-military-capabilities-said-restored-to-pre-2014-war-strength/

Headline:  Israel approves 3,000 new settler homes as Amona evacuation begins

Israel says it will build 3,000 new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. The aim was to fulfil demands for housing and “return to normal life”, the defence ministry said. A Palestinian official condemned the move and warned that chances for peace were being destroyed. It is the third such announcement by Israel since US President Donald Trump took office. Mr Trump has hinted he will be more supportive on the issue. Tuesday’s announcement follows on from the recent approval of 2,500 housing units in the West Bank and 550 in East Jerusalem. Mr Trump has indicated that he will be more sympathetic to settlement construction than his predecessor, Barack Obama, and has appointed a staunch settlement supporter as his ambassador to Israel. Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi warned that the “frenzied escalation of Israel’s illegal enterprise” signalled “the final demise” of the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “The silence of the new American government, including those who actively support the settlements in the White House and the administration as a whole, has emboldened Netanyahu to persist with his settlement activities,” she said.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38826231

Headline:  Knesset Speaker travels to US, will discuss moving embassy

Headline:  Trump says ‘chance’ he’ll move embassy, but admits there are ‘two sides’

Speaker of the Knesset (Israel’s parliamentary body) Yuli Edelstein, flew to the US on Tuesday night for a visit in which he will help push to move forward with President Donald Trump’s previously stated plan to move the US embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “I will call on my counterparts to support and work toward moving the US Embassy to Israel’s capital, Jerusalem,” Edelstein said before he left. In an interview that aired last weekend, Trump told Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) that there is “certainly a chance” he will officially elect to move the US embassy, but committed to studying the issue “very long and hard” before making a final decision. Edelstein also said that he will discuss regional security issues and in particular, a resurgent Iran. “I will also speak about the Iran threat, which remains unchanged, and about the situation in the Middle East,” he added.
Feb. 1, 2017

https://worldisraelnews.com/knesset-speaker-travels-to-us-will-discuss-moving-embassy/

http://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-chance-hell-move-embassy-but-admits-there-are-two-sides/

Headline:      Jihadist rebels surrender Lebanese border points to Syrian Army

The jihadist rebels have agreed to surrender the remaining villages between the Lebanese border and Wadi Barada area after a successful meeting with a reconciliation committee sent by the government. At least 250 jihadist rebels will leave the town of Serghaya and its nearby villages in exchange for transportation to the Idlib Governorate, a government spokesperson told Al-Masdar News on Monday night. In addition to surrendering this town, the jihadist rebels will also give-up the Rankous area and its border-crossing in the Qalamoun Mountains; this will result in the Syrian Army’s full control over the rural Zabadani border with Lebanon.
Jan. 31, 2017

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/jihadist-rebels-surrender-lebanese-border-points-syrian-army/

Headline:      Pro-government forces to undertake new offensive in Al-Quneitra province

Reports are coming in that the high command of the Syrian Armed Forces is planning a large offensive in Al-Quneitra province to liquidate the last militant bastion around the Beit Jenn area. The operation is to involve the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) elite 4th Armoured Division, plus a range of units from the National Defense Forces (NDF). The 4th Armoured Division in particular is fresh from successful operations in the Wadi Barada region, so morale among its soldiers are undoubtedly high. The offensive will take place in two parts. First, the farmlands of Mazra’et Beit Jenn are to be secured, followed (secondly) by the liberation of Beit Jenn village which sits in a valley of the al-Sheikh mountain chain. All information on this development was provided to Al-Masdar News by a military source in the Syrian Arab Army. In hindsight, the complete liberation of the Wadi Barada pocket from Jihadists and Islamist militants now appears to only be another step in a high-priority campaign by the pro-government forces to eliminate all pockets of hostile armed groups in the greater Damascus countryside (such as East Ghouta) and around the border regions with Lebanon and Israel. Such pockets have always represented a strategic thorn in the side of the pro-government forces as they tie down manpower resources, preventing their release to more active fronts.
Feb. 1, 2017

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/map-pro-government-forces-undertake-new-offensive-al-quneitra-province/

Headline:     Clashes erupt as Israeli forces begin evacuating Amona outpost; several arrested

Headline:     Supreme Court rejects Amona relocation plan

The operation by Israeli security forces to evacuate 40 Jewish families from the Amona outpost in the West Bank was expected to continue throughout Wednesday night, police said. Clashes erupted between activists and security forces as hundreds of officers entered the outpost built illegally on privately-owned Palestinian land. More than 15 people were arrested amid the High Court of Justice-ordered move to remove those living in Amona. In addition, more than 24 members of security forces were wounded during the commotion and a police source said at least some of the officers had sustained injuries from a chemical substance thrown at them by protesters. A spokesman from Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem, three police officers were being treated for their wounds, including two with moderately wounded from liquid thrown at their eyes. Ahead of the long-awaited eviction of the illegal outpost, settlers poured oil on the main road leading to Amona to make it difficult for security forces to reach them. About 200 activists, the majority of which were youth and teenagers, were protesting at the entrance to Amona. About 10 buses were in the vicinity slated to take away the Amona families before the outpost is demolished per an order by the High Court of Justice. Earlier, activists had set fire to tires and hurled rocks in an attempt to block any security forces from entering.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Live-Security-forces-enter-Amona-outpost-set-to-begin-evacuation-480209

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/224249

Headline:    Palestinians set delayed local elections for May 13

The Palestinian Authority said Tuesday that local elections delayed last October after a spat between political factions will now take place in the West Bank and Gaza on May 13. “Today, at a regular meeting, the council of ministers decided to hold elections on May 13, to be held in the West Bank and Gaza,” local government minister Hussein Al Araj told AFP. The rival parties have not contested an election since 2006 parliamentary polls, which Hamas won — sparking a conflict that led to near civil war in Gaza the following year.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://jordantimes.com/news/region/palestinians-set-delayed-local-elections-may-13

Jordan

Headline:     ‘Moving US embassy to Jerusalem will impact regional stability’

Headline:    Abbas, Jordanian king agree to fight against US embassy relocation to Jerusalem

His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday discussed regional developments and Jordan’s strategic relations with the US at meetings in Washington, DC, with chairs and members of Congress committees. Talks at the meetings, part of which was attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania, also covered the Kingdom’s role in dealing with the crises in the region and anti-terrorism efforts from a holistic approach, according to a Royal Court statement. The King met with Senate leaders and the heads and members of the Senate’s Appropriations Committee and its Armed Services Committee. His Majesty also held talks with the chairpersons and members of the US House of Representatives’ foreign affairs and armed services committees, in addition to its subcommittee on state, foreign operations and related programmes, the statement said. Talks addressed developments such as the Middle East peace process, the Syrian crisis and the situation in Iraq. King Abdullah warned that moving the US embassy to Jerusalem will have regional consequences that will diminish the opportunity for peace and reaching the two-state solution. Such a move, according to His Majesty, will feed into the anger and despair among Arabs and Muslims, enabling extremists to further spread their dark ideologies and agendas.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://jordantimes.com/news/local/moving-us-embassy-jerusalem-will-impact-regional-stability%E2%80%99

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4911159,00.html

Saudi Arabia

Headline:      End of tax-free living in Saudi Arabia as oil revenues dry up

Saudi Arabia has introduced a value-added tax (VAT) with the approval of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), indicating the end of life without VAT across the Gulf. The decision was taken on Monday and implies a five percent levy on some goods across the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, which unites Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Other Gulf countries are also expected to follow and introduce the VAT system by the beginning of 2018. The move has IMF backing, which recommended the Gulf States impose revenue raising measures. The countries have already introduced taxes on tobacco and fizzy drinks. “A Royal Decree has been prepared,” the official Saudi Press Agency said. The tax on tobacco, now at 50 percent, will be increased to 100 percent, the same level as those for energy drinks and sodas. Residents of the region had enjoyed the tax-free period before the oil prices more than halved. The price of a barrel of crude oil fell from over $114 in 2014 to just over $55 currently.
Jan. 31, 2017

https://www.rt.com/business/375746-saudi-arabia-vat-gulf-oil/

Egypt

Headline:  Dozens Arrested on Anniversary of Deadly Egypt Soccer Riot

Egyptian security forces arrested dozens in central Cairo on Wednesday, the anniversary of a soccer riot that killed over 70 fans in 2012. Lawyer Mokhtar Mounir told The Associated Press that over 80 people were taken into custody, with some arrests made near the club grounds belonging to the Al-Ahly team. Most of the victims of the rioting five years ago were fans of Al-Ahly. The rioting was Egypt’s worst soccer disaster to date and one of the world’s deadliest. The lawyer said the police likely made the arrests Wednesday on suspicion those detained had planned to stage a protest. Public gatherings without a permit are banned under Egypt’s draconian anti-terrorism laws. Mounir said the detainees were undergoing security checks and officials would determine whether to release them or press charges. In 2015, a court declared Al-Ahly’s hardcore “Ultras Ahlawy” fan group a terrorist organization. The arrests came as Egyptians gathered in cafes all over the country to watch the national team play Burkina Faso in the first semifinals match of the African championship in Gabon. At least a dozen police and security forces’ vehicles as well as armed troops were stationed near the Al-Ahly club grounds in the evening Wednesday.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dozens-arrested-anniversary-deadly-egypt-soccer-riot-45199956

Headline:    ISIS fights back in northeast Aleppo, captures village

Headline:  Syrian Army advances against ISIS in Deir Ezzor

Headline:  ISIS storms FSA base in southwest Daraa

ISIS large-scale offensive was launched this morning by sending three VBIEDs to the Army positions inside the small village, which serves as one of the last defense lines for the terror group in the area. The first VBIED was prematurely detonated by the Syrian Army. However, the intensity of clashes forced the government troops to retreat, thus saving the lives of much-needed soldiers. A military source told AMN that the Syrian Army has already began shelling ISIS militants inside Serhan. Throughout its recent push toward Al-Bab, the government forces attempts to recapture Aran, the last ISIS-held town before Tadef, which is just in the southern outskirt of Al-Bab.
Feb. 1, 2017

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-fights-back-northeast-aleppo-captures-village/

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-advances-isis-deir-ezzor/

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-storms-fsa-base-southwest-daraa/

Headline:  Syrian army dash to al-Bab risks Turkey clash

Headline:  Islamic State faces multiple adversaries in Al Bab (Aleppo province), Syria

A rapid advance by the Syrian army towards the Islamic State-held city of al-Bab risks sparking a confrontation with Turkey as Damascus seeks to stop its neighbor penetrating deeper into a strategically important area of northern Syria. Northern Syria is one of the most complicated battlefields of the multi-sided Syrian war, with Islamic State now being fought there by the Syrian army, Turkey and its rebel allies, and an alliance of U.S.-backed Syrian militias. In less than two weeks, Syrian army units have moved to within 6 km (4 miles) of al-Bab, a city that is also being targeted in a campaign waged by the Turkish military and its allies, groups fighting under the Free Syrian Army banner. A source in the military alliance fighting in support of President Bashar al-Assad told Reuters on Wednesday the Syrian army aimed to reach al-Bab and was ready “to clash with the FSA fighting” alongside the Turkish army if necessary. However, the source, a non-Syrian, said the main aim was to frustrate Turkey’s ambitions and “to acquire a strong hand in the game unfolding on that front”, rather than to provoke an all-out confrontation. If a clash does occur, it would be the first time Syrian government forces have confronted the Turkish army on the ground in northern Syria since Turkey launched its operation in August.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-albab-idUSKBN15G5DA

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2017/01/islamic-state-faces-multiple-adversaries-in-al-bab-syria.php

Headline:  Syrian government disagrees with Russia on Kurdish autonomy

Headline:  Russia denies proposing Kurdish autonomy in Syria

The Syrian government completely rejected any form of Kurdish autonomy and has reportedly proposed amendments to change the Russian draft proposal for a new Syrian constitution. The draft proposed by Russia suggested a decentralized Syria in article 40, which mentioned regional assemblies, called ‘people’s societies’. The draft constitution also mentioned equality of the Kurdish and Arabic languages. “The Kurdish cultural self-ruling systems and its organizations use both the Arabic and Kurdish languages equally,” the draft reads. Kurdish officials of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), however, suggested that only full federalism would be a solution, and that the Russian draft proposal didn’t go far enough. On the other hand, the Syrian government rejected any form of local autonomy or recognition of the Kurdish language on an equal level, and requested the Russians to amend this.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://aranews.net/2017/02/syrian-government-disagrees-with-russia-on-kurdish-autonomy/

http://aranews.net/2017/01/russia-denies-proposing-kurdish-autonomy-in-syria/

Headline:  PMU embark on new operation to expel ISIS from key roadway

The Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) media team said on Wednesday that they have launched an offensive to remove ISIS from an imperative road. The operation will focus on clearing the road linking the strategic the ISIS-held town of Tal Afar to Sinjar (Nineveh province). The militias media said the “complementary” operation began from Ein Hussan. The cutting of this will make it more difficult for the extremists to enter Syria from Iraq.
Feb. 1, 2017

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/pmu-embark-on-new-operation-to-expel-isis-from-key-roadway/

Headline:  The Campaign of Mosul: January 24-31, 2017

The ISF recaptured the last ISIS-held neighborhood in eastern Mosul on January 24, nearly three months since operations in the city began on November 1, 2016. Preparations and troop movement are now underway for operations to break into western Mosul, though no official start date has been announced. Mosul Operations Commander Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Yarallah announced that local Ninewa police and fighters, headed by the 16th Iraqi Army Division, will hold recaptured eastern neighborhoods while local Ninewa tribal militias will hold recaptured land outside of the city limits. The Federal Police stated on January 29 that their forces were moving towards western Mosul, suggesting that the three brigades which supported southeastern operations returned to their original position on the southern axis. PM Abadi is at increased risk of losing his premiership. Former PM Nouri al-Maliki is maneuvering to reclaim the position by appealing to Iranian interests and courting the pro-Iranian support base away from PM Abadi. PM Abadi, who has been receptive to and supported by the U.S., may need to make concession to the pro-Iranian political base in order to ensure his position, especially if U.S.-Iraq relations strain. PM Abadi compromised on the appointment of a Badr Organization member as the Minister of Interior on January 30, despite previous reservations. He may also need to appease political parties by allowing their affiliated militias greater latitude in anti-ISIS operations.
http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/campaign-mosul-january-24-31-2017

Headline:    Iraq Situation Report Jan. 25- Feb. 1, 2017

http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/iraq%20SITREP%202017-02-01%20PDF.pdf

Turkey

Headline:            Turkey and Greece Trade Jabs in Island Dispute

Turkey and Greece have reignited a decades-old disagreement over the sovereignty of a pair of uninhabited Aegean Islands, in a spat that analysts say risks aggravating other diplomatic disputes between the two countries. The Greek defense minister, Panos Kammenos, flew over the two disputed islands on Wednesday, the Greek government said, in a pointed response to a visit three days earlier to nearby waters by the commander of the Turkish armed forces, Hulusi Akar. The exchange is the most public disagreement over the tiny islands’ sovereignty since 1996, when soldiers from both countries landed on them before American-led mediation persuaded both sides to leave the area. Turkey disputes Greece’s claim that the islands — known as Imia in Greece and Kardak in Turkey — entered Greek ownership in 1947, after first being assigned to Italy in 1923 following the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Analysts said that Turkey’s recent incursions were a response to the decision by the Greek Supreme Court last week to block the extradition of eight Turkish airmen accused of participating in the failed attempt last July to oust the Turkish government. They also warned that the dispute risked complicating negotiations over the reunification of Cyprus.
Feb. 1, 2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/world/europe/turkey-and-greece-trade-jabs-in-island-dispute.html?_r=0

***PLEASE SEE ETRM WRITE UP OF THIS ISSUE ON OCT. 3, 2016 (SCROLL DOWN TO TURKEY):

http://endtimesresearchministry.com/oct-3-2016-us-government-no-longer-controls-the-internet-us-suspends-talks-with-russia-over-syria/

Iran

Headline:   Security Adviser Flynn says Iran ‘on notice’ after missile test

Headline:  Iran: We will not negotiate our missiles

Headline:  US, Western allies launch war games near Iran waters

National Security Adviser Mike Flynn said Wednesday the Trump administration is putting Iran “on notice” after it tested a ballistic missile and Tehran-backed militants attacked a Saudi naval vessel. The implications of the warning are unclear, but Flynn pointedly criticized the Obama administration for failing “to respond adequately” to Iran’s provocative behavior. He seemed to reference the Iran nuclear deal, saying the regime “is now feeling emboldened” instead of “being thankful” to the U.S. for “various agreements.” “As of today, we are officially putting Iran on notice,” Flynn said, speaking to reporters in the White House briefing and also issuing a written statement. Flynn blasted Iran’s “destabilizing behavior,” saying the recent missile launch defied a U.N. Security Council resolution.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/01/security-adviser-flynn-says-iran-on-notice-after-missile-test.html

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/02/01/Iran-We-will-not-negotiate-our-missiles-.html

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/02/01/US-UK-France-Aussie-launch-Gulf-war-games.html

Afghanistan

Headline:       Afghan government controls less than 60 percent of country: watchdog

Headline:     Afghan government ‘has lost territory to the insurgency’

The Afghan government controls less than 60 percent of the country, a U.S. watchdog agency reported on Wednesday, after security forces retreated from many strongholds last year. Afghan soldiers and police, with the aid of thousands of foreign military advisers, are struggling to hold off a resurgent insurgency led by the Taliban, as well as other groups like Islamic State. As of November, the government could only claim to control or influence 57 percent of Afghanistan’s 407 districts, according to U.S. military estimates released by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), in a quarterly report to the U.S. Congress. That represents a 15 percent decrease in territory held compared with the same time in 2015, the agency said in a report. “SIGAR’s analysis of the most recent data provided by U.S. forces in Afghanistan suggests that the security situation in Afghanistan has not improved this quarter,” it said. “The numbers of the Afghan security forces are decreasing, while both casualties and the number of districts under insurgent control or influence are increasing.”
Feb. 1, 2017

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-war-idUSKBN15G40M

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2017/02/afghan-government-has-lost-territory-to-the-insurgency.php

Sudan

Headline:      Fresh Clashes Near South Sudan’s Oil Hub of Malakal

Fresh clashes broke out around South Sudan’s second-largest city of Malakal on Tuesday, a rebel spokesman and a government official said, the latest turn in the struggle for the capital of the oil-producing Upper Nile region. The United Nations said Malakal, on the banks of the White Nile near the country’s northern border with Sudan, was largely deserted after civilians fled the fighting. “The rebels had been trying to provoke the SPLA all this time because the SPLA has been given instruction not to wage offensives against the rebel forces,” said military spokesman Colonel Santo Domic Chol, using the acronym for the military, known as the Sudan People’s Liberation Army. “This is in line with the call by the president for the national dialogue,” he added, referring to a presidential directive on dealing with the rebels. But rebel spokesman William Gatjiath Deng said government troops launched several attacks on rebel positions early on Tuesday. “In the fight this morning, the Juba regime suffered heavy losses in human and material, as bodies of the Juba regime soldiers lie everywhere,” he said in a press statement.
Jan. 31, 2017

http://www.voanews.com/a/south-sudan-malakal-renewed-fighting/3700112.html

Libya

Headline:        Libya leader offers NATO sea access if it upgrades navy

Libya’s U.N.-backed prime minister said Wednesday NATO or European Union ships could be permitted to operate in Libyan waters alongside the national navy if those organizations help modernize his country’s vessels. The European Union wants to secure U.N. and Libyan backing to move its anti-smuggling mission Operation Sophia into Libyan waters to help prevent migrants reaching Europe. “If there is something to be carried out jointly between the Libyan navy and any other party that would be interested in extending a hand to the Libyan navy, that would be possible,” Prime Minister Fayez Serraj told reporters after talks in Brussels with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “Of course, we have to modernize our navy flotilla and enhance its capacities. NATO or any other friendly nation on a bilateral basis could extend a hand in this,” Serraj added. Stoltenberg said that NATO stands ready to help Libya ensure security and strengthen its defense institutions. “Looking to the future, we could offer advice on establishing a modern ministry of defense, a joint military staff, and security and intelligence services under civilian control,” he said. “If requested, we could also support the efforts of the European Union to strengthen the Libyan coast guard and navy,” he added.
Feb. 1, 2017

https://www.yahoo.com/news/libya-leader-offers-nato-sea-access-upgrades-navy-152337626.html

Headline:       African Union backs mass withdrawal from ICC

The African Union has called for the mass withdrawal of member states from the International Criminal Court (ICC). However, the resolution is non-binding, with Nigeria and Senegal opposing a withdrawal. South Africa and Burundi have already decided to withdraw, accusing the ICC of undermining their sovereignty and unfairly targeting Africans. The ICC denies the allegation, insisting it is pursuing justice for victims of war crimes in Africa. The AU took the decision on Tuesday following a divisive debate at its annual heads of state of summit in Addis Ababa. Part of the resolution also said the AU would hold talks with the UN Security Council to push for the ICC to be reformed.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38826073

Headline:  U.N. says team attacked on Nigeria-Cameroon border, five dead

An armed group attacked a U.N. technical team working along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, killing five people and wounding several, the United Nations Office for West Africa said on Wednesday. The attack occurred on Tuesday at around 1400 local time near the Cameroonian border town of Kontcha, the statement said. “The victims were one U.N. independent contractor, three Nigerian nationals and one Cameroonian national,” it added.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security-cameroon-idUSKBN15G4UB?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+(Reuters+World+News)

Headline:       EU Leader Identifies Russia, China, Trump as Threats

European Union President Donald Tusk says China, Russia and the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump are among the top external threats facing the bloc. His remarks came in a letter to 27 EU leaders before a summit Friday in Malta. “Particularly the change in Washington puts the European Union in a difficult situation; with the new administration seeming to put into question the last 70 years of American foreign policy,” Tusk said. Trump has insisted on policies that put the United States first, and has questioned whether NATO members are contributing their fair share to the alliance. Tusk laid out a defense of the European Union, saying it has never faced more dangerous challenges and needs “courage, determination and political solidarity.” He said the European Union must stand up for its dignity in talks with the United States, Russia, China or Turkey, and must not give in to populist arguments and xenophobic sentiments that go against European integration.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://www.voanews.com/a/eu-leader-identifies-russia-china-trump-as-threats/3701324.html

Headline:       Military situation in eastern Ukraine worsens

Headline:  Trump and Putin discuss Ukraine in weekend phonecall

The Ukrainian foreign ministry expressed deep concern on Monday night (30 January) over the “intensification of the Russian-terrorist forces in Donbas”. Other reports, however, speak of a “creeping offensive” of Ukrainian forces in an attempt to create “new facts on the ground”. According to a statement, for the last two days, Russian forces carried out massive attacks across the contact line using all available weapons, including Grad rockets, 122 mm and 152 mm artillery, 82 and 120mm mortars, and tanks, all of which are prohibited by the Minsk agreements. The Russian weapons killed 8 Ukrainian soldiers and have left 26 wounded, the statement adds. Reports indicate that residential areas have been shelled. “Two civilians have been wounded. The cities of Yasinovata and Avdiyivka were fully cut off from electricity by shelling. More than 400,000 peaceful civilians in the region have no access to water, electricity and heating. Given the harsh weather conditions and the continuing shelling by the militants, the humanitarian situation in the area continues to deteriorate,” the statement says.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/military-situation-in-eastern-ukraine-worsens/

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4916281,00.html

Headline:     Global Freedom Drops for 11th Year as Populism, Autocracy Rise

U.S. human rights group Freedom House says global freedoms weakened in 2016 for an 11th consecutive year, a decline it blamed on growing populism and nationalism in democratic nations and greater authoritarianism in others. The bleak assessment came in the group’s annual global freedom survey published Monday with the title, “Populists and Autocrats: The Dual Threat to Global Democracy.” Of the 195 countries assessed in the Freedom House report, 45 percent were rated “free,” 30 percent were rated “partly free” and 25 percent were rated “not free.” It said 67 countries suffered declines in political rights and civil liberties in 2016, predominantly in established democracies such as Brazil, France, Germany and the United States. The report said 36 nations saw improvements in freedom, leaving the gainers outnumbered by nations with declining freedom for the 11th straight year. Speaking to VOA via Skype from New York, Freedom House spokeswoman Sarah Repucci said the country with the biggest drop in freedom in 2016 was “partly free” Turkey.
Jan. 31, 2017

http://www.voanews.com/a/report-2016-marks-11th-consecutive-year-of-declining-global-freedom/3700442.html

Headline:       Boy Scouts of America to begin accepting transgender boys

Headline:  California Lawmakers Want ‘Third Gender Option’ for Drivers’ Licenses

The Boy Scouts of America said on Monday the group would begin accepting transgender boys, bucking its more than a century-old practice of using the gender stated on a birth certificate to determine eligibility. “Starting today, we will accept and register youth in the Cub and Boy Scout programs based on the gender identity indicated on the application,” Boy Scouts of America communications director Effie Delimarkos said in an emailed statement.  Delimarkos cited shifting definitions of gender under state laws, which can “vary widely from state to state,” in explaining the change. She said that while the organization offers programs for all youths, its Cub and Boy Scout programs are specifically for boys. The change will allow children to apply even if male is not listed on their birth certificate. Meanwhile, Legislation introduced in California would create a third gender option on drivers’ licenses and expedite the process for individuals to change their sex on their birth certificate without undergoing a sex change. The “Gender Recognition Act,” sponsored by state senators Toni Atkins of San Diego and Scott Weiner of San Francisco, would add “nonbinary” to the list of male and female genders on state identification documents.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-boyscouts-idUSKBN15F022

http://freebeacon.com/issues/california-lawmakers-want-third-gender-option-drivers-licenses/

Headline:    Church in revolt at pope’s ‘blessing’ of Islam’s expansion in Europe

Several leaders in the Catholic Church are openly challenging what they say is Pope Francis’s decision to condone the rapid spread of Islam in Europe. “[T]hey are not refugees, this is an invasion, they come here with cries of ‘Allahu Akbar’, they want to take over,” said Laszlo Kiss Rigo, head of the Catholic Hungarian southern community. Rigo “belongs to a growing branch of Catholic leaders who refuse to see the future belonging to Islam in Europe,” Giulio Meotti wrote for Gatestone Institute on Jan. 29. “They speak in open opposition to Pope Francis, who does not seem too impressed by the collapse of Christianity due to falling birth rates, accompanied by religious apathy and its replacement by Islam.” Catholic commentators are also questioning what they see as the Church’s “blindness” about the danger Europe is facing. One is the cultural editor of the French magazine Valeurs Actuelles, Laurent Dandrieu: “Islam has every chance massively to strengthen its presence in Europe with the blessing of the Church. The Church is watching the establishment of millions of Muslims in Europe… and Muslim worship in our continent as an inescapable manifestation of religious freedom. But the civilizational question is simply never asked.”
Jan. 29, 2017

http://www.worldtribune.com/church-in-revolt-at-popes-blessing-of-islams-expansion-in-europe/

Headline:     Christian persecution seen in more locations across the globe, new report shows

In the past year, the persecution of Christians has not only increased, but it has also spread to more corners of the globe – with incidents occurring on every continent, according to a new report. The advocacy group Open Doors USA recently released the latest edition of its annual World Watch List, which ranks countries based on the treatment of their Christian populations. The group said the increase in incidents considered persecution was alarming and only getting worse. “It is appalling that Open Doors has to report that persecution has increased again in 2016 and we are still at the worst levels of persecution in modern times,” David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors USA, said to Fox News. “The spread of persecution has gotten worse, now hitting nearly every continent in the world. There were 23 Christians killed in Mexico specifically because of their faith.” The report comes on the heels of another study by the Center for Studies on New Religions that showed nearly 90,000 Christians were killed for their faith in 2016 and that as many as 600 million were prevented from practicing their faith through intimidation, forced conversions, bodily harm or even death.
Feb. 1, 2017

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/02/01/christian-persecution-seen-in-more-locations-across-globe-new-report-shows.html

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