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Nov 14
November 14, 2017
Nov 08
November 8, 2017
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Hi everyone, this is Frank DiMora. I wanted to thank everyone who has been coming to my site over the years. You have made it possible for me to spread the Good News about Jesus Christ and His Salvation and, to help keep you alert to these last day events. As I stated on Oct. 29th for the next 3 weeks I will be giving a prophecy seminar at Trinity Church in Lompoc. As a result of the time it takes to get ready for this seminar I won’t be able to post as much as I have been until the seminar if over. Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner I am giving my staff time off to recoup. Look for ETRM regular posts after Thanksgiving. In the mean time below you will find the latest news pointing to the mass deaths as seen in the prophecy below.
Oct. 31, 2017 -132 dead seals discovered http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.interfax.ru%2Frussia%2F585454&edit-text=&act=url
Nov. 2, 2017 – Thousands of fish have died in Dubasipalya Lake, Bengaluru, India. http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2017/nov/02/thousands-of-fish-found-dead-in-dubasipalya-lake-1689775.html
Nov. 2, 2017 – Reserve resources find 400 dead sea turtles http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elsalvador.com%2Fnoticias%2Fnacional%2F414925%2Fguardarrecursos-encuentran-400-tortugas-marinas-muertas%2F&edit-text=&act=url
November 5, 2017 – Massive die off of fish washes ashore in Ensenada, 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.elmanana.com%2Fhallazgodesardinasmuertasenlaplayadeensenadabc-4147887.html&edit-text=&act=url
On the 29th I also told you don’t be surprised if you see some major earthquake while I was off at the seminar. Just a few days later I posted 5 more major quakes and, as you can see below there have now been two more major earthquakes one on the 4th and the 7th of November. If your new to my site and are wondering why I am giving you this information it is because Jesus Christ warned us that one of the last days signs would be many earthquakes along with “Great Earthquakes” at the same time as we would see the rest of the last day signs all taking place at the same time.
Nov 03
November 3, 2017 Are you one of the luke warm one?
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Have you seen the evidence concerning the records being broken each year for the hottest temperatures on the Planet along with the mass number of fires burning at the same time? Did you know Jesus gave us warnings about these same things? I doubt you will find another video showing you the hard facts year after year the intense heat Jesus talked about is pouring down on us. You want to see hard facts what the glaciers looked like before and after as our planet sees the record heat? After you see these pictures there is little doubt we are in the midst of the birthpains Jesus warned us about.
Jesus also gave us a look at what the last days Church would look like. If you read Revelation chapter 3 you will run across the message to the Church in Laodicea. This is the last Church of the 7 that Jesus sent a message to.
There is no question our generation has reached and is now fulfilling the Laocicea Church period. What ever happen to Christians on fire for Christ. Back in the 70’s I used to run across Christians who were very eager to witness to someone. Over the years I have watched as the Church has declined in numbers and, I very seldom see on fire Christians witnessing for Jesus anymore. The only ones I see doing witnessing are the Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses but these organizations are giving out a gospel that did not come from Christ. You can read all about them in chapter 7 of my prophecy book.
In 2017, all I see are small pockets of the type of believer that Jesus talked about with the Church of Philadelphia. Looking out into the world and seeing how slowly be surely faith in Christ is fading away. I now know why Jesus said the following in Luke 18:8 “I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the Earth? Over the years people have begun to tune out people who talk about Jesus but it is even more reason why the Church needs to be engaged in witnessing for Jesus. We are now on the fact track in the last days lane and the fading fire in Christians has brought us to the LUKE WARM state just as Christ warned. If Jesus were to come to you today and ask you what do you think I think about your walk with me, what would be able to tell Him? Could you show him via your walk that you have remained on fire or, will He know by your actions in this life you have joined the ranks of the luke warm? Think about it for a moment! How would you feel looking at Christ after He asked you that question only to find that He looked upon your life only to see Him turn His head away from you to spit you out! God forbid this to happen!!!
We are much to close to seeing the rest of the prophecy which have not yet been fulfilled to be playing Christian. Jesus is well aware of who the real on fire flock are. If you even think you are part of the Laocicea Church ask Jesus to forgive you. Ask Him to restore that flame that once burned brightly for Him. I truly believe my messages to you are coming to a close soon. I pray that whatever time I have left to witness Christ would touch people like yourself move closer to Christ not further away from Him.
For all of you who read this message today and still are rejecting Jesus’ salvation your day will come when you face Jesus face to face only to find out what people like myself told you was in fact the truth concerning the Messiah Jesus. For those of you who know they are still on fire for Christ, hold on to what you have in Him because He is coming again as He promised He would. If you haven’t witnessed to anyone in a long time today would be a good time to begin adding fuel to your flame. E-mail my videos and my site link to your friends and family members who don’t know Christ yet and let my work join yours in the same goal which, is lead as many as we can before the Lord calls His Church home.
Nov 01
November 1, 2017
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On the 29th at this post I told you I was going to begin my next prophecy seminar on Nov. 1, 2017 and, that I would not be posting for 3 weeks unless something major happened. I wrapped that post up by saying don’t be surprised to see a major earthquake with in the 3 weeks. If you take Jesus at His word you would also expect to see what I expect to see. When He warned us these many earthquakes would come He said it for a reason. Don’t you think Christ knew that there would be many people who would see this specific sign and begin to believe what He said? I truly believe that there have already been many people who have been watching the earthquakes around the world who read Christ’s warning and, this one sign lead them to the other signs Jesus warned about. I am sure there are millions of people who were lead to Christ’s salvation message as one sign lead them to another until they surrendered their life to Christ. Since my last post on the 29th there have already been 5 major earthquakes!
Let us review the words of Christ concerning the earthquakes in the last days. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of birthpains (Matthew 24:7-8). Luke 21:: 11There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
Did Jesus come right out and say in the last days there would be an increase in earthquakes? No He did not. However, notice as Christ is talking about the last days earthquakes He tells us that they will occur as birthpains. What happens with birthpains? The womens pains speed up and get much worse before the baby is delivered. So, in like manner Christ really is showing us we should expect that the last days earthquakes will get much worse and happen faster and faster just like those birthpains of a women. This is one reason why on the 29th I told you to expect a great earthquake! Below you will see sample of these birthpains concerning the many earthquakes.
On what date will the next major earthquake strike? If I knew that I would be Christ which I am not but, what I can tell you is expect more of the same because there is no question this is the generation Jesus warned about when He said, “Very I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.” (Mark 13:30)
By now I am sure most of you saw the news concerning another major attack against Americans here in the USA. The evil which sprang up from the Middle East will never go away until Jesus Christ returns to Earth. The best thing Americans can do is learn how to protect yourself and your family from such attacks because it has been proven over and over again we just don’t know when these attack will come or where they will strike next. For example, when your out of the house and walking around on the streets it would be a good idea not to bury your head in your cell phone. When your head is constantly looking down at your phone you will never see someone coming at you as the sole suspect, identified as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov did. In the second photo below you will see the path Saipov took to mow down his victims. I wonder how many of the victims were on their cell phones when the attack happened?
Above is the path the attacker took to kill as many Americans as he could.
Maybe it is time for the government of the United States to check out what Sean Hannity reported on back in 2009. I will tell you this, if I were the President of the United States I would send in under cover agents to each one of these camps. If what Hannity reported is true. As President I would send in U.S. troops surround the camps and take everyone of them down before they have a chance to harm any American citizen! I ask everyone of you who have come to my site to write your government officials demanding these camps be shut down! We are living in evil days and, just like the earthquakes which we do not know where they will hit next we know these terrorists will in like manner strike again. Unlike the earthquakes we can do something about these terrorists before they hit us again.
Up-date on these camps done on Dec. 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKzgeTwQt-o
Oct 29
Oct 29, 2017
The Last Chronicles of Planet Earth October 26, 2017 Edition written by Frank DiMora
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Hi everyone, this is Frank DiMora. I wanted to thank everyone who has been coming to my site over the years. You have made it possible for me to spread the Good News about Jesus Christ and His Salvation and, to help keep you alert to these last day events. For the next 3 weeks I will be giving a prophecy seminar at Trinity Church in Lompoc. As a result of the time it takes to get ready for this seminar I won’t be able to post until after Thanksgiving. However, if something major takes places during the time I am giving this seminar I will be reporting on what ever it is that has happened. Don’t be surprised that with in those 3 weeks you hear of another major earthquake.
Oct 27
Oct. 27, 2017- Plague warning has spread to NINE countries
The Last Chronicles of Planet Earth October 26, 2017 Edition written by Frank DiMora
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Headline: Hamas leader blames Israel for assassination attempt on security commander
While Gaza sources say ISIS attempted to assasinate Hamas’s internal security forces commander, Tawfiq Abu Naim, as revenge for arresting ISIS militants and supporters, it didn’t stop Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh from accusing Israel of the botched hit, claiming it did so in an attempt to sabotage their reconciliation with Fatah. “Through these crimes, Israel is trying to dissuade Hamas from its ways and its adherence to the rights and struggle of the Palestinian people,” Haniyeh said while visiting Abu Naim at the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. Meanwhile, sources in the Gaza Strip contradicted Haniyeh, saying the main assesment in the strip is that the Islamic State is responsible for the attack. According to sources in Gaza, ISIS wanted revenge on Hamas, and on Abu Naim in particular, over a wave of arrests of ISIS affiliated militants directed by the Gaza terror group and led by the internal security commander. However, at least on the declarative level, other Hamas officials also said that they view Israel as responsible for the assasination attempt, claiming that it sought to derail the reconciliation agreement reached between Hamas and Fatah.
Oct. 27, 2017
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5034836,00.html
Saudi Arabia
Headline: Yemen army advance towards Saada after clashes with Houthi militias
“All roads lead to Saada” was the slogan the Yemeni army raised as they continue to make advances at the border governorate of al-Jawf, a Houthi stronghold. Military sources confirmed that the recent advances made by the Yemeni army against the Houthi militias will enable them to join the front in Saada. This will further tighten the grip on the Houthis who left the province towards Sanaa to control the capital with their ally, ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Since taking control of the capital, the Houthis and their allies lost large areas that were under their control in Yemen.
Oct. 27, 2017
Egypt
“In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians.” (Isaiah 19:23)
***Reading the above definition of Assyria on the Psalm 83 photo and viewing the map below….going through Saudi Arabia maybe a possible way this prophecy will come to pass
Headline: Planned bridge to connect Saudi Arabia with Egypt
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman announced Tuesday his intention to create a new high-tech mega city in western Saudi Arabia, called NEOM, for a cost of $500 billion. According to the plans, the Saudi kingdom intends to erect a bridge passing over the Red Sea and linking NEOM to Egypt, reported American news site Bloomberg, a project Israel may have to assent to for it to go forward. The creation of the bridge, set to span 10 kilometers and allow passage for both cars and a train, was made possible after Egypt transferred ownership of the Sanafir and Tiran islands of the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia. The bridge, much ballyhooed in the past, now returned to world headlines following Prince bin Salman’s announcement f the impending construction of NEOM. “This is a project administered by Mohammad bin Salman, the strongest man in Saudi Arabia. He’s spearheading a plan that’s looking many, many years ahead into the future. It contains economic development that goes beyond merely oil. It’s a 500 billion dollar investment, and only a country like Saudi Arabia can afford it,” explained Meital.
Oct. 26, 2017
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5034345,00.html
Iraq
Headline: Iraq launches new offensives against Kurds
Headline: Iraq sets deadline for Kurds to quit Turkey border post
At 6 a.m. on Thursday, Iraqi armored vehicles and artillery, backed by infantry and Iranian- backed Shi’ite militias, launched an attack on Kurdish Peshmerga in northern Iraq near the border with Syria and Turkey. The attack is aimed at capturing this strategic area from the Kurdistan Regional Government. There have also been reports of clashes and shelling on the road from Erbil to Kirkuk where Iraqi forces face off against Kurdish Peshmerga 45 km. south of the KRG’s capital. The battles come after a momentous 10 days in Iraq that saw Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) take over large swaths of territory as Peshmerga withdrew from Kirkuk and Sinjar. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has been on a marathon series of meetings in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey and Iran, beginning on October 22.On Wednesday, the Kurdistan Regional Government offered to freeze the results of the September 25 independence referendum, which had angered Baghdad and Western allies. The KRG called for dialogue with Baghdad. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert welcomed the statement, noting “calm and dialogue are steps forward.” However less than 24 hours later, the Kurdistan Region Security Council said it was “alarmed by intelligence signaling an imminent attack by Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces in Northwest of Mosul.” The council pointed at Iranian forces leaders Hadi al-Ameri and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis as the instigators of planned “unprovoked attacks.”
Oct. 27, 2017
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Iraq-launches-new-offensives-against-Kurds-508480
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1184046/middle-east
Headline: 10 Dead in Ethiopia After Security Forces Fire on Protesters
At least 10 people have been killed and 20 others wounded during violent protests Thursday in the town of Ambo, in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, after federal security forces fired on the demonstrators. The latest protest — which follows on more than a year of deadly protests in the region between November 2015 and December 2016 — was triggered by recent shortages of sugar. The local head of communications, Gadisa Desalenge, told VOA that the federal and special elite “Agazi” forces, who were deployed to the area early Thursday, were responsible for the deaths. Desalenge also told VOA that some of the protesters, “infuriated by the killings,” set several trucks on fire. VOA Horn of Africa service contacted the Ethiopian government for comment, but so far has not received a reply.
Oct. 26, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/ten-dead-in-ethiopia-after-security-forces-fire-on-protesters/4088437.html
Headline: Bomb attack kills one Bahraini policeman, wounds eight
Militants attacked a Bahraini police bus near the Jidhafs area outside the capital Manama, killing one policeman and wounding eight others, the interior ministry said on Friday. The attack targeted the bus on the Khalifa bin Salman highway, the ministry said, adding that the militant group used a handmade bomb. “Investigations are underway to determine the circumstances of this premeditated terrorist attack and arrest the group involved,” the ministry said in a statement on its website. The incident was the latest in a series of attacks targeting policemen in the country where the US Fifth Fleet is based. The government blames the attacks on Shi‘ite militants it says are backed by Iran to destabilize the country, a charge Tehran denies.
Oct. 27, 2017
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5034788,00.html
Headline: Catalans declare independence as Madrid imposes direct rule
Headline: Spain’s Prime Minister Fires the Whole Catalan Government
The Catalan regional parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain, while the Spanish parliament has approved direct rule over the region. Catalan MPs easily approved the move amid an opposition boycott. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy had told senators direct rule was needed to return “law, democracy and stability” to Catalonia. The crisis began earlier this month when Catalonia held a controversial referendum on independence.The Catalan regional parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain, while the Spanish parliament has approved direct rule over the region. Catalan MPs easily approved the move amid an opposition boycott. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy had told senators direct rule was needed to return “law, democracy and stability” to Catalonia. The crisis began earlier this month when Catalonia held a controversial referendum on independence.
Oct. 27, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41780116
Headline: Plague warning in NINE countries amid fears BLACK DEATH could spread on flights from Madagascar
PLAGUE warnings have been issued for NINE countries surrounding Madagascar amid fears the disease could spread via sea trade and flight routes. The outbreak is considered a much bigger threat to the region than in previous years because it has taken on its pneumonic form – meaning it is airborne and spread by sneezing and coughing.And experts say the epidemic could still worsen as the death tolls hits 124 and more than 1,300 are left infected. The medieval disease famously wiped out ONE THIRD of Europe’s population in the 13th and 14th centuries in one of the most devastating pandemics in human history known as the Black Death.Dr Ashok Chopra, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Texas, told The Sun Online the crisis in Madagascar had yet to peak. He warned it was possible for the deadly plague to move further into the region given the regular flights going in and out of the country.
Oct. 27, 2017
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4765804/plague-black-death-madagascar-warning-nine-british/
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Oct 26
Oct. 26, 2017 Newest Edition of The Last Chronicles of Planet Earth (Next prophecy seminar)
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Oct 23
Oct. 23, 2017- US Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert
The Last Chronicles of Planet Earth October 5, 2017 Edition written by Frank DiMora
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Headline: Israel launches retaliatory strikes on Syrian artillery positions
The IDF hit three Syrian regime artillery positions Saturday following five projectiles that were launched towards Israel earlier in the morning. Three of the five projectiles landed in open territory in Israel’s northern Golan Heights, causing no damage or injuries. “Even if this is spillover, this is an exceptional event and the continuation of such events will only exacerbate Israel’s response,” the army said in a statement, adding that “the IDF will not tolerate any attempt to harm the sovereignty Of the state of Israel and her citizens. The Syrian regime is responsible for all that is happening on its territory.” Syria’s SANA state news agency reported that the Israeli shelling came after rebels launched mortar shells “upon the instructions of the Israeli entity” which gave the IDF a “pretext to carry out its aggression.” The Syrian army added the shelling caused material damage and warned of “dangerous repercussions of such hostile acts” adding it holds Israel “fully responsible for the outcomes of that aggression, regardless of the flimsy pretexts.”
Oct. 21, 2017
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-attacks-Syrian-army-positions-508000
Headline: Lieberman: Golan shelling was not erratic, but ordered by Nasrallah
The five shells that exploded on the Israeli Golan Friday – far from spilling over from Syrian warfare – were fired deliberately on the direct orders of Hizballah chief Hassan Nasrallah, unbeknownst to Bashar Assad. This charge was leveled by Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman at a meeting of his Yisrael Beteinu faction Monday in Jerusalem. The shells were fired by a local cell orchestrated by Hizballah, he said. Nasrallah ordered the action to take place without notifying Assad and his government. “Straight up, this was no stray fire, but a deliberate HIzballah attack on Israel, aimed at dragging us into the quagmire.” Assad and the Russian forces operating in Syria had better rein Hizballah in – or better still, “throw [Hizballah] out of Syria as quickly as possible.”
Oct. 23, 2017
https://www.debka.com/mivzak/lieberman-golan-shelling-not-erratic-ordered-nasrallah/
Headline: Hamas leader’s visit to Iran defies Israeli condition on Palestinian unity
A top Hamas official defiantly rejected Israel’s conditions for recognizing Hamas-Palestinian Authority unity, noting that the very act he was committing — an official visit to Iran — went against the conditions. “Our presence in Iran is the practical denial of the third precondition — cutting ties with Iran,” said Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy chief of the terrorist organization controlling the Gaza Strip, according to Reuters, which quoted Iranian news wires. The Trump administration has encouraged the unity talks — while also embracing Israel’s conditions — seeing the Palestinian Authority’s return to control in Gaza as key to advancing peace talks. US President Donald Trump’s top negotiator, Jason Greenblatt, decried Arouri’s defiance in posts Monday on Twitter. “Hamas, which has only brought ruin and misery to Palestinians, now begs Iran for help and again vows to destroy Israel,” Greenblatt said. “Palestinians deserve so much better than this. We must find a better path forward toward peace and prosperity.”
Oct. 23, 2017
Saudi Arabia
Headline: 8 killed in south Yemen attack on military base
Three Yemeni soldiers and five assailants were killed in an attack on a military base in the southern province of Abyan on Monday, a security source said. A car rigged with explosives carrying five men pulled up to a military base in the district of Mudiya in Abyan, the source told AFP on condition of anonymity. Four men wearing explosive belts ran out of the car and toward the base, and were all shot dead. The vehicle then exploded outside of the base, killing the driver and three soldiers from a UAE-backed contingent in the Yemeni army.
Oct. 23, 2017
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1182021/middle-east
Egypt
Headline: Militants kill Egyptian security forces in desert shoot-out
More than 50 Egyptian security personnel have died during a clash with suspected Islamist militants. The militants opened fire on the group during a raid on their hideout near the Bahariya oasis in the Western Desert, the interior ministry said. Security forces are understood to have gone into the desert following a tip-off about a possible hideout. Fifteen militants also died in the attack.A security source quoted by local news outlets said their convoy came under attack by militants using rocket-propelled grenades and explosive devices. The situation was reportedly made worse for the security forces by the attackers’ familiarity with the area, while the commanding officer was unable to call for land and air reinforcements due to poor telecommunications in the desert. In total, 53 members of the security service died, sources told the BBC.
Oct. 21, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41703303
Syria
Headline: US-Backed Forces Take Syria’s Largest Oil Field From IS
Headline: Kurds win Syrian oil under secret US-Russian deal – prize for Raqqa
The U.S.-led coalition said allied fighters captured Syria’s largest oil field from the Islamic State group on Sunday, marking a major advance against the extremists in an area coveted by pro-government forces. With IS in retreat, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government have been in a race to secure parts of the oil-rich Deir el-Zour province along the border with Iraq. The SDF, with air support from the U.S.-led coalition, said Sunday it captured the Al-Omar field in a “swift and wide military operation.” It said some militants have taken cover in oil company houses nearby, where clashes are underway. The U.S.-led coalition confirmed the SDF had retaken the oil field. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said pro-government forces retreated from the area around Al-Omar field after coming under heavy fire from IS. The SDF said government forces are three kilometers (two miles) away from the fields.
Oct. 23, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-backed-forces-capture-syria-largest-oil-field/4081066.html
https://www.debka.com/kurds-win-syrian-oil-secret-us-russian-deal-prize-raqqa/
Iraq
Headline: Iraq builds up forces near Kurdish oil export pipeline
Iraqi forces are deploying tanks and artillery near a Kurdish-held area of northern Iraq where a section of a Kurdish oil export pipeline is located, as well as land crossings to Turkey and Syria, security sources said on Monday. The buildup is taking place northwest of Mosul, an official from the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) security council said. A Iraqi government security advisor said taking control of the land crossings was part of measures planned by Baghdad.
Oct. 23, 2017
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5032719,00.html
Headline: ‘Interference’: Iraq PM’s office rejects Tillerson’s call for Iran-backed militias to ‘go home’
In a tight-lipped statement, Baghdad rejected a call by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for Iran-backed Shia militias to “go home” after the demise of Islamic State in Iraq. Earlier on Sunday, Rex Tillerson said at a rare meeting with top Iraqi and Saudi Arabian officials that Iraq’s Shiite militias – also known as Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) – and their Iranian advisers need to leave Iraq as the struggle against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) is nearing an end. But Baghdad seems reluctant to go along with Washington’s request, judging by a polite but robust remark made on Monday by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s office. “No party has the right to interfere in Iraqi matters,” the statement posted on Facebook reads. It added that many PMU members were native Iraqis who made “enormous sacrifices to defend their country and the Iraqi people.”
Oct. 23, 2017
https://www.rt.com/news/407542-iraq-rejects-tillerson-iran-comment/
Turkey
Headline: Iraq PM to visit Turkey on Wednesday, discuss Northern Iraq referendum: Turkish sources
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will visit Turkey on Wednesday to discuss potential joint steps against northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government following last month’s independence referendum, Turkish prime ministry sources said. Abadi and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim would also discuss issues of regional security, stability and peace, the sources said on Monday. Last week, Turkey said it would close its air space to Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region and work to hand control of the main border crossing into the region to the central Iraqi government.
Oct. 23, 2017
Afghanistan
Headline: Afghan suicide mosque attacks kill scores of worshippers
Some 60 people have been killed in two separate attacks on mosques in Afghanistan, officials say. A gunman entered a Shia Muslim mosque in Kabul before opening fire and detonating an explosive, killing at least 39 worshippers. An attack on a Sunni Muslim mosque in Ghor province killed 20 people. So-called Islamic State (IS) said it carried out the attack on Kabul’s Imam Zaman mosque, but provided no evidence for the claim. The group has previously targeted Shia mosques across Afghanistan. The new attacks bring to at least 176 the number of people killed in bomb attacks across the country this week.
Oct. 21, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41699320
Libya
Headline: Report suggests Qatar transferring ISIS militants from Iraq and Syria to Libya
ISIS militants have allegedly begun to regroup in south Libya with Qatar’s help after the Gulf state was accused of transferring hundreds of fighters from Syria and Iraq to Libya, a UAE-based newspaper reported on Saturday. Military sources told Alittihad newspaper that the move is an effort to turn the south into a hotbed for extremists after ISIS took severe blows in Syria and Iraq. According to Libyan military officials speaking to the newspaper, ISIS fighters began to leave fighting areas through Turkey and are headed to Libya. The newspaper added that Doha, which is accused by the anti-terror quartet of supporting terrorist groups including groups in Libya that suffer from political divisions, is behind this activity.
Oct. 23, 2017
Headline: 13 Killed in Nigeria Suicide Bombing
A suicide bomber has killed 13 other people in the restive northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Sunday. The Sunday evening attack also injured five people. Two subsequent suicide bombings injured more than a dozen others. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but officials suspect Boko Haram the militant group is behind the violence. Boko Haram has killed more than 20,000 people during in its eight-year insurgency against the Nigerian government in a bid to create a strict Islamic state in the majority Muslim north. Maiduguri, the capital of the state of Borno, is the birthplace of Boko Haram.
Oct. 22, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-suicide-attacks/4081901.html
Headline: Catalonia warns of civil disobedience as Madrid readies direct rule
Headline: Amid Catalonia standoff, 2 Italy regions vote for more independence
Catalonia said on Monday it was confident all officials including police would defy attempts by Madrid to enforce direct rule on the region, in an escalating dispute that has raised fears of unrest among Spain’s European allies. The Spanish government has invoked special constitutional powers to fire the regional government and force a new election to counter an independence drive that has rattled the economy. A vote in the Senate to implement direct rule is due on Friday. But the leaders of the secessionist campaign said a disputed referendum on Oct. 1 gave them the mandate to claim independence from the rest of Spain. “It’s not that we will refuse (orders). It is not a personal decision. It is a seven million-person decision,” Catalonia’s foreign affairs chief Raul Romeva told BBC radio.
Oct. 23, 2017
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Headline: US Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert
The U.S. Air Force is preparing to put nuclear-armed bombers back on 24-hour ready alert, a status not seen since the Cold War ended in 1991. That means the long-dormant concrete pads at the ends of this base’s 11,000-foot runway — dubbed the “Christmas tree” for their angular markings — could once again find several B-52s parked on them, laden with nuclear weapons and set to take off at a moment’s notice. “This is yet one more step in ensuring that we’re prepared,” Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force chief of staff, said in an interview during his six-day tour of Barksdale and other U.S. Air Force bases that support the nuclear mission. “I look at it more as not planning for any specific event, but more for the reality of the global situation we find ourselves in and how we ensure we’re prepared going forward.”
Oct. 22, 2017
Headline: Keepers warn of ‘bee-mageddon’ after France authorises controversial insecticide
French bee keepers are up in arms over the authorisation of an insecticide they warn could sound the death knell of their already decimated bee population. Bee hives have been hit in Europe, North America and elsewhere by a mysterious phenomenon called “colony collapse disorder”. The blight has been blamed on mites, a virus or fungus, pesticides, or a combination of factors. With the honey harvest in France down to just 10,000 tons this year – three times less than in the 1990s – the country’s national apiculture union, UNAF, slammed what it called the “scandalous” authorisation of sulfaoxaflor, which attacks the central nervous system of insects.
Oct. 20, 2017
Headline: 5 dead after Typhoon Lan hits Japan
Typhoon Lan traveled out to sea early Monday after hitting Japan’s east coast, killing at least five people. The powerful storm brought 100 mph winds as it struck Shizuoka Prefecture and dumped more than 30 inches of rain in 48 hours, beginning Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. A gust of 164.5 mph was recorded in Okayama province.More than 200,000 people were ordered to evacuate by the country’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency, with 2.2 million more homes under advisory to evacuate. The typhoon, which struck Taiwan before turning north toward Japan, was the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane, according to the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale.
Oct. 23, 2017
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