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Headline: Netanyahu Says Israel Will Never Withdraw from Golan Heights
Headline: Netanyahu to battle Obama, Putin over the Golan
Headline: IDF starts unannounced exercise on northern border, Golan Heights
Headline: IDF’s drill secures Netanyahu-Putin summit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday his country will never withdraw from the Golan Heights and the strategic plateau bordering Syria will forever stay in Israeli hands. In a ceremonial Cabinet meeting in the Golan marking the one-year anniversary of his current government’s formation, Netanyahu said he doubts Syria will ever return to what it was before the devastating civil war that has gripped it for more than five years. He said he would not oppose diplomatic efforts to stabilize Syria so long as they didn’t come at the expense of Israel’s security. Netanyahu added that, regardless, the border would not change and it was time for the world to finally recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan. Meanwhile, Israel’s top political leaders and IDF commanders were stunned to discover that the US and Russian presidents have agreed to support the return of the Golan Heights to Syria.
April 18, 2016
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/04/17/netanyahu-says-israel-will-never-withdraw-from-golan-heights/
http://debka.com/article/25371/Netanyahu-to-battle-Obama-Putin-over-the-Golan
http://debka.com/newsupdatepopup/15940/IDF-starts-unannounced-exercise-on-northern-border-Golan-Heights
http://debka.com/article/25371/IDF%E2%80%99s-drill-secures-Netanyahu-Putin-summit-
Headline: Syrian government condemns the Israeli regime’s meeting in the Golan
Headline: Germany joins Syria in condemning Israel’s Golan declaration
Headline: Hezbollah chides Arab League over Golan Heights silence
The Syrian government condemned on Sunday the Israeli government’s meeting held in the Golan Heights, describing it as “provocative, irresponsible and void in both form and content.” In this context, the Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry addressed two letters to the United Nations and UN Security Council, stressing that “Syria condemns, in the strongest terms, the Israeli government’s holding of this provocative meeting in the occupied Syrian Golan, an invalid move in both form and content.” The Ministry, thus, called upon the UN to “intervene immediately to condemn such an irresponsible meeting, and demand that this reckless action not be repeated, particularly as it is held on an occupied Syrian territory.” “Syria today places the United Nations before its obligations and duties of implementing General Assembly and Security Council resolutions, which did not recognize the Israeli occupation of Syrian territory,” the Ministerial letter went on.
April 18, 2016
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-government-condemns-israeli-regimes-meeting-golan/
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/211062
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Apr-18/347978-hezbollah-chides-arab-league-over-golan-heights-silence.ashx
Headline: Jordan halts controversial plan to install cameras at Jerusalem holy site
Jordan’s prime minister says his government has decided to call off a plan to install surveillance cameras at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site. Abdullah Enour told the state-run Petra News Agency on Monday that Jordan had taken the step due to Palestinian concerns. Jordan offered to install the cameras last fall to help calm tensions after clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters at the holy site, known as the Temple Mount to Jews and the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims. But the plan immediately ran into trouble amid Palestinian concerns that Israel would use the cameras to spy on activists. The Palestinians also objected to Israeli demands to place cameras inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Enour said Jordan respected the Palestinian objections, and “therefore we have decided to stop implementing it.”
April 18, 2016
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04/18/jordan-halts-controversial-plan-to-install-cameras-at-jerusalem-holy-site.html?intcmp=hplnws
Headline: Report: Israel halts transfer of building materials to Gaza
A senior Israeli official revealed on Monday that Israel has halted all transfers of building material to Gaza as part of the ongoing effort to disrupt the construction of terror tunnels by Hamas. The report came just hours after the IDF announced the discovery of a terror tunnel leading into Israel from Gaza. The official estimated that given the discovery, Hamas would most likely be unable to launch any surprise operations against Israel in the near future. “Hamas is experiencing difficulties with their tunnels collapsing. We bested Hamas in Operation Protective Edge and ruined their plans,” the official said. The official emphasized that Israel was not looking to escalate tensions with Hamas. “As far as they’re concerned they penetrated into Israeli territory and thought that the situation had changed. This isn’t new. What’s new are our capabilities used in locating [the tunnels]. There are wide ranging operations to ensure the security of Israel and integrity of its borders.” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said the discovery of the terror tunnel was a major victory for Israel. Now, Netanyahu said, “Gaza-area residents can relax.”
April 18, 2016
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/211068
Headline: 18 wounded in explosion on Jerusalem bus
Headline: No doubt Jerusalem bus explosion terror attack
An explosion occurred on an Egged bus number 12 on Monday afternoon, causing it to catch on fire while it was driving on Moshe Baram Road in Jerusalem, in what the defense establishment suspects to be a terror bombing. The bus was travelling from the East Talpiot neighborhood (Armon HaNatziv) towards Mount Herzl when it exploded and caught fire. As a result of the explosion, a nearby bus also caught on fire as well as a private vehicle. Magen David Adom paramedics treated 18 wounded, among them two in serious condition, six in moderate condition and the rest lightly wounded. Some of the wounded are suffering from different degrees of burns, while most are suffering from smoke inhalation. The wounded were taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center and the Hadassah Medical Center’s Ein Karem and Mount Scopus hospitals.
April 18, 2016
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4793280,00.html
http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Initial-report-Jerusalem-bus-explodes-on-way-to-Hebron-451611
“Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God! 2 For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head. 3 They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones. 4 They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.” (Psalm 83)
Jordan
Headline: Jordan recalls its ambassador from Iran for consultations
Jordan says it is recalling its ambassador to Iran for consultations. Government spokesman Mohammed Momani said on Monday that Jordan took the step because of what he described as Iranian interference in the “internal affairs of neighboring countries, especially Gulf countries.” He did not cite a specific trigger for the decision. Momani said in comments published by the state news agency Petra that Iran has “not responded” to calls by Jordan and others to respect the sovereignty of Arab countries.
April 18, 2016
http://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/news/912171
Lebanon
Headline: Lebanon pushes for French mediation in its maritime border dispute with Israel
The maritime border dispute between Israel and Lebanon revolves around Lebanon’s rejection of the maritime agreement signed between Israel and Cyprus in 2011. The Speaker of Lebanon’s Parliament Nabih Berri asked French President Francois Hollande to help Lebanon resolve its maritime border dispute with Israel, the daily Lebanese newspaper al-Mustaqbal reported Saturday. According to the report, during his meeting with Hollande Saturday, Berri “required France to play a role in order to help Lebanon demarcate its maritime borders with Israel and protect its offshore oil treasures.”
April 17, 2016
http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Lebanon-pushes-for-French-mediation-in-its-maritime-border-dispute-with-Israel-451478
Headline: Report: Dozens of Hezbollah militants ‘accidentally’ killed in chemical attack
Dozens of members of Hezbollah were killed last week in Aleppo in an “accidental” chemical attack carried out by the Syrian military, diplomatic sources reported to the Kuwaiti newspaper “Al-Jarida.” The report stated that Syrian fighter jets struck militants from the Shi’ite terror group when they mistakenly attacked the town of Al-Eis, south of Aleppo, in their efforts to retake the region. On the bodies of the dead militants were signs of burns that are typical of chemical explosives. “It is not the first time that coordination problems have arisen between the military police and the Russian military, Hezbollah and Iran. Incidents like this have happened repeatedly since the Russian forces entered into the conflict,” a diplomatic source said. The source added that, “What happened in Aleppo demonstrates an impending problem in regards to cooperation on the ground and the incident again brings up the issue of attacks on innocent people with unconventional weapons.”
April 17, 2016
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Report-Dozens-of-Hezbollah-militants-accidentally-killed-in-chemical-attack-451476
Saudi Arabia
Headline: Saudis warn of economic reprisals if Congress passes 9/11 bill
Saudi Arabia is warning it will sell off billions in American assets if the U.S. Congress passes a bipartisan bill that would allow victims of 9/11 and other terrorist attacks to sue foreign governments. Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir issued the warning to U.S. lawmakers last month during a visit to Washington, two senior State Department officials told CNN. A source with knowledge of the Saudis’ thinking said investments would be put in jeopardy if this bill passes, so they are trying to protect themselves from risk. he Obama administration has, in turn, applied heavy pressure on Congress to block the bill. Top officials from the State Department and Pentagon warned Senate Armed Services Committee staffers last month that the bill could bring economic risks to the U.S. The Saudis did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Asked if President Barack Obama would veto the legislation if passed by Congress, a senior administration official told CNN that “rather than entertain a hypothetical, we believe there needs to be more careful consideration of the potential unintended consequences of its enactment before proceeding with legislation.” “We would welcome opportunities to engage with the Congress on that discussion,” the official added.
April 17, 2016
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/16/politics/saudi-arabia-government-9-11-congress-bill/
Headline: Yemeni peace talks delayed as Houthis back out
Headline: Suicide bomber kills 4 Yemeni troops near Aden Airport: AFP
A Yemeni government spokesman has said the arrival of the Houthis delegation to peace talks has been delayed following disagreements between them and the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Yemen’s Shiite rebels backed out of UN-brokered peace talks just hours before the negotiations were due to start on Monday in Kuwait, demanding an immediate halt to airstrikes by the coalition according to two officials who spoke to The Associated Press, on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters. It was not immediately clear if the negotiations were completely scuttled. According to two media officials linked to the Houthis, rebel representatives have delayed their trip to Kuwait. A UN-brokered cease-fire announced earlier this month has sought to facilitate the negotiations in Kuwait, though it has repeatedly been breached. Along with Sanaa, cities of Taiz, Marib and Jouf have seen most of the cease-fire violations. At the talks, the Houthis were widely expected to comply with a UN Security Council resolution demanding their militia withdraw from Yemeni cities, the handover of the rebels’ heavy weapons to government forces and the release of detainees. |
April 18, 2016
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2016/04/18/Yemeni-peace-talks-delayed-as-Houthis-back-out.html
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/suicide-bomber-kills-4-yemeni-troops-near-aden-airport-afp/
Egypt
Headline: Protesters Return to Egypt’s Streets
Protesters took the streets of Cairo April 15 chanting “Arhal” (“Leave”) — the same slogan that was ubiquitous during the January 25 Revolution when protesters called on then-President Hosni Mubarak to step down. Massive protests and sit-ins were organized in various parts of Cairo, including the city center, on the so-called Friday of the Land. The demonstrators objected to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s giving up ownership of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia during the recent visit of King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud to Egypt. The protesters chanted slogans such as “Bread, freedom and the islands are Egyptian,” a modification of the iconic “Bread, freedom and social justice” slogan of the revolution, and “Awad sold his land,” a reference to an Egyptian folktale about a man named Awad who brought his family shame by giving up the family farm. Other chants could be heard condemning the transfer of the Islands, which had been under Egyptian control. Despite the political and security measures that had succeeded in thwarting previous demonstrations, the protesters have returned to the streets to denounce Sisi’s policies. In the same squares that witnessed the outbreak of the January 25 Revolution, hundreds of protesters rallied and marched to various locations in downtown Cairo, with thousands gathering in front of the Journalists Syndicate after the security forces closed and denied access to Tahrir Square.
April 18, 2016
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-04-18/protesters-return-to-egypts-streets
Syria Iraq ISIS- the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (the Levant) ISIS=ISIL=IS=Daash
Iraq Syria Kurdistan
Syria Headline: Rebels launch attacks in western Syria, heavy government air raids: activist
Syrian rebel groups launched a new offensive against government forces on Monday and some accused the United Nations of bias, imperiling peace talks already threatened by fighting. On Monday, rebels launched a fierce attack against Syrian government forces in Latakia province, which lies on the Mediterranean coast, and made separate advances further east in Hama, while there were heavy government airstrikes in Homs province to the south. Rebel groups early in the day announced a new battle against government forces which they said was in response to ceasefire violations. The Latakia and Hama assaults appeared to be that battle, with some of the groups that made the announcement involved in the fighting, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said. A Syrian military source confirmed intense fighting in the area. “Today they attacked in the northern Latakia countryside in several areas, in violation of the cessation of hostilities agreement, and also in the northwestern Hama countryside,” the military source said. The Observatory reported that in northern Homs province heavy government airstrikes killed four people, and said the death toll was expected to rise, with more people wounded.
April 18, 2016
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2016/Apr-18/347929-syrian-observatory-for-human-rights-says-rebels-launch-attack-in-latakia-province-separate-reports.ashx
Syria Headline: Mystery group strikes ISIS
ISIS has come under attack by unknown assailants in a town along the Euphrates River, the latest in a series of mystery strikes targeting the jihadist group in eastern Syria. “Unidentified gunmen attacked an ISIS headquarters in Subeykhan in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, leading to the death of at least one ISIS before the [assailants] fled,” activist told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in a report published Monday. The monitoring NGO did not go into details on the murky incident, which follows on the heels of a number of similar operations in the desert region. The pro-rebel Shaam News also covered the attack, but did not provide more details than the SOHR report. Subeykhan lies approximately 18 kilometers southeast of Al-Mayadeen, a town where ISIS has been attacked a number of times, forcing the group at one time to put the area on lockdown. As with previous attacks in the Deir Ezzor province, the identity of the gunmen remains unknown and no group has yet to claim responsibility.
April 18, 2016
https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/566882-mystery-group-strikes-isis
Syria Headline: Syria Situation Report April 9 – 15, 2016
http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/April9-15%20EDITS.pdf
Syria Headline: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
https://www.facebook.com/syriahroe http://syriahr.com/en/category/news
http://syriahr.com/en/category/news/
Iraq Headline: US to send 200 more troops, Apache helicopters, to Iraq
Iraq Headline: U.S. sending more troops to Iraq, $415M to Peshmerga for Mosul victory
Iraq Headline: Russia delivers more attack planes to Iraq
The U.S. has agreed to deploy more than 200 additional troops to Iraq and to send Apache helicopters for the first time into the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, U.S. defense officials said Monday. The decisions reflect weeks of discussions with commanders and Iraqi leaders, and a decision by President Barack Obama to increase the authorized troop level in Iraq by 217 forces — or from 3,870 to 4,087. The new plan, expected for weeks, would mark the first major increase in U.S. forces in nearly a year. Last June the Obama administration announced that hundreds of troops would be deployed to help the Iraqis retake Ramadi — a goal they accomplished at the end of the year.
April 18, 2016
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/18/us-to-send-200-more-troops-apache-helicopters-to-iraq.html?intcmp=hplnws
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/04/18/US-sending-more-troops-to-Iraq-415M-to-Peshmerga-for-Mosul-victory/7851460976187/?spt=sec&or=tn
http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/180420163
Iraq Headline: Thousands demonstrate at Baghdad’s Green Zone
Iraq Headline: Iraq’s Political Crisis: An Interactive Timeline
Iraq Headline: Iraqi premier calls for emergency parliament meeting
Thousands of people protested for reforms on Monday at the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone, where the government is headquartered, for the second time in less than a month. The call to rally at the Green Zone, where the U.S. and British embassies are also located, went out over a loudspeaker at a sit-in at Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, an AFP journalist said. The demonstrators set out running from the sit-in site, crossed Jumhuriyah Bridge and gathered at the Green Zone entrance near parliament. Powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr organised a two-week sit-in at the Green Zone in March, calling for a technocratic government and threatening to have his supporters storm the area. A senior Sadr Movement official told AFP that the demonstrators would not try to enter the Green Zone on Monday.
April 18, 2016
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2016/Apr-18/347982-thousands-demonstrate-at-baghdads-green-zone.ashx
http://www.iswresearch.blogspot.com/2016/04/iraqs-political-crisis-interactive.html
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/04/18/461343/Iraq-Abadi-parliament-emergency-meeting/
Iraq Headline: ISIS renews chemical attacks on Peshmerga forces northern Iraq
Radical group of the Islamic State (ISIS) on Sunday launched an offensive on positions for the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq, using rockets filled with chlorine gas, according to local sources. At least one fighter from the Kurdish Peshmerga forces was killed and four more wounded in the attack. Local activists confirmed that ISIS attacked the Peshmerga forces in the fighting front of Kweir in Makhmur district with chemical weapons, killing the Kurdish fighter Jaffar Omar Karim and wounding four others, who suffered suffocation. Iraqi Kurdistan authorities said in a medical report that the corps of Karim and his face was exposed to burns, without the emergence of any traces of bullets in his body. In the meantime, Kurdistan Regional Security Council (KRSC) has reported earlier that the ISIS hardline group has repeatedly used chemical weapons against the Peshmerga forces on several fighting fronts in the region.
April 18, 2016
http://aranews.net/2016/04/isis-renews-chemical-attacks-peshmerga-forces-northern-iraq/
Listed below are the nations which will attack Israel from Ezekiel chapter 38 and their modern day names (see chart above).
Gog is the leader of the invasion of Israel.
Magog, Meshech, and Tubal comprise modern day Turkey.
Persia is Iran, parts of northern Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Cush is Ethiopia and Sudan.
Put is Libya and will most likely include Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.
Gomer is Eastern Turkey.
Beth Togarmah is Armenia.
Turkey
Headline: Ankara’s All-Out War: Turkish Army Kills Kurdish Civilians in Syria- VIDEO
Headline: One killed, several wounded from latest ISIS rocket fire on Turkish town (Kilis)
Headline: Turkey returns fire after shell from Syria lands in southern Hatay province
The Turkish government’s war against PKK militants in the southwestern part of the country has turned out to be a deadly crackdown against Kurdish civilians not only in Turkey, but across the border in Syria, RT reported. Kurdish civilians living in northern Syria have been attacked by Turkish forces waging war against the PKK in southern Turkey. People have suffered daily from cross-border shelling, RT said. “At least two people including a child have been killed in Qamishli, as a result of the cross-border artillery fire, which has continued at regular pace since early March… On average more than 10 shells hit Qamishli daily,” RT reported, citing a journalist on the ground, Akram Barkat. The journalist managed to get information from the town of Qamishli, which is situated some 200 meters away from the position of the Turkish Army.
April 18, 2016
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160418/1038180994/turkish-army-syrian-kurds-civilians-death.html
http://debka.com/newsupdatepopup/15960/One-killed-several-wounded-from-latest-ISIS-rocket-fire-on-Turkish-town
https://www.rt.com/news/line/
Iran
Headline: Iran, Europe pressuring US to grant Tehran access to financial markets
Iranian and European officials say that they are pushing the United States to grant the Islamic Republic unprecedented access to American financial markets and the U.S. dollar, working against promises by top Obama administration officials who had claimed Iran would never be granted such access, according to recent remarks. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, speaking at a joint press conference this weekend with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, said that officials are pressuring the U.S. to grant Iran access to American markets. “Iran and the EU will put pressure on the United States to facilitate the cooperation of non-American banks with Iran,” Zarif was quoted as saying at a briefing with reporters and Mogherini. Both Iran and the EU said in a joint statement later in the day that the United States must work hard to uphold its obligations under the recent nuclear deal. The White House has argued that it is not mandated to provide dollar access under the agreement.
April 18, 2016
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/18/iran-europe-pressuring-us-to-grant-tehran-access-to-financial-markets.html?intcmp=hplnws
Afghanistan
Headline: At least 12 killed in joint US-Afghan raid targeting suspected Al Qaeda member
Headline: Taliban destroys Afghan army helicopter in IED attack at military base
Twelve people, including three children, were killed when Afghan and U.S. forces conducted a raid on the house of a suspected Al Qaeda member in east Afghanistan, according to a confidential report and people familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal reviewed an Afghan interior ministry incident report that detailed the early Friday operation in eastern Logar province. The report said the operation was conducted by coalition forces, a term used to refer to the U.S. force that maintains a presence in the country and works with the Afghan army. It didn’t detail whether Afghan forces were present. A U.S. coalition member said the operation was jointly conducted by Afghan and U.S. military forces. The Afghan defense ministry declined to comment. The report said the night raid targeted a suspected Al Qaeda operative named Abu Abdullah. The operation took place in Kharwar district, an insurgent stronghold. Two people were seized at the house along with weapons, phones and a fake passport, the report said.
April 17, 2016
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04/17/at-least-12-killed-in-joint-us-afghan-raid-targeting-suspected-al-qaeda-member.html?intcmp=hplnws
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/04/taliban-destroy-afghan-army-helicopter-in-ied-attack-on-military-base.php
Ethiopia
Headline: Ethiopia: Armed men ‘kill 140’ near South Sudan border
Headline: Ethiopia says death toll from raid rises to 208; 108 children kidnapped
Ethiopia says armed men have killed 140 people near its border with South Sudan and abducted at least 39 children. Ethiopia’s Communications Minister Getachew Reda said the attackers were members of South Sudan’s Murle tribe. He said security forces were chasing the attackers and had killed 60 so far. Ethiopia is hosting thousands of South Sudanese refugees who fled the 2013 clashes that began when President Salva Kiir sacked his deputy Riek Machar, accusing him of plotting a coup. Mr Machar denied the charges, but then mobilised a rebel force to fight the government. He is due to return to the capital Juba to form a transitional government as part of a peace deal. Mr Getachew told the BBC the attackers were not thought to have any links to the South Sudanese government or rebels.
April 17, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36064710
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ethiopia-says-death-toll-raid-rises-208-108-193102752.html?nhp=1
Libya
Headline: Libya’s eastern army makes further advances around Benghazi
Libyan forces have recaptured key areas in the city of Benghazi, building on earlier advances during weeks of clashes with Islamist militants and other opponents. Troops allied with the government based in eastern Libya took control of a cement factory and cemetery in El Hawari district, where fighters loyal to Islamic State had been holding out, said Milad al-Zawie, a spokesman for the government forces. The troops also took a camp behind Garyounis university, which they captured on Sunday, Zawie said. Five soldiers were killed and nine wounded in the Benghazi fighting, he said. The country has been split since then between two governments, one in Tripoli and one in the east. Various armed groups are allied with both governments, and Islamist militants have inserted themselves into the conflict. A U.N.-backed unity government arrived in Tripoli last month, and is trying to establish itself by winning over opponents in both the east and west of the country.
April 18, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/libya-s-eastern-army-make/2708466.html
Armenia
Headline: Azerbaijan, Armenia accuse each other of ceasefire violations
Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said on Monday Armenia’s forces have violated ceasefire 115 times over the past 24 hours, while Yerevan said it has registered around 50 ceasefire violations on the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh by Baku overnight. Azerbaijan said its army positions located along the border between the two countries and in Nagorno-Karabakh have come under fire. Armenian forces also used 60-mm mortars and large-caliber machine guns, the ministry said. Azerbaijan’s forces retaliated with 116 fire strikes on the Armenian positions. Armenia’s defense ministry said “overnight the situation on the line of contact of the conflicting Karabakh and Azerbaijani forces remained the same.” Azerbaijan opened fire from various types of small arms and also used 82-mm mortars in the northeastern direction, it said.
April 18, 2016
http://tass.ru/en/world/870486
Luke 21:9 and Matthew 24:7 speak of nation against nation and kingdom against kingdom in the end times. Revelation 6:3-4 speaks of the fiery red horse given power to make men slay one another and Revelation 6:8 speaks again of this red horse in conjunction with the pale horse of Death and Hades, as the one that has the power to kill by sword. Luke 21:9: wars & commotions; the Greek word here is Akatastasia, meaning instability, a state of disorder, disturbance, confusion (revolutions) Matthew 24:7: the Greek word for nation is Ethnos & refers to various ethnic groups fighting among themselves, where the next sentence in the verse refers to kingdoms (basileiva) fighting one another (not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom)
Headline: Protests on Both Sides in Brazil
Headline: Brazil lawmakers vote to impeach country’s president
As Brazil’s lower house of Congress opened its session Sunday on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff , protests both for and against the impeachment were held across the country. In Rio, the timing of pro- and anti-impeachment rallies alongside Copacabana Beach was staggered to minimize potential conflicts. On Sunday morning, a few thousand anti-impeachment protesters—most dressed in red, the color of Ms. Rousseff’s Workers’ Party—shouted slogans like “There Will Be No Coup,” while listening to speeches and baile funk music. “I’m here to respect democracy, a system that we’ve only been living with for 30 years,” said Eliane Ferreira, 63, a retired teacher. “And I’m here in favor of a government that did so much for the middle class. They took 40 million people out of poverty.” Ms. Rousseff is accused of violating Brazil’s budget laws by trying to mask the true size of the nation’s budget deficit. Dozens of heavily armed military police bordered the crowds, but the atmosphere in Rio was largely calm. In São Paulo, pro-impeachment demonstrators gathered on the main thoroughfare of Avenida Paulista in a festive atmosphere with loud music and vendors selling flags and other yellow-and-green gadgets. Many said the possible removal of Ms. Rousseff was only the beginning of a long road to try to clean up Brazilian politics.
April 18, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/dilma-rousseffs-fate-sparks-protests-on-both-sides-in-brazil-1460923717
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04/18/brazil-lawmakers-vote-to-impeach-countrys-president.html?intcmp=hplnws
Headline: Four civilians killed in Islamist attack in Somalia: police
At least four civilians were killed in the Somali capital on Monday when Islamist militants opened fire on government officials in a car and then a car bomb exploded, police and a spokesman for Mogadishu’s mayor said. A spokesman for the al Shabaab group claimed responsibility. He told Reuters that several members of the security forces, rather than civilians, had been killed. The group’s accounts of attacks often differ markedly from official reports. It regularly launches assaults in the capital, seeking to topple the Western-backed government. “We shot dead one of the militants who killed four civilians with an explosion and shooting in Mogadishu,” police Major Nur Osman told Reuters, saying the security forces had prevented the car bomb doing more damage. The mayor’s spokesman, Abdifatah Omar, said the first three civilians were killed when the militants attacked a government vehicle. The militants then fled their pursuers and their vehicle, packed with explosives, was detonated remotely, killing a fourth civilian, Omar said. Two militants escaped while one was shot dead, he said.
April 18, 2016
http://newsdaily.com/2016/04/four-civilians-killed-in-islamist-attack-in-somalia-police/
Headline: At least one dead in Mali protest against foreign forces
At least one civilian was killed Monday during a protest against foreign forces in the Malian city of Kidal, a UN source said, which saw demonstrators force entry onto an airport runway. “Locals were protesting against harassment from MINUMSA (UN) and Barkhane (French) forces,” the source within the UN mission told AFP, adding that “at least one civilian was killed”. A Kidal resident told AFP that UN forces had “fired on the crowd” in the troubled northern city, which provides a base for foreign contingents supporting domestic forces as they battle marauding bandits and a jihadist insurgency. The UN mission in Mali, also referred to by its acronym MINUSMA, confirmed the demonstration had taken place but said in a statement that the facts of anyone wounded or killed were “being verified”. “The protesters forced their way onto the airport runway around 1000 GMT, a restricted area, ransacking the place and setting fire to security facilities,” the UN force said in its statement.
April 18, 2016
http://www.breitbart.com/news/at-least-one-dead-in-mali-protest-against-foreign-forces/
Wars & Rumors of Wars Matthew 24:6 , Revelation 6:3-4 & Revelation 6:8 “ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” Revelation 6:3-4 speaks of the fiery red horse given power to make men slay one another and Revelation 6:8 speaks again of this red horse in conjunction with the pale horse of Death and Hades, as the one that has the power to kill by sword. Prophecy Sign: Weapons of Mass Destruction Zechariah 14:12 “And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet, Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.”
Headline: China conducts massive drills in South China Sea
Headline: Chinese military plane lands on disputed South China Sea island
Chinese military has carried out a series of extensive military drills in South China Sea in a move which could trigger more tensions with its South Asian neighbors. China’s PLA Daily said on Sunday that some upgraded methods that resemble actual combat conditions were used in the drills to increase the combat effectiveness of Beijing’s South China Sea fleets. The daily said in its article that the new methods included training within an electromagnetic environment. It said other tactics such as all-weather drills, beyond visibility range training and low-altitude, high-speed exercises to hammer the fleets’ pilots into shape were previously exercised.
April 18, 2016
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/04/17/461201/China-Brunei-Malaysia-Philippines-Vietnam-Tian/
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/18/chinese-military-plane-lands-on-disputed-south-china-sea-island-media
Economic collapse Revelation 6:5-6 & James 5:1-3– Worldwide– “ When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Revelation) “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.” (James)
Headline: Defaults hit highest level since ’09 bust
Get ready to step over some landmines, investors. The number of companies defaulting on their debt is hitting levels not seen since the financial crisis, and it’s not just a problem for bondholders. So far this year, 46 companies have defaulted on their debt, the highest level since 2009, according to S&P Ratings Services. Five companies defaulted this week, based on the latest data available from S&P Ratings Services. That includes New Jersey-based specialty chemical company Vertellus Specialties and Ohio-based iron ore producer Cliffs Natural. Of the world’s defaults this year, 37 are of companies based in the U.S. Meanwhile, coal producer Peabody Energy (BTU) and surfwear seller Pacific Sunwear (PSUN) this week filed plans for bankruptcy protection. Shares of Peabody have dropped 97% over the past year to $2 a share and Pacific Sunwear stock is off 98% to 4 cents a share. The implosion of oil prices is the top reason for the rise in defaults as it makes it harder for energy companies to repay debt. The Federal Reserve’s decision to hike short-term interest rates last year along with slowing global growth are also putting pressure on companies’ ability to service their debt.
April 18, 2016
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/04/18/defaults-hit-highest-level-since-09-bust/83003002/
April 11, 2016- Thousands of fish are dead in a river ‘due to drought’ in Lampang, Thailand
http://news.thaivisa.com/chiang-mai/drought-blamed-as-thousands-of-fish-found-dead-in-lampang/138101/
April 11, 2016- Mass die off of fish in a reservoir in Omsk, Russia
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April 12, 2016- Thousands of dead sword fish found on Lopes Mendes sands in Brazil
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fangranews.com.br%2Fmorte-no-paraiso%2F&edit-text=&act=url
April 12, 2016- Dead turtles found on beaches in Jalisco, Mexico
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April 15, 2016- Millions of fish ‘suddenly die’ in a river in Mimika Regency, Indonesia
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April 18, 2016- Dead turtles have washed up along the Gulf Coast this year, ‘scientists puzzled’ in Colombia
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/spike-in-dead-sea-turtles-washing-ashore-on-gulf-coast-puzzle-researchers/39081524
April 18, 2016- 4,000 tons of sardines wash up in Araucania Chile
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Pestilence & Plagues Luke 21:11 & Revelation 6:8 “And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.” (Luke) “So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death (Thanatos in Greek meaning the death of the body whether natural or violent), and by the beasts of the earth” (Revelation)
Headline: Fears strain of ‘super gonorrhoea’ could spread across UK – and may become untreatable
A strain of “super-gonorrhoea” could spread across the UK and there is an increasing risk the disease could become untreatable. Doctors have expressed “huge concerns” over recent outbreaks of drug-resistant versions of the superbug across the UK. The spread seems to have started by affecting straight couples. More recently, cases have been identified in gay men too. Experts believe if the last fully effective antibiotic fails to stops the spread, the sexually transmitted infection could become untreatable.
April 17, 2016
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/gonorrhoea-super-strain-symptoms-what-is-it-spear-treatment-a6987816.html
Headline: Yellow fever outbreak in Angola is ‘threat to entire world’
An outbreak of yellow fever in Angola in which hundreds have already died could be “a threat to the entire world”, the World Health Organisation has warned. Cases of the mosquito-borne virus were first reported in Angola’s capital Luanda in December. The disease has now spread to 16 of the country’s 18 provinces. So far, thousands of people are suspected to have been infected with the disease and 238 people have died, WHO has reported. “The evolution of the situation in Angola is concerning and needs to be closely monitored,” it stated in a report.
April 17, 2016
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/yellow-fever-outbreak-symptoms-angola-threat-to-entire-world-warns-the-world-health-organisation-a6988011.html
Matthew 24:7 “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. Luke 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.” Luke21:25 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring”
Headline: BIG SUNSPOT ERUPTS
Surprise! Quiet sunspot AR2529 isn’t so quiet, after all. The heart-shaped active region erupted on April 18th (00:39 UT), producing a strong M6.7-class solar flare. A pulse of UV radiation from the flare ionized the top of Earth’s atmosphere. This, in turn, disrupted shortwave radio communications over the daylit side of our planet. Mariners, aviators, and ham radio operators around the Pacific Ocean may have noticed fading signals at frequencies below ~15 MHz. A NOAA blackout map shows the frequencies and territories affected. NOAA forecasters say that a CME hurled into space by today’s M6.7-flare might deliver a glancing blow to Earth’s magnetic field on April 20th. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras during a possible G1-class geomagnetic storm.
April 18, 2016
http://www.spaceweather.com/
Headline: Tornado kills 4, injures hundreds in Uruguay
A tornado ripped through the southwestern Uruguay city of Dolores, killing four people and leaving hundreds injured, government officials said. More than 200 people suffered injuries and about 400 structures have been affected, said Sen. Guillermo Besozzi. Images from the city showed overturned cars piled on top of one other, shattered windows and decimated buildings. The tornado hit the city about 4 p.m. local time Friday. The National Institute of Meteorology has yet to determine the scale of the tornado. “There are businesses in the center of the city, completely destroyed. Schools, churches destroyed. This is something never seen before. This is something out of the normal for our country,” Besozzi said. Mariela Umpiérrez, a resident of Dolores, told CNN en Español that her house, office car and those of her relatives were damaged. “The images seems taken out of a movie, but not from reality,” she said. The Uruguay government pledged to send emergency help to the affected areas. There have been some looting in the area, but the government has sent officers to address it, Besozzi said.
April 16, 2016
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/16/americas/uruguay-tornado/index.html
Headline: Ecuador quake toll rises to 350; billions needed to rebuild
Headline: Death toll rises to 42 in series of Japan earthquakes
Ecuador’s earthquake death toll rose to 350 on Monday as traumatized survivors rested amid the rubble of their homes and rescuers dug for survivors in the Andean nation’s shattered coastal region. More than 2,000 were also injured in Saturday’s 7.8 magnitude quake, which ripped apart buildings and roads and knocked out power along the Pacific coastline. Giving the new tally of fatalities from Portoviejo town inside the disaster zone, President Rafael Correa told Reuters he feared the number would rise even further. “Reconstruction will cost billions of dollars,” he added. The normally upbeat socialist president looked deeply moved as he chatted with victims during a tour of the shattered town in the South American OPEC nation, which was already suffering from the global slump in crude oil prices.
April 18, 2016
http://newsdaily.com/2016/04/strong-quake-hits-off-coast-of-ecuador-tsunami-waves-possible-pacific-warning-center/
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/04/18/Death-toll-rises-to-42-in-series-of-Japan-earthquakes/6671460958753/?spt=sec&or=tn
Headline: Mexican volcano spews ash on nearby towns
Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano has seen a dramatic overnight explosion that sent ash blowing over the major city of Puebla directly to the east, forcing closure of the city’s airport. Officials there are urging to people to wear masks to avoid inhaling the fine grit that has covered houses and cars. It can cause respiratory problems and damage car and plane engines. Mexico’s national disaster prevention agency reports that the eruption began around 2:30 a.m. (3:30 EDT; 0730 GMT) Monday, hurling glowing rock as far as a mile (1.5 kilometer from the crater. Ash rose nearly two miles (3 kilometers) above the crater.
April 18, 2016
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_MEXICO_VOLCANO?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-04-18-10-24-43
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Headline: What’s shaking? 
List & map of USGS Earthquakes
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