Anonymous ID: 20f5ef March 2, 2024, 6:31 a.m. No.20505549   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>5573 >>5586

https://thecradle.co/articles/ex-isis-chief-appointed-as-commander-of-us-backed-militia-in-syria

Ex-ISIS chief appointed as commander of US-backed militia in Syria

US forces have been training the Syria Free Army in its occupation base in Al-Tanf, eastern Syria

The Syria Free Army (SFA), a US-backed militant group being trained inside Washingtonโ€™s Al-Tanf base in eastern Syria, appointed a former ISIS chief as their commander on 29 February.

โ€œToday, the Syrian Free Army conducted a change of command and welcomed a new commander of the SFA. We thank COL Farid al-Qasim for 16 months of dedicated service to the SFA, the local community, and the 55-kilometer area,โ€ the SFA said on Thursday via its Facebook page.

โ€œWe are excited for the new opportunities that [Colonel Salem Turki al-Antari] will bring to the SFA and the leadership he will provide. This step continues the SFA mission in the Region to secure and stabilize the 55 and defeat Da'esh (ISIS),โ€ the statement added.

Anonymous ID: 20f5ef March 2, 2024, 6:44 a.m. No.20505576   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Qasimโ€™s replacement, Salem Turki al-Antari, is from the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. He joined ISIS in 2014, going by the nickname Abu Saddam al-Ansari. The extremist group appointed him as the Emir of the Badia desert region in Homs.

Between 2015 and 2017, Antari took part in the ISIS takeover of Palmyra and the battles with the Syrian army that ensued. The ISIS assault on Palmyra destroyed some of Syriaโ€™s most cherished cultural heritage.

He then became a part of the Ahrar al-Sharqiyah faction of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) militant coalition in 2017.

After the fall of Raqqa to US-backed Kurds in 2017, the SNA helped many ISIS fighters and commanders escape into SNA territory and incorporate into their factions.

Antari took part in the Turkish-SNA assault on the northeastern city of Ras al-Ayn in 2019, which remains besieged to this day.

Antari then joined the Maghawir al-Thawra armed group, which in 2019 became a part of the US-backed Syria Free Army (SFA) that is now based in the US occupation base in Al-Tanf.

The US army has been training these militants inside Al-Tanf under the pretext of confronting ISIS.

However, ISIS cells have been highly active in the Syrian desert, which is geographically linked to the 55-kilometer area surrounding the Al-Tanf base. Syrian and Russian officials have repeatedly accused Washington of providing logistical support to ISIS in these areas.

Russia has launched airstrikes on the Al-Tanf base and militants located in its vicinity in the past.

Anonymous ID: 20f5ef March 2, 2024, 6:56 a.m. No.20505594   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

The judge questioned if a president had immunity from directing Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival. Trump's lawyers argued a president did have immunity from prosecution in this case unless he was impeached and convicted by the Senate.

Anonymous ID: 20f5ef March 2, 2024, 7:13 a.m. No.20505660   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>5679

Genie Oil and Gas (GOGAS) explored for conventional oil in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights through its Afek Oil and Gas subsidiary, and pursued oil shale projects through American Shale Oil (AMSO), Israel Energy Initiatives (IEI) and Genie Energy Mongolia. AMSO, IEI, and Genie Energy Mongolia are no longer active. 89% of GOGAS was owned by Genie Energy while Jacob Rothschild, Michael Steinhardt and Rupert Murdoch among others held minority interests.

 

In February 2013, Israeli authorities awarded Afek Oil and Gas an exclusive 36-month petroleum exploration license to a 153-square-mile plot in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which the UN recognizes to be Syrian territory. Afek subsequently conducted above-ground geophysical tests and based on its preliminary analysis, has applied for a ten well exploratory drilling program. South of Katzrin in the southern Golan Heights in 2015, Afek discovered a substantial amount of oil and natural gas reserves which would make Israel energy self-sufficient. The company had drilled a series of exploratory wells including Ness-5, just northwest of the Avnei Eitan and Nov moshavim and south of Kibbutz Natur and the town of Katzrin; Ness-3, near the Bnei Yehuda industrial area; Ness-6, located near the entrance of Moshav Kanaf, just southeast of Gamla; and Ness 10 north of the Sheikh-Ali Fault. In November 2017, the company announced that it suspended its exploratory drilling program as the well's target zone does not contain commercially producible quantities of oil or natural gas.

 

Human rights groups have said the drilling violates international law as Golan Heights is an occupied territory.

Anonymous ID: 20f5ef March 2, 2024, 8 a.m. No.20505840   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13126103/aaron-bushnell-air-force-set-fire-israel-embassy-transition-military.html

He was seemingly raised in a devout Christian family and even worked for Paraclete Press, a Christian book and music publisher based in Massachusetts where his mother still works, according to the company's website. His father owns a construction company.

Prior to his military service, Bushnell worked in IT and web development at Paraclete Press in Brewster, Massachusetts for two years. He helped supported the Christian publisher with IT functions and maintained its e-commerce website.

His mother Danielle is the Purchaser and Contracts Administrator at Paraclete Press. She has been 'beyond blessed to be a part of carrying out the mission' of the organization for '27 years and counting', the firm's website states.