“The U.S. Army sent a convoy of about 40 vehicles from Iraq to Syria in another
sign of support for the terrorist group PKK terrorist group’s Syrian offshoot
YPG. The convoy arrived in Hassakeh, a city controlled by the terrorists, on
Sunday, the same day the terrorist group fired rockets toward Türkiye on the
Turkish-Syrian border, targeting a police station. Anadolu Agency (AA) reported
that the convoy entered Hassakeh through the al-Waleed border crossing. The
convoy, which dropped by military bases and other U.S. military-related venues
in rural parts of Hassakeh, consists of fuel tankers and trucks loaded with
munitions. The U.S. left its bases in the region after Türkiye launched its
Peace Spring operation in October 2019 against PKK/YPG, concentrating its
military near oil fields. It, however, maintained its support to the terrorist
group under the guise of a joint fight against Daesh, another terrorist group.
U.S. forces are active in Hassakeh, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor, in areas occupied by
the terrorist group and continuously send supplies to those areas."











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June 13, 2023



Daily Sabah: US Sends Military Supplies To Syrian City Occupied By Terrorist
PKK
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“The U.S. Army sent a convoy of about 40 vehicles from Iraq to Syria in
another sign of support for the terrorist group PKK terrorist group’s Syrian
offshoot YPG. The convoy arrived in Hassakeh, a city controlled by the
terrorists, on Sunday, the same day the terrorist group fired rockets toward
Türkiye on the Turkish-Syrian border, targeting a police station. Anadolu
Agency (AA) reported that the convoy entered Hassakeh through the al-Waleed
border crossing. The convoy, which dropped by military bases and other U.S.
military-related venues in rural parts of Hassakeh, consists of fuel tankers
and trucks loaded with munitions. The U.S. left its bases in the region after
Türkiye launched its Peace Spring operation in October 2019 against PKK/YPG,
concentrating its military near oil fields. It, however, maintained its support
to the terrorist group under the guise of a joint fight against Daesh, another
terrorist group. U.S. forces are active in Hassakeh, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor, in
areas occupied by the terrorist group and continuously send supplies to those
areas.”



Daily Post: NAF Eliminate Over 100 Boko Haram Terrorists In Mandara Mountain
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“Over 100 terrorists from the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah
wa’l-Jihād(JAS) Boko Haram faction have been neutralized in the week-long
coordinated strikes by the Nigerian Airforce in the fringes of Gwoza Local
Government Area of Borno State, northeast Nigeria. The precise intelligence-led
airstrikes conducted by the Air Component, under OPERATION WARUN 3, between
June 9 and 11, 2023, in Grazah and Wa-Jahode, in the fringes of the Mandara
mountains resulted in the obliteration of the terrorists. Sources told DAILY
POST that the first airstrikes were carried out in Grazah in a location
administered by the Boko Haram terrorists, which also serves as their meeting
point. Ground assessment by sources revealed that the Super Tukano Aircraft
scored accurate hits which resulted in the elimination of a number of the Boko
Haram unit commanders and high-value fighters while many more who escaped were
seriously injured.”



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Iran



Iran International: Iran Hands Over Scores Of Afghan Prisoners To Taliban
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“Over 100 Afghans serving prison sentences in Iran were handed over to the
Taliban on Sunday. ‘As a result of the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs… 101 Afghan prisoners were transferred again in Nimruz in connection
with the agreement reached with the Islamic Republic of Iran,’ said the
Taliban’s Foreign Ministry on Monday. Fazl Mohammad Haqqani, Chargé d'affaires
of the Afghan Embassy in Tehran told Radio Farda, the Persian Service of Radio
Free Europe in Prague that ‘250 to 260 more prisoners will be handed over to
the Islamic Emirate at Islam Qala border on Wednesday.’ According to Haqqani,
the prisoners were mostly incarcerated on charges of drug trafficking and
fighting, but none of them were sentenced to death. Human rights organizations
had earlier announced at least six Afghan citizens were executed in Iranian
prisons and some more have received the death penalty.”



Iraq



The National: Iraq Calls For Closure Of Al Hol Camp For ISIS Suspects In Syria
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“Iraq has called for the closure of a Syrian displacement camp housing tens
of thousands of people with suspected links to ISIS, saying that it has become
a ‘source for terrorism’. Al Hol camp, named after a town near the Iraqi-Syrian
border, is home to people who were taken there after the extremist group's
defeat in Syria in March 2019. ‘Ending the issue of Al Hol camp has become a
top national interest for Iraq,’ Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad Sahhaf said.
He called for all countries that have citizens at Al Hol to ‘repatriate them as
soon as possible in order to eventually close the camp’ because it had become
‘a dangerous epicentre’ for ISIS gatherings.”



Pakistan



Dunya: CTD Arrests Three Terrorists In Karachi
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“The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday nabbed three terrorists in
Gulistan-e-Jauhar in an intelligence-based operation (IBO). The CTD authorities
said that the terrorists belonged to a banned outfit, adding that they wanted
to launch attacks on important installations. ‘They also wanted to attack
important personalities,’ the authorities added. The authorities recovered
three hand-grenades and six pistols from the arrested terrorists.”



Middle East



Hurriyet Daily News: 12 Terrorists ‘Neutralized’ After PKK Attack On Border
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“The Turkish Army ‘neutralized’ 12 terrorists after PKK/YPG terrorists in
Syria carried out a rocket attack on the Öncüpınar Border Gate area in the
Turkish province of Kilis, the Defense Ministry has stated. No casualties were
reported, while a fire broke out in an empty field where five rockets fell in
the southern province of Kilis. After the attack, security measures were
increased, and a large number of security officials were deployed at the
borderline. Upon the Turkish Army’s determination that the area where the
rockets were launched was in the rural area of Tal Rifat, terrorist elements in
the region were subjected to artillery and multiple rocket launcher fire. In
the attack, 12 terrorists were ‘neutralized,’ the Defense Ministry stated on
June 12. Five were neutralized on early June 12, and seven others on June 11.”



Africa



AFP News: South Africa In The Spotlight Over Terror Funding
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“…Some analysts have suggested that jihadist financing flourished because
South African authorities grew complacent at the lack of visible Islamist
activity. ‘I don't think South Africa realised it. It was the Americans who
said, 'something not okay is going on in your country,’ Hans-Jakob Schindler,
director of the Counter-Extremism Project think-tank, told AFP. ‘The entire
government is now put to task,’ he said. One of the clearest signs something
was amiss came in March this year when the Paris-based Financial Action Task
Force (FATF), a global illicit cash flow watchdog that aims to tackle money
laundering and terrorist financing, placed South Africa on its ‘grey list’ over
gaps in monitoring and stemming illegal financial activities.”



United Kingdom



BBC: Solihull White Supremacist Jailed For Sharing Extremist Posts
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“Richard Osborne posted content targeting Jews and other groups and shared
posts aimed at stirring up hatred over sexual orientation, Birmingham Crown
Court heard. A shotgun, which he had no licence for, was found under his bed,
police said. Osborne was jailed for three years and 10 months on Monday. The
53-year-old used the VK social media platform to post material likely to stir
up racial hatred 120 times, the court was told at a previous hearing. He shared
the content over nearly 11 months up to January.”



India



Gatestone Institute: China, Pakistan And Turkey Eyeing Kashmir
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“… Meanwhile, Pakistan remains a major sponsor of global terrorism. The
Counter-Extremism Project reports: "The Pakistani state itself has also used
Islamic extremism as a strategic tool to further its interests in the region.
"Several Pakistan-based extremist groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT),
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Harakat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), and Hizb-il-Mujahideen
(HM), conduct attacks on Indian targets in the Indian state of Jammu and
Kashmir, which makes up 45 percent of the overall Kashmir region.”



Good Morning Kashmir: Two Militants Neutralised In J&K’s Kupwara; Operation
Continues
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“Two terrorists have been neutralised in a joint operation by the army and
Kashmir Police on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara. ‘Two (02) terrorists
have been neutralised in a joint operation of Army and Kupwara Police in
Dobanar Machhal area (LoC) of Kupwara district. Search still continues,’
informed Kashmir Police in a tweet.”



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