Re: #119 - Main news thread - conflicts, terrorism, crisis from around the globe

[Talos]

Heavy gunfire heard in Sudan’s capital Khartoum
Witnesses reported ‘confrontations’ and explosions and gunfire near a base held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in south Khartoum

Sustained firing heard in Sudanese capital amid tensions

Seems a proxy conflict between Russian backed and US backed forces

[Zambeezi]

Heavy gunfire heard in Sudan’s capital Khartoum
Witnesses reported ‘confrontations’ and explosions and gunfire near a base held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in south Khartoum

Sustained firing heard in Sudanese capital amid tensions

Seems a proxy conflict between Russian backed and US backed forces

The Rapid Support Forces of Sudan have reportedly seized control of the Khartoum and Merowe airports and caused significant damage to the regular army.

However, the federal government security service of Sudan has labeled the Rapid Support Forces as rebels.

In response to the… https://t.co/kBVoj1dWqU pic.twitter.com/iltqXwWo0z

— 301 Military (@301military) April 15, 2023

Report of airstrikes by Sudan's airforce against RSF targets in the capital Khartoum pic.twitter.com/LmUsryk9nz

— Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) April 15, 2023

BREAKING: Planes on fire at Khartoum airport after coup attempt in Sudan pic.twitter.com/aWdyMv23xs

— BNO News (@BNONews) April 15, 2023

BREAKİNG NEWS
Many military helicopters are actively flying in Sudan#Sudan #Khartoum #السودان #الخرطوم pic.twitter.com/S3H41dCH6e

— Eren ???? (@Eren50855570) April 15, 2023

Chaos reported at Khartoum airport in Sudan as tensions between military and country's paramilitary forces escalate pic.twitter.com/1hlxpJjHZa

— PressTV Extra (@PresstvExtra) April 15, 2023

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al-Jazeera


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Mohanad
@MohanadElbalal
20m
Head of RSF in white Nile state hands over his forces and bases to SAF.
It’s clear that many of Hemedti’s generals have concluded that their boss will lose in Khartoum
and they don’t want to go down with him.

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Sudanese army led by General al-Burhan

the paramilitaries said they did not want to be "used to achieve their leadership's personal goals and ambitions."

Sudanese air forces struck RSF bases, chasing after paramilitaries, the armed forces said in a statement.

"We warn our citizens to steer clear of neighborhood streets and not shelter fugitives," it said.

The RSF had earlier accused in a statement military forces of attacking its base with "all kinds of light and heavy arms."

 "The Rapid Support Forces were surprised Saturday by a large force from the army
entering camps in Soba in Khartoum and laying siege to paramilitaries there,"

A rift has been widening between Burhan, who led a military coup in 2021,
and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, among Sudan's most powerful men.

The crisis between the military and the RSF escalated after both forces failed to reach an agreement over restructuring the military, seen as a prerequisite before forming a civilian government.
https://www.dw.com/en/sudans-army-clashes-with-rsf-paramilitary/a-65332510?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

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CNN

All flights at Sudan's Khartoum Airport are canceled as the army battles the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The US, UK & other foreign embassies are asking their citizens to shelter in place.

US Secretary of State calls it a "fragile" situation. Our update on CNN pic.twitter.com/eV0VbZcwYM

— Larry Madowo (@LarryMadowo) April 15, 2023

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Fightings In Khartoum, Sudan, Between
Western backed) Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) led by General al-Burhan
and
(Russian backed/Civilian backed) Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo
RSF Are Considered Supporters Of Ousted Dictator Omar Al-Bashir (overthrown by western led coup)

Bashir Is Wanted For War Crimes In Darfur By The ICC.
He Is Currently In A Sudanese Prison For Corruption And Money Laundering.

Sudan Paramilitaries Say Army Attacked Their Camps In South Khartoum.

"RSF Were Surprised Saturday With A Large Force From The Army
Entering Camps In Soba In Khartoum And Laying Siege To Paramilitaries There,"
- The RSF Said In A Statement. Reports AFP.

US Ambassador To Sudan Says He Is Sheltering In Place With The Embassy Team
After Gunfire And Explosions Have Been Heard In The Sudanese Capital, Khartoum.
Sudan’s Army Says It Still Controls All Bases And Airports.

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Contrarian
@MuwangaPaddy
1h


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6m
“The Sudanese air force destroyed the Tiba and Soba camps (in Khartoum) belonging to the RSF," the army said in a statement

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Mourad TEYEB (مــراد التـائـب)
@MouradTeyeb
2h

In Sudan, it's a proxy war between sponsors of arch-rivals:
General Hemetti's RSF (UAE & KSA)
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (aka Hemetti), head of RSF was formerly known as Janjaweed.
UAE alongside SaudiArabia directly supported Janjaweed
having been deployed by Abu Dhabi to proxy wars in Yemen & Libya.

and
General al Burhan's military (Egypt).
The current tension between the two Arab sides is being exported to Khartoum.

[Zambeezi]

[Zambeezi]

Will Brown
@_Will_Brown
Exclusive: US intelligence leak reviewed by
@tortoise
says the Wagner group are already in Burkina Faso.
US intel was gathered from signals (intercepting comms) of Ivorian security officials.
Also says 1,645 (uptick) Russian guns-for-hire now in Mali.

[Abacus]

Susann
@ZenWorld16 (April 14, 2023)

Our children are eating this!!!🤬
Slovakia has discovered a 1,500-ton shipment of Ukrainian grain tainted with chlorpyrifos,
an organophosphate pesticide that is subject to an EU-wide ban.

https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/slovakia-destroys-1500-ton-shipment-of-ukrainian-grain-contaminated-with-eu-banned-pesticide/

https://nitter.net/ZenWorld16/status/1646953325009555458
https://twitter.com/ZenWorld16/status/1646953325009555458

[Zambeezi]

5h
American E-2D Advanced Hawkeye radar surveillance and reporting aircraft ended up in the sea.
The incident took place in the wider area of the city of Shinkoteague (Virginia).
One crew member was killed in the crash.

[Abacus]

Susann
@ZenWorld16 (April 12, 2023)

Interesting 🧐




https://myc.news/en/politika/franciya_blokiruet_reshenie_es_po_finansirovaniyu_postavok_boepripasov_dlya_ukrainy

https://nitter.net/ZenWorld16/status/1646143456673251329
https://twitter.com/ZenWorld16/status/1646143456673251329

[Zambeezi]

5h
Echelon with Italian 155mm self-propelled guns M109L, which are most likely heading to Ukraine.

Echelon with Italian 155mm self-propelled guns M109L, which are most likely heading to Ukraine pic.twitter.com/8whk49NQZ1

— Spriter (@Spriter99880) April 15, 2023

[Zambeezi]

6h
Polish President Andrzej Duda promised to transfer all his MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine
after they are replaced in the national air force by the South Korean FA-50
and the American F-35 Lightning II.

[Zambeezi]

6h
Iran awaits the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Syria after the presidential elections in Turkey.
- Mohammad Farazmand, Iranian Ambassador to Turkey

[Zambeezi]

Anas Alhajji on Energy War: US Sanctions on Russia a JOKE, a Game of Musical Chairs


https://rumble.com/embed/v2foe6y/?pub=4

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to award-winning scholar and managing partner at Energy Outlook Advisors Dr. Anas Alhajji.
►He discusses why attacks on energy facilities such as the Nordstream pipeline are part of a dangerous new normal,
►why Europe’s switch to relying on US LNG gas supplies is dangerous and exposes Europe to shortages,
►why US sanctions on Russian energy are a ‘joke’, do not work and simply a game of ‘musical chairs’

[Zambeezi]

Doc Leaker is an American hero
for exposing Ukraine War Lies#Ukraine #leaks #documents
see full vid: https://t.co/FZRKslukxJ pic.twitter.com/4Qb7kegek2

— Judge Napolitano (@Judgenap) April 15, 2023

"Truth is Treason in an Empire of Lies"

[Zambeezi]

S.L. Kanthan
@Kanthan2030
How’s that decoupling from China going?
Germany’s BASF, which already has 30 production facilities in China, is investing another €10 billion in China.
China-Germany trade is €300 billion a year.
Worse, the anti-Russia sanctions are crippling the German economy,
making it ever more dependent on the Chinese market for survival.
Maybe it’s time for Germany to decouple from the USA?


BenAris
@bneeditor
1h

The war is crippling Germany. We just got our power bill.
Normally it’s c€400/quarter.
This one is same €400 but plus €1400 surcharge. Wtf.

[Zambeezi]

This is a joke. If BBC can't be labelled as 'State funded Media' then Twitter should stop labelling everyone. The BBC is funded through a Government tax on the people, it's not voluntary - Everyone knows the BBC is a mouthpiece for the Establishment. #NATO + #US Imperialism.... https://t.co/aekbqCgwgf

— Mick Wallace (@wallacemick) April 12, 2023

[Zambeezi]

2h
"Bring Peace to Europe" Former Special Assistant to President Reagan, Doug Bandow,
has written a massive op-ed on what the US must do to avoid World War III.

End support for Ukraine,
subdue Zelensky,
comply with Russian security demands,
return all seized and frozen assets,
and lift all sanctions.

"The ultimate goal must be the reintegration of a peaceful Russia into the international order
– diplomatically, culturally and economically.
The West must moderate Kiev's demands for revenge,"

[KneelB4Zod!]

SHTF in Sudan...:

War Monitor
@WarMonitors
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4h
#BREAKING Sudan's army says currently confronting "the enemy's" attempts to take over strategic sites across the capital khartoum — Reuters

War Monitor
@WarMonitors
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4h
Eyewitnesses in Sudan's north Darfur state say clashes have erupted between the army and paramilitary RSF in the capital El Fasher

War Monitor
@WarMonitors
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4h
Anchor briefly appears on Sudan State TV and says clashes taking place there, gunshots heard in the background — Reuters witness

War Monitor
@WarMonitors
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3h
Sudanese army colonel Khaled Abdullah to Al Jazeera:

• There are losses as a result of the fighting that cannot be counted now
• The army is in control of the situation, and what is happening now is chasing the Rapid Support Forces

War Monitor
@WarMonitors
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3h
Head of Sudan's paramilitary RSF Hemedti says he will either hand over army chief Burhan to justice or he will be dead


War Monitor
@WarMonitors
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3h
Commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Al-Jazeera Mubasher: We will not stop fighting until all headquarters are handed over

https://twitter.com/i/status/1647214897388834816

https://twitter.com/i/status/1647251216378855428

https://twitter.com/i/status/1647259732413935616

Multiple Sudan Army helicopters spotted over Khartoum.

Attack helicopters also engaging RSF targets. pic.twitter.com/G7vS3a9p0t

— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 15, 2023

The Rapid Support Forces of Sudan have reportedly seized control of the Khartoum and Merowe airports and caused significant damage to the regular army.

However, the federal government security service of Sudan has labeled the Rapid Support Forces as rebels.

In response to the… https://t.co/kBVoj1dWqU pic.twitter.com/iltqXwWo0z

— 301 Military (@301military) April 15, 2023

[Zambeezi]

2h
Son of the President of Uganda, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba:

[KneelB4Zod!]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1647184498440953856

[Böhse Tante]

https://t.me/freielinke/18814

Trilateral Commission calls 2023 the "Year One" of the New World Order

While retired foreign ministers, ambassadors, CEOs, bankers and academics gathered at the first global general assembly of the mysterious Trilateral Commission in India, perhaps the most influential person sat quietly by the side and listened.

James Baker, director of the Pentagon Office of Net Assessment, was not even on the list of participants at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi. But his findings from the meeting could feed into the politics that shape the world.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/Trilateral-Commission-calls-2023-Year-One-of-new-world-order

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[Zambeezi]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1647184498440953856

this^^^ is wrong analysis imo. There is no 'government' in Sudan... it is controlled by a military junta that took power by a western coup.
There are so many 'competing interests' that NO transfer of governance has ever been handed to civilian authority. No elections have been held.
i'm gonna wait and see what 'unfolds'... i 'cheer' for neither military faction as BOTH are 'west' supported.
Egypt supports one military... UAE/SAUDI/ISRAEL support the 'rebel' faction.
the US empire/Sullivan just wants 'chaos' in Africa.
Civilians caught in the middle.

[KneelB4Zod!]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1647268144027783171

[KneelB4Zod!]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1647184498440953856

this^^^ is wrong analysis imo. There is no 'government' in Sudan... it is controlled by a military junta that took power by a western coup.
There are so many 'competing interests' that NO transfer of governance has ever been handed to civilian authority. No elections have been held.
i'm gonna wait and see what 'unfolds'... i 'cheer' for neither military faction as BOTH are 'west' supported.
Egypt supports one military... UAE/SAUDI/ISRAEL support the 'rebel' faction.
the US empire/Sullivan just wants 'chaos' in Africa.
Civilians caught in the middle.

Well, it's just two months from Lavrov's visit of Sudan. One of topics was naval base on the shores of Red Sea...

True that country is ruled by "military council" and there are no civil authorities in the control of Sudan.

[Zambeezi]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1647184498440953856

this^^^ is wrong analysis imo. There is no 'government' in Sudan... it is controlled by a military junta that took power by a western coup.
There are so many 'competing interests' that NO transfer of governance has ever been handed to civilian authority. No elections have been held.
i'm gonna wait and see what 'unfolds'... i 'cheer' for neither military faction as BOTH are 'west' supported.
Egypt supports one military... UAE/SAUDI/ISRAEL support the 'rebel' faction.
the US empire/Sullivan just wants 'chaos' in Africa.
Civilians caught in the middle.

Well, it's just two months from Lavrov's visit of Sudan. One of topics was naval base on the shores of Red Sea...

Tru is that country is ruled by "military council" and there is no civil authorities in the control of Sudan.

Yes.. good point.
The 'coastal' region is almost another 'country' apart from Khartoum. It is a completely different Tribe that holds power there.
There are so many competing interests as I said and they have to do with MONEY as well as politics.
Opportunities abound and the country is up for 'grabs'...

[KneelB4Zod!]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1647278590902370304

[KneelB4Zod!]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1647274695387906048

This reminds me ISIS sudden takeover of Iraqi military bases all over the country.

[KneelB4Zod!]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1647278590902370304

Interesting. Posts from this account can't be embedded, act as deleted. Still, they are all available on Twitter.

[Böhse Tante]

https://t.me/syupdates/2243

USAians USAese, what on earth is your president's species? 

https://youtu.be/cMRs97SaSLs

#Biden #LickTheWorld #JoeBiden #Brandon #LetsGoBrandon #WhiteHouse #POTUS #USA

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[Abacus]

Ben Norton
@BenjaminNorton (April 15, 2023)

The US and India are holding joint military drills with B1 bombers
Japan is an observer of the exercises
India's far-right government is the weakest link of the BRICS.
It is very pro-US, and while it has good relations with Russia, it is quite anti-China

https://www.cnbctv18.com/photos/world/us-india-military-drills-b1-bombers-take-center-stage--check-key-features-16400921.htm/amp

https://nitter.net/BenjaminNorton/status/1647231881857908738
https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1647231881857908738

[Böhse Tante]

https://t.me/freielinke/18820

FOCUS  

"An experiment on eight billion people"
To darken the sun with moon dust? This even scares climate scientists

To darken the sun with moon dust, for the climate? More and more researchers and more and more companies are experimenting with the so-called "geo-engineering", which is supposed to slow down global warming. The first states ban the practice - and renowned researchers also warn: the dust experiment could have unforeseen consequences.

It sounds like the crazy idea of a comic book villain, but the research group at the University of Utah in the USA is actually serious about it. "Dust as a sun shield" is the name of the scientific essay that the group published in the scientific journal "Plos Climate" in February - and which triggered a great debate in science.

https://www.focus.de/klima/analyse/ein-experiment-an-acht-milliarden-menschen-mit-mondstaub-die-sonne-verdunkeln-das-macht-klimaforschern-angst_id_191078113.html

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[Abacus]

Ben Norton
@BenjaminNorton (April 15, 2023)

The US is trying to divide Asia against China
It's holding its biggest ever military drills with the Philippines (now ruled by the son of the former US-backed far-right dictator)
They are doing a live-fire exercise on a sunken ship in the South China Sea

https://nitter.net/BenjaminNorton/status/1647278769630064640
https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1647278769630064640

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