Major Protests / Riots in Minneapolis tonight over the death of #GeorgeFloyd and Police brutality.
This is an Auto Zone store on fire: https://t.co/XP1WDppxVA
New: In the hours leading up to the U.S. drone strike that killed Suleimani, SecDef Esper kept Trump’s decision closely held, cutting out some senior Pentagon leaders who are typically consulted on decisions of such magnitude. My story @ForeignPolicy https://t.co/lUjzvY3Bzx
I convey my heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the three Peshmerga forces who paid the ultimate price last night as a result of a terrorist attack carried out by ISIS in the Khanaqin area.
The fight to exterminate Kurdish rights and existence is continuing. Carried out by the same power with different names. TFSA, ISIS, Turkey are a de-facto coalition of anti-Kurdish campaign.
Pleased to receive Germany's ambassador to Iraq, Dr. Ole Diehl at the Barzani HQ today. We exchanged views on the status quo of Iraq and also spoke of the situation in Rojava and how we can collectively assist the refugees fleeing from Syria into the Kurdistan Region
“The incredible thing is that this operation succeeded despite all the ways in which the Trump Administration made it more difficult." Updated story @ForeignPolicy https://t.co/H5FSTgfxd0
EXCL: British sales of phosphorus products to Turkey revealed.
Concerns sparked amid evidence the incendiary chemical has been used against Kurds in northeast Syria.
https://t.co/Ziw2dgXZsL
Trump should have stopped after reading his statement. He went on to spew nonsense that 1000s of Turks had been killed in the “safe zone” in NE Syria.
Truth is that he is enabling Turkey’s proxies—many who share al-Baghdadi’s ideology—to ethnically cleanse our Kurdish allies.
The killing of this murderer, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will have a huge impact on weakening the terrorists of the Islamic State, however, it is imperative for everyone to be mindful of the fact that this is not the end of the I.S. and that the war against terrorism must continue.
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
is believed to have been killed in NW Syria near Turkish border by a JSOC raid, US official confirms. SDF contributed information to the effort I’m told - Turkey did not.
“That shows you how little they do on countering ISIS,” the official said