Monday, May 26, 2014
Suspected militants kill two Kenyan soldiers near Somali border
Two Kenyan soldiers transporting food supplies into Somalia were shot dead in a gunfight near the countries' border, a senior police official said on Monday.
Leonard Omolo, police commander in the coastal county of Lamu, said suspected militants ambushed the soldiers late on Sunday as they pushed their car out of mud after heavy rains in the area.
The soldiers, who were transporting food to the Somali town of Ras Kamboni, killed one of their attackers, Omolo told Reuters by phone.
Kenya sent troops into Somalia in late 2011, after al Shabaab militants carried out a series of raids on Kenyan soil.
Kenya has seen a drop in tourist arrivals in recent months following a string of gun and grenade attacks blamed on al Shabaab or its sympathizers.
Sources Reuters and Strategic Intelligence
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Al Qaeda Kill 16 Yemen Troops in Major Attack
SANAA, Yemen – Al Qaeda militants in
Yemen launched a major attack targeting army, security and government
buildings in a southern city, killing at least 16 troops overnight,
security and military officials said Saturday.
The attack struck an army headquarters, the central security headquarters, the Central Bank building, the traffic police department, the post office and the agricultural bank in Sayoun, a city in southern Hadramawt province.
The attackers, however, failed to storm the army command and the security headquarters due to the fierce resistance put up by the government troops, the officials said. They said the attackers used car bombs at the beginning of their assault.
They said Jalal Baliedy, a prominent Al Qaeda leader, led the attack with dozens of militants who entered the city from different directions in several SUVs. They said fighters split into groups, with each group assigned to attack a certain target.
They identified Baliedy as an Al Qaeda leader in the port town of Zanzibar in south-central Yemen. They said he now leads an Al Qaeda group called "The Hungry Lions."
The sound of explosions and gunfire terrified residents of Sayoun, many of whom hid inside their homes during the attack.
The officials said the attackers also suffered casualties, but they were not able to estimate how many because the militants evacuated them when they withdrew.
Source Fox News
The attack struck an army headquarters, the central security headquarters, the Central Bank building, the traffic police department, the post office and the agricultural bank in Sayoun, a city in southern Hadramawt province.
The attackers, however, failed to storm the army command and the security headquarters due to the fierce resistance put up by the government troops, the officials said. They said the attackers used car bombs at the beginning of their assault.
They said Jalal Baliedy, a prominent Al Qaeda leader, led the attack with dozens of militants who entered the city from different directions in several SUVs. They said fighters split into groups, with each group assigned to attack a certain target.
They identified Baliedy as an Al Qaeda leader in the port town of Zanzibar in south-central Yemen. They said he now leads an Al Qaeda group called "The Hungry Lions."
The sound of explosions and gunfire terrified residents of Sayoun, many of whom hid inside their homes during the attack.
The officials said the attackers also suffered casualties, but they were not able to estimate how many because the militants evacuated them when they withdrew.
Source Fox News
10 Killed in Massive Car bomb in Syria City
BEIRUT – A car bomb struck a
pro-government neighborhood in the central Syrian city of Homs on
Sunday, killing at least 10 people, setting cars on fire and sending
thick plumes of black smoke into the sky, activists and a government
official said.
The blast in the Zahra district, which is predominantly inhabited by Alawites and Christians, sent tremors through Homs, where rebels and the government have struck two cease-fire deals this month that have restored at least a semblance of peace to the shattered city. The provincial governor, Talal Barazi, said the attack targeted such reconciliation efforts.
An official in the Homs governor's office said 10 people were killed in Sunday's explosion and more than 40 were wounded. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.
The director of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activist group, Rami Abdurrahman, put the death toll at 12. He also said more than 40 were wounded.
Casualty figures frequently vary in the immediate aftermath of attacks in Syria.
Syrian state television blamed the bombing on "terrorists," the term it uses to describe those fighting to oust President Bashar Assad. The channel broadcast footage that showed cars on fire and people trying to push other vehicles away from the blast site.
Abdurrahman also said another explosion hit the Zahra area, although the nature of the blast was unclear.
A third blast struck the outskirts of Homs on the road heading west toward the city of Tartus on the Mediterranean coast, the provincial official and Abdurrahman said. The official in the governor's office said at least 13 people were wounded in that blast.
Homs was one of the first cities to rise up against Assad, and came to be known as the "capital of the revolution." In a bitter setback early this month, rebels who had been besieged in the Old City reached an agreement with the government that granted the opposition gunmen safe passage out of the city.
Source Fox News
The blast in the Zahra district, which is predominantly inhabited by Alawites and Christians, sent tremors through Homs, where rebels and the government have struck two cease-fire deals this month that have restored at least a semblance of peace to the shattered city. The provincial governor, Talal Barazi, said the attack targeted such reconciliation efforts.
An official in the Homs governor's office said 10 people were killed in Sunday's explosion and more than 40 were wounded. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.
The director of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activist group, Rami Abdurrahman, put the death toll at 12. He also said more than 40 were wounded.
Casualty figures frequently vary in the immediate aftermath of attacks in Syria.
Syrian state television blamed the bombing on "terrorists," the term it uses to describe those fighting to oust President Bashar Assad. The channel broadcast footage that showed cars on fire and people trying to push other vehicles away from the blast site.
Abdurrahman also said another explosion hit the Zahra area, although the nature of the blast was unclear.
A third blast struck the outskirts of Homs on the road heading west toward the city of Tartus on the Mediterranean coast, the provincial official and Abdurrahman said. The official in the governor's office said at least 13 people were wounded in that blast.
Homs was one of the first cities to rise up against Assad, and came to be known as the "capital of the revolution." In a bitter setback early this month, rebels who had been besieged in the Old City reached an agreement with the government that granted the opposition gunmen safe passage out of the city.
Source Fox News
President Obama and Brad Paisley Secretly visit US troops in Afghanistan
US President has made a secret visit to Afghanistan, intelligence
sources confirm, in what is seen as a symbolic military act in his
career since becoming US president.
The US president has made a surprise but highly clandestine visit to Afghanistan where US troops have been battling militancy for decades.
US intelligence and military intelligence community maintained secrecy of the visit to US bases in Afghanistan.
Decades of Taliban insurgency has bogged NATO troops led by US in the hills and mountains of Afghanistan.
President Obama has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan this Memorial Day weekend.
The president landed at Bagram Air Field, in Afghanistan, at about 8:30 p.m. local time, or 11: 46 a.m. Eastern time.
This is the fourth trip of his presidency and the first since May 2012.
Also making the trip with Obama on Air Force I is National Security Adviser Susan Rice, senior White House adviser John Podesta, whose son is serving in Afghanistan, advisers Dan Pfeiffer and Ben Rhodes, and country music star Brad Paisley, who will perform for troops during the visit.
Source The Headlines Fox
The US president has made a surprise but highly clandestine visit to Afghanistan where US troops have been battling militancy for decades.
US intelligence and military intelligence community maintained secrecy of the visit to US bases in Afghanistan.
Decades of Taliban insurgency has bogged NATO troops led by US in the hills and mountains of Afghanistan.
President Obama has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan this Memorial Day weekend.
The president landed at Bagram Air Field, in Afghanistan, at about 8:30 p.m. local time, or 11: 46 a.m. Eastern time.
This is the fourth trip of his presidency and the first since May 2012.
Also making the trip with Obama on Air Force I is National Security Adviser Susan Rice, senior White House adviser John Podesta, whose son is serving in Afghanistan, advisers Dan Pfeiffer and Ben Rhodes, and country music star Brad Paisley, who will perform for troops during the visit.
Source The Headlines Fox
Devonte Dantzler, Sandy Gaddis & Jamie Williams Killed in SC Top Tourists Destination
Three people were killed and a fourth person was wounded in a shooting
at an oceanfront motel in Myrtle Beach, one of South Carolina's most
popular tourist destinations.
The shootings took place around 11 p.m. Saturday in front of crowds of
tourists at the Bermuda Sands Motel along the beach's new boardwalk,
Myrtle Beach Police Capt. David Knipes said at a news conference.
Officers draped towels over the balcony of a breezeway just outside the
doors to the rooms of the motel to shield two of the bodies from people
on nearby Ocean Boulevard.
Police have not said whether they have any suspects or what led to the shooting.
The victims were Devonte Dantzler, 21, of Summerville; Sandy Gaddis, 22,
of Summerville; and Jamie Williams, 28, of Ladson, Horry County deputy
coroner Darris Fowler said. The fourth victim is hospitalized.
The Sun News quoted a witness as saying that several people were
fighting on the sidewalk in front of the motel minutes before the
shooting.
"At first, everyone was standing around to see who was going to win the
fight. Then they started shooting and everyone scattered," George
Covington told the newspaper.
The shooting happened during the annual Atlantic Beach BikeFest held
about 15 miles away during the Memorial Day weekend. Police say they
typically deal with motorcycle wrecks and lesser offenses during the
bike rally, but violence is unusual.
Knipes said Myrtle Beach had just two homicides in all of 2013.
Lakhan Kale Boy tied to bus stop suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy highlights struggle for disabled Indians
Mumbai (AFP) - The nine-year-old
boy dressed in blue lay listlessly on the pavement in the scorching
Mumbai summer afternoon, his ankle tethered with rope to a bus stop,
unheeded by pedestrians strolling past.
Lakhan Kale
cannot hear or speak and suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy, so
his grandmother and carer tied him up to keep him safe while she went to
work, selling toys and flower garlands on the city's roadsides.
"What
else can I do? He can't talk, so how will he tell anyone if he gets
lost?" said homeless Sakhubai Kale, 66, who raised Lakhan on the street
by the bus stop shaded by the hanging roots of a banyan tree.
Lakhan's father died several years ago and his mother walked out on the family, his grandmother told
Amber Alert on Pete Adame Kidnapping Daughters in Pomona After Assaulting Ex-Girlfreind
A
CHILD ABDUCTION OCCURRED ON MAY, 23 AT 07:00 PM, IN POMONA, CA. THE
SUSPECT, PETE ADAME, ABDUCTED HIS FORMER GIRLFRIEND AND HIS TWO
BIOLOGICAL DAUGHTERS AT GUNPOINT. ADAME ASSAULTED THE FORMER GIRLFRIEND
BEFORE RELEASING HER AT AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. ADAME THEN FLED WITH THE
TWO DAUGHTERS DESCRIBED BELOW: THE FIRST CHILD'S NAME IS AURORA
AKIRA ADAME, A 4 YEAR OLD HISPANIC FEMALE, BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EYES,
APPROXIMATELY 2 AND A HALF FEET TALL, 35 POUNDS, LAST SEEN WEARING A
PINK SHIRT WITH A HEART AND CHEETAH PRINT SPANDEX PANTS.
THE SECOND CHILD'S NAME IS VALARIE PERSAEA ADAME, A 2 YEAR OLD HISPANIC FEMALE, BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EYES, APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET TALL, 30 POUNDS, LAST SEEN WEARING A WHITE SHIRT WITH FLOWERS ON THE SHOULDERS AND BLACK PANTS.
THE SUSPECT IS PETE VALENCIA ADAME, A 43 YEAR OLD HISPANIC MALE, BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES, APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET 11 INCHES, 180 POUNDS, LAST SEEN WEARING A WHITE UNDERSHIRT AND LIGHT BLUE PANTS WITH A LIGHT BLUE STRIPE.
ADAME IS POSSIBLY DRIVING A 2014 GRAY JEEP PATRIOT, CA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER 7CJF267.
IF SEEN, CONTACT POMONA POLICE DEPARTMENT AT (909) 622-1241 OR CONTACT 911.
THE SECOND CHILD'S NAME IS VALARIE PERSAEA ADAME, A 2 YEAR OLD HISPANIC FEMALE, BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EYES, APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET TALL, 30 POUNDS, LAST SEEN WEARING A WHITE SHIRT WITH FLOWERS ON THE SHOULDERS AND BLACK PANTS.
THE SUSPECT IS PETE VALENCIA ADAME, A 43 YEAR OLD HISPANIC MALE, BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES, APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET 11 INCHES, 180 POUNDS, LAST SEEN WEARING A WHITE UNDERSHIRT AND LIGHT BLUE PANTS WITH A LIGHT BLUE STRIPE.
ADAME IS POSSIBLY DRIVING A 2014 GRAY JEEP PATRIOT, CA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER 7CJF267.
IF SEEN, CONTACT POMONA POLICE DEPARTMENT AT (909) 622-1241 OR CONTACT 911.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
China fighters within meters of Japan military planes: minister, Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese fighter
jets flew within a few dozen meters of Japanese military planes over
the East China Sea, Japanese officials said on Sunday, prompting the
defense minister to accuse Beijing of going "over the top" in its
approach to disputed territory.
Chinese SU-27
fighters came as close as 50 meters (170 feet) to a Japanese OP-3C
surveillance plane near disputed islets on Saturday and within 30 meters
of YS-11EB electronic intelligence aircraft, the ministry said.
"Closing in while flying normally over the high seas is impossible,"
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters in comments broadcast
on TV Asahi.
"This is a close encounter that is outright over the top."
Onodera said Japan conveyed its concerns to the Chinese side through
diplomatic channels. He also said the Chinese planes were carrying
missiles.
A ministry official said it was the closest Chinese warplanes had come to aircraft of Japan's Self-defense force.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Iran Reverse Engineers the US RQ-170 Sentinel Prototype
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seated May 11 next to the captured US RQ-170 Sentinel that crashed in Iran on December 2011 and its locally made copy while visiting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force exhibition in Tehran. (AFP)
TEHRAN — Iran said Sunday it has succeeded in
copying a US drone it captured in December 2011, with state television
broadcasting images apparently showing the replicated aircraft.
Tehran captured the US RQ-170 Sentinel in 2011 while it was in its airspace, apparently on a mission to spy on the country’s nuclear sites, media in the United States reported.
“Our engineers succeeded in breaking the drone’s secrets and copying them. It will soon take a test flight,” an officer said in the footage.
The broadcast showed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s visit to an exhibition organized by the powerful Revolutionary Guard’s air wing about Iran’s military advances, particularly regarding ballistic missiles and drones.
Footage showed two nearly identical drones.
“This drone is very important for reconnaissance missions,” Khamenei said, standing in front of the Iranian copy of the American unmanned aircraft.
Iran said it had taken control of the ultra hi-tech drone and forced it down in the desert where it was recovered nearly intact.
Washington said it had lost control of the aircraft.
At the time, US military officials tried to play the incident down, saying Iran did not have the technology to decipher its secrets, and President Barack Obama asked the Islamic republic to return the Sentinel.
Iran has been working to develop a significant drone program of its own, and some of its unmanned aircraft have a range of hundreds of kilometers (miles) and are armed with missiles.
The state broadcaster also showed images that the commentary said had been recorded by an Iranian drone above a US aircraft carrier in the Gulf.
In the pictures, which were relatively clear, it was possible to see American personnel working on planes and helicopters aboard the vessel.
Source http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140512/DEFREG04/305120015/Iran-Says-Has-Copied-US-Drone
Tehran captured the US RQ-170 Sentinel in 2011 while it was in its airspace, apparently on a mission to spy on the country’s nuclear sites, media in the United States reported.
“Our engineers succeeded in breaking the drone’s secrets and copying them. It will soon take a test flight,” an officer said in the footage.
The broadcast showed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s visit to an exhibition organized by the powerful Revolutionary Guard’s air wing about Iran’s military advances, particularly regarding ballistic missiles and drones.
Footage showed two nearly identical drones.
“This drone is very important for reconnaissance missions,” Khamenei said, standing in front of the Iranian copy of the American unmanned aircraft.
Iran said it had taken control of the ultra hi-tech drone and forced it down in the desert where it was recovered nearly intact.
Washington said it had lost control of the aircraft.
At the time, US military officials tried to play the incident down, saying Iran did not have the technology to decipher its secrets, and President Barack Obama asked the Islamic republic to return the Sentinel.
Iran has been working to develop a significant drone program of its own, and some of its unmanned aircraft have a range of hundreds of kilometers (miles) and are armed with missiles.
The state broadcaster also showed images that the commentary said had been recorded by an Iranian drone above a US aircraft carrier in the Gulf.
In the pictures, which were relatively clear, it was possible to see American personnel working on planes and helicopters aboard the vessel.
Source http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140512/DEFREG04/305120015/Iran-Says-Has-Copied-US-Drone
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Rare goblin shark reportedly caught off Key West
Rare goblin shark reportedly caught off Key West
A rare goblin shark was caught last month off the coast of Key West,
Fla., in what biologists are calling “an important scientific discovery.
The creature is damn ugly
It is the second to be fished out.
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