BAGHDAD—A drone attack hit near Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq where U.S. forces stationed at on Saturday, Iraqi Kurdish security officials said. The internal security service for Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, of which Erbil is the capital, initially said three rockets had hit near the airport. A second statement by the Kurdish counter-terrorism force said…
Thousands Protest in Turkey Against COVID-19 Vaccine Passports
Thousands of people gathered in the Maltepe district of Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, on Saturday to protest against COVID-19-related restrictions, including vaccine mandates, saying the restrictions infringe on their rights. Nearly 3,000 people attended the rally, which was permitted by the governor’s office and started at 2 p.m. local time, Turkish news agency Diken…
UN Employees Face Harassment and ‘Fear for Their Lives’ in Afghanistan
United Nations (U.N.) employees in Afghanistan are being subjected to “harassment and intimidation” at the hands of the Taliban since the terrorist group’s swift takeover of the war-torn nation last month, according to U.N. staff members. “We are, however, increasingly worried by the growing number of incidents of harassment and intimidation against our national staff,” U.N. special…
Israel Catches Two More Escaped Palestinian Militants, Police Say
NAZARETH—Israeli forces on Saturday captured two more of the six Palestinian terrorists who made a dramatic escape from a maximum-security Israeli jail this week, a police spokesperson said. The two men were found hiding in a truck parking lot in an Arab village in northern Israel, near the city of Nazareth, where two other escapees…
20 Years After 9/11: Did War on Terror Achieve Its Objective?
Twenty years after the Sept. 11 attack a question remains if the mission in Afghanistan achieved its objective of eradicating terrorism. Allen Weiner, an international legal scholar and senior lecturer at Stanford University, said that the initial goal to destroy al-Qaeda’s base in Afghanistan was largely achieved. “Al-Qaeda’s training camps in Afghanistan were destroyed, many…
Taliban Response to Afghan Protests Increasingly Violent, UN Says
GENEVA—The U.N. rights office on Friday said that the Taliban response to peaceful marches in Afghanistan has been increasingly violent, with authorities using live ammunition, batons, and whips and causing the deaths of at least four protesters. Protests and demonstrations pose a challenge to the Taliban as it seeks to consolidate control after seizing the…
Kash’s Corner: Honoring the Heroes and the Fallen of 9/11; Is America Safer 20 Years On?
September 10, 2021
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“We need to honor all those who perished on those flights and also honor those that responded and answered the call, not just on 9/11, but in the 20 years since.” In this episode, Kash Patel and Jan Jekielek look back at the harrowing events that led up to the worst terrorist attack in American…
White House Reveals Why Flights Carrying Afghans Are Being Blocked From Landing in the US
September 10, 2021
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The Biden administration said on Friday that the United States has temporarily suspended flights with Afghan evacuees on board from entering the country after several measles cases were confirmed among recent arrivals. “‘Operation Allies Welcome’ flights into the United States have been temporarily paused at the request of the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]…
UK’s New Protector Drone ‘Incredibly Important Tool’ Against Terrorism
The new Protector drone unveiled on Thursday by the Royal Air Force (RAF) will be an “incredibly important tool” in Britain’s fight against global terrorism, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said. The UK has ordered 16 Protector aircraft from its U.S. manufacturer General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI). They will enter into service in 2024 and…
21 Americans Aboard Qatari Flight, Not Everyone Chose to Evacuate Afghanistan
The U.S. State Department confirmed that 39 Americans were invited on the first commercial flight allowed to take off from Kabul’s airport on Sept. 9, although not everyone ultimately chose to depart Afghanistan, citing different reasons. “We can confirm that, of the 39 we invited, 10 U.S. citizens and 11 Lawful Permanent Residents were on-board the…
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