JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
OTHER TURKEY-FRANCE NEWS
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/07/did-turkish-military-do-coup-in-turkey.html
ISLAM-CHRISTIANITY DOES NOT BELIEVE IN THE SAME GOD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMvs4O88gb0&list=PLV7VFdN_w7e86cmpK2TX0G6yHYCfLSnOT
OTHER STORIES
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/07/possible-3-officers-killed-and-4.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/07/2-plots-to-kill-police-officers-in.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/07/at-least-30-dead-and-100-injured-as.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/07/all-islamic-males-unless-proof-they-are.html
OTHER TURKEY-FRANCE NEWS
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/07/did-turkish-military-do-coup-in-turkey.html
ISLAM-CHRISTIANITY DOES NOT BELIEVE IN THE SAME GOD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMvs4O88gb0&list=PLV7VFdN_w7e86cmpK2TX0G6yHYCfLSnOT
OTHER STORIES
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/07/possible-3-officers-killed-and-4.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/07/2-plots-to-kill-police-officers-in.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/07/at-least-30-dead-and-100-injured-as.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2016/07/all-islamic-males-unless-proof-they-are.html
WORLD POWERS IN THE LAST DAYS (END OF AGE OF GRACE NOT THE WORLD)
EUROPEAN UNION-KING OF WEST-DAN 9:26-27,DAN 7:23-24,DAN 11:40,REV 13:1-10
EGYPT-KING OF THE SOUTH-DAN 11:40
RUSSIA-KING OF THE NORTH-EZEK 38:1-2,EZEK 39:1-3
CHINA-KING OF THE EAST-DAN 11:44,REV 9:16,18
VATICAN-RELIGIOUS LEADER-REV 13:11-18,REV 17:4-5,9,18
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
EZEKIEL 38:1-7
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech (MOSCOW) and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:TOBOLSK)
4 And I (GOD) will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
Regional rival Iran expresses support for Turkey over coup attempt-[Reuters]-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
DUBAI/ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it fully supported the government of neighboring Turkey against an attempted military coup launched on Friday night, despite Tehran and Ankara's differences over Syria and other issues.The senior aide to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Tehran backed Turkey's elected government against the coup but it expected Ankara to do the same when it came to Syria.Iran, a Shi'ite Muslim nation, is a main ally of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's civil war while Sunni-majority Turkey has been one of his fiercest critics and has supported his opponents."We disagree with Turkey on some issues, like Syria. We are hopeful that the Turkish government respects the Syrian people's opinion and votes and lets the Syrian nation choose their government," Ali Akbar Velayati was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency.Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke on the telephone with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan."Iran is ready to expand ties with Turkey in all fields more than before," Rouhani was quoted as saying by Tasnim.Rouhani also chaired a meeting of Iran's National Security Council on Saturday to discuss the latest developments in Turkey."We support Turkey's legal government and oppose any type of coup - either initiated domestically or supported by foreigners," National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani said after the meeting, quoted by state news agency IRNA.Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has spoken three times on the telephone with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Iranian news agencies said.Zarif said in a tweet he was "deeply concerned about the crisis in Turkey. Stability, democracy and safety of Turkish people are paramount".He later praised Erdogan supporters who took to the streets to oppose the military move."Turkish people's brave defense of democracy and their elected government proves that coups have no place in our region and are doomed to fail," he said.(Reporting by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin in Dubai and Parisa Hafezi in Ankara; Editing by Sami Aboudi and Angus MacSwan)
Turkey reopens key route for oil, grains transit after coup attempt-[Reuters]-By Ayla Jean Yackley-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish maritime authorities have reopened Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait to transiting tankers after shutting it earlier on Saturday for several hours following what the government said was an attempted coup by a faction in the military.The Bosphorus is one of world's most important chokepoints for the maritime transit of oil with over three percent of global supply - mainly from Russia and the Caspian Sea - passing through the 17-mile waterway that connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. It also ships vast amounts of grains from Russia and Kazakhstan to world markets.On Saturday, forces loyal to the Turkish government fought to crush the remnants of a military coup attempt, following violence and clashes in Ankara and Istanbul.Shipping agent GAC said traffic had reopened after being shut for several hours for security reasons and ships were now being able to travel again through the Bosphorus which divides Istanbul into European and Asian sides.A spokesman for Russia's pipeline monopoly Transneft said the main Black Sea port of Novorossiisk was operating normally and had enough tankers near the port to continue loading operations uninterrupted until July 25 regardless of what happens in the Bosphorus.Reuters ship tracking data showed that around 10 oil tankers were anchored off the coast of Istanbul on the southern side of the strait, still waiting for instructions to sail through the narrow passage.-CEYHAN OIL FLOWS-Turkey is also shipping significant volumes of oil from the Caspian Sea region and countries such as Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan via its territory directly to its export terminals on the Mediterranean like the port of Ceyhan bypassing Bosphorus.A BP-led group operating oil and gas pipelines running from Azerbaijan to Turkey via Georgia said there had been no disruptions to shipments."Both pipelines are working normally," BP-Georgia said.A source at Azeri state energy company SOCAR also told Reuters oil shipping to Ceyhan was uninterrupted.Iranian Mehr news agency said Iran had temporarily stopped exports of petrochemical products to Turkey due to border closure between the two countries.Oil shipments through the Turkish Straits have decreased over the past decade as Russia shifted flows towards the Baltic ports. The Baltic ports currently operate well below capacity, which means Russia could divert flows away from the Black Sea in case of prolonged disruptions.Only half a mile wide at the narrowest point, the Turkish Straits are among the world's most difficult waterways.About 48,000 vessels transit the straits each year, making this area one of the world's busiest maritime chokepoints, according to the U.S. government.Commercial shipping has the right of free passage through the straits in peacetime, although Turkey claims the right to impose regulations for safety and environmental purposes.Besides transit, Turkey is also a very important consumer of commodities itself. It is one of top five gas users in Europe on a par with France, a large grains importer and is one of the top 10 biggest gold markets.For U.S. government analysis of the role of the Bosphorus and Turkey as energy transitor and consumer:http://tinyurl.com/j5szs5c-http://tinyurl.com/z53uv5n-(Additional reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin and Olga Yagova in Moscow, Margarita Antidze in Tbilisi, Ron Bousso, Clara Denina and Nigel Hunt in London; writing by Dmitry Zhdannikov in London,London, editing by David Evans)
Istanbul's airport reopens, flights resume after coup attempt-[Reuters]-By Elaine Hardcastle-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
(Reuters) - Turkish Airlines resumed flights from Istanbul's international airport on Saturday following a failed coup attempt while some foreign carriers canceled weekend flights.Forces loyal to Turkey's government fought on Saturday to crush the last remnants of a military coup attempt. Television images late Friday had shown tanks parked in front of the airport.A spokesman for Turkish Airlines said flights had now returned to their normal schedule from Europe's third largest hub, though delays were to be expected.Turkish budget carrier Pegasus said its flights were also experiencing minor delays.The closure of Istanbul's Ataturk Airport late on Friday had caused the diversion of 35 airplanes and canceled 32 flights, Turkish Airlines chairman Ilker Ayci told broadcaster CNN Turk.British Airways said in a statement it was halting all flights to Turkey on Saturday and one on Sunday as a precaution."The safety and security of our customers and crew are always our top priority and we would never operate a flight unless it was safe to do so."Over 2,500,000 British nationals visit Turkey every year according to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.EasyJet said its advice from British authorities was to continue flying, although it was monitoring developments.The attempted coup follows a series of bombings that hit Turkey this year, including a suicide attack in June that killed 45 people at Istanbul's main airport. They have weighed on international travel to the country.The number of foreign visitors to Turkey fell by 28 percent in April, data showed on Friday, the biggest drop in 17 years.The decline signals more pain for Turkey's economy, which is smarting from slowing exports and weak investment. Some economists have forecast that tourism revenue will drop by a quarter this year, costing around $8 billion.German airline Lufthansa canceled all its flights to Istanbul and Ankara on Saturday and pared back the number flights to holiday destinations Bodrum and Antalya.TUI which owns the Thomson and First Choice holiday companies, said its flights to Dalaman, Antalya and Izmir were operating as normal.Tour operator Thomas Cook said most German guests who had booked a holiday to Antalya or Bodrum had taken their flights on Saturday. It said flights from the UK were operating as normal but, given the circumstances, free cancellations or amendments were possible for customers due to fly to Turkey this weekend.Russia also suspended passenger flights to the country on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, TASS news agency said.Turkish and Russian officials had met this week to discuss the restarting of charter flights between the two countries and tourism security after relations soured following Turkey's downing of a Russian jet last year.State airline EgyptAir also canceled all flights on Saturday to Istanbul, the company said in a statement. The company, which has 14 flights to Istanbul per week, did not say when they were expected to resume.All flights from Istanbul to Sofia for Saturday had been canceled, according to Sofia airport's website.(Additional reporting by David Dolan and Ayla Jean Yackley in Istanbul, Peter Maushagen in Frankfurt, Kate Holton in London, Eric Knecht in Cairo and Dmitry Solovyov in Moscow; Editing by David Evans)
Merkel condemns attempted military coup in Turkey, urges rule of law-[Reuters]-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday condemned the attempted military coup in Turkey and said Berlin stood by those who defended democracy and the rule of law in Turkey."It's tragic that so many people died during this attempted coup," Merkel told reporters in Berlin. "The bloodshed in Turkey must stop now."Merkel said it was the right of the Turkish people to choose their political leader in free elections and political change should only be achieved within the framework of political institutions and the rules of democratic competition."Tanks on the streets and air strikes against the own people are injustice," Merkel said.(Reporting by Michael Nienaber, Editing by Angus MacSwan)
EU and US urge restraint as dozens killed in Turkey coup attempt By Andrew Rettman-july 16,16-euobserver
BRUSSELS, Today, 11:44-The EU and US have urged Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to show restraint after a failed coup d’etat led to military clashes and dozens of deaths in Ankara and Istanbul.Turkish officials told local media on Saturday (16 July) that at least 90 civilians and 104 military personnel lost their lives in overnight violence, with more than 1,000 people injured.The clashes included strikes by Erdogan-loyal F-16 jets against tanks that had taken up positions outside parliament in the capital city.A bomb inside parliament killed 12 people. Soldiers from the military faction that tried to seize power reportedly also fired live ammunition at Erdogan-loyal crowds on a bridge across the Bosphorus in Istanbul and in Taksim square in the city centre.Speaking from an EU-Asia summit in Mongolia the same day, EU Council leader Donald Tusk said: “Turkey is a key partner for the European Union. The EU fully supports the democratically elected government [of Erdogan], the institutions of the country and the rule of law”.He called for a “swift return to Turkey’s constitutional order" and said the situation cannot be resolved by firepower alone.The EU foreign service said "any escalation of violence involving civilians has to be avoided".The White House said in a statement “all parties in Turkey should support the democratically-elected government of Turkey, show restraint, and avoid any violence or bloodshed”.The Nato military alliance, of which Turkey is a member, also called for "full respect" for Turkey's democratic institutions.The shocking events unfolded late on Friday when tanks and soldiers rolled into Turkey’s two main cities, taking control of Istanbul’s main airport, bridges, public squares and some state-run media.The rogue military group said in a statement that they did it "to ensure and restore constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms".It promised to create a “peace council” to rule the country and to draft a new constitution.Erdogan was at the time on holiday in the seaside resort of Marmaris in south-west Turkey.He said in a message broadcast by videophone on CNN-Turk from an unknown location: “I urge the Turkish people to convene at public squares and airports. There is no power higher than the power of the people”.He added that the “chain of command has been violated. This is a step against the higher ranks, and the judiciary will swiftly respond to this attack.”He then flew to Istanbul on Saturday morning, amid reports that the rogue soldiers had begun to surrender en masse to Erdogan-loyal crowds.Addressing one gathering of people in the city, he said: “The government is in control … We are in charge and we will continue exercising our powers until the end. We will not abandon our country to these invaders.”He later said on TV “It will end well… The most important thing right now is that millions of Turkish citizens are on the streets.”His office added in a statement that the plotters would “pay a heavy price for their treason to Turkey”, amid reports that more than 1,500 military personnel had been detained.Turkey’s acting military chief, Umit Dundar, said on TV: “The coup attempt was rejected by the chain of command immediately. The people have taken to the streets and voiced their support for democracy”.Speaking from exile in the US, Fethullah Gulen, an influential Islamic teacher who is hostile to Erdogan, said he “categorically” rejected accusations of his involvement in the events.The attempted coup is the fifth such event in the country since 1960.Erdogan’s party, the AKP, won recent elections in a mostly free and fair ballot.But the president has in the past two years cracked down on opposition parties, journalists, independent judges and prosecutors in developments criticised by the EU.
Turkey reopens border with Bulgaria, reassures on refugees: PM-[Reuters]-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
SOFIA (Reuters) - Turkey has reopened border crossings with neighboring Bulgaria after closing them in the early hours of Saturday following an attempted coup, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said.There were no signs of an increase in refugee flows into Bulgaria, and Turkey's government has given assurances that the border will not be overwhelmed, Borisov told reporters after meeting with the Turkish ambassador.An additional 230 Bulgarian soldiers have been sent to the border to bolster patrols and help prevent a possible surge in refugee arrivals, he said. A fence to stop illegal crossings into the country from Turkey is already in place."We have been in communication with the Turkish government, with the prime minister, with the ambassador," Borisov said. "I have full assurances from all that the border will not be put under pressure."Refugee camps in Turkey, which host more than three million people from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, are calm and Turkish authorities have also agreed to bolster border controls, Borisov said.Flights from Sofia to the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Antalya were canceled on Saturday, according to the departure schedule on Sofia Airport's website.(Reporting by Tsvetelia Tsolova; editing by David Clarke and Nerys Avery)
Egypt's pro-army media jump gun, welcome Turkey coup-[Associated Press]-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
CAIRO (AP) — Some of Egypt's pro-army media jumped the gun in their reporting on the attempted coup in Turkey, declaring it a success and welcoming the overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.At least three newspapers ran headlines Saturday declaring that Turkey's army had overthrown Erdogan. But by the time their print editions came out, Turkey's government had largely succeeded in quashing the coup after a night of clashes that left dozens dead.As the events unfolded, Egyptian TV personality Ahmed Moussa declared "this isn't a military coup," but "a revolution within the Turkish armed forces."Moussa was an avid supporter of Egypt's military overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. Erdogan harshly condemned Morsi's overthrow, and the two countries have had tense relations since.
50 people 'between life and death' after attack in France-By EUOBSERVER
15. Jul, 15:50-French president Francois Hollande said Friday afternoon that 50 people were "between life and death" after Thursday's lorry attack in Nice that killed 84 people and injured about 120. Visiting a hospital in the city, he said that "many foreigners and many children" were among the injured people who are considered to be in "absolute emergency".
Islamic State group claims Nice attacker as a 'soldier'-[Associated Press]-COLLEEN BARRY-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
NICE, France (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed Saturday that the Tunisian man who barreled his truck into a crowd in the French resort city of Nice was a "soldier" of the group. It's the first claim of responsibility for an attack that claimed 84 lives at a July 14 fireworks display for France's national holiday.The claim — circulated on social media by a news outlet affiliated with the group — didn't name Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the 31-year-old Tunisian who authorities say was behind the wheel as a truck crashed into revelers Thursday night. But the statement quoting an IS security member said the man was following calls from the group to target citizens of countries fighting it.The veracity of the group's claim couldn't immediately be determined, but French officials didn't dispute it.What is known publicly about Bouhlel so far suggests a troubled, angry man with little interest in the group's ultra-puritanical brand of Islam. But, in a statement to reporters, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve hinted that Bouhlel may have had a last-minute adoption of a more extremist worldview."It seems he was radicalized very quickly," Cazeneuve said following a ministerial meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris.It's also unclear whether or not Bouhlel, who was shot dead by police that night, had been acting alone.The Paris prosecutor's office said Saturday that five people are in custody following the attack. The identities of most of those taken into custody were not clear. But neighbors in the Nice neighborhood where the Bouhlel used to live told The Associated Press that his estranged wife had been taken away Friday by police.The claim of responsibility came as French security chiefs met in Paris and as Nice's seaside boulevard, the famous Promenade des Anglais, was slowly coming back to life. A makeshift memorial of bouquets, candles and messages had been set up near one end of the expansive avenue."It's satisfying to see life coming back," lawmaker Eric Ciotti told France's iTele broadcaster from the promenade. "It's a sign that life is coming back even if, naturally, nothing will erase those images of horror. ... Never since World War II has Nice ever seen such horror."The suffering is far from over. Two days after the atrocity, many families are still hunting for missing loved ones, going from hospital to hospital in an effort to find people who've disappeared in the chaos of the truck's rampage-Officials said 202 people had been wounded in the attack, with 25 of them on life support as of late Friday.France on Saturday began three days of national mourning in homage to the victims — although that hasn't stopped politicians from sniping at each other over who bore responsibility for the failing to stop the attack.In an open letter published on the Nice Matin newspaper's website, regional council President Christian Estrosi — a member of France's opposition Republicans — described the country's current Socialist leadership as "incapable." He said he had requested that the police presence be reinforced in Nice ahead of the fireworks display but was told there was no need.Cazeneuve, speaking at the Elysee, disagreed, saying that high security had been assured in the region — including at the Cannes Film Festival and the Nice Carnival. Government spokesman Stephane Le Foll warned against attempts to divide the country, calling for "unity and cohesion."France is heading into elections next year, and the deeply unpopular President Francois Hollande is facing multiple challengers, from within his own Socialist Party, from the right-wing Republicans and from the far-right National Front.___Sarah El Deeb in Beirut and Raphael Satter in Paris contributed to this report.
France relaunches security debate after Bastille Day attack By Eric Maurice-euobserver
BRUSSELS, 15. Jul, 15:59-France has renewed its debate over security measures in the wake of the lorry attack that killed at least 84 people and injured more than 100 in Nice on Thursday (14 July)."It is clear that we must do everything to fight against the plague of terrorism," president Francois Hollande said in a speech a few hours after the attack.He said national security would remain at the highest level, with up 10,000 military personnel mobilised, and that reservists would be recalled for duty.He also decided to extend for three months the state of emergency that was declared after the Paris attacks last November and that was to have been lifted on 26 July.The parliament's two houses are expected to adopt next Wednesday and Thursday (20-21 July) an extension until 26 October.But several politicians have said these measures were inadequate.Francois Fillon, a former center-right prime minister, said Friday morning that the state of emergency was "not enough" and that authorities should "use all intruments of [France's] law … to prevent attacks".Eric Ciotti, an MP from the same center-right Republicans (LR) party and the chairman of a parliament inquiry on jihadist networks, said that France should be under a "permanent state of emergency because the threat is permanent".A center-left MP, Olivier Falorni, said that "the state of emergency cannot be exceptional anymore, it must be permanent as long as we have a war to wage".Meanwhile, the French government faced criticism over its general handling of the threat.The charmain of the parliament inquiry on the Paris attacks, LR MP Georges Fenech, said that the attack in Nice was a "predictable tragedy" and that authorities should act "more strongly and differently".Last week, the inquiry committee handed in its report and made 40 propositions to improve the fight against terrorism.In the foreword of the report, Fenech said that existing measures were "not up to the challenge" posed by terrorism, which he said was "hardened by new fighting methods that were so far unexpected".One of the inquiry committee's proposals was the creation of a unified national intelligence agency. But interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve rejected the idea, saying that it would serve only to add a layer of bureaucracy."We feel we worked for nothing," Fenech said Friday, adding that the inquiry committee wanted to "be listened to by the government".-'We need deeds'-The government is also under pressure from far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is leading opinion polls ahead of next year's presidential election."Nothing of what we proposed has been done," she said Friday."Enough is enough, now we need deeds," she said.She said that France should introduce a so-called double-sentence - when a foreign citizen is deported to his country of origin after serving a prison term. She also said it should close mosques where radicals preach and ban some Muslim organisations.Le Pen called for terrorist convicts to be stripped of their French citizenship.The measure had been announced by Hollande after the November attacks.But the justice minister resigned in protest and the government had to give up because there was no majority in parliament to adopt the step.
IS claims Nice massacre as France defends security-[AFP]-Catherine Marciano with Fran Blandy in Paris-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
Nice (France) (AFP) - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Saturday for the truck massacre in Nice which France said was "a new kind of attack," as it faced hard questions over security failures.In a statement via its Amaq news service, IS said one of its "soldiers" carried out Thursday night's attack "in response to calls to target nations of coalition states that are fighting (IS)".Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, 31, ploughed a 19-tonne truck into a crowd of people which had been watching Bastille Day fireworks in the Riviera city, killing 84 and injuring 200 people.After crisis talks in Paris, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian recalled that IS had recently repeated calls to supporters to "directly attack the French, Americans, wherever they are and by whatever means.""Even if Daesh (Arabic name for IS) does not organise, Daesh breathes life into the terrorist spirit that we are fighting," he said, adding this meant France must keep up its fight against the jihadists in Iraq and Syria.- 'Radicalised quickly' -Facing its third major terror attack within 18 months, the French government is coming under fire from opposition politicians and newspapers demanding more than "the same old solemn declarations".Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that, after gunmen and suicide bombings, France was facing "a new kind of attack".Speaking as France began three days of mourning on Saturday, he said Lahouaiej-Bouhlel "had not been known to the intelligence services because he did not stand out... by being linked with radical Islamic ideology".Police said Saturday they have arrested four more people linked to Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, as well as his estranged wife.Cazeneuve said that the father-of-three "seemed to have been radicalised very quickly, from what his friends and family" have told police."We are now confronted with individuals open to IS's message to engage in extremely violent actions without necessarily having been trained or having the weapons to carry out a mass (casualty) attack."Some 30,000 people had thronged the palm tree-lined Promenade des Anglais on Thursday night to watch a fireworks display with their friends and families, but the night turned to horror as the truck left mangled bodies strewn in its wake.On Saturday Nice's seaside streets and beaches that would normally be bustling on a summer weekend were near-deserted, with teary residents making their way to the promenade to lay down flowers in memory of the dead.- France 'deeply shocked' -At least 10 children and teenagers were among the dead as well as tourists from the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Switzerland and Germany.A spokeswoman for the Nice hospital said 16 bodies had not yet been identified. She said five children were still in a "critical condition", and an eight-year-old in a stable condition had not been identified.Cazeneuve said the carnage had "deeply shocked the French and at the same time shows the extreme difficulty of the anti-terrorism fight."IS also claimed responsibility for the November 13 attacks which killed 130 people in Paris, while gunmen in January 2015 attacks on the Charlie Hebdo weekly and a Jewish supermarket were linked to both IS and Al-Qaeda.A French parliamentary inquiry last week criticised numerous failings by the intelligence services over the Paris attacks.France, which has a Muslim population of nearly five million, is also home to hundreds of jihadists who have flocked to fight alongside IS.Presidential contender and former prime minister Alain Juppe said Friday that the latest carnage could have been prevented if "all measures" had been taken.But government spokesman Stephane Le Foll slammed Juppe's comments, saying there was as much security present for the fireworks display as there had been for the Euro 2016 football tournament in the city.He said there were more than 185 police, gendarmes and soldiers on the ground, as well as municipal police and a vast network of surveillance cameras."Despite all of that, this man's decisions... created the drama and horror we experienced."Cazeneuve also defended the security measures taken for the celebrations of France's national day.He said police cars were unable to follow the truck onto the seaside walkway after it had "violently forced through the barriers" and onto the sidewalk.The truck zigzagged for two kilometres into the crowd before police bullets killed the driver and brought an end to the carnage.- Depressed loner -A statement from IS's official radio bulletin Al-Bayan said the attacker had carried out a "new, special operation using a truck".Al-Bayan warned that Western countries "will not be spared from the blows of the mujahideen" no matter how much they increase their security measures.While some attacks on the West -- such as the November assault on Paris and the March bombings in Brussels -- were carried out by jihadists who have been to the centre of IS operations in Iraq and Syria, others have been led by so-called "lone-wolf" attackers.Lahouaiej-Bouhlel's father said he had suffered from depression and had "no links" to religion."From 2002 to 2004, he had problems that caused a nervous breakdown. He would become angry and he shouted... he would break anything he saw in front of him," Mohamed Mondher Lahouaiej-Bouhlel said in Tunisia.Neighbours described the attacker, who worked as a delivery man, as a loner who never responded to their greetings.He and his wife had three children, but she had demanded a divorce after a "violent argument", one neighbour said.
Facebook star killed 'by brother for honour' in Pakistan-[AFP]-Shazia Bhatti-July 15, 2016-yahoonews
Muzaffarabad (Pakistan) (AFP) - A Pakistani social media celebrity whose selfies polarised the deeply conservative Muslim country has been murdered by her brother in a suspected honour killing, officials said Saturday, prompting shock and revulsion.Qandeel Baloch, praised by many of the country's youth for her willingness to break social taboos but condemned by conservatives, was strangled near the city of Multan, police said."Qandeel Baloch has been killed, she was strangled to death by her brother. Apparently it was an incident of honour killing," Sultan Azam, senior police officer in Multan, told AFP.Baloch, believed to be in her twenties and whose real name was Fauzia Azeem, had travelled with her family to Muzzafarabad village in central Punjab province for the recent Eid holiday.She was killed there Friday, police said, adding that the brother, Wasim, was now on the run.Up to 100 officers were gathered outside her family's home in Muzzafarabad, an AFP reporter there said. Five ambulances were also parked nearby."My daughter was innocent, we are innocent, we want justice, why was my daughter killed?" Baloch's father Azeem Ahmad told reporters there.Hundreds of women are murdered for "honour" every year in Pakistan.The killers overwhelmingly walk free because of a law that allows the family of the victim to forgive the murderer -- who is often also a relative.Filmmaker Sharmeemn Obaid-Chinoy, whose documentary on honour killings won an Oscar earlier this year, slammed Baloch's murder as symptomatic of an "epidemic" of violence against women in Pakistan.News of the murder was trending on social media in Pakistan, with liberal users praising Baloch's bravery, but some conservatives -- including users identified as women -- condemning her relentless self-promotion.In one typical comment, Twitter user @JiaAli wrote: "Someone had to do it. She was a disgrace."But Facebook user Zaair Hussain said: "RIP Qandeel Baloch. You made us laugh, and you made us applaud," adding that history would remember her as a "provocateur".- 'No woman is safe' -Baloch shot to fame in Pakistan in 2014 after a video of her pouting at the camera and asking "How em looking?" went viral.Her defiance of tradition and defence of liberal views won her many admirers among Pakistan's overwhelmingly young population.But in a country where women have fought for rights for decades, and acid attacks and honour killings remain commonplace, she was also reviled by many and frequently subject to misogynist abuse.Baloch provoked controversy last month after posing for selfies with a high-profile cleric, who was sternly rebuked by the country's religious affairs ministry.Earlier this year she vowed to perform a striptease if Pakistan's cricket team beat India at the World T20, though they later lost."People are going crazy -- especially girls. I get so many calls where they tell me I'm their inspiration and they want to be like me," she told AFP after posting a provocative selfie on Valentine's Day.In her last interview with Pakistan's biggest English-language newspaper Dawn she spoke of being married against her will at age 17 to "an uneducated man" with whom she had a child, adding that they later divorced.She had reportedly spoken of leaving the country out of fear for her safety, with Dawn reporting that her request to officials for protection had been ignored.Obaid-Chinoy told AFP the murder showed no women in Pakistan would be safe "until we start sending men who kill women to jail"."There is not a single day where you don't pick up a paper and see a woman hasn't been killed," the maker of "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness" told AFP, adding: "This is an epidemic".Obaid-Chinoy's film was hailed by Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who in February vowed to push through anti-honour killing legislation.No action has been taken since then, despite a recent fresh wave of attacks on women."Activists have screamed themselves hoarse," said Obaid-Chinoy. "When will it stop?"
Nigeria says arms deals irregularities had serious consequences-[Reuters]-July 15, 2016-yahoonews
ABUJA (Reuters) - Irregularities in Nigerian military procurement deals as armed forces were fighting Islamist militant group Boko Haram had serious consequences, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Friday.President Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler, took office last year after pledging in his election campaign to crack down on corruption and defeat Boko Haram, which has killed more than 15,000 people and displaced about two million in the last seven years.Military procurement over the last few years is being investigated by the country's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).A committee recommended the "further investigation" of 18 serving and retired military personnel, 12 serving and retired public officials and 24 chief executive officers of companies involved in arms deals.Mohammed said findings released by the Presidential Committee on the Audit of Defence Equipment, which said contracts awarded by the army had been "characterized by lack of due process" and were "tainted by corrupt practices", covered the period from 2011 to 2015."The irregularities in the awards ensured that the military did not get value for money, with very serious consequences," Mohammed said in a statement, adding a total of $685,349,692 was spent on procurement and operations in the period.Mohammed did not respond to phone calls and a text message asking him to elaborate on the "serious consequences".Boko Haram took over a swathe of northeast Nigeria in 2014 in its attempt to create an Islamic state adhering to strict sharia law.Nigeria's army, aided by troops from neighboring countries, has recaptured most of the territory but the jihadist group, which last year pledged loyalty to Islamic State, still regularly stages suicide bombings.The committee was set up to carry out an audit of arms and equipment procurement from 2007 to 2015. Mohammed said the period from 2007 to 2010 would be assessed when documents were available.(Reporting by Camillus Eboh; Writing by Alexis Akwagyiram; Editing by Janet Lawrence)
2ND WAVE CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL - THE ACTUAL START OF WW3
REVELATION 16:12-16
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.(ITS AT THIS TIME I BELIEVE WHEN AMERICA GETS NUKED BY RUSSIA ON THE WAY TO THE MIDEAST)
DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
REVELATION 9:12-18
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(WORLDWIDE WAR)(TURKEY-IRAQ-SYRIA)(EUPHRATES RIVER CONSISTS OF 760 MILES IN TURKEY,440 MILES IN SYRIA AND 660 MILES IN IRAQ)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,(WORLDWIDE WAR) which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE-2 billion)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
Discord over South China Sea clouds Asia-Europe summit-[Reuters]-By Sue-Lin Wong and Terrence Edwards-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) - A key summit between Asian and European leaders in Mongolia ended on Saturday without direct mention of the South China Sea dispute in its closing statement, with diplomats describing intense discord over the issue between Europe and Asia.China has refused to recognize Tuesday's ruling by an arbitration court in The Hague invalidating its vast claims in the South China Sea and did not take part in the proceedings brought by the Philippines. It has reacted angrily to calls by Western countries and Japan for the decision to be adhered to.China had flagged ahead of the Ulaanbaatar get-together that it did not want the South China Sea to be discussed, saying it was not an appropriate venue.The closing statement said leaders reaffirmed a commitment to promote maritime security, safety and cooperation, freedom of navigation and overflight and to refrain from using threatening force.It also said disputes should be resolved via international law, the United Nations charter and U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS.European Council President Donald Tusk told reporters he hoped the court's decision would create positive momentum in finding a solution to the dispute."Still, it's not so easy to agree with our Chinese partners when it comes to these issues but our talks were difficult, tough but also promising," he said.On Friday, the European Union issued a statement noting China's legal defeat but avoided direct reference to Beijing, reflecting discord among EU governments over how strongly to respond to the court ruling.While the European Union is neutral in China's dispute with its Asian neighbors in the South China Sea, Britain, France and Germany want to make clear that Beijing must uphold international law as it seeks a bigger global role.But speaking with one European voice has become difficult as some smaller governments, including Hungary and Greece, rely on Chinese investment and are unwilling to criticize Beijing.-NO BILATERAL-The panel ruled Beijing's actions in the South China Sea, through which more than $5 trillion of trade moves annually, had interfered with the Philippines' sovereign rights. Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims to the strategic waterway.There was no bilateral meeting between the Chinese and Philippines foreign ministers, a Philippine diplomatic source told Reuters, though the Chinese initially requested a meeting at the beginning of the summit.Chinese officials did not speak to foreign reporters during the summit. China's Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the summit and the South China Sea.State news agency Xinhua quoted Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as saying on Saturday in Ulaanbaatar that the court's decision would have "no impact whatsoever" on Chinese sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea.Li had told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the previous day that Japan should stop interfering in the issue.Japan met with several countries including the Philippines and Vietnam and told them Japan would cooperate with them to enforce the decision, a foreign ministry spokesman said.A diplomat from Russia, which has close ties with China and has supported its position over the arbitration case, said the West was hectoring. "If you understand how the other side lives, you're more tolerant," he said. "The West always starts with teaching. Asians never do that."A Mongolian diplomat said negotiations over the closing statement were "intense"."The Europeans wanted lots on the South China Sea but the Asians didn't."(Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Lincoln Feast)
EUROPEAN UNION-KING OF WEST-DAN 9:26-27,DAN 7:23-24,DAN 11:40,REV 13:1-10
EGYPT-KING OF THE SOUTH-DAN 11:40
RUSSIA-KING OF THE NORTH-EZEK 38:1-2,EZEK 39:1-3
CHINA-KING OF THE EAST-DAN 11:44,REV 9:16,18
VATICAN-RELIGIOUS LEADER-REV 13:11-18,REV 17:4-5,9,18
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
EZEKIEL 38:1-7
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech (MOSCOW) and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:TOBOLSK)
4 And I (GOD) will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
Regional rival Iran expresses support for Turkey over coup attempt-[Reuters]-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
DUBAI/ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it fully supported the government of neighboring Turkey against an attempted military coup launched on Friday night, despite Tehran and Ankara's differences over Syria and other issues.The senior aide to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Tehran backed Turkey's elected government against the coup but it expected Ankara to do the same when it came to Syria.Iran, a Shi'ite Muslim nation, is a main ally of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's civil war while Sunni-majority Turkey has been one of his fiercest critics and has supported his opponents."We disagree with Turkey on some issues, like Syria. We are hopeful that the Turkish government respects the Syrian people's opinion and votes and lets the Syrian nation choose their government," Ali Akbar Velayati was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency.Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke on the telephone with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan."Iran is ready to expand ties with Turkey in all fields more than before," Rouhani was quoted as saying by Tasnim.Rouhani also chaired a meeting of Iran's National Security Council on Saturday to discuss the latest developments in Turkey."We support Turkey's legal government and oppose any type of coup - either initiated domestically or supported by foreigners," National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani said after the meeting, quoted by state news agency IRNA.Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has spoken three times on the telephone with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Iranian news agencies said.Zarif said in a tweet he was "deeply concerned about the crisis in Turkey. Stability, democracy and safety of Turkish people are paramount".He later praised Erdogan supporters who took to the streets to oppose the military move."Turkish people's brave defense of democracy and their elected government proves that coups have no place in our region and are doomed to fail," he said.(Reporting by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin in Dubai and Parisa Hafezi in Ankara; Editing by Sami Aboudi and Angus MacSwan)
Turkey reopens key route for oil, grains transit after coup attempt-[Reuters]-By Ayla Jean Yackley-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish maritime authorities have reopened Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait to transiting tankers after shutting it earlier on Saturday for several hours following what the government said was an attempted coup by a faction in the military.The Bosphorus is one of world's most important chokepoints for the maritime transit of oil with over three percent of global supply - mainly from Russia and the Caspian Sea - passing through the 17-mile waterway that connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. It also ships vast amounts of grains from Russia and Kazakhstan to world markets.On Saturday, forces loyal to the Turkish government fought to crush the remnants of a military coup attempt, following violence and clashes in Ankara and Istanbul.Shipping agent GAC said traffic had reopened after being shut for several hours for security reasons and ships were now being able to travel again through the Bosphorus which divides Istanbul into European and Asian sides.A spokesman for Russia's pipeline monopoly Transneft said the main Black Sea port of Novorossiisk was operating normally and had enough tankers near the port to continue loading operations uninterrupted until July 25 regardless of what happens in the Bosphorus.Reuters ship tracking data showed that around 10 oil tankers were anchored off the coast of Istanbul on the southern side of the strait, still waiting for instructions to sail through the narrow passage.-CEYHAN OIL FLOWS-Turkey is also shipping significant volumes of oil from the Caspian Sea region and countries such as Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan via its territory directly to its export terminals on the Mediterranean like the port of Ceyhan bypassing Bosphorus.A BP-led group operating oil and gas pipelines running from Azerbaijan to Turkey via Georgia said there had been no disruptions to shipments."Both pipelines are working normally," BP-Georgia said.A source at Azeri state energy company SOCAR also told Reuters oil shipping to Ceyhan was uninterrupted.Iranian Mehr news agency said Iran had temporarily stopped exports of petrochemical products to Turkey due to border closure between the two countries.Oil shipments through the Turkish Straits have decreased over the past decade as Russia shifted flows towards the Baltic ports. The Baltic ports currently operate well below capacity, which means Russia could divert flows away from the Black Sea in case of prolonged disruptions.Only half a mile wide at the narrowest point, the Turkish Straits are among the world's most difficult waterways.About 48,000 vessels transit the straits each year, making this area one of the world's busiest maritime chokepoints, according to the U.S. government.Commercial shipping has the right of free passage through the straits in peacetime, although Turkey claims the right to impose regulations for safety and environmental purposes.Besides transit, Turkey is also a very important consumer of commodities itself. It is one of top five gas users in Europe on a par with France, a large grains importer and is one of the top 10 biggest gold markets.For U.S. government analysis of the role of the Bosphorus and Turkey as energy transitor and consumer:http://tinyurl.com/j5szs5c-http://tinyurl.com/z53uv5n-(Additional reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin and Olga Yagova in Moscow, Margarita Antidze in Tbilisi, Ron Bousso, Clara Denina and Nigel Hunt in London; writing by Dmitry Zhdannikov in London,London, editing by David Evans)
Istanbul's airport reopens, flights resume after coup attempt-[Reuters]-By Elaine Hardcastle-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
(Reuters) - Turkish Airlines resumed flights from Istanbul's international airport on Saturday following a failed coup attempt while some foreign carriers canceled weekend flights.Forces loyal to Turkey's government fought on Saturday to crush the last remnants of a military coup attempt. Television images late Friday had shown tanks parked in front of the airport.A spokesman for Turkish Airlines said flights had now returned to their normal schedule from Europe's third largest hub, though delays were to be expected.Turkish budget carrier Pegasus said its flights were also experiencing minor delays.The closure of Istanbul's Ataturk Airport late on Friday had caused the diversion of 35 airplanes and canceled 32 flights, Turkish Airlines chairman Ilker Ayci told broadcaster CNN Turk.British Airways said in a statement it was halting all flights to Turkey on Saturday and one on Sunday as a precaution."The safety and security of our customers and crew are always our top priority and we would never operate a flight unless it was safe to do so."Over 2,500,000 British nationals visit Turkey every year according to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.EasyJet said its advice from British authorities was to continue flying, although it was monitoring developments.The attempted coup follows a series of bombings that hit Turkey this year, including a suicide attack in June that killed 45 people at Istanbul's main airport. They have weighed on international travel to the country.The number of foreign visitors to Turkey fell by 28 percent in April, data showed on Friday, the biggest drop in 17 years.The decline signals more pain for Turkey's economy, which is smarting from slowing exports and weak investment. Some economists have forecast that tourism revenue will drop by a quarter this year, costing around $8 billion.German airline Lufthansa canceled all its flights to Istanbul and Ankara on Saturday and pared back the number flights to holiday destinations Bodrum and Antalya.TUI which owns the Thomson and First Choice holiday companies, said its flights to Dalaman, Antalya and Izmir were operating as normal.Tour operator Thomas Cook said most German guests who had booked a holiday to Antalya or Bodrum had taken their flights on Saturday. It said flights from the UK were operating as normal but, given the circumstances, free cancellations or amendments were possible for customers due to fly to Turkey this weekend.Russia also suspended passenger flights to the country on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, TASS news agency said.Turkish and Russian officials had met this week to discuss the restarting of charter flights between the two countries and tourism security after relations soured following Turkey's downing of a Russian jet last year.State airline EgyptAir also canceled all flights on Saturday to Istanbul, the company said in a statement. The company, which has 14 flights to Istanbul per week, did not say when they were expected to resume.All flights from Istanbul to Sofia for Saturday had been canceled, according to Sofia airport's website.(Additional reporting by David Dolan and Ayla Jean Yackley in Istanbul, Peter Maushagen in Frankfurt, Kate Holton in London, Eric Knecht in Cairo and Dmitry Solovyov in Moscow; Editing by David Evans)
Merkel condemns attempted military coup in Turkey, urges rule of law-[Reuters]-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday condemned the attempted military coup in Turkey and said Berlin stood by those who defended democracy and the rule of law in Turkey."It's tragic that so many people died during this attempted coup," Merkel told reporters in Berlin. "The bloodshed in Turkey must stop now."Merkel said it was the right of the Turkish people to choose their political leader in free elections and political change should only be achieved within the framework of political institutions and the rules of democratic competition."Tanks on the streets and air strikes against the own people are injustice," Merkel said.(Reporting by Michael Nienaber, Editing by Angus MacSwan)
EU and US urge restraint as dozens killed in Turkey coup attempt By Andrew Rettman-july 16,16-euobserver
BRUSSELS, Today, 11:44-The EU and US have urged Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to show restraint after a failed coup d’etat led to military clashes and dozens of deaths in Ankara and Istanbul.Turkish officials told local media on Saturday (16 July) that at least 90 civilians and 104 military personnel lost their lives in overnight violence, with more than 1,000 people injured.The clashes included strikes by Erdogan-loyal F-16 jets against tanks that had taken up positions outside parliament in the capital city.A bomb inside parliament killed 12 people. Soldiers from the military faction that tried to seize power reportedly also fired live ammunition at Erdogan-loyal crowds on a bridge across the Bosphorus in Istanbul and in Taksim square in the city centre.Speaking from an EU-Asia summit in Mongolia the same day, EU Council leader Donald Tusk said: “Turkey is a key partner for the European Union. The EU fully supports the democratically elected government [of Erdogan], the institutions of the country and the rule of law”.He called for a “swift return to Turkey’s constitutional order" and said the situation cannot be resolved by firepower alone.The EU foreign service said "any escalation of violence involving civilians has to be avoided".The White House said in a statement “all parties in Turkey should support the democratically-elected government of Turkey, show restraint, and avoid any violence or bloodshed”.The Nato military alliance, of which Turkey is a member, also called for "full respect" for Turkey's democratic institutions.The shocking events unfolded late on Friday when tanks and soldiers rolled into Turkey’s two main cities, taking control of Istanbul’s main airport, bridges, public squares and some state-run media.The rogue military group said in a statement that they did it "to ensure and restore constitutional order, democracy, human rights and freedoms".It promised to create a “peace council” to rule the country and to draft a new constitution.Erdogan was at the time on holiday in the seaside resort of Marmaris in south-west Turkey.He said in a message broadcast by videophone on CNN-Turk from an unknown location: “I urge the Turkish people to convene at public squares and airports. There is no power higher than the power of the people”.He added that the “chain of command has been violated. This is a step against the higher ranks, and the judiciary will swiftly respond to this attack.”He then flew to Istanbul on Saturday morning, amid reports that the rogue soldiers had begun to surrender en masse to Erdogan-loyal crowds.Addressing one gathering of people in the city, he said: “The government is in control … We are in charge and we will continue exercising our powers until the end. We will not abandon our country to these invaders.”He later said on TV “It will end well… The most important thing right now is that millions of Turkish citizens are on the streets.”His office added in a statement that the plotters would “pay a heavy price for their treason to Turkey”, amid reports that more than 1,500 military personnel had been detained.Turkey’s acting military chief, Umit Dundar, said on TV: “The coup attempt was rejected by the chain of command immediately. The people have taken to the streets and voiced their support for democracy”.Speaking from exile in the US, Fethullah Gulen, an influential Islamic teacher who is hostile to Erdogan, said he “categorically” rejected accusations of his involvement in the events.The attempted coup is the fifth such event in the country since 1960.Erdogan’s party, the AKP, won recent elections in a mostly free and fair ballot.But the president has in the past two years cracked down on opposition parties, journalists, independent judges and prosecutors in developments criticised by the EU.
Turkey reopens border with Bulgaria, reassures on refugees: PM-[Reuters]-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
SOFIA (Reuters) - Turkey has reopened border crossings with neighboring Bulgaria after closing them in the early hours of Saturday following an attempted coup, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said.There were no signs of an increase in refugee flows into Bulgaria, and Turkey's government has given assurances that the border will not be overwhelmed, Borisov told reporters after meeting with the Turkish ambassador.An additional 230 Bulgarian soldiers have been sent to the border to bolster patrols and help prevent a possible surge in refugee arrivals, he said. A fence to stop illegal crossings into the country from Turkey is already in place."We have been in communication with the Turkish government, with the prime minister, with the ambassador," Borisov said. "I have full assurances from all that the border will not be put under pressure."Refugee camps in Turkey, which host more than three million people from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, are calm and Turkish authorities have also agreed to bolster border controls, Borisov said.Flights from Sofia to the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Antalya were canceled on Saturday, according to the departure schedule on Sofia Airport's website.(Reporting by Tsvetelia Tsolova; editing by David Clarke and Nerys Avery)
Egypt's pro-army media jump gun, welcome Turkey coup-[Associated Press]-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
CAIRO (AP) — Some of Egypt's pro-army media jumped the gun in their reporting on the attempted coup in Turkey, declaring it a success and welcoming the overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.At least three newspapers ran headlines Saturday declaring that Turkey's army had overthrown Erdogan. But by the time their print editions came out, Turkey's government had largely succeeded in quashing the coup after a night of clashes that left dozens dead.As the events unfolded, Egyptian TV personality Ahmed Moussa declared "this isn't a military coup," but "a revolution within the Turkish armed forces."Moussa was an avid supporter of Egypt's military overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. Erdogan harshly condemned Morsi's overthrow, and the two countries have had tense relations since.
50 people 'between life and death' after attack in France-By EUOBSERVER
15. Jul, 15:50-French president Francois Hollande said Friday afternoon that 50 people were "between life and death" after Thursday's lorry attack in Nice that killed 84 people and injured about 120. Visiting a hospital in the city, he said that "many foreigners and many children" were among the injured people who are considered to be in "absolute emergency".
Islamic State group claims Nice attacker as a 'soldier'-[Associated Press]-COLLEEN BARRY-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
NICE, France (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed Saturday that the Tunisian man who barreled his truck into a crowd in the French resort city of Nice was a "soldier" of the group. It's the first claim of responsibility for an attack that claimed 84 lives at a July 14 fireworks display for France's national holiday.The claim — circulated on social media by a news outlet affiliated with the group — didn't name Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the 31-year-old Tunisian who authorities say was behind the wheel as a truck crashed into revelers Thursday night. But the statement quoting an IS security member said the man was following calls from the group to target citizens of countries fighting it.The veracity of the group's claim couldn't immediately be determined, but French officials didn't dispute it.What is known publicly about Bouhlel so far suggests a troubled, angry man with little interest in the group's ultra-puritanical brand of Islam. But, in a statement to reporters, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve hinted that Bouhlel may have had a last-minute adoption of a more extremist worldview."It seems he was radicalized very quickly," Cazeneuve said following a ministerial meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris.It's also unclear whether or not Bouhlel, who was shot dead by police that night, had been acting alone.The Paris prosecutor's office said Saturday that five people are in custody following the attack. The identities of most of those taken into custody were not clear. But neighbors in the Nice neighborhood where the Bouhlel used to live told The Associated Press that his estranged wife had been taken away Friday by police.The claim of responsibility came as French security chiefs met in Paris and as Nice's seaside boulevard, the famous Promenade des Anglais, was slowly coming back to life. A makeshift memorial of bouquets, candles and messages had been set up near one end of the expansive avenue."It's satisfying to see life coming back," lawmaker Eric Ciotti told France's iTele broadcaster from the promenade. "It's a sign that life is coming back even if, naturally, nothing will erase those images of horror. ... Never since World War II has Nice ever seen such horror."The suffering is far from over. Two days after the atrocity, many families are still hunting for missing loved ones, going from hospital to hospital in an effort to find people who've disappeared in the chaos of the truck's rampage-Officials said 202 people had been wounded in the attack, with 25 of them on life support as of late Friday.France on Saturday began three days of national mourning in homage to the victims — although that hasn't stopped politicians from sniping at each other over who bore responsibility for the failing to stop the attack.In an open letter published on the Nice Matin newspaper's website, regional council President Christian Estrosi — a member of France's opposition Republicans — described the country's current Socialist leadership as "incapable." He said he had requested that the police presence be reinforced in Nice ahead of the fireworks display but was told there was no need.Cazeneuve, speaking at the Elysee, disagreed, saying that high security had been assured in the region — including at the Cannes Film Festival and the Nice Carnival. Government spokesman Stephane Le Foll warned against attempts to divide the country, calling for "unity and cohesion."France is heading into elections next year, and the deeply unpopular President Francois Hollande is facing multiple challengers, from within his own Socialist Party, from the right-wing Republicans and from the far-right National Front.___Sarah El Deeb in Beirut and Raphael Satter in Paris contributed to this report.
France relaunches security debate after Bastille Day attack By Eric Maurice-euobserver
BRUSSELS, 15. Jul, 15:59-France has renewed its debate over security measures in the wake of the lorry attack that killed at least 84 people and injured more than 100 in Nice on Thursday (14 July)."It is clear that we must do everything to fight against the plague of terrorism," president Francois Hollande said in a speech a few hours after the attack.He said national security would remain at the highest level, with up 10,000 military personnel mobilised, and that reservists would be recalled for duty.He also decided to extend for three months the state of emergency that was declared after the Paris attacks last November and that was to have been lifted on 26 July.The parliament's two houses are expected to adopt next Wednesday and Thursday (20-21 July) an extension until 26 October.But several politicians have said these measures were inadequate.Francois Fillon, a former center-right prime minister, said Friday morning that the state of emergency was "not enough" and that authorities should "use all intruments of [France's] law … to prevent attacks".Eric Ciotti, an MP from the same center-right Republicans (LR) party and the chairman of a parliament inquiry on jihadist networks, said that France should be under a "permanent state of emergency because the threat is permanent".A center-left MP, Olivier Falorni, said that "the state of emergency cannot be exceptional anymore, it must be permanent as long as we have a war to wage".Meanwhile, the French government faced criticism over its general handling of the threat.The charmain of the parliament inquiry on the Paris attacks, LR MP Georges Fenech, said that the attack in Nice was a "predictable tragedy" and that authorities should act "more strongly and differently".Last week, the inquiry committee handed in its report and made 40 propositions to improve the fight against terrorism.In the foreword of the report, Fenech said that existing measures were "not up to the challenge" posed by terrorism, which he said was "hardened by new fighting methods that were so far unexpected".One of the inquiry committee's proposals was the creation of a unified national intelligence agency. But interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve rejected the idea, saying that it would serve only to add a layer of bureaucracy."We feel we worked for nothing," Fenech said Friday, adding that the inquiry committee wanted to "be listened to by the government".-'We need deeds'-The government is also under pressure from far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is leading opinion polls ahead of next year's presidential election."Nothing of what we proposed has been done," she said Friday."Enough is enough, now we need deeds," she said.She said that France should introduce a so-called double-sentence - when a foreign citizen is deported to his country of origin after serving a prison term. She also said it should close mosques where radicals preach and ban some Muslim organisations.Le Pen called for terrorist convicts to be stripped of their French citizenship.The measure had been announced by Hollande after the November attacks.But the justice minister resigned in protest and the government had to give up because there was no majority in parliament to adopt the step.
IS claims Nice massacre as France defends security-[AFP]-Catherine Marciano with Fran Blandy in Paris-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
Nice (France) (AFP) - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Saturday for the truck massacre in Nice which France said was "a new kind of attack," as it faced hard questions over security failures.In a statement via its Amaq news service, IS said one of its "soldiers" carried out Thursday night's attack "in response to calls to target nations of coalition states that are fighting (IS)".Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, 31, ploughed a 19-tonne truck into a crowd of people which had been watching Bastille Day fireworks in the Riviera city, killing 84 and injuring 200 people.After crisis talks in Paris, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian recalled that IS had recently repeated calls to supporters to "directly attack the French, Americans, wherever they are and by whatever means.""Even if Daesh (Arabic name for IS) does not organise, Daesh breathes life into the terrorist spirit that we are fighting," he said, adding this meant France must keep up its fight against the jihadists in Iraq and Syria.- 'Radicalised quickly' -Facing its third major terror attack within 18 months, the French government is coming under fire from opposition politicians and newspapers demanding more than "the same old solemn declarations".Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that, after gunmen and suicide bombings, France was facing "a new kind of attack".Speaking as France began three days of mourning on Saturday, he said Lahouaiej-Bouhlel "had not been known to the intelligence services because he did not stand out... by being linked with radical Islamic ideology".Police said Saturday they have arrested four more people linked to Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, as well as his estranged wife.Cazeneuve said that the father-of-three "seemed to have been radicalised very quickly, from what his friends and family" have told police."We are now confronted with individuals open to IS's message to engage in extremely violent actions without necessarily having been trained or having the weapons to carry out a mass (casualty) attack."Some 30,000 people had thronged the palm tree-lined Promenade des Anglais on Thursday night to watch a fireworks display with their friends and families, but the night turned to horror as the truck left mangled bodies strewn in its wake.On Saturday Nice's seaside streets and beaches that would normally be bustling on a summer weekend were near-deserted, with teary residents making their way to the promenade to lay down flowers in memory of the dead.- France 'deeply shocked' -At least 10 children and teenagers were among the dead as well as tourists from the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Switzerland and Germany.A spokeswoman for the Nice hospital said 16 bodies had not yet been identified. She said five children were still in a "critical condition", and an eight-year-old in a stable condition had not been identified.Cazeneuve said the carnage had "deeply shocked the French and at the same time shows the extreme difficulty of the anti-terrorism fight."IS also claimed responsibility for the November 13 attacks which killed 130 people in Paris, while gunmen in January 2015 attacks on the Charlie Hebdo weekly and a Jewish supermarket were linked to both IS and Al-Qaeda.A French parliamentary inquiry last week criticised numerous failings by the intelligence services over the Paris attacks.France, which has a Muslim population of nearly five million, is also home to hundreds of jihadists who have flocked to fight alongside IS.Presidential contender and former prime minister Alain Juppe said Friday that the latest carnage could have been prevented if "all measures" had been taken.But government spokesman Stephane Le Foll slammed Juppe's comments, saying there was as much security present for the fireworks display as there had been for the Euro 2016 football tournament in the city.He said there were more than 185 police, gendarmes and soldiers on the ground, as well as municipal police and a vast network of surveillance cameras."Despite all of that, this man's decisions... created the drama and horror we experienced."Cazeneuve also defended the security measures taken for the celebrations of France's national day.He said police cars were unable to follow the truck onto the seaside walkway after it had "violently forced through the barriers" and onto the sidewalk.The truck zigzagged for two kilometres into the crowd before police bullets killed the driver and brought an end to the carnage.- Depressed loner -A statement from IS's official radio bulletin Al-Bayan said the attacker had carried out a "new, special operation using a truck".Al-Bayan warned that Western countries "will not be spared from the blows of the mujahideen" no matter how much they increase their security measures.While some attacks on the West -- such as the November assault on Paris and the March bombings in Brussels -- were carried out by jihadists who have been to the centre of IS operations in Iraq and Syria, others have been led by so-called "lone-wolf" attackers.Lahouaiej-Bouhlel's father said he had suffered from depression and had "no links" to religion."From 2002 to 2004, he had problems that caused a nervous breakdown. He would become angry and he shouted... he would break anything he saw in front of him," Mohamed Mondher Lahouaiej-Bouhlel said in Tunisia.Neighbours described the attacker, who worked as a delivery man, as a loner who never responded to their greetings.He and his wife had three children, but she had demanded a divorce after a "violent argument", one neighbour said.
Facebook star killed 'by brother for honour' in Pakistan-[AFP]-Shazia Bhatti-July 15, 2016-yahoonews
Muzaffarabad (Pakistan) (AFP) - A Pakistani social media celebrity whose selfies polarised the deeply conservative Muslim country has been murdered by her brother in a suspected honour killing, officials said Saturday, prompting shock and revulsion.Qandeel Baloch, praised by many of the country's youth for her willingness to break social taboos but condemned by conservatives, was strangled near the city of Multan, police said."Qandeel Baloch has been killed, she was strangled to death by her brother. Apparently it was an incident of honour killing," Sultan Azam, senior police officer in Multan, told AFP.Baloch, believed to be in her twenties and whose real name was Fauzia Azeem, had travelled with her family to Muzzafarabad village in central Punjab province for the recent Eid holiday.She was killed there Friday, police said, adding that the brother, Wasim, was now on the run.Up to 100 officers were gathered outside her family's home in Muzzafarabad, an AFP reporter there said. Five ambulances were also parked nearby."My daughter was innocent, we are innocent, we want justice, why was my daughter killed?" Baloch's father Azeem Ahmad told reporters there.Hundreds of women are murdered for "honour" every year in Pakistan.The killers overwhelmingly walk free because of a law that allows the family of the victim to forgive the murderer -- who is often also a relative.Filmmaker Sharmeemn Obaid-Chinoy, whose documentary on honour killings won an Oscar earlier this year, slammed Baloch's murder as symptomatic of an "epidemic" of violence against women in Pakistan.News of the murder was trending on social media in Pakistan, with liberal users praising Baloch's bravery, but some conservatives -- including users identified as women -- condemning her relentless self-promotion.In one typical comment, Twitter user @JiaAli wrote: "Someone had to do it. She was a disgrace."But Facebook user Zaair Hussain said: "RIP Qandeel Baloch. You made us laugh, and you made us applaud," adding that history would remember her as a "provocateur".- 'No woman is safe' -Baloch shot to fame in Pakistan in 2014 after a video of her pouting at the camera and asking "How em looking?" went viral.Her defiance of tradition and defence of liberal views won her many admirers among Pakistan's overwhelmingly young population.But in a country where women have fought for rights for decades, and acid attacks and honour killings remain commonplace, she was also reviled by many and frequently subject to misogynist abuse.Baloch provoked controversy last month after posing for selfies with a high-profile cleric, who was sternly rebuked by the country's religious affairs ministry.Earlier this year she vowed to perform a striptease if Pakistan's cricket team beat India at the World T20, though they later lost."People are going crazy -- especially girls. I get so many calls where they tell me I'm their inspiration and they want to be like me," she told AFP after posting a provocative selfie on Valentine's Day.In her last interview with Pakistan's biggest English-language newspaper Dawn she spoke of being married against her will at age 17 to "an uneducated man" with whom she had a child, adding that they later divorced.She had reportedly spoken of leaving the country out of fear for her safety, with Dawn reporting that her request to officials for protection had been ignored.Obaid-Chinoy told AFP the murder showed no women in Pakistan would be safe "until we start sending men who kill women to jail"."There is not a single day where you don't pick up a paper and see a woman hasn't been killed," the maker of "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness" told AFP, adding: "This is an epidemic".Obaid-Chinoy's film was hailed by Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who in February vowed to push through anti-honour killing legislation.No action has been taken since then, despite a recent fresh wave of attacks on women."Activists have screamed themselves hoarse," said Obaid-Chinoy. "When will it stop?"
Nigeria says arms deals irregularities had serious consequences-[Reuters]-July 15, 2016-yahoonews
ABUJA (Reuters) - Irregularities in Nigerian military procurement deals as armed forces were fighting Islamist militant group Boko Haram had serious consequences, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Friday.President Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler, took office last year after pledging in his election campaign to crack down on corruption and defeat Boko Haram, which has killed more than 15,000 people and displaced about two million in the last seven years.Military procurement over the last few years is being investigated by the country's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).A committee recommended the "further investigation" of 18 serving and retired military personnel, 12 serving and retired public officials and 24 chief executive officers of companies involved in arms deals.Mohammed said findings released by the Presidential Committee on the Audit of Defence Equipment, which said contracts awarded by the army had been "characterized by lack of due process" and were "tainted by corrupt practices", covered the period from 2011 to 2015."The irregularities in the awards ensured that the military did not get value for money, with very serious consequences," Mohammed said in a statement, adding a total of $685,349,692 was spent on procurement and operations in the period.Mohammed did not respond to phone calls and a text message asking him to elaborate on the "serious consequences".Boko Haram took over a swathe of northeast Nigeria in 2014 in its attempt to create an Islamic state adhering to strict sharia law.Nigeria's army, aided by troops from neighboring countries, has recaptured most of the territory but the jihadist group, which last year pledged loyalty to Islamic State, still regularly stages suicide bombings.The committee was set up to carry out an audit of arms and equipment procurement from 2007 to 2015. Mohammed said the period from 2007 to 2010 would be assessed when documents were available.(Reporting by Camillus Eboh; Writing by Alexis Akwagyiram; Editing by Janet Lawrence)
2ND WAVE CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL - THE ACTUAL START OF WW3
REVELATION 16:12-16
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.(ITS AT THIS TIME I BELIEVE WHEN AMERICA GETS NUKED BY RUSSIA ON THE WAY TO THE MIDEAST)
DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
REVELATION 9:12-18
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(WORLDWIDE WAR)(TURKEY-IRAQ-SYRIA)(EUPHRATES RIVER CONSISTS OF 760 MILES IN TURKEY,440 MILES IN SYRIA AND 660 MILES IN IRAQ)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,(WORLDWIDE WAR) which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE-2 billion)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
Discord over South China Sea clouds Asia-Europe summit-[Reuters]-By Sue-Lin Wong and Terrence Edwards-July 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) - A key summit between Asian and European leaders in Mongolia ended on Saturday without direct mention of the South China Sea dispute in its closing statement, with diplomats describing intense discord over the issue between Europe and Asia.China has refused to recognize Tuesday's ruling by an arbitration court in The Hague invalidating its vast claims in the South China Sea and did not take part in the proceedings brought by the Philippines. It has reacted angrily to calls by Western countries and Japan for the decision to be adhered to.China had flagged ahead of the Ulaanbaatar get-together that it did not want the South China Sea to be discussed, saying it was not an appropriate venue.The closing statement said leaders reaffirmed a commitment to promote maritime security, safety and cooperation, freedom of navigation and overflight and to refrain from using threatening force.It also said disputes should be resolved via international law, the United Nations charter and U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS.European Council President Donald Tusk told reporters he hoped the court's decision would create positive momentum in finding a solution to the dispute."Still, it's not so easy to agree with our Chinese partners when it comes to these issues but our talks were difficult, tough but also promising," he said.On Friday, the European Union issued a statement noting China's legal defeat but avoided direct reference to Beijing, reflecting discord among EU governments over how strongly to respond to the court ruling.While the European Union is neutral in China's dispute with its Asian neighbors in the South China Sea, Britain, France and Germany want to make clear that Beijing must uphold international law as it seeks a bigger global role.But speaking with one European voice has become difficult as some smaller governments, including Hungary and Greece, rely on Chinese investment and are unwilling to criticize Beijing.-NO BILATERAL-The panel ruled Beijing's actions in the South China Sea, through which more than $5 trillion of trade moves annually, had interfered with the Philippines' sovereign rights. Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims to the strategic waterway.There was no bilateral meeting between the Chinese and Philippines foreign ministers, a Philippine diplomatic source told Reuters, though the Chinese initially requested a meeting at the beginning of the summit.Chinese officials did not speak to foreign reporters during the summit. China's Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the summit and the South China Sea.State news agency Xinhua quoted Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as saying on Saturday in Ulaanbaatar that the court's decision would have "no impact whatsoever" on Chinese sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea.Li had told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the previous day that Japan should stop interfering in the issue.Japan met with several countries including the Philippines and Vietnam and told them Japan would cooperate with them to enforce the decision, a foreign ministry spokesman said.A diplomat from Russia, which has close ties with China and has supported its position over the arbitration case, said the West was hectoring. "If you understand how the other side lives, you're more tolerant," he said. "The West always starts with teaching. Asians never do that."A Mongolian diplomat said negotiations over the closing statement were "intense"."The Europeans wanted lots on the South China Sea but the Asians didn't."(Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Lincoln Feast)
