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Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Jerusalem Dateline | From Turkey-Syria Border to Iraq & Persian Gulf Mideast Is Heating Up - CBN News
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
The Mainstream Media Is Talking About A Coming Middle East War That Could Involve Saudi Arabia, Iran, The U.S. And Israel - Michael Snyder THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG
Posted: 07 Nov 2017 Michael Snyder THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG
People better start waking up and paying attention to what is happening in the Middle East, because the situation is becoming quite serious. If things go badly, we could be facing a major regional war which would involve not only Saudi Arabia and Iran, but also potentially the United States and Israel. Yesterday, I quoted an article in the New York Times that warned that tensions between the Saudis and the Iranians were raising “the threat of a direct military clash between the two regional heavyweights”. And now Jake Novak of CNBC is saying that a “direct conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran, as opposed to the proxy war they’re fighting in Yemen, looks inevitable.” I put those last two words in bold so that there wouldn’t be any confusion. In fact, Novak is warning that the Saudis “are marching ever closer towards a wider regional war”. Novak understands the dynamics of the Middle East, and he realizes where things could be headed if cooler heads do not prevail. Saudi Arabia and Iran have already been fighting proxy wars against one another in Syria and Iran for quite a while, but a direct military conflict between the two could literally be a nightmare scenario. One of the primary characters in this ongoing drama is Saudi Arabia’s extremely hawkish crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. He hates Iran with a passion, and he has already said that he believes that a peace dialogue with Iran is impossible. And over the past several days, events in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon have moved talk of war to the front burner… First, the kingdom squarely blamed Iran for a missile attack on Riyadh from Yemen that was thwarted by the U.S.-made Patriot anti-missile system. The Saudis called that attack “direct military aggression by the Iranian regime and may be considered an act of war.”In an article yesterday, I discussed the “purge” that is currently taking place in Saudi Arabia. Many believe that this purge is all about removing any potential obstacles to a war with Iran. Mohammed bin Salman and his father have made dealing with Iran their number one strategic priority, and they have even enlisted the Israelis as allies in their cause… As is already well-known, the Saudi and Israeli common cause against perceived Iranian influence and expansion in places like Syria, Lebanon and Iraq of late has led the historic bitter enemies down a pragmatic path of unspoken cooperation as both seem to have placed the break up of the so-called “Shia crescent” as their primary policy goal in the region. For Israel, Hezbollah has long been its greatest foe, which Israeli leaders see as an extension of Iran’s territorial presence right up against the Jewish state’s northern border.If Saudi Arabia and Iran go to war, it is probably inevitable that Hezbollah will strike Israel at the same time, thus getting the Israelis directly involved in the conflict. Not only that, if a major regional war does erupt in the Middle East it would almost certainly mean that the U.S. would have to get involved as well. Here is more from Jake Novak of CNBC… But if full blown war breaks out directly between the two countries, it’s hard to see the U.S. being able to sit it out without at least some form increased weapons support and other aid. Then it will be up to Iran’s possible allies, like Russia and China to make the next move.If you are thinking that this sounds like the type of scenario that could cause World War III to erupt, you would be correct. The Iranians and the Saudis both have weapons of mass destruction, and so a direct conflict between the two would seem to be unthinkable. But rational thinking does not always prevail in the Middle East. The conflict between Sunni Islam and Shia Islam has a long and bitter history, and the bad blood between the Saudis and the Iranians is never going to subside until one side or the other ultimately prevails. Let us hope that a “hot war” between Saudi Arabia and Iran does not erupt any time soon, because such a war would not be good for the United States whatsoever. Pretty much every scenario that you can imagine ends with enormous numbers of innocent people dead, and such a conflict could ultimately be the spark that sets off World War III. Michael Snyder is a Republican candidate for Congress in Idaho’s First Congressional District, and you can learn how you can get involved in the campaign on his official website. His new book entitled “Living A Life That Really Matters” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com. |
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog - How many followers of Jesus are there in the Mideast? Read the new “State of the Epicenter 2017” report.
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Friday, June 9, 2017
AMAZING RESCUE: Ex-US Soldier Says 'God Opened a Way' to Save Girl Trapped by ISIS - CBN News George Thomas
AMAZING RESCUE: Ex-US Soldier Says 'God Opened a Way' to Save Girl Trapped by ISIS
06-09-2017
*WARNING: This report contains images that might be disturbing.*
Dave Eubank says he knew the odds were against him.
"ISIS fire was intense as we approached the huddled group of three survivors," Eubank recalled in an Instagram post.
On June 1st, Eubank, an ex-US Army Special Forces soldier, who runs a Christian humanitarian organization called Free Burma Rangers, got a call from an Iraqi unit that was fighting ISIS on the frontlines west of Mosul, Iraq.
"They said civilians coming, a lot (of them) shot," Eubank told CNN.
He and members of the Free Burma Rangers are in Iraq helping civilians flee from ISIS-held areas.
The team jumped into action after they got the call.
"We got there and a guy came crying, crying, he said, 'My daughter was shot in front of me, her head was blown off,'" Eubank recalled.
The scene was horrific. At least 50 bodies lay massacred by ISIS fighters as they were trying to flee.
Eubank snapped a picture of the scene.
(Credit: Free Burma Rangers) The living among the dead- civilians trapped by ISIS fire & among bodies of dead civilians.
But moments after putting the camera down, he saw movement amongst the dead.
"We saw these 13 bodies and then we saw movement," Eubank said.
He and his team were 150 yards away, but they were pinned down by ISIS fire.
"To escape meant a dash across open ground over-watched by heavy ISIS firepower," Eubank described on the Free Burma Rangers' website. "Our team could see that many had already been killed in the attempt but some were still alive."
He knew had to do something but also understood the risks.
"There was no way to help them even though they were only 150 yards away," Eubank wrote. "They prayed and God opened a way."
Thank you for the thoughts and prayers! I'm okay! More info over at @FreeBurmaRangrs on Facebook. May God bless you all!
He put in a call to Iraqi and US military officials to see if they could help.
"We prayed and talked with Iraqi forces about how to do a rescue," Eubank said. "We prayed more and called our American military friends."
The help came. U.S. forces supporting Iraqis with air assets dropped a curtain of smoke on their location giving them just enough time to dash across that 150 yards.
"ISIS fire was intense as we approached the huddled group of three survivors. They were in and amongst over 50 dead bodies spread out along the street - dead babies, mothers, and people of every age - and had been like this for two days in the blazing sun and ISIS shooting," Eubank wrote on Instagram.
He says he called the military to drop more smoke to give them more cover against ISIS fire. Using an Iraqi tank for cover Eubank and his team moved in for the rescue.
"The Americans sent it right on target, helping to obscure us as the tank fired its main gun and machine gun back at ISIS. I prayed on when to make the dash from behind the tank to the people."
He sprinted across that open ground to where all the dead bodies were laying. Then suddenly, a girl peeked out from underneath a woman's dead body.
(Credit: Free Burma Rangers) The girl and man were hiding among these bodies and there are 50 more dead.
"I saw a little girl come out from under her dead mother's hijab and we called to her and two men who were wounded and still alive yet unable to come," Eubank recalled.
With girl in hand, he now had to make the mad dash across that 150 yards.
(Credit: Free Burma Rangers) Dave Eubank carrying a little girl to safety with help of US military & Iraqi Army
"She was screaming, unwilling to let her mother go," Eubank told CNN.
Again, he called for more smoke.
"The Americans sent it right away again," Eubank said. "I prayed and felt now or never and that if I died my family would understand that it was to save a little girl."
"I ran as fast as I could, snatched up the little girl from her mother and the pile of dead bodies, and made it back to the tank. ISIS was shooting all the time but so was the Iraqi tank," Eubank added.
(Credit: Free Burma Rangers) Dave Eubank in the Humvee with the girl after the rescue
Members of the Free Burma Rangers were also able to pull a man from the scene that day.
Both the girl and the man were then rushed to an Iraqi hospital and are recovering.
The next day, Eubank returned to the location and saved seven more people.
"More than 70 lay dead all around these survivors - men, women, children, elderly, crippled - no one was spared," Eubank said.
(Credit: Free Burma Rangers) Man rescued during operation
Eubank's wife, Karen, and their children, are also in Iraq helping those fleeing ISIS.
(Credit: Free Burma Rangers) Little girl getting care shortly after rescue.
Karen Eubank sent CBN a picture of the little girl they rescued. She can be seen sitting on a bed watching CBN's Superbook on a laptop.
"She spent that first night and next day with us," Karen told CBN in an email.
(Credit: Karen Eubank) Rescued girl watching CBN's Superbook
On the Free Burma Rangers' social media accounts, people responded with an outpouring of prayer and praise after the little girl's rescue.
"Praying for your protection," wrote Sam on Instagram.
"So much heartbreak," wrote one follower. "Thank you for your courage and strength. You are always in my prayers."
Dave Eubank ended his account of that day's dramatic rescue this way:
"We thank God for American and Iraqi forces. A miracle, and I thank Jesus. Thank you for praying."
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