PawParole posted:

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/hundreds-reportedly-dead-after-massacre-at-oriental-orthodox-church-in-ethiopia-51752

Locals have said they believe the church was targeted by raiders of the lost ark. The church is thought to contain the original Ark of the Covenant, a sacred golden chest first mentioned in the book of Exodus that carried the 10 commandments, parts of sacred scripture, Aaron’s rod, and a pot of manna. They believed the attackers wanted to steal the Ark of the Covenant and take it to the capital city of Addis Ababa, the Church Times reported. This ark is guided by a single priest who never leaves the compound, and it is not allowed to be seen by anyone else, so whether it is really the true Ark has been debated by historians for centuries.

Archduke Frantz Fanon posted:

cant wait for the ark to end up in elons hands via smugglers

PawParole posted:

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/hundreds-reportedly-dead-after-massacre-at-oriental-orthodox-church-in-ethiopia-51752

Locals have said they believe the church was targeted by raiders of the lost ark. The church is thought to contain the original Ark of the Covenant, a sacred golden chest first mentioned in the book of Exodus that carried the 10 commandments, parts of sacred scripture, Aaron’s rod, and a pot of manna. They believed the attackers wanted to steal the Ark of the Covenant and take it to the capital city of Addis Ababa, the Church Times reported. This ark is guided by a single priest who never leaves the compound, and it is not allowed to be seen by anyone else, so whether it is really the true Ark has been debated by historians for centuries.

Atrocious Joe posted:

Is there other reporting on this? I think 750 dead would be the largest single massacre of the Tigray conflict so far. International media is focused on the religious angle, but it seems like in Ethiopia it'll probably be a bigger deal that the perpetrators are said to include Amhara militias.

also, interesting to note the Economists position
https://twitter.com/TheEconomist/status/1352675411675783169?s=20

quote:

We strongly condemn the perpetrators of this barbaric crime committed in a place of worship. We expect the Ethiopian authorities to immediately take all possible measures to clarify its circumstances and punish the perpetrators.

We call on the parties to the conflict to refrain from violence and respect human rights, to ensure the safety of civilian population, and to properly protect the places of worship and freedom of religion. We appeal for an unimpeded access for humanitarian deliveries to the Tigray province.

PawParole posted:

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1352687110432698369

quote:

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea are working on a female Kurdish militia drama series covering Kurdish female forces’ battle against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria, Hollywood Reporter website said on Monday.

The project, set to be completed through theirHiddenLight production company, will be their first scripted TV series based on Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's upcoming book “The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice,'’ it said.

U.S.-backed Kurdish forces defeated ISIS in Kobani, a Kurdish town located on the Turkish-Syrian border, which was the site of one of their biggest massacres of civilians in the Syrian civil war when ISIS slaughtered over 200 people in 2014.

The jihadist organisation was eventually driven out by Kurdish forces seen as an existential threat to Turkey over their links to an insurgency on Turkish soil. The ISIS siege on Kobani ignited mass protests in Turkey's majority-Kurdish southeast.

The book, set to be published Feb. 16 by Penguin Press “is based on hundreds of hours of interviews and on-the-ground reporting about the all-female Kurdish militia who took on ISIS in Northern Syria and won,’’ the website said.

"The Daughters of Kobani is an extraordinary account of brave, defiant women fighting for justice and equality," Hollywood Reported cited Clinton as saying. "We created HiddenLight to celebrate heroes — sung and unsung alike — whose courage is too often overlooked, and we could not be more thrilled to bring this inspiring story to viewers around the world."

There is no network attached to the project as of yet.

guidoanselmi posted:

Khamenei is now twitter banned.

mila kunis posted:

so is this a multi-ethnic civil war now?

Azathoth posted:

ate a suspension for photoshopping a drone following behind trump as he plays a round of golf. haven't seen the image, but it sounds hilarious

THS posted:

PawParole posted:

https://mobile.twitter.com/AlArabiya_Brk/status/1353629340853039104

Sudanese Defense Minister to Al Arabiya: The Ethiopian army is fighting in the border areas, not the militias

THS posted:

Spergin Morlock posted:

lol if iran directly retaliated against trump personally it would actually be proportional. i wouldn't want to be one of his kids after their secret service protection expires...

Spergin Morlock posted:

lol if iran directly retaliated against trump personally it would actually be proportional. i wouldn't want to be one of his kids after their secret service protection expires...

gradenko_2000 posted:

lol I remember when Trump backed down from striking at Iran shooting down a drone because he said it wouldn't have been a proportional response

Al-Saqr posted:

wow this is actually big news:-

https://twitter.com/SuneEngel/status/1354502656807546889?s=20

quote:

Newly released figures show Canada sold nearly C$3bn (US$2.2bn) worth of military equipment to Saudi Arabia in 2019 – more than double the total of the previous year, reported the Globe and Mail. The bulk of the exports were light armoured vehicles, part of a deal with the Saudis worth C$14.8bn.

The record figures come despite a moratorium on export permits following the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and mounting civilian deaths from the war in Yemen. The government’s decision not to issue new permits does not affect existing permits. A permit can cover multiple items and as a result, companies have existing permits for years.

Lostconfused posted:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/09/canada-doubles-weapons-sales-to-saudi-arabia-despite-moratorium


lmao I didn't even know this is what happened. I just remember news stories saying the sales were suspended. Turns out suspend means the opposite of what I thought it did.

i say swears online posted:

Seems big

https://eritreahub.org/eritreas-mass-mobilisation-for-a-final-offensive-in-the-tigray-war

Chomskyan posted:

https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/1357372339416096771