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Armed Forces Day National Event Held in Cleethorpes - Sat 25 Jun 2016
Image shows: The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines.
Celebrations took place to mark the eighth annual Armed Forces Day, honouring the work and dedication of our brave Servicemen and women deployed around the world. More than 250 events including parades, military displays and community fetes are took place right across the country to say thank you to the Armed Forces community, including Regulars, Reserves, their families and veterans past and present. From fighting Daesh in the Middle East to training troops in Nigeria and supporting NATO exercises, the UK’s Armed Forces are on duty 24/7. Armed Forces Day is a chance for Britain to acknowledge their hard work and sacrifice. The National Event was held in the seaside town Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, attended by His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent representing the Queen and the Royal Family. Other guests included the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, The Rt Hon Earl Howe, the Commander of Joint Forces Command, General Sir Chris Deverell KCB MBE ADC and the Worshipful Mayor of North East Lincolnshire Christina McGilligan-Fell. The National Event began with a spectacular display from the Red Arrows, an amphibious display on the beach from the Royal Marines and a parachute drop from the RAF Falcons. A parade of Service personnel, veterans and cadets then marched down Cleethorpes seafront, from the North Promenade to the Boating Lake, followed by a motorcade of motorcyclists from the Armed Forces Bikers and the Royal British Legion bikers. The Duke of Kent took the salute from the parade on behalf of The Queen and Royal Family. Afternoon celebrations in Cleethorpes continued across the seafront with a variety of military displays including the White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team. Overhead the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, a Chinook and the Royal Navy Black Cats Helicopters entertained the crowds.
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Photographer: Sgt Ross Tilly RAF
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Der Bordhubschrauber Sea Lynx MK88A steht auf dem Flugdeck der Fregatte Augsburg F213 im Rahmen der Mission Counter Daesh II im Mittelmeer, am 20.09.2016.
©Bundeswehr/Torsten Kraatz
Mission humanitaire de l'armée irakienne et Peshmerga (combattants kurdes) : largage de vivres et munitions pour les Yézidis qui fuient la barbarie de Daesh dans les montagnes de Shengal (120km à l'ouest de Mossoul).
Ancienne cité à 110 Km au Sud de Mosul. Elle est située en plein désert sur la Route de la Soie et des Caravanes (en direction de Palmyre, Baalbeck, Pétra) . Elle a connu son apogée au II ème siècle et a même résisté aux armées romaines de Trajan et Septime Sévère. Elle fut détruite par les Perses en 251.
Le site est tombé dans l'oubli et les archéologues ne se sont intéressés à elle que dans la seconde moitié du XX èlme siècle. Elle est au Patrimoine Mondial de l'UNESCO depuis 1985. Malheureusement elle a été occupée par l'Etat Islamique (DAESH) en 2014, pillée et a subi des destructions. Certaines statues sont conservées au Musée Archéologique de Bagdad.
Elle a un plan circulaire avec une double enceinte de 6km.
Le Temple de Maran, souvent appelé "hellénistique", était le temple le plus important . Il mélange des influences gréco-romaines et orientales...
Die Besatzung der Marine Nationale wartet das Mehrzweckkampfflugzeug Rafale M auf dem französischen Flugzeugträger Charles de Gaulle im Rahmen der Mission Counter Daesh II im Mittelmeer, am 23.09.2016.
©Bundeswehr/Marine Nationale
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On 4th October 2015 it was revealed that the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) had partially destroyed the nearly 2,000-year-old Arch of Triumph in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria. The destruction of the Arch has continued since then.
The imagery above shows the sequential destruction of the Arch of Triumph.
The montage above shows the sequential destruction of the Arch of Triumph.
Upper image: 4th October 2015
Lower image: 3rd November 2015
The initial damage is documented in the upper image, and showed that two of the four arches had been destroyed by 4th October. The most recent footage (in the lower image) from 3rd November shows all four of the arches have now been destroyed.
History is vanishing.
A practical strategy to de-radicalise individuals vulnerable to becoming Islamist terrorists.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyzUtAKehn0
Main points:
- Since the beginning of the religion, Islam was not understood completely by all. Only those who managed to purify their hearts understood it. In order to fully understand the religion and the Quran, one has to embrace the knowledge of the heart: how to fix the heart.
- You become corrupt in two organs. When your mind is corrupt, your actions will be ugly. When heart is corrupt, your character will be ugly. Muslims who confined themselves to the Sharia only and never learned the spiritual aspect of the religion, they were never good human beings. An overwhelming majority of Muslims are unaware of existence of spirituality, or their minds are so corrupt that they won't accept it.
- Today, Saudi Arabia exports Wahhabism to aid it in its race to become the next superpower. To stop Islamic terrorism, stop Wahhabism! A universal coalition should combat the ideology of Wahhabism with academic credentials. This is more important than anything else.
- We can't approach terrorists to de-radicalise them. To stop the supply of terrorists, we need to make a de-radicalisation strategy to benefit youth. There should be a spiritual rehabilitation centre to combat Wahhabism, where people can learn about Sufism from Sufis.
Read the full transcript here: rariazgoharshahi.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/spiritual-rehabil...
This how Brussels reacts to the terrorist bombings in the metro & airport this morning.
We may not allow terrorists to drive us into a police-state. We must keep our freedom & our way of life safe-guarded.
The video: youtu.be/Pn_YhB8g86o
Some peshmergas take me to the front lines of the war against ISIS. I find myself in the Taza area, just south of Kirkuk, on the road to Baghdad.
According to them, very few journalists come here. Some even said that I was the only was they saw. Nonetheless, it is a key strategic location. It is very dangerous there since Kirkuk is divided: Kurds in the north, ISIS in the south. All along the front lines you can see different units roaming about little traditional houses. Some are kept by old Kurdish vets from the 1980s wars.
Many vets have returned to war, despite being well past middle-aged and having children and grandchildren. Some even behind comfortable lives in Europe to come back, like a Swiss colonel I met. For them, it is their duty to fight for their region. Despite being autonomous and having a large secessionist movement, Kurdistan is not recognized as a state distinct from Iraq. “Some terrorists come along and now the whole world calls them the ‘Islamic State’,” complains one peshmerga, “For decades we have been trying to make the state of Kurdistan and we’ve gotten nothing!”
They have very few weapons, most of them are pre-Cold War AK47s. Some even date back to 1960. They still work, but the Kurdish forces ask for more efficient guns since ISIS has the latest weapons taken (or given) from the Iraqi army who in turn was supplied by coalition forces.
Many vets have only one working eye. The other was lost in previous wars. Once night falls, it becomes very difficult to monitor the 1000km long border. They don’t even have night vision equipment.
Last week it rained for 5 days, and it was impossible to see or hear anything. Some ISIS guys tried to gain territory, but the Kurds successfully fought them off. Their 4 wheel drives were stuck in the mud while ISIS’s brand new hummers were able to move about without issue. From the front line you can see ISIS flags. Since they told me to pack light, I didn’t bring a zoom lens. Sorry! You can see the smoke from their kitchen and even see men running from house to house.
ISIS is only 500 meters from the Kurdish position but nobody seems afraid. Peshmerga know that death is part of their fate, and even if they look like an army from another century, they will defend themselves and their country to the very end. For them, it is the highest honor to die for Kurdistan.
They protect the Baghdad road, but a few weeks ago lost it. After heavy fighting, they regained it, killing 3 Chechen ISIS fighters in the process.
Since peshmerga don’t have armored cars, it is very dangerous for them to go around safely.
The car I took to go on the front lines was very slow and made in the 80s. If we were chased by ISIS cars, we wouldn’t have stood a chance. In one day, all the materiel I saw included AK47s, a tank, an RPG, and a few gun old machines. Even if the pehsmergas say that this equipment works well, they are disappointed not to receive new ones, as Europe and USA promised.
The day after my visit, France made lot of bombings in the area, as ISIS was too close. Peshmergas take a lot of pictures, not only for souvenirs, but also to fight ISIS on the new front: social media.
They fear the roads they do not know well as ISIS pays the local farmers to put mines. Even in times of war, peshmergas are among the most welcoming people in the world. They regularly offer food and drinks.
When it was time for me to go back to the safety of Erbil, circumstances changed. The north road was closed because of an ISIS attack. The only way out was to send me through the south road that crossed Kirkuk. Let’s just say that safety there was not ideal. I had to hide my camera, and we crossed Kirkuk with an escort of armed peshmergas and a civilian car.
The soldiers were all nervous since Kirkuk is very dangerous, especially at the check points. As soon as a car was driving next to ours for too long, they were shouting at the driver to go away.
If a man was crossing the road too slowly, they threatened to hit him. These methods, employed by ISIS suicide bombers, have claimed the lives of hundred in Kirkuk. Once on the Kurdish side, they found a Kurdish taxi driver to bring me safely back to Erbil.
© Eric Lafforgue
Sechs Schiffe (die französische Fregatte Chevalier Paul, die deutsche Fregatte Augsburg (vorne, rechts), die britische Fregatte HMS St. Albans, das französische Versorgungsschiff Marne, die französische Fregatte Aquitaine und die französische Fregatte Provence) zum Schutz des französischen Flugzeugträgers Charles de Gaulle im Rahmen des Einsatzes Counter DAESH, am 18.01.2016.
@Bundeswehr/Französische Marine/Cindy Luu
Wartung der Kampfjets Tornado vor dem Start des Einsatzaufklärungsflugs auf der Air Base Incirlik im Rahmen der Mission Counter Daesh, am 24.02.2016.
Marines with 7th Marine Regiment scouts for various avenues of approach and egress points on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2015. The unit is the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force--Crisis Response--Central Command 16.1.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Akeel Austin/Released)
Mission humanitaire de l'armée irakienne et Peshmerga (combattants kurdes) : largage de vivres et munitions pour les Yézidis qui fuient la barbarie de Daesh dans les montagnes de Shengal (120km à l'ouest de Mossoul).
Mission aussi militaire : tirs ici contre les jihadistes.
A child collecting garbage in a damaged part of Manbij.
Manbij has been liberated from ISIS by Kurdish forces in Mid August 2016. Islamic State has been pushed out of the city, but signs of their presence still exist in there. ISIS heavily mined the city. In the first two months since liberation more than 200 people lost lives, blown up on IEDs placed by Daesh.
October 2016, Manbij, Syria
An excerpt: "However, I must tell you, in the light of my Lord Gohar Shahi’s teachings, that ISIS is a group of murderers, druggists, rapists and lustful animals. They affiliate themselves with the Antichrist. They will never prosper. The Messiah, the Mehdi, will defeat them.
With the help of Lord Jesus Christ, the Kingdom of God will be established on Earth. Peace, justice and love will prevail. Injustice will be totally wiped out from the face of the Earth. The Mehdi/Messiah/Kalki Avatar will fill every nook and cranny of the world with justice." - His Holiness Younus AlGohar
Read the article by clicking the link below:
medium.com/@YounusAlGohar/humanitys-salvation-from-the-ex...
Carved relief from the ancient Assyrian royal palace of Nineveh (Mosul in modern Iraq) detail of one of the many relief panels that once lined the walls now in the British Museum.
Many of these scenes depict the hunting of animals and are as cruel as they are beautifully rendered; this often makes me question my enjoyment of these stunning artworks when beautiful animals like lions and horses are seen to be suffering in them.
The site of Nineveh has been attacked by Daesh barbarians over the last two years of jihadi occupation, demolishing most of the few remaining structures and destroying 3000 years of history. It is located in the centre of Mosul which is currently a battleground as Iraqi forces attempt to reclaim their city. Whether any of the last vestiges of ancient Nineveh survive the liberation of the city remains to be seen, fortunately most of its more important sculpture is safe in museums like this.
Mission humanitaire de l'armée irakienne et Peshmerga (combattants kurdes) : largage de vivres et munitions pour les Yézidis qui fuient la barbarie de Daesh dans les montagnes de Shengal (120km à l'ouest de Mossoul).
Inspection de la machine suite aux répliques des jihadistes.
3 August 2014 will remain the day the life of the yazedis has changed. Up to 200,000 yazedis people have been displaced from their homes in Sinjar City and the surrounding towns and villages when ISIS arrived by surprise .
The islamist group asked the residents to convert or die...Hundreds of Yazidis were executed as they refused. Most of the people left the village on time, fleeing on foot in the mountains, without nothing and most of the time without water or food , under a 50 degrees temperature. They walked for 7 days, including the babies and the elders. Many were killed, wounded or captured on the way. Now thousands are in Duhok in Kurdistan, and towns like Zoar when they have found a shelter for the winter. Some still have contacts thanks to the mobile phones with the relatives captured or trapped in Sinjar, but many do not have any news of their relatives and fear the worst...Until now, the town od Sinjar is seized by ISIS, where hundreds of Yazidis remain stranded months after fleeing their homes.But Kurdish peshmergas have regained lot of the ground lost to ISIS with the help of the U.S. air strikes. Sinjar is a strategic place as it would put the peshmergas on three sides of Mosul, the largest city under ISIS rule in northern Iraq.
© Eric Lafforgue
3 August 2014 will remain the day the life of the yazedis has changed. Up to 200,000 yazedis people have been displaced from their homes in Sinjar City and the surrounding towns and villages when ISIS arrived by surprise .
The islamist group asked the residents to convert or die...Hundreds of Yazidis were executed as they refused. Most of the people left the village on time, fleeing on foot in the mountains, without nothing and most of the time without water or food , under a 50 degrees temperature. They walked for 7 days, including the babies and the elders. Many were killed, wounded or captured on the way. Now thousands are in Duhok in Kurdistan, and towns like Zoar when they have found a shelter for the winter. Some still have contacts thanks to the mobile phones with the relatives captured or trapped in Sinjar, but many do not have any news of their relatives and fear the worst...Until now, the town od Sinjar is seized by ISIS, where hundreds of Yazidis remain stranded months after fleeing their homes.But Kurdish peshmergas have regained lot of the ground lost to ISIS with the help of the U.S. air strikes. Sinjar is a strategic place as it would put the peshmergas on three sides of Mosul, the largest city under ISIS rule in northern Iraq.
© Eric Lafforgue
At Messiah Foundation International, we have a profound understanding of the factors that draw vulnerable youth towards radicalisation.
We strongly believe that radicalisation is principally based on wrong interpretation of the text of the Quran. People are being told fascinating, lustful stories to lure them towards Islamist organisations. In order to help prevent radicalisation, we are offering free classes for the public, in which attendees will be presented with academic reasoning to counter what radical Islamists teach.
Classes begin every day at 8:00 PM in our London office. To reserve your seat, please call us on WhatsApp: +447456280590
Address: 22 Park Street, Park House Suite 414 Croydon, CRO 1YE
On the auspicious occasion of 12 Rabi ul Awal (Eid Milad un Nabi), the day of Prophet Mohammad's arrival in the world, HH Younus AlGohar reflects on the character and teachings of the Prophet. He presents food for thought on the current state of Muslims.
Main points:
The Quran tells us two things about the Prophet Mohammad: firstly that he is mercy for entire universe and secondly that he is of the most sublime character. He is God's masterpiece.
Prophet Mohammad's character is so amiable that one begins to love him involuntarily.
When Wahhabism emerged 200 years ago, they excluded the love of Prophet Mohammad from the religion. The head of the body of Islam is the love of Prophet Mohammad (saw). Wahhabis do not just behead people; they have beheaded the religion of Islam. Daesh, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabab and Boko Haram all follow Wahhabism.
If you fully imitate the Prophet Mohammad you will never hate anybody or kill anybody. The Quran commands Muslims to imitate the Prophet Mohammad if they want to love God.
Muslims barred the rest of the world from becoming recipients of Prophet Mohammad's blessings. But the Awaited One Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi will give His blessings to all humanity - on behalf of Himself and on behalf of the Prophet Mohammad.
Wahhabism must be eradicated. Muslim parents in the west must moderate their children's activity on the internet because ISIS use the Internet now to recruit youth.
Full transcript: rariazgoharshahi.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/new-video-celebra...
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Un véhicule pour semer la mort : une méthode prônée par Daesh
Dès 2014, l’organisation terroriste avait appelé à mener des attaques en utilisant des véhicules. Par le biais de son magazine propagandiste Inspire, Daesh recommandait d’utiliser un camion « comme une tondeuse à gazon. » L’organisation terroriste appelait à frapper les endroits les plus densément peuplés en prenant le maximum de vitesse et à utiliser une arme à feu « pour finir le travail ». À Nice, le chauffeur du camion a tiré avec une arme avant d’être abattu par les forces de l’ordre.
Le bilan de Nice est lourd après qu'un camion a foncé à toute allure dans la foule jeudi à 22h40 sur une distance d'environ deux kilomètres sur la Promenade des Anglais à Nice peu de temps après la fin du feu d'artifice du 14 juillet : 84 morts et des dizaines de personnes blessées, dont 18 en "urgence absolue".
Je suis "Nice" avec vous mes amis et artistes français :D
The speakers at "the protest that wasn't" waiting for an audience that never materialised.
Stand developed in Blazinal as an experiment that I probably won't repeat, at least not with TRi-X. I didn't record aperture and exposure.
Armed Forces Day National Event Held In Cleethorpes - Sat 25 Jun 2016
Image shows: The Band of the Royal Marines taking part in their Sunset Ceremony.
Celebrations are underway today to mark the eighth annual Armed Forces Day, honouring the work and dedication of our brave Servicemen and women deployed around the world.
More than 250 events including parades, military displays and community fetes are taking place right across the country to say thank you to the Armed Forces community, including Regulars, Reserves, their families and veterans past and present.
From fighting Daesh in the Middle East to training troops in Nigeria and supporting NATO exercises, the UK’s Armed Forces are on duty 24/7. Armed Forces Day is a chance for Britain to acknowledge their hard work and sacrifice.
The National Event was held in the seaside town Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, attended by His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent representing the Queen and the Royal Family.
Other guests included the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, Defence Minister Lord Howe, the Commander of Joint Force Command General Sir Chris Deverell and the Worshipful Mayor of North East Lincolnshire Christina McGilligan-Fell.
The National Event began with a spectacular display from the Red Arrows, an amphibious display on the beach from the Royal Marines and a parachute drop from the RAF Falcons. A parade of Service personnel, veterans and cadets then marched down Cleethorpes seafront, from the North Promenade to the Boating Lake, followed by a motorcade of motorcyclists from the Armed Forces Bikers and the Royal British Legion bikers.
The Duke of Kent took the salute from the parade on behalf of The Queen and Royal Family. Afternoon celebrations in Cleethorpes will continue across the seafront with a variety of military displays including the White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team. Overhead the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, a Chinook and the Royal Navy Black Cats Helicopters will entertain the crowds.
Estimated at 100,000, crowds at Cleethorpes will also be able to see the RAFC Cranwell Band play alongside a Queens Colour Squadron display, followed by a performance by the Military Wives Choir. An evening of music will close the celebrations with fireworks ending the evening at the Armed Forces Gate.
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Photographer: Sergeant Ross Tilly
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Ancienne cité à 110 Km au Sud de Mosul. Elle est située en plein désert sur la Route de la Soie et des Caravanes (en direction de Palmyre, Baalbeck, Pétra) . Elle a connu son apogée au II ème siècle et a même résisté aux armées romaines de Trajan et Septime Sévère. Elle fut détruite par les Perses en 251.
Le site est tombé dans l'oubli et les archéologues ne se sont intéressés à elle que dans la seconde moitié du XX èlme siècle. Elle est au Patrimoine Mondial de l'UNESCO depuis 1985. Malheureusement elle a été occupée par l'Etat Islamique (DAESH) en 2014, pillée et a subi des destructions. Certaines statues sont conservées au Musée Archéologique de Bagdad.
Elle a un plan circulaire avec une double enceinte de 6km.
Le Temple de Maran, souvent appelé "hellénistique", était le temple le plus important . Il mélange des influences gréco-romaines et orientales...
Ancienne cité à 110 Km au Sud de Mosul. Elle est située en plein désert sur la Route de la Soie et des Caravanes (en direction de Palmyre, Baalbeck, Pétra) . Elle a connu son apogée au II ème siècle et a même résisté aux armées romaines de Trajan et Septime Sévère. Elle fut détruite par les Perses en 251.
Le site est tombé dans l'oubli et les archéologues ne se sont intéressés à elle que dans la seconde moitié du XX èlme siècle. Elle est au Patrimoine Mondial de l'UNESCO depuis 1985. Malheureusement elle a été occupée par l'Etat Islamique (DAESH) en 2014, pillée et a subi des destructions. Certaines statues sont conservées au Musée Archéologique de Bagdad.
Elle a un plan circulaire avec une double enceinte de 6km.
Le Temple de Maran, souvent appelé "hellénistique", était le temple le plus important . Il mélange des influences gréco-romaines et orientales...
The Role of Spiritual Knowledge in the Divine Plan
www.goharshahi.us/articles/view/role-spiritual-knowledge-...
In light of incidents of terrorism occurring globally, we ask ourselves: why are some people drawn to brutality and others to spirituality? Where is our world heading to?
Techniker nehmen die Recce Tornados nach dem ersten Einsatzflug im Rahmen des Einsatzes Counter DAESH auf ihren Stellplätzen auf der Air Base in Incirlik an, am 08.01.2016.
©Bundeswehr/Falk Bärwald
Some peshmergas take me to the front lines of the war against ISIS. I find myself in the Taza area, just south of Kirkuk, on the road to Baghdad.
According to them, very few journalists come here. Some even said that I was the only was they saw. Nonetheless, it is a key strategic location. It is very dangerous there since Kirkuk is divided: Kurds in the north, ISIS in the south. All along the front lines you can see different units roaming about little traditional houses. Some are kept by old Kurdish vets from the 1980s wars.
Many vets have returned to war, despite being well past middle-aged and having children and grandchildren. Some even behind comfortable lives in Europe to come back, like a Swiss colonel I met. For them, it is their duty to fight for their region. Despite being autonomous and having a large secessionist movement, Kurdistan is not recognized as a state distinct from Iraq. “Some terrorists come along and now the whole world calls them the ‘Islamic State’,” complains one peshmerga, “For decades we have been trying to make the state of Kurdistan and we’ve gotten nothing!”
They have very few weapons, most of them are pre-Cold War AK47s. Some even date back to 1960. They still work, but the Kurdish forces ask for more efficient guns since ISIS has the latest weapons taken (or given) from the Iraqi army who in turn was supplied by coalition forces.
Many vets have only one working eye. The other was lost in previous wars. Once night falls, it becomes very difficult to monitor the 1000km long border. They don’t even have night vision equipment.
Last week it rained for 5 days, and it was impossible to see or hear anything. Some ISIS guys tried to gain territory, but the Kurds successfully fought them off. Their 4 wheel drives were stuck in the mud while ISIS’s brand new hummers were able to move about without issue. From the front line you can see ISIS flags. Since they told me to pack light, I didn’t bring a zoom lens. Sorry! You can see the smoke from their kitchen and even see men running from house to house.
ISIS is only 500 meters from the Kurdish position but nobody seems afraid. Peshmerga know that death is part of their fate, and even if they look like an army from another century, they will defend themselves and their country to the very end. For them, it is the highest honor to die for Kurdistan.
They protect the Baghdad road, but a few weeks ago lost it. After heavy fighting, they regained it, killing 3 Chechen ISIS fighters in the process.
Since peshmerga don’t have armored cars, it is very dangerous for them to go around safely.
The car I took to go on the front lines was very slow and made in the 80s. If we were chased by ISIS cars, we wouldn’t have stood a chance. In one day, all the materiel I saw included AK47s, a tank, an RPG, and a few gun old machines. Even if the pehsmergas say that this equipment works well, they are disappointed not to receive new ones, as Europe and USA promised.
The day after my visit, France made lot of bombings in the area, as ISIS was too close. Peshmergas take a lot of pictures, not only for souvenirs, but also to fight ISIS on the new front: social media.
They fear the roads they do not know well as ISIS pays the local farmers to put mines. Even in times of war, peshmergas are among the most welcoming people in the world. They regularly offer food and drinks.
When it was time for me to go back to the safety of Erbil, circumstances changed. The north road was closed because of an ISIS attack. The only way out was to send me through the south road that crossed Kirkuk. Let’s just say that safety there was not ideal. I had to hide my camera, and we crossed Kirkuk with an escort of armed peshmergas and a civilian car.
The soldiers were all nervous since Kirkuk is very dangerous, especially at the check points. As soon as a car was driving next to ours for too long, they were shouting at the driver to go away.
If a man was crossing the road too slowly, they threatened to hit him. These methods, employed by ISIS suicide bombers, have claimed the lives of hundred in Kirkuk. Once on the Kurdish side, they found a Kurdish taxi driver to bring me safely back to Erbil.
© Eric Lafforgue
Zwei Tornados stehen nachts im Zelt auf der Air Base Incirlik, Türkei, am 29.06.2016.
©Bundeswehr/Thorsten Weber
Armed Forces Day National Event Held In Cleethorpes - Sat 25 Jun 2016
Image shows: The Memorial Gate at the end of the National Armed Forces Day event in Cleethorpes.
Celebrations are underway today to mark the eighth annual Armed Forces Day, honouring the work and dedication of our brave Servicemen and women deployed around the world.
More than 250 events including parades, military displays and community fetes are taking place right across the country to say thank you to the Armed Forces community, including Regulars, Reserves, their families and veterans past and present.
From fighting Daesh in the Middle East to training troops in Nigeria and supporting NATO exercises, the UK’s Armed Forces are on duty 24/7. Armed Forces Day is a chance for Britain to acknowledge their hard work and sacrifice.
The National Event was held in the seaside town Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, attended by His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent representing the Queen and the Royal Family.
Other guests included the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, Defence Minister Lord Howe, the Commander of Joint Force Command General Sir Chris Deverell and the Worshipful Mayor of North East Lincolnshire Christina McGilligan-Fell.
The National Event began with a spectacular display from the Red Arrows, an amphibious display on the beach from the Royal Marines and a parachute drop from the RAF Falcons. A parade of Service personnel, veterans and cadets then marched down Cleethorpes seafront, from the North Promenade to the Boating Lake, followed by a motorcade of motorcyclists from the Armed Forces Bikers and the Royal British Legion bikers.
The Duke of Kent took the salute from the parade on behalf of The Queen and Royal Family. Afternoon celebrations in Cleethorpes will continue across the seafront with a variety of military displays including the White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team. Overhead the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, a Chinook and the Royal Navy Black Cats Helicopters will entertain the crowds.
Estimated at 100,000, crowds at Cleethorpes will also be able to see the RAFC Cranwell Band play alongside a Queens Colour Squadron display, followed by a performance by the Military Wives Choir. An evening of music will close the celebrations with fireworks ending the evening at the Armed Forces Gate.
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© Crown Copyright 2014
Photographer: Sergeant Ross Tilly
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This how Brussels reacts to the terrorist bombings in the metro & airport this morning.
We may not allow terrorists to drive us into a police-state. We must keep our freedom & our way of life safe-guarded.
The video: youtu.be/Pn_YhB8g86o
Armed Forces Day National Event Held in Cleethorpes - Sat 25 Jun 2016
Image shows: The RAF Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows.
Celebrations took place to mark the eighth annual Armed Forces Day, honouring the work and dedication of our brave Servicemen and women deployed around the world. More than 250 events including parades, military displays and community fetes are took place right across the country to say thank you to the Armed Forces community, including Regulars, Reserves, their families and veterans past and present. From fighting Daesh in the Middle East to training troops in Nigeria and supporting NATO exercises, the UK’s Armed Forces are on duty 24/7. Armed Forces Day is a chance for Britain to acknowledge their hard work and sacrifice. The National Event was held in the seaside town Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, attended by His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent representing the Queen and the Royal Family. Other guests included the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, The Rt Hon Earl Howe, the Commander of Joint Forces Command, General Sir Chris Deverell KCB MBE ADC and the Worshipful Mayor of North East Lincolnshire Christina McGilligan-Fell. The National Event began with a spectacular display from the Red Arrows, an amphibious display on the beach from the Royal Marines and a parachute drop from the RAF Falcons. A parade of Service personnel, veterans and cadets then marched down Cleethorpes seafront, from the North Promenade to the Boating Lake, followed by a motorcade of motorcyclists from the Armed Forces Bikers and the Royal British Legion bikers. The Duke of Kent took the salute from the parade on behalf of The Queen and Royal Family. Afternoon celebrations in Cleethorpes continued across the seafront with a variety of military displays including the White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team. Overhead the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, a Chinook and the Royal Navy Black Cats Helicopters entertained the crowds.
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Armed Forces Day National Event Held In Cleethorpes - Sat 25 Jun 2016
Image shows two aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on display.
Celebrations are underway today to mark the eighth annual Armed Forces Day, honouring the work and dedication of our brave Servicemen and women deployed around the world.
More than 250 events including parades, military displays and community fetes are taking place right across the country to say thank you to the Armed Forces community, including Regulars, Reserves, their families and veterans past and present.
From fighting Daesh in the Middle East to training troops in Nigeria and supporting NATO exercises, the UK’s Armed Forces are on duty 24/7. Armed Forces Day is a chance for Britain to acknowledge their hard work and sacrifice.
The National Event was held in the seaside town Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, attended by His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent representing the Queen and the Royal Family.
Other guests included the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, Defence Minister Lord Howe, the Commander of Joint Force Command General Sir Chris Deverell and the Worshipful Mayor of North East Lincolnshire Christina McGilligan-Fell.
The National Event began with a spectacular display from the Red Arrows, an amphibious display on the beach from the Royal Marines and a parachute drop from the RAF Falcons. A parade of Service personnel, veterans and cadets then marched down Cleethorpes seafront, from the North Promenade to the Boating Lake, followed by a motorcade of motorcyclists from the Armed Forces Bikers and the Royal British Legion bikers.
The Duke of Kent took the salute from the parade on behalf of The Queen and Royal Family. Afternoon celebrations in Cleethorpes will continue across the seafront with a variety of military displays including the White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team. Overhead the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, a Chinook and the Royal Navy Black Cats Helicopters will entertain the crowds.
Estimated at 100,000, crowds at Cleethorpes will also be able to see the RAFC Cranwell Band play alongside a Queens Colour Squadron display, followed by a performance by the Military Wives Choir. An evening of music will close the celebrations with fireworks ending the evening at the Armed Forces Gate.
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