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Patrimoine(s) en immersion, site de Palmyre (sur écran)
La société ICONEM a pour ambition de préserver la mémoire du patrimoine menacé grâce aux dernières innovations technologiques.
Ici le temple de Bel du site de Palmyre reconstitué numériquement après les destructions de Daesh
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Le grand temple de Bêl est considéré comme l’un des plus importants monuments religieux du Ier siècle en Orient par sa conception unique Unesco
Démonstrations organisées par le Club Innovation & Culture, CLIC France
Manifestation parallèle à Futur en Seine 2016 au musée des arts et métiers à Paris
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This month the International Organisation for Migration has carried out relief operations in areas newly retaken from Daesh around Mosul in Iraq, targeting newly displaced people who have fled to more stable areas. Last week, 110 full winter non-food relief item (NFI) kits were distributed, including blankets, heaters and carpets, to families in the town of Haj Ali. The kits were funded by the UK’s Department for International Development.
The UK is providing £14 million in humanitarian aid to help support up to 66,000 people in and around Mosul via IOM.
Picture: IOM
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.
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.
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon refuels from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over Iraq, Jan. 11, 2017. The 340th EARS extended the fight against Da'esh by delivering fuel to U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan) www.dvidshub.net/
Armed Forces Day National Event Held in Cleethorpes - Sat 25 Jun 2016
Pictured are The Royal Navy Parachute Display Team.
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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A soldier with the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service fire a 60mm mortar round at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, April 13, 2019. The CTS soldiers participated in Coalition-led land navigation and mortar training in order to enhance their skillset and technical proficiencies in both areas. The Coalition and its partners remain committed to preventing the resurgence of Daesh and its violent extremist ideologies. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob Ruiz)
Pictured are The White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team (Royal Signals)...Armed Forces Day National Event Held In Cleethorpes - Sat 25 Jun 2016...Celebrations took place on the 25th June 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.. . .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 had crowds estimated at 120,000 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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Rückkehr der Recce Tornados von ihrem ersten Einsatzflug im Rahmen des Einsatzes Counter DAESH, auf der Air Base in Incirlik am 08.01.2016.
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Shelter provided by UK aid for people displaced by Daesh in Iraq. Dalal, Iraq, July 2015.
Tens of thousands of Iraqis suffering in the face of Daesh brutality are set to receive food, medicine and shelter, after a new package of UK aid was announced on 20 July 2016 by UK International Development Secretary Priti Patel.
Speaking ahead of an Iraq pledging conference in Washington, Ms Patel confirmed that £50 million will provide life-saving aid to the most vulnerable Iraqis including women, children, the elderly and sick.
The assistance will allow people to buy basic essentials such as food and medicine, as well as providing clean water, vaccinations and shelter.
Priti Patel said:
"The UK is at the forefront of international efforts to tackle Daesh and its poisonous ideology.
"This new support will save lives and alleviate suffering while continuing to underline the UK’s commitment to taking its international obligations seriously and leading from the front when dealing with the big challenges of our time, including conflict and instability."
Some 3.3 million Iraqis have been forced to flee their homes as a result of conflict in the wider region, with a further 10 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.
The UK has now committed a total of £129.5 million in humantarian aid in response to the crisis in Iraq since June 2014.
Picture: Florian Seriex/Action Against Hunger
So here we are, one and all, a mere speck in the overall grand plan.
I have been told that God created Heaven and Earth in 6 days. The Grand Master, the Grand Architect, the all seeing eye that ensures all is in it place and peace and harmony prevail, on His terms for He is indeed selective to some and allows bloodshed and mayhem to rain down upon us. What ever happened to the parting of the oceans and the plagues, to wipe out and smite the real enemy of today.
How come ISIS, or to be more precise, Daesh, is able to roam freely and deal out death to all that is not of their like?
Praise the Lord I was not around or asked to help create this beautiful earth, for here, in this little patch , it has taken me almost 13 years thus far, to put all this together and I am not finished by a long way.
Had I been involved in Creation, then all of you out there would be no more than a dream and getting impatient in such a slow progress. Haaaaaa!
Blasphemous ? I think not for if one can not look on the lighter side of almost everything and if not, then what’s the bloody point in all this.
"Depuis le 15 juillet, les gangs armés de l’Etat islamique (EI ou Daesh en arabe) lancent des offensives sur trois fronts contre le canton de Kobanê, utilisant des armes lourdes saisies en Irak et en Syrie...."
A few kilometers outside of Dohuk, Iraq, what was supposed to be a five-star hotel has become a nightmarish makeshift refugee camp. After ISIS attacked Sinjar, massacring and enslaving the local Yazidi people, a few of those fortunate enough to escape have sought refuge at the massive “Hotel Kayar” (literally “place where one receives friends). With construction stalled in its early stages, the concrete structure is an inhospitable environment for the 63 Yazidi families who now call it home. Children play with no railing or walls to prevent them from falling. “We just want tents like the other refugees,” said one man, after a storm recently ravaged the little infrastructure they managed to set up in the two months they’ve been here. With a cold winter right around the corner and scarce food and water, the future looks dire.And the kids keep smiling...
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Il y a des bouchers...
Ci sono dei macellai...
Lettre à ma génération : moi je n'irai pas qu'en terrasse
20 NOVEMBRE 2015 | PAR SARAH ROUBATO
Salut,
On se connaît pas mais je voulais quand même t’écrire. Il paraît qu’on devrait se comprendre, puisqu’on est de la même génération. Je suis française, je n’ai pas trente ans. Paris, c’est ma ville. J’ai grandi dans une école internationale où on était plus de quatre-vingt nationalités. J’ai pas mal voyagé et je parle plusieurs langues. Je suis républicaine et transculturelle. J’ai « des origines » comme on dit maghrébines. Surtout et avant tout, je suis pisteuse de paroles et d'histoires. J'essaye de raconter un petit bout du monde, de mettre en mots les puissances endormies que tant de gens portent en eux.
J’ai toujours adoré les terrasses. La dernière fois que j’étais à Paris j’y ai passé des heures, dans les cafés des 10e 11e et 18earrondissements. À la terrasse, je m’offre le luxe d’aller nulle part. Je prends de mes nouvelles au cœur d’une ville qui ne sait pas que j’existe. Ni dehors ni dedans, je cultive l’attente au milieu du passage. Ni vraiment dans la rue, ni tout à fait quelque part, j’ai rendez-vous avec la ville entière. J'y ai écrit un livre qui s’appelle Chroniques de terrasse. Il est maintenant quelque part dans la pile de manuscrits de plusieurs maisons d’édition. Aujourd'hui j'aurais envie d'y ajouter quelques pages.
Pourtant aujourd’hui, ce n’est pas en terrasse que j’ai envie d’aller.
Depuis plusieurs jours, on m’explique que c’est la liberté, la mixité et la légèreté de cette jeunesse qui a été attaquée, et que pour résister, il faut tous aller se boire des bières en terrasse. C’est joli comme symbole, c’est même plutôt cool comme mode de résistance. Je ne suis pas sûre que si les attentats prévus à la Défense avaient eu lieu, on aurait lancé des groupes facebook « TOUS EN COSTAR AU PIED DES GRATTE-CIELS ! » ni qu'on aurait crié notre fierté d’être un peuple d’employés et de patrons fiers de participer au capitalisme mondial, pas toi ?
On nous raconte qu’on a été attaqués parce qu’on est le grand modèle de la liberté et de la tolérance. De quoi se gargariser et mettre un pansement avec des coeurs sur la blessure de notre crise identitaire. Sauf qu'il existe beaucoup d’autres pays et de villes où la jeunesse est mixte, libre et festive. Vas donc voir les terrasses des cafés de Berlin, d’Amsterdam, de Barcelone, de Toronto, de Shanghai, d’Istanbul, de New York !
On a été attaqués parce que la France est une ancienne puissance coloniale du Moyen-Orient, parce que la France a bombardé certains pays en plongeant une main généreuse dans leurs ressources, parce que la France est accessible géographiquement, parce que la France est proche de la Belgique et qu’il est facile aux djihadistes belges et français de communiquer grâce à la langue, parce que la France est un terreau fertile pour recruter des djihadistes.
Oui je sais, la réalité est moins sexy que notre fantasme. Mais quand on y pense, c’est tant mieux, car si on a été attaqué pour ce qu’on est, alors on ne peut pas changer grand chose. Mais si on a été attaqué pour ce qu'on fait, alors on a des leviers d’action :
- S'engager dans la recherche pour trouver des énergies renouvelables, car quand le pétrole ne sera plus le baromètre de toute la géopolitique, le Moyen-Orient ne sera plus au centre de nos attentions. Et d'un coup le sort des Tibétains et des Congolais de RDC nous importera autant que celui des Palestiniens et des Syriens.
- S'engager pour trouver de nouveaux modèles politiques afin de ne plus déléguer les actions de nos pays à des hommes et des femmes formés en école d'administration qui décident que larguer des bombes, parfois c'est bien, ou qu'on peut commercer avec un pays qui n'est finalement qu'un Daesh qui a réussi.
- Les journalistes ont montré que les attentats ont éveillé des vocations de policiers chez beaucoup de jeunes. Tant mieux. Mais où sont les vocations d’éducateurs, d’enseignants, d’intervenants sociaux, de ceux qui empêchent de planter la graine djihadiste dans le terreau fertile qu’est la France ?
Si la seule réponse de la jeunesse française à ce qui deviendra une menace permanente est d’aller se boire des verres en terrasse et d'aller écouter es concerts, je ne suis pas sûre qu’on soit à la hauteur du symbole qu’on prétend être. L'attention que le monde nous porte en ce moment mériterait que l'on sorte de la jouissance de nos petits plaisirs personnels.
Ma mixité
Qu’on soit maghrébin, français, malien, chinois, kurde, musulman, juif, athée, bi homo ou hétéro, nous sommes tous les mêmes dès lors qu'on devient de bons petits soldats du néo-libéralisme et de la surconsommation. On aime le Nutella qui détruit des milliers d’hectares de forêt et décime les populations amazoniennes, on achète le dernier iphone et on grandit un peu plus les déchets avec les carcasses de nos anciens téléphones, on préfère les fringues pas chères teintes par des enfants du Bengladesh et de Chine, on dépense des centaines d'euros en maquillage testé sur les animaux et détruisant ce qu'il reste de ressources naturelles.
Ma mixité, ce sera d’aller à la rencontre de gens vraiment différents de moi. Des gens qui vivent à huit dans un deux pièces, peu importe leur origine et leur religion. Des enfants dans les hôpitaux, des détenus dans les prisons. Des vieilles femmes qui vivent seules. De ce gamin de douze ans à l'écart d'un groupe d'amis, toujours rejeté parce qu'il joue mal au foot, qui se renferme déjà sur lui-même. Des ados dans les banlieues qui ne sont jamais allés voir une pièce de théâtre. Ceux qui vivent dans des petits villages reculés où il n'y a plus aucun travail. Les petits caïds de carton qui s'insultent et en viennent aux mains parce que l'un n'a pas payé son cornet de frites au McDo. D'habitude quand ça arrive, qu'est-ce que tu fais ? Tu tournes la tête, tu ris, tu te rassures avec un petit "Et ben ça chauffe !" et tu retournes à ta conversation. Si tous ceux qui ont répondu à l'appel Tous en terrasse ! décidaient de consacrer quelques heures par semaine à ce type d'échange... il me semble que ça irait déjà mieux. Ça apportera à l'humanité sans doute un peu plus que la bière que tu bois en terrasse.
Ma liberté
Je ne vois pas en quoi faire partie du troupeau qui se rend chaque semaine aux messes festives du weekend est une marque de liberté. Ma liberté sera de prendre un autre chemin que celui qui passe par l’hyperconsommation. D’avoir un autre horizon que celui de la maison, de la voiture, des grands écrans, des vacances au soleil et du shopping.
Ma liberté sera celle de prendre le temps quand j'en ai envie, de ne pas m'affaler devant la télé en rentrant du boulot, d'avoir un travail qui ne me permet pas de savoir à quoi ressemblera ma journée.
Ma liberté, c'est de savoir que lorsque je voyage dans un pays étranger je ne suis pas en train de le défigurer un peu plus. C'est vivre quelque part où le ciel a encore ses étoiles la nuit. C'est flâner dans ma ville au hasard des rues. C'est avoir pu approcher une autre espèce que la mienne dans son environnement naturel.
Ma liberté, ce sera de savoir jouir et d'être plein, tout le contraire des plaisirs de la consommation qui créent un manque et le besoin de toujours plus. Ma liberté, ce sera d'avoir essayé de m'occuper de la beauté du monde. "Pour que l'on puisse écrire à la fin de la fête que quelque chose a changé pendant que nous passions" (Claude Lemesle).
Ma fête
Ma fête ne se trouve pas dans l’industrie du spectacle. Ma fête c'est quand j'encourage les petites salles de concert, les bars où le musicien joue pour rien, les petits théâtres de campagne construits dans une grange, les associations culturelles. Passer une journée avec un vieux qui vit tout seul, c’est une fête. Offrir un samedi de babysitting gratuit à une mère qui galère toute seule avec ses enfants, c’est une fête. Organiser des rencontres entre familles des quartiers défavorisés et familles plus aisées, et écouter l'histoire de chacun, c'est une fête.
La fête c’est ce qui sort du quotidien. Et si mon quotidien est de la consommation bruyante et lumineuse, chaque fois que je cultiverai une parole sans écran et une activité dont le but n’est pas de consommer, je serai dans la fête. Préparer un bon gueuleton, jouer de la gratte, aller marcher en forêt, lire des nouvelles et des contes à des jeunes qui sentent qu’ils ne font pas partie de notre société, quelle belle teuf !
N’allez pas me dire que je fais le jeu des djihadistes qui disent que nous sommes des décadents capitalistes… s’il vous plaît ! Ils n’ont pas le monopole de la critique de l’hyper-consommation, et de toute façon, ils boivent aux mêmes sources que les pays les plus capitalistes : le pétrole et le trafic d’armes.
Voilà. Je ne sais pas si on se croisera sur les mêmes terrasses ni dans les mêmes fêtes. Mais je voulais juste te dire que tu as le droit de te construire autrement que l'image que les médias te renvoient. Bien sûr qu'il faut continuer à aller en terrasse, mais qu'on ne prenne pas ce geste pour autre chose qu'une résistance symbolique qui n'aura que l'effet de nous rassurer, et sûrement pas d'impressionner les djihadistes (apparemment ils n'ont pas été très impressionnés par la marche du 11 janvier), et encore moins d'arrêter ceux qui sont en train de naître.
Ce qu’on est en train de vivre mérite que chacun se pose un instant à la terrasse de lui-même, et lève la tête pour regarder la société où il vit. Et qui sait... peut-être qu'un peu plus loin, dans un lambeau de ciel blanc accroché aux immeubles, il apercevra la société qu’il espère.
Sarah
2016 Armed Forces Day National Event (AFDNE) at Cleethorpes
Image shows The Parade passed Knoll House where the Duke of Kent took the salute from a dais accompanied by the Prime Minister (The Right Honourable David Cameron MP), The Secretary of State for Defence (The Right Honourable Michael Fallon MP), Commander of the UK's Joint Forces Command (General Sir Christopher Deverell), The Rt Hon Earl Howe and civic representatives.
The Armed Forces Day Parade led by the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines; with around 450 Armed Forces personnel, plus veterans and cadets taking part. A gun was fired by King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery to start the Parade.
The Parade passed Knoll House where the Duke of Kent took the salute from a dais accompanied by the Prime Minister (The Right Honourable David Cameron MP), The Secretary of State for Defence (The Right Honourable Michael Fallon MP), Commander of the UK's Joint Forces Command (General Sir Christopher Deverell), The Rt Hon Earl Howe and civic representatives.
As the salute was taken two RAF Typhoon aircraft streaked across the sky in tribute.
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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US state department says: what a shame that NATO allies Turkey attacking the city of Afrin that was previously considered very stable in Northwest Syria.
we urge Turkey to de-escalate its campaign against Kurds in Syria
#عفرين_الآن #عفرین #Syria #AFRIN #EFRIN #YPG #YPJ #QSD #SDF #Syria #Amnesty #HumanRights #Amnesty #HRW #isis #daesh #ISIL
عاجل روسيا اليوم : أقدمت مقاتلة كردية تابعة لوحدات حماية المرأة، اليوم الأحد، على تنفيذ عملية انتحارية في قرية الحمام بجنديرس مدنية عفرين .
وقامت الانتحارية، آفستا خابور، بتفجير نفسها أمام القوات التركية بالمدينة مما أدى إلى إعطاب دبابة ومقتل من فيها .
لروحك السلام أيتها الطاهرة
واللعنة على دواعش العصر الجيش التركي البربري ومرتزقته
Nihe jî #Efrîn gihane Min, Balefirêb Artêśa Tirk êriśî gunekê nêzîk Campa Penaberan ya “Robar” kirin 3 sivîl hatine kuśtin bi dehan birînda hene.
Heyva Sora Kurdî #Efrîn.
صور اثار قصف التركي الْيَوْمَ في احدى مخيمات النازحين ، قرية كوباله
#Erdogan Military & #ISIS are advancing towards #Afrin, the regions Alewites, Yezidis, Christians and secular Kurds will once again be a primary target. If actions are not taken immediately, there will be another massacre and genocide of religious minorities.
Embassy of the children of #efrîn
#saveAfrin
#StopTurkeySaveAfrin
Turkey still thinks it can silence Kurds. After almost 1000 years of occupation.
That did not and will not work. If you want peace let Kurds go into freedom and be a good neighbor.
#Save_Afrin's #children from #Turkish force attack
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拯救Afrin的孩子免受土耳其军队的袭击
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अफरीन के बच्चों को तुर्की सेना के हमले से बचाओ
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#احفظوا_أطفال_عفرين من هجوم الجيش التركي
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Salva a los hijos de Afrin del ataque del ejército turco
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Спасите детей Африна от нападения турецкой армии
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Salve os filhos de Afrin do ataque do exército turco
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তুর্কি সেনাবাহিনী আক্রমণ থেকে Afrin শিশুদের সংরক্ষণ করুন
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Sauver les enfants d'Afrin de l'attaque de force turque
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Rette die Kinder von Afrin vor dem Angriff der türkischen Armee
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منداڵانی عەفرین پیارێزن لە هێرشەکانی سوپای تورکیا
A few kilometers outside of Dohuk, Iraq, what was supposed to be a five-star hotel has become a nightmarish makeshift refugee camp. After ISIS attacked Sinjar, massacring and enslaving the local Yazidi people, a few of those fortunate enough to escape have sought refuge at the massive “Hotel Kayar” (literally “place where one receives friends). With construction stalled in its early stages, the concrete structure is an inhospitable environment for the 63 Yazidi families who now call it home. Children play with no railing or walls to prevent them from falling. “We just want tents like the other refugees,” said one man, after a storm recently ravaged the little infrastructure they managed to set up in the two months they’ve been here. With a cold winter right around the corner and scarce food and water, the future looks dire.And the kids keep smiling...
© Eric Lafforgue
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
A few kilometers outside of Dohuk, Iraq, what was supposed to be a five-star hotel has become a nightmarish makeshift refugee camp. After ISIS attacked Sinjar, massacring and enslaving the local Yazidi people, a few of those fortunate enough to escape have sought refuge at the massive “Hotel Kayar” (literally “place where one receives friends). With construction stalled in its early stages, the concrete structure is an inhospitable environment for the 63 Yazidi families who now call it home. Children play with no railing or walls to prevent them from falling. “We just want tents like the other refugees,” said one man, after a storm recently ravaged the little infrastructure they managed to set up in the two months they’ve been here. With a cold winter right around the corner and scarce food and water, the future looks dire.And the kids keep smiling...
© Eric Lafforgue
Berge von Schwimmwesten liegen am 27.02.2016 in der Naehe von Molivos, Griechenland auf einer Muelldeponie. Ueber 120000 Fluechtlinge sind 2016 bereits mit Schlauchbooten in Griechenland angekommen. Die Schwimmwesten werden auf Mülldeponien auf der Insel abgeladen. Foto: Markus Heine / heineimaging
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Die Bilder sind in druckbarer Qualität vorhanden.
Alle Bilder urheberrechtlich geschützt!
Abfragen für Bildnutzung: box@heineimaging.de
Bundesministerin der Verteidigung, Ursula von der Leyen, spricht neben dem türkischen Verteidigungsminister İsmet Yılmaz vor Pressevertretern im Rahmen ihres Besuchs beim deutschen Einsatzkontingent Counter Daesh auf der Air Base Incirlik, am 21.01.2016.
@Bundeswehr/Falk Bärwald
Tirbespiye, Zone sous contrôle de l'Administration Autonome du Nord et de l'Est de la Syrie. Mai 2021. Les HPC-Jin sont la force non mixte des HPC. Au départ, elles ont du lutter pour être acceptée par la population, mais leur contribution à la protection de la communauté a finie par être reconnue, notamment lors de la lutte contre les incendies criminels de daesh.
Campo de refugiados mantido pela igreja catolica, para refugiados catolicos vitimas do DAESH-ISIS.
Viagem com Talita Ribeiro para o Curdistao Iraquiano.
Rund 150 Menschen protestieren in Berlin mit einem Demonstrationszug vom Alexanderplatz zum Brandenburger Tor gegen das seit 1993 bestehende Verbot der Kurdischen Arbeiterpartei (PKK) in Deutschland.
In Reden wird darauf hingewiesen, dass insbesondere die Schwesterorganisationen der PKK, die YPG und YPJ in der nordsyrischen Provinz Rojava einen unschätzbaren Dienst im Kamp gegen Daesh leistet. Dies sogar im Zusammenspiel mit den USA.
Zudem sei Deutschland neben der Türkei das einzige Land, in dem die PKK verboten sei.
A few kilometers outside of Dohuk, Iraq, what was supposed to be a five-star hotel has become a nightmarish makeshift refugee camp. After ISIS attacked Sinjar, massacring and enslaving the local Yazidi people, a few of those fortunate enough to escape have sought refuge at the massive “Hotel Kayar” (literally “place where one receives friends). With construction stalled in its early stages, the concrete structure is an inhospitable environment for the 63 Yazidi families who now call it home. Children play with no railing or walls to prevent them from falling. “We just want tents like the other refugees,” said one man, after a storm recently ravaged the little infrastructure they managed to set up in the two months they’ve been here. With a cold winter right around the corner and scarce food and water, the future looks dire.And the kids keep smiling...
© Eric Lafforgue
New Yorkers, native Parisians and many others gatherered for a vigil at Washington Square Park to reflect on the attack by Daesh terrorists in Paris on November 14th.
Many held flags, put up signs, sang songs, shared emotions and banded together to show their support of Paris. Mayor DeBlasio visited the vigil to share time and speak words of encouragement.
Photography by Adrian Cabrero.
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Berlin. 2017.
"Mahnwache Solidarität mit al-Ghouta und Deir ez-Zor".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment (Assault), Louisiana National Guard, UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief Sgt. 1st Class James Mahan, scans his sectors of fire using a M240H machine gun en route to Besmaya, Iraq, during the Iraq Forward Air Control Course live-fire training exercise March 8, 2018. The U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, the New Zealand army and the Australian army partnered with Iraqi security forces students as part of a three-month course tailored to conduct close air support techniques and close combat attack training. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leticia Samuels, 449th Combat Aviation Brigade)
Unidad de #helis de las Fuerzas Aeromóviles #EjércitodeTierra que desplegará con la coalición para apoyar a #Irak en su lucha contra el #Daesh, en la Operación Inherente Resolve. @CJTFOIR .
🇪🇸
#SomostuEjército
Iraqi Special Forces Qwat al-Khasah drill advanced marksmanship on a range near Baghdad,Iraq, Jan. 11, 2020.
This advanced marksmanship training enhances Qwat al-Khasah soldiers’ ability close with and defeat Daesh.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alec Dionne
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
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
Soldiers with the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service fire a 60mm mortar round at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, April 13, 2019. The CTS soldiers undertook Coalition-led land navigation and mortar training in order to enhance their skillset and technical proficiencies in both areas. The Coalition and its partners remain committed to preventing the resurgence of Daesh and its violent extremist ideologies. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob Ruiz)
A tactical vehicle is used during a security patrol near Manbij, Syria, June 24, 2018. These independent, coordinated patrols are done in conjunction with Turkish military to continue the peace and stability in the region. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy R. Koster)
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
A few kilometers outside of Dohuk, Iraq, what was supposed to be a five-star hotel has become a nightmarish makeshift refugee camp. After ISIS attacked Sinjar, massacring and enslaving the local Yazidi people, a few of those fortunate enough to escape have sought refuge at the massive “Hotel Kayar” (literally “place where one receives friends). With construction stalled in its early stages, the concrete structure is an inhospitable environment for the 63 Yazidi families who now call it home. Children play with no railing or walls to prevent them from falling. “We just want tents like the other refugees,” said one man, after a storm recently ravaged the little infrastructure they managed to set up in the two months they’ve been here. With a cold winter right around the corner and scarce food and water, the future looks dire.And the kids keep smiling...
© Eric Lafforgue
Ab heute ist Frühling 🌸
Der Gummisalat fängt an zu blühen - es sind wilde Geranien! Na sowas!
Die Leute sind wie ausgewechselt und kommen alle raus.
Ich wollte in der Geisterstadt ruhig ein Buch lesen, an einem windgeschützten Platz.
Satz mit x... alle Beach Boys sind auch da. 😎
Der erste, ein Berliner Eritreer (von weitem als deutsche Kartoffel zu erkennen, mit Dortmunder Union 🍺 und Jacke von ZARA) war ja noch ganz witzig. Abgeschoben wegen Schengen schlägt er sich hier jetzt durch - mal gibt's Arbeit, mal gibt's keine - was? Security? Dich frag ich nicht nach deiner Telefonnummer.
Die nächsten zwei waren dann aber echt schmierig, hartnäckig und nervten... 😝
Der vierte, der Daesh-Typ vom Hafen, der mich letztens schon mit seinem finsteren Blick so erschreckt hat , kam jetzt mit dem Radl 🚲 an und fragte, ob ich hier in Trapani eine Aisha kenne?
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh.
Na, wer weiß, vielleicht hatte der letztens nur Stress oder schlechte Laune...
Und Salaam Rajab - da steht der Hilal 🌙 über dem Supermarkt