Middle East Madness > Turkish troops not to be deployed in Syria - Netanyahu; Iran's top military commander offers $30,000 bounty on Americans - dead of alive

 

Netanyahu: Syria was on verge of deploying Turkish troops—Israel warned against it

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack expressed “deep concern” over an attack in northwestern Syria, which the IDF has not commented on.

(Aug. 19, 2026 / JNS)

Syria was on the verge of breaching the status quo in security matters by permitting the deployment of Turkish troops at an airbase near Aleppo, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday night.

Overnight Monday, the Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase in Idlib in northwestern Syria reportedly came under attack. Syrian authorities accused Israel of carrying out the offensive.

“Israel repeatedly warned Syria that such a deployment would pose a threat to Israel’s security. Syria chose to ignore these warnings,” the PMO continued, apparently referencing the strikes.

“Israel will not tolerate threats to its security, and would welcome a return to the status quo,” which was agreed to with Syria, the PMO added.

Syria’s foreign ministry on Tuesday blamed Israel for carrying out the attack, calling it “a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates described the strikes as “an unjustified act of aggression” and a “dangerous escalation” threatening the region’s security and stability, the state’s official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.

Syria called on the international community and the United Nations Security Council to take a firm stance against any Israeli violations of Syrian sovereignty.

United States Ambassador to Turkey and Special Presidential Envoy to Iraq and Syria Tom Barrack said that “we are deeply concerned that the confirmed Israeli airstrikes on Abu al-Duhur Airbase constitute an unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability.”

Barrack said in an X post that Syria’s al-Sharaa government had signaled a preference for deescalation with Israel and said Washington would continue facilitating discussions between the sides. He urged “restraint and engagement” and called on all parties to prioritize dialogue over additional military incidents.

“Highly sensitive intelligence was shared with the United States in advance, at the most senior levels of the various agencies and bodies,” a senior Israeli official told Fox News on Tuesday. “Al-Sharaa understands that he cannot operate like the previous Syrian regime, which maintained proxy forces. It’s possible that he didn’t understand what was going on, or didn’t know.”

The official couldn’t offer more details, “due to the highly classified nature of the intelligence,” Fox News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst reported.

Idlib Province, Syria

Iranian army top dog promises $30,000 to anyone who captures or kills an American

Aug 19, 2026 5:00 pm By Robert SpencerLeave a Comment

This is more evidence of the criminal character of the Iranian regime. He didn’t specify that the captured American had to be a soldier. Anyone, even a civilian, will apparently do. This is the same regime that sends missiles into Israeli residential neighborhoods. The aim is collective punishment and ultimately genocide.

Iran Army Commander-In-Chief General Amir Hatami: Anyone Who Captures Or Kills An American And Hands Him Over To Our Military Will Receive A Gift Of $30,000

MEMRI, August 16, 2026:

Iran Army Commander-in-Chief General Amir Hatami said in an August 16, 2026 ceremony honoring journalists aired by IRIB News (Iran) that any individual or soldier who kills or captures an American will receive not only the spiritual reward of jihad, but also a “gift” of 5 billion Iranian toman (30,000 USD).

Amir Hatami: “The criminal U.S. president declared that he wants to make the Strait of Hormuz part of his criminal territory. First of all: The hell you will! Although after realizing they made a grave mistake, they claimed that it was just a joke. Even joking about this is completely unacceptable.

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“Any individual or any soldier who kills or captures and hands over an American to any of the Islamic Republic’s army units… With the support of the people who are part of the ‘financial jihad’ of the army, they will receive – in addition to the high [spiritual] reward of Jihad – a gift of $30,000, which is about 5 billion toman. The dear soldiers of our army…”

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Ozzone 1-11 > Your obedience to God may cost others, but you must let it happen

 

This Week's Islamic Massacres > 130 Christians murdered in 3 weeks in DRC

 

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Muslims murder at least 130 Christians in three weeks of jihad massacres

Aug 18, 2026 8:00 am By Robert Spencer5 Comments

Including the beheading of at least 25. “When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks” (Qur’an 47:4)

Busiyo, Ituri, MONUSCO Photos, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0

At Least 130 Christians Killed in Three Weeks of Violence Across Ituri, D. R. Congo

Barnabas Aid, August 11, 2026 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

Islamic State terrorists have claimed the killing of at least 130 Christians in three weeks of violence across Ituri Province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

In the most recent and deadliest incident on Sunday, August 9, fighters from Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) killed 32 Christians and captured 24 in a coordinated assault on three neighboring villages in Mambasa Territory.

In what Islamic State (IS – also known as ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) propaganda described as “a bloody attack,” the terrorists also burned down more than 60 homes and shops.

In another major incident on July 31, ISCAP fighters killed 17 Christians and captured two others from the village on Monguiko.

This followed the slaughter of 35 Christians in separate attacks on July 20 and 24, including the beheading of at least 25.

Among several other attacks, on August 6 the terrorists targeted a group of people on a river boat near the town Biondo, killing “five Christian combatants” with machine guns and sinking the boat.

IS propaganda uses the term “combatants” to describe Christians and Jews who have not either converted to Islam or paid jizya tax as a sign of their subservience to Islamic rule….

Ituri, DR Congo

Migrants on the Move out of Canada > More than 10,000 deportations already this year; Ford cuts social assistance from illegal immigrants in Ontario

This has nothing to do with terrorism or the skyrocketing rate of rapes in Europe, particularly England. This has to do with immigrants on temporary student visas, many of whom never saw the university they were supposed to attend. Student visas were used by criminal gangs, especially the Indian mafia Bishnoi gang, which was involved in drug trafficking, extortion, and targeted killings. They may have been used by the government of India for assassinations.

The expulsions also have to do with a severe housing crunch in Canada.

Canada ramps up deportations of illegal immigrants

CBSA agents are finally enforcing the rules at student protests. Temporary visas mean temporary stays — no permanent residency was promised, and document checks aren’t persecution

Harrison Faulkner, Juno News

Aug 13, 2026

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Data shows that Canada Border Services agents are setting new records for deportations across Canada, as a visible increase in raids and document checks are now occurring. Images of a CBSA raid at an international student protest in Calgary, Alberta, on Wednesday indicate that Canada is beginning to take a more serious and more visible approach to removals.

As of June 30, CBSA records show that over 10k deportations have already occurred in Canada, happening at a rate of 400 per week. Last year, Canada deported over 23,000 people.

Being in Canada on a temporary visa means exactly that: temporary. No one was promised permanent residency, and protesting, demanding extensions, or framing the country as stolen land does not create one. The political sympathy these students once enjoyed has evaporated.

Document checks at these gatherings are not persecution or “Trump-style thuggery” — they are simply how a country determines who still has legal status and who does not. Hunger strike or not, the rules still apply.

Many of these students were clearly misled by shady consultants and marginal colleges. That does not change the fact that they signed temporary visas knowing the terms, and that the real goal for most was never education but a pathway to stay and eventually sponsor extended family. Living here without status only leaves them vulnerable to exploitation. For both their own sake and Canada’s, the clearer path is to go home when the visa ends.

The era of open-ended tolerance for expired status is closing, and that is long overdue.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Ontario Tightens Rules to Bar Illegal Immigrants From Receiving Social Assistance

Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a media availability at the TTC Davisville subway yard in Toronto on Feb. 18, 2026. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

The Ontario government is implementing new regulations to block people without legal immigration status from receiving social assistance benefits.

Premier Doug Ford took to social media on Aug. 13 to announce amendments have been made to the Ontario Works Act  and the Ontario Disability Support Program Act to clarify the criteria for social assistance eligibility.

“Taxpayer-funded social assistance was never meant to support people living in Ontario illegally,” Ford wrote in an Aug. 13 X post. “As of today, it doesn’t.”

The announcement follows a pledge made by Ford last month to make changes after media coverage about a tribunal decision that granted Ontario Works payments to a man who arrived in Canada decades earlier on a temporary work permit that has since expired.

Ford had commented last month about the case of the man who came to Canada in 1997 on a four-year temporary work permit and never left. The man supported himself with cash-paying jobs for years until entering the homeless shelter system in 2023.

The Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal ruled in May that the man was eligible to receive financial benefits.

Ford said he disagreed with the decision. He wrote in a July social media post that his government would help people who have fallen on hard times, but he emphasized that this did not apply to “people living in Canada illegally.”

The newly announced changes confirm that both those living in Canada illegally and individuals who are authorized to remain temporarily, such as students on a visa, will no longer be able to access social assistance or disability payments. Those with work permits will also not be eligible for benefits.

“These changes will protect taxpayer dollars and ensure these programs are there for the people who they were intended to support,” Social Services Minister Michael Parsa said in a press release, noting that the changes “take effect immediately.”

Tory MP Michelle Rempel Garner, who serves as her party’s shadow immigration minister,  also commented on the man’s case last month, calling the tribunal’s ruling “yet another government action that undermines core principles of our immigration system.”

Rempel Garner last week called on the federal government to back any provincial measures made to maintain the integrity of the immigration system.

Those seeking financial assistance through Ontario Works must be at least 16 years old, be residents of Ontario, and “participate in employment activities,” according to the provincial website. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and cannot have assets exceeding $10,000 for an individual or $15,000 for a couple.

The current guidelines state that a single person without dependents is eligible to receive a maximum of $733 per month, while a couple with two children could qualify for up to $1,553.

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