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On Jan. 20, 2021, groups affiliated with ISIS attacked al-Sina Prison in the southern part of the city of al-Hasakah, in Syria’s far northeast. The attack, which lasted for nearly nine days, ended with the killing of dozens of ISIS fighters and detainees inside the prison, in addition to approximately 140 members of the SDF and its prison guards.
bkibler@altoonamirror.com A few weeks ago, Alice Lawrence, who worked for years with the late Blair County NAACP President Don Witherspoon, didn’t sound optimistic about the prospects of replacing her friend, who died Dec. 26 of COVID-19. “Those are some big shoes to fill,” Lawrence said. “I don’t think anybody can fill them.” The state president of the NAACP, however, seems optimistic that presidential succession at the local branch will work out, after meeting recently with branch leaders and identifying a “young man” who will be voted on by state leadership Wednesday to bec...
AMY GOODMAN: Today, a Democracy Now! exclusive: “Four Days in Western Sahara: Africa’s Last Colony.” Western Sahara, where peaceful protesters, led by women, are beaten in the streets. Thousands have been tortured, imprisoned, killed and disappeared while resisting the Moroccan occupation. SULTANA KHAYA: [translated] He jabbed right at my eye with his baton. I was yelling at him, “Hey, you Moroccan! You pulled out my eye!” AMY GOODMAN: Where natural resources are plundered, from phosphates to fish. HMAD HAMMAD: [translated] I say that our damnation comes from the natural resources ...