ISIS Updates Orientation Program

ISIS Updates Orientation Program

Sister of slain ISIS leader Baghdadi arrested in intelligence 'gold mine,' Turkey says

The older sister of the slain leader of Islamic State (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ,has been captured in northwestern Syria during a raid on Monday, according to a senior Turkish official who called the arrest an intelligence "gold mine."

Rasmiya Awad, 65, is suspected of being affiliated with the extremist group, the Turkish official said without elaboration.

Rasmiya Awad, the older sister of the slain leader of Islamic State (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been captured in northwestern Syria during a raid on Monday, according to a senior Turkish official who called the arrest an intelligence "gold mine." (Reuters)

"This kind of thing is an intelligence gold mine,” said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government protocols. “What she knows about [ISIS] can significantly expand our understanding of the group and help us catch more bad guys."

Awad was captured in a raid Monday evening at a trailer container in which she was living with her family near Azaz, in Aleppo Province. That's part of the region administered by Turkey after it carried out a military incursion to chase away ISIS militants and Kurdish fighters.

Awad was with her husband, daughter-in-law and five children at the time of the capture, the official said, adding that the adults are being interrogated. 

Last month, Awad’s brother, Baghdadi, an Iraqi from Samarra, was killed in a raid by U.S. troops at an ISIS compound in the nearby Syrian province of Idlib. Video footage of the raid was released on Wednesday by the Pentagon. 

ISIS NAMES BAGHDADI SUCCESSOR AS 'EMIR OF WAR' ABU IBRAHIM AL-HASHIMI AL-QURAYHI

Baghdadi's revenge:

A DNA test confirmed Baghdadi’s identity before he was later buried at sea, President Trump said last week.

The raid was a big blow to the terror group, which has lost territories it held in Syria and Iraq in a series of military defeats by the U.S-led coalition and Iraqi and Syrian allies.

Islamic State spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, considered a potential successor to Baghdadi, was himself killed in northwestern Syria in a separate attack by U.S. forces, a senior State Department official confirmed to Fox News last week.

Baghdadi’s successor was named days later and is said to be a scholar, well-known warrior and “emir of war,” the terrorist group revealed.

In audio released by the ISIS central media arm, al-Furgan Foundation, on Thursday, the terrorist group confirmed Baghdadi’s death and named his successor as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayhi.

Not much else is known about his successor or how the group's structure has been affected by the series of jolts.


Coincidence?

Sister of slain ISIS leader Baghdadi arrested in intelligence 'gold mine,' Turkey says

Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates being released Monday in largest commutation in U.S. history

The state has the highest incarceration rate in the country. But the governor wants to lose that ranking.

At first glance this has the 'feel' of Democrat written all over it. But the governor is a Republican. He doesn't like the fact Oklahoma leads the nation in incarceration and wants to lose that ranking. That's the gist of his thinking? These people are in jail for a reason right? So if you're in a boat filling with water what to do? Drill a hole to let the water out? More than 400 inmates are being released. Who is going to answer for the crimes that are most assuredly coming down the pike?

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More than 400 inmates across Oklahoma were being released from prison Monday in what the governor's office calls the largest single-day mass commutation in the nation's history.

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board approved the commutations Friday and forwarded them to Gov. Kevin Stitt, a former mortgage company CEO who was elected in 2018. The board voted unanimously to recommend that the sentences of 527 state inmates be commuted, with 462 of those inmates slated to walk out of prison Monday and 65 others being held on detainer.

"With this vote, we are fulfilling the will of Oklahomans," Steve Bickley, executive director of the board, said in a statement Friday. "However, from Day One, the goal of this project has been more than just the release of low-level, nonviolent offenders, but the successful re-entry of these individuals back into society."

Stitt, a Republican, has advocated for criminal justice reform, pledging to move away from policies that have made Oklahoma the state with the highest incarceration ratein the country. At a news conference Friday, Stitt hailed the decision to give hundreds of Oklahomans "a second chance".

"This marks an important milestone of Oklahomans wanting to focus the state's efforts on helping those with nonviolent offenses achieve better outcomes in life," Stitt said in a statement Monday.

"The historic commutation of individuals in Oklahoma's prisons is only possible because our state agencies, elected officials, and partnering organizations put aside politics and worked together to move the needle," he added.

Oklahoma voters approved a state question in 2016 that changed simple drug possession and low-level property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. Stitt signed a bill this year that retroactively adjusted those sentences, approving a fast-track commutation docket for those who met the criteria.

The governor stood outside an all-women's prison in the city of Taft on Monday afternoon, shaking hands with an estimated 70 women as they filed out of the Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center. In an emotional scene, former inmates could be seen embracing family and friends, with some breaking down crying as they saw their children.

State officials addressed the inmates under a large tent outside the prison, wishing them good luck as they began the next chapter of their lives. The joy in the room was palpable as the inmates and their relatives applauded and cheered.

"We really want you to have a successful future," Stitt told the crowd. "This is the first day of the rest of your life. ... Let's make it so you guys do not come back here again."

The state is also making sure that the released inmates receive a state-issued driver's license or state-issued identification card — items that are key as those inmates begin to reenter society, apply for jobs and seek housing.

"These are real lives — real people with real families and with real friends — and they get to go home," Republican State Rep. John Echols said at the news conference Friday.

Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates being released Monday in largest commutation in U.S. history

The 'TRUMP EFFECT'

The DOW, Nasdaq, and S&P at all time record highs.

What to do?

IMPEACH HIM

Now imagine an American catastrophic event if this lunatic becomes president.

If you're a stockholder and/or own a 401K you can kiss your portfolios goodbye. Sanders will make the stock market crash of 1929 look like a speed bump. In fact, if any Dem gets elected the market will take a major dive, but Bernie or Pocahontas would be cataclysmic. 

Bottom line? Voting for a Democrat in the upcoming election is tantamount to financial suicide.

The 'TRUMP EFFECT'

On this date---2008

Barack Obama elected first black president in US

After a tough primary race against Hillary Clinton, Obama beats John McCain (two Dems running against each other) in the general election and makes history as the first African American president. Obama’s promise of hope and his slogan 'Change We Can Believe In' seem to register with voters, who give him a decisive victory.

Undoubtedly the biggest presidential calamity in American history!

I'm not saying it because he's black. I'm saying it because it's true.

Think about it. If Trump were to be impeached tomorrow he accomplished FAR more in 3 years than Barry did in 8. In fact, if it wasn't for scandals Barry's presidency wouldn't have any notoriety at all. His library is going to be a f-ing joke.

On this date---2008