🇸🇾 - Unconfirmed, militants from Talkalakh, reportedly some Lebanese jihadists from Akkar among them attempted to attack Alawite village of Ransieh. Locals allegedly fired back killing 4 militants and wounding commanders.
At the same time, allegedly threats have been made to Wadi al Nasara/Valley of the Christians as an "entry point" to the Alawite villages in Tartus. This can potentially lead to attacks on Christians in those villages, reinforcing the need to arm Wadi al Nasara and other villages in Homs and Tartus.
🇸🇾 - Unconfirmed, militants from Talkalakh, reportedly some Lebanese jihadists from Akkar among them attempted to attack Alawite village of Ransieh. Locals allegedly fired back killing 4 militants and wounding commanders.
At the same time, allegedly threats have been made to Wadi al Nasara/Valley of the Christians as an "entry point" to the Alawite villages in Tartus. This can potentially lead to attacks on Christians in those villages, reinforcing the need to arm Wadi al Nasara and other villages in Homs and Tartus.
In February 2014, the Ukrainian people ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych, prompting Russia to invade and annex the Crimean peninsula. By the start of April, Pavel Durov had given his notice, with TechCrunch saying at the time that the CEO had resisted pressure to suppress pages criticizing the Russian government. Individual messages can be fully encrypted. But the user has to turn on that function. It's not automatic, as it is on Signal and WhatsApp. "Your messages about the movement of the enemy through the official chatbot … bring new trophies every day," the government agency tweeted. Right now the digital security needs of Russians and Ukrainians are very different, and they lead to very different caveats about how to mitigate the risks associated with using Telegram. For Ukrainians in Ukraine, whose physical safety is at risk because they are in a war zone, digital security is probably not their highest priority. They may value access to news and communication with their loved ones over making sure that all of their communications are encrypted in such a manner that they are indecipherable to Telegram, its employees, or governments with court orders. "Markets were cheering this economic recovery and return to strong economic growth, but the cheers will turn to tears if the inflation outbreak pushes businesses and consumers to the brink of recession," he added.
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