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Four Killed in Attack on US Convoy in SE Nigeria

Gunmen attacked a US convoy in southeast Nigeria’s Anambra State on Tuesday, police and a US official said, killing four people and abducting three others.

Separatists who operate in the region have escalated their attacks in recent years, usually targeting police or government buildings.
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The gunmen “murdered two of the Police Mobile Force operatives and two staff of the consulate,” he said, before setting their vehicle “ablaze.”

The attack took place on Tuesday at “3:30pm (14:30 GMT) along Atani, Osamale road” in Ogbaru district, according to the police.

Joint security forces deployed to the scene, said Tochukwu, but the gunmen managed to abduct two police operatives and a driver.
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US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby confirmed the attack during a briefing with reporters in Washington, DC.

“A US convoy of vehicles was attacked. What I can tell you is that no US citizens were involved,” Kirby said.

Durham Report: FBI Should Never Have Begun
‘Russia Collusion’ Investigation

Durham’s 300-page report found a damning conclusion: “Based on the review of Crossfire Hurricane and related intelligence activities, we conclude that the Department and the FBI failed to uphold their important mission of strict fidelity to the law in connection with certain events and activities described in this report.”

“Our investigation also revealed that senior FBI personnel displayed a serious lack of analytical rigor towards the information that they received, especially information received from politically affiliated persons and entities,” Durham’s report said, in apparent reference to the Hillary Clinton campaign-funded Fusion GPS “pee dossier” alleging collusion that the FBI relied on to investigate Trump.

Durham said before the allegation from an Australian diplomat that then-Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told him the Trump campaign had dirt on Clinton, there was no evidence of any Trump campaign collusion with Russia. But despite this “unevaluated intelligence information,” the FBI “swiftly opened an investigation, known as “Crossfire Hurricane.”

In particular, at the direction of Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, Deputy Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Peter Strzok opened Crossfire Hurricane immediately. Strzok, at a minimum, had pronounced hostile feelings toward Trump. The matter was opened as a full investigation without ever having spoken to the persons who provided the information.

Turkish Drone Kills Three PKK-Linked Fighters: Iraqi Kurdish Security

A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Tuesday killed three Yazidi fighters affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), an Iraqi Kurdish security official said.

It is the latest deadly strike blamed on Turkey in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, where the PKK — whose fighters are Turkish Kurds — has rear bases.

The Turkish military maintains dozens of bases in northern Iraq and carries out air strikes and ground operations against the PKK, which is classified as a “terrorist” group by Ankara and its Western allies.

Israel, Peru Collaborate on Assault Rifle Production

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) has agreed to transfer technologies and knowledge for the ARAD family of assault rifles to a Peruvian arms and ammunition manufacturer.

As part of the deal announced Monday, both companies will establish a weapons assembly and production line in Peru.

The Israeli firm will also provide the know-how on small arms assembly, advanced quality assurance, and maintenance processes.

Moving forward, IWI and Fábrica de Armas y Municiones del Ejército (FAME) will explore the possibility of expanding local production to include additional weapons and optical sights.

“IWI is proud to have signed a cooperation agreement with FAME, which further strengthens its activities in Peru and in Latin America,” SK Group vice president Ronen Hamudot said.

Basically, what it says is that the Peruvian army's factory will be able to make the weapons thanks to this new agreement with the Israeli weapon maker.

Keep in mind that Peru is living in a very dangerous situation ever since former president Castillo was deposed and  arrested by the local authorities.

Japan, China Ministers Make First Call on Defense Hotline

Japan and China used a new military hotline for the first time on Tuesday, their defense ministries said, following years of negotiations to set up the communication channel.

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada held a 20-minute call with his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu, Tokyo’s ministry said in a statement.

“Hamada mentioned the existence of security concerns between Japan and China, such as the situation in the East China Sea,” it said.

He “stated that it is necessary to have candid communication especially when there are concerns about Japan-China relations.”

Beijing confirmed the call, saying the air and maritime hotline would “contribute to further maintaining regional peace and stability.”

The hotline, launched on March 31, had been mooted by both sides for over a decade as a way to avert unexpected clashes in the East China Sea.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Tells Outraged Parents
to Deal with Adult Migrants Living in Public School Gyms

Adams has started carrying out a policy that converts a number of public school gyms into migrant shelters with potentially hundreds of border crossers and illegal aliens living on campuses as school children are attending classes.

Outraged parents and students protested on Tuesday outside some of the schools where Adams has started housing migrants, including PS 188 in Coney Island and PS 17 in Williamsburg, providing them with free food as recess is cut for students.
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Adams, in a statement, shrugged off the protests and effectively told parents that they will have to deal with their children sharing school campuses with newly arrived border crossers and illegal aliens.

“This is one of the last places we want to look at. None of us are comfortable with having to take these drastic steps,” Adams told NY1 News.

"Each gym, the 20 gyms that we are looking at, we have not made a final determination on all the gyms, but that we are looking at are separate from the actual school buildings. They are independent from the school buildings."

Likewise, in a separate statement, Adams warned that “every city service” meant for New Yorkers will be impacted by waves of border crossers and illegal aliens arriving in the sanctuary city, though he defended that policy.