albawaba (2024-02-04). Hashed chief: 'Targeting Hashed al-Shaabi is playing with fire'. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Falih Al-Fayyadh, the head of Iraq's pro-Iran Hashed al-Shaabi alliance, has called the United States to withdraw its forces from Iraq following the latest attacks against Islamic Resistance in Baghdad.During the funeral for members of the group killed in the US strikes in Iraq, Al-Fayyadh detailed: "They targeted administration offices, a (Hashed) hospital, they struck forces tasked with protecting the borders."He maintained by warning the US: "Targeting the Hashed al-Shaabi is playing with fire."üî¥ ŸÖŸÑŸäÿ¥Ÿäÿß&yuml…

Anna Lekas Miller, Mondoweiss. (2024-02-04). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 120: Gaza's Economy In Shambles. popularresistance.org Top Hamas leaders are still debating a US-backed ceasefire proposal that would facilitate a six-week cessation of hostilities for the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza and the release of Israeli civilian hostages. While Qatar claims that Hamas has received the proposal "positively," key Hamas officials are asking for more concessions, most importantly including a permanent ceasefire, before signing off on the proposal. | Most people in Gaza do not have time to wait; the Israeli military prepares a military incursion into Rafah, Gaza's southernmost district on the Egyptian border, where 1.9 million Gazans are…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-02-04). Iraq Denies Washington Notified Government Prior To Deadly Attack. popularresistance.org The US air force carried out strikes on 85 sites in the border regions connecting Iraq and Syria early on 3 February. | US Central Command stated its forces struck targets "belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and its allies, in Iraq and Syria" using "long-range bombers launched from the United States." | The statement added that US forces "used more than 125 precision-guided munitions in the air strikes. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations, intelligence centers, missiles and missiles, drone warehouses, logistical facilities, and the ammunition supply chain."

albawaba (2024-02-03). Dr. Phil's visits the border: A shocking report on the crisis Kamala Harris ignores. albawaba.com TV personality and psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw has joined the chorus of voices criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris for her lack of action on the border crisis.Dr. Phil, who is known for his popular talk show and his new network Dr. Phil Primetime, visited the southern border in Texas to witness the situation firsthand. He said he was shocked by what he saw and called it a "humanitarian crisis unlike anything we've seen before."NEW: Dr. Phil is at the Southern Border blasting Kamala Harris and speaking out against the Biden Border Crisis calling it a "humanitarian crisis unlike anything we've seen before."

Kyle Anzalone (2024-02-03). Iraqi Bases Housing US Troops Attacked Following Strikes on Militias in Iraq and Syria. news.antiwar.com Following the attacks on dozens of sites across Iraq and Syria, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced it attacked bases that house US soldiers. Last week, three American soldiers in Jordan, near the Syrian border, were killed by a drone. The White House blamed Iran for the attack, a charge Tehran denies. Pentagon Press Secretary …

newarab (2024-02-03). Gaza: Rafah 'pressure cooker of despair' as assault looms. newarab.com The United Nations humanitarian office on Friday voiced concern about the hostilities in Khan Younis that have forced more people to flee to The comments come as Israel prepares to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border, where most Gazans have sought refuge from the Israeli offensive. | "I want to emphasize our deep concern about the escalation of hostilities in Khan Younis, which has resulted…

newarab (2024-02-03). US strikes Iran-linked militia targets in Iraq and Syria. newarab.com The US launched air strikes on At least 18 pro-Iran fighters were killed in the half-hour of strikes in eastern Syria and Iraq, a war monitor said. | Strikes were reported in the Al-Qaim area of the Iraq-Syria border, where Iran-linked militias are present, and other parts of Iraq and Sy…

WSWS (2024-02-03). DeSantis pledges 1,000 Florida National Guard troops in support of Texas Gov. Abbott's anti-migrant campaign. wsws.org After Trump ordered Republicans to support Abbott's usurpation of federal authority at the US-Mexico border, DeSantis pledged to send National Guard and Florida Guard soldiers.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-04). López Obrador ratifica a Joe Biden propuesta sobre migración. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 de feb (RHC) El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ratificó a su homólogo de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, su propuesta sobre migración de no ignorar las causas que la generan.

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-04). Biden y AMLO pactaron colaborar en materia de migración. telesurtv.net Los mandatarios acordaron brindarse apoyo mutuo para enfrentar la crisis migratoria que aborda la región.

ecns.cn (2024-02-03). Rare migratory birds spotted across China. ecns.cn

International Organization for Migration (2024-02-03). Displacement Tracking Matrix – Mozambique, Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) Movement Alert 93, Mecufi, Metuge, Macomia, and Mueda Districts, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique 03 February 2024. reliefweb.int Country: Mozambique | Source: International Organization for Migration | Please refer to the attached Infographic. | Between 22 January to 02 of February 2024, a series of attacks in villages across Mecufi and Macomia, triggered the displacement 2,621. Of the total individuals displaced, 132 families with 426 individuals have taken refuge in displacement centers of Mueda (Imbuhu, Mpeme), 17 families with 76 individuals have taken refuge in displacement centers of Macomia (Nanga A and Nanga B), and 17 families with 61 individuals have taken refuge in displacement centers of Metuge (Naminaue). | During this r…

newarab (2024-02-03). Tunisia jails artist Rashad Tamboura for anti-Saied mural. newarab.com On Wednesday, a Tunisian court upheld a two-year sentence against Tunisian artist Rashad Tamboura for painting a mural criticising President Kais Saied's stance on migration. | The court's decision sparked a nationwide controversy in the bedrock of the 2011 revolutions, where freedoms have been shrinking since Saied's power grab three years ago. | "This sentence confirms the persistence of President Kais Saied's regime in pursuing policies of silencing voices and cuffing hands. (…) Tunisia is being pushed into the square of despotism that the Tunisian people fought to break away from," the Intersection Assoc…

Nicholas Aderinto, Gbolahan Olatunji (2024-02-03). Correspondence] Addressing Nigeria's proposed bill on the emigration of doctors. thelancet.com The migration of health-care workers poses a formidable challenge in sub-Saharan countries, with Nigeria grappling with an ongoing exodus of doctors. Compounded by an already low doctor—patient ratio, Nigeria's health-care system falls considerably below recommended standards.1 In an effort to address this pressing issue, the Nigerian House of Representatives has introduced the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to impose a mandatory, 5-year, post-qualification work period for doctors trained in Nigeria.