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🇩🇪 Germany: Far-right AfD wins first city mayoral election

Tim Lochner saw off the CDU candidate to become the far-right Alternative for Germany's first city mayor. Under the German mayoral system, some large towns have city mayors.

Initial results showed that Lochner had won 38.5% of the vote, the city stated on its website.

The far-right candidate beat out Kathrin Dollinger-Knuth (CDU), who came second with 31.4% of the vote, and Ralf Thiele, from the small Free Voters party, who got 30.1%.

🔗 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-far-right-afd-wins-first-city-mayoral-election/a-67750487

🚨🏴⚡️🇮🇷 ~ Another day, another heavy attack on Iranian forces in Zahedan, Balochistan province resulting in 5 reported IRGC casualties.

Just 2 days ago Jaish Al Adl killed 12 Iranian forces personnel.

Iran’s Foreign Minister blames Pakistan for not taking action against the sunni militant groups residing inside Pakistan’s Balochistan province.

🚨✍️🇮🇷🇵🇰 ~ The re-start of ghost-wars between Pakistan and Iran?

In 2023, Baloch nationalist groups intensified assaults on Pakistani security forces, triggering a corresponding escalation in attacks by Sunni Jihadist groups on Iranian security forces in the Balochistan province.

The likes of #BLA & #BRAS finds shelter in Iranian Balochistan meanwhile the Sunni Jihadist groups find shelter in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.

Remember, Sunni Jihadists and Nationalist Baloch groups routinely clash with each other in both provinces.

The likes of Jaish & Furqan groups accuse #BRA, #BLA & #BLF of kidnapping their fighters and handing over to #IRGC which has resulted in fierce clashes between the two over the years.

Famous #IRGC commanders such as Soleimani have threatened Pakistan before of surgical strikes when Sunni Baloch insurgency used to be in its prime, though the situation never became too volatile between two neighbouring countries except harsh statements.

🇺🇳🇨🇩 The UN prepares the early departure from DRC

The UN Security Council is expected to launch on Tuesday an early but gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers from the DR Congo from the end of 2023, as requested by Kinshasa.

Despite this situation in the east, the Congolese government has been calling for months for an "accelerated" withdrawal of Blue helmets, from the end of 2023 and not the end of 2024. It considers the UN force ineffective in protecting civilians against armed groups and militias that have been raging for three decades in eastern DRC.

Several members of the Council, notably the United States, have expressed doubts in recent months about the fact that the Congolese forces are ready to replace MONUSCO to ensure the security of the population.

From May 2024, MONUSCO will only be present in North Kivu and Ituri. From July 1, its workforce will be reduced by some 2,350 people.

#UN #DRC

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