maryportfuncity 10,653 Posted April 30, 2023 34 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Now Turkey also claims to have ‘neutralised‘ Abu al-Qurashi, the Leader of ISIS. Slightly more hopeful, though dead pool points in these circumstances are very slow arriving - not quite a unique pick on the DDP this year, TWO of us have selected him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,653 Posted May 1, 2023 So, re yer ISIS guy, news are all over this and Turkey talking about it like it's definitely a done deal. You'd assume such levels of confidence are based on enough evidence to generate dead pool points. Not the world's healthiest job, you'd assume anyone getting appointed would consider a whole packet of Fruit Gums an ambiious challenge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 1,038 Posted May 1, 2023 Given that an election is coming up very soon in Turkey, I'd retain some scepticism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,653 Posted May 1, 2023 6 hours ago, prussianblue said: Given that an election is coming up very soon in Turkey, I'd retain some scepticism. Aye, but...it's a massive hostage to fortune if yer man and his ISIS buddies turn up online with today's paper and a massive middle finger in the air, that wouldn't win any votes for Erdogan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,755 Posted July 7, 2023 On 18/05/2021 at 23:35, arghton said: https://elpais.com/internacional/2021-05-18/muere-jesus-santrich-guerrillero-disidente-de-las-farc-en-un-ataque-en-venezuela.html?outputType=amp Jesús Santrich, Colombian FARC guerrilla leader and possible drug trafficker has been shot. He was 53. Iván Márquez, another FARC guerrilla leader, dead at 68. On 29/08/2021 at 17:09, arghton said: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/aug/29/afghanistan-live-news-terror-attack-highly-likely-in-next-24-36-hours-says-biden-last-uk-troops-leave-kabul Another strike near the airport as last UK troops leave Kabul. Shahab al-Muhajir is the leader of ISIS's Khorasan province ("ISIS-K") There's a drone somewhere with his name on it Shahab al-Muhajir, mastermind of the 2021 Kabul airport attack, might've been killed last month by Taliban. Even if he's not dead, he will be sooner than later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,755 Posted July 27, 2023 Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary A.K.A. L Jinny, British-born ISIS militant, hip-hop/rap musician who was thought to be "Jihadi John" in 2014 (but wasn't), found dead in a Spanish cell while awaiting a verdict. Mentioned somewhere here atleast once before according to the search feature. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted July 27, 2023 Absolutely terrible rapper back in his YouTube freestyle days, at least he found a career he was eventually suited to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,059 Posted August 3, 2023 DDP pick Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi reported dead by IS and here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/3/isil-confirms-death-of-leader-abu-hussein-al-qurashi-names-successor This might be now enough to get the points, given he was reported dead by the West in April. No date though. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,059 Posted August 3, 2023 21 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: DDP pick Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi reported dead by IS and here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/3/isil-confirms-death-of-leader-abu-hussein-al-qurashi-names-successor This might be now enough to get the points, given he was reported dead by the West in April. No date though. Wait a minute though. Do we have any idea of his age? What happens if that cannot be determined? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted August 5, 2023 On 03/08/2023 at 19:14, YoungWillz said: Wait a minute though. Do we have any idea of his age? What happens if that cannot be determined? Well... I don't know. I'm kind of leaning towards waiting for a long time... and then maybe, if there's still no known age, I'll go with the highest age that's plausible to me. Judging from the one picture, which might be a a couple of years old...I think I'd go with the 50-59 age bracket. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,653 Posted August 7, 2023 On 05/08/2023 at 07:19, gcreptile said: Well... I don't know. I'm kind of leaning towards waiting for a long time... and then maybe, if there's still no known age, I'll go with the highest age that's plausible to me. Judging from the one picture, which might be a a couple of years old...I think I'd go with the 50-59 age bracket. Posted a Reuters link in the DDP thread so the q/o is sorted beyond all doubt. I'd be amazed if he was over 49 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,608 Posted October 16, 2023 Terror attack in Brussels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 874 Posted October 17, 2023 Top Hamas commander Ayman Nofal killed in Israeli airstrike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,653 Posted October 19, 2023 So, one of those taken alive by Hamas is Alex Danzig, holocaust historian If he's still around the conversations with his captors might be getting a bit lively: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67135168 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 1,038 Posted October 19, 2023 1 hour ago, maryportfuncity said: So, one of those taken alive by Hamas is Alex Danzig, holocaust historian If he's still around the conversations with his captors might be getting a bit lively: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67135168 I recently learned that Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has a (Soviet) PhD, which he earned with a thesis entitled 'The Connection between the Nazis and the Leaders of the Zionist Movement'. His central argument is not that the Holocaust didn't happen per se, but that Zionist leaders were active partners of the Nazis in carrying it out. Plus the usual denial of the figure of 6 million victims. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted October 19, 2023 Hamas co-founder Mohammad Taha (wiki), still marked alive on Wikipedia, died at 78 in 2014. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,653 Posted October 20, 2023 12 hours ago, prussianblue said: I recently learned that Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has a (Soviet) PhD, which he earned with a thesis entitled 'The Connection between the Nazis and the Leaders of the Zionist Movement'. His central argument is not that the Holocaust didn't happen per se, but that Zionist leaders were active partners of the Nazis in carrying it out. Plus the usual denial of the figure of 6 million victims. Wow! So he and Alex Danzig are likely hunkering down with a cuppa and ironing out the minor differences in their respective positions, or summat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted October 22, 2023 Perhaps a bit premature to call this terrorism but in light of the Israeli conflict in Gaza this might be one. Leader of the Detroit downtown Synagogue stabbed to death at her home. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbean1121 238 Posted October 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, Whitehouse said: Perhaps a bit premature to call this terrorism but in light of the Israeli conflict in Gaza this might be one. Leader of the Detroit downtown Synagogue stabbed to death at her home. my friend knows her i can’t believe this is how i found out bruh 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted October 22, 2023 18 hours ago, jimbean1121 said: my friend knows her i can’t believe this is how i found out bruh I'm so sorry about that. Didn't expect a post like this becoming personal. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,418 Posted December 1, 2023 Winkie Rea, Northern Irish loyalist commander and former leader of the Red Hand Commando, reportedly dead. Obituaries: BBC, ITV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,608 Posted December 1, 2023 23 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Winkie Rea, Northern Irish loyalist commander and former leader of the Red Hand Commando, reportedly dead. That whole group of terrorists/leading members of the PUP haven’t had particular long life spans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,608 Posted December 2, 2023 Suspected Terror attack in Paris this evening. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,052 Posted January 3 BBC - On the 4 year anniversary of the 'nearly world war causing' death of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, 50 people are said to have been killed in a bombing at his tomb, a further 60 are said to be injured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites