NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 11/14/2019

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"In a free democracy people should be allowed to stand for public office without intimidation.   The intimidation of Brexit Party candidates this week has been worthy of a failed South American state"

Nigel Farage has already pulled his Brexit Party candidates out of the 317 seats won by the Conservative Party in the last election.    But Farage says the Tories are not satisfied as they continue to threaten and intimidate Brexit Party candidates for other seats in the House of Commons.

More on this latest development in the campaign for the December 12th General Election in the UK from Nigel Farage's Twitter.......LINK

From Baghdad Thursday protests continuing against the government some four dead and 50 wounded according to media reports.

Groups of protesters on the streets of Hong Kong Thursday setting up makeshift barricades.    Besides the road blocks, police say that protesters have in some cases started to fire arrows at them.

The view of the Hong Kong protests as reported by Iran's "Press TV"......LINK

A 70-year old man was killed during the protests in Hong Kong and the justice minister of the territory was reported to have been jostled and injured in London.

More on that from the BBC.....LINK

TWO KILLED AND THREE WOUNDED IN A SHOOTING INCIDENT THIS MORNING AT A HIGH SCHOOL NORTHWEST OF LOS ANGELES IN SANTA CLARITA. 

THE 16 YEAR OLD SUSPECT THEN TURNED THE PISTOL HE USED ON HIMSELF AND IS NOW GRAVELY WOUNDED.    TODAY WAS HIS 16TH BIRTHDAY.    POLICE SAY ALL THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN JUST 16 SECONDS.

MORE ON THE INCIDENT AT SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL FROM ABC 7......LINK

AFTER ISRAEL KILLED TWO ISLAMIC JIHAD LEADERS IN TARGETED ASSASSINATIONS AND A 48 HOUR ROCKET BARRAGE AIMED AT ISRAEL, A CEASE-FIRE CAME INTO EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING.

ISRAELI AIR ATTACKS RESPONDED TO THE SOME 400 MISSILES FIRED WITH DOZENS OF ISRAELIS HURT AND THE AIR ATTACKS SAID TO HAVE KILLED DOZENS IN GAZA.

BUT AFTER SEVERAL CEASE FIRE VIOLATIONS ISRAEL LAUNCHED AN ATTACK ON ISLAMIC JIHAD TARGETS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

A ground attack underway in northwestern Syria Thursday.    The Syrian army attacking in the southeastern part of Idlib province with advances on the ground reported.

There were also intense Russian and Syrian airstrikes in the area today.    More from "Southfront"....

LINK

   More than 50 airstrikes targeted the jihadist forces opposing the Syrian government in the greater Idlib region Wednesday.

More from "Southfront"......LINK

The investigation continues into the death of James Le Mesurier founder of the controversial White Helmets group that's operated in Syria during the civil war.

Le Mesurier is a former British army officer also described as a British intelligence officer.

He was found near the balcony of his Istanbul home from which he apparently fell Monday morning.

Police ordered Le Mesurier's Swedish wife, Emma Winberg, to remain in the country while the investigation continues.

"LBC News" in the UK published this story.....LINK

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will not leave its deal to obtain delivery of the Russian S-400 air defense system.   Turkey has already taken delivery on the first S-400 battery and will receive another battery as part of its current deal with Russia.

Speaking with reports on his way home Thursday from meeting President Trump at the White House Erdogan said:

"It is out of the question to completely leave Russian S-400 to buy US Patriots.  We can buy Patriots too.   However, we will buy S-400 as well".

The US offering the Patriot missile system as an alternative to the S-400 on condition Turkey back away from the S-400 and imposing sanctions on Turkey for purchasing the Russian weapons system.

From Bolivia tonight word that the country's political factions have reached a deal to pursue new elections in the country.

More from "Global News" in Canada......LINK

Politics and former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick putting his hat into the ring for the Democrat nomination for President today.     Patrick entering the race as it appears that the Establishment annointed insider candidate, former Vice-President Joe Biden, is losing traction in the polls.

And for now that's the way it really is for Thursday November 14th, 2019.