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🇺🇸 Full Geolocation Analysis of #Trump Assassination Attempt: https://theatlasnews.co/analysis/2024/07/14/full-geolocation-analysis-of-trump-assassination-attempt/

On July 13, gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire on a Trump rally in Butler, PA, from an elevated vantage point in an attempted assassination of the former #UnitedStates president. @AtlasNewsTelegram

The shooting killed a rally attendee, identified as retired fire chief Corey Comperatore, and critically wounded two more. Trump was grazed by a bullet on his right ear and evacuated from the area.

Crooks was killed by counter-snipers approximately 10 seconds after first opening fire.

The venue of the rally was located at the Butler Farm Show grounds in Butler, #Pennsylvania (Geo: 40.856, -79.9708).

Crooks positioned himself on the southern most building of AGR International Inc., which is located some 150 yards directly north of the rally venue (Geo: 40.8582743, -79.9708108).

Witnesses told BBC and NBC that they witnessed Crooks climb onto the roof and attempted to alert nearby authorities several minutes before the shooting took place.

Law enforcement officials have told AP that a local police officer attempted to confront Crooks, reporting that “One local police officer climbed to the roof and encountered Crooks, who pointed his rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder, and Crooks quickly took a shot toward Trump.”

Crooks fired a total of eight shots, which grazed Trump, who was speaking at the center podium, critically wounded two attendees, and killed Comperatore, who has been hailed as a hero for shielding his family from the gunfire.

Gunfire also struck a tractor/crane that was located next to the furthest grandstand. The bullet impact severed a hydraulic line, causing hydraulic fluid to spray out onto other rallygoers (Geo: 40.8567427, -79.9709174)

At least three counter-sniper teams (CST) were present at the fairgrounds at the time of the shooting. Crooks was killed by a single bullet to the head approximately 10 seconds after first opening fire.

Entire geolocation breakdown with all images and more info in the full article at theatlasnews.co
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TMZ: “We have exclusive footage of the rally shooter!1!!1”

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🇺🇸 #NEW Police Team Tasked with Covering Roof was Inside Building During #Trump Rally Shooting: https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/07/15/police-team-tasked-with-covering-roof-was-inside-building-during-trump-rally-shooting/

#UnitedStates law enforcement sources familiar with the incident, speaking on condition of anonymity, have told Atlas News that local police snipers were responsible for covering the roof of AGR International, which is where gunman Thomas Crooks was positioned when he opened fire on the Trump rally, but was inside the building when the shooting began. @AtlasNewsTelegram

Channel 11, citing multiple LEO sources, reported that a Beaver County ESU team “noticed a suspicious man [crooks] on a roof near the rally at 5:45p.m., called it in, and took a picture of the person,” which was nearly 30 minutes before shots were first fired. A separate law enforcement officer also reportedly took a picture and called in a report on the gunman before 5:45p.m.

Full article and details on theatlasnews.co
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🇲🇱 🇷🇺 #Wagner Enters the #Tuareg’s Existential War in #Mali: https://theatlasnews.co/latest/2024/07/14/wagner-enters-the-tuaregs-existential-war-in-mali/

At least 23 Tuareg civilians have been killed by elements of the Malian army (FAMA) and Wagner forces in Mali’s Kidal region in four days, between July 9th and 12th. According to a statement from the Permanent Strategic Framework for the Defense of the People of Azawad (CSP-DPA), seven civilians and one member of the Malian armed forces who was on leave were killed in the village of Takalote, while another five men were killed in the northeastern commune of Tin-Essako and buried in a mass grave. “Following this horrible mission, more than 10 unarmed civilians were executed,” the statement said. @AtlasNewsTelegram

After the attack on Takalote across July 9-12th, Wagner forces moved into Tin-Essako, where the bodies of five civilians, Ebagraz Ag Mahamad (69 years), Mohamed Ag Attiyoub (23 years), Mossa Ag Attiyoub (12 years), Mossa Ag Bakila (40 years), and Mahmoud Ag Zaydoune (35 years), were found in a mass grave.

In the aftermath of the attack and according to local reports, a well in Innoufassan, which is believed to be near Tin-Essako, was poisoned as the villagers fled.

“Cows were slaughtered and their carcasses trapped,” said the CSP-DPA, with the head of a slaughtered cow found buried and rigged with explosives.

It is alleged that at least 10 unarmed civilians were killed as FAMA and Wagner forces departed Tin-Essako.

Attacks against Tuaregs have increased in the country in recent weeks, with a series of drone strikes conducted on Tin-Essako on June 19th. The increased attacks signal the beginning of a counter-offensive against the Tuareg rebels, with which the Malian government under Assimi Goita terminated a 2015 peace agreement in late January.

In response, Inkinane Ag Attaher, Commander of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA)—who made serious gains against the Malian army in 2012—posted images of multiple improvised explosive devices (IEDs), stating, “Wagner traps in Azawad.”

Azawad, roughly translating to ‘the land of transhumance,’ in reference to the nomadic lifestyles of the Tuareg people, is an imagined state found in northern Mali, where the country’s Tuaregs reside.

Read the full article and details about the conflict's history on theatlasnews.co
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Thought he was trying to say something about getting COVID
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🇺🇸 #NEW #Biden May Drop Out of 2024 Election as Soon as this Weekend:

Several top Democrats have privately told Axios that #UnitedStates President Joe Biden may drop out of the 2024 Presidential Election as soon as this weekend amid increasing pressure from party members. @AtlasNewsTelegram

This comes as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY) “forcefully made the case that it would be best if Biden bowed out of the race” during a “blunt one-on-one conversation” with the President on Saturday, according to ABC chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl.

Yesterday, Representative Adam Schiff (CA) called on Biden to “pass the torch” because he has “serious concerns about whether the President can defeat Donald Trump in November.”

Likewise, 20 other Democratic members of Congress have called on Biden to withdraw from the presidential race since the Debate. Via theatlasnews.co
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🇺🇸 #NEW Trump Shooter Searched Details on #Trump and #Biden According to FBI:

A top #FBI official told lawmakers in Congress on Wednesday that the would-be assassin who opened fire at former President Donald Trump's rally in #Pennsylvania, #UnitedStates, had used his cellphone to search for images of Trump and President Biden, as well as to look for dates of both Trump's rally and the Democratic National Convention. @AtlasNewsTelegram

FBI officials on calls, according to the NYT, expressed their confusion with the lack of evidence found on both phones the gunman had, finding one on his body and one in his home. Officials said his online search history indicated he was "broadly interested in powerful and famous people, without any obvious ideological or partisan pattern."

Officials also said he had searched online for "major depressive disorder," according to those on the calls and who had been briefed on the update, reports the New York Times. The shooter also searched online for information about other public figures, such as FBI director Christopher A. Wray, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, and one of the members of the British royal family.

Earlier reports by the FBI to Congress had claimed the the gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, had posted details of his attack on the gaming platform Steam however according to new reports law enforcement now believe it was a fake account.

In the past months, the shooter had ordered parts online to assemble a radio-controlled explosive device that authorities found in his car, made from commercial firework control systems. No evidence of co-conspirators or any connections to foreign actors has been uncovered, said top bureau officials reportedly as well during calls to the House and Senate.

Officials said Crooks was on good terms with his parents, who were counselors, but weren't close to his day-to-day. He was a registered Republican, but the FBI hadn't been able to find any indication of strong partisan beliefs going either way, according to the most recent report.

The shooter reportedly had a backpack and rangefinder and was spotted by the Secret Service for as long as an hour before the actual assassination attempt. Kimberly A. Cheatle, the director of the Secret Service, admitted that her agency made serious “mistakes” during the incident. Via http://theatlasnews.co
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🇮🇱 🇾🇪 #BREAKING A large-scale fire has broken out at the port and fuel depot in #AlHudaydah, #Yemen, following suspected airstrikes by #Israel/#IDF (GEO: 14.83034030126419, 42.93617024121075). @AtlasNewsTelegram

This comes in apparent retaliation to a #Houthi drone attack against #TelAviv early Friday, which left one person dead and several others wounded. Via theatlasnews.co

First photo and video from Yemen today, second two videos from Israel yesterday.
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🇺🇸 #BREAKING President Joe #Biden has officially dropped out of the #UnitedStates presidential race. He has endorsed VP Kamala Harris to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. @AtlasNewsTelegram

Biden wrote on social media that he was ending his campaign for re-election and that he would address the nation in the coming weeks, kicking off an unprecedented scramble among Democrats. Via theatlasnews.co
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