Siege warfare

Ashli Babbitt (pictured) has been identified as the woman who was shot and killed inside the US Capitol when Donald Trump's supporters stormed the building and violently clashed with police in a bid to stop Joe Biden's victory being certified Four people are dead and dozens have been arrested after Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol and clashed with police in a bid to stop Joe Biden's victory being certified. Ashli Babbit was the first person confirmed dead after she was shot in the chest when she and dozens of other protesters breached security perimeters at the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon. Babbit's husband revealed her identity to San Diego news outlet KUSI . He said Babbit was a 14-year veteran who served four tours with Air Force as a 'high level security official', a fervent supporter of Trump and 'a great patriot to all who knew her'. It remains unclear who shot Babbit as the Metropolitan Police Department in DC conducts an investigation into her … [Read more...] about Wall of FBI agents, police and National Guard protect senators on return to chamber after Capitol siege: DC Mayor Muriel Bowser imposes 15 days of emergency measures after pipe bombs, guns and Molotov cocktails are found

W hen the sacks were ripped opened, almonds poured out, more than 10,000kg of them. It was not the first donation that had been sent to the Indian farmers defiantly camped out along the periphery of Delhi. In previous days trucks had rolled up and disgorged sacks of rice, pulses, flour, vegetables, sugar, tea and biscuits. “This is food being sent by supporters from all over India and from as far as England and Canada. There is no shortage of food. We have enough to eat for months,” said Jaswinder Pal Singh, a farmer from Punjab. Now in its 15th day, a protest by mainly Sikh farmers from Punjab and Haryana against the government’s plan to liberalise the agricultural sector shows no sign of losing its boisterous energy. Hundreds of thousands of farmers, many gnarled and weather-beaten with white beards, have laid siege to the Indian capital. They are refusing to be moved until the new laws are repealed. The farmers arrived in convoys of tractors with attached trolleys, … [Read more...] about Digging in: on the frontlines as farmers lay siege to Delhi

THE lead police negotiator in the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege, which ended when the SAS stormed the building live on TV, has died. Tributes have been paid to "true hero" Max Vernon, who helped save the lives of 19 hostages seized by armed terrorists. Over six days, the Met Police top cop and his team negotiated with the terror gang holed up in the South Kensington embassy. During a dramatic 17-minute raid that followed, five of the six hostage takers were shot dead by an elite SAS squad. A fanatical cell from the KSA, led by Oan Ali Mohammed, had raided the Iranian embassy on April 30, taking 26 staff and visitors hostage. They demanded that Arab prisoners be released from the Iranian province of Khuzestan and requested their own safe passage out of the UK. TERROR SIEGE The government, led by Margaret Thatcher, refused and a siege ensued. Over the next six days, Mr Vernon spoke to the terrorists, securing the release of five hostages in return for minor … [Read more...] about ‘True hero’ police negotiator who helped SAS save lives of 19 hostages in 1980 Iran Embassy siege dies

Newly surfaced video shows Trump ally Roger Stone being flanked by members of far-right Oath Keepers on the morning of January 6, just hours before members of the group stormed the Capitol. The video is a part of the evidence being used by House impeachment managers to determine whether there are links between the former president and those who stormed the building in Washington D.C., last month.  'So, hopefully we have this today, right?' a man - who goes by the Black Conservative Preacher on social media - can be heard asking Stone at the Willard InterContinental hotel, just blocks from the White House. Stone responds: 'We shall see.'   Scroll down for video  The video was captured by the Black Conservative Preacher and is part of the evidence used by Congressional investigators Posing with fans for photos after that moment, Stone takes a photo with the preacher who had the brief exchange with him.  The Black Conservative Preacher would later post several … [Read more...] about Congress launches investigation into movements of Trump allies the day of the Capitol siege as new video emerges of Roger Stone surrounded by Oath Keeper militia members hours before the riot

Analysis: Trump will use his acquittal to relaunch political warfare Teflon Trump: how the political trial of the century panned out Trump allies ready to wreak their revenge Distracted senators doodling and giggling during proceedings Everything you need to know about the trial Subscribe to The Telegraph for a month-long free trial D onald Trump has been acquitted of inciting a mob to break into the Capitol Building at his impeachment trial in the US Congress. Mr Trump, unrepentant, welcomed the his second impeachment acquittal and said his movement "has only just begun". He slammed the trial as "yet another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history of our Country." Though he was acquitted of the sole charge of incitement of insurrection, it was easily the largest number of senators to ever vote to find a president of their own party guilty of an impeachment count of high crimes and misdemeanors. The final vote of 57 to 43 meant the … [Read more...] about Impeachment trial: Donald Trump says his movement has ‘only just begun’ after acquittal