[MAIL] Nine people, including two children, have been killed in a horrific shooting rampage in Pennsylvania that left bodies lying in the street before a tense police standoff ended with the suspected gunman dead inside a home.
The bloodshed erupted in Erie on Friday evening, Erie News Now reported. Terrified residents called 911 after hearing gunfire and witnessing a man opening fire with a handgun outside a house.
Two women were discovered dead in the road as heavily armed officers descended on the neighborhood, surrounding a home where the suspected killer had barricaded himself, the outlet reported.
[NYP] The Dominican Republic native shot by ICE agents in The Bronx was a migrant with an alarming rap sheet — who apparently benefited from New York’s lax bail and sanctuary laws, allowing him to remain on the streets, according to sources and court records.
Oscar Belgal, 28, is believed to have entered the US illegally around 2022, robbed someone at gunpoint in Fordham Heights a year later, allegedly sold dangerous drugs within months of his conviction in 2025 and was even allegedly connected to a violent street gang.
None of that stopped Mayor Zohran Mamdani from referring to Belgal as “a New Yorker” in a raging tribute Thursday against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a label some Bronx locals took offense to.
De violents affrontements ont opposé, ce vendredi 9 octobre 2026 au matin, le JNIM à l’État islamique au Sahel dans la zone de Tessit, le long de la frontière avec le Burkina Faso.
Des sources proches du JNIM évoquent une lourde défaite de l’EI-S sur plusieurs fronts.
À l’inverse, des sources proches de l’EI-S revendiquent la défaite du JNIM et la prise de nouvelles zones.
Chaque camp revendique la victoire. Les prochaines heures permettront d’y voir plus clair.
Violent clashes pitted the JNIM against the Islamic State in the Sahel this Friday, October 9, 2026, in the morning, in the Tessit area, along the border with Burkina Faso.
Sources close to the JNIM report a heavy defeat for the EI-S on multiple fronts.
Conversely, sources close to the EI-S claim the defeat of the JNIM and the capture of new areas.
Each side claims victory. The coming hours will shed more light on the situation.
[NYP] Blackwater founder Erik Prince’s forces suffered a major battlefield loss in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-September when enemy forces ambushed them, killing and wounding at least 20 people, including a popular former UFC fighter, sources close to the government and his company said.
The frontline clash shows how Prince, an ally and supporter of US President Donald Trump, has taken on an expanded role in Congo through his company Vectus Global. The company, which also operates in Haiti and other parts of Africa, provides consulting and security services and previously helped Congo’s army secure the city of Uvira in South Kivu against Rwanda-backed rebels who control swathes of the east.
A veteran special operator reported on his podcast earlier this week that former US Green Beret and Ultimate Fighting Championship contestant Tim Kennedy was injured in Congo. The involvement of Prince’s forces and the number of casualties have not previously been reported.
[Jpost] Nematollah Shahsavani, a 41-year-old dual Iranian-British national, and Alireza Farasati, a 22-year-old Iranian national, appeared at London's Old Bailey court and denied a single offense.
Two men accused of being tasked by Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... to carry out hostile surveillance on the Israeli Embassy in London, Britannia's oldest synagogue, and other Israeli or Jewish targets pleaded not guilty "Wudn't me." on Friday.
Nematollah Shahsavani, a 41-year-old dual Iranian-British national, and Alireza Farasati, a 22-year-old Iranian national, appeared at London's Old Bailey court and denied a single offense under the National Security Act.
The pair are among several individuals who have been charged in separate cases with acting on behalf of Iran in Britannia.
Britannia has recently accused Iran of being behind a suspected plot targeting the US-linked RAF Fairford military base, with seven men arrested and then released on bail.
Iran has denied any involvement in hostile activity in Britannia, including the alleged RAF Fairford plot, after which the US removed its B-1 bombers from the base.
The pair are alleged to have gathered information and undertaken reconnaissance in July and August 2025, with a list of targets including the Israeli Embassy, the Israeli Consulate, and London's Bevis Marks Synagogue.
UNNAMED INDIVIDUAL OF INTEREST TO IRAN ONE ALLEGED TARGET OF SURVEILLANCE
Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb said one of the alleged targets also included an unnamed individual "of intelligence interest" to Iran.
After they were charged in March, Britannia's Foreign Office said it had summoned Iran's ambassador to the UK.
Shahsavani and Farasati were remanded in jug ahead of their next court appearance in February, with their trial due to begin in April.
Iran has repeatedly denied involvement in hostile activity in Britannia, which authorities say has markedly increased since the Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... attacks on Israel in October 2023 that triggered the subsequent war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Brussels, October 9, 2026, 9:35 PM — Regnum News Agency. Schoolchildren and students in Brussels protested against budget cuts for French-language education. This was reported on October 9 by Het Laatste Nieuws ( HLN ).
The protest began near the Léon-Lepage School. Those gathered protested against the austerity measures introduced by Education Minister Valérie Glatigny. Participants attempted to block one of the streets with barricades. Firecrackers and flares were also used during the demonstration.
"We lack resources: there are no laptops, and there's a teacher shortage. For some subjects, there are simply no teachers," one of the protesters told reporters.
Protesters claimed that a shortage of teachers was leading to the cancellation of classes in certain subjects. Chemistry classes had not been held in some schools since early September.
From the school, the protesters headed to Brussels Central Station, where they joined forces with participants of another large trade union and student protest. After the protesters launched fireworks, law enforcement officers used riot gear to disperse the crowd.
Since September, mass school protests have been taking place in France, fueled by student dissatisfaction with teacher shortages, overcrowded schedules, and the poor condition of educational institutions. Some of the protests have been accompanied by riots. By October 4, protesters had vandalized or set fire to 24 educational institutions, and another 400 to 500 had temporarily closed due to security threats.
To disperse demonstrations, police use tear gas, batons, and special ammunition. On October 6, law enforcement officers in Paris used strobe shields for the first time against school protesters, whose bright flashes can trigger epileptic seizures. According to French authorities, at least 215 students and 715 police officers have been injured since the protests began.
[PJMedia] In Pakistain’s Punjab ...1. Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2. A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3. A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots
.... province, the Christian parents of 15-year-old Sagar Masih are appealing for his return, saying he was pressured into converting to Islam at a factory job. A rights group says the case is one of a growing number of similar reports involving underage Christian boys in that country.
Sagar’s parents believe factory co-workers pressured him to leave his Christian faith, adopt Moslem prayer practices and convert to Islam, sometimes offering him rewards. This was affirmed in a statement released by the United Kingdom-based Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS-UK), a Christian advocacy group.
"We are deeply concerned for Sagar’s safety and welfare. He is only 15 years old and must first and foremost be treated as a child in need of protection," said CLAAS-UK Director Nasir Saeed. "Freedom of religion is a fundamental right, but religious freedom must genuinely be free. There can be no place for coercion, threats, inducements or exploitation of a child’s poverty and vulnerability."
The family said Sagar came from a low-income Christian household and had taken the factory job to help support it. The family alleges the factory recorded Sagar’s name as "Sagar Muhammad," even though his legal name is Sagar Masih.
"We only want our child. We want our son returned to us and kept safe. We do not want anything else," the boy's father, Babar, told CLAAS-UK.
The family claims Sagar was required to pray in the Islamic style five times a day before converting, according to Worthy News.
Family members said they spent several days looking for Sagar before they found video footage of him with religious holy mans and others. They went to the police, seeking his return and an explanation of the alleged conversion.
[Jpost] Pro-Palestinian rallies in France were dwarfed by mass protests against deteriorating school conditions, drawing hundreds of thousands to the streets and sparking thousands of arrests.
Pro-Paleostinian protests commemorating the third anniversary of Hamas ..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,... ’s October 7 attacks on Israel were competing for attention with other domestic issues across Europe.
Demonstrations of solidarity with Paleostinians on Wednesday faced arrests or restrictions in Germany, Britannia and the Netherlands. In La Belle France and Spain, they were overshadowed by mass protests over education and housing.
Turnout fell from the pro-Paleostinian rallies around the first anniversary of Oct. 7 in 2024, when tens of thousands marched across cities including London, Rome, Gay Paree and Berlin.
Larger rallies could happen this weekend. In London, a march organized by the Paleostine Solidarity Campaign on Oct. 10 is expected to draw about 10,000 people, according to local media. The Israeli Ministry for Diaspora Affairs forecasted that Oct. 10 will be the largest single day of protests this year, counting 357 pro-Paleostinian demonstrations worldwide between Oct. 1-14.
One of the largest protests on Wednesday was in Berlin, where 700 people gathered in the city’s Kreuzberg neighborhood. They included Greta "Pippi" Thunberg ...an autistic sixteen year old Swedish expert on climate change, though I guess she's older now... , the Swedish climate activist who joined a flotilla attempting to carry aid to Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... last year. Berlin police said they made more than 30 arrests and initiated investigations into "propaganda-related and violent mostly peaceful offenses."
POLICE PRESENCE AT INTERNATIONAL PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS
Thunberg told independent journalist James Jackson after the protest ended, "People keep flooding the streets protesting against genocide, and the police keep using extreme brutality against those protesters... That says everything about who they are protecting."
In London, the Metropolitan Police arrested 11 people on Wednesday at pro-Paleostinian protests across the city. Five people were arrested at a protest outside the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the largest Jewish communal organization in Britannia, and accused of inciting racial hatred.
The Board of Deputies said in a statement, "On the anniversary of the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, masked protesters demonstrated outside our office today, chanting about ’intifada’ and harassing our neighbors."
The Metropolitan Police previously imposed strict restrictions on a student march that drew about 100 people, according to the BBC. Police said the march could not legally be banned despite calls to move it to a different day, adding, "We know how concerned Jewish communities are at the timing of this event."
Hundreds more people gathered for pro-Paleostinian rallies at universities in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Protesters at the University of Edinburgh demanded the school "divest" from Israel, the Independent reported.
In the Netherlands, about 150 people demonstrated in Amsterdam’s Dam Square. Some carried banners that said, "We support Hamas," and burned an Israeli flag while chanting, "Long live the 7th of October," the Dutch broadcaster NOS reported. Mayor Femke Halsema disbanded the protest after some participants refused to follow the set route. Halsema said that no criminal offenses were committed, although she called some banners and slogans "shocking and distasteful," according to NL Times.
PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS OVERSHADOWED BY PROTESTS AGAINST SCHOOL CONDITIONS
Pro-Paleostinian rallies in La Belle France were dwarfed by mass protests against deteriorating school conditions, drawing hundreds of thousands to the streets and sparking thousands of arrests over recent days.
A Gay Paree demonstration organized by the group Urgence Paleostine, initially barred by police, was allowed to continue on Wednesday after the city’s administrative court suspended the ban. About 60 people were expected to attend, according to the court.
The police said the organizers risked offending the Jewish community by choosing the date of Oct. 7, noting the anti-Zionist slogans chanted at a previous demonstration on the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks.
Administrative judges said in their decision, "The fact that the date chosen to organize this event may be shocking does not, in itself, constitute a disturbance of public order and does not in itself infringe upon human dignity."
SPAINISH PROTESTERS FOCUSED ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
In Spain, tens of thousands of protesters were focused on the country’s housing affordability crisis, demanding help for renters after politicians failed to pass emergency housing measures.
A rally for Paleostinians in Madrid took place on Sunday, rather than the Oct. 7 anniversary, drawing thousands of protesters but fewer than previous years. Nearly 92,000 marched in the capital and about 70,000 in Barcelona ahead of the second anniversary of Oct. 7 last year.
A protest of about 100 people in Barcelona on Wednesday was called by Samidoun, a group linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Paleostine, which is designated by the United States as a terrorist organization. Protesters called the Hamas attacks a "heroic operation," according to the Spanish outlet Crónica Global.
[Jpost] They are charged with trafficking and possession of weapons and ammunition, as well as providing the means to commit a terrorist act.
Israel's Southern District Attorney's Office filed indictments on Thursday against three Negev residents accused of supplying weapons to the terrorist who carried out the October 2024 attack on the Beersheba Central Bus Station, killing 19-year-old Border Police officer Shira Chaya Suslik and wounding several others.
They were charged with trafficking and possession of weapons and ammunition, as well as providing the means to commit a terrorist act.
This indictment follows an undercover operation in which Border Police arrested the three suspects, who allegedly sold -- or facilitated the sale of -- a pistol and ammunition for the attacker, Ahmad Said Suliman al-Ukabi, a 29-year-old Bedouin Israeli.
The suspects indicted Thursday are Yahya al-Uqbi, a resident of Hura, and two other Bedouin Israelis, a father and a son, one of whom was a minor at the time of the offenses, and neither of whom is named in the police report.
The investigation revealed that some of the suspects were also engaged in other arms trafficking deals with other Negev residents.
At the time of the attack in early October 2024, the Forum of the Heads of the Bedouin Authorities in the Negev strongly condemned it, saying it did not reflect the human or moral values of the Bedouin community and was in complete contradiction with the common principles of life and peace.
They also warned that we should not allow any "extremist party/group" to take advantage of the situation to deepen societal rifts and sow division between the two peoples, and called for increased cooperation and cohesion against terrorism.
SHIN BET UNCOVERS BEDOUIN TERROR CELL PLOTTING ATTACKS ON POLICE STATION, BEERSHEBA BUS STATION
Also on Thursday, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) released a statement announcing that a terrorist cell modeled after the Paleostinian Battalions of the West Bank was uncovered in the Bedouin community of Segev Shalom.
According to the statement, five suspects were arrested for interrogation in May and June, with the interrogations revealing that Arab Israeli citizens in the Negev planned to establish a terror battalion in the town of Segev Shalom, just outside of Beersheba, in order to carry out acts of terror.
اعتقال 36 مطلوبًا في يهودا والسامرة، والقضاء على 7 مخربين في قطاع غزة، من بينهم مخرب احتجز مختطفين وتم إغلاق الدائرة بتصفيته: جيش الدفاع يواصل العمل في جميع الجبهات
واصل جيش الدفاع خلال الأسبوع العمل في جميع الجبهات ضد المنظمات الإرهابية، لإحباط التهديدات والرد على خروقات وقف إطلاق النار.
⭕️في يهودا والسامرة، اعتقلت قوات جيش الدفاع 36 مطلوبًا، بينهم عناصر في حركة حماس الإرهابية، وتجار وسائل قتالية، ومحرضون على الإرهاب وملقو حجارة.
وخلال الأنشطة هذا الأسبوع، عثرت القوات على مسدسات وطائرات مسيّرة وأموال إرهاب وصادرتها.
🔴وفي قطاع غزة، تم خلال الأسبوع القضاء على سبعة مخربين عملوا على دفع مخططات إرهابية ضد قوات جيش الدفاع ومواطني دولة إسرائيل، وعلى إعادة بناء قدرات حركة حماس الإرهابية، في خرق منهجي لوقف إطلاق النار.
ومن بين المخربين الذين تم القضاء عليهم، تم إغلاق الدائرة بتصفية المخرب محمد محسن نمر اليازجي، قائد في كتيبة الشاطئ التابعة لحركة حماس الإرهابية. طوال الحرب، كان المخرب ضالعًا في احتجاز مختطفين في منطقة لواء مدينة غزة، من بينهم إميلي دماري، رومي غونين ومتان انغارست، في قبضة حركة حماس الإرهابية.
كما كان من بين المخربين الذين تم القضاء عليهم في قطاع غزة مخرب زرع عبوات ناسفة نُقلت من داخل مستشفى “كمال عدوان” في منطقة الخط الأصفر، بهدف استهداف قوات جيش الدفاع.
ويؤكد جيش الدفاع مجددًا أن حركة حماس الإرهابية تواصل الاستغلال الساخر للمستشفيات والبنى التحتية الطبية في القطاع لأغراض إرهابية، خلافًا للقانون الدولي، وتحول مناطق مخصصة لعلاج السكان المدنيين إلى مناطق تُستخدم لدفع النشاطات الإرهابية وإعادة بناء قدراتها العسكرية. هذا النشاط يعرّض السكان المدنيين للخطر.
وأحيينا هذا الأسبوع ذكرى مرور ثلاث سنوات على مجزرة السابع من أكتوبر. في ذلك الصباح، اقتحم آلاف مخربي حماس أراضي دولة إسرائيل وارتكبوا مجزرة دموية.
ومنذ ذلك الحين، يعمل جيش الدفاع بشكل متواصل ضد الإرهاب، لإغلاق الدائرة مع كل من اعتدى على مواطني إسرائيل، ومنع المنظمات الإرهابية من إعادة بناء قدراتها، والرد على كل محاولة للمساس بقواتنا ومواطني الدولة.
🔹ومن أقوال رئيس الأركان، الجنرال إيال زامير: “من قلب ذلك الصباح العصيب، تجلّت بطولة جيل. شعب إسرائيل بكل أطيافه هبّ للدفاع عن البيت وإعادة الأمن”.
— Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya | إيلا واوية (@CaptainElla1) October 9, 2026
Translated Text:
Arrest of 36 wanted individuals in Judea and Samaria, and elimination of 7 terrorists in the Gaza Strip, including a terrorist who held hostages and whose circle was closed by his neutralization: The Defense Army continues operations across all fronts
The Defense Army continued its operations throughout the week across all fronts against the terrorist organizations, to thwart threats and respond to ceasefire violations.
⭕️In Judea and Samaria, Defense Army forces arrested 36 wanted individuals, including elements of the terrorist Hamas movement, arms dealers, terrorism inciters, and stone throwers.
During this week's activities, the forces located pistols, drones, and terrorist funds and confiscated them.
🔴In the Gaza Strip, seven terrorists were eliminated during the week who were working to advance terrorist plans against Defense Army forces and citizens of the State of Israel, and to rebuild the capabilities of the terrorist Hamas movement, in systematic violation of the ceasefire.
Among the terrorists who were eliminated, the circle was closed with the neutralization of the terrorist Muhammad Muhsin Namr al-Yazji, a commander in the Beach Battalion affiliated with the terrorist Hamas movement. Throughout the war, the terrorist was involved in holding hostages in the Gaza City Division area, including Emily Damari, Rumi Gonen, and Matan Engarst, in the grip of the terrorist Hamas movement.
Also among the terrorists eliminated in the Gaza Strip was a terrorist who planted explosive devices transferred from inside Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Yellow Line area, with the aim of targeting Defense Army forces.
The Defense Army reiterates that the terrorist Hamas movement continues to cynically exploit hospitals and medical infrastructure in the Strip for terrorist purposes, in violation of international law, and turns areas designated for treating civilian populations into areas used to advance terrorist activities and rebuild its military capabilities. This activity endangers the civilian population.
This week, we marked three years since the October 7 massacre. On that morning, thousands of Hamas terrorists infiltrated the territory of the State of Israel and committed a bloody massacre.
Since then, the Defense Army has been operating continuously against terrorism, to close the circle with everyone who attacked Israeli citizens, prevent terrorist organizations from rebuilding their capabilities, and respond to every attempt to harm our forces and the state's citizens.
🔹From the words of the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir: “From the heart of that difficult morning, the heroism of a generation emerged. The people of Israel, in all their diversity, rose to defend the home and restore security.”
#عاجل | على الحدود السورية اللبنانية: جيش الدفاع يهاجم مخربًا سوريًا عمل على تنفيذ مخططات إرهابية في سوريا بتوجيه من نظام الإرهاب الإيراني
🔸 في وقت سابق من اليوم (الجمعة)، أغار جيش الدفاع واستهدفت المخرب المدعو يوسف علي الحسون.
🔸 الحسون هو مخرب سوري عمل على الدفع بمخططات إرهابية ضد مواطني دولة إسرائيل وقوات جيش الدفاع العاملة في جنوب سوريا، بتوجيه من نظام الإرهاب الإيراني.
🔸 على مدار العام الأخير، عمل الحسون على تنفيذ مخططات إرهابية ضد قوات جيش الدفاع، تم إحباطها، وشملت إطلاق طائرات مسيّرة مفخخة وقذائف صاروخية باتجاه قواتنا في جنوب سوريا.
🔸 سيواصل جيش الدفاع العمل في كل الأوقات لإزالة التهديدات الفورية في جميع الجبهات.
ويؤكد جيش الدفاع استمرار التزامه بالاتفاق المبرم بين إسرائيل ولبنان.
— Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya | إيلا واوية (@CaptainElla1) October 9, 2026
Translated Text:
#BREAKING | On the Syrian-Lebanese Border: The Israel Defense Forces Attack a Syrian Saboteur Who Worked to Execute Terrorist Plots in Syria under the Direction of the Iranian Terror Regime
🔸 Earlier today (Friday), the Israel Defense Forces raided and targeted the saboteur known as Yusuf Ali Al-Husson.
🔸 Al-Husson is a Syrian saboteur who worked to advance terrorist plots against the citizens of the State of Israel and Israel Defense Forces operating in southern Syria, under the direction of the Iranian terror regime.
🔸 Over the past year, Al-Husson worked to execute terrorist plots against Israel Defense Forces troops, which were thwarted, including the launching of explosive drones and rocket projectiles toward our forces in southern Syria.
🔸 The Israel Defense Forces will continue to operate at all times to remove immediate threats across all fronts.
The Israel Defense Forces reaffirm their commitment to the agreement signed between Israel and Lebanon.
#Iran / #USA 🇮🇷🇺🇸: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (#IRGC) carried out Drone and Missile strikes oil tankers and vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
Seemingly IRGC used turbojet-powered “Shahed-238” Kamikaze Drones and “PAVEH” Long-Range Cruise Missiles. Several vessels were hit. https://t.co/ClQM4BssEf
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.