It appears by all standards that can be used, Rantburg is well out of the target range for the connection problems we have been plagued with of late.
FreeBSD has always had a robust firewall which comes in two flavors: Default deny and Default accept. The second one is common amongst all Unix style firewalls, Linux and otherwise.
A default deny is another animal entirely. When set, nothing goes in or out. For a local server where everything is set on a local console, it works very well. No pings and no connections of any and every kind. On a remote host, hosted by a company remotely, it is difficult to set up, so not recommended.
For the last year we apparently had been happy with only occasional outages, but once they began to affect the server, it was time to change the basic strategy.
In other words, the original strategy was wrong and left Rantburg open to the kinds of problem which had been from the start.
[FOX] Coast Guard personnel exchanged gunfire with people on the Mexican side of the border, an encounter the U.S. military later cited as an example of increased illegal activity as hundreds of U.S. troops and their equipment were repositioned to Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and 500 Mexican Army and National Guard personnel were deployed to its side of the border.
Coast Guard personnel were intercepting migrants crossing the Rio Grande while working with other federal agencies when the initial gunshots came from the Mexican side of the border. Coast Guard personnel then returned fire, officials said on Friday, according to Stars and Stripes.
The exchange happened on Sept. 26 while federal agencies conducted joint operations near Garceno, a small town along the border in Starr County, Texas.
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U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson said the embassy "is helping to coordinate with Mexican forces that are being deployed in the border area where shots were fired against elements of the United States Coast Guard."
"Mexican military commanders will communicate directly with the U.S. forces deployed. Together, we intend to patrol both sides of our shared border, protect our communities and disrupt the operations of criminal and terrorist organizations. Any threat from criminal or terrorist elements on either side of the border will be addressed swiftly," he added.
Troops of Sector 1, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), have arrested 15 suspected illicit drug peddlers during a raid on a suspected drug hideout in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation was conducted at about 6:00 p.m. on Oct. 3, 2026, at Congo Russia, an area in Jos North.
The sources said the troops raided the identified hideout and arrested 15 suspects, who were subsequently profiled for further investigation and necessary action.
The raid forms part of ongoing security efforts under Operation Enduring Peace to curb drug-related activities and dismantle criminal networks in Plateau State.
[TT] Oil flows through Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline were halted again after a fresh attack on the critical infrastructure, a source working in the kingdom’s energy sector told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday.
“The East-West pipeline was attacked again yesterday,” the source said. “A pumping station east of Riyadh in Khurais. It wasn’t targeted before. There was big damage and the pipeline stopped again.”
The report came a day after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they targeted sites in Saudi Arabia belonging to state oil giant Aramco, including infrastructure in Khurais.
The East-West pipeline has been targeted several times since war erupted across the Middle East following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, shut the East-West pipeline last month after attacks on oil facilities originating in Iraq, home to pro-Iran armed groups.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement attacked a Saudi Aramco oil refinery in Riyadh. This was announced on October 4 by Houthi army spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saria.
"The Yemeni armed forces carried out a military operation using a number of ballistic missiles and drones, targeting the Aramco company in the capital of their Saudi adversary, Riyadh. The operation was successful," Saria wrote in H.
According to the military, the strikes were accurate. The missiles and drones hit the facility, causing a fire.
“This operation is a response to Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes on the areas of Yemen we control, including the capital Sanaa,” Saria noted.
He added that Saudi Arabian aircraft carried out around 60 strikes in the past 24 hours on the provinces of Sanaa, Saada, Taiz, Hajjah and Marib, killing and injuring civilians.
On September 27, a Saudi Arabian airstrike on a market in the Taiziyah district of Yemen's Taiz province killed seven people and injured 40, including five children. The strike targeted retail premises and the premises of a local radio station.
On the night of October 2, Saudi Arabian aircraft struck the Al-Nahdain military camp within the presidential complex in southern Sana'a. That evening, Saudi Arabian forces intercepted three Houthi missiles. The following day, October 3, more attacks followed: six strikes were carried out on the Houthi camps of Al-Hafa and Al-Nahdain, and facilities (headquarters and warehouses) near Mount Attan, as well as in the provinces of Hajjah, Sa'ada, and Taiz, where a drone struck a junction in the Al-Waziyah region.
Situation on the Taiz Front (temporary assessment)
After brief fighting lasting several hours, Ansarallah has taken the settlement of At-Turbah, thereby completely cutting off supplies to the hostile garrison in Taiz.
➡️One of the major strongholds of the PLC, where a relatively combat-capable grouping of forces was concentrated, has now been blocked. However, it is not yet fully encircled.
Saudi-backed units, in addition to the city of Taiz itself, still control several mountainous areas and small settlements, as well as terrain at the junction with Lahj province.
❗️Nevertheless, it can be assumed that Taiz itself risks falling in the near future under pressure from Ansarallah: PLC fighters, judging by events, are demoralized, and now they will be left without resupply of ammunition
Situation on the Taiz Front (temporary assessment)
After brief fighting lasting several hours, Ansarallah has taken the settlement of At-Turbah, thereby completely cutting off supplies to the hostile garrison in Taiz.
➡️One of the major strongholds of the PLC, where a relatively combat-capable grouping of forces was concentrated, has now been blocked. However, it is not yet fully encircled.
Saudi-backed units, in addition to the city of Taiz itself, still control several mountainous areas and small settlements, as well as terrain at the junction with Lahj province.
❗️Nevertheless, it can be assumed that Taiz itself risks falling in the near future under pressure from Ansarallah: PLC fighters, judging by events, are demoralized, and now they will be left without resupply of ammunition
UPDATED YEMEN MAP: Operation Yemen Dawn, October 5
Major movement along Yemen’s western coast today.
Yemeni government forces captured Dhubab Airport and Al Omari Base. Fighting has now reached Mokha, according to Al Arabiya. The Dhubab to Mokha road has been cut, with Houthi forces reportedly surrounded in Dhubab.
The Houthis are advancing around Taiz, capturing Al Turbah and pushing toward Al Nashma, threatening the Taiz to Aden route.
Government forces are also advancing in Marib and Al Jawf under heavy Saudi air cover, with around 100 aircraft reportedly involved in operations.
Mokha is now a key battlefield. Its loss would threaten the Houthis’ remaining position along the southern Red Sea coast and Bab el Mandeb.
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🟦 Yemeni government forces
🟥 Houthi forces
🟧 Contested
➡️ Government and Houthi advances
✈️ Saudi airstrikes
💥 Active battlefield
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Also: Visegrad reported similar news, only to be subjected to an army of trolls saying "but the UAE has been kicked out..." and "but the UAE is supporting the Houthis!" and all the usual stuff we usually get from all the other propaganda operations, but even _dumber_.
#عاجل | مخرب من وحدة النخبة تحت غطاء ناشط في المجال الإنساني: جيش الدفاع يقضي على مخرب اقتحم أراضي دولة إسرائيل خلال مجزرة السابع من أكتوبر
⭕️ هاجم جيش الدفاع في وقت سابق اليوم (الأحد) في منطقة خانيونس بقطاع غزة، وقضى على المخرب صقر نبيل موسى القيسي، وهو مخرب من وحدة النخبة التابعة لحركة حماس الإرهابية.
⭕️ اقتحم المخرب أراضي دولة إسرائيل خلال مجزرة السابع من أكتوبر. وإلى جانب نشاطه في إطار حركة حماس الإرهابية، شغل المخرب منصب مدير جمعية “دينيز فنري” التركية (Deniz Feneri)، التي تُقدَّم على أنها جمعية للمساعدات الإنسانية، إلا أنها في الواقع تقيم علاقات مع جهات رفيعة في قيادة حركة حماس الإرهابية ومع جهات في القيادة التركية.
⭕️ وفي إطار منصبه في الجمعية، عمل المخرب على توظيف عدد كبير من المخربين بشكل دائم، وكذلك على تقديم دعم مالي لمخربي حماس. وتعرض الجمعية وكبار مسؤوليها أنشطتهم على أنها أنشطة إنسانية، إلا أنهم في الواقع يعملون على جمع الأموال لدعم حركة حماس الإرهابية.
⭕️ يدور الحديث عن استغلال ساخر للمجال الإنساني بهدف دعم النشاط الإرهابي، مع تعزيز نشاط حركة حماس الإرهابية تحت غطاء إنساني.
⭕️ وخلال الفترة الأخيرة، عمل المخرب على دفع مخططات إرهابية ضد قوات جيش الدفاع ومواطني دولة إسرائيل، وعلى إعادة بناء قدرات حركة حماس الإرهابية، في خرق ممنهج لاتفاق وقف إطلاق النار. وتم القضاء على المخرب بهدف إزالة التهديد الذي شكّله.
⭕️ وقبل تنفيذ الغارة، تم اتخاذ خطوات لتقليص المساس بالمدنيين قدر الإمكان، بما في ذلك استخدام ذخائر دقيقة ومراقبة جوية.
⭕️ يواصل جيش الدفاع تركيز جهوده على استهداف قدرات تمويل النشاط العسكري لحركة حماس الإرهابية، بهدف منع إعادة تأهيل البنى التحتية والقدرات العسكرية للحركة.
⭕️ قوات جيش الدفاع التابعة للقيادة الجنوبية منتشرة في المنطقة وفقًا للاتفاق، وستواصل العمل لإزالة أي تهديد فوري.
— Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya | إيلا واوية (@CaptainElla1) October 4, 2026
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#BREAKING | Terrorist from Elite Unit Under Cover of Activist in Humanitarian Field: IDF Eliminates Terrorist Who Infiltrated State of Israel During October 7 Massacre
⭕️ Earlier today (Sunday), the Israel Defense Forces struck in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip, eliminating the terrorist Saqr Nabil Musa al-Qaisi, a terrorist from the elite unit affiliated with the terrorist Hamas movement.
⭕️ The terrorist infiltrated the territory of the State of Israel during the October 7 massacre. In addition to his activities within the framework of the terrorist Hamas movement, the terrorist held the position of director of the Turkish "Deniz Feneri" association,
…in Turkish Deniz Feneri Derneği, whose website collects for Hamas openly…
which presents itself as a humanitarian aid organization, but in reality establishes ties with senior figures in the leadership of the terrorist Hamas movement and with entities in the Turkish leadership.
⭕️ Within the framework of his position in the association, the terrorist worked to permanently employ a large number of terrorists, as well as to provide financial support to Hamas terrorists. The association and its senior officials portray their activities as humanitarian, but in reality, they work to raise funds to support the terrorist Hamas movement.
⭕️ This involves a cynical exploitation of the humanitarian field for the purpose of supporting terrorist activity, while bolstering the activities of the terrorist Hamas movement under humanitarian cover.
⭕️ In recent months, the terrorist worked to advance terrorist plots against Israel Defense Forces troops and citizens of the State of Israel, and to rebuild the capabilities of the terrorist Hamas movement, in systematic violation of the ceasefire agreement. The terrorist was eliminated to remove the threat he posed.
⭕️ Prior to executing the strike, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians as much as possible, including the use of precision munitions and aerial surveillance.
⭕️ The Israel Defense Forces continues to focus its efforts on targeting the funding capabilities of the terrorist Hamas movement's military activity, with the aim of preventing the rehabilitation of the movement's infrastructure and military capabilities.
⭕️ Israel Defense Forces troops under Southern Command are deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement and will continue operations to remove any immediate threat.
#عاجل | لإزالة تهديد: جيش الدفاع يقضي على قائد ومخرب في وحدة المراقبة التابعة لحركة حماس الإرهابية
⭕️ هاجم جيش الدفاع في وقت سابق اليوم (الأحد) في منطقة خانيونس بقطاع غزة، وقضى على معاذ جمال أبو نصيرة، وهو قائد في الجناح العسكري لحركة حماس الإرهابية.
⭕️ وفي غارة أخرى أمس (السبت)، هاجم جيش الدفاع وقضى على محمود إبراهيم ذيب عليان، وهو مخرب في وحدة المراقبة التابعة لحركة حماس الإرهابية.
⭕️ وخلال الفترة الأخيرة، رُصد المخرب أثناء عمله على دفع مخططات إرهابية ضد قوات جيش الدفاع في منطقة الخط الأصفر، كما عمل على إعادة بناء قدرات حركة حماس الإرهابية، في خرق ممنهج لاتفاق وقف إطلاق النار. وتم القضاء على المخرب في غارة جوية.
⭕️ وقبل تنفيذ الغارة، تم اتخاذ خطوات لتقليص المساس بالمدنيين قدر الإمكان، بما في ذلك استخدام ذخائر دقيقة ومراقبة جوية.
⭕️ قوات جيش الدفاع التابعة للقيادة الجنوبية منتشرة في المنطقة وفقًا للاتفاق، وستواصل العمل لإزالة أي تهديد فوري.
— Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya | إيلا واوية (@CaptainElla1) October 4, 2026
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#BREAKING | To Remove Threat: Defense Army Eliminates Commander and Saboteur in Hamas Terrorist Movement's Surveillance Unit
⭕️ Earlier today (Sunday), the Defense Army attacked in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip, eliminating Muaz Jamal Abu Nasira, a commander in the military wing of the Hamas terrorist movement.
⭕️ And in another airstrike yesterday (Saturday), the Defense Army attacked and eliminated Mahmoud Ibrahim Dheeb Alian, a saboteur in the surveillance unit affiliated with the Hamas terrorist movement.
⭕️ And in recent times, the saboteur was spotted while working to advance terrorist plans against Defense Army forces in the Yellow Line area, as well as working to rebuild the capabilities of the Hamas terrorist movement, in a systematic violation of the ceasefire agreement. The saboteur was eliminated in an airstrike.
⭕️ And before executing the airstrike, steps were taken to minimize harm to civilians as much as possible, including the use of precision munitions and aerial surveillance.
⭕️ Defense Army forces under the Southern Command are deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement and will continue to work to remove any immediate threat.
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Daraa and Quneitra countryside in southern Syria witnessed shelling and an Israeli incursion over the past 24 hours amid repeated incursions and raids in border villages.
Local sources told North Press that Israeli forces stationed at al-Jazeera Barracks shelled the outskirts of Abdeen in western Daraa countryside on Saturday with several artillery rounds. Four shells landed in the area as reconnaissance aircraft flew overhead. No casualties were reported.
The sources said the shelling caused material damage after shrapnel reached residents’ homes. Artillery fire also struck the outskirts of Maariyah village in the Yarmouk Basin.
The sources added that Israeli military vehicles entered an area west of Saida al-Hanout in southern Quneitra countryside and opened random fire toward residential neighborhoods. No casualties were reported, but the incident caused panic among residents.
During the incursion, the forces intercepted several cattle herders and prevented them from grazing in the valley area west of the village, according to the sources.
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.
BREAKING: Israel says pilot tried to hijack flydubai flight to Tel Aviv that diverted, landed in Saudi Arabia
