[ShabelleMedia] Somali National Army special forces have conducted security operations in several areas of western Middle Shabelle region to prevent al-Shabaab ... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord... from extorting money from local residents, farmers and livestock owners.
The operations were carried out by the 164th Unit of the 16th Brigade of the elite Danab commandos in Jirirow, Calibare, Kaxareey, Libaaxle and surrounding areas.
According to a statement from the Somali military, the operations followed reports of increased movements by al-Shabaab krazed killers, who were allegedly collecting money from local communities through extortion.
The Death Eaters have reportedly been demanding payments from residents under the guise of religious levies known as Zakaawat, while also seeking to impose charges on farmers from this year’s agricultural harvest.
Livestock owners have also faced demands for payments, according to the military statement.
The Danab forces are closely monitoring the group’s movements and conducting operations aimed at preventing further extortion and protecting civilians in the affected areas.
The military said the operations were intended to disrupt attempts by the Death Eaters to exploit local communities and undermine security and stability.
The latest campaign forms part of broader efforts by the Somali National Army to strengthen security across Middle Shabelle and protect communities from al-Shabaab activities.
Al-Shabaab, which has waged an insurgency against Somalia’s federal government for more than 15 years, continues to rely on extortion and forced taxation in areas where it maintains an operational presence.
[ShabelleMedia] A series of Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s targeted suspected Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... positions in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... region overnight, with the strikes hitting areas in Qandala district, security sources said.
The bombardments mainly struck the areas of Dabablayaal and Hal Baalade, east of Dhaadaar, near key positions held by Puntland’s regional security forces around the Togga Jaceel Sare area, according to local security information.
The strikes were reportedly carried out by US forces supporting operations against Islamic State fighters in the Cal Miskaad mountains, where Puntland forces have been conducting a prolonged campaign against the group. There was no immediate official confirmation from US Africa Command or Puntland authorities.
Security information gathered over the past four weeks indicated that Islamic State operatives, particularly members involved in operational activities and planting landmines, had been gathering in Hal Baalade and Dabablayaal, according to local sources.
The fighters were also reportedly active near the Wangable well and the settlements of Goob and Gardaadin, all within Qandala district. Some of the murderous Moslems had previously operated east of the Togga Jaceel area, where Islamic State maintained bases and strategic positions.
The latest reported strikes come amid continued efforts by Puntland forces, backed by US air support, to weaken the group’s presence in the rugged Cal Miskaad mountain range. The area has served as a major stronghold for Islamic State’s Somalia branch.
The group last carried out direct attacks in the Dasaan area on September 27, using explosive-laden drones, according to security information. The incident highlighted its continued ability to deploy improvised aerial weapons despite sustained military pressure.
On September 5, a landmine explosion that was reportedly unsuccessful occurred between Sheebaab and Dhaadaar, killing one Islamic State member, according to the same sources.
Islamic State maintains a smaller presence in Somalia than al-Shabaab ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... but has established networks in the mountainous areas of Puntland, where it has faced repeated military operations by regional forces and US support.
The number of casualties and the extent of damage from the latest airstrikes were not immediately known.
[GaroweOnline] Eight people were killed Tuesday in northeastern Kenya when suspected al-Shabaab ... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord... forces of Evil attacked a vehicle carrying construction workers and police near the Somali border, officials said.
The victims included five construction workers, two police reservists, and their driver, according to police and a senior regional administrative official.
"The team was traveling to a project site when they were ambushed by suspected al-Shabaab fighters," a police brass hat said on condition of anonymity. "Eight people bit the dust in the attack."
The incident occurred in Mandera County near the mostly non-existent border with Somalia, an area that has frequently been targeted by the al-Qaeda-linked bad boy group.
Al-Shabaab has waged a violent mostly peaceful insurgency against Somalia's central government for over 15 years and has repeatedly launched cross-border raids into Kenya.
The group, which targets Kenyan security personnel, infrastructure, and civilians, demands the withdrawal of Kenyan troops stationed in Somalia as part of an African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... peacekeeping force.
Security forces have launched a search operation in the area to track down the assailants.
💥 Le JNIM a revendiqué une embuscade menée hier soir, le 09/11 , contre une patrouille de miliciens alliés à l'armée malienne à Kolodougou (région de Ségou).
ℹ️ Ces faits restent à confirmer. Nous communiquerons toute information complémentaire si de nouveaux éléments sont disponibles.
💥 JNIM has claimed responsibility for an ambush carried out last night, on 09/11, against a patrol of militiamen allied with the Malian army in Kolodougou (Ségou region).
ℹ️ These events remain to be confirmed. We will share any additional information if new details become available.
Nigerian military precision strikes neutralise 19 terrorists in Ngala, Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian military has neutralised at least 15 suspected terrorists in a series of precision airstrikes targeting insurgent positions around Bulabulutube in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State.
Security sources said the strikes were conducted at about 7:56 p.m. on Nov. 8, following aerial surveillance that identified approximately 30 terrorist fighters gathered under a tree in the area.
The military aircraft subsequently carried out a precision strike on the identified target.
Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) indicated that about 15 terrorists were neutralised, while parts of a nearby building were destroyed.
The aircraft subsequently tracked another group of five fleeing terrorists who had taken cover under a tree and conducted a second precision strike.
The assessment revealed that about four additional terrorists were neutralised, while a secondary explosion was observed, suggesting the possible destruction of explosive materials or other military supplies.
In a related operation, the aircraft proceeded towards the Lake Chad area following intelligence on a suspected terrorist logistics structure located at a crossing point.
A further precision strike was conducted on the structure, which was assessed to have been completely destroyed, with no subsequent movement observed around the location.
The successive strikes represent another significant blow to terrorist formations and logistics networks operating within the Lake Chad axis.
The military continues to sustain intelligence-led aerial surveillance and precision operations aimed at degrading terrorist capabilities, disrupting their supply networks and denying insurgents safe havens across the North-East.
Nigerian military precision strikes neutralise 19 terrorists in Ngala, Borno
By Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian military has neutralised at least 15 suspected terrorists in a series of precision airstrikes targeting insurgent positions around Bulabulutube in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State.
Security sources said the strikes were conducted at about 7:56 p.m. on Nov. 8, following aerial surveillance that identified approximately 30 terrorist fighters gathered under a tree in the area.
The military aircraft subsequently carried out a precision strike on the identified target.
Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) indicated that about 15 terrorists were neutralised, while parts of a nearby building were destroyed.
The aircraft subsequently tracked another group of five fleeing terrorists who had taken cover under a tree and conducted a second precision strike.
The assessment revealed that about four additional terrorists were neutralised, while a secondary explosion was observed, suggesting the possible destruction of explosive materials or other military supplies.
[FoxNews] Suspect allegedly used coded calls from a New York jail to help coordinate attack on British air base housing US troops
Three suspected Iran-backed terrorists plotted an attack on a British air base housing American troops using vans carrying barrels of fuel, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday by the Justice Department (DOJ).
The eight-count superseding indictment charges Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani with terrorism-related offenses tied to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Kata'ib Hizballah.
Prosecutors say the suspects targeted RAF Fairford in England, where U.S. military aircraft and personnel were stationed.
"Anyone who plans a terrorist plot on a military base housing American service members will be prosecuted by the United States government," Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a news release.
According to the indictment, Al-Hassani directed associates in the United Kingdom to conduct surveillance of RAF Fairford in August, paying one individual to record video of the base's perimeter.
The suspects' associates later obtained three vans and barrels of fuel, researched chemical accelerants and purchased metal objects that could be used as explosive shrapnel, prosecutors said. They also disguised the vans with commercial decals to resemble vehicles belonging to fuel delivery and swimming pool supply businesses.
On Sept. 26, Al-Hassani allegedly directed associates to drive the three vans toward the base. At least two encountered a security roadblock and were unable to proceed. British authorities recovered all three vehicles and arrested their occupants the following morning.
Prosecutors allege Al-Saadi helped coordinate the operation while imprisoned in New York awaiting trial on separate terrorism charges, using telephone calls with family members in Iraq to relay coded messages to his co-conspirators.
During a Sept. 24 call, Al-Saadi allegedly asked about Al-Hassani and instructed relatives to "give him [al-Hassani] money so we can do it."
The alleged plot followed a series of attacks across Europe in March and April that prosecutors say the defendants helped organize on behalf of an Iran-aligned terrorist network. Those attacks targeted synagogues, Jewish organizations, ambulances and an Israeli embassy, and included the stabbing of two Jewish men in London.
Al-Saadi, a dual Iranian Iraqi national, was arrested abroad in May and transferred to U.S. custody. Prosecutors previously accused him of helping direct approximately 18 attacks in Europe and attempting to coordinate an attack on a Manhattan synagogue.
The three defendants face charges, including conspiracy to provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations, financing terrorism and conspiracy to bomb a place of public use. Some charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.
[Jpost] Police responding to the shooting discovered bullet holes in the entrance door and spent shell casings on the ground. The building was unoccupied at the time, and no injuries were reported.
A Quebec court sentenced Abdirazak Mahdi Ahmed, 23, to 66 months in prison on Monday, nearly three years after he was involved in a shooting at the entrance of Yeshiva Gedola, a Jewish school in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood, approximately one month after the October 7, 2023, massacre.
The sentence followed Ahmed's guilty plea in September and matched a joint recommendation submitted by the prosecution and defense.
"A person who commits this kind of an attack on schools is, in the eyes of this court, a coward," Quebec Court Judge Pierre Labelle said during sentencing.
The shooting occurred on Sunday, November 12, 2023, shortly before 5:00 a.m. on Deacon Road in Montreal.
According to the Montreal Gazette, Ahmed and an accomplice arrived at the yeshiva in a stolen vehicle, and Ahmed fired a 9 mm handgun toward one of the building's doors.
He then entered the passenger seat of the moving vehicle, and the two expeditiously departed at a goodly pace.
Police responding to the shooting discovered bullet holes in the entrance door and spent shell casings on the ground. The building was unoccupied at the time, and no injuries were reported.
DNA, CELLPHONE RECORDS AND UNDERCOVER OFFICER LINKED SUSPECT TO SHOOTING
Canadian media reported that the getaway vehicle, an Acura, had been stolen the previous day.
Police located the abandoned vehicle several hours after the shooting and recovered ammunition, a ski mask, a surgical mask and latex gloves.
Investigators discovered Ahmed's DNA on items recovered from the vehicle, while cellphone location data placed him near the yeshiva at the time of the attack.
Statements Ahmed made to an undercover officer placed in his detention cell also helped connect him to the shooting.
Montreal police arrested Ahmed on May 22, 2024, in the city's LaSalle borough, approximately six months after the incident.
He has remained in jug since his arrest and pleaded guilty in September 2026 to one count of discharging a firearm.
His 66-month sentence includes credit for time already served.
PROSECUTORS SAY ANTISEMITIC MOTIVE COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED
During the hearing at which Ahmed entered his guilty plea, Sherlocks said they had been unable to establish that the shooting was motivated by antisemitism.
Prosecutors also stated that there was no evidence linking Ahmed to two separate shootings that occurred three days earlier, on November 9, 2023, targeting Yeshiva Gedola and another Jewish school, Azrieli Talmud Torah.
Both earlier shootings remain unsolved.
According to the Montreal Gazette, police arrested the alleged getaway driver, Joseph Pageau-Layto, 21, of Vaudreuil, in February 2025.
The charge against him relating directly to the shooting was subsequently dropped. However,
denial ain't just a river in Egypt... prosecutor Jean-Christophe Ardanos said Pageau-Layto still faces charges connected to the stolen vehicle used in the attack.
According to court records, Pageau-Layto intends to plead guilty to the remaining charge later.
[Rudaw] The Iraqi prime minister’s spokesperson on Tuesday vowed to identify perpetrators of the attack on Khor Mor - the Kurdistan Region’s largest gas field - and refer them to the judiciary, adding that the investigation intended to establish whether the latest attack was connected to preceding incidents. He also disclosed Iraq’s planned air defense deployment to “more than 50 locations,” including sites in the Kurdistan Region.
“If the party and the launch areas are identified, it may be possible to link it to previous attacks,” Sabah al-Numan told Rudaw's Rebwar Ali, adding that the committee was authorized to summon those suspected of involvement.
Numan described the strike on Sunday as a “criminal assault” aimed at “undermining the Kurdistan Region's unity and obstructing public order.”
“This incident affected Iraq, not only the Kurdistan Region,” he said, describing the Region as an important part of Iraq whose stability and security must be protected.
Sunday's attack on Khor Mor struck a gas storage unit at the field in Chamchamal district, west of Sulaimani, triggering a major fire and forcing the suspension of production, according to Rudaw's reporting on the ground.
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⭕️استكملت قوات جيش الدفاع وحرس الحدود خلال اليومين الأخيرين عمليات إنفاذ القانون في أربعة مواقع إقامة غير قانونية في مناطق بالقرب من قرى برقا ووادي الرحيم وجالود. وقد انطلقت من هذه المواقع بشكل متكرر أعمال عنف وأنشطة غير قانونية.
⭕️في إطار هذه العمليات، اتُّخذت إجراءات إنفاذ القانون بحق عدد من المركبات والخيام والمباني المؤقتة، التي تفتقر إلى البنى التحتية والظروف الملائمة للمعيشة في المنطقة.
⭕️خلال عمليات إنفاذ القانون الليلة (الاثنين)، بالقرب من قرية برقا في منطقة بنيامين، واجهت القوات حواجز من إطارات مشتعلة وحجارة وأشواك أرضية وُضعت في المنطقة من قبل مثيري شغب إسرائيليين. ونتيجة لذلك، تضررت مركبتان تستخدمهما قوات الأمن. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، أُلقيت الحجارة باتجاه القوات ونُفّذت أعمال حرق متعمّدة في منطقة القرية.
⭕️أزالت القوات الحواجز وأعادت النظام إلى المنطقة.
⭕️بالإضافة إلى ذلك، اعتقلت القوات خلال النشاط ثلاثة مواطنين إسرائيليين، وتم تحويلهم للتحقيق في مركز شرطة بنيامين التابع للواء يهودا والسامرة في شرطة إسرائيل. وبالتزامن، دخل محققو وحدة التحقيق الجنائي الفني التابعة للواء يهودا والسامرة إلى موقع الحادث تحت حماية قوات جيش الدفاع، وبدأوا بجمع الموجودات والأدلة وأخذ إفادات الشهود لصالح التحقيق الذي فُتح.
— Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya | إيلا واوية (@CaptainElla1) November 10, 2026
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⭕️Over the past two days, IDF and Border Police forces completed law enforcement operations at four illegal settlement sites in areas near the villages of Burqa, Wadi al-Rahim, and Jalud. These sites have repeatedly been the source of violence and illegal activity.
⭕️As part of these operations, law enforcement measures were taken against a number of vehicles, tents, and temporary structures that lack the infrastructure and suitable living conditions for the area.
⭕️During law enforcement operations tonight (Monday), near the village of Burqa in the Binyamin area, forces encountered barricades made of burning tires, stones, and ground spikes placed in the area by Israeli rioters. As a result, two vehicles used by security forces were damaged. In addition, stones were thrown at the forces, and acts of arson were carried out in the village area.
⭕️The forces removed the barricades and restored order to the area.
⭕️In addition, the forces arrested three Israeli citizens during the operation and transferred them for questioning at the Binyamin police station of the Israel Police’s Judea and Samaria District. At the same time, investigators from the district’s Technical Crime Investigation Unit entered the scene under the protection of IDF forces and began collecting findings and evidence and taking witness statements as part of the investigation that was opened.
🔸قبل قليل هرعت قوات جيش الدفاع إلى معبر رأس الناقورة في أعقاب بلاغ عن مواطن إسرائيلي عبر المعبر الحدودي إلى داخل الأراضي اللبنانية. الحادث قيد التحقيق.
🔸بعد وقت قصير، عثرت قوة تابعة للأمم المتحدة على المواطن بالقرب من المنطقة الحدودية، وسلّمته إلى قوات جيش الدفاع التي أعادته إلى أراضي دولة إسرائيل. وفي وقت لاحق، تم تحويله إلى شرطة إسرائيل لمواصلة التعامل معه والتحقيق معه.
🔸يشدّد جيش الدفاع على أن عبور الحدود محظور وخطير ويشكّل مخالفة للقانون.
— Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya | إيلا واوية (@CaptainElla1) November 10, 2026
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🔸IDF forces rushed to the Rosh HaNikra crossing a short while ago following a report that an Israeli citizen had crossed the border into Lebanese territory. The incident is under investigation.
🔸Shortly afterward, a UN force found the citizen near the border area and handed him over to IDF forces, who returned him to Israeli territory. He was later transferred to the Israel Police for further handling and questioning.
🔸The IDF stresses that crossing the border is prohibited and dangerous and constitutes a violation of the law.
[FOX] Amazon introduced an indoor security drone made by Ring, offering a flying camera to monitor areas stationary devices cannot reach, the company announced Tuesday.
The company also unveiled the Ring Rover Cam, an autonomous security robot for businesses that patrols, investigates disturbances, and streams up to 4K video. Both devices are powered by AI Pilot, a custom system that maps spaces, suggests patrol points and navigates around obstacles. Good for mapping tunnels.
"For years, customers told us they wanted eyes in the places a fixed camera couldn’t reach, and peace of mind in the spots they’d never want one," said Ring founder and chief inventor Jamie Siminoff.
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.
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... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
