#UPDATE: Six security officers were killed on Friday night in a serious security incident in Garasbaaley district, on the outskirts of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, according to local sources.
The killings have raised significant concerns about security arrangements and the… https://t.co/m2VKztUTCs
#UPDATE: Six security officers were killed on Friday night in a serious security incident in Garasbaaley district, on the outskirts of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, according to local sources.
The killings have raised significant concerns about security arrangements and the effectiveness of intelligence operations in the area.
Residents and observers are questioning how the officers responsible for securing Garasbaaley were targeted so effectively.
January 15, 2026 (TINE) – A Rapid Support Forces (RSF) unit attacked a Chadian army camp near the Sudanese border on Thursday, causing casualties on the Chadian side and destroying military vehicles.
For about a week, fierce battles have been raging between Sudanese army allies and the RSF in the Girgira and Mastura areas of Tine locality on the border with Chad.
This escalation of RSF attacks in these areas is part of broader movements aimed at seizing the last strongholds of the army and Joint Force in the Darfur region, specifically the Tine, Ambara, and Karnoi localities.
Five injured in suspected IED blast on Bukuyum road in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
Five persons have been seriously injured following a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) explosion along the Takalafiya–Gadar Zaima Road in Bukkuyum Local Government Area (LGA) of… pic.twitter.com/Jq9PsDjVwN
Five injured in suspected IED blast on Bukuyum road in Zamfara
By Zagazola Makama
Five persons have been seriously injured following a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) explosion along the Takalafiya–Gadar Zaima Road in Bukkuyum Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State.
Sources said the incident occurred at about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday when a motorcycle conveying five passengers ran into an explosive device believed to have been planted by armed bandits targeting security patrols in the area.
The device detonated on contact, causing a loud explosion that severely damaged the motorcycle and left all five occupants with serious injuries.
Troops foil ISWAP attack in Azir as NAF airstrikes neutralise fleeing terrorists
By: Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian Military troops of Operation HADIN MAI have foiled attack by ISWAP, neutralising several terrorists and disrupting their attempted withdrawal after an attack on… pic.twitter.com/TtoeAE1nE5
Troops foil ISWAP attack in Azir as NAF airstrikes neutralise fleeing terrorists
By Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian Military troops of Operation HADIN MAI have foiled attack by ISWAP, neutralising several terrorists and disrupting their attempted withdrawal after an attack on military formation in AZIR in Damboa LGA in Borno state.
Zagazola Makama report that the elimination of the terrorists followed an intervention by the Nigerian Airforce Component of Operation Hadin Kak who provided decisive close air support to ground troops during the attack in the early hours of Friday.
The attackers initially attempted to breach part of the defensive perimeter but were met with overwhelming and sustained firepower from gallant troops, with support from the Air Component and other Nigerian Army aerial platforms.
After a prolonged firefight lasting over an hour, the terrorists were decisively overpowered and forced to withdraw.
#Mexico 🇲🇽 : Members of the “Cártel del Golfo” (Gulf Cartel) were ambushed and killed by their rivals.
The rival Cartel members, who carried out the ambush, possibly armed with M240 / M249 belt-fed light machine gun and common rifles. pic.twitter.com/BuzLe0nNMr
Pakistani security forces conducted a successful operation in the Kach Mangoli area of the Bambore mountain range, Balochistan.
During the operation, seven Indian-backed terrorists were neutralized, including three linked to Fitna al-Khawarij (TTP) and four affiliated with the… pic.twitter.com/CJcomhylAm
Pakistani security forces conducted a successful operation in the Kach Mangoli area of the Bambore mountain range, Balochistan.
During the operation, seven Indian-backed terrorists were neutralized, including three linked to Fitna al-Khawarij (TTP) and four affiliated with the UBA. The terrorist commander sustained injuries during the exchange.
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Despite all the high tech doodad stuff... it still boils down to a radio(microwave) transmitter/receiver. Put out more radiation on its bandwidth than it can you "jam" it. aka loud drunk girls in the next booth talking so much you can't hear your friend sitting next to you.
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Whatever they do this time will just be counteracted by Musk’s next level of improvements.
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^Frequency hopping is how the US helps harden communications against jamming. Also makes it a lot harder for the enemy to triangulate your location from your broadcast.
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After Iran did everything it could, they were only able to scramble streaming video/podcasts. Emails texts, and other packets still got through though sometimes out of order. TCP/IP was designed to survive WW III.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday blamed President Donald Trump for weeks of demonstrations that rights groups said have led to more than 3,000 deaths.
"We consider the U.S. president criminal for the casualties, damages and slander he inflicted on the Iranian nation," Khamenei said, according to Iranian state media.
The protests erupted on December 28 over economic hardship and swelled into widespread demonstrations calling for the end of clerical rule in the Islamic Republic.
action" if Iran executed protesters.
But on Friday, in a social media post, he thanked Tehran's leaders, saying they had called off mass hangings. Iran said there was "no plan to hang people".
In comments that appeared to respond to Trump, Khamenei said: "We will not drag the country into war, but we will not let domestic or international criminals go unpunished," state media reported.
IRAN'S WORST UNREST IN YEARS
Iran's ultimate authority Khamenei said "several thousand deaths" had happened during the nationwide protests, which are Iran's worst unrest in years. He accused Iran's longtime enemies the U.S. and Israel of organising the violence.
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"Those linked to Israel and the U.S. caused massive damage and killed several thousand," he said, adding that they started fires, destroyed public property and incited chaos. They "committed crimes and a grave slander," he said.
The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, or HRANA, said it had verified 3,090 deaths, including 2,885 protesters, and over 22,000 arrests.
Last week, Iran's prosecutor general said detainees would face severe punishment. Those held included people who "aided rioters and terrorists attacking security forces and public property" and "mercenaries who took up arms and spread fear among citizens," he said.
"All perpetrators are mohareb," state media quoted Mohammad Movahedi Azad as saying, adding that investigations would be conducted "without leniency, mercy or tolerance".
Mohareb, an Islamic legal term meaning to wage war against God, is punishable by death under Iranian law.
INTERNET SERVICES ARE RESTORED IN PART
Reuters has not been able to independently verify the numbers of casualties or details of disturbances reported by Iranian media and rights groups.
Getting information has been complicated by internet blackouts, which were in part lifted on Saturday.
Iran's crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests, according to residents and state media, and the semi-official Mehr News Agency reported on Saturday that internet service had been restored for some users.
The ISNA news website said SMS service had also been reactivated.
"Metrics show a very slight rise in internet connectivity in #Iran this morning" after 200 hours of shutdown, the internet monitoring group NetBlocks posted on X. Connectivity remained around 2% of ordinary levels, it said.
A resident of Karaj, west of Tehran, reached by phone via WhatsApp, said he noticed the internet was back at 4 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Saturday. Karaj experienced some of the most severe violence during the protests. The resident, who asked not to be identified, said Thursday was the peak of the unrest there.
A few Iranians overseas said on social media that they had also been able to message users in Iran early on Saturday.
ARRESTS HAVE FOLLOWED INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS, MEDIA SAY
State media has reported the arrest of thousands of "rioters and terrorists" across the country, including people linked to opposition groups abroad that advocate the overthrow of the Islamic Republic.
The arrests included several people Iranian state media described as "ringleaders", including a woman named as Nazanin Baradaran, who was taken into custody following “complex intelligence operations".
The reports said that Baradaran operated under the pseudonym Raha Parham on behalf of Reza Pahlavi - the exiled son of Iran’s last shah - and had played a leading role in organising the unrest. Reuters could not verify the report or her identity.
Pahlavi, a longtime opposition figure, has positioned himself as a potential leader in the event of regime collapse and has said he would seek to re-establish diplomatic ties between Iran and Israel if he were to assume a leadership role in the country.
Israeli officials have expressed support for Pahlavi. In a rare public disclosure this month, Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said in an interview with Israel's Army Radio that Israel had operatives "on the ground" in Iran.
All named Mahmoud except for the ones with beautiful eyes named Fatima. And spy squirrels and spy herons, though that’s older technology. By now the Israelis are probably working on swarms of spy flies whose bite embeds an electronic microphone with a range of ten miles, with repeaters carried by honeybees that can reach mini-satellites parked overhead.
He said they aimed to weaken Iran's capabilities, though he denied they were directly working to topple the leadership.
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Question of the day.
Just wondering...
Why aren't there 1000's wavy flags, signs and out protesting the massacre of Iranians demanding their freedom from a murdering dictatorship?
The US College campuses and the streets of US Liberal run metros suddenly sure are quiet.
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"The US College campuses and the streets of US Liberal run metros suddenly sure are quiet." Because they want the USA to be ruled by a murdering dictatorship, too, but won't admit it.
The American intervention does not seem to have worked, unfortunately:
U.S. Forces arrived in the Northern Syrian town of Dayr Hafir in the Eastern Aleppo Governorate earlier today, meeting with a delegation from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), amid attempts to cool increase tensions which could lead to major clashes soon between the… pic.twitter.com/WslJ5ar70L
…major clashes soon between the SDF and the Syrian Army.
The SDF getting salty in response:
#Syria 🇸🇾: Syrian Army (former #HTS) member allegedly trying to shoot down a Drone launched by Syrian Democratic Forces (#SDF) in Dayr Hafir, #Aleppo.
The Syrian Army fighter is using what appears to be a notable “Zagros” Anti-Materiel Sniper rifle captured from Kurdish Forces. pic.twitter.com/cTvpVkzCAM
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