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The IRGC announced a new wave of strikes on US bases in the Middle East.
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Suppression of Dissent in a One-Party
State: An Honored Judge Fights Back
Tuesday 03/24/2026

LeeRemickB026
Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Deadly missile strike in West Bank
highlights lack of protection for Palestinians
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Trump considers shock paratrooper assault
on Iran oil hub as thousands of Marines deploy
Iraq
Peshmerga ministry calls on Baghdad
to rein in terrorist groups attacking Kurdistan
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran charges $2 million levy to sail through
the Strait of Hormuz as Trump gives an ultimatum
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran missiles hit Lebanon, presumably aimed at Israel
Science & Technology
Nuclear Warning: Iran's Precise Strikes Frighten Israel
Look back: a year ago UN judge guilty
of slavery in England, sentenced to 76 months in prison

Posted by: Fred || 03/24/2026 || Comments || Link || [1785 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Indictment: Jerusalem brothers impersonate 8200 soldier, feed false intel to Iran
According to the indictment, two brothers fabricated information, using AI to produce documents, which they delivered to an Iranian agent named "David," receiving payment of over NIS 100,000.
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 03/24/2026 6:09 Comments || Top||

#2  It's what they do in the US presidential voting 'OFF Season.'
Posted by: Besoeker || 03/24/2026 6:11 Comments || Top||

#3  ^That's not the point Besoeker - the point is rug merchant are playing so outside their league.
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 03/24/2026 6:14 Comments || Top||

#4  I remember my old art teacher telling someone that he lied like a Persian rug. The nerve....
Posted by: DooDahMan || 03/24/2026 6:18 Comments || Top||

#5  Enough chit-chat! Let's talk about the girl. Lovely smile, terrible feet...
Posted by: Mercutio || 03/24/2026 9:15 Comments || Top||

#6  She has feet?
Posted by: technochitlin || 03/24/2026 11:06 Comments || Top||

#7  She has feet?

I think she is a victim of TW's 'finite focus' lensing. If they were that big she would be a duck.
Posted by: Skidmark || 03/24/2026 11:43 Comments || Top||

#8  But she could swim like a MFer
Posted by: Frank G || 03/24/2026 11:44 Comments || Top||

#9  What Lola wants, Lola gets
Posted by: Procopius2k || 03/24/2026 13:54 Comments || Top||

#10  These are actual career paths...

Posted by: NoMoreBS || 03/24/2026 14:51 Comments || Top||

#11  why has nobody thought of this?

Posted by: NoMoreBS || 03/24/2026 15:42 Comments || Top||


Africa North
Malian Armed Forces conducted operations in the Yelimane and Segala areas of the Kayes region

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The Malian Armed Forces conducted operations between March 14 and 21 against JNIM positions in the Yelimane and Segala areas of the Kayes region in western Mali, these areas have witnessed a noticeable surge of activity by JNIM militants in recent months, where terrorists entered various villages and towns requesting zakat taxes and preaching in mosques.

According to the army two major JNIM bases were destroyed in the Medina-Kayes area, where ~40 militants were reportedly killed including an "important commander".

The statement also reports the liberation of 12 hostages, and the capture of weapons, ammunition, suicide drones, fuel and three vehicles including a bus.

More at the link
Posted by: badanov || 03/24/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1789 views] Top|| File under: al-Qaeda


Africa Subsaharan
Nigeria: Troops uncover terrorist mass burial site, containing 8 ISWAP bodies in Borno

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Troops uncover terrorist mass burial site, containing 8 ISWAP bodies in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have uncovered a suspected terrorist burial ground, weapons and a medical post during a fighting patrol in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State.

Security sources said the operation was carried out on March 21 by troops of 68 Battalion during an exploitation patrol in the Duguri general area.

The sources said the patrol, led by the Commanding Officer, was aimed at tracking fleeing terrorists and denying them freedom of action within the area.

“During the operation, troops discovered a fabricated mortar tube, a suspected terrorist burial ground containing about eight bodies, and an advanced aid post believed to have been used for treating wounded fighters,” the source said.

More at the link
Posted by: badanov || 03/24/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1798 views] Top|| File under: ISWAP

#1  an advanced aid post

Were there cutting marks on the bones?
That might have been a kitchen.

Cut Marks on Ancient Bones Reveal What Was in Fashion 320,000 Years Ago
Posted by: Skidmark || 03/24/2026 9:50 Comments || Top||


Nigeria: The rugged terrain of the Mandara Mountains serves as a fortified sanctuary for the Boko Haram (JAS) faction

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This footage of JAS terrorists holding prayers in the Mandara Mountains highlights the very real and growing threat Nigeria faces from militant groups that are expanding in numbers. The Mandara Mountains and the Tumbuns of Lake Chad are the two critical strategic enclaves for Boko Haram and ISWAP.

The rugged terrain of the Mandara Mountains serves as a fortified sanctuary for the Boko Haram (JAS) faction. The mountain peaks reaches 1,300 meters, provide natural cover from ground attacks.

The NAF has conducted multiple airstrikes on fortified enclaves in Degbewa, Chinene, Wa Jahode, and Loghpere. These strikes specifically targeted hardened positions that had been serving as key hubs for bomb making activities.

More at the link
Posted by: badanov || 03/24/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1789 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)

#1  Nothing speaks to God louder than RPG launchers and street sweepers.
Posted by: Skidmark || 03/24/2026 9:55 Comments || Top||


Britain
Jewish Ambulance Service Set Ablaze in London Antisemitic Attack
Iran cats paw Ashab al-Yamin, which has recently appeared, claiming attacks on Jewish properties in Western Europe, claimed this one in a video, too. CCTV footage shows thee hooded persons pouring accelerant, giving police something interesting to hunt.
[Breitbart] Ambulances belonging to a Jewish community service in Golders Green, London, were set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning in what the Metropolitan Police is investigating as a new antisemitic arson attack in the United Kingdom.

The BBC reports four ambulances were set ablaze.

London Fire Brigade responding to the emergency at around 01:40 a.m. (GMT). CCTV footage reportedly shows three suspects walking towards an ambulance before setting it on fire, per the BBC.

The vehicles belonged to Hatzola Northwest, a first aid emergency community service. Multiple cylinders in the vehicles exploded, breaking the windows of nearby flats. At press time, no injuries have been reported. Around 30 people were taken into a local shelter.
Posted by: Besoeker || 03/24/2026 05:56 || Comments || Link || [1785 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies

#1  Hitler’s disciples have taken London after all these years.
Posted by: Super Hose || 03/24/2026 7:28 Comments || Top||

#2  from the article,

"...British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer condemned the attack on a Monday morning social media post...“Antisemitism has no place in our society,” he continued."

Of course a big part of the Labor Party is viciously anti Semitic and anti Israel and willing to look the other way when it comes to grooming gangs.
Posted by: Lord Garth || 03/24/2026 12:43 Comments || Top||

#3  And there you have Sir Keir neatly bagged and tagged, Lord Garth.
Posted by: trailing wife || 03/24/2026 12:45 Comments || Top||

#4  Always. Once they get the numbers.
Posted by: mossomo || 03/24/2026 12:58 Comments || Top||


Iraq
Peshmerga ministry calls on Baghdad to rein in terrorist groups attacking Kurdistan
[Rudaw] Kurdish military officials on Sunday called on the federal government in Baghdad to rein in outlawed gangs that have repeatedly targeted Kurdistan Region Peshmerga forces, following another drone attack on a Peshmerga base overnight.

The Peshmerga Ministry released a statement condemning the attacks. "Outlawed terrorist groups launched another sabotage attack last night on a Peshmerga forces headquarters on the outskirts of Chamchamal [city], using an explosive-laden drone," the ministry said on Sunday. "We strongly condemn this attack, which aims to undermine security and stability in the region."

The ministry did not say whether any Peshmerga fighters were maimed in the attack but called on Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
i to rein in these groups.

Iraqi militia groups affiliated with 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 Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
have launched dozens of drone and missile attacks on the Kurdistan Region over the past three weeks, targeting civilian infrastructure, Peshmerga bases, and a US military facility at Erbil airport.

"It is very surprising that some groups and parties, under the name of ’resistance’ and with baseless excuses and slogans, allow themselves to attack civilian locations, the economic infrastructure of the Kurdistan Region, and Peshmerga bases. This is warmongering and a clear assault on the rights of citizens and on the stability and security of the Kurdistan Region," President Masoud Barzani said on March 8 after these militia groups launched their initial attacks.

The United States and Israel launched a large-scale aerial campaign against Iran on February 28, striking thousands of targets across the country, including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) bases and missile launchers.

IRGC-affiliated Iraqi militia groups soon joined the conflict, launching dozens of drones and missiles toward the Kurdistan Region and Gulf countries. Prior to the war on Iran, these militia groups had launched several attacks on the Kurdistan Region and its oil facilities but intensified their attacks after the war started.

On Wednesday, three Peshmerga fighters were maimed in two separate drone attacks on bases in Sulaimani and Erbil, according to a ministry statement.

Rudaw understands that these outlawed terrorist groups have carried out more than ten attacks on Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Peshmerga forces over the past three weeks.

The IRGC has also targeted the Kurdistan Region multiple times, citing the presence of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups as justification.
Posted by: trailing wife || 03/24/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1831 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Deadly missile strike in West Bank highlights lack of protection for Palestinians
No reason for the PA to bestir itself to spend a single shekel to protect its people gains falling missiles, or even a siren to warn them to get under cover.
[IsraelTimes] Threatened by Iranian fire and falling debris, Palestinians hear air raid sirens from settlements, but most have nowhere to go for cover, and few know how to deal with danger

Over the last several weeks, 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 Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
has begun habitually firing missiles containing cluster munitions at Israel, raining dozens of small bomblets over urban areas and sowing chaos and destruction.

The submunitions, which can challenge air defenses, lack the explosive power of conventional warheads, but still pack a punch strong enough to destroy small buildings, flip cars, and maim or kill those in their way.

Though directed at Israel, the deadliest such attack has not been suffered by Israelis, but by West Bank Paleostinians, who often find themselves in the path of Iran’s imprecise weaponry and without the protections Israel affords its citizens.

On March 18, four women ranging in age from 17 to 50 were killed when an Iranian cluster bomb slammed into a West Bank salon where they had been preparing a Ramadan break-fast meal. Nine other Paleostinians were maimed in the strike, including a 4-year-old girl.

The incident shook the town of Beit Awwa in the southern West Bank, home to around 15,000 residents. More broadly, it exposed what locals describe as a lack of protective infrastructure and awareness among Paleostinians in the West Bank regarding the threat of Iranian missile fire.

While Israelis receive warnings of incoming missiles to their phones and have community-wide sirens telling them to head to a protected space or seek cover, Paleostinians have no such system and uneven access to the alerts sent by Israel’s Home Front Command. Most only learn of the danger by hearing the wailing of air raid sirens emanating from nearby settlements.

But even when they are warned, the bigger problem is finding somewhere to shelter from the incoming fire.

"We hear the sirens from the nearby settlements, but there are no shelters," said Mahmoud Barhoum, mayor of the West Bank town of Beita, which was struck by missile fragments last week. "Where are people supposed to go?"

A resident of Beit Awwa told The Times of Israel that those in the Hebron area town also hear the air raid sirens from nearby Israeli settlements. But even so, many still do not know how to respond or how best to protect themselves.

According to the resident, who asked not to be named, Paleostinians are also largely unaware of the danger posed by munitions even after they impact. Following the deadly cluster kaboom, well-meaning residents gathered at the site, unaware of the dangers that could still be posed by unwent kaboom! ordnance, the resident recalled.

"My sister, who works with the Red Islamic Thingy, and I went there to move people away, so that nothing would happen if there was a kaboom from parts that had not detonated when the missile hit. But no one was aware of the danger," she said.

When Iran launches missiles at Israel, the IDF’s Home Front Command sends early warnings to a wide area where sirens could sound in a few minutes, and once the projectile nears, it activates sirens in any area determined to be at risk of getting hit by a missile, interceptor, or fragments from either.

In addition to sounding the early warnings and sirens from public loudspeakers, notifications with the information are also sent to phones in the relevant geographic area that have the Home Front Command app, which is freely available to Paleostinians or anyone else.

During the deadly Iranian attack that hit Beit Awwa, Home Front Command warnings were sent to much of the southern West Bank, as well as parts of southern Israel.

Anyone in the village with the Home Front Command app would have received an alert, but its unclear how widespread its use is among Paleostinians. Those who spoke to The Times of Israel said they typically hear warnings only from sirens blaring in nearby settlements and not from their phones.

In the same way, Israeli air defense systems shield Paleostinians in the West Bank as a byproduct of the protection they provide to Israeli communities. Because most settlements are in close proximity to Paleostinian population centers, and given the wide impact zone of ballistic missiles, attempts are made to intercept any threat heading toward the area.

But air defenses are not perfect, especially against cluster warheads, and even intercepted missiles can continue to pose a threat to anyone caught outside of a reinforced structure.

NOT A SINGLE SHELTER
A few hours after the deadly attack on Beit Awwa, the northern West Bank town of Beita was pelted by debris from an intercepted missile.

Barhoum, the mayor, told The Times of Israel that one piece of debris struck a home directly, wreaking enough damage that the house is now slated for demolition.

Another fragment hit a high-voltage power line, briefly cutting electricity to the village.

Nobody was injured, though that was far from guaranteed given the lack of protective infrastructure, which Barhoum described as the most serious problem.

The issue is one shared by all Paleostinian areas.

Though Israel commonly built public shelters in its cities throughout its history, it has never done so in Paleostinian areas governed by its military administration.

Since 1992, Israeli law has required the construction of a bomb-safe room in every new home. Around the same time, the Paleostinian Authority was established and began managing civilian affairs for most Paleostinians in the West Bank, including housing construction.

Unlike Israel, the PA did not build public shelters or require them in newly constructed homes. It has not publicly explained the decision, though it is likely rooted in a long-held perception that missiles and rockets targeting Israel do not pose a threat to Paleostinians.

In the part of the West Bank where building is overseen by Israeli authorities, safe rooms are mandated in new residential construction, including for Paleostinians, a Defense Ministry representative said. However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
Israel rarely approves new housing for Paleostinians in areas under its control.

According to Barhoum, the lack of shelters is "not only in Beita, but anywhere in Paleostinian Authority areas in the West Bank. There is not a single shelter."

In Beit Awwa, which is adjacent to the Green Line, the four women had been inside a modular structure made of aluminum. The walls were likely thin enough that they would have heard the siren sounding from the nearby Israeli town of Shekef. But they were also too thin to provide any protection from the cluster munition about to rain death upon them.

IN HARM’S WAY
The Iranian missile campaign has created a new reality for West Bank communities, which have rarely been hit by rockets fired by Hamas
..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
from 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...
or Hezbollah from Leb
...The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. Only one of those statements is an exaggeration....
In contrast to the relatively short-range projectiles launched by those terror groups, Iran’s ballistic missiles are launched from some 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) away, and are usually aimed without precision.

The result is that Paleostinians are facing, for the first time, a sustained missile threat.

In October 2024, when Iran fired a massive volley of hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel, the sole direct fatality was a man in Jericho who was hit by a fragment from an intercepted missile.

During the June war, no Paleostinians were killed, though missile fragments fell in the West Bank on several occasions.

In the current war, even before the deadly incident in Beit Awwa, numerous pieces of debris from intercepted missiles fell across the West Bank.

The Paleostinian Interior Ministry said that between March 7 and March 12, teams from the Paleostinian police, civil defense rescue units, and the Red Islamic Thingy responded to missile fragments that fell in the districts of Ramallah, Bethlehem, Nablus, and Salfit.

As of March 22, there were 198 incidents involving falling debris in the West Bank, Paleostinian police said. Pieces can range from shards as small as a hand to fuel tanks the size of a bus.

Aside from the four women killed in Beit Awwa, Paleostinian police also attributed a fifth death to the attacks, after a man watching a missile attack fell from a tall building. Authorities did not specify where or when the incident occurred.

Barhoum noted that, beyond protective infrastructure, there is an urgent need for adequate medical facilities to treat casualties in the event of further attacks.

Visiting the mourning tent for the four women killed in Beit Awwa — Mais Razi Masalma, 17, Sahra Razek Masalma, 50, Amal Matawa, 46, and Aseel Masalma, 32 — Fatah spokesperson Maher al-Namoura used the opportunity to urge Paleostinian leaders to provide more and better medical equipment.

Namoura, joined by the local governor, said more advanced medical equipment was needed at the hospital in the nearby town of Dura, where the maimed were taken. He also called to expedite the completion of additional hospital wards.

The construction of shelters was not mentioned.

STAYING IN
The PA only began issuing guidance regarding what to do during attacks following the Beit Awwa deaths, underscoring the degree to which the tragedy may be shifting perspectives regarding the dangers of missiles.

In advice published by the Paleostinian interior ministry, residents were told that, given the security situation, they should "remain in safe places, stay away from impact sites, and avoid gathering there."

The statement did not specify what constituted safe locations.

Barhoum said that he has been advising residents simply to remain inside during missile attacks. He said he had not received any instructions from the PA on this matter, in his capacity as mayor.

It remains unclear to what extent the deaths and the new guidance may change behaviors, with protective options largely lacking for even those who would heed the warnings.

But at least some are now taking the threat more seriously.

"To be honest, I was one of those people who, when there was a siren, would go outside to see where the missile was landing," said one Beit Awwa resident who asked to remain anonymous. "Now, after what happened, it’s clear I won’t go outside anymore. I will go to the nearest [safe] place available and tell others to do the same."
Posted by: trailing wife || 03/24/2026 2026-03-24 02:17 || Comments || Link || [1824 views] Top|| File under: Palestinian Authority

#1  Screw them.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike || 03/24/2026 3:29 Comments || Top||

#2  Paleos: "We send destruction. We're not supposed to be on the receiving end! It's so unfair"
Posted by: Frank G || 03/24/2026 6:00 Comments || Top||

#3  FUCK EM!
Posted by: chris || 03/24/2026 11:15 Comments || Top||

#4  Aaaaand this is Israel's problem how?
Posted by: DarthVader || 03/24/2026 12:13 Comments || Top||

#5  Don't they hany tunnels where they can hide, like in Gaza?
Posted by: Rambler || 03/24/2026 12:18 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran missiles hit Lebanon, presumably aimed at Israel
[Ynet] Two ballistic missiles launched from Iran at Israel last night struck Lebanese territory, the Israeli military says.

It apparently marked the first time that Iranian ballistic missiles hit Lebanon during the current war.
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possibly used a slightly damaged launcher or a missile with some of its fuel gone bad
Posted by: Lord Garth || 03/24/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1843 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  Inshallah!
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 03/24/2026 0:04 Comments || Top||

#2  Inshallah!

Now hit Gaza.
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 03/24/2026 0:05 Comments || Top||


#4  Israel's finance minister has called for the country to extend its border with Lebanon all the way to the Litani River, in the most explicit territorial claim yet by a senior Israeli official as the military escalates its assault on the country's south, destroying bridges and demolishing homes across the region.

Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the far-right Religious Zionist Party and a key coalition partner in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, told an Israeli radio program on Monday that the military campaign in Lebanon must conclude with a fundamental shift, not just a weakened Hezbollah but redrawn borders. "I say here definitively...in every room and in every discussion, too: the new Israeli border must be the Litani," Smotrich said.


How much does a finance minister’s opinion matter with regard to military and diplomatic decisions?
Posted by: trailing wife || 03/24/2026 1:28 Comments || Top||

#5  Lord Garth, I couldn’t find the URL for the Yahoo article. Please add it as a comment, and I’ll paste it into the URL box.

Thank you!
Posted by: trailing wife || 03/24/2026 2:08 Comments || Top||

#6  How much does a finance minister’s opinion matter with regard to military and diplomatic decisions?

Google "Proportional Representation, Coalition Government"
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 03/24/2026 5:56 Comments || Top||

#7  here's a link

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/lq7ila0nn
Posted by: Lord Garth || 03/24/2026 9:05 Comments || Top||

#8  For Grom:
Proportional Representation, Coalition Government

**Proportional Representation (PR)** is an electoral system designed to ensure that the distribution of seats in a legislature closely reflects the proportion of votes each party receives. Unlike winner-take-all systems, PR allocates seats based on vote share—meaning 40% of the vote typically results in 40% of the seats—thereby minimizing wasted votes and enhancing representation for smaller parties and minority viewpoints.

**Coalition Government** is a common outcome in PR systems, as no single party usually secures an outright majority. Instead, multiple parties must negotiate and form a coalition to govern, often requiring compromise and consensus-building. This dynamic promotes inclusivity, as smaller parties gain a voice in policy-making, and can lead to more balanced and moderate legislation. Studies suggest that coalition governments better reflect public opinion and can reduce political polarization by encouraging dialogue across ideological lines.

While coalition governments may face challenges such as **legislative gridlock** or **complex decision-making**, they also foster stability through negotiation and accountability. In systems like those in **Germany, New Zealand, and the Netherlands**, coalition governments are standard and have proven effective in delivering representative governance. The need for cooperation often leads to policies that reflect a broader spectrum of voter preferences, enhancing democratic legitimacy.
Posted by: Skidmark || 03/24/2026 9:32 Comments || Top||

#9  Done LG.
Posted by: Skidmark || 03/24/2026 9:34 Comments || Top||

#10  #8 In particular, ministerial seats are distributed among reps of coalition parties - which promote the party platform in the Knesset.
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 03/24/2026 10:08 Comments || Top||

#11  in addition to the 2 Iran missiles that hit Lebanon Sunday, another one was intercepted with the shrapnel falling in Lebanon today
Posted by: Lord Garth || 03/24/2026 16:06 Comments || Top||


The IRGC announced a new wave of strikes on US bases in the Middle East.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced a new wave of strikes against US bases in the Middle East. This was reported on March 23 by the Fars news agency.

"As part of the '76th wave' of the operation, a new offensive front was opened against American targets," the agency wrote on its Telegram channel.

Drone and missile strikes targeted the US bases of Ad Dhafra, Victoria, the Fifth Fleet, and Prince Sultan, the IRGC added. Infrastructure in the Israeli cities of Ashkelon, Tel Aviv, and Haifa was also targeted.



Posted by: badanov || 03/24/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1885 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  A response to Trump's peace offer?
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 03/24/2026 0:06 Comments || Top||

#2  I guess those are JATO rockets to get the drones started.
Posted by: Bobby || 03/24/2026 0:11 Comments || Top||

#3  Destroy them all and be done with it.
Posted by: Besoeker || 03/24/2026 5:07 Comments || Top||

#4  I think we should follow Pom Pom Pam Bondi's lead and talk about Dow 50,000. Oh, wait....Anyway, so much for war being good for the equity markets.
Posted by: DooDahMan || 03/24/2026 6:17 Comments || Top||

#5 

And then they became Muslim and stopped drinking.
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 03/24/2026 18:56 Comments || Top||

#6  I thought it was wave 74 - lost track of 2 of them
Posted by: Griter+Slash1619 || 03/24/2026 19:35 Comments || Top||


Several Iranian terror regime headquarters in Tehran struck

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🎯STRUCK: Several Iranian terror regime headquarters in Tehran

Dozens of IAF fighter jets used 100+ munitions in the strikes that targeted:

• A Quds Force base used as a command post for coordinating and overseeing intelligence & operational activity
• An IRGC aerial defense HQ and Ground Forces HQ
• A Quds Force intelligence HQ
• A naval cruise missile manufacturing site

Posted by: badanov || 03/24/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1776 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran


Hezbollah reportedly struck the Misgav Am and Zar'it with rockets as they pound northern Israel with rockets, maiming 4 as IDF strikes Beirut, captures 2 Hezbollah fighters, blows up another Litani River bridge


Four wounded as Hezbollah pounds north with rockets, IDF strikes in Beirut

[IsraelTimes] Victim hit in face by shrapnel as salvo reaches border town of Kiryat Shmona; IDF captures two Hezbollah fighters, blows up Litani River crossing; IRGC official targeted in Lebanese capital

At least four people were maimed Monday by a Hezbollah rocket attack on the northern border city of Kiryat Shmona, as the Iran-backed terror group fired multiple salvos into Israel.

Three injured people were being treated at the Ziv Medical Center in Safed, the hospital said. All the injured were conscious, and their condition was described as stable.

Two of the injured had shrapnel injuries to the face and limbs.

A man in his 30s who was also injured in the strike was taken by helicopter to the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa.

The rocket launched from Leb
...The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
struck a road, causing damage to a bus and injuring a man standing near it.

Several other rocket impacts were reported in the city, in what was the fourth rocket attack within an hour.

The barrages followed earlier rocket attacks and a drone infiltration.

In the afternoon, residents of communities on the Lebanon border were instructed by the military to remain close to bomb shelters, amid expectations of further rocket fire. However,
ars longa, vita brevis...
the military lifted that instruction about a half-hour later, after a fresh assessment.

Later, fresh sirens sound in the Western Galilee, warning of a suspected drone attack from Lebanon.

Since it resumed its attacks on March 2, Hezbollah has been firing an average of about 150 rockets per day, according to the IDF. Roughly two-thirds of the daily rocket fire has been directed at Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon and along the border, with the remaining third aimed at Israel.

IDF SAYS IT STRUCK QUDS FORCE MEMBER IN BEIRUT
The Israel Defense Forces said Monday afternoon it had carried out a strike in the Beirut area targeting a member of the Quds Force, the extraterritorial arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

No further details on the strike in Lebanon’s capital were immediately given by the IDF.

Lebanon’s health ministry said around the same time that an Israeli strike on the Hazmieh suburb killed at least one person.

Hazmieh, a predominantly Christian residential area near Lebanon’s presidential palace, hosts several foreign embassies. It was the second strike reported there amid the current round of fighting.

Later Monday, Lebanese media reported new Israeli Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Earlier, the IDF reiterated an evacuation warning for the area, a Hezbollah stronghold, ahead of strikes on the terror group’s sites.

The IDF confirmed having struck in the area of the capital, saying it had launched a wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah targets.

IDF: CAPTURED TWO ARMED RADWAN FIGHTERS IN SOUTH LEBANON
IDF troops also captured two armed Hezbollah operatives, members of the terror group’s elite Radwan Force, during operations in southern Lebanon over the weekend, the military said.

According to the IDF, troops of the Givati Brigade spotted the Radwan operatives while they were planning to launch anti-tank missiles at the forces, as well as at Israel.

A short while later, the pair surrendered to the troops, the military said, adding that the forces located weapons and other military equipment alongside the operatives.

Overnight, the IDF said it destroyed the building from which the Radwan fighters had been operating.

The two operatives were taken to Israel and questioned by the Military Intelligence Directorate’s Unit 504, which specializes in human intelligence.

The IDF said that their interrogation revealed that the two Radwan operatives arrived in southern Lebanon from the Beqaa Valley area at the start of the war with Iran.

"This case once again proves that the Lebanese army failed and did not prevent the movement of holy warriors and weapons south of the Litani [River]," the military said.

ISRAEL STRIKES ANOTHER BRIDGE ON LITANI RIVER
Israel also struck a bridge on the eastern portion of the Litani River on Monday, Lebanese state media reported.

"The Israeli army targeted the Dallafa bridge, which connects the Hasbaya-Marjeyoun region with the Jezzine-Chouf and Western Bekaa regions," Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported.

The IDF had warned in advance that it would bomb the bridge to prev
ent Hezbollah from moving operatives and weapons into southern Lebanon.

Earlier, Lebanese media reported that the Israeli Air Force struck a different crossing that had already been bombed several days ago.

Images purported to show that the Qaaqaait al-Jisr Bridge was destroyed.

On Sunday, Israel blew up the Qasmiya Bridge on the Litani, the fifth crossing to be targeted by Israel since March 2. Earlier in the day, the IDF warned it intended to strike the bridge.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said earlier that he had instructed the IDF to "immediately destroy all the bridges over the Litani River that are used for terror activity, to prevent the passage of Hezbollah holy warriors and weapons southward."

UNIFIL HEADQUARTERS HIT BY PROJECTILE FROM ’NON-STATE ACTOR’
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Monday that its headquarters in Naqoura had been hit by a projectile, probably launched by a "non-state actor," after Hezbollah declared it had targeted Israeli forces in the same town.

"Just before noon today, a projectile hit a building inside our headquarters," UNIFIL said in a statement. "Peacekeepers with expertise in explosive ordnance disposal are working to deal with it. We believe it was fired by a non-state actor."

UNIFIL’s statement came after Hezbollah claimed at least two attacks on Monday against Israeli forces in Naqura.

In its Monday statement, UNIFIL said it had observed over the past 48 hours "intense gunfire and explosions" in and around Naqoura, close to its headquarters.

"Bullets, fragments, and shrapnel have hit buildings and open areas inside our headquarters, putting peacekeepers at risk. As a result, peacekeepers have been restricted to shelters to avoid injury," it said.

The force reminded "all actors of their responsibility to ensure the safety and security of peacekeepers."

"We reiterate that there is no military solution to this conflict and urge the actors to put down their weapons and commit to working toward a long-term solution, before more people get hurt," it said.
Posted by: badanov || 03/24/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1776 views] Top|| File under: Hezbollah

#1  Seems like the Iran treatment might be appropriate.
Posted by: Skidmark || 03/24/2026 9:42 Comments || Top||


Strike on Basij headquarters in Tehran

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🚨 BREAKING: STRIKE ON BASIJ HEADQUARTERS IN TEHRAN

Reports indicate Israeli strikes are targeting Basij infrastructure inside Tehran — including command posts and headquarters.

The Basij isn’t just another unit.
It’s the regime’s internal enforcement arm:
➡️ Crushes protests
➡️ Enforces control in the streets
➡️ Operates checkpoints across the country

Recent operations have already hit multiple Basij sites and leadership, with over 10 positions struck in Tehran alone.

Posted by: badanov || 03/24/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1788 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  Why did they wait so long?
Posted by: Bill Gonque8174 || 03/24/2026 8:36 Comments || Top||

#2  Perhaps Israel wanted someone remaining to surrender.
Posted by: Skidmark || 03/24/2026 9:52 Comments || Top||



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