KRQE reported that Ervin Gutierrez allegedly shot and killed 25-year-old Nathaniel Cavazos as they were drinking and arguing “over the heat of the green chile on enchiladas they were eating.”
#3
A haughty Parisian talked Scoville
All day with a dandy of Deauville.
They bragged about chiles
And waggled their willies
So wildly it warmed up their mobiles!
[HumAngleMedia] The clashes are still ongoing in many towns in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
by Chief Bisong Etahoben
4 Sept 2026
At least 23 armed fighters have been killed in intense fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23/AFC rebel group. The clashes are still ongoing in the town of Masango and surrounding areas in South Kivu province.
Congolese forces announced on Thursday, Sep. 3, that the national army recaptured Masango, Ruhua, and Rubarati after defeating M23/AFC rebels and their Twirwaneho allies in the Hauts Plateaux of Mwenga in South Kivu. Reagan Mbuyi Kalonji, the army spokesperson for Operation Sukola 2 in South Kivu, said these major advances resulted from serious military operations in the zones.
“Following our major response against the terrorist coalition of the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF) and their allies of the M23, Twirwaneho and Red Tabara in the Hauts Plateaux of Uvira and Fizi, the FARDC have neutralised 23 rebels, 11 others surrendered, and several weapons were recovered,” Reagan said.
The convoy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Borno State, Mustapha Gubio, came under attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists along the Gubio–Kareto–Damasak road on Thursday evening.
Gubio and members of his entourage were reportedly returning to Maiduguri after a thank-you visit to Damasak, a border town in northern Borno State, when the convoy encountered an improvised explosive device (IED) planted along the highway.
A security source said a CRACK operational armoured vehicle leading the convoy ran over the explosive, resulting in a powerful blast that completely destroyed the vehicle.
The source said there were no casualties among the occupants of the convoy.
Following the explosion, the suspected ISWAP fighters reportedly attempted to exploit the incident by launching an ambush on the convoy.
Security personnel comprising troops of the Nigerian military, the police and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) quickly took defensive positions and engaged the attackers.
The security forces successfully repelled the terrorists, preventing them from advancing towards the main convoy or inflicting further damage.
EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of terrorists killed as Boko Haram, ISWAP fighters clash in Sambisa Forest
By Zagazola Makama
More than 23 terrorists have reportedly been killed in renewed deadly clashes between rival Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) factions in the… pic.twitter.com/Rjobm4bzIe
EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of terrorists killed as Boko Haram, ISWAP fighters clash in Sambisa Forest
By Zagazola Makama
More than 23 terrorists have reportedly been killed in renewed deadly clashes between rival Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) factions in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State.
The latest confrontation reportedly occurred around the Chingolo axis of Bama Local Government Area, where Boko Haram fighters attacked ISWAP members who were advancing into the area.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the latest fighting is part of a renewed wave of hostilities between the two rival terrorist groups that began about two days ago.
A Video obtained by Zagazola indicated that the clashes reportedly involved sustained exchanges of fire as both factions sought to consolidate their positions and prevent the other from expanding its influence within the forest.
Preliminary intelligence indicates that more than 23 terrorists have been killed on both sides since the latest round of fighting began, although the exact casualty figures for each faction could not immediately be independently verified.
The development is believed to reflect the continuing rivalry between Boko Haram and ISWAP over territory, access routes, resources and control of fighters operating in the Sambisa Forest and surrounding areas.
The latest fighting around Chingolo reportedly began after ISWAP elements moved into the area, prompting Boko Haram fighters to launch an attack against the advancing group.
The confrontation further weakened the terrorist groups and disrupted their activities in an area that has historically served as a major operating environment for insurgents in Borno.
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[LeMarin] Clashes in Yemen between pro-government forces and Houthis have left more than 120 dead in two days, the deadliest in years, following the offensive launched by pro-Iranian rebels near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
At the height of the genocidal attacks on Gaza, the Houthis carried out numerous attacks in the Red Sea in 2024 and 2025 in support of the Palestinian people. The Greek-flagged oil tanker "Sounion" was notably attacked in August 2024.
A death toll of more than 120 was reported to AFP on Friday, September 4, by military and medical sources, following a ground attack by the Houthis, supported by rocket fire and drone attacks aimed at seizing areas bordering the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the entrance to the Red Sea.
Backed by Iran, Yemeni rebels announced a maritime blockade in the Red Sea in July against Riyadh, which supports the Yemeni government, and claimed responsibility for attacks on several of its oil tankers. They do not currently hold areas directly overlooking Bab el-Mandeb, but they do control the major port city of Hodeida, on the Red Sea further north.
REGAINING CONTROL
According to government military sources interviewed by AFP, the rebels are also seeking to isolate the port city of Mokha, near the strait, from the rest of the government-controlled areas.
As part of their offensive, they seized strategic sectors in the highlands, which could offer them new positions from which to target ships.
The Houthis believe that if they take control of Bab el-Mandeb or the port of Mokha, they will be in a better position to negotiate with the government and the Saudis, Mohammed al-Basha of the risk management consultancy Basha Report told AFP.
To counter the offensive and try to regain control of the area, the Yemeni government sent reinforcements from Aden at Riyadh's request.
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is all the more vital for Saudi Arabia, the world's leading oil exporter, as it is now its main accessible maritime route, since Tehran's closure of Hormuz.
As Yemenis mock the invading Houthis for claiming to be fighting Saudi Arabia while chanting "Death to America" and "Death to Israel," while attempting to seize rural areas of Taiz, Yemen, where there are no Saudi, American or Israeli forces.
As Yemenis mock the invading Houthis for claiming to be fighting Saudi Arabia while chanting "Death to America" and "Death to Israel," while attempting to seize rural areas of Taiz, Yemen, where there are no Saudi, American or Israeli forces.
The damage the Houthis are inflicting on Yemen's social fabric could take generations to heal. As Houthi forces drawn from their northern tribal strongholds push into the country's central regions, the fighting is reopening old wounds and creating new ones. Each new confrontation deepens local grievances, mistrust and divisions that may outlast the war itself.
Meanwhile, Houthi media has largely avoided reporting details of the fighting on this front while continuing its "Madri," or "I don't know," social media campaign.
Videos from the front line show exhausted National Resistance
@nrfyemen fighters on the heights of Al-Barashah mountain in Maqbanah, overlooking areas south of Hays and the Red Sea coastline. Other footage shows soldiers reciting poetry to one another to show unity and raise morale after hours of heavy fighting.
Apparently local fighters tell @BashaReport Houthi fighters also appeared exhausted following prolonged clashes and their withdrawal from several positions. Videos from the battlefield document the bodies of Houthi fighters reportedly killed during the fighting.
Yemeni military official says 66 men killed, and Houthi sources claim 62 operatives dead in fighting that erupted Thursday after Iran-backed terror group launched offensive.
The [Houthi] rebels have seized elevated sites overlooking government positions near the Red Sea and the city of Taiz further inland, a military source and a Taiz official told AFP, requesting anonymity.
The Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s could target ships from these elevated positions, they said.
The toll rose to 129 on Friday, according to an AFP tally compiled from several sources, up from an earlier count of 81.
A Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... i military official speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered... told AFP that 66 of his men had been killed, while medical and military sources close to the Houthis said at least 62 rebels had died.
Another medical source said a civilian had also been killed.
The government has sent reinforcements to Taiz from Aden on Saudi orders, he said.
"The Houthis feel that if they capture Bab al-Mandab or Mokha port, they will be in a better position of power to negotiate with the government and the Saudis," Basha added.
With Iran’s closure of Hormuz, the Bab al-Mandab chokepoint has gained increased importance as a transit route for oil from Saudi Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start... , the world’s biggest exporter of crude.
The narrow waterway connects the Red Sea — and, via the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean — to the Indian Ocean.
In July, a fragile truce between the Houthis and the government fell apart after the rebels welcomed an Iranian plane to Sanaa, setting off a spate of attacks.
They later announced a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia and began hitting its ships and territory.
[FOX] The U.S. military provided rare insight into its operations at the southern border Thursday, revealing that it took down "approximately 100" suspected cartel drones in August alone, a senior War Department official confirmed to Fox News.
The disclosure marks the first time the Pentagon has revealed how frequently counter-drone technology, including sophisticated laser systems, is being used at the southern border to stop suspected cartel drones from entering the U.S.
According to a senior War Department official, Task Force–Southern Border carried out the drone takedowns using specialized counter-drone equipment provided and integrated by other military units.
Each operation was planned and closely coordinated with the Mexican military and border authorities to prevent interference or unintended conflicts between forces operating on either side of the border, the official said.
[KhaamaPress] Ottoman Turkish authorities detained 25,314 Afghan migrants colonists during the first eight months of 2026, making Afghans the largest group of undocumented foreigners apprehended across the country, according to new figures released by The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... ’s Directorate General of Migration Management.
The official statistics show that Ottoman Turkish police and migration authorities detained nearly 95,000 undocumented migrants colonists from multiple nationalities between January and August as Ankara continued nationwide operations targeting irregular migration and human smuggling networks.
Afghans accounted for the highest number of detentions, followed by migrants colonists from Syria, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, 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... , and Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... The migration authority said those detained were found to be living in Turkey without valid residence permits or legal documentation. It did not provide details on how many of those arrested have been deported, remain in detention, or are undergoing immigration procedures.
Turkey continues crackdown on undocumented migration
The latest figures underscore Turkey’s intensified campaign against irregular migration, which has expanded in recent years through police raids, identity checks, and border enforcement operations.
Ottoman Turkish authorities also reported that 8,342 people were detained during the same period on suspicion of involvement in human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
Police and the Ottoman Turkish Coast Guard have continued frequent operations against undocumented migrants colonists, particularly Afghan nationals, near border crossings, transit routes, and major cities.
UN SAYS THOUSANDS OF AFGHANS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEPORTED
The United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... has previously reported that more than 13,000 Afghan migrants colonists were deported from Turkey during the first five months of 2026, despite ongoing concerns about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
International organizations have repeatedly warned that many Afghans deported from Turkey face significant protection risks upon return, including economic hardship, displacement, and restrictions under Taliban ...Arabic for students... rule.
Turkey hosts one of the world’s largest migrant populations and has tightened migration enforcement as public pressure over irregular migration has grown ahead of recent domestic political debates on border security and refugee policy.
[Dawn] Security forces have killed 48 turbans in multiple "high-tempo" anti-terror operations across Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... over the past three days, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.
According to the military’s media wing, the operations were carried out in Mastung, Quetta, Kalat and Sibi districts against "Indian proxies, Fitna-al-Hindustan and Fitna-al-Khawarij".
The state uses the term Fitna-al-Khawarij for the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban ...the once and current oppressors of Afghanistan... Pakistain (TTP) and has designated Balochistan-based groups as Fitna-al-Hindustan to highlight India’s alleged role in terrorism and destabilisation across Pakistain.
In an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Mastung district on Friday, security forces identified the movement of turbans and engaged them. Six "Indian-sponsored terrorists" were killed in the ensuing exchange of fire, the ISPR said.
A cache of ammunition and improvised bombs (IEDs) was also recovered and destroyed during the operation, it added.
In another IBO in the Shaban area of Quetta district, security forces identified "four khawarij hideouts". Following an exchange of fire, 26 bad boyz were potted, according to the ISPR.
In Kalat district, security forces raided a terrorist hideout, killing two turbans in the ensuing firefight, the military said.
Meanwhile,
...back at the desert island, Irene was indignant at the thought of doing such a thing without benefit of clergy... in the Bhag area of Sibi district, security forces foiled an attempt by turbans to raid a local cop shoppe. Two bad boyz were potted in the operation, according to the ISPR.
"In last 48-72 hours, 48 turbans belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna-al-Hindustan and Fitna-al-Khawarij have been neutralised across Balochistan," the ISPR said.
Earlier today, ISPR issued a statement regarding a September 2 IBO in Kalat district, where 12 bad boyz were potted. The IBO was conducted on the reported presence of turbans belonging to the Indian proxy Fitna-al-Hindustan, the military’s media wing said.
President Asif Ali Ten Percent Zardari
...former president of Pakistain, husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, who has been singularly lacking in curiosity about who done her in... hailed the professional capabilities of the security forces for eliminating the turbans in operations across Balochistan.
"The killing of more than 1,188 turbans in Balochistan this year alone is evidence of the threats facing Pakistain and the readiness of the security forces," he said in a statement.
The president expressed the government’s firm resolve to eradicate "foreign-backed and enabled terrorism" from the country.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also commended the security forces for the series of operations that resulted in the killing of 36 terrorists, APP reported.
In a statement, Naqvi said their elimination reflected the forces’ operational capabilities and commitment to maintaining security, highlighting that the forces had thwarted plans of elements seeking to destabilise the country.
He noted that the forces had been conducting effective actions in different regions to counter terrorism and prevent attacks on civilians and state institutions.
The interior minister emphasised that Pakistain’s fight against terrorism required continued national unity and support for the institutions
’COORDINATED’ ATTACK IN BHAG FOILED
Earlier in the day, the Balochistan government issued a statement on the Bhag attack, saying that two coppers were among five people injured as law enforcers foiled a "coordinated" terrorist attack on a cop shoppe, bank and the assistant commissioner’s office.
Shahid Rind, the chief minister’s aide for political and media affairs, said in a post on X that about 40 turbans attacked the three places using "heavy weapons, rocket launchers, machine guns, sniper rifles and hand grenades".
Rind said the turbans failed to take control of the Bhag cop shoppe or seize weapons from the facility.
He highlighted that the cops "bravely confronted the turbans for nearly two hours", inflicting heavy casualties and material loss to the attackers, who were "forced to retreat". The CM’s aide noted that the strong protective wall of the cop shoppe played a crucial role in the defensive action.
Rind further said that the turbans failed to loot cash from the "national bank", while a special branch of the Bomb Disposal Unit defused an IED planted by the turbans in the facility.
Two police personnel were maimed by the terrorists’ firing, while three citizens were also hurt, Rind said, adding that medical aid was being provided to them all.
Following the terrorist attack, the people of Bhag expressed solidarity with police and lauded their bravery, he said, affirming that the people of Balochistan stood with police and security forces in the fight against terrorism.
"Bhag police proved that turbans would not be allowed to challenge the writ of the state," Rind asserted.
SURGE IN TERRORISM
The series of counterterrorism operations come amid a recent surge in terrorist activities in Balochistan.
On the night of Aug 31-Sept 1, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) turbans launched a coordinated attack on the Customs House, located at Ziarat Cross on the N-50 National Highway, in Pishin district.
While security forces responded effectively and killed 10 terrorists, two officers were among six martyred in the fire exchange, ISPR said.
Also on August 31, 11 turbans belonging to Fitna al-Hindustan, who had blocked the N-40 Quetta-Taftan highway by establishing an illegal checkpoint for extortion in Chagai’s Nokcha area, were eliminated following an intense exchange of fire.
According to security officials, a convoy of "empty vehicles" from the Reko Diq copper and gold project had come under attack in the same area of Nokcha while it was travelling to Quetta from the project site.
The same day, it was reported that two turbans had also been killed during an IBO in Washuk district.
Last month, the security situation remained most severe in Balochistan, where the number of terrorist attacks increased by seven per cent from 83 in July to 89 in August, according to a monthly assessment by the Pakistain Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).
[North Press] Nearly 1.8 million Syrian refugees have returned from abroad since December 2024, according to the latest figures from the UN refugee agency.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said 1,795,641 Syrian refugees had returned to the country as of September 3, 2026.
The figures show that 718,611 refugees returned from Lebanon, 704,378 from Türkiye, and 296,156 from Jordan.
Separately, UNHCR estimated that 2,009,506 internally displaced Syrians had returned to their areas of origin between December 2024 and September 3, 2026.
The returns followed the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government in December 2024.
UNHCR continues to monitor the return of Syrian refugees and internally displaced people and provide assistance to returnees in their areas of return.
[IsraelTimes] Two teenagers arrested at airport en route to Uman pilgrimage, plus 29-year-old who violated court order, and army recruit; earlier, police arrested 19-year-old over Qusra violence
Police arrested four more people, including an Israel Defense Forces conscript, on Thursday in connection with suspected settler violence against Paleostinians in the West Bank, in addition to an arrest announced earlier that day of a 19-year-old.
Two of those arrested were settlers set to depart from Ben Gurion Airport to Ukraine’s Uman ahead of the Hasidic pilgrimage there on next week’s Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah.
One was a 16-year-old suspected of nationalist crimes in the northern West Bank, and the other an 18-year-old suspected of arson, according to police.
Following their respective interrogations, the 16-year-old was released under restrictive conditions. Police said the 18-year-old would be brought before a judge on Friday to have his detention extended.
Another of the suspects was an IDF conscript arrested in cooperation with military police on suspicion of "involvement in these incidents," police said in a statement.
And a 29-year-old settler suspected of violence was also arrested in northern Israel for repeatedly violating an IDF decree that required him to report to a cop shoppe on a daily basis, according to police.
He was interrogated and will also be brought before a judge on Friday to have his detention extended, police said.
Earlier Thursday, police announced the first arrest of a suspect, a 19-year-old settler, in a Saturday attack on the Paleostinian town of Qusra, when dozens of settlers took over a home with a family inside.
One Paleostinian woman was reportedly injured in the attack and taken to a local hospital.
Qusra, located southeast of Nablus, has been the target of a wave of recent settler attacks, including a weeks-long siege on several Paleostinian homes, which has drawn international attention to the village and has caused a prolonged military deployment in the area that has itself led to the forced displacement of several Paleostinian families from their homes.
Also Thursday, a settler accused of a violent mostly peaceful attack on Paleostinians in the West Bank was arrested for violating the terms of his release.
According to his lawyer, Tal Yinon Dardik was arrested in northern Israel after he failed to show up twice a day at a cop shoppe in the West Bank city of Modiin Illit, as the terms of his release required.
His attorney Nati Rom, from the far-right Honenu legal organization, said in a statement that prosecutors have filed an indictment against Dardik and are now seeking to keep him in jug until the end of proceedings.
Dardik is suspected of a brutal attack in March in Khirbet Humsa, a Paleostinian village in the West Bank, where he, along with other krazed killer settlers, allegedly stripped a Paleostinian victim, zip-tied his genitals, and paraded him around the village. Dardik denies taking part in the incident.
Last month, a court ordered Dardik freed after 38 days in jug after he had previously repeatedly violated a house arrest order. His case has become a cause célèbre among many right-wing politicians, including Defense Minister Israel Katz, who reportedly visited him in prison.
Meanwhile,
...back at the hanging, Butch continued with his last words, trying not to repeat himself too often...... a family of settlers with young children was filmed Friday taking grapes from a privately owned Paleostinian vineyard in the Halhul area, north of Hebron.
A group of Israeli activists called "Reservists Against Terror," who had come to assist the Paleostinian farmers who own the vineyard, filmed the settlers.
One of the activists, Aviad Hominer-Rosenblum, told The Times of Israel that the activists and Paleostinians were removed from the area by the IDF on the grounds that it was a closed military zone requiring prior coordination, while the settlers were not removed. The settlers eventually left of their own accord after the activists approached them.
After the activists turned back, they discovered that the tires of their vehicles had been punctured, Hominer-Rosenblum added.
The IDF has yet to comment on the incident.
Settler violence has surged in recent months, with daily attacks and harassment. Prosecutions are rare, and critics accuse the IDF and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of condoning or even encouraging the violence.
On Wednesday, dozens to a hundred people gathered in central Jerusalem to protest the phenomenon. The demonstration, publicized as a call to "stop Jewish terrorism," was organized by a coalition of civil society and peace groups. The crowd, which skewed older, held signs reading: "I will not be silent" and "How much more blood will be spilled?"
🇮🇱 IDF APPREHENDS FIVE-TERRORIST CELL PLOTTING ATTACK IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA
The IDF says troops apprehended a five-man terrorist cell in the Qabatiya area that was “planning to carry out a terrorist attack against Israeli civilians and security forces.”
IDF APPREHENDS FIVE-TERRORIST CELL PLOTTING ATTACK IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA
The IDF says troops apprehended a five-man terrorist cell in the Qabatiya area that was “planning to carry out a terrorist attack against Israeli civilians and security forces.”
Acting on ISA intelligence, soldiers apprehended all five “within less than ten minutes of reaching the suspected locations.”
Searches of their homes uncovered an M16 rifle and additional military equipment. The suspects were transferred for further questioning.
Soldiers find weapons, ammunition and military gear hidden by suspects; army says 10 others arrested and weapons-making equipment seized in separate Nablus raid
Israel Defense Forces commandos captured five Paleostinians in a raid in the West Bank town of Qabatiya on Friday, who the military said were planning a terror attack.
The military said soldiers of the Duvdevan Commando Unit raided Qabatiya at dawn following intelligence provided by the Shin Bet on a cell of five Paleostinian snuffies "who planned to carry out an attack against Israeli civilians and security forces."
The commandos captured the five Paleostinians "less than 10 minutes" after they entered the locations where they were suspected to be, the IDF said. The suspects were then taken for Shin Bet questioning.
There were no reports of injuries.
The IDF said the commandos also searched the terrorists’ homes, during which the military said it located an assault rifle, ammunition and military gear that the men had hidden.
Meanwhile,
...back at the cheese factory, there was only one thought in the mouse's mind: I can do this! I can do this! Then the trap sprung... the military said Friday that it had wrapped up a separate 48-hour counterterror operation in and around Nablus in the northern West Bank, where it arrested 10 Paleostinian suspects and seized weapons manufacturing tools.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the IDF for the raid in Nablus, saying, "I congratulate our forces on a successful operation in Samaria [the biblical name for the northern West Bank], in which they destroyed dozens of workshops for the production of weapons, seized dozens of weapons, and arrested wanted individuals involved in terrorism."
The military said that IDF forces, guided by the Shin Bet, "searched hundreds of locations, questioned dozens of suspects and arrested more than 10 wanted individuals."
Troops destroyed more than 30 lathes used to manufacture weapons and also seized rifles, handguns and ammunition.
Violence in the West Bank has escalated sharply in recent months, mostly involving settler attacks on Paleostinians, though there have also been several attacks by Paleostinian assailants on Israelis. Critics accuse the IDF and Netanyahu’s government of condoning or even encouraging the violence by Israelis against Paleostinians.
#عاجل‼️ جيش الدفاع والشاباك يقضيان على قائد سرية النخبة الذي قاد عملية اقتحام موقع سوفا خلال مجزرة السابع من أكتوبر وشارك في احتجاز مختطفين في قبضة حركة حماس الإرهابية
⭕ هاجم جيش الدفاع والشاباك أول أمس (الأربعاء) في منطقة خانيونس جنوب قطاع غزة، وقضيا على المخرب محمد محمود مرشد… pic.twitter.com/qnkeFJbgpU
— Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya | إيلا واوية (@CaptainElla1) September 4, 2026
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#BREAKING‼️ The IDF and Shin Bet eliminate the elite company commander who led the storming operation of the Sufa site during the October 7 massacre and participated in holding hostages in the custody of the terrorist Hamas movement
⭕ The IDF and Shin Bet attacked the day before yesterday (Wednesday) in the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza Strip, and eliminated the terrorist Muhammad Mahmoud Murshid al-Qadi, commander of the elite company in the military wing of the terrorist Hamas movement.
⭕ The terrorist stormed the Sufa site during the October 7 massacre and led the storming operation of the site. Throughout the war, the terrorist participated in holding hostages in the custody of the terrorist Hamas movement in the Rafah area.
⭕ In the recent period, the terrorist supervised training for Hamas terrorists and worked to rebuild the movement's capabilities.
⭕ In addition, the terrorist promoted terrorist plans against IDF forces and citizens of the State of Israel, in systematic violation of the ceasefire. The terrorist was eliminated with the aim of removing the threat he posed.
⭕ IDF forces in the Southern Command are deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement and will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat.
[Reuters] U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, U.S. Central Command said, including one off the coast of Kharg Island, near Iran's key oil export hub.
The strikes were carried out after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy ships, Central Command said.
“Let the message to the IRGC be clear: If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost — taking out three of yours," said Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command.
Tasnim, the semi-official Iranian news agency, reported earlier that four U.S. missiles hit a tanker in the area of Kharg's anchorage. Tasnim quoted local sources as saying there were no casualties and the tanker's crew was being evacuated.
No American personnel were harmed, Central Command said.
There was no immediate official announcement by Iranian authorities.
The exchange of attacks follows an escalation in the past week that threatens to deepen a conflict that has dragged on since the U.S. launched strikes on Iran in February, disrupting global energy supplies and drawing opposition from a majority of Americans before congressional elections in November.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on August 31 in a one-line social media post accompanied by an AI-generated video that Kharg Island was being "blown to smithereens". Iranian authorities have vowed a strong response if Kharg is attacked.
Iran is the third-largest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and exported 90% of its crude via Kharg Island before the war, but flows have been disrupted since a U.S. blockade of Iranian oil exports began in mid-April.
Trump said on June 11 that he wanted to take over Kharg Island, but then said a threatened U.S. military operation there was off the table for now, days before Tehran and Washington signed an interim agreement aimed at ending the war on June 17.
A U.S. attack on Kharg would further pressure Iran's oil industry and its wider economy, which is already reeling from the U.S. naval blockade.
The U.S. imposed its blockade on Iranian ports after Iran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, an important waterway that carried one-fifth of the world's oil supply before the war.
Brent crude futures closed at their highest level since July 24 on Friday, at $96.28 a barrel, as tensions in the Middle East drive global supply concerns.
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#1
it seems peace talks are off the table and we're getting two types of comments from the IRGC:
angry comments promising escalation & destruction or
comments saying they are willing to negotiate.
My guess is we are trying to start a civil war and we'll target IRGC forces with drones and air support
#2
Some X accounts worth following:
The Iranian
The Iran Watcher
Reza
Hamid Mutasher
Worth following NOBUNAGA🇯🇵, not for politics or any real-world issues, just amusing anecdote's written as if a 7th century Samurai was living in 2026 America
[North Press] Israeli forces entered Ufania village. On Thursday, Israeli forces fired mortar shells at the vicinity of Bat al-Warda Hill in Damascus countryside. They also entered Umm Batnah village in Quneitra countryside and set up a checkpoint to inspect passersby.
e in Syria’s Quneitra countryside on Friday afternoon, set up a temporary checkpoint and searched passersby, a local source said.
The Israeli patrol entered the village and established a checkpoint to inspect people passing through the area, according to the source.
No arrests were reported during the searches conducted by Israeli soldiers, the source added.
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.
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
...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...
