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Results of the Houthi offensive in Western Yemen. September 9-12, 2026
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NC Democrat Legislative Candidate Shelly Headen: %u2018Visiting Dauchau [sic] Concentration Camp in Germany%u2026..This is where Trump supporters belong%u2019; state party pulls support
Sunday 09/13/2026

No idea who. Sorry
Fifth Column
Funding plummets for US nonprofit
that funnels donations to anti-Israel groups
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Somaliland Says Ready to Send Troops
to Gaza if Trump, Netanyahu Request
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Home Front: WoT
Somali Man Sent to Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility in Cuba
Africa North
Algerian demarche: Middle
East conflict spills into North Africa
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran has submitted seven conditions to the US for opening the Strait of Hormuz, according to media reports
Africa Subsaharan
Nigeria: Troops foil armed herders%u2019
invasion of farmlands in Plateau
Jury Pool Intimidation-NBC News Doxxes Clancy Juror

Posted by: Fred || 09/13/2026 || Comments || Link || [289 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Don't look, Ethel! But it was too late.
Posted by: Glenmore || 09/13/2026 9:34 Comments || Top||

#2  Must have been during the dust bowl era in Oklahoma!
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance || 09/13/2026 13:09 Comments || Top||

#3  Ethel the Blanket Sniffer.
Posted by: no mo uro || 09/13/2026 13:58 Comments || Top||

#4  The original American Burka
Posted by: Mercutio || 09/13/2026 14:13 Comments || Top||

#5  @#1: Thanks for the Ray Stevens callback!
Posted by: Anomalous Sources || 09/13/2026 16:00 Comments || Top||


Africa North
Niger Is ablaze: Nigerians join the rebellion to fight Tiani

Translated Text:

Urgent/Niger Is Ablaze: Nigerians Join the Rebellion to Fight Tiani

Far from the official media held hostage by Russafrican terrorism embodied by the putschist Abdouramane Tiani, Nigerien patriots are mobilizing en masse to bolster the ranks of the FPL rebellion.

To confirm this surge in numbers, the armed movement at war against the Russafrican regime installed in Niamey by the Kremlin released yesterday, Friday, September 11, a series of videos showing the rigorous training of new recruits.

Recruits who, judging by the subsequent videos broadcast, hail from all socio-ethnic components of Niger.

The fighters indeed expressed themselves in a variety of languages, each speaker reassuring the Nigerien people about the imminent victory of the liberators.

Posted by: badanov || 09/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [190 views] Top|| File under:


Africa Subsaharan
Nigeria: Troops foil armed herders’ invasion of farmlands in Plateau

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Troops foil armed herders’ invasion of farmlands in Plateau

By Zagazola Makama

Troops of Sector 8, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), have foiled an attempt by suspected armed herders and their cattle to invade farmlands around Manja community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The incident occurred at about 5:25 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2026, when troops deployed at Manja Forest responded to reports of the movement of the armed herders through a forested area in the community.

The troops’ swift intervention forced the suspected criminals to withdraw further into the forest.

More at the link
Posted by: badanov || 09/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [220 views] Top|| File under: Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)


Nigeria: Troops arrest suspected kidnapper, recover AK-47 rifle in Edo
By Zagazola Makama

Troops of 4 Brigade, conducting operations under Operation Whirl Punch and Operation Rescue, have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.

The suspect, identified as Olamide Oyeniyi, was arrested at about 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Obaretin community along the Benin–Sapele Road.

Troops recovered an AK-47 rifle with registration number 6624011, one magazine and eight rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition from the suspect.

Other items recovered include a Tecno mobile phone, two bags, a torchlight, a music box and assorted charms.

The suspect and the recovered items are currently in military custody as further investigation continues to establish his possible links to kidnapping activities and other criminal operations in the area.

The arrest forms part of ongoing security operations within the 2 Division area of responsibility aimed at disrupting criminal networks and denying kidnappers freedom of movement.

Security forces are expected to conduct further interrogation and investigation to determine the suspect’s associates and possible operational links.
Posted by: badanov || 09/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [152 views] Top|| File under:


Arabia
Results of the Houthi offensive in Western Yemen. September 9-12, 2026
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:

[ColonelCassad] Results of the Houthi blitzkrieg in western Yemen.

1. The entire western coast of the country has been completely cleared.

2. All islands in the Red Sea, including Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, have been completely taken under control.

3. In total, more than 5,400 square kilometers of Yemeni territory have been liberated as of the evening of September 11.

4. Several cities have been liberated, including Mokha and Hays, as well as several dozen villages and towns, and a number of key heights in the region.

5. Five enemy brigades have been defeated. Three on the west coast and two more surrendered on the islands without serious resistance.

6. Several thousand people have surrendered, most of whom will be released under amnesty.

7. The commander of the interventionist direction, a major general, was killed while fleeing to Aden.

8. The commander of the interventionist forces resigned following the disaster.

9. The Houthis captured hundreds of armored vehicles, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, MRAPs, and other armored personnel carriers. They also seized dozens of guns and mortars, hundreds of vehicles, a huge amount of ammunition (shells, mines, cartridges), and various military equipment.

10. Currently, the Houthis are trying to cut off Taiz, advance toward Aden, and are preparing to storm Marib, from where they have already begun fleeing. It is still unclear where the Saudis will be able to stabilize the front.

The US has so far refused to directly intervene in the Yemen war at this stage. Ah, but there was a time when the comments on this blog were saying that Hodeida was doomed and the Houthis would soon be finished.

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Houthi movements have become limited due to air force targeting that has not stopped since the morning hours

Translated Text:

Update Last 24 Hours:

The Houthi spokesperson just stated that the warplanes launched 129 airstrikes over the past 48 hours on sites in the provinces of Taiz, Marib, Hodeidah, Al-Jawf, Saada, Amran, and Hajjah.

-As of now, the pace is as follows: Houthi movements have become limited due to air force targeting that has not stopped since the morning hours, with sporadic skirmishes on the Marib, Al-Bayda, Dhale, and Taiz fronts.

-Footage released by the Yemeni government and forces today of the shelling and targeting.

Ansar Allah (Houthis) launched a large scale operation and captured numerous positions on the coast

Posted by: badanov || 09/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [525 views] Top|| File under: Houthis

#1  Saudi Arabia tells Trump now is the time for military action as Iran-backed Houthis advance

Well SA, get to it!
Posted by: Skidmark || 09/13/2026 0:24 Comments || Top||

#2  ^Saudis gave a lot of $$$ to Egypt. Ask them.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 09/13/2026 5:29 Comments || Top||

#3  ^^Egypt has a huge army - which constantly trains for attack on Israel.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 09/13/2026 5:35 Comments || Top||

#4  I'm still waiting for this super duper Mecca alliance of KSA, Pakistan, and Türkiye to jump into action.
Posted by: DooDahMan || 09/13/2026 6:15 Comments || Top||

#5  There have been several reports that several of the Saudi units there were 'ghosts' - seriously and possibly fatally undermanned, because the commanders had filled the rosters with nonexistent soldiers and then collected their pay.

This happened to the terminal Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and again in Afghanistan. The one thing that may be different this time is that the KSA won't collapse, and the al-Sauds aren't likely to let this go without making a few examples.

Problem is...seventy years downrange from the beginnings in Vietnam, and - honestly - closing in on fifty now since the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, we can't get it through our heads: most of Asia doesn't want to be saved, and none of Islam wants to even co-exist, much less be like us. The Houthis are firmly grounded in the twelfth century and, bluntly, they are mentally unstoppable: they conquer and win; or we wipe them out and they go to Paradise. For them, there's no downside.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski || 09/13/2026 7:28 Comments || Top||

#6  Speculation on my part. With both primary routes of exporting oil at least temporarily offline, Saudi is going to hit some significant short term cash flow issues. If their 8 billion dollar bond float isn't successful, they may need to start selling US Treasuries to keep the ball rolling (like the Japanese government was recently compelled to do).
Posted by: Dopey Photch2701 || 09/13/2026 8:47 Comments || Top||

#7  ...was a common practice in 17th and 18th Century European countries as they began to form national armies rather than use the prior 'Hire a Regiment' method. The kings quickly got around to establishing Inspector Generals to conduct audits (and collect bribes).
Posted by: Procopius2k || 09/13/2026 8:48 Comments || Top||


#9 
Posted by: Gloluter Phavick7614 || 09/13/2026 10:31 Comments || Top||

#10  Mussies on Mussies. At the 25th anniversary of 9-11 I could care less. Almost a popcorn sales up ticket.
Posted by: Woodrow || 09/13/2026 16:01 Comments || Top||

#11  This is funny. According to the Hormuz Report on X, the Pakistanis have refused to assist the Saudis with the Houthis (say that 3 times fast) under the Mecca Accord because it is "a pre-existing condition".
Posted by: Dopey Photch2701 || 09/13/2026 17:45 Comments || Top||

#12  if Pakistan won't help against the Houthis and neither will the USA, it seems the Saudis are stuck

but wait, isn't there a mideastern country with an effective air force not that far away, hmmm let me think
Posted by: Lord Garth || 09/13/2026 20:29 Comments || Top||


Caribbean-Latin America
Arizona correction officer moonlighting as cartel member busted in ammunition smuggling attempt in Mexico
[NYP] An American correctional officer moonlighting as a member of a powerful faction of the Sinaloa Cartel was busted in Mexico with more than 5,400 rounds of ammunition, Mexican authorities said.

The suspect, who was identified as Yanet ‘N’, was stopped by security forces who were conducting surveillance in the municipality of San Luis Rio Colorado near a bridge that connects the state of Sonora with Arizona.

The Mexican government said that Yanet ‘N’ served as the logistics operator for the cartel faction and the ammunition cartridges were found under the seat of her Jeep Wrangler.

Mexican newspaper Excelsior reported that the woman was carrying an identification card from the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry identifying her as Yanet Dowden and as a “Level II correctional officer.” Several firearms, including an AK-47, were recovered during the search, the outlet reported.

Excelsior learned that she is linked to “Los Mayos,” one of the two cartel factions that is under the command of Ismael “Mayito Flaco” Zambada Zicairos, the son of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who co-founded the transnational drug trafficking organization with Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.

The other half of the drug cartel, known as “Los Chapitos,” is operated by El Chapo’s two sons, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar.
Posted by: Skidmark || 09/13/2026 07:38 || Comments || Link || [175 views] Top|| File under: Narcos


Home Front: WoT
Somali Man Sent to Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility in Cuba
[ShabelleMedia] A 31-year-old Somali man living in Minnesota has been transferred to the US military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to local media reports.

Adan Abdullah said federal immigration officers detained him in December as the administration of President Donald Trump
...Never got invited to a P.Diddy party...
stepped up efforts to deport Somali migrants colonists who lacked valid travel documents. He said the officers did not show him a warrant or explain why he was being detained.

Abdullah arrived in the United States in 2023 as an asylum seeker and later obtained work authorization and a Social Security number. He worked as an auto mechanic, while a search of Minnesota court records reportedly found no criminal convictions, apart from two parking tickets issued in early 2025.

He said authorities transferred him between detention facilities in Minnesota, Kentucky and Louisiana before telling him he would be deported to Somalia via Miami. Instead, he was taken to Guantanamo Bay, where he says he has been held for nearly two weeks.

Abdullah said he is among eight Somali detainees being held at the facility, several of whom were arrested in the Twin Cities area. The US government has not publicly explained why Abdullah or the other Somali detainees were transferred to Guantanamo Bay.

The case has raised questions over the use of the US military facility for immigration detainees and the legal basis for transferring migrants colonists there. Abdullah’s account could not be independently verified, and further details about his legal status and the circumstances of his transfer were not immediately available.
Whatever the reason, it seems the authorities are taking the threat seriously. Who are the friends and relations of his friends and relations?
Posted by: trailing wife || 09/13/2026 2026-09-13 03:30 || Comments || Link || [205 views] Top|| File under:


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Kobane prison fire death toll rises amid efforts to deescalate tensions
[Rudaw] At least nine people were killed and more than a dozen injured in an overnight fire at a prison in the Kurdish city of Kobane in northern Syria, Rudaw has learned, as Kurdish and Syrian officials sought to defuse tensions following days of protests over the killing of a Kurdish soldier.

The fire, believed to have been started by protesting prisoners, came after demonstrations across Kurdish areas of northeast and northern Syria over the killing of Sipan Hizni, a Kurdish member of the Syrian army.

WHAT HAPPENED?
Hizni, a member of a Syrian army brigade comprising fighters from the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), was killed near Hasaka city earlier this week after being kidnapped by armed men believed to be members of a prominent Arab clan.

State-affiliated security forces said they had identified the main suspect but had yet to arrest him.

The killing and the failure to arrest those responsible sparked anger among Kurds and triggered protests across Kurdish areas of northeast Syria (Rojava).

Despite calls for restraint by Kurdish authorities, peaceful demonstrations turned violent in Kobane on Friday, with some protesters attacking security forces.

The government deployed additional security forces to Kobane, in Aleppo province, and detained a number of protesters.

An eyewitness said tensions inside the prison escalated after detainees, including people arrested earlier in the day, learned that they would be transferred to facilities in areas of Aleppo city under full government control. Some prisoners then set their cell on fire in protest, the witness said.

More at the link

More

Shooting in the air is by the withdrawing forces to stop the motorcycles that were chasing them

Text:

#Syria As I visited Ain al-Arab - Kobani two months ago, I can confidently assert that what we are seeing is the internal security forces arriving from inside the city to the checkpoint outside Kobani.

And according to a reliable source on the ground, the shooting in the air is by the withdrawing forces to stop the motorcycles that were chasing them, and not "Asayish preventing the entry of security" as rumored
Posted by: badanov || 09/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [167 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria/HTS


Deadly clashes erupt in southeastern Iran

Text:

🚨 DEADLY CLASHES ERUPT IN SOUTHEASTERN IRAN

Three Iranian security-force members and four gunmen were killed during a joint IRGC, intelligence and police operation in Saravan, Sistan-Baluchistan.

Iran says the gunmen were preparing a “terrorist operation” and that forces seized “weapons, ammunition and explosives.”

The militants’ affiliation remains unknown.
Posted by: badanov || 09/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [307 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1 
Growing internal issues?
Posted by: NN2N1 || 09/13/2026 4:10 Comments || Top||

#2  ^Narco-dealers didn't share with upstairs.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective || 09/13/2026 5:26 Comments || Top||

#3  Perhaps this is an indication that the Iranian people will eventually solve their own problem. Hopefully their are clandestine efforts in play to assist them. The French resistance in WWII played an important role in defeating the nazi occupation.
Posted by: Besoeker || 09/13/2026 8:59 Comments || Top||

#4  Doesn't seem like they want to solve their own problems to me.
Posted by: chris || 09/13/2026 10:03 Comments || Top||

#5  Meh, I've been to this show before. Third world trash, especially Muslim parasites, don't really want liberation. They just want to move into First World countries and mooch.
Posted by: Regular joe || 09/13/2026 14:46 Comments || Top||



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Two weeks of WOT
Sun 2026-09-13
  Results of the Houthi offensive in Western Yemen. September 9-12, 2026
Sat 2026-09-12
  Houthis seize strategic al-Mandeb chokepoint
Fri 2026-09-11
  
Thu 2026-09-10
  The Houthis have stepped up their attacks, sparking renewed civil war in Yemen
Wed 2026-09-09
  Iran fires 20 missiles at Jordan; 18 intercepted 2 fall in empty areas
Tue 2026-09-08
  IDF eliminates two 3 terrorists from the terrorist organizations Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip
Mon 2026-09-07
  The US secretly cleared mines in the Strait of Hormuz for four months, according to media reports
Sun 2026-09-06
  US military says it destroyed 3 Iranian oil tankers after IRGC targeted its warships
Sat 2026-09-05
  Security forces kill 48 terrorists in 'high-tempo' Balochistan operations over 72 hours: ISPR
Fri 2026-09-04
  US strikes killed Iranian pilots, naval and IRGC personnel
Thu 2026-09-03
  US pounds Iran, Tehran strikes back at bases in biggest exchange since July
Wed 2026-09-02
  US strikes IRGC targets after 'attempted attacks' in Strait of Hormuz: CENTCOM
Tue 2026-09-01
  A supertanker hit two mines in the Strait of Hormuz
Mon 2026-08-31
  Iran fires 'massive' 8 rocket attack on US Base in Jordan after U.S. bombs 2 rocket launchers on Larak Island
Mon 2026-08-31
  US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
Sun 2026-08-30
  Ambassador to Niger: Armed men attempted to enter a hotel with Russian diplomats


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