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Game of Thrones in Polish: Tusk vs. Nawrocki
Tuesday 11/03/2026

yvonnecraig005
-Lurid Crime Tales-
Chinese Operative Sentenced to Prison
for Moving Drugs for Mexican Terrorist Cartel
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
US launches 'defensive' strikes on Iran's
Qeshm Island in Strait of Hormuz, official says
Europe
The Old World has no place here: Europe
is trying to resolve the Iranian crisis without the US
Europe
French Students' Union: Large
protests will take place on November 3 and 5
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran has allowed strikes on US bases
in Europe in the event of further aggression
Arabia
The Iranian Houthi Militia is now 80
kilometers from Aden Governorate in southern Yemen
644 Weapons Seized From Russian National in Spain

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#1  Yeow! And she's not even Batgirl or Green!
Posted by: Frank G || 11/03/2026 11:29 Comments || Top||


-Lurid Crime Tales-
Chinese Operative Sentenced to Prison for Moving Drugs for Mexican Terrorist Cartel
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/03/2026 01:07 || Comments || Link || [33 views] Top|| File under: Narcos


Arabia
The Iranian Houthi Militia is now 80 kilometers from Aden Governorate in southern Yemen


Translated Text:

The Iranian Houthi Militia is on the Verge:

The Iranian Houthi Militia is now 80 kilometers from Aden Governorate in southern Yemen.

The Iranian Houthi Militia is determined to control all governorates of the Republic of Yemen.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN
The advance of the Iranian Houthi Militia toward Aden, which has surprised everyone, will put the Arab coalition and the Yemeni legitimacy in a real dilemma that may prolong the conflict for an entire coming decade.

REASONS BEHIND THE HOUTHI ADVANCE
The Iranian Houthi Militia has recently received unlimited support from the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, the Russian state, and North Korea, and has obtained high-quality weapons and advanced technology from the Chinese state.
Noted.
Posted by: badanov || 11/03/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [36 views] Top|| File under: Houthis


Southern forces are advancing today on several fronts


Translated Text:

Southern forces are advancing today on several fronts:

Advances on the Dhobab fronts toward Al-Omari Camp

Advances on the Bab al-Mandab fronts, and control has been established over Al-Jabzi Camp

Advances on the Al-Mudarabah fronts, with the liberation of two areas in Al-Ka'ala occupied by the Houthis a month ago

Advances and liberation of the Al-Mahawala areas through fire-based liberation

Advances and cleansing of some areas in Al-Zariqa in the Al-Muqattera District

Major victories were achieved today, in which the South lost the commander Ayman Askar, but he taught Iran's tails a lesson they will never forget.

The fall of some areas in Al-Muqattera, or more accurately, the handover by the Islah Party leadership, makes no difference to the heroes of the South, for all areas controlled by leaderships loyal to the Islah Party fall into Houthi hands without a fight, and this has been known for 11 years.

Abu Bakr Al-Jabouli, an Islah media figure who was appointed as axis commander in this area, was engaged in hostile operations directed against the South aimed at harboring terrorist elements fleeing from Aden, chief among them the terrorist Brigadier General Amjad Khaled.

Al-Jabouli's actions against Aden and the South are no less dangerous than the Houthis' actions, and anyone who thought Al-Jabouli was not an enemy does not know a fig from the donkey's palate.

The Summary
All the advances are for the Southern forces, and the Houthis achieved no progress except against their hidden tools, and the areas declared fallen in Al-Muqattera are fundamentally with him in another guise, where he roamed as he pleased, and what happened was the Houthis burning their last cards, and this counts as a victory for the forces resisting the Iranian Houthi project.

These clips illustrate the advances of the Southern forces in Al-Ka'ala and show the spoils captured by our forces today.
Posted by: badanov || 11/03/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [32 views] Top|| File under: Houthis


Europe
Passenger jet bomb threat chaos spreads across Europe as multiple flights including two from UK are forced to make emergency landings
[DM] A series of hoax bomb threats has sparked flight chaos across Europe with multiple passenger jets forced to make emergency landings at airports across the continent.

At least seven flights were targeted this morning with some forced to divert before being searched on the ground, while one Ryanair jet - from Dublin to Rome - was accompanied by an Italian fighter jet.

Two of the grounded flights took off from the UK before making unscheduled landings due to the mid-air security scares.

At Rome's Fiumicino airport, bomb disposal experts searched two Ryanair flights - one originating from Lisbon and the other from Dublin - following anonymous tips regarding potential bomb threats.

A flight from Heathrow to Warsaw and a Ryanair service from Manchester to Murcia in southern Spain also received threats this morning.

Flights from Copenhagen to Warsaw and from Bergamo to Sofia were grounded after similar threats.

A Ryanair flight from Dublin to Sofia, carrying 185 passengers, received a bomb threat and was searched on arrival.

It is unclear whether the incidents are connected but they come a day after a Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Bulgaria was threatened and had to be escorted by a fighter jet.
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/03/2026 10:26 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under:


Netherlands Rescues 36 Afghans from Drifting Boat, Arrests Two Sudanese Men
[KhaamaPress] Dutch authorities rescued 38 people, including 36 Afghans, from a motorless inflatable boat drifting off the country’s southern coast, while two 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...
ese men were arrested on suspicion of human smuggling.

The rescue operation took place early Saturday, October 31, near Breskens in the southwestern province of Zeeland. The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, police, Coast Guard and other emergency services took part in the operation and towed the boat to the harbour at Cadzand, according to Dutch authorities.

The group consisted of 36 Afghan men and two Sudanese men, all of whom were travelling without life jackets. The boat had lost its engine and was drifting uncontrollably, creating what authorities described as dangerous conditions.

Doron Wallin, a spokesperson for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, told AFP that authorities did not yet know where the boat had departed from or where it was heading. He said it was the first time he had witnessed such an incident in Dutch waters.

The two Sudanese men were arrested on suspicion of human smuggling and remain in jug as the investigation continues. Authorities have not disclosed their initial findings.

After reaching shore, the passengers were examined by medical personnel for signs of hypothermia. The Marechaussee said they were doing reasonably well given the circumstances. The group was initially taken to temporary reception facilities before the Afghan nationals were transferred to a Marechaussee facility in Hoogerheide for identity checks and immigration procedures.

Dutch authorities later confirmed that six of the 38 people were minors. They were transferred to the asylum registration centre in Ter Apel. One adult passenger has also applied for asylum in the Netherlands, while the remaining passengers are undergoing immigration procedures.

The intended destination of the boat remains unclear. Dutch authorities have said it could have come from La Belle France, Belgium or the Netherlands, but its departure point has not been established.

Small inflatable boats are frequently used by migrants colonists attempting to cross the English Channel from La Belle France to the United Kingdom. However,
by candlelight every wench is handsome...
such boats are rarely found in Dutch waters. Al Jazeera, described the rescue as one of the first such interceptions off the Dutch coast.

The Marechaussee said its investigation, under the supervision of the Zeeland-West Brabant Public Prosecution Service, would examine the boat’s origin and the suspected involvement of the two arrested men.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/03/2026 2026-11-03 02:09 || Comments || Link || [26 views] Top|| File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israeli police seize IDF-stolen ammunition and weapons in Rahat


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🚨 ISRAELI POLICE SEIZE IDF-STOLEN AMMUNITION AND WEAPONS IN RAHAT

Israeli Southern District and Border Police conducted targeted operations in the Bedouin city of Rahat following overnight shootings.

Officers seized 3 Glock pistols and large quantities of ammunition stolen from the IDF.

Recent raids also uncovered 3 M-16 rifles, another Glock pistol, a Carlo submachine gun, a homemade pistol, and additional ammunition.

Several suspects were arrested for illegal weapons possession and gunfire and transferred to Rahat police for investigation.

Posted by: badanov || 11/03/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [24 views] Top|| File under:


In several strikes in northern Gaza Strip: IDF eliminates four Hamas terrorists who advanced terror plots


Translated Text:

In several strikes in northern Gaza Strip: IDF eliminates four Hamas terrorists who advanced terror plots

In two separate strikes in northern Gaza Strip the day before yesterday, the IDF eliminated two terrorists from Hamas's military wing:

    * Nabil Hamad - head of a department in the recruitment apparatus who acted to strengthen the military wing and enhance its capabilities in the Gaza Strip

    * Mohannad Nader Mahmoud Dahdouh - sniper commander who took an active part in combat and carried out terror plots against our forces

In addition, in two strikes in northern Gaza Strip on October 22, the IDF eliminated two additional terrorists from Hamas's military wing:

    * Wael Naif Fahmi Musallam - Nukhba terrorist who infiltrated the territory of the State of Israel in the October 7 massacre

    * Arafat Kamal Muahammad Arair - squad commander in the rocket array

Throughout the war and particularly in recent times, the terrorists advanced terror plots against IDF forces and civilians of the State of Israel and acted to rebuild the capabilities of the terror organization Hamas, while systematically violating the ceasefire. The terrorists were eliminated from the air in order to remove the threat they posed.

IDF forces under Southern Command are deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement and will continue to operate to remove any threat.

Posted by: badanov || 11/03/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [59 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  So long fellas !
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/03/2026 2:03 Comments || Top||


West Bank: IDF complete 11-day Hebron operation following deadly attack


Text:

🚨 IDF COMPLETES 11-DAY HEBRON OPERATION FOLLOWING DEADLY ATTACK

The IDF confirms it has completed its operation in Hebron and withdrawn from the neighborhood where the two terrorists behind the October 23 shooting attack lived.

The operation was launched after Mohammad Jaaba and Firas Jaaba attacked an IDF checkpoint near Hebron, killing Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem and wounding three other soldiers. The two attackers were eliminated at the scene.

During the operation, Israeli forces searched hundreds of buildings, detained dozens of suspects, seized weapons, demolished illegal structures near the attack site, and destroyed the homes of the two attacker.

Security forces carried out repeated enforcement operations against illegal construction facilities near the village of Salfit



Translated Text:

🔹 Security forces carried out repeated enforcement operations against illegal construction facilities established in an area subject to a military closure order, near the village of Salfit, from which acts of violence and illegal activities have repeatedly emanated.

🔹 Israeli rioters set fire to car tires and placed barricades on main roads in the area with the aim of preventing the forces from accessing the site to carry out enforcement operations. As a result, main roads and routes were closed for hours during the morning, causing disruption to the daily life of residents in the area and citizens of the State of Israel, and leading to closures and traffic congestion along the roads in the region. Security forces removed the barricades and completed the enforcement operations.

🔹 During the activity, dozens of rioters engaged in physical and verbal violence against the security forces, despite the forces' efforts to avoid physical confrontations.

🔹 The forces arrested 18 suspects on charges of assaulting security forces and obstructing their work, and seized several vehicles, one of which was found to contain flammable materials, assault tools, and a pepper spray canister. The detainees were transferred for investigation by the police of the Judea and Samaria Division.
Posted by: badanov || 11/03/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [21 views] Top|| File under:


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
IRGC personnel, Iran-backed militias killed in separate attacks in southeast Iran: Watchdog
[Rudaw] At least two members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and several personnel affiliated with Iran-backed armed militias were killed in two separate attacks in the Sistan-Baluchestan province on Monday, a rights watchdog reported.

The attacks come as 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...
faces rising tensions on several fronts, with Baluch gangs in the southeast and Kurdish gangs in the west, against the backdrop of mounting pressure from a potential resumption of hostilities with the United States and Israel.

In the first attack, "a Toyota Hilux carrying IRGC personnel was targeted by gunnies in the Kalgan area of Golshan County on Monday," Haalvsh, a human rights
...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless...
group monitoring the Baloch community, reported. Citing eyewitnesses at the scene, the watchdog said "the vehicle had at least three occupants; two were killed and another was seriously maimed."

The second attack targeted personnel affiliated with the Iran-backed Fatemiyoun
…Shia Hazeras from Afghanistan…
and Zainabiyoun
…a Shia Pakistani Khomeinist militia…
militias — comprised of Shia Afghan and Shia Pak bad boys, respectively — at a school in Bir village, Konarak County, in the same province, Haalvsh reported several hours after the first attack.

The watchdog said two cycle of violences carrying gunnies entered the village at around 4 pm and opened fire on personnel stationed at the school, leaving several people dead and maimed. However,
denial ain't just a river in Egypt...
the exact number of casualties and the identities of those killed have not been independently verified.

"At the same time as the clash broke out, a number of Basij members and local informants also left their positions to confront the attackers and were present around the clash site," Haalvsh stated.

The school, known as Bir Sofla, was being used as a base for personnel affiliated with the Fatemiyoun and Zainabiyoun militias, the monitor said.

Iranian state media also reported the attack on the vehicle in Sistan and Baluchestan province but provided no information about casualties. Islamic Theocratic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) stated that Jaish al-Adl, a Baloch gang, was responsible for the attack, saying its members had targeted a vehicle belonging to "ordinary citizens, including several engineers."

The attacks coincide with armed confrontations in Iran’s west with Kurdish opposition groups.

In western Iran, the IRGC has shelled parts of Shaho Mountain for the past two days, damaging the mountain's wildlife and forests, the La Belle France-based Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) reported on Sunday.

Clashes between the IRGC and the Eastern Kurdistan Units (YRK), the armed wing of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), have intensified in recent weeks.

YRK said earlier in October that its forces had conducted an operation against an IRGC military base in response to Iranian attacks in the Shaho mountain range and Mariwan County in Kurdistan province in western Iran, according to a statement published on PJAK's website.

KHRN reported on the same day that IRGC forces and military convoys carrying heavy and semi-heavy weapons had been deployed from other provinces to several cities in Iran's Kurdish region, including Sanandaj, Kamyaran, Sarvabad, Mariwan and Baneh.

Iran has deployed artillery and heavy weaponry to Kurdish areas in the west amid growing fears of a wider conflict with Israel and the United States, as the IRGC intensifies operations against armed opposition groups along the country's western and southeastern frontiers.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/03/2026 2026-11-03 02:09 || Comments || Link || [31 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran


US launches 'defensive' strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in Strait of Hormuz, official says
[FOX] The United States struck Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, officials confirmed Monday.

The strike was carried out in response to Iran firing at a U.S. aircraft this evening, the official said.

The strike was “defensive” in response to Iran firing first and does not indicate a return to U.S. military strikes on Iran or the beginning of an escalation, the official confirmed.

Qeshm Island is home to an underground missile site, a naval base and a major desalination plant.

Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported earlier that five explosions were heard across Qeshm Island in succession.

The news agency also cited residents who said they saw two aircraft flying overhead when the explosions occurred.
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/03/2026 00:32 || Comments || Link || [65 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  Maybe Axios was just confused.
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/03/2026 0:39 Comments || Top||



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  In several strikes in northern Gaza Strip: IDF eliminates four Hamas terrorists who advanced terror plots
Mon 2026-11-02
  Nearly 1,200 migrants cross English Channel in four days after weeks-long pause
Sun 2026-11-01
  Insurrection: Violent Paris protests draw 70K people as Molotov cocktails hurled at cops, US and Israeli flags burned
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  Coup rumors in Poland: Polish president turns back mid-flight amid court 'coup d'état' claims
Fri 2026-10-30
  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down several US MQ-9 / MQ-1 drones over the Strait of Hormuz
Thu 2026-10-29
  IDF forces continue their operations to thwart terrorism in the Judea Brigade area
Wed 2026-10-28
  l-Shabaab (part of Al-Qaeda) ambushed a Somali National Army unit in Lower Shabelle
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  Al-Shabaab (part of Al-Qaeda) ambushed a Somali National Army unit in Lower Shabelle, ‘dozens’ said toes up
Tue 2026-10-27
  Seven alleged terrorists reportedly killed in Jordanian strikes on Lutf village in the Lajat region of northeastern Daraa
Mon 2026-10-26
  Le Monde: More than 1,300 people were detained in France during the unrest, 2500 over the weekend
Sun 2026-10-25
  In 40 Villages Simultaneously: Security Forces Operate in Judea and Samaria
Sat 2026-10-24
  Netanyahu announced largest operation in West Bank since 1967: Hebron and villages blockaded, 2 jihadis toes up
Fri 2026-10-23
  IRGC reported that three ships were sunk by mines in the Strait of Hormuz
Thu 2026-10-22
  Airstrike kills five children, 11 more wounded in Houthi-held Saada
Wed 2026-10-21
  Taiz: Fierce clashes since morning on the fronts of Kalaba, Usayfirah, Al-Zunuq, Al-Difaa, the Airport, and Al-Shaqb
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