[Jpost] A second attempt to deport Iranian detainees from the US was aborted on Tuesday after Pakistan reportedly refused to receive them.
A US deportation flight carrying Iranian detainees was forced to turn around on Tuesday after Pakistain reportedly refused to receive them, ABC News reported on Wednesday, citing the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund (IALDF).
The detainees were scheduled to be flown to Pakistain before being transported to Iran. However,
some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go... Pak authorities declined to accept them, according to two sources familiar with the situation who spoke to ABC News. The reason for Pakistain's refusal remains unclear.
The aborted flight marked the second failed attempt ...Curses! Foiled again!... to deport the group, after an earlier flight scheduled to depart from Mesa, Arizona, was canceled on Sunday.
The detainees had already boarded the plane on Sunday when the flight was canceled, and they were then returned to a detention facility, an IALDF attorney told ABC News.
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said on Wednesday that Tuesday's flight "contained criminal illegal aliens who have criminal histories that include arrests and convictions covering assaults, drug trafficking, child abuse, domestic battery, and illegal weapon possession."
"They all had final orders of removal," the DHS spokesperson said. "Every illegal alien has their claims heard and receives due process. If a judge finds an illegal alien has no right to be in this country, we are going to remove them. Period. As promised, the Trump Administration is employing all lawful options to carry out the largest deportation operation in history. Make no mistake, these criminals who committed heinous crimes will be deported."
FEDERAL JUDGE CONDEMNS DEPORTATION PLANS AMID IRAN WAR
The two failed deportation attempts follow criticism from US District Judge Ana Reyes, who condemned the Trump administration's plans to return Iranian nationals to their home country amid the ongoing war, ABC News reported.
During an October 15 hearing, Reyes ordered the government to provide at least five days' advance notice before any individual is "placed on a transport vehicle or plane bound for removal," along with 24 hours' notice of any finalized removal plan, according to a court transcript unsealed last week, cited by ABC News.
"If anything happens that violates either of those two orders, I will hold every single person associated with violating it. I will start contempt proceedings," Reyes said during the hearing last month.
The judge also criticized the administration's plans to deport the detainees to Iran, comparing the move to sending individuals back to Nazi Germany during World War II.
"We are talking about sending individuals in our care and custody to a country that we have bombed and we may continue bombing, and is a declared enemy of this country," Reyes said. "It is like saying we have individuals in 1942 in this country that we are going to send back to Nazi Germany. That is the equivalent of what you are telling me."
[ShabelleMedia] Kenya is allegedly hosting senior al-Shabaab ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... figures, including Abdiaziz Hassan Mohammed Laftagareen and his associates, in Nairobi, even as the al Qaeda-linked group continues to carry out deadly attacks against Kenyan citizens and security forces.
The allegations have drawn renewed attention after the group killed seven people, including police reservists and construction workers, in an ambush in Mandera County on Tuesday.
Questions remain over how Kenyans will respond to the continued bloodshed on their own soil, as Laftagareen’s presence has drawn attention amid the cross-border attacks.
Somalia’s federal government has placed Laftagareen and members of his circle on a terrorism-related sanctions list over suspected links to al-Shabaab and alleged terrorist financing.
Somali authorities have also accused militias loyal to him of coordinating with al-Shabaab fighters in repeated suicide kabooms and ground attacks against federal and South West State forces in the Bay region.
Laftagareen is now in Nairobi, allegedly leading his militias from Kenya with al-Shabaab’s backing, despite the allegations levelled against him and his associates by Mogadishu.
His presence has raised questions about Kenya’s decision to host him while the same bully boy group continues to attack its citizens and security forces.
The situation has fuelled questions over whether Kenya is taking seriously the security threat posed by individuals accused of cooperating with al-Shabaab, as its own citizens continue to bear the consequences of the group’s attacks.
[ShabelleMedia] The U.S. military has explained for the first time why it relocated its personnel from Baledogle Military Airfield in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, saying the deteriorating condition of the runway made it increasingly dangerous for aircraft to land.
Army Lt. Gen. John Brennan ...director of the CIA under the Obama administration. One of the deeper dwelling denizens of the Deep State, probably the guy who lit the match that launched the Russiagate coup attempt... , deputy commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), said Tuesday that the decision was driven entirely by economic considerations, with repairs to the airfield expected to cost tens of millions of dollars.
"The relocation from Baledogle was 100% an economic decision," Brennan told news hounds. He said the runway had deteriorated to the point that landing aircraft there was becoming dangerous, making continued use of the facility increasingly difficult.
Most of the American personnel stationed at Baledogle, located about 90 kilometers (56 miles) northwest of Mogadishu, have been relocated to the Somali capital, where they will continue their operations. Brennan did not disclose whether any personnel had been moved to other locations in the country.
Baledogle had served for years as a major hub for U.S. counterterrorism operations in Somalia, including air operations against al-Shabaab ... the personification of Somali state failure... Death Eaters and the training of Somali special forces. The facility also played an important role in supporting Somali government operations against the Islamist insurgency.
The relocation comes despite previous American investment plans aimed at expanding the military facility. As recently as May 2025, the United States was financing improvements at Baledogle, including accommodation for troops, medical facilities and enhanced security infrastructure, with the goal of making it a long-term operating base for American forces.
The departure marks a change in the U.S. military’s operational footprint in Somalia, where Washington has maintained a key role in supporting government forces fighting al-Shabaab. The United States has conducted Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s against the group and provided training, intelligence and logistical assistance to Somali security forces.
However,
there's more than one way to skin a cat... Brennan stressed that the withdrawal from Baledogle should not be interpreted as a reduction in American support for Somalia’s security forces, seeking to distinguish the relocation from any broader change in Washington’s counterterrorism commitment.
[ShabelleMedia] The Somali federal government has repatriated 171 citizens who had been stranded in Libya, bringing them home as part of efforts to protect vulnerable migrants colonists and support their return to society.
The returnees arrived at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, where they were officially welcomed by senior government officials and representatives of international organizations working on humanitarian assistance, migration and community reintegration.
The reception was attended by Health and Social Welfare Minister Dr. Ali Haji Aden, Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation Minister Ali Yusuf Ali, widely known as Ali Hosh, and representatives of the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... , Germany’s development agency GIZ and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Government officials said the repatriation reflected the federal government’s commitment to protecting Somali citizens abroad and assisting those returning after experiencing difficult conditions in other countries. They stressed that providing support and safeguarding the rights of returning citizens remained a national responsibility.
Dr. Saadiya Mohammed Macallin Hassan, director of refugee and internally displaced persons’ health at the Health Ministry, said all 171 returnees would undergo comprehensive medical examinations to assess their health conditions and identify any medical needs requiring attention.
Health Minister Aden said the government would give particular attention to returnees with special needs to ensure they receive appropriate medical services, protection and care. He added that the authorities were committed to ensuring their safety and addressing their immediate needs following their arrival.
The Health Ministry said it would coordinate with international organizations and development partners to provide essential services and facilitate the returnees’ reintegration into Somali communities.
The repatriation is part of broader humanitarian efforts to assist Somali migrants colonists stranded in Libya, where migrants colonists and refugees have faced difficult conditions during irregular migration journeys and while attempting to reach Europe.
The government said it would continue working with international partners to protect returning citizens, provide necessary assistance and help them rebuild their lives after returning home.
[Rudaw] Iraq's Iran-aligned gangHarakat al-Nujaba on Wednesday renewed its allegiance to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei,
…who might be just resting, but more likely is long since dead…
pledging to remain committed to the path of his predecessor, Ali Khamenei ...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...> , and declaring its readiness for all developments in the current regional confrontation.
In a statement, the group reaffirmed its commitment to Khamenei, referring to a recent message in which the new Iranian leader praised the unity of resistance fronts and the steadfastness of Iran-aligned groups across the region.
"We pledge to him that we remain steadfast with him on the path of the beloved martyr leader—the path of resistance, honor, dignity, and freedom—and fully prepared for all developments of this phase," the group said.
The statement comes amid heightened regional tensions and uncertainty over the prospects of renewed military confrontation between Washington and Tehran, despite recent diplomatic efforts to secure an agreement.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has continued showcasing its military capabilities, unveiling a new underground missile facility on Tuesday, while warning that any further American attack would trigger a forceful response.
Nujaba's declaration also comes as Baghdad faces mounting pressure to bring Iran-aligned armed factions under state authority.
The group has been among the most vocal opponents of proposed amendments to legislation regulating the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), rejecting provisions intended to consolidate the force under unified military command and curb the autonomy of its constituent factions.
The Iraqi government has set June 30, 2027, as the deadline for bringing all weapons under state control. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has said understandings have been reached with five armed factions to relinquish their weapons, although several powerful groups, including Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah, have challenged aspects of the process.
The group has also warned against amendments to the PMF Service and Retirement bill, arguing that they would undermine the paramilitary network's status and privileges.
Nujaba also congratulated the Moslem world on what it described as "great victories" against the United States and Israel, claiming that the blood of Ali Khamenei and other slain leaders and civilians had become a "curse" and "nightmare" for their adversaries.
"Let them know that after tasting the bitterness of defeat, we shall make them taste the bitterness of humiliation, disgrace, and subjugation," the statement read.
[Jpost] An HonestReporting investigation traces how Hamas-issued Gaza flooding figures spread through international media, raising questions about sourcing, verification, and Israel's winter aid efforts.
"There was flooding in 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... , but the narrative and scale of suffering was written by Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... before it even started raining," Justin Pozmanter, News Director at HonestReprorting told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
Pozmanter shared an exclusive report with the Post detailing how the Hamas-government winter campaign and a Hamas-run media office figure traveled from Telegram to the international press between November 1 to 10, 2026.
The story begins on November 1, when the Gaza Winter Emergency Committee, a Hamas-government body, issued its first press statement, posted on the GMO’s own Telegram channel.
The committee announced the "2026-2027 Winter Preparedness and Response Plan" and the national campaign "Together Towards a Safe Winter." The release predicted a harsh, early winter and blamed Israeli restrictions on heavy machinery, spare parts, fuel, and shelter supplies.
It also provided a list of figures: 200,000 worn-out tents and one million tarps needed; 7,800 tents in dangerous locations; 2,000 cracked buildings at risk of collapse; and 70% of municipalities’ basic operating equipment destroyed.
Days later, on November 5, before any storm in the region, Euro-Med Monitor published an article named "Israel weaponises cold weather against Paleostinians in Gaza for fourth year, continues to ban shelter supplies."
Many of the article's claims can be traced directly back to the November 1 Hamas blurb. For example, the article writes, "Israel continues to deprive Paleostinians in the Gaza Strip of safe shelter for the fourth consecutive year." It then lists the same figures that appeared in the Hamas memo: 200,000 tents; one million tarps; 2,000 cracked buildings.
HAMAS'S GAZA WINTER CLAIMS ENTER INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE, HONESTREPORTING SAYS
As HonestReporting noted, this was a pivot point.
The Hamas-aligned framing, such as "Israel is engineering a winter catastrophe," was restated in the vocabulary of a human rights ...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... NGO, with figures sourced to a committee whose Hamas governance ties go unlabeled.
The first winter storm arrived on November 6, with footage of floods in Gaza circulating on social media.
A day later, on November 7 at 11:15 Israel time, roughly 12 hours after the first rain, the Hamas-run Government Media Office published a new press statement warning that "Within 12 hours: 70,000 tents flooded and $3 million in losses."
It claimed dozens of walls collapsed causing injuries, and warned that cracked buildings damaged in the "genocide war" may collapse, holds Israel "fully responsible" for keeping crossings closed to shelter and reconstruction material. It also called on the international community and UN bodies to intervene.
Within hours, Rooters, the BBC, and NBC News began posting the "70,000 tents" figure. Rooters was the only one of the three that explicitly identified the GMO as Hamas-run.
However,
the difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits... by November 8, the figures stopped being attributed to Gazook ministries or Hamas. Drop Site News, for example, credits the "950,000 at risk of flooding" figure to "the UN."
HAMAS-LINKED GAZA FLOODING CLAIMS GAIN TRACTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Anti-Israel social media accounts then began amplifying the claims.
Drop Site News called it "deliberate and systematic cruelty... part of an effort to drive Paleostinians out of Gaza... with full US support."
Pro-Paleostinian British doctor Rahmeh Aladwan said: "The Jewish occupation destroyed 82% of Gaza and has blocked caravans and building material for 3 years."
Greta "Pippi" Thunberg ...an autistic sixteen year old Swedish expert on climate change, though I guess she's older now... posted on Facebook: "around 70,000 tents flooded... ISRAEL IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE. END THE GENOCIDE."
HonestReporting also noted that the Hamas-run Gaza Government Media Office announced the 70,000 tents figure just hours after the rain began, and already estimated losses to be roughly three million dollars.
HonestReporting questioned how Hamas, in a matter of hours and during a downpour, definitively knew that 70,000 tents had been flooded.
In other countries, after a disaster strikes, it can take up to a few days for officials to even attain a preliminary estimate of the scope of the damage.
ISRAEL'S GAZA WINTER PREPARATIONS LARGELY OVERLOOKED IN INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE
Few news sites mentioned the extensive preparations Israel made to prepare the Strip for bad weather.
Since September 4, 2026, roughly two months before the recent storm, COGAT (the Israeli Ministry of Defense body responsible for humanitarian coordination in Paleostinian areas) has been posting on social media the steps it was taking in anticipation of the upcoming winter in the Gaza Strip.
This has included facilitating the entry of tents and shelter equipment, engine oil, generators and lights, medical equipment and supplies, tarpaulins, winter clothing, vacuum trucks, portable toilets, and spare vehicle parts.
By the time the storm arrived this past weekend, COGAT said that over 91,000 tents and 8,200 trucks full of winter necessities had entered the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the winterization campaign in September.
"COGAT will continue working in cooperation with the Board of Peace, the UN, international organizations, and the international community to maintain the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip at its current stable level ahead of the winter, while taking the necessary measures to prevent Hamas from seizing control of the humanitarian aid and essential supplies," COGAT wrote on November 5.
As Pozmanter said, there was indeed flooding in Gaza, but the narrative and scale of suffering were written by Hamas before it even started raining.
"In their telling, parroted by affiliated organizations like Euromed and largely trusted as fact by the press and many Western leaders, Israel was to blame, despite facilitating distribution of tens of thousands of tents and tons of winter gear to the population, something no other country has ever done for an enemy population during war," he told the Post.
He also noted that, largely absent from the coverage, were any mentions that Hamas has "dismantled Israeli and donor-provided sewage and drainage systems and used the pipes to build rockets, and spent billions in international aid to build a vast tunnel network for themselves rather than infrastructure for their people."
"The truth is, Hamas once again sacrificed Gazook civilians and the media, once again, demonstrated that it waives scrutiny when unverified accusations are leveled at Israel," Pozmanter concluded.
🇮🇱 NEW!!
ISRAEL JUST UNVEILED A CRUISE MISSILE WITH 4X THE PUNCH. IRAN, TAKE NOTE.
Rafael's new Super Ice cruise missile packs a massive 453 kg warhead, four times larger than its predecessor.
Launched from land, air or sea, it flies low, evades radar and strikes with precision even without GPS.
But here's what makes this interesting: Iran just unveiled another underground missile city. Israel responded by showcasing a weapon designed to penetrate defended territory and deliver a devastating payload.
Four times the punch. Same precision. A much bigger problem for Iran.
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ISRAEL JUST UNVEILED A CRUISE MISSILE WITH 4X THE PUNCH. IRAN, TAKE NOTE.
Rafael's new Super Ice cruise missile packs a massive 453 kg warhead, four times larger than its predecessor.
Launched from land, air or sea, it flies low, evades radar and strikes with precision even without GPS.
But here's what makes this interesting: Iran just unveiled another underground missile city. Israel responded by showcasing a weapon designed to penetrate defended territory and deliver a devastating payload.
Four times the punch. Same precision. A much bigger problem for Iran.
[AnNahar] U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed Tuesday that Lebanon is a sovereign country and that Washington would not negotiate with Iran over it.
“Why would we negotiate Lebanon with Iran? What does Iran have to do with Lebanon? I mean they can claim whatever they want, but Lebanon is a sovereign country,” said Rubio in response to a reporter’s questions.
“To figure out the future of Lebanon, we’ll deal with Lebanon, not with Iran,” he added.
“I think by saying that to you, they’re admitting that they are the ones behind Hezbollah, that has destroyed that country. Everything bad that’s happened to Lebanon has been the direct result of Hezbollah’s presence there,” Rubio suggested.
“We deal with the Lebanese government, we deal with President (Joseph) Aoun, we deal with the Lebanese Armed Forces,” he added.
Tehran has repeatedly called for an end to Israeli attacks and occupation in Lebanon, arguing that that was part of its ceasefire agreement with the United States.
Innocent as lambs, every one, of course. At least from their perspective.
[AnNahar] Ali al-Abdullah spent more than five months in Israeli detention centers last year after being taken from a village in southwestern Syria. He said he was beaten and placed in solitary confinement, but that no charges were ever brought against him.
Kinan Baker was detained by Israeli forces last year from a nearby Syrian village in a middle-of-the-night raid of his home. His family has not heard from him since and does not know where he is or why he is being held.
Al-Abdullah and Baker are among dozens of Syrians apprehended by Israel since its forces seized a U.N.-mandated buffer zone following the ouster of Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Despoiler of Deraa... nearly two years ago. Many were physically and verbally abused during raids and arrests and inside Israeli prisons, according to human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... groups, two former detainees and two relatives of current detainees.
Israel's seizure of the buffer zone in December 2024 was met with resentment across Syria — especially among families living within or adjacent to the 235-square-kilometer (91-square-mile) area. The euphoria they felt following Assad's ouster quickly evaporated as Israel introduced checkpoints and patrols in their villages and embarked on a flurry of detentions.
Families of detainees say they feel hopeless and powerless, and that their pleas to the Syrian government and the U.N. for information about their loved ones have fallen on deaf ears.
"We can only hold on to hope in God, and pray that he reunites us with our son," said Huda Baker, the mother of Kinan.
The Israeli military said its presence in and around the buffer zone is needed to defend its northern border from Hezbollah, a Lebanese murderous Moslem group backed by 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 JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... that fought closely alongside Assad during Syria's 13-year civil war.
Israeli "troops question and detain individuals when there is reasonable suspicion of their involvement in terrorist activity," the military said. It rejected allegations of abusing detainees and refused to address specific cases because detainees and their families would not provide their Syrian government ID numbers.
ISRAEL HAS LAUNCHED STRIKES AND RAIDS AFTER SEIZING BUFFER ZONE
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 Mideast war and later annexed it — a move not recognized by most of the international community. To prevent future conflict, a 1974 agreement established a U.N.-patrolled buffer zone in southern Syria adjacent to the Golan.
After seizing the buffer zone, Israel declared the 1974 agreement void.
Israel is skeptical of Syria's new leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was previously the leader of a murderous Moslem group once linked to al-Qaeda. al-Sharaa has revamped his image in recent years and built strong ties with the United States and Europe, but Israel remains wary.
Israel has erected military outposts and launched strikes, raids and incursions in Quneitra and Daraa provinces, which straddle the buffer zone. Its military activity has even reached the countryside southwest of Damascus, the capital.
Al-Sharaa has demanded Israel withdraw from the buffer zone, and a spokesperson for the Quneitra province, Mohammed Saeed, said Israel's allegations of murderous Moslem activity there were "baseless lies."
The civil war that led to Assad's ouster "freed the country from occupying forces, whether they were Iranian or Hezbollah forces present in the area," said Saeed.
FORMER DETAINEES SAY THEY WERE ABUSED WHILE IN ISRAELI CUSTODY
Forty-nine Syrians have been detained since December 2024, though 16 have been released over the past year, according to Syrian government officials and U.N.-backed Sherlocks who have accused Israel of human rights violations in Syria.
The Syria Justice and Accountability Center, a human rights group based in Washington, said former detainees and relatives who witnessed arrests have alleged ill-treatment or torture. In interviews with the organization, former detainees said they were held in stress positions and threatened at gunpoint, said Salma Daoudi, a researcher at SJAC.
Al-Abdullah, 20, was detained in June 2025 at an Israeli checkpoint in the village of Ain Thakar, which overlooks the buffer zone. The soldiers asked whether he or anyone in his village was affiliated with armed Islamist murderous Moslem groups. He said he was unaffiliated and that no such groups were present in his village.
He was then placed into handcuffs, and for the next 5 months he was shuttled between different Israeli detention centers.
While he was in solitary confinement at two different prisons, "there was no ventilation, only light," and he would only be uncuffed for a couple of minutes each day to eat.
"Sleeping was not allowed. You had to remain seated cross-legged the whole time and were not allowed to lie down. You would spend seven days like that."
'FIVE MINUTES' OF DETENTION TURNED INTO 15 MONTHS
Huda Baker was asleep when the Israeli military raided her family home in August 2025. She said the military threatened to blow up the house if her son Kinan, 39, did not turn himself over within five minutes.
Her son walked out, she said, at which point he was blindfolded and handcuffed. He hasn't been heard from since.
While out walking in the village of Tranje in June 2025, Wadih Baker — no relation to Kinan — came across an Israeli army patrol. He was apprehended and told he would be released after five minutes.
He was detained for roughly 15 months. "I was held at a post near the Syrian border for one day ... and then the next day they transferred me to a prison."
Both he and al-Abdullah said they were held in Israel's Ofer Prison, near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, and later the Sde Teiman Prison, in the Negev Desert.
Israeli and international rights groups have said that Paleostinian prisoners in those facilities have faced torture and ill-treatment.
A FATHER WORRIES ABOUT HIS TEENAGE SON WHO WAS DETAINED
At least one Syrian was apprehended from the U.N. buffer zone before Assad was tossed.
Saddam Saad Eldin was 16 in April 2024 when he was detained by Israeli troops while working in an olive grove.
His father, Hassan Saad Eldin, 47, said he has no information about where his son is and that Israeli troops have prevented him from accessing his farmland in the village of Jabata al-Khashab.
"They bulldozed an area of 10 to 12 dunums (2.5-3 acres) of olive groves and completely demolished a full livestock stable," he said, pointing to a large dirt roadblock that obstructs his access.
The accusation that his village may harbor gangs, whether Iran-backed or otherwise, baffles him.
"We are civilians — farmers and agricultural workers — with no external allegiances," he said.
He speaks with former detainees upon their release, hoping for news about his son. A former detainee who saw Saddam told him that he hadn't been harmed. Still, he worries about his son when other former detainees discuss abuses they witnessed in prisons.
U.S. forces continue to work around the clock keeping the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial shipping, strictly enforcing the ironclad naval blockade against Iran, and working with U.S. interagency partners to prevent the IRGC from using land routes and the Caspian Sea to move advanced weapons systems, dual-use tech, sanctioned materials, and illegal revenue streams.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] Iran unveiled a new missile city on the 10th, completed during the war against the US and Israel. The aggressors couldn't even disable the existing ones, and Iran is already building new ones. It's worth noting that missile and drone production has also been moved to missile cities, where they are invulnerable to conventional weapons.
You go on thinking that, my darlings, for a little while longer.
Such cities are Iran's best guarantee. In the event of conventional aggression, Iran is guaranteed to be able to use these cities to inflict serious damage on any aggressor.
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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.
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... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
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...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 
