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[KhaamaPress] Five people were killed in escalating border festivities between Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... and Pak forces, forcing residents to flee and halting trade in Spin Boldak.
Five people were killed in ongoing Taliban—Pakistain border festivities, forcing families to flee and halting trade through Afghanistan’s key Spin Boldak crossing.
Recurring gunfire and shelling along the Afghanistan—Pakistain border have upended daily life in Spin Boldak, residents and officials said. Families say they have endured multiple nights of escalating bombardment.
Local witnesses report civilians sleeping outdoors in freezing conditions after homes and shops were damaged. One resident accused Pak forces of firing into populated areas, saying checkpoints were positioned far from civilians.
Taliban authorities confirmed at least five deaths, including a Taliban fighter, and multiple injuries. Pak officials also reported casualties on their side following extended festivities late Friday.
Trade through the Spin Boldak—Chaman crossing has stalled, leaving goods stranded and costing traders millions. Afghanistan business owners warn rising penalties and delays are worsening an already fragile economy.
Community leaders and holy mans have urged both sides to stop firing and shift military positions away from civilian areas. Mediation attempts by Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi... , Turkiye and 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... have yet to secure a ceasefire, and residents fear conditions may deteriorate further if talks fail.
[KhaamaPress] Geo News reported on Sunday, December 7, that Pakistani forces targeted three Taliban bases along the Chaman border on Friday and Saturday, killing at least 23 fighters.
Pakistani forces launched strikes on three Taliban bases near the Chaman border over Friday and Saturday, killing at least 23 fighters. Media reports said the operation followed Taliban firing across the border, which was described as an “unprovoked” ceasefire violation.
So far, officials in Kabul have not commented on the Pakistani media claim, and there has been no independent confirmation of the reported casualties.
Officials in Kabul, however, have reported that five people, including women and children, were killed in the cross-border clashes, and have not confirmed the higher casualty figures claimed by Pakistani media.
Earlier, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the attacks in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, stating that Taliban fighters were “forced to respond” after Pakistani forces struck their positions.
Tensions along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border have risen sharply in recent weeks, resulting in multiple casualties on both sides. The clashes underscore the continuing volatility and security challenges in the border regions.
Separately, the Pakistani military reported operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, which killed 14 militants, including nine from Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and five from the Baloch Liberation Army. Security forces said they also seized weapons and ammunition during the operations.
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This is a time when, if Trump tries to settle the conflict peacefully, it might be better if he fails.
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Given the recent hijinx with Afghans, I doubt he will put this on the front burner. The Pak ISI created the Taliban, let them take care of their turbaned Frankenstein
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Muslims killing each other instead of attacking humans - wunderbar!
[3ayin] The Rapid Support Forces accused the Sudanese army of bombing the Adré border crossing with Chad in the west of the country – the Adikong gate – which is used for the passage of humanitarian and commercial convoys from Chad to Sudan, especially the Darfur region.
Since October 26, 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have strengthened their control over El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, and the surrounding region, including the land border crossing between Sudan and Chad.
An RSF statement issued last Friday claims that a modern, Turkish-made Bayraktar Akinci drone belonging to the Sudanese army bombed the “Adikong” gate at the Adré crossing between Sudan and Chad.
The statement indicated that the bombing of the border crossing is hindering the entry of aid into Sudan and exacerbating the suffering of civilians in the Darfur region, calling on the Quartet countries and the international community to assume their legal and humanitarian responsibility and stop the attacks on vital crossings.
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Geolocating the kindergarten in the town of Kalogi in Sudan’s 🇸🇩 South Kordofan, which was hit by RSF drone strikes two days ago, killing more than 114 civilians.
Most of the victims were children, and the attacks continued even as they were being evacuated to the hospital. pic.twitter.com/6umPU0K0FK
As I said in morning the self-proclaimed commanders in Burundian army probably think that military has ceased to be a science on the day they managed to attain the power in God-knows-what powerplay.
As I said in morning the self-proclaimed commanders in Burundian army probably think that military has ceased to be a science on the day they managed to attain the power in God-knows-what powerplay.
After conducting cross-border shelling on DR soil targeting and killing civilians— to see their own long-range artillery turning into ashes and smoke in instant.
here is what happened to them:
Burundian 9th,12th and 18th TAFOC battalions along DRC army, FDLR and Mercenaries were reportedly kicked out of Luvungi by M23; they have been in the area for years—the commander of 8th battalion and his men running from M23 In Lubarika were also along those other 3 battalions in debacle.
The commander of the 18 battalion Lt-Col Patrice Manirakiza, was fatally wounded then evacuated; he is being treated at Tanganyika Care Hospital in Bujumbura.
Burundi has banked a lot on Luvungi, summoned two battalion from far Kalemie and Kindu— they only lasted 72 hours in that stronghold; yesterday Drone did on Burundian reinforcements something that has never happened before in this war, but that’s a story for another day.
M23/AFC commander has more experience than Burundian commander in chief—objectively speaking, Burundi shouldn’t be testing the depth of river with both feet. I said ‘ objectively speaking ’ bcoz subjective opinions from hooligans on the matter are dynamites, and I do not like explosives.
Everyone recalls how Burundi abandoned the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) mandate only to entangle itself in the obscene alliance between the FARDC and the FDLR—an act of the most egregious diplomatic prostitution the region has ever witnessed. When it unfolded, a sage remarked: “Oh, I see—you’ve got it wrong. It’s not just about the money. They are paying their dues. They owe the FDLR big time.” At the time, I dismissed it as his usual sarcasm but this persistance in miscalculation has utterly left me dumbfounded.
Saudi and Sudanese forces completed their full withdrawal from Maasheeq Presidential Palace in #Yemen’s interim capital, #Aden, on Sunday morning, ending years of deployment at the site as part of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition, according to local sources.
… Yesterday, STC-aligned forces completed their takeover of all security duties within Maasheeq Palace, after ordering the remaining members of the Yemeni Presidential Protection Battalion to leave the compound.
Eastern #Yemen | UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council @STCSouthArabia (STC) forces have reached Al-Ghayda in Al-Mahra after several days of negotiations with the National Shield Forces (NSF).
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One of the commanders of this unit is Brigadier General Fadhl Ba Besh, a former Special Security Forces officer from Abyan under President Hadi. He now leads one of the STC’s special forces units in Aden.
Meanwhile, the Saudi-backed NSF continues to move large troop formations from Lahij, Aden, and the Wad’iah border crossing toward Hadramawt’s Wadi and Desert Districts.
What is clear is that STC checkpoints on the N4 and N5 have not attempted to block or slow this NSF mobilization. The opposite is also true: NSF checkpoints are allowing STC forces to pass. In addition, some, though not all-NSF units are seen carrying the former South Yemen flag, which is also used by the STC.
Altogether, it’s becoming clear that the NSF and STC are coordinating closely to avoid direct confrontations or clashes.
Breaking | The Cairo-based and well-informed Hadrami journalist @Sabri20055, who is from the anti-STC camp and supportive of the Hadramawt Tribal Confederacy (HTC), reports that a Saudi delegation led by Major General Dr. Mohammed Obeid bin Julaighm (Al-Qahtani), Chairman of the… https://t.co/Tk7Vcz2ZCypic.twitter.com/7LFZLYlO7G
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Saudi delegation led by Major General Dr. Mohammed Obeid bin Julaighm (Al-Qahtani), Chairman of the Special Committee on Yemen, along with Major General Falah Al-Shahrani, a senior advisor to the Saudi Joint Forces and widely regarded as the Chief of the Yemeni Forces Administration Authority, encountered security incident earlier today.
According to his reporting, the Security Support Brigade (SSB) stopped the convoy of Hadramawt Governor Salem Al-Khanbashi and Dr. Al-Qahtani at the Al Saheema checkpoint (formerly under HTC’s control and fall under the tribes of Shaiban) the road to Sayoun. STC-linked security personnel at the checkpoint reportedly conducted searches and confiscated the phones of accompanying journalists, including crews from Al Hadath Al Arabiya, in what appeared to be an attempt to prevent media coverage.
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[IsraelTimes] A 3-year-old girl was killed by apparent IDF gunfire in southern Gaza’s coastal area of Mawasi, near Khan Younis, the Al Jazeera network reports, citing local medics.
The incident took place on the Hamas-controlled side of the Gaza ceasefire line, according to Al Jazeera.
The victim is identified in Palestinian media as Ahed al-Bayouk.
There is no immediate comment from the IDF.
[IsraelTimes] IDF troops shot dead a Palestinian terror operative who crossed the Gaza ceasefire line in the Strip’s south, the military says.
According to the IDF, the operative was identified by troops of the 7th Armored Brigade approaching the forces, “in a way that posed an immediate threat.”
Upon being identified, the soldiers “eliminated the terrorist,” the military says.
[IsraelTimes] The IDF says troops killed a Palestinian who was throwing stones at motorists on a highway in the West Bank this evening.
Soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade’s 890th Battalion were on patrol near the Palestinian town of Azzun when they identified three suspects hurling stones, the army says.
The military says the soldiers opened fire, killing one and wounding a second. The third suspect was detained and taken for questioning, according to the IDF.
[IsraelTimes] During recent raids in southern Lebanon, the IDF says it demolished a Hezbollah tunnel shaft and an arms depot.
The tunnel, located near the Lebanese town of Houla, and the arms depot, in Ayta ash-Shab, were “old infrastructures that are no longer active,” the army says.
The IDF says it demolished the sites “to prevent any possibility of future use.”
— Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) December 7, 2025
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Breaking: Will Israel bomb the hell out of Erdogan's terrorists in Turkey tonight?! It seems that the Turkish Army is invading Syria again. They have launched a new incursion into areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces(SDF). Turkish military convoys have already entered from three directions: Afrin, Ras Al Ain, and northern Aleppo — and they are now heading toward Manbij.
This new Turkish offensive is not only a major threat to the SDF and to all ethnic and religious minorities in northern Syria, but it also poses a direct strategic threat to Israel.
Let’s see in the next few hours whether the Israeli Air Force will be allowed by the Israeli government to carry out airstrikes against these terrorist forces advancing into Syria or not.
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🚨Urgent Damascus and Ankara play with fire! Turkish military vehicles in northern Syria!
HTS is reinforcing forces in Deir ez-Zor, while SNA gangs affiliated with the Turkish state are reinforcing forces in Serêkaniye.
Damascus and Ankara play with fire!
Turkish military vehicles in northern Syria!
HTS is reinforcing forces in Deir ez-Zor, while SNA gangs affiliated with the Turkish state are reinforcing forces in Serêkaniye.
The local sources explained that military convoy, which entered through the al-Adawiya crossing, consisted of more than 20 heavy and medium military vehicles. This crossing is typically used exclusively by Turkish forces and is located about 45 km west of Ras al-Ayn/Sari Kaniye.They pointed out that the military movements were unusual at the present time, as they usually enter and exit the city during the daytime and with far fewer military vehicles than those that entered tonight.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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...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...
