Rantburg

Today

Wed 01/04/2017

Tue 01/03/2017

Mon 01/02/2017

Sun 01/01/2017

Sat 12/31/2016

Fri 12/30/2016

Thu 12/29/2016

Archives

		582779 articles and 1984927 comments are archived on Rantburg. Today: 66 articles and 108 comments as of 23:49.
Post a news link Post your own article

Area:	WoT Operations	WoT Background	Non-WoT	Opinion	Politix
Top wanted Boko Haram commander arrested at Borno LG Chairman’s house
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
'Terrorists' freed in Bahrain prison raid	0 [1730]
IDF, Shin Bet arrest five suspects in the West Bank over the weekend	0 [1731]
Europe ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	3 23:31 Shipman [1752]
Man Arrested for Sydney New Year Terror Threat	2 16:55 trailing wife [1750]
Good morning	11 23:52 USN, Ret. [1752]
Syrian capture Shrifa region on Homs	0 [1737]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [1734]
Iraqi forces dismantle 4 car bombs in Mosul	0 [1733]
6 ISIS troops now pining for the fjords.	0 [1736]
Iraqi kops kill ISIS Top Turban in Mosul	0 [1730]
Russia hits ISIL in al-Bab on Turkish military intelligence	0 [1739]
ISIL ‘emir’ killed in Turkish air strike in Syria	0 [1731]
8 ISIS terrorists arrested in Turkey, suspected of planning New Year's Eve bombings	0 [1735]
Third Force foils Dignity Operation attack on Tamnahent airbase	0 [1739]
Armed group wages war on Tunisia-bound fuel-smuggling tanker trucks	0 [1733]
Police officer, soldier killed in roadside bomb in Egypt's North Sinai	0 [1734]
5,000 US ground troops stationed near Mosul, says Iraqi army commander	1 13:15 Shipman [1747]
35 people killed in armed attack on a night club in Istanbul, 40 injured	13 17:09 trailing wife [1760]
Gaibandha MP Liton killed in gun attack	0 [1735]
Lebanon General Security Arrests Syrian Suicide Bomber	0 [1741]
Two Elite Iraqi Units Link up for New Assult in Mosul	0 [1736]
Two Abu Sayyaf militants detained in Zamboanga City	0 [1737]
Homs: Female Detainees of al-Waer Freed over Electricity Deal	0 [1732]
13 civilians wounded in mortar attack in East of Afghanistan	0 [1736]
Sikh community leader shot dead in Kunduz city in North of Afghanistan	0 [1739]
Pakistani ISIS militant arrested in Kunar province of Afghanistan	0 [1737]
Taliban group leader among 4 killed in Nangarhar province	0 [1737]
4 ISIS militants killed in Afghan forces operation in Nangarhar	0 [1735]
Boko Haram leader says violent campaign continues	0 [1732]
Top wanted Boko Haram commander arrested at Borno LG Chairman’s house	0 [1776]
Page 2: WoT Background
Jordan army chief warns: ISIS fighters on Golan border have anti-aircraft missiles	1 19:36 Glenmore [1751]
13 groups have signed cease-fire deal: Syrian opposition representative	0 [1741]
Burundi to pull out troops from Somalia over money	0 [1730]
Somali refugees live in Yemen under alarming conditions	0 [1736]
Benghazi Shura Council says it is not IS nor Al-Qaeda	1 13:01 Frank G [1733]
Hamas issues safety rules for agents after Tunisian engineer’s killing	1 13:14 Frank G [1732]
Al-Ghasri warns of terrorists’ control of Barak Al-Shatti airbase	0 [1729]
Egyptian army renovates bombed Cairo church ahead of Coptic Christmas	0 [1730]
Kurdish Islamic leaders in pursuit of united front ahead of elections	0 [1729]
Hand of Mosul man severed by ISIS bomb re-attached in rare surgery in Erbil	1 14:14 Seeking cure for ignorance [1759]
President Assad: Syrians Don’t Need Humanitarian Aid, Just Stop Supporting Terrorism	1 12:01 ed in texas [1737]
An inside look at the native Christian community of Kuwait	0 [1735]
Anger after video shows Dutch school children taught Islamic prayer	0 [1728]
ISIS leader Baghdadi not dead yet	0 [1729]
U.N. Security Council endorses Syria ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey	0 [1731]
Syria rebels say will consider truce 'void' if regime violations continue	0 [1738]
Sweden not to deport 5 Afghan teens after convicting them of gang rape	3 10:34 Barbara [1730]
Gov. Bello raises alarm over fleeing Boko Haram members	0 [1735]
I did not create Boko Haram -- Modu Sheriff	0 [1729]
Britain ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	0 [1731]
Page 3: Non-WoT
US judge blocks transgender, abortion-related Obamacare protections	3 14:32 Skidmark [1752]
Trump's solution to cyberattacks: Send info via courier	8 23:47 Shipman [1758]
China considering strong measures to contain Taiwan	4 12:04 ed in texas [1734]
Greek Ambassador's Murder In Brazil: Police say wife's cop lover behind killing	2 11:40 ed in texas [1727]
2016 worst for Chicago violence in 20 years	6 21:07 Hupack Smith9359 [1750]
Car Kills Three in Fall from 5th Floor Japan Garage	5 14:38 Raj [1746]
Turk authorities detained WSJ reporter for almost 3 days	0 [1743]
Israel released 200K documents on missing kidz	0 [1730]
Three attacked after Tampa woman tries to put sweater on dog	6 19:05 SteveS [1752]
Man fatally shot at baby shower	1 10:42 JohnQC [1741]
Page 4: Opinion
BBC Correspondent Karen Allen: Reflections on Africa	1 08:39 Besoeker [1734]
Krauthammer: ‘Obama Sees Himself As God' ‐ Russia Sanctions [VIDEO]	2 12:01 gorb [1729]
Saudi defense industry is a national priority	3 11:56 ed in texas [1728]
Unfolding madressah challenge	0 [1749]
Page 6: Politix
McCain schedules hearing on ~~foreign~~ Russian cyber threats to US	13 21:03 Bangkok Billy [1756]
Professor: North Carolina Is NO LONGER A DEMOCRACY Because Republicans Win Too Many Elections	16 11:51 Abu Uluque [1739]

    
                23:52 USN, Ret.

                        23:47 Shipman 

                        23:31 Shipman 

                        23:28 Shipman 

                        21:07 Hupack Smith9359

                        21:03 Bangkok Billy

                        19:58 AlanC

                        19:54 newc

                        19:36 Glenmore

                        19:05 SteveS

                        17:09 trailing wife

                        17:06 trailing wife

                        16:55 trailing wife

                        16:33 Jeasing Creque5352

                        15:56 Mike Kozlowski

                        15:40 anon1

                        15:34 anon1

                        14:49 AlanC

                        14:38 Raj

                        14:32 newc

                        14:32 Skidmark

                        14:14 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        14:07 magpie

                        13:15 Shipman

Who's in the News
25	[untagged]
14	Islamic State
6	Govt of Syria
4	Boko Haram
4	Moslem Colonists
3	Taliban
3	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas
1	Ansar al-Sharia
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Abu Sayyaf

On Sale now!

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.

Click here for more information

Meet the Mods
In no particular order...

Steve White

Seafarious

tu3031

badanov

sherry

ryuge

GolfBravoUSMC

Bright Pebbles

trailing wife

Gloria

Fred

Besoeker

Glenmore

Frank G

3dc

Skidmark

Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2017-01-01
Top wanted Boko Haram commander arrested at Borno LG Chairman’s house

Sat 2016-12-31
BREAKING: 'Many injured' in Istanbul nightclub attack

Fri 2016-12-30
Drone Strike Kills Local Qaida Chief in Yemen

Thu 2016-12-29
Jordan sentences 5 Islamic State members to death

Wed 2016-12-28
Yemeni (Saleh) army commander defects

Tue 2016-12-27
Top Taliban leader leading Kunduz battle killed in Ghazni ambush

Mon 2016-12-26
Phoenix cops arrest alleged ‘jihadist’ plotting midnight Mass attack: ‘Get down with this ISIS s-t’

Sun 2016-12-25
Buhari: Last Boko Haram base taken in Sambisa Forest

Sat 2016-12-24
4 Suspects Charged Over Alleged Christmas Day Terror Plot in Australia

Fri 2016-12-23
Suspect in Berlin Christmas market attack killed in Milan police shootout: Official

Thu 2016-12-22
ISIS issues order for arrest of its missing finance minister

Wed 2016-12-21
Syrian Army enters east Aleppo neighborhoods for first time in 4 years

Tue 2016-12-20
At least 12 dead in 'terrorist attack' after truck crashes into Berlin Christmas market

Mon 2016-12-19
Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated

Sun 2016-12-18
Sirte officially declared Liberated

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.

216.73.216.168

Help keep the Burg running! Paypal:

Better than the average link...

San Remo Manual (Laws of War at Sea)
The Geneva Conventions and their Commentaries
Internet Outages Map
E. W. Dijkstra Archive

WoT Operations (30)

WoT Background (20)

Non-WoT (10)

Opinion (4)

Politix (2)