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Re #2: In those days, before flash photography, it took a long time to get a good picture. Try holding your eyes open for a minute or so without blinking.
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Back then, women washed their hair once a month with a mix of borax and egg whites. The smell by halfway through week four must have been breathtaking.
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Were I not gentle Poetess --
But pious Monster green --
I still would dress -- I must confess --
As Me for Halloween --
[Garowe] A base believed to be the main headquarters of the ISIS turbans in Somalia was seized by the Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... security forces, the counterterrorism centre said in a statement, marking yet another significant step towards the liberation of the state from the Death Eaters.
For the last three months, the Puntland forces, without support from the federal authorities, have managed to topple the turbans from strategic areas — they have however, occasionally relied on Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s from the US Africa Command and the United Arab Emirates.
The operations even led to the death of a senior ISIS operative Ahmed Maeleninine, a key ISIS recruiter, financier, and external operations leader responsible for the deployment of jihadists into the United States and across Europe.
According to Puntland forces, concrete houses built by the turbans in the Cal-Miskaad mountains were discovered on Saturday, reflecting the commitment by the forces to overwhelm the group, which is behind attacks in the coastal town of Bosaso.
"Our forces today found concrete-built houses in Buqa-Caleed, Calmiskaad mountains, with offices and meeting rooms," the counterterrorism centre reports, just days after a similar cave with an underground tunnel was also discovered.
"These served as a major headquarters for the defeated ISIS terrorists. Two burnt vehicles and other equipment were also discovered," the centre further said, while acknowledging that the airstrikes may have displaced the Death Eaters.
Several turbans have died since Operation Lightning started, with a significant number surrendering to local authorities as well. The group has lost dozens of foreign nationals who have been training and fighting within Puntland state.
The last phase now aims at toppling the group from the final areas believed to be under their territory, with Puntland insisting that 'with or without Mogadishu's support, we shall win this war'. The military teams are approaching the mountains from different directions.
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[ShabelleMedia] Somali government forces, backed by local clan militias known as Macwiisley, repelled an attack by al-Shabaab ... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord... murderous Moslems in the Boos-Hareeri area of the Aadan-Yabaal district, Middle Shabelle region, security officials said.
The intense fighting erupted after al-Shabaab launched an assault on the government-controlled area, which it has held for several years.
The clash is part of a broader military campaign by Somali forces in the central regions of Middle Shabelle and Hiiraan, where operations have intensified to reclaim territory from al-Shabaab.
In a related development, an Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... targeted al-Shabaab positions in Baara-Yabaal village near Buulo-Burde in the Hiiraan region. Details about the strike, including the responsible forces and casualty figures, were not immediately available.
Separately, the U.S. Africa Command confirmed it conducted an airstrike on March 1 near Ceel-Baraf in Middle Shabelle at the Somali government’s request.
The strike followed an attack on Somali forces, though further details were not released.
Since Ramadan began, al-Shabaab has stepped up attacks on government-held military bases, causing numerous casualties among Somali troops amid a surge in hard boy activity.
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[Regnum] The counter-terrorist operation (CTO) regime has been declared in the village of Semender in Makhachkala, and operational search activities are being carried out. This was reported on March 5 by the press service of the city mayor's office.
"The counter-terrorist operation regime has been declared since 00:25 in the village of Semender in the Kirovsky district of the city of Makhachkala. Operational search activities are being conducted in this area. During the counter-terrorist operation, until further notice, special measures and temporary restrictions will be in effect," the statement specifies.
The operational headquarters in Dagestan has appealed to the residents of the republic with a request to increase vigilance and provide comprehensive support to law enforcement agencies in the fight against extremism and terrorism.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that in Dagestan, a 31-year-old man suspected of robbing a store offered armed resistance to the police and was wounded by return fire. After the attack, the man fled, but his identity was established and the suspect was put on the wanted list. The man was later detained and taken to hospital for medical assistance.
At the end of February, police officers brought 27 people to the station for resisting the arrest of their acquaintance in the urban settlement of Yermoolino.
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According to the operational headquarters of Dagestan, during the investigation of information about the possible preparation of a terrorist act, unknown persons put up armed resistance to security forces.
On the outskirts of Semender, security forces blocked a group of four people who were planning to attack a law enforcement facility, NAC reports.
The Committee reports that in the Kirovsky District of Makhachkala, security forces found a group of people in a car; when they tried to detain them, they opened fire from automatic weapons at traffic police officers. They are blocked in one of the houses; residents of nearby houses have been evacuated.
[KhaamaPress] In response to the alleged threats, the president of a mosque in Sydney stated that the community "deserves to feel secure and protected," urging authorities to address the alleged online threat with "the utmost urgency."
Following the online threat made against the newest mosque in southwestern Sydney, where a user claimed they intended to carry out a "Christchurch 2" attack, a 16-year-old boy was arrested in Western Australia.
The state police released a statement on Tuesday afternoon confirming that the teenager was arrested in Eaton, located in the southwestern part of Western Australia, just before 5 p.m. local time. He is now assisting the police in their investigation.
The threat was made online by a user who explicitly referred to the tragic 2019 Christchurch attack, suggesting a similar act of violence at the newly opened mosque in Sydney.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned a violent mostly peaceful threat made against a mosque in southwestern Sydney. He described the act as "disgusting" and emphasized that Australia will not tolerate "racism and Islamophobia ...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do... On Tuesday, March 4, Albanese shared the news of the threat on social media, stating that those responsible must face the full force of the law. He reiterated that individuals behind such actions will not be tolerated in Australia.
Albanese wrote, "The authorities have my full support in their investigation of this matter. Racism and Islamophobia will not be tolerated." His strong statement came in response to an online threat directed at the newly opened al-Bayat al-Islami mosque in Sydney.
Australian media reported that the threat appeared in the comment section of the mosque’s Instagram page. The comment read, "I’m going to turn this place into Christchurch 2," referencing the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 51 people dead.
The Premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns, announced that police are taking this threat "very seriously" and reiterated that Islamophobia will not be tolerated. He expressed particular concern given that Moslems across the state are attending prayers during Ramadan.
The incident has sparked widespread condemnation across Australia. The police have already initiated an investigation into the threat, but have stated that there is currently no risk to the community.
This threat highlights the ongoing challenges that minority communities face in Australia. It also serves as a reminder of the importance of unity and solidarity against racism and hate in all forms.
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In the name of the merciful-- OWWW!
Why'd You hit me?"
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[Rudaw] A boat carrying around 20 Kurds from Sulaimani province is leaking in the English Channel, a relative of some of the passengers told Rudaw on Sunday. Hours later an activist said the French police rescued the asylum seekers.
"My brother, along with his wife and child, is on the boat and is asking for help," said Bestoon Abdullah, adding, "Until around 10:30 am today, the migrants colonists had an internet connection and were sending messages, but now their connection is gone."
Abdullah said that there are more than 20 Kurds stranded on the boat, and most of them are from Sulaimani's Raparin administration.
"Our ship is close; our boat has been punctured. We have been pumping air into it since last night as it is losing air and leaking," one of the asylum seekers on the boat was heard saying in an audio message Abdullah shared with Rudaw.
Ranj Pishdari, a migration activist in Europe, told Rudaw that the people on board still do not have internet.
"I have spoken with the French police, who asked for the location of the incident to help them because it is a broad area. However,
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well... they [migrants colonists] do not have internet access; therefore, they have not sent their location until now," stated the activist.
Hours later, Pishdari said that the French police had rescued the migrants colonists, adding that the total number of people on board was 69.
Every year, tens of thousands of people from the Middle East seek to escape endless crises of lack of employment, political instability, and corruption by joining thousands of others from scores of countries taking perilous routes to Europe.
BREAKING: As President Trump just announced, I can report that tonight the FBI, DOJ, and CIA have extradited one of the terrorists responsible for the murder of the 13 American soldiers at Abbey Gate during the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.
One step closer to justice for…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) March 5, 2025
…to justice for these American heroes and their families.
Trump said that ISIS-operative Mohammad Sharifullah were tossed into the calaboose and would soon face the "swift sword of American justice." Sharifullah is suspected to have planned the bombing that killed 13 American soldiers and 170 Afghan nationals as the Biden administration withdrew from Afghanistan.
"Three-and-a-half years ago, ISIS Lions of Islam killed 13 American service members and countless others in the Abbey Gate bombing during the disastrous and incompetent withdrawal from Afghanistan. Not that they were withdrawing, it was the way they withdrew," Trump said. "Perhaps the most embarrassing moment in the history of our country. Tonight I’m pleased to announce that we have just apprehended the top terrorist responsible for that atrocity and he is right now on his way here to face the swift sword of American justice."
Trump thanked Pakistain for its assistance in capturing Sharifullah.
The soldiers killed were Marines Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, Cpl. Hunter Lopez, Cpl. Daegan W. Page, Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, Navy Petty Officer Third Class Maxton W. Soviak, and Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss.
According to Trump, the terrorist responsible for the suicide attack is currently being transferred to the United States. This development comes after extensive intelligence gathering and coordination between the U.S. and Pakistani authorities. The bomber is expected to face trial in the U.S. for his involvement in the deadly attack at Kabul Airport.
Axios news website identified the suicide bomber as Mohammad Sharif, also known as “Jafar.” Sharif is reportedly a leader of the ISIS-Khorasan faction operating in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. His capture marks a significant victory in the ongoing efforts to dismantle terrorist organizations in the region.
According to two credible sources from U.S. officials, Trump had ordered CIA Director John Ratcliffe on his second day in office to prioritize the capture of the terrorist responsible for the Kabul bombing. This order reflected the U.S.’s strong commitment to addressing the threat posed by ISIS-Khorasan and other terrorist groups in the region.
The sources further noted that CIA Director Ratcliffe had discussed the matter with General Asif Malik, his Pakistani counterpart. Based on intelligence shared by the CIA, General Malik’s team was able to capture the mastermind of the attack at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
The bombing at Abbey Gate during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 killed around 170 Afghan citizens and 13 U.S. soldiers. This tragic event highlighted the complex security challenges faced by the U.S. and its allies during the withdrawal. The arrest of the terrorist responsible sends a clear message that such attacks will not go unpunished.
[BREITBART] A migrant who escaped an ICE detention facility in Virginia has been recaptured, but three more who escaped with him remain on the loose, law enforcement officials said Monday.
Federal officials booked Jose Lovo-Bautista, 27, back into custody on Monday morning after he fled an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holding center on Sunday afternoon, according to the Farmville Police Department.
Three other migrants colonists who broke out of the ICE facility alongside Lovo-Bautista are still on the lam at the time of writing: 22-year-old Wilmer Isaola-Medina, 25-year-old Jose Rodriguez-Rosales, and 22-year-old Byron Toledo-Henriquez.
The Farmville Police Department said it was not immediately informed of the mass escape by Immigration Centers of America (ICA), which manages the Farmville ICE detention center in question. Instead, ICA Farmville took several hours to relay the event to local law enforcement.
''While these individuals are deemed non-violent mostly peaceful and there is no perceived threat to our community, we do ask our citizens to use caution if they encounter these individuals as a matter of personal safety and contact Immigration and Customs Enforcement as soon as possible to bring these individuals back into custody,'' Farmville Police Chief Andy Ellington said in a statement.
Ellington added that he ordered increased patrols and surveillance of the local area to help find the three remaining runaways.
[BREITBART] Border Patrol agents and their law enforcement partners have managed to seize and prevent more than $25 million in cocaine from reaching the interior of the United States during the past seven days. The latest seizure, which occurred on Thursday near San Clemente, California, was nabbed after a Border Patrol K-9 unit sniffed out the illicit substance hidden in trash bags located in the trunk of a vehicle.
According to Chief Michael W. Banks of the Border Patrol, Thursday's seizure brought the seven-day total of cocaine to more than $25 million. As reported by Breitbart Texas, in just three separate events on the morning of February 23, the Rio Grande Valley Sector agents seized nearly 560 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $18 million. Two of the three seizures occurred at a fixed highway checkpoint after routine immigration inspections. The third seizure resulted from a roving patrol stop initiated by Border Patrol agents on a nearby highway.
The significant seizures come after several actions taken by the Trump administration to fight the Mexican drug cartels. On February 19, the Trump administration declared several major Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). As reported by Breitbart Texas, the U.S. Department of State designated six Mexican drug cartels, the infamous Mara Salvatrucha gang of El Salvador and the violent Venezuelan Tren De Aragua gang, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
[NYPOST] One of the illegal migrants colonists accused of trying to ''breach'' Marine Corps Base Quantico last year has been scooped up by ICE for a second time — after President Joe The Big Guy Biden ...46th president of the U.S. Too old and senile to be prosecuted, not too old and senile to set national policy... 's ICE let them go, The Post can exclusively reveal.
Hasan Yusef Hamdan, 32, along with student visa overstay Mohammad Khair Dabous, 28, were arrested on May 3 for allegedly trespassing onto the base and swiftly handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
By June, however, ICE cut them both loose after they each posted bond on their immigration cases — with Hamdan's set at $15,000 and Dabous' set at $10,000.
The illegal migrant pair were charged with misdemeanor trespassing on military property and were ordered released on July 22 so long as they agreed to appear in court for their immigration hearings and stay away from Quantico or other military bases, according to the court documents, which were first reported by Todd Bensman of the Center for Immigration Studies.
Now, Hamdan is back in an ICE detention center in Bowling Green, Virginia, according to federal law enforcement sources.
It was not immediately clear why he was re-arrested.
An ICE spokesperson didn't immediately respond to The Post's request for comment on the circumstances of Hamdan's latest detainment.
Hamdan entered the US in April by crossing the southern border illegally into San Diego, federal law enforcement sources previously told The Post.
He was apprehended by border agents, who quickly released him into the US due to a lack of detention space.
Cops have since confirmed that Dabous, who was driving the vehicle onto the base with Hamdan in the passenger's seat, ''had a valid reason'' to be at Quantico, according to court documents filed by Hamdan's attorney.
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[IsraelTimes] The IDF says troops opened fire on a suspect in the southern Gaza Strip who was approaching the forces and “posed an imminent threat.”
“The troops fired toward the suspect in order to remove the threat and a hit was identified,” the military says.
The Hamas-linked Shehab news agency reports that Israeli naval forces fired toward Khan Younis from off Gaza’s coast.
Israeli forces are still deployed to a buffer zone along the Gaza border and the Egypt-Gaza border area amid the ongoing ceasefire, and the IDF has repeatedly warned Palestinians against approaching the area.
[IsraelTimes] Jerusalem police say they arrested two Palestinians in the Old City this week for social media posts lauding terror attacks.
One suspect, a young man in his 20s, uploaded content praising several terrorists including Diaa Hamarsheh, who fatally shot five civilians in Bnei Brak in 2022.
The suspect posted Hamarsheh’s photo with the caption: “May God have mercy on your soul,” police say.
The other suspect, an East Jerusalem resident in his 40s, posted an image of Al-Aqsa Mosque accompanied by audio from a speech by a Hamas military wing spokesman.
Both were detained in the Old City and brought before the court this week.
Since the start of Ramadan, Jerusalem law enforcement has ramped up its monitoring of social media through its Strategic Digital Operations Unit, a spokesman says.
[IsraelTimes] The IDF this morning rearrested one of the prisoners freed under the current ceasefire deal, says the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club.
Israeli forces reportedly arrested Israa Ghuneimat, 41, during a raid on her home in Surif, north of Hebron in the West Bank. She was among the dozens of female prisoners released on January 19 as part of the first round of prisoner-hostage exchanges.
Ghuneimat has been arrested several times by the IDF. She was a candidate on Hamas’s slate in the anticipated 2021 Palestinian legislative elections, which were later canceled by the Palestinian Authority.
[IsraelTimes] A Palestinian man who approached Israeli forces at a checkpoint near the West Bank settlement outpost of Homesh while brandishing a knife has been shot dead by troops, a military source says.
[IsraelTimes] Governor of terror hotbed reports ‘massive destruction’ in wake of IDF gunfight with terror commander Issar Saadi; soldiers shoot knife-wielding Palestinian near Homesh outpost
The head of a Hamas ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,... terror network in the West Bank city of Jenin was killed by undercover Border Police officers on Tuesday, authorities said.
The incident came as the Israel Defense Forces expanded its ongoing counterterrorism raid, dubbed "Operation Iron Wall," in the northern West Bank to additional neighborhoods of Jenin.
In a first, troops were using "Eitan" armored personnel carriers in Jenin amid the operation, which are more heavy duty than the APCs normally deployed in the West Bank.
On Tuesday morning, as part of the expanded operation, Border Police officers along with IDF troops attempted to arrest the commander of Hamas’s terror network in Jenin, Issar Saadi, following information on his whereabouts provided by the Shin Bet.
Following an exchange of fire, Saadi and another gunman were killed, and three wanted Paleostinians were detained, according to the IDF, police, and Shin Bet.
The troops found an assault rifle, handgun, and several other weapons during scans of the building where Saadi was holed up.
Another gunman was killed in a separate exchange of fire in the same area, the IDF added.
Also Tuesday, a Paleostinian man who approached Israeli forces at a checkpoint near the West Bank settlement outpost of Homesh while brandishing a knife was rubbed out by troops, according to a military source.
No soldiers were maimed in the incident.
JENIN GOVERNOR REPORTS ’MASSIVE DESTRUCTION’
Jenin governor Kamal Abu al-Rub said that two Paleostinians were killed, "and many young men were arrested," while the Paleostinian health ministry identified one of the dead as Issar Saadi, saying the 21-year-old’s body was taken away by troops after he was shot.
The head of the Jenin government hospital, Wisam Baker, told AFP that a man identified as Jihad Alawneh was declared dead on arrival at the facility early on Tuesday.
Baker said that Alawneh, 25, had bled out after being shot in the thigh.
Governor Abu al-Rub said the raid had caused "devastation and massive destruction" in Jenin’s eastern neighborhood, "which has not experienced an Israeli assault like this before."
He said that the main electricity line was cut off, dozens of families were forced to leave, and army bulldozers had left behind a trail of damage.
On Tuesday afternoon, an AFP journalist said Israeli troops and armored personnel carriers were still in Jenin’s eastern neighborhood.
Firefighters worked to extinguish a fire in an apartment hit during the raid, its facade charred and some of its walls destroyed. Pools of blood had accumulated in several rooms of the apartment, the journalist said.
Abu al-Rub said that "more than 50 families were forced to flee and evacuate their homes because the Israelis took over their houses and buildings, turning them into military barracks."
"All the streets in the eastern neighborhood were bulldozed," said the governor, including areas that before Tuesday did not see army bulldozers ripping through roads in what the military says aims to clear explosives.
Bassem Hardan, a resident of the neighborhood, told AFP that after initially ignoring army calls for his family to leave, "they called our neighbors and told them to get out within two minutes before they demolish the building."
More than 40,100 Paleostinians have left their homes since the launch of Operation Iron Wall, according to the United Nations ...a formerly good idea gone bad... Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) figures from mid-February.
The IDF has said troops have killed more than 75 Paleostinian terror operatives and detained some 450 amid the major ongoing counter-terrorism operation. The military has also acknowledged mistakenly killing several civilians during the operation, including a toddler and a pregnant woman. Troops have also seized nearly 200 weapons.
[IsraelTimes] IDF says Haidar Hashem, responsible for naval forces in the terror group’s elite Radwan Force, was planning attacks against Israelis
The Israel Defense Force confirmed carrying out a dronezap in the Tyre area of Leb ...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects.... on Tuesday, saying it killed a Hezbollah commander involved in advancing attacks against Israel amid the ceasefire.
The commander, Haidar Hashem, was responsible for the naval forces in the terror group’s elite Radwan Force, according to the military.
The IDF said that as part of his role, he was involved in efforts to smuggle arms to Hezbollah via the sea, as well as planning naval attacks on Israel and Israeli civilians, including during the ongoing ceasefire.
"Hashem’s activities were a threat to the State of Israel and its citizens, and blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon," the military added.
Lebanese media earlier said an Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed one person.
"An enemy drone launched a strike" targeting a vehicle in the Tyre district, killing one person, Lebanese state media said, publishing an image of a burning, mangled car.
מוקדם יותר היום, כלי טיס של חיל האוויר תקף, בהכוונת פיקוד הצפון ואגף המודיעין, במרחב קנא וחיסל את המחבל חצ׳ר שעיד האשם, אשר שימש כמפקד הכוחות הימיים בכוח רדואן של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה ועסק בפעילות טרור נגד מדינת ישראל ואזרחיה >> pic.twitter.com/DLEDZh3YzZ
Earlier today, an Air Force aircraft attacked, under the direction of the Northern Command and the Intelligence Branch, in the Qana area and killed the terrorist Hatcher Shaid Hashem, who served as the commander of the naval forces in the Radwan force of the Hezbollah terrorist organization and engaged in terrorist activity against the State of Israel and its citizens >>
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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