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[Regnum] At least 12 civilians were killed and more than 100 others were wounded as a result of artillery shelling from Pakistan in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province. This was announced on October 15 by Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Afghan Supreme Leader.
"Unfortunately, this morning Pakistani forces again began shelling Spinbuldak district in Kandahar province with light and heavy weapons. As a result, more than 12 civilians were killed and over 100 were injured," Mujahid X wrote on his social media account.
The incident occurred amid renewed fighting between the two countries' militaries along the Durand Line. This section of the border is not officially recognized by Afghan authorities.
On October 15, Pakistani forces carried out an operation against Afghan positions in Kurram Agency. The strike was in retaliation for previous Afghan attacks on Pakistani checkpoints.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A trio of US B-52H Stratofortress bombers was spotted flying near Venezuelan airspace in what some analysts are calling a bold display of military power.
Flight tracking data shows all three bombers departed from Louisiana's Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, starting at 2:50am ET.
They flew through the Gulf of America, passing between Mexico and Cuba, before approaching Venezuela and circling over the Caribbean Sea.
The mysterious missions come as President Donald Trump is ramping up intense pressure on Venezuela's dictatorship.
This effort includes a $50 million bounty on Nicolás Maduro, strikes on drug-running vessels leaving the country, and a significant military buildup in the region.
Officials have yet to clarify why the bombers were deployed on Wednesday, leaving their mission shrouded in uncertainty.
The move followed warnings from Venezuela that the US military might be preparing for a full-scale invasion.
The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet. It was built during the Cold War to serve as a long-range strategic bomber capable of delivering massive payloads anywhere in the world.
Flight tracking service Flightradar24, along with multiple OSINT social media posts, identified the trio of bombers under the BUNNY01/02/03 mission set, with tail numbers 61-0010, 60-0052 and 60-0033.
The bombers were reportedly flying from the US mainland toward the Caribbean at medium altitude.
OSINTdefender, an Open Source Intelligence Monitor focused on Europe and Conflicts across the World, said on X: 'Bombers with the 2nd Bomb Wing stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana flew an extremely unusual route earlier today, flying over the Gulf of America, through the Yucatán Channel and over the Southern Caribbean to the south of Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
'The flight was likely part of the Trump Administration's ongoing campaign against drug trafficking off the coast of Venezuela, as a 'show of force' against the Cartels in the country, as well as the Maduro Regime.'
The missions come less than a day since Trump announced that the Secretary of War ordered the ‘lethal kinetic’ on a narco-terrorist vessel off the shores of Venezuela.
'The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike,' Trump wrote to his followers on Truth Social.
'No US Forces were harmed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!!!!'
Venezuela’s UN Ambassador Samuel Moncada held an emergency meeting with the UN Security Council last Friday, warning US strikes on its boats were the first steps before an invasion.
'The belligerent action and rhetoric of the US government objectively point to the fact that we are facing a situation in which it is rational to anticipate that in the very short term an armed attack is to be perpetrated against Venezuela.'
The latest airstrike is the fifth attack directed at alleged Venezuelan drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea.
The Trump administration has designated some of the world's largest Latin American cartels as terrorist organizations.
Senate Democrats proposed and voted on a war powers resolution would prohibit the Trump administration from conducting strikes on Venezuela with Congressional approval. The bill, however, failed to pass the Senate.
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[Regnum] On October 15, the Federal Security Service (FSB) published a video showing the arrest of four members of a female terrorist cell in Crimea.
The footage shows that the detainees offered no resistance. In one case, law enforcement officers had to break down a door.
During a search of the perpetrators' homes, investigators discovered propaganda literature banned in Russia. Communications equipment and electronic media used for terrorist activities were also seized.
The FSB reported that the detainees were recruiting Muslims and spreading the ideology of a terrorist organization among Crimean believers.
The FSB Investigative Department for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol has opened criminal cases under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 205.5 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization and participating in the activities of such an organization").
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I’d forgotten about them, Woodrow. Thanks for the reminder! Here is Rantburg’s collection on the subject — we haven’t heard about them for over a decade. I imagine they signed up with ISIS in Syria along with much of the rest of the Caucasus Emirate crowd about that time.
[IsraelTimes] Army says suspects approached forces, ‘constituting a violation of the agreement’; Rafah Crossing slated to reopen on Thursday, overseen by EU mission, says source
Two Paleostinians were killed by Israeli gunfire in northern Gazoo on Wednesday, according to Paleostinian media reports.
The IDF said in a statement that troops had opened fire on several suspects who crossed the so-called Yellow Line — to which the military withdrew under the terms of the current ceasefire — in Gaza City’s eastern Shejaiya neighborhood.
The suspects had approached Israeli forces, "constituting a violation of the agreement," the army said, adding that troops opened fire "to remove the threat."
The incident marked the second day in a row that IDF troops killed Paleostinians who it alleged crossed the "Yellow Line," with five killed Tuesday by an Israeli drone after crossing the boundary in Gaza City, and another killed in a separate dronezap on a gathering in the al-Fukhari area east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
In all cases, the IDF said its troops acted in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire deal, which went into effect on Friday at noon.
The Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Gaza is slated to open on Thursday, overseen by the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... Border Assistance Mission, a diplomatic source told The Times of Israel on Wednesday. It will be open to both people and vehicles, the source said.
The declaration came after an Israeli security official told The Times of Israel on Wednesday that the crossing would not be opening that day, contrary to some reports.
"Preparations are ongoing for its opening for the exit and entry of Gazooks only," the official said.
Earlier Wednesday, Rooters video showed a first group of trucks moving from the Egyptian side of the border into the Rafah crossing at dawn, some tankers carrying fuel and others loaded with pallets of aid. The trucks did not cross into the Gaza Strip.
Aid from Gaza coming via Egypt generally gathers at the Rafah Crossing before being diverted to the Nitzana or Kerem Shalom crossings from Israel, since Rafah has been heavily damaged.
The official also said that humanitarian aid continues to enter Gaza as usual via the Kerem Shalom Crossing and other crossings, following security inspection by Israeli authorities.
The Kan public broadcaster reported that Wednesday’s aid deliveries would include food, medical supplies, fuel, cooking gas and equipment to repair vital infrastructure.
On Tuesday, Israel said it would not reopen the crossing as a sanction against Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... for its slow release of the bodies of hostages, despite being required to do so under the agreement, though it appears that the crossing was not ready to be opened Wednesday anyway.
Israel is required to allow at least 600 aid trucks to enter Gaza each day.
Following the dispute over aid entry after the terror group failed to hold up its end of the agreement and return all the bodies of dead hostages it has in its possession, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called for a complete halt in aid until the bodies are returned.
"Enough with the disgrace," Ben Gvir said in a statement Wednesday. "Moments after opening the crossings to hundreds of trucks, Hamas very quickly returned to its known methods — to lie, to cheat, and to abuse families and the bodies. This Nazi terror understands only force, and the only way to deal with it is to erase it from the face of the earth."
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All sorts of Moslem guarantors plus President Trump. It will be interesting to see how the respond when Hamas renews its little war of attempted conquest.
[IsraelTimes] Chief of US Central Command calls killings a threat to ceasefire in Gaza, says he’s working with mediators to protect civilians; France calls incidents ‘particularly concerning’
The commander of US forces in the Middle East called on Hamas to immediately halt its violence against Palestinian civilians whom the terror group has accused of collaborating with Israel, urging it instead to fulfill the terms of the recently adopted ceasefire plan by laying down its weapons.
The statement on Wednesday by Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of the US Central Command, came just hours after US President Donald Trump said he had no problem with the crackdown, even referring to those targeted as “very bad gangs.”
But Cooper’s statement follows other condemnations of the crackdown in which Hamas reportedly killed more than 30 people, including by forcing several of them to their knees and shooting them from behind in the street. The killings indicate that the terror group is tightening its grip on Gaza as Israel has withdrawn from portions of the territory, deploying troops behind a so-called “Yellow Line.”
“We strongly urge Hamas to immediately suspend violence and shooting at innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza – in both Hamas-held parts of Gaza and those secured by the IDF behind the Yellow Line,” Cooper, whose division of the army is known as CENTCOM, said in his statement.
He added: “This is an historic opportunity for peace. Hamas should seize it by fully standing down, strictly adhering to President Trump’s 20-point peace plan, and disarming without delay.”
None of the dozens of executions that have been carried out over the past several days have taken place in areas of Gaza controlled by the IDF. But they have targeted both rival groups and those whom Hamas has accused of collaborating with Israel.
France on Wednesday also accused Hamas of carrying out “summary executions,” condemning the terror group’s activity during the ceasefire.
“France strongly condemns the summary executions carried out by Hamas in recent days in Gaza,” the French foreign ministry said. “The armed incidents that have occurred in recent days are particularly concerning.”
Hamas has emerged heavily battered from the two-year war with Israel that began with its October 7, 2023, onslaught. But Palestinians in Gaza said the group’s operatives have been returning to the street, in uniform, in the days since the ceasefire began last week. Residents have reported hearing gunfire and explosions.
The office of Mahmoud Abbas, president of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, condemned the summary executions, calling them “heinous crimes.”
The PA, which is seeking a role in governing post-war Gaza despite Israeli opposition, called for “the restoration of law,” saying that empowering “the legitimate institutions of the Palestinian people in Gaza is the only way to end the state of chaos and rebuild national trust.”
But Trump said he was relatively unbothered by the executions, comparing the victims to Venezuelan gangs that, he says, have been sent into the United States. He also said he had given the terror group a temporary green light to police the Strip before a post-war government is formed to replace it.
“That didn’t bother me much, to be honest with you,” he told reporters on Tuesday regarding the executions. “That’s OK. It’s a couple of very bad gangs. It’s no different than other countries like Venezuela [that have] sent their gangs into [the US].”
Referring to Hamas, he said, “They do want to stop the problems, and they’ve been open about it, and we gave them approval for a period of time.”
Two Paleostinians were killed by Israeli gunfire in northern 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... on Wednesday, according to Paleostinian media reports.
The IDF said in a statement that troops had opened fire on several suspects who crossed the so-called Yellow Line — to which the military withdrew under the terms of the current ceasefire — in Gaza City’s eastern Shejaiya neighborhood.
The suspects had approached Israeli forces, "constituting a violation of the agreement," the army said, adding that troops opened fire "to remove the threat."
The incident marked the second day in a row that IDF troops killed Paleostinians who it alleged crossed the "Yellow Line," with five killed Tuesday by an Israeli drone after crossing the boundary in Gaza City, and another killed in a separate dronezap on a gathering in the al-Fukhari area east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
In all cases, the IDF said its troops acted in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire deal, which went into effect on Friday at noon.
The Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Gaza is slated to open on Thursday, overseen by the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... Border Assistance Mission, a diplomatic source told The Times of Israel on Wednesday. It will be open to both people and vehicles, the source said.
The declaration came after an Israeli security official told The Times of Israel on Wednesday that the crossing would not be opening that day, contrary to some reports.
"Preparations are ongoing for its opening for the exit and entry of Gazooks only," the official said.
Earlier Wednesday, Rooters video showed a first group of trucks moving from the Egyptian side of the border into the Rafah crossing at dawn, some tankers carrying fuel and others loaded with pallets of aid. The trucks did not cross into the Gaza Strip.
Aid from Gaza coming via Egypt generally gathers at the Rafah Crossing before being diverted to the Nitzana or Kerem Shalom crossings from Israel, since Rafah has been heavily damaged.
The official also said that humanitarian aid continues to enter Gaza as usual via the Kerem Shalom Crossing and other crossings, following security inspection by Israeli authorities.
The Kan public broadcaster reported that Wednesday’s aid deliveries would include food, medical supplies, fuel, cooking gas and equipment to repair vital infrastructure.
On Tuesday, Israel said it would not reopen the crossing as a sanction against Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... for its slow release of the bodies of hostages, despite being required to do so under the agreement, though it appears that the crossing was not ready to be opened Wednesday anyway.
Israel is required to allow at least 600 aid trucks to enter Gaza each day.
Following the dispute over aid entry after the terror group failed to hold up its end of the agreement and return all the bodies of dead hostages it has in its possession, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called for a complete halt in aid until the bodies are returned.
"Enough with the disgrace," Ben Gvir said in a statement Wednesday. "Moments after opening the crossings to hundreds of trucks, Hamas very quickly returned to its known methods — to lie, to cheat, and to abuse families and the bodies. This Nazi terror understands only force, and the only way to deal with it is to erase it from the face of the earth."
The far-right minister said Tuesday night that Hamas is "playing games" by delaying the return of the bodies of Israeli hostages, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to issue "a clear ultimatum to Hamas: if you do not immediately return all the bodies of our fallen and you continue with these delays, we will immediately halt all aid supplies entering the Strip."
Under the ceasefire agreement, Hamas was required to return all the bodies in its or other terror groups’ possession, and share any information it has on other slain hostages, within the same 72-hour timeframe. The terror group has said it would be difficult to return all the dead hostages at that time due to the field conditions in Gaza.
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The link includes 'Senior Military Official' and Trump's comments.
The commander of US forces in the Middle East called on Hamas to immediately halt its violence against Palestinian civilians whom the terror group has accused of collaborating with Israel, urging it instead to fulfill the terms of the recently adopted ceasefire plan by laying down its weapons.
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Thank you for catching that, Bobby. I conflated two articles — now I need to find the one that provided the body of the text I posted. PIMF!!!
[IsraelTimes] A Palestinian suspect armed with a makeshift “Carlo” submachine gun and a pistol has been detained by Israeli troops near the Herodion National Park in the southern West Bank, the military says.
According to the IDF, the weapons were found in a building that the suspect had been in.
The suspect has been handed over to the Israel Police for further questioning, along with the firearms.
The IDF does not say if the suspect was planning a terror attack.
[IsraelTimes] The military says that during engineering clearance operations in the northern village of Ghajar, which straddles the Israel-Lebanon border, a pit containing explosive material was found.
IDF sappers were dispatched to the scene — on the Lebanese side of the UN-recognized Blue Line — and removed the explosives from the hole.
According to the military, the hole is connected to another pit found some two weeks ago, which the IDF said was constructed before the 2006 Second Lebanon War.
The IDF is investigating whether the explosives belong to Hezbollah.
Ghajar is the only Alawite-majority settlement in the country. It was originally part of the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in 1967 and annexed in 1981. In 2000, when Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon following a 15-year military occupation and the United Nations demarcated the so-called Blue Line, Ghajar was split in two, with the northern half coming under Lebanese control.
Israel regained control over the entire village during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, after Hezbollah used the Ghajar area to stage attacks.
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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