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Border guards nab couriers carrying NIS 12 million in cash at Jordan border crossing
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Pennsylvania's Shapiro: Harris team
asked if I'd ever been 'a double agent for Israel'
Monday 01/19/2026

Irene-Ryan-1944-San-Diego-I-Love-You
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
IDF: Elite unit nabbed 'key figure' in Gaza City last year who revealed where Oron Shaul's body was
Olde Tyme Religion
Church leaders in Israel condemn
Christian Zionism as a 'damaging ideology'
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran judiciary hints at unrest-linked
executions, in potential shift
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Three more F-35 fighter jets land
in Israel, bringing IAF's fleet to 48
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Security incident on Lebanese border
ends after suspect withdraws, IDF says
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Officials warn Hamas emboldened by phase
2 of Gaza plan, aims for 'Hezbollah model' -- report
Arctic Outbreaks this week will test power grids in East USA

Posted by: Fred || 01/19/2026 09:04 || Comments || Link || [1815 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Granny
Posted by: Super Hose || 01/19/2026 4:44 Comments || Top||

#2  By the cement pond
Posted by: Frank G || 01/19/2026 4:50 Comments || Top||

#3  Unforgettable.
Posted by: Besoeker || 01/19/2026 6:29 Comments || Top||

#4  I've seen that look before.

It's my recollection it was not the result of a "good thing".
Posted by: Anomalous Sources || 01/19/2026 19:16 Comments || Top||


Africa Horn
Al-Shabaab Militants Overrun Four Government Military Bases Near the Coastal Town of Warsheekh

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#ALERT: Al-Shabaab Militants Overrun Four Government Military Bases Near the Coastal Town of Warsheekh

Fighters from the Islamist group Al-Shabaab launched coordinated ground assaults at dawn on Sunday, overrunning and seizing at least four military bases held by Somalia’s Federal Government forces on the outskirts of Warsheekh district.

The bases taken over are located in the areas of Jabad-Godane, Ruun-Shiikhow, Shaasqaad and Burka Kaah. Sources say all four positions are now under the control of Al-Shabaab fighters, who remain present at the sites.

the militants reportedly captured a significant number of military vehicles, while others were set ablaze with reports of multiple deaths and injuries, though exact figures have not been independently confirmed.

Read more at the link
Posted by: badanov || 01/19/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1774 views] Top|| File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)

#1  "Gooks in the wire, Sir!"
"How is this crease, Soldier?"
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/19/2026 17:32 Comments || Top||


Africa North
Seven Chadian soldiers were killed during an armed incursion into its territory by elements of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces

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Sudan War Spillover Reaches #Chad

The conflict in Sudan is increasingly spilling across the border into Chad #Tchad. The Government of Chad announced that seven Chadian soldiers were killed during an armed incursion into its territory by elements of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces. Authorities in N’Djamena strongly condemned the violation of national sovereignty, warned that any further attacks would prompt an immediate response, and reiterated Chad’s strict neutrality in the Sudanese conflict.

In the same context, the Rapid Support Forces reportedly shelled the Sudanese border town of Al-Tina adjacent to Chad and redeployed reinforcements from South Darfur toward Kordofan, including tanks and electronic warfare equipment.

Read more at the link
Posted by: badanov || 01/19/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1775 views] Top|| File under:


JNIM condemns the killing of 30 civilians, including women and children, by the Burkinabe army
Posted by: badanov || 01/19/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1766 views] Top|| File under: al-Qaeda


JNIM ambushed a convoy of the Malian army between Bema and Fassou (Fassoudebe) south of Nioro du Sahel


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Posted by: badanov || 01/19/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1778 views] Top|| File under: al-Qaeda


Africa Subsaharan
Surveillance, Tracking, and Engagement of Suspected Terrorists in Azir and Musarram Areas of Borno State

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Surveillance, Tracking, and Engagement of Suspected Terrorists in Azir and Musarram Areas of Borno State

The Nigerian Air Force has provided decisive close air support and conducted precision air interdiction operations in the Azir and Musarram areas of Borno state, eliminating several terrorist elements and disrupting planned attacks through coordinated air–ground operations in support of troops in contact.

The successful operations, conducted on 15 and 16 january 2026, underscore the NAF’s sustained commitment to timely, intelligence-led air support and seamless coordination with ground forces to deny terrorists freedom of action while protecting both troops and civilian populations.

Read more at the link

Posted by: badanov || 01/19/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1771 views] Top|| File under:


Europe
Netherlands experiment: 125 students housed with matching refugees, the expected ensued but authorities claim they can do nothing


Go to the article link for more of the expected viciousness. The Amsterdam authorities will not shut the program down until the ten year contract expires in 2028.
Posted by: trailing wife || 01/19/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1806 views] Top|| File under: Moslem Colonists

#1  People are being integrated all right, the people being stabbed. The program will end when there are two few Dutch people willing to signup to be assaulted.
Posted by: Super Hose || 01/19/2026 4:57 Comments || Top||

#2  In a way, the experiment was successful: The Dutch students now know what life is really like in the countries the immigrants came from.
Posted by: Matt || 01/19/2026 13:14 Comments || Top||

#3  Better to watch on YouTube.
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/19/2026 17:23 Comments || Top||



Fifth Column
What a Federal Officer Told an Anti-ICE Mob in Minneapolis Should Be Required Viewing
[PJ] If you wanted to understand the stakes of the federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, few moments are quite as revealing as this exchange to show the differences between whistle-blowing, violent, and honking radicals and a federal agent in the Minneapolis—St. Paul area.

This exchange between a federal officer and some kind of lefty reporter on hand to capture the mob attacking the feds is the perfect distillation of the stakes in this operation.


Posted by: Besoeker || 01/19/2026 06:58 || Comments || Link || [1795 views] Top|| File under: Antifa/BLM

#1  Someone needs to communicate - if you do not obey the laws, then there is no need for others to obey the laws when it comes to you.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 01/19/2026 7:31 Comments || Top||

#2  Watch: ‘Sanctuary City’ Radicals Invade Church Sanctuary
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/19/2026 8:14 Comments || Top||

#3  Don Lemonhead led the charge. He needs to be arrested.
Posted by: Knuckles Prince of the French4721 || 01/19/2026 12:13 Comments || Top||


#5  Too subtle for the mob.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources || 01/19/2026 20:19 Comments || Top||

#6  All of these people should get the January 6th type treatment.
Posted by: Gerthudion Bucket9415 || 01/19/2026 20:39 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
Fitna-e-Khawarij terrorists of TTP attacked a construction camp in Bannu

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Bannu: Fitna-e-Khawarij terrorists of TTP attacked a construction camp in Bannu, torching machinery worth crores after the company refused to pay extortion. TTP terrorists attacked a private company camp at Dwa Manzi last night, torching valuable heavy machinery. The terrorists numbered between 20-25.

Read the rest at the link
Posted by: badanov || 01/19/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1768 views] Top|| File under: Pak Taliban (TTP)


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
IDF announces launch of a ‘wide-scale’ counter-terrorism operation in Hebron
[IsraelTimes] The IDF says it launched a “wide-scale” counter-terrorism operation in the West Bank city of Hebron overnight.

The raid being conducted in the city’s Jabal Johar neighborhood is aimed at “thwarting terror infrastructures, removing illegal possession of weapons, and strengthen security in the area,” the army says.

The IDF says the operation is expected to last several days.
Posted by: trailing wife || 01/19/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1765 views] Top|| File under:


Border guards nab couriers carrying NIS 12 million in cash at Jordan border crossing
[IsraelTimes] Police announce that border guards at the Allenby crossing from Jordan to the West Bank caught two couriers carrying some NIS 12 million (3.8 million) in cash across the border.

The statement says the money was likely meant to finance Palestinian terror activities in the West Bank. The two couriers were detained and taken for questioning.

The border guards were acting on a tip from military intelligence, the police say.
Posted by: trailing wife || 01/19/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1795 views] Top|| File under:


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Security incident on Lebanese border ends after suspect withdraws, IDF says
Can we assume that the suspect is Hezbollah?
[IsraelTimes] The IDF says the incident this evening on the Lebanese border has ended after the suspect who approached the fence in Lebanese territory withdrew from the area.

Troops worked to “remove the threat” and tracked the suspect during the incident, the army says.

After the suspect moved northward away from the border, the IDF says it declared the incident over.

Troops sent to Lebanon border, IDF opens fire, when suspect identified across fence

[IsraelTimes] IDF troops were dispatched to the Lebanon border in the Western Galilee a short while ago, after a suspect was identified on the Lebanese side of the fence, the military says.

“From the moment of identification, IDF troops have been maintaining continuous surveillance of the suspect,” the military says, adding that a tank and a helicopter also opened fire in the area to “remove the threat.”

The IDF says it continues to operate in the area, is in contact with local Israeli authorities, and will update on any developments.
Posted by: trailing wife || 01/19/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1832 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Y'all don't have FLIR were you could have smoked his ass?
Posted by: chris || 01/19/2026 0:09 Comments || Top||

#2  What’s a FLIR, chris?

I don’t know the answer to your question, but I would like to understand it. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife || 01/19/2026 1:11 Comments || Top||

#3  FLIR stands for "Forward-Looking Infrared," which refers to a type of thermal imaging technology used to detect infrared radiation emitted from heat sources. This technology is commonly used in military and civilian applications for various purposes, including navigation and surveillance. (Wiki)
Posted by: Nero || 01/19/2026 1:22 Comments || Top||

#4  thank you Nero. Got chased by one of those fuckers 1 time. You're not getting away.
Posted by: chris || 01/19/2026 2:04 Comments || Top||

#5  By the way, they use the alot here in the cities in the US a good bit.
Posted by: chris || 01/19/2026 2:05 Comments || Top||


Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) attacking Syrian Army (former HTS) during the clashes in the vicinity of Tishrin Dam
Posted by: badanov || 01/19/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1767 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria/HTS


Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) struck Syrian Army (former HTS) members and vehicles by using Thermal UAV
Posted by: badanov || 01/19/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1773 views] Top|| File under:

#1  There we go, guess the guy from Lebanon could not be found.
Posted by: chris || 01/19/2026 0:12 Comments || Top||

#2  I like the guys making snow sand angels
Posted by: Frank G || 01/19/2026 5:12 Comments || Top||



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2al-Qaeda
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2Commies
1Migrants/Illegal Immigrants
1Moslem Colonists
1Nut Jobs
1Pak Taliban (TTP)
1Govt of Saudi Arabia
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Two weeks of WOT
Mon 2026-01-19
  Border guards nab couriers carrying NIS 12 million in cash at Jordan border crossing
Sun 2026-01-18
  Rojava declares 'general mobilization' in light of 'existential war' launched by Damascus
Sat 2026-01-17
  Death toll in Iran protests over 3,000, rights group says
Fri 2026-01-16
  Hamas says senior officer killed in Gaza strike, accuses Israel of breaching ceasefire
Thu 2026-01-15
  Stephen Miller: Feds Have Begun Work of ‘Identifying, Disrupting and Dismantling the Insurgent networks' in Minnesota
Wed 2026-01-14
  In Lebanon 33 IDF aerial strikes and seven ground operations were carried out
Tue 2026-01-13
  3K troops taking part in a counter-terrorism operation in the north neutralizing over 20 JNIM terrorists
Mon 2026-01-12
   JB Pritzer chases McDonnalds out of Chicago Land
Sun 2026-01-11
  As Iranian regime shuts down internet, even Starlink seemingly being jammed
Sat 2026-01-10
  Tehran Mayor: 25 mosques and 42 buses burned during protests, death toll up to 51 on 13th day
Fri 2026-01-09
  Video of burning the tomb of Khomeini
Thu 2026-01-08
  Left-Wing Protest Industrial Complex Activates Across Multiple Cities After ICE-Involved Shooting In Minneapolis
Wed 2026-01-07
  Videos Show ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Tue 2026-01-06
  At least 35 people, including 4 children, killed in Iran protests, rights group says
Mon 2026-01-05
  Havana says 32 Cuban police officers killed in US operation in Venezuela


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