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'Report: Mitch McConnell Checked
into Hospital for %u2018Flu-like' Symptoms
Thursday 02/05/2026

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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
IDF: Drone footage shows Hamas gunmen
transporting arms in ambulances in north Gaza
Africa North
Palestinians in Egypt torn on returning
to battle-scarred Gaza with %u2018no future%u2019
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Hamas terrorist who murdered IDF surveillance
soldier Noa Marciano killed in strike
-Lurid Crime Tales-
FBI arrests 55 in massive drug ring with
alleged China supplier flooding US streets with fentanyl
-Lurid Crime Tales-
A mullah suspected of murdering a Muslim
has been remanded in custody for two months in Dagestan.
Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Two people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts
'Unexpectedly-US plastic surgeons organization recommends delaying gender-affirming surgery until patient is 19-timing unrelated to recent multi-million award!

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#1  I have a belt buckle like that
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#2  One that puzzles the ladies?
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#3  In proof of how lost Perfidious Albion has become, UK Govt denies Dutch Conservative permission to visit, and simultaneously loses the chance to see one of the most beautiful women in the world display equally stunning intellect!

https://rmx.news/article/dutch-government-refuses-to-probe-uk-ban-on-eva-vlaardingerbroek-declines-to-seek-explanation-from-london/
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#4  Wiki- Eva Vlaardingerbroek

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-Lurid Crime Tales-
FBI arrests 55 in massive drug ring with alleged China supplier flooding US streets with fentanyl
[FoxNews] Kash Patel credits Trump administration with 31% increase in fentanyl seizures as bureau executes 56 federal warrants across multiple states

The FBI said it arrested 55 people Wednesday morning in a sweeping takedown of a major Georgia-based drug trafficking ring accused of flooding U.S. streets with dangerous narcotics, including fentanyl.

Officials said the organization, which was linked to a Chinese supplier, was responsible for distributing large quantities of deadly narcotics throughout Georgia and beyond in what they called Operation Powder Island.

Investigators also identified at least one suspect who was allegedly communicating with an overseas supplier based in China, highlighting the international reach of modern drug trafficking networks.

The takedown comes as the FBI ramps up efforts to stem the flow of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that has fueled a nationwide overdose crisis, into the U.S.

As part of Wednesday’s operation, FBI Atlanta, with assistance from FBI Jacksonville, FBI Charlotte, FBI Dallas and FBI Buffalo, executed 56 federal arrest warrants linked to narcotics and gun charges.

Authorities arrested 54 suspects across multiple jurisdictions, with one additional suspect scheduled to surrender to authorities next week and another expected to be taken into custody upon returning from work-related travel.

Law enforcement seized one gun during the arrests, and no search warrants were executed. FBI Atlanta and Jacksonville SWAT teams provided tactical support during the operation.

In a statement, FBI Director Kash Patel credited the arrests to aggressive enforcement under President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Posted by: Skidmark || 02/05/2026 00:31 || Comments || Link || [1867 views] Top|| File under: Narcos

#1 
Good start.

Now we need the names of the China located Illegal fentanyl suppliers. Then have the US place a $1m bounty for their capture and turn over to the DEA/FBI/ICE?
Posted by: NN2N1 || 02/05/2026 7:23 Comments || Top||

#2  I suppose if molecular markers can be used to identify explosive residue origins then fentanyl processing can be sourced.
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/05/2026 11:21 Comments || Top||

#3  Yeah another bounty that will never be paid to whomever turns them in.
Posted by: chris || 02/05/2026 18:18 Comments || Top||


A mullah suspected of murdering a Muslim has been remanded in custody for two months in Dagestan.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[KavkazUzel] A court has remanded in custody for two months a man suspected of murdering a mother of four in Dagestan. According to sources, he previously served as imam of the Tarumovskaya mosque and had a reputation as a righteous man.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," a mother of four from the village of Krasny Voskhod was murdered by her partner out of jealousy. The suspect has been detained, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. According to sources, the detained mullah regularly beat the woman. 

The Kizlyar District Court received a petition from investigators seeking a preventive measure against a resident of the Kazbekovsky District suspected of committing murder. On the evening of December 13, 2025, the suspect arrived at the home of the 35-year-old victim (his second wife in a Muslim marriage) with their six-month-old child and children from another marriage. A conflict soon arose between the suspect and the woman, during which the suspect strangled the victim. He then took the body to the outskirts of the village of M. Gorky in the Tarumovsky District, where he washed it in a canal, wrapped it in a sheet he had previously taken from the victim's home, and buried it.

Seven weeks later, the man decided to turn himself in to the investigative authorities. The suspect claimed the murder was motivated by jealousy, explaining that the victim had treated him coldly, and that one of her remarks led him to believe she was cheating on him. The court ordered the suspect to be remanded in custody for two months, or until April 2, 2026, the joint press service of the courts of Dagestan reported on its Telegram channel.

The mullah who strangled his wife worked as the imam of the Tarumovskaya mosque. He was dismissed from his position six months ago after his contract expired. He is known in the village as a very righteous man, and news of the murder shocked the locals. The arrested man's name is Magomedali Mirzakhanov, writes Mash_Gor.

According to the "Caucasian Knot," on January 29, police discovered  the dismembered  and charred body of 36-year-old mother of three, Malvina Magomedova. Derbent resident Rajidin Yaraliev was wanted on suspicion of murder. According to sources, the sale of a car was the reason for the quarrel and murder. It was also reported that Yaraliev had multiple criminal records and that he and Magomedova had entered into a nikkah (Islamic marriage, - Caucasian Knot). The Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs arrested him that same day. He  confessed to the murder and was jailed for two months.

Posted by: badanov || 02/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1799 views] Top|| File under: Devout Moslems


-Land of the Free
'USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 2, 2026
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Posted by: NoMoreBS || 02/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1759 views] Top|| File under:


Africa Horn
Kurmuk Locality have witnessed violent clashes by the Rapid Support Forces militia and the Popular Movement

Translated Text:

#Blue_Nile | Kurmuk Locality

◉ Since yesterday, the forests of Kurmuk Locality have witnessed violent clashes following joint attacks carried out by the Rapid Support Forces militia and the Popular Movement on the camps of the Armed Forces in the area.
According to press sources, the militia and the movement managed yesterday to take control of the Deim Mansour camp, while the Armed Forces succeeded today in repelling the attack on the Khor Arbuddi camp.

◉ Information coming from the state remains limited due to the outbreak of battles in forested areas and remote camps where there are no civilians or available field sources.

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Translated Text:

Blue_Nile | Bao Locality

📆: 25-01-2026

◉ The Sudanese Armed Forces succeeded in repelling joint attacks carried out by the Rapid Support Forces militia and the Popular Movement on the Melken and Sellek areas, where they established full control over Sellek, while information coming from Melken remains limited.

◉ And on the same day the battles took place, Sudanese Sovereignty Council Vice President Malik Agar departed from Port Sudan heading to Juba on an official visit, where his plane flew directly over the confrontation area.

Posted by: badanov || 02/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1777 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Sudan


Africa North
JNIM targeted a convoy of the Burkinabè army using 3 IEDs near the city of Djibo, in Soum province

Translated Text:

The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) has announced that it targeted a convoy of the Burkinabè army using 3 IEDs near the city of Djibo, in Soum province, this Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

This marks the fourth IED attack in the same area, resulting in the destruction of 4 military vehicles and causing deaths and injuries among the defense and security forces.

Posted by: badanov || 02/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1772 views] Top|| File under: al-Qaeda


Terrorist elements carried out an attack against the village of Mamassey

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#Niger 🇳🇪 | #Tillaberi – On February 2, 2026, terrorist elements carried out an attack against the village of Mamassey, located in the commune of Mehanna. Provisional toll: (08) members of the « Shields of the Homeland » (Garkuwar Kassa), a pro-government militia, killed.

Posted by: badanov || 02/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1791 views] Top|| File under:


Africa Subsaharan
Islamic State raided Mozambican Army camps in Macomia, Cabo Delgado.


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9 soldiers from the Mozambican army were killed in two simultaneous ISIS attacks in Macomia that targeted two army camps, one in Katopa and the other in Namabo village

This was accompanied by ISIS taking control of the two camps, seizing the weapons and ammunition inside them, and burning them completely.

Posted by: badanov || 02/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1762 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Boko Haram raided the village of Woro, Kwara State, slaughtering dozens of civilians

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Suspected JAS (Boko Haram) fighters of the Sadiku faction raided the village of Woro, Kwara State, in western Nigeria, slaughtering dozens of civilians. According to recent reports, the final death toll could be significantly higher.

Interestingly, this attack occurred less than 4km from Nuku, where JNIM fighters claimed their first-ever attack in Nigeria in October 2025. This proximity confirms my earlier reports of a direct overlap in JNIM and JAS activity zones, where both groups appear to have formed an opportunistic alliance, or at the very least a non-aggression pact.

The mass slaughter in Woro follows the same modus operandi seen in recent weeks further north in the Papiri area of Niger State. This indicates that the Sadiku-led JAS faction is continuing its southward progress toward areas of the Kainji reserve where JNIM is more heavily concentrated and maintains long-term bases.

Posted by: badanov || 02/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1787 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)


Nigerian troops exploit airstrike site in Chonogolo Kura, neutralise terrorist, destroy hideouts

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Troops exploit airstrike site in Chonogolo Kura, neutralise terrorist, destroy hideouts

By Zagazola Makama

Troops of 21 Special Armoured Brigade (SAB) under Operation Hadin Kai have conducted a successful exploitation of the airstrike location at Chonogolo Kura, Borno State, neutralising a terrorist and destroying several enclaves and logistics structures.

Zagazola report that the exploitation followed an airstrike carried out at about 10:40 a.m. on Feb. 3 on terrorist hideouts in the Chonogolo Kura area.

More information at the link
Posted by: badanov || 02/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1781 views] Top|| File under:


Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Two people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[KavkazUzel] During the week of January 26 to February 1, 2026, two casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia. These are the results of the "Caucasian Knot" calculations based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

As the Caucasian Knot reported , during the week of January 19-25, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

SHOOTOUT IN DAGESTAN
On January 28, law enforcement sources reported a shootout on the outskirts of the village of Ullubiyaul in the Karabudakhkent district, in which two unidentified individuals were  killed  after allegedly opening fire on law enforcement officers during an identity check. Some sources reported that weapons and ammunition were seized from the attackers' car. According to the FSB, the shootout  disrupted  a terrorist attack planned by an unnamed international terrorist organization banned in Russia. The targets of the victims were a "religious cult site" and a section of the Makhachkala-Derbent railway line.

ARRESTS AND TRIALS FOR TERRORISM-RELATED OFFENSES
On January 26, the Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced Arsanali Mutukov to 12 years in prison for sabotaging transport infrastructure facilities. Mutukov fully admitted his guilt. In March and June 2024, he burned relay cabinets on railway tracks in Kuban.

On January 27, at a Moscow court hearing, the prosecution requested a five-year, eleven-month prison sentence for Yeysk stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin, along with a 300,000-ruble fine. The maximum sentence under the extremism charge is six years in prison.

A Pyatigorsk resident has been charged with two counts of aiding terrorism and one count of financing terrorist activity. According to investigators, from 2016 to 2018, she transferred funds to members of an international terrorist organization banned in Russia. Law enforcement officials claim her transfers were intended to assist militants. 

On January 29, Ingushetia residents Akhmed Sakalov and Mukhammad Tumgoev were sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison, respectively, on charges of preparing sabotage and illegal trafficking of explosive devices. 

The Naursky District Court of Chechnya has registered an administrative case against local resident Isa Magamadov under the law on searching for "extremist materials." This is the second known case in Russia.

The criminal case against two residents of the Anapa district has been transferred to the Krasnodar Regional Court. They are accused of sabotage, treason, and money laundering. The charges carry sentences of up to twenty years in prison, and in some cases, life imprisonment. According to investigators, they set fire to certain "transport infrastructure facilities" between railway stations. One of the defendants is 24 years old, the other is 26. 

On January 30, a court sentenced 52-year-old Volgograd resident Pavel Palekhov to 18 years in prison, charging him with espionage. His previous conviction for assaulting a law enforcement officer was included in the sentence. According to traffic police, he attempted to cause an accident to escape after being detained.

Two residents of Dagestan are suspected of involvement in an organization that studied and distributed extremist materials. According to investigators, from October 2019 to the present, the two local residents actively "studied and distributed ideological materials of this extremist organization."

Posted by: badanov || 02/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1836 views] Top|| File under:


India-Pakistan
Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) attack Pakistani Forces positions in Noshki, Balochistan.

Posted by: badanov || 02/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1791 views] Top|| File under: Baloch Liberation Army


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
IDF: Drone footage shows Hamas gunmen transporting arms in ambulances in north Gaza
[IsraelTimes] Military says terror group caught in act during ‘routine drone operations,’ says video exposes Hamas’s repeated use of ambulances to transport arms from a hospital to a school

Armed Hamas
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
operatives are seen using ambulances to transport weapons 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...
, according to the Israel Defense Forces, in drone footage published on Wednesday.

The military said that "routine drone operations" in the Jabalia area, close to the Gaza ceasefire line, "exposed how armed Hamas snuffies repeatedly and systematically use ambulances to transfer operatives and weapons from a hospital to a school."

The clip shows button men operating around an ambulance at two locations.

"This is further proof of the cynical exploitation carried out by Hamas on a regular basis and of its violations of international law under the cover of the civilian population for terrorist purposes," the IDF said.

The army said that since the start of the ceasefire, Hamas "has violated the agreement and focused its efforts on restoring its military capabilities."

"The IDF will continue to operate in accordance with international law with regard to medical facilities and educational institutions, including those in which Hamas chose to place its terrorist infrastructure, while committing a blatant violation of the rules of international law," it added.

This video, published by the IDF on February 4, 2026, shows button men, who the military says are Hamas operatives, operating around an ambulance in northern Gaza’s Jabalia. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF repeatedly accused Hamas operatives of operating from within medical facilities as well as utilizing ambulances to transport its terrorists.

Hostages kidnapped during the October 7, 2023, massacre and taken to Gaza have also said in interviews that they were moved around the Strip in ambulances.

Additionally, a senior Biden administration official accused Hamas in November 2023 of trying to sneak its fighters out of Gaza in ambulances that evacuated dozens of maimed Paleostinians to Egypt.

Despite a US-brokered truce entering its second phase last month, violence has continued in the Gaza Strip, with Israel and the Hamas terror group each accusing the other of breaching the agreement that came into effect on October 10, 2025.

Earlier on Wednesday, the military said an IDF reservist officer was seriously maimed by gunfire from Paleostinian operatives in the northern Gaza Strip overnight.

In response, the IDF launched a series of strikes on Gaza, including targeting a commander in Hamas’s elite Nukhba Force who the IDF said was involved in leading the October 7, 2023, onslaught, a senior Paleostinian Islamic Jihad
...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah...
commander, and a Hamas terrorist who murdered a hostage soldier in captivity at the start of the war.

According to the Hamas-run health ministry, the strikes killed at least 21 people.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/05/2026 2026-02-05 03:43 || Comments || Link || [1813 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Hamas terrorist who murdered IDF surveillance soldier Noa Marciano killed in strike
[IsraelTimes IDF says Muhammad Issam Hassan al-Habil, a Hamas cell commander, was targeted in Gaza City’s Shati Camp; Shin Bet says he ‘brutally murdered’ Marciano at Gaza City hospital

A Hamas
..one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,...
terrorist who murdered IDF surveillance soldier Cpl. Noa Marciano in captivity at the start of the war in Gazoo was killed in an Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
earlier Wednesday, the military announced.

Muhammad Issam Hassan al-Habil, a Hamas cell commander, was targeted in Gaza City’s Shati Camp in response to an overnight attack on troops in northern Gaza, during which a reservist officer was seriously maimed by Paleostinian button men, the IDF said.

According to the Shin Bet security agency, during interrogations of captured suspects, it emerged that al-Habil "brutally murdered" Marciano in captivity.

The IDF added that Wednesday’s strike was enabled by intelligence collected by the Gaza Division, where Marciano had served as a surveillance soldier as part of the 414th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit.

Marciano, who was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, from the Nahal Oz base, was later killed at Shifa Hospital, according to the military. Her body was recovered by the IDF in November 2023.

Several Hamas turbans involved in guarding Marciano were killed in strikes during the war.

After the IDF announced that al-Habil was killed, Adi Marciano, Noa’s mother, said: "We were promised that everyone involved in Noa’s murder in Gaza would be eliminated, and this promise was kept today."

"There is no real comfort in this," she conceded, but added that "there is knowledge that justice was done, even if only partially, for Noa. Nothing will bring her back to us."

"She was a beloved child, full of light, sensitivity, and joy of life, and her absence accompanies us every day and with every breath," her mother continued. "The pain of her loss will never end."

Marciano, 19, lived in Modiin and was the oldest of three siblings.

A month after her kidnapping, Hamas published a propaganda video of Marciano, showing her speaking to the camera four days after being taken hostage, identifying herself and reciting the names of her parents and her hometown. The video then cut to showing her dead body.

Then-IDF front man Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said that Marciano was maimed by an IDF airstrike on November 9, 2023, while held in Gaza, and later taken to Shifa, where she was murdered.

Hagari said that the pathology report "states Noa was injured by the strike, but not in a life-threatening manner," contrary to the false Hamas claim that she was killed in a strike. "According to intelligence information, Noa was taken inside the walls of Shifa Hospital, where she was murdered by a Hamas terrorist."

On November 14, the army declared her dead, and on November 16, they announced that they had recovered her body and brought it back to Israel. She was laid to rest in Modiin on November 17.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/05/2026 2026-02-05 03:14 || Comments || Link || [1800 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
US strikes more ISIS targets in Syria
[Rudaw] US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Wednesday multiple Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s on the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) that took out weapons storage facilities and a communications site in Syria.

CENTCOM said in a statement that strikes conducted between January 27 and February 2 destroyed "an ISIS communication site, critical logistics node, and weapons storage facilities with 50 precision munitions."

"Striking these targets demonstrates our continued focus and resolve for preventing an ISIS resurgence in Syria," Admiral Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander. "Operating in coordination with coalition and partner forces to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS makes America, the region and the world safer."

The attacks were the latest in a series of strikes on ISIS targets following a December 13 ambush by a lone ISIS fighter in Palmyra, central Syria that killed two US troops and an American translator.

CENTCOM reported that operations carried out since December had killed or captured more than 50 ISIS fighters, including Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, a "terrorist leader" who CENTCOM said "was directly connected with the ISIS gunman responsible for the December 13 attack."

Fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft were used in five strikes conducted over the last week, CENTCOM said.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/05/2026 2026-02-05 03:51 || Comments || Link || [1771 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Destroyer Delbert D. Black now in Red Sea following Lincoln Strike Group shift to Middle East
[USNI] USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) is now in the Red Sea, adding to the increased U.S. presence in the Middle East, USNI News has learned.

A Navy official confirmed the destroyer crossed into the Red Sea this week. USNI News’ Fleet and Marine Tracker had Delbert D. Black in the Mediterranean Sea as of Monday, having departed Jan. 9 from Naval Station Norfolk, Va.

With the arrival of Delbert D. Black, the U.S. has at least 10 ships across the U.S. Central Command.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump posted on his social media site TruthSocial that a “massive armada” was heading to Iran, claiming it was a larger fleet than what the U.S. sent to Venezuela.

“A massive Armada is heading to Iran. It is moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm and purpose. It is a larger fleet, headed by the great Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln, than that sent to Venezuela. Like with Venezuela, it is ready, willing and able to rapidly fulfill [sic] its mission with speed and violence, if necessary,” reads Trump’s post.

The naval warships operating in the Middle East include the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, which is currently in the Arabian Sea. The strike group consists of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and destroyers USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG-121), USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) and USS Spruance (DDG-111).
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 02/05/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1763 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran



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Thu 2026-02-05
  FBI arrests 55 in massive drug ring with alleged China supplier flooding US streets with fentanyl
Wed 2026-02-04
  Military airstrike neutralizes 27 Bad Guys in Katsina dawn operation
Tue 2026-02-03
  Over 100 mortar shells found in UNRWA bags in Gaza
Mon 2026-02-02
  In Minneapolis Antifa set up checkpoints to check IDs against their data base for ICE agents
Sun 2026-02-01
  LA descends into a war zone as furious protesters brandishing Mexican and American flags while wearing gas masks ATTACK police
Sat 2026-01-31
  Iran targets injured at hospitals in crackdown on protesters
Fri 2026-01-30
  Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, attorney says
Thu 2026-01-29
  Battlefield 'voice of God' sonic weapon used in warzones unleashed on Minneapolis protesters
Wed 2026-01-28
  IDF says 3 Hezbollah operatives killed in separate strikes in south Lebanon
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  Last Oct 7th Hostage recovered.
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  'Barely made it out alive': James O'Keefe attacked in Minneapolis and gets threatened, 'You have 1 hour to leave or you're dead'
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   Khamenei has gone into hiding ahead of possible US attack, opposition-affiliated news site reports
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  JNIM claims to have taken control of an IS-Sahel headquarters in Tin-Akoff, northeast Burkina Faso
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  Belgian police say 6 injured, 2 critical, in knife attack at Kurdish rally in Antwerp
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  Over 150 Nigerian Christians Kidnapped by Islamic Militants During Sunday Services


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