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US, Colombian forces intercept narco-sub with 10 tons of cocaine worth $441M, arresting 4 traffickers
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Good Morning



Secret Jared Kushner 'gossip' rocks Trump's
inner circle as spies intercept high-stakes phone call
Friday 02/13/2026

the-flamboyant-diva-sarah-bernhardt-slept-in-a-coffin-and-had-a-pet-alligator-photo-u1.
Cyber
Chinese Dictator Xi Jinping Reveals
%u2018Cyberspace Force' Base in South China Sea
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Returning to Israel, skeptical Netanyahu
says Trump sees possible %u2018good deal%u2019 with Iran
International-UN-NGOs
Uproar after Iran named vice-chair
of UN body promoting democracy, women's rights
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iranian state TV airs %u2018hit list%u2019 of seven top Israeli officials, including Netanyahu, IDF invites Iranians to contact Mossad
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Destroyer of Idylls: Trump Refused
to Speak with Netanyahu One-on-One
Africa North
General Amadou Ibro announced
Niger's entry into the war with France
In Italy, a man mistakenly
threw away %u20AC130,000 worth of gold bars

Posted by: Fred || 02/13/2026 || Comments || Link || [1778 views] Top|| File under:

#1  An influencer back in the day.
Posted by: Super Hose || 02/13/2026 6:26 Comments || Top||

#2  I can fix her
Posted by: technochitlin || 02/13/2026 7:47 Comments || Top||

#3  I think, for once, I'm good with the sackcloth hating us
Posted by: Frank G || 02/13/2026 8:40 Comments || Top||

#4  In the days before plucked eyebrows....
Posted by: Mercutio || 02/13/2026 8:56 Comments || Top||

#5  A shaine Ideshe maidale.
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 02/13/2026 8:59 Comments || Top||


Afghanistan
Four Taliban Killed and Wounded in Takhar

Translated Text:

Four Taliban Killed and Wounded in Takhar

Afghan Freedom Front
…sometimes Afghanistan Freedom Front, I think: founded in 2022 after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban by General Yasin Zia, former head of Afghanistan’s army, and said to be supported by Pakistan…
fighters at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, 22 Dalu 1404 (solar calendar), during a lightning-fast operational attack on a gathering of Taliban militias on Takhar University Road in the sixth district of Taloqan city, killed two of these terrorists.

As a result of this targeted operation, two other Taliban militias were wounded, and one transport vehicle of this group was also destroyed.


Posted by: badanov || 02/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1771 views] Top|| File under: Taliban/IEA


Africa North
JNIM takes two military positions held by Burkinabè militias in Tangaye and Namsigma, in the Ouahigouya region

Translated Text:

🚨🇧🇫 Urgent | Burkina Faso
The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (#JNIM) announces that it has taken control of two military positions held by Burkinabè militias in the localities of #Tangaye and #Namsigma, in the #Ouahigouya region, this Thursday evening, February 12, 2026.

According to the group, the attack enabled the complete takeover of the two military positions of the #VDP.
Posted by: badanov || 02/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1761 views] Top|| File under: al-Qaeda


Islamic State - West Africa Province (ISWAP) raided Cameroonian Army camp in the town of Darak, far North Region
Posted by: badanov || 02/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1770 views] Top|| File under: ISWAP


Africa Subsaharan
Nigerian Troops arrest suspected gun-runner in Taraba, recover weapons and ammunition

Text:

Troops arrest suspected gun-runner in Taraba, recover weapons and ammunition

By Zagazola Makama

Troops deployed at Ibi and the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari have arrested a suspected gun-runner and recovered weapons, ammunition, and other items during an intelligence-led operation in Taraba State.

More at the link
Posted by: badanov || 02/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1769 views] Top|| File under:


ISWAP executes 22 of its members in various 'security operations' in Borno State, northeast Nigeria

Text:

ISWAP reports to have dismantled a spy network "recently mobilized by the Nigerian army", and executed 22 of its members in various "security operations" in Borno State, northeast Nigeria.

The terrorists captured and executed 17 of them near Gajiram and five others near Abadam, the informants were reportedly tasked with monitoring the movement of ISWAP fighters and cutting off trees, which provide cover for the militants against aerial reconnaissance.

More at the link
Posted by: badanov || 02/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1775 views] Top|| File under: ISWAP

#1  graphic looks like he's killing a tetris game
Posted by: Frank G || 02/13/2026 9:42 Comments || Top||


Several dozen JNIM terrorists attacked the village of Bagou-Bagou along the RN11 southeast of Kérou (Atacora)

Translated Text:

Benin 🇧🇯 | On the morning of 02/10, several dozen JNIM terrorists attacked the village of Bagou-Bagou along the RN11 southeast of Kérou (Atacora). The toll is still uncertain, but the damage is significant.

🔸 The FDS quickly deployed to the area. The population, which had fled, has returned to the village.

🔹 The north is the target of JNIM terrorists, who take advantage of the forests and natural parks to move around and hide there.

🔸 Recently, several police stations have been targeted by the terrorists, particularly in the commune of Gogonou (Alibori) at the end of January.

⚠️ The reinforcements from Operation "Mirador" do, however, allow for neutralizing and repelling the terrorists as well as destroying their logistics.

⬇️ Recent images confirm that the soldiers engaged in the north are traversing the W National Park (📷 below) and securing the border populations.

Posted by: badanov || 02/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1763 views] Top|| File under: al-Qaeda


Caribbean-Latin America
US, Colombian forces intercept narco-sub with 10 tons of cocaine worth $441M, arresting 4 traffickers
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/13/2026 2026-02-13 03:30 || Comments || Link || [1831 views] Top|| File under: Narcos

#1  10 tons of cocaine worth $441,000,000
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/13/2026 5:48 Comments || Top||

#2  Clarified in title
Posted by: Frank G || 02/13/2026 8:21 Comments || Top||

#3  Micro-Sub with 10 tons?

20,000 LBS
That's enough for 5+ Tomahawk 109 missiles with 1500 mile boosters.

Did Biden leave any in Afghanistan?
Posted by: Bubba Tojo8322 || 02/13/2026 8:42 Comments || Top||

#4  Ten tons? In a U-Boat? Geeeeeezus.
Posted by: DooDahMan || 02/13/2026 8:52 Comments || Top||

#5  US, Colombian forces...

Check didn't clear.
Posted by: Mullah Richard || 02/13/2026 10:05 Comments || Top||

#6  Whoops! Thank you for catching and fixing the title, gentlemen.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/13/2026 10:06 Comments || Top||

#7  Arresting?

I thought that's what yard arms were for.
Posted by: alanc || 02/13/2026 12:56 Comments || Top||

#8  Nosotros vamos a necesitar un barco mas grande
Posted by: Airandee || 02/13/2026 15:18 Comments || Top||

#9  That's not a typical Narcosub manned by 2 or 3 disposable losers who open the valves and let it sink rather than being boarded. That's substantial
Posted by: Frank G || 02/13/2026 18:35 Comments || Top||

#10  Building an autonomous narco-sub would be a cool science fair project. Like a self-driving vehicle that swims. Except for the hull, the components like GPS, waypoint navigation, motor control, etc. are all commercial off the shelf components which makes it a system integration project. Big nerdy fun. Pass me that Kalman filter!
Posted by: SteveS || 02/13/2026 19:45 Comments || Top||

#11  A nerdy guess at what's going to happen next.

Kalman filter
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/13/2026 23:06 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants assassinate a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) inspector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Text:

Pakistan: Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants have assassinated a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) inspector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. Footage also shows a column of two vehicles, reportedly linked to the same department, being blown up in the area.

The killing is being described as a revenge attack following a recent operation in Dera Ismail Khan, where the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CTD announced it had killed three TTP militants. The operation was part of intensified targeted actions ordered by the provincial police leadership in response to ongoing attacks against law enforcement.
Posted by: badanov || 02/13/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1757 views] Top|| File under: Pak Taliban (TTP)


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Lebanon says one killed in IDF strike after Israel says it targeted Hezbollah operative
[IsraelTimes] Lebanon’s health ministry reports one dead in an Israeli airstrike targeting a car in the southern Lebanese town of at-Tiri.

The IDF said it had targeted a Hezbollah operative in the area.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/13/2026 2026-02-13 03:25 || Comments || Link || [1759 views] Top|| File under: Hezbollah

#1  One killed, including a woman, a child, and a journalist.
Posted by: SteveS || 02/13/2026 8:27 Comments || Top||

#2  Reminds me of some of Obama's joy stick games.
Posted by: DooDahMan || 02/13/2026 8:51 Comments || Top||



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4Govt of Iran
4Commies
3al-Qaeda
2ISWAP
1Pak Taliban (TTP)
1Taliban/IEA
1Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1al-Shabaab (AQ)
1[untagged]
1Hezbollah
1Islamic State
1Moslem Colonists
1Narcos
1Nut Jobs

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