🎯 From Hombori to Gao, the Russian mercenaries' convoy remains in the crosshairs of JNIM
📅 Thursday, July 23, 2026
JNIM has ramped up attacks against an Africa Corps convoy en route to Gao.
💥 After several improvised explosive devices on this axis, the jihadist group is now targeting infrastructure.
🌉 The Aghoudoud dam (between Gao and Gossi) has been destroyed to slow the progress of the convoys. These destructions also impact local populations.
🛣️ The Gao–Gossi-Hombori axis has been the focus of ambushes against the Malian army and Africa Corps for months (notably at Tabrichat in early and mid-July).
💬 Does this shift from IEDs to destroying road infrastructure mark a new phase in JNIM's logistical war against the Russo-Malian convoys?
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[Regnum] Iran has destroyed all buildings of the American company Amazon's data center in Bahrain. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced this on July 24. That’s nice. Is it true? In this war they seem to confuse intent with actuality.
"During the 27th wave of Operation Victory 2, Islamic militants, following up on the previous operation against the data center of the American company Amazon, which plays an important role in collecting intelligence for the American army, attacked and destroyed the remaining building of this center," the IRGC press service clarified.
Iran launched a cruise missile strike on an Amazon data center in Bahrain on June 21. The IRGC stated at the time that the attack was in retaliation for US strikes on the nuclear power plant construction site in Darhovey. That same day, the Tasnim news agency reported that six US missiles hit areas on the outskirts of the Iranian island of Qeshm. Airstrikes on bridges in Hormozgan Province virtually cut off the port city of Bandar Abbas from the rest of Iran.
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IRGC against Amazon. Ukrainians against Wildberries. It's a funny World.
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A data center is a data center - the machines inside don't care if they process info for Walmart, Amazon, Flock or an alphabet outfit. Just because there is a sign outside there is no guarantee that is what is running on the servers.
[SDUT] Mexican officials said that Héctor Manuel Gil García, also known as "El Kado," was arrested in Yucatán during a federal operation
An alleged cell leader for the Arellano Félix Organization, a Baja California-based drug cartel, has been arrested in the southeastern Mexican state of Yucatán, officials said.
The arrest of Héctor Manuel Gil García, also known as El Kado, was first announced Thursday by Mexican Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Omar García Harfuch in a social media post, saying it was made possible through an exchange of information with U.S. agencies. He referred to Gil García as a "priority target."
Although he did not name the criminal organization, García Harfuch said Gil García was a leader of a group "responsible for coordinating drug trafficking operations to the United States, as well as carrying out extortion, homicides, and other violent acts in Baja California."
Several Mexican news outlets have reported that Gil García is believed to be a leader of an Arellano Félix Organization cell. On Friday, Baja California authorities confirmed to the Union-Tribune that Gil García is allegedly part of that criminal group.
During Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference on Friday, García Harfuch said that Gil García lived and ran operations from Quintana Roo, a Mexican state located about 2,000 miles away from Baja California.
The country’s top security official added that the suspect was arrested during a federal operation in Valladolid, a municipality in Yucatán, which borders Quintana Roo, as a result of surveillance and tracking efforts.
The arrest operation was carried out by members of the Mexican Navy Secretariat, Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, the Attorney General’s Office and the National Intelligence Center.
It was not immediately clear if Gil García faces charges in the U.S. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego, which has been the primary prosecuting office for Arellano Felix cartel cases in the U.S., declined to comment Friday.
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[KavkazUzel] A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ramazan Kurbanov to a lengthy prison term, finding him a member of a terrorist organization operating in a Kalmyk penal colony. Yes, but which terrorist org?
Kurbanov was charged with participating in a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.4 of the Russian Criminal Code). This article carries a sentence of ten to fifteen years in prison.
According to the prosecution, Ramazan Kurbanov was serving a sentence in a penal colony in Kalmykia in 2013 when a terrorist group was created within the facility. Kurbanov voluntarily joined this group and became an active participant.
Something linked to Al Qaeda, probably. ISIS appeared two years later…
"He followed the general principles and established norms of behavior that existed within the community, studied Arabic, underwent ideological training, and attended lectures given by community members," the press service of the Southern District Military Court reported today.
Kurbanov himself also gave religious lectures to prisoners in the prayer room and residential units. Investigators identified the purpose of these lectures as calls for terrorist activity.
The court sentenced Ramazan Kurbanov to 11 years and six months in a maximum-security prison colony. The sentence was imposed concurrently with a previous sentence handed down in Derbent. The court's statement did not specify whether Kurbanov admitted his guilt.
Ramazan Kurbanov was born in Derbent in June 1971, according to his entry in the Rosfinmonitoring register of terrorists and extremists. His information was added to the list on July 3, 2025.
The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that in late June, the Southern District Military Court sentenced four other inmates of a penal colony in Kalmykia to lengthy prison terms. Kerimulla Gulmagomedov, Zaurbek Suleimanov, Sergei Kiselev, and Yusup Temirbekov were also found to be members of a terrorist organization created in 2013.
At the end of 2025, the leaders of a Kalmyk penal colony received lengthy sentences in connection with a terrorist cell case. Pavel Batayev and his deputy, Artur Tsamayev, accused of organizing a terrorist group on the prison grounds, received 22- and 24-year sentences.
[PJMedia] Project Bay pulled more than 3,700 pounds of illegal drugs and 17 firearms out of a cross-border network tied to Ontario's commercial transportation system.
One weapon was an anti-tank rifle, proving that America's border map extends far beyond Texas and Arizona.
The haul included roughly 2,145 pounds of suspected cocaine, 1,455 pounds of suspected methamphetamine, 108 pounds of opium, and 230 oxycodone pills.
Investigators also seized ammunition, cash, jewelry, money counters, 43 cellphones, and six laptops. Twenty-one people face more than 100 offenses, with 19 arrests and two still wanted.
National Post:
“This work is never done," said Windsor Police Service Chief Jason Crowley, but it’s "a very large dent in someone’s business."
The visual centrepiece of the presser, however, which also involved federal and local law enforcement agencies, was not the plastic-wrapped bricks of drugs, but a rare antique Finnish anti-tank rifle, the Lahti L-39 .50 calibre, developed for use against Soviet forces in the Second World War, and with no legitimate modern civilian application. It was among 17 firearms seized in recent police raids in the Windsor and Toronto areas.
"The fact it is in the hands of organized narcos is concerning," said OPP Chief Superintendent Mike Stoddart of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau.
"It’s an impressive visual," Crowley said of the drugs haul, and it is physical proof of a crime network with "multiple tentacles throughout North America.... This runs very deep and it’s disturbing, to be honest."
The Windsor Police Service opened the investigation in January 2025, with the Canada Border Services Agency joining a month later. As the case grew, the Ontario Provincial Police, Homeland Security Investigations, the DEA, and police services in Toronto and Peel became involved. From Canada's press release:
The Government of Canada has been resolute in its commitment to doing whatever it takes to keep our border secure, because we know that a strong border is essential to our economy, national security, and the safety of our communities. Through the $1.3 billion Border Plan, the Government of Canada has invested in equipment and technology for border and law enforcement agencies to tackle the flow of illegal fentanyl, other illicit drugs, and precursor chemicals; deter organized crime and illegal migration; and increase information sharing and operational coordination with partners.
On March 26, 2026, the Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act (Bill C-12), received Royal Assent, strengthening our immigration and asylum systems and providing law enforcement agencies with more tools to keep our borders secure, combat transnational organized crime, illegal fentanyl, and illicit financing.
Investigators uncovered a broker-style operation inside commercial transportation. Established connections arranged for drivers to knowingly carry illegal cargo within legitimate supply chains. The operation depended on trucks, routes, businesses, and people trusted to move freight.
Commercial freight is the central concern. Criminal organizations can conceal enormous quantities inside the daily movement of legal goods. A security policy built mostly around people crossing on foot will miss networks arriving with manifests, schedules, and established routes. From the Canadian Government's press release:
On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, two search warrants were executed in Markham and Caledon.
On Monday, July 20, 2026, two search warrants were executed in Brampton.
Throughout the investigation and as a result of the search warrants, the following items were seized with approximate quantities:
973 kg suspected cocaine
660 kg of suspected methamphetamine
49 kg suspected opium
230 oxycodone tablets (5 mg)
17 firearms, including an anti-tank rifle
Ammunition
Prohibited devices and weapons including brass knuckles, magazines and baton
C$80,000
US$10,000
One vehicle as offence-related property
High-end jewellery
Money counters
43 cell phones and six laptops
The estimated street value of the drugs seized is more than $139 million, representing a significant disruption to the illegal drug supply chain in Ontario.
The OPP Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit has been engaged to investigate any proceeds of crime offences and assist in the seizure of offence-related property.
Twenty-one individuals have been charged with 102 offences contrary to the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Nineteen of the accused were arrested and two remain outstanding. Arrest warrants have been issued. Information on the accused and their respective charges are included in the below Addendum of Charged Persons.
Cocaine is not produced domestically and enters Canada through international drug trafficking networks. Methamphetamine seized in recent OPP investigations originates from multiple sources and is either produced in clandestine domestic laboratories or imported into Canada. The investigation into the source and full scope of the trafficking network remain ongoing.
President Donald Trump pushed Canada to strengthen border security in 2025 and treated northern smuggling as a national security issue. The southern border remains the larger daily challenge, especially for illegal crossings and fentanyl trafficking. Canada still can't be treated as exempt from drug trafficking, human smuggling, or organized criminal networks.
The U.S. Border Patrol's Detroit Sector recorded 681 narcotic seizures from fiscal 2019 through March 31, 2026, more than any other northern sector. Agents averaged 150 seizures a year during the previous two fiscal years. Those figures describe persistent activity along routes connecting Michigan and Ohio with Canada.
Canada has responded with a $1.3 billion border plan, roughly 10,000 frontline personnel, and plans for 1,000 new border officers. Investments include helicopters, drones, mobile surveillance towers, intelligence tools, and expanded coordination with American agencies.
Project Bay shows the value of cooperation; police and border agencies crossed jurisdictions and removed an industrial-sized shipment before it reached more communities. Their success also raises a hard question: how much cargo moved before investigators found the network?
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After the theft was reported to police, investigators used a Flock camera system to track Kumar’s semi and the vehicle was located in Indiana traveling on Interstate 70 near Greenfield.
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Ref: #3 comment (Flock Spy Cam's)
In my travels around GA & the CSRA, I have been noticing some really strange locations for Flocks.
Like Greater Metro Atlanta. Where F-Cam's, had been, placed to monitor the comings and goings of a few sub-divisions/communities.Which included covering all foot/bike/vehicle traffic.
It seems people are getting seriously Green Eyed Laser focused and "batty" about this massive invasion of privacy.
In Ga. alone, 12+ LEO's have been arrested, or dismissed for unauthorized use of Flocks.
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In order to train or test new technology you need a Control environment where predictive results can be grounded against known results. Friendly suburban subdivisions would be ideal with many ring door bells and wide-open picture filled social media availability.
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I have a flock camera on 2 different corners within less than 2 blocks from where I live in a residential neighborhood in Marietta. They can't seem to bust the trap house less than a block away though.
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#Pakistan 🇵🇰: Baloch Liberation Army (#BLA) has raided Pakistani Army camp in the city of Ziarat, #Balochistan.
Fighters were armed with #USA-made 🇺🇸 M16A4 assault rifles with Trijicon ACOG scopes, RPG-7 Launcher with #Bulgaria-made 🇧🇬 OGi-7MA rockets and AKM-pattern rifles. pic.twitter.com/YN4SHxenln
[DM] A series of explosions broke out near a military base hosting US forces in northern Iraq, hours after the US military said it had wrapped up its 13th night of strikes against Iran.
A journalist with the Associated Press heard at least seven blasts around 9.30am local time in the city of Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, and observed at least four plumes of black smoke rising into the sky from areas near or inside the base.
The US and Iran have exchanged escalating strikes in fighting that began with a struggle over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian state media reported that four people had been killed and nine injured in the US bombardment.
US Central Command said the latest barrage was designed to 'further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters' as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas transited in peacetime. It said the strikes ended shortly before 5am local time Friday.
Bahrain activated its sirens twice later that morning, warning residents to shelter from detected incoming fire. Gulf states have also come under frequent fire over the past week.
The previous day, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel.
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi of Iraq, which has close ties to both the US and Iran, was in Tehran on Thursday to call for peace and dialogue.
BREAKING: Satellite images taken today (It is not posted here) indicate that the IRGC Aerospace Force has successfully destroyed another component of a U.S. Army Patriot PAC-3 air defense system deployed at Erbil International Airport. The fire observed at the airport was caused… pic.twitter.com/koBZS56GVt
— Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) July 24, 2026
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BREAKING: Satellite images taken today (It is not posted here) indicate that the IRGC Aerospace Force has successfully destroyed another component of a U.S. Army Patriot PAC-3 air defense system deployed at Erbil International Airport. The fire observed at the airport was caused by the destruction of one or more launchers belonging to the system at 36°15'01.52"N 43°57'52.94"E.
A few days earlier, another Patriot PAC-3 launcher at the airport was also destroyed. It is believed that both attacks were carried out using Shahed-136 one-way attack drones launched by the IRGC Aerospace Force.
One of these drones was also shot down over Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, earlier today.
Flights at Erbil International Airport are operating normally following the interception of explosive-laden drones over the city early Friday, the airport's general director told Kurdistan24.
DRONE ATTACKS ON KURDISTAN REGION
Erbil International Airport is operating normally, with all scheduled flights continuing as planned despite the early morning security incident over the Kurdistan Region's capital, according to Airport Director Ahmed Hoshyar.
Speaking to Kurdistan24 on Friday, Hoshyar said the airport's operations have not been affected and confirmed that no flights have been suspended or delayed. He stressed that air traffic is proceeding according to schedule and that the airport remains fully operational.
His remarks were intended to reassure passengers, airlines and the public following concerns raised by the security incident that unfolded before dawn.
Hoshyar said the events earlier in the day had no impact on civil aviation services at Erbil International Airport, adding that flight schedules continue without interruption and that normal airport operations are being maintained.
The statement followed the interception of six explosive-laden drones over Erbil during the early hours of Friday. Coalition air defense systems successfully destroyed all six drones before they could reach their destination.
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^^ And a true coordinate check shows it to be field near Tall Tayyibah, Iraq.
Google doesn't play well with 'traditional' (as we learned them during the last century) coordinates. There is even a converter for those into Google's 'preferred' format.
Google does like the converted one - 36°15'01.5"N 43°57'52.9"E
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The Israeli Air Force bombed Hamas infrastructure sites in the Gaza Strip overnight, the military says.
The IDF says the targets included weapon depots, weapon manufacturing sites, and tunnels.
The weapon depots were used to store assault rifles, RPGs, mortars, explosive… pic.twitter.com/XnEWWdME8j
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) July 24, 2026
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The Israeli Air Force bombed Hamas infrastructure sites in the Gaza Strip overnight, the military says.
The IDF says the targets included weapon depots, weapon manufacturing sites, and tunnels.
The weapon depots were used to store assault rifles, RPGs, mortars, explosive devices, and other military equipment, according to the military.
The IDF says Hamas "continues to systematically and blatantly violate the ceasefire agreement, while attempting to rebuild the organization's military capabilities and infrastructure."
🚨 ISRAEL ANNOUNCES MAJOR RESPONSE TO DEADLY SAMARIA TERROR ATTACKS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have ordered the IDF to implement a series of measures following the terrorist attacks over the past day:
🚨 ISRAEL ANNOUNCES MAJOR RESPONSE TO DEADLY SAMARIA TERROR ATTACKS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have ordered the IDF to implement a series of measures following the terrorist attacks over the past day:
▪️ Demolish the terrorist’s home
▪️ Intensify operations in terror strongholds
▪️ Seize weapons and revoke work permits
▪️ Reinforce IDF forces across Judea and Samaria
▪️ Establish additional checkpoints and separate traffic routes
▪️ Accelerate the legalization of existing outposts and the establishment of new communities
Netanyahu and Katz expressed condolences to the family of Benyahu Melat, HY”D, wished the wounded a full recovery, and called on the public not to interfere with security operations.
“The security forces must be allowed to operate freely and with full force against terrorism.”
More from Netanyahu
נרדוף את הטרור בכל מקום. נגיע אל המחבלים, אל שולחיהם ואל כל מי שמסייע להם - ונבוא איתם חשבון.
בעקבות פיגועי הטרור ביממה האחרונה, שר הביטחון ישראל כ״ץ ואני הנחינו את צה״ל, לאחר התייעצות עם חברי הקבינט המצומצם וראשי מערכת הביטחון, לנקוט שורת צעדים תקיפים נגד הטרור:
להרוס את בית…
— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) July 24, 2026
Translated Text:
We will pursue terror everywhere. We will reach the terrorists, their dispatchers, and everyone who assists them—and we will settle accounts with them.
In the wake of the terrorist attacks over the past day, Defense Minister Israel Katz and I have instructed the IDF, following consultations with members of the security cabinet and heads of the security establishment, to take a series of forceful steps against terror:
To demolish the home of the terrorist who carried out this morning's attack near the village of Tel.
To act forcefully in villages that serve as terror hotspots, including collecting weapons and revoking work permits.
To bolster our forces throughout Judea and Samaria.
To separate traffic routes and set up checkpoints in accordance with security needs.
To accelerate the regularization of farms and the establishment of new ones.
From the depths of my heart, I send condolences to the Melt family, whose son was murdered this morning in the heinous attack.
I wish a full recovery to the wounded and strengthen the security forces and the settlers who stand courageously and resolutely against terror.
We will enable the security forces to operate freely and at full strength against the terrorists and their dispatchers.
I call on everyone to refrain from any action that could harm our forces' operations or divert them from their central mission: to protect Israel's citizens and defeat terror.
The Israeli military is gearing up for reprisal attacks by settlers against Palestinians following this morning's deadly clash in the West Bank village of Tell.
The IDF says it is deploying forces ahead of the funeral for Benayahu Mellet, 32, who was killed in the incident, to…
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) July 24, 2026
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The Israeli military is gearing up for reprisal attacks by settlers against Palestinians following this morning's deadly clash in the West Bank village of Tell.
The IDF says it is deploying forces ahead of the funeral for Benayahu Mellet, 32, who was killed in the incident, to prevent "confrontations" between Israelis and Palestinians.
A military official warns that there has been an "atmosphere" of revenge since the deadly incident, and calls to enter Palestinian villages and carry out attacks. The official says the army's main goal for the coming hours is to maintain order in the area.
🇺🇸 CENTCOM COMPLETES 13TH CONSECUTIVE NIGHT OF STRIKES AGAINST IRAN
According to a statement from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. forces conducted strikes overnight on July 23 targeting what CENTCOM described as Iranian military command centers, drone storage facilities,… pic.twitter.com/pdNeXSpIyX
🇺🇸 CENTCOM COMPLETES 13TH CONSECUTIVE NIGHT OF STRIKES AGAINST IRAN
According to a statement from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. forces conducted strikes overnight on July 23 targeting what CENTCOM described as Iranian military command centers, drone storage facilities, communications networks, coastal surveillance sites, and maritime capabilities.
CENTCOM also stated that the Strait of Hormuz remains open, with commercial vessels continuing to transit under U.S. military support.
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In reading Frankfurt, it becomes difficult not to recognize echoes of his idea in contemporary military discourse, where the obligation to brief and conceptually frame problems can outpace genuine understanding.
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.
