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Africa North
At least 69 people have died and dozens remain missing more than 48 hours after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Mauritania.
Posted by: Fred || 08/30/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [7 views] Top|| File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants


Caribbean-Latin America
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is allegedly kidnapping pregnant women in the Mexican border city of Juárez to obtain their newborns and traffic them into the United States
[X] Who is buying them?




Posted by: Fred || 08/30/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [3 views] Top|| File under: Narcos


The Grand Turk
Security Forces conducted operations against Islamic State (ISIS) cells in various cities.
Posted by: badanov || 08/30/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [5 views] Top|| File under:


Home Front: WoT
ICE nabs child sex offenders, gang member off streets of Washington, DC
[NYPOST] President Trump's takeover of Washington, DC, has led to ICE agents picking up child sex offenders, a Tren de Aragua gangbanger and numerous other criminals who were previously free on the streets of the nation's capital, The Post has learned.

''President Trump was clear: he will make D.C. safe and beautiful again,'' a senior Department of Homeland Security official told The Post.

The official added: ''ICE and CBP continue to arrest and remove the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens— We will support the re-establishment of law and order and public safety, so Americans can feel safe enjoying the beauty and history of our nation's capital.''

Feds nabbed Mexican migrant David Perez-Teofani, who was previously charged with aggravated sexual battery of a child under the age of 13 and felony indecent liberties-proposed sex acts, according to DHS.

Tren de Aragua gangbanger Wilker Patino-Solis was caught after he was previously arrested for felony robbery. He also had four previous encounters with federal immigration authorities.

Salvadoran migrant Mario Marquez-Garcia had a rap sheet that included previous arrests for DUI, aggravated assault on a cop with a weapon, assault, robbery, failure to appear and violation of a court order. He also had eight previous encounters with the feds.

The nation's capital saw an unprecedented 12-day streak without a murder Tuesday. And crime stats have been down since Trump stepped in.

In the last 14 days, total crime dropped 11% citywide, with sharp reductions across the board including robberies (-42%), assaults with a deadly weapon (-13%), carjacking (-85%), car theft (-24%), violent mostly peaceful crime (-25%) and property crime (-10%), the DC Police Union said in an X post Monday.

The city's Democratic mayor acknowledged the results on Wednesday.

''We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD has been able to do in this city,'' said DC Mayor Muriel Bowser in a Wednesday presser.

''The difference between this 20-day period of this federal surge and last year represents a 87% reduction in carjackings,'' Bowser noted, later posting the full stats on her X account.

''We know that when carjackings go down, when use of gun goes down, when homicide or robbery go down, neighborhoods feel safer and are safer,'' the mayor said.

Washington has long been one of America's most violent mostly peaceful major cities — with a murder rate that surpasses reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown
...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel...
and is nearly seven times higher than New York City.
Posted by: Fred || 08/30/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [3 views] Top|| File under: Human Trafficking


Iraq
Kurdish People's Front members were arrested after reportedly planning to assassinate PUK President Bafel Talabani
Posted by: badanov || 08/30/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [6 views] Top|| File under:


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
58 Palestinians have been martyred in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn today
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Hamas says 5 more people die of starvation, 48 killed over 24 hours; Netanyahu’s office criticizes WFP chief, claims her statements on hunger contradicted what she said at meeting

On Friday, the IDF said alerts were activated in open areas of the 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...
border region due to a false identification of a rocket launch. According to the military, an interceptor missile was launched and alerts were sounded according to standard policy.

Earlier in the day the military said it had stepped up armed operations around Gaza City, ending temporary pauses there that had allowed for aid deliveries as it pushed ahead with a plan to take full control of Gaza City.

"The local tactical pause in military activity will not apply to the area of Gaza City, which constitutes a dangerous combat zone," the military said. The assault on Gaza City has gradually intensified over the past week as Israel has urged civilians to leave for the south of the Paleostinian enclave.

The Hamas
..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
-run Gaza health ministry said Friday that five people, including two children, had died from malnutrition and starvation over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total alleged number of deaths from such cases to 322 since the start of the war. Israeli fire across the besieged Paleostinian enclave killed 48 people on Friday, local health authorities said.

Last week a global hunger monitor that works with the United Nations
...where theory meets practice and practice loses...
and major aid agencies said it had determined there was famine in Gaza. Israel has rejected the report as "fabricated" and based on manipulated data.

Two days after meeting UN World Food Programme executive director Cindy McCain in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office criticized her Friday for what it claimed were statements that contradicted what she said in their sit-down.

"Ms. McCain agreed that the aid looted by Hamas does not reach its intended humanitarian destination and that Hamas seizes the aid and sells it at exorbitant prices," the PMO said.

"McCain said that during her recent visit to Gaza, she observed a dramatic improvement: food was available, prices had dropped and markets had sufficient goods at reasonable prices," Netanyahu’s office continued. "It is unfortunate that since the meeting, Ms. McCain has issued statements that contradict what she said in Jerusalem during that meeting."

Netanyahu and McCain had released a joint statement after their meeting, calling it "constructive" and noting the recent increase in aid going into Gaza.

The World Health Organization said Friday it had run out of critical medical supplies in Gaza that it needs to treat a surge in cases of a rare paralysis-causing syndrome in the Paleostinian enclave.

There have been 94 documented cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome in Gaza since June, resulting in 10 deaths, although GBS had rarely been seen in the enclave before the Israel-Hamas war began nearly two years ago, it said.

GBS is a rare condition that involves a person’s immune system attacking the peripheral nerves. Severe cases can result in near-total paralysis and breathing problems, the WHO said.

The fatalities include four children under 15 and six older patients with an average age of 25, the WHO said. Two of the victims had received no treatment, reflecting critical shortages in essential treatment supplies, it added.

The surge in GBS has primarily been driven by gastrointestinal and respiratory infections, closely linked to deteriorating water, sanitation and hygiene conditions, it said.

The IDF said Friday that it would continue supporting aid distribution efforts across the enclave — with the exception of Gaza City — while simultaneously carrying out "offensive operations against terror groups in Gaza to protect Israeli civilians."

The military is gearing up for an offensive which aims to capture Gaza City, where an estimated one million Paleostinians — or roughly half of the enclave’s population — are currently centered. The IDF has urged civilians to evacuate the city and move south.

Jerusalem is moving forward with the plan, despite broad international opposition — with the exception of the US — as well as anger at home among many citizens who feel the move poses unjustified risk to the remaining hostages, as well as to soldiers, and favor a comprehensive deal with the Hamas terror group to return the captives in exchange for an end to the war.

Also Friday, the IDF said in a statement that troops operating in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City had "identified a squad of forces of Evil who were hiding in a military structure about 100 meters (yards) from them."

The Israeli troops "directed an Air Force aircraft to attack the structure and eliminated the terrorists," the statement said, attaching video of the incident.

Additionally, an observation post aimed at IDF forces was struck, the military said, publishing footage of that attack as well.

On Thursday night, the military said IDF troops operating in Zeitoun had discovered and destroyed a roughly one-kilometer-long (0.6 miles) Hamas tunnel equipped with living quarters and weapons.

The war in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas-led forces of Evil invaded Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, of whom 48 are still held, 20-22 of whom are believed to be alive.

The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says more than 62,000 people in the Strip have been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting so far, though the toll cannot be verified and does not differentiate between civilians and fighters. Israel says it has killed over 22,000 combatants in battle as of August and another 1,600 forces of Evil inside Israel during and immediately following the October 7 onslaught.

Israel has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools and mosques.

Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip stands at 460.
Posted by: Fred || 08/30/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [12 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


IDF announced that it has retrieved the body of Ilan Weiss, who was murdered during Hamas' attack on October 7

…the remains of another hostage whose name has not yet been released. The remains are currently being identified at the Institute of Forensic Medicine.

Ilan Weiss, the hero of the army, was a member of the local emergency team of Kibbutz Be'eri. He was murdered on October 7, 2023, when he went out to defend the kibbutz, and his body was kidnapped. His wife, Shiri, and daughter, Noga, were abducted and released from captivity in November 2023.

Together with all the citizens of Israel, my wife and I extend our heartfelt condolences to the dear families and share in their great sorrow.

I thank our commanders and fighters for their successful operations, their determination, and their courage.

The campaign to return the hostages continues unabated. We will not rest or be silent until we return all of our hostages home, both the living and the dead.


Posted by: Fred || 08/30/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [6 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


The top ISIS commander in Gaza has been eliminated


From Ynet, courtesy of Grom the Affective:
Israel’s military said it has killed the top leader of the Islamic State group in the Gaza Strip.

The IDF said Muhammad Abd al-Aziz Abu Zubaida, who headed the group’s Palestine branch, was struck in the Bureij area over the past week under the direction of the Southern Command and the military intelligence directorate.

Abu Zubaida held the most senior position within the Islamic State in Gaza and was responsible for setting policy, planning operations and overseeing attacks across Gaza, the West Bank and the Sinai Peninsula.

The group has been involved in fighting Israeli troops in Gaza, transferring weapons and funneling funds from the West Bank into the territory, the IDF said.
Posted by: Fred || 08/30/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [6 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iranians are reporting a powerful explosion in Karaj, the capital of Alborz Province
[X]

Posted by: Fred || 08/30/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [6 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran


In southern Syria, Israeli Defense Forces from Division 210, together with Unit 504 field investigators, detained multiple suspects linked to terrorist activities
Posted by: Fred || 08/30/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [3 views] Top|| File under: al-Qaeda


Lebanese Army today completed a second round of weapons collection at the Palestinian refugee camp of Burj al-Barajneh


Posted by: Fred || 08/30/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [3 views] Top|| File under: PLO



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