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Africa Subsaharan
Gunmen kill more than 20 people during church service in DR Congo
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Militants from the extremist group "Alliance of Democratic Forces" (ADF)
…they started out as Salafists in Uganda, but after a bit too much nastiness were driven into eastern DRC, where they eventually signed up with ISIS as well as snagging funding and training from the government of Sudan on top of taxing local illegal loggers and miners ….
killed more than 40 people in the village of Komanda in Ituri Province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This was reported on July 27 by the Congolese radio station Okapi.

An armed group attacked the village on the night of July 27, the media reports. 43 people were killed, including 20 parishioners who were inside the church for night prayer. The militants set fire to several public buildings and private homes.

"According to military authorities, the alarm was raised at around 2am after smoke rose from burning houses. When they arrived, the attackers had already left the scene. They reportedly left their stronghold on Mount Hoyo and headed along Bogi Road, located about 12 kilometres from the centre of the Command, to carry out these actions," the publication reported.

The government forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, together with units of the Ugandan army operating in Ituri province in coordination with the government of the DRC, are currently searching for the militants.

The anti-government group ADF was formed in Uganda in 1995. In 2003, under pressure from the Ugandan armed forces, ADF units retreated and took refuge in the eastern regions of the DRC, from where they regularly carry out attacks on military and civilian targets.

In April, 148 people died when a wooden boat sank in the DRC. According to Kompetent Loyoko, the commissioner for river affairs, a fire broke out on board while one of the passengers was cooking. There were about 500 passengers on the boat. Dozens of passengers, including women and children, panicked and jumped into the water, dying because they did not know how to swim.

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Posted by: badanov || 07/28/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under: Allied Democratic Forces


Britain
Man arrested after shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ aboard easyJet flight to Scotland
[IsraelTimes] Counterterrorism agents are investigating after a man was arrested off an easyJet flight as it arrived in the Scottish city of Glasgow, police say.

"We received a report of a man causing a disturbance on a flight arriving in Glasgow around 8:20 a.m. on Sunday, 27 July, 2025," Police Scotland say in a statement. "Officers boarded the plane on its arrival and a 41-year-old man was arrested and remains in jug. Enquiries are continuing."

Unverified videos spreading online appear to show a man standing up at the back of the plane shouting "holy shit! Allahu akbar" (God is greatest) before being tackled to the ground by a passenger.

EasyJet flight U2609 declared an emergency on approach to Glasgow this morning due to an unruly passenger making threats



Police say they are “aware of videos circulating online and these are being assessed by counterterrorism officers.”

EasyJet confirms in a statement sent to AFP that a passenger had been removed today from flight EZY609 from Luton to Glasgow “due to their behavior onboard.”
The Sun has photos and more video, including the arrest, adding:
THIS is the moment brave passengers banded together to tackle a man shouting that he had a bomb during an easyJet flight - before claiming he wanted to "send a message" to Donald Trump.

The dramatic incident on Sunday morning (July 27) - caught on film and sent to The Sun - saw the packed jet forced into an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport.

A witness said he woke up suddenly around 8am, under an hour after taking off from Luton, to the man coming out of the toilets at the back of the plane causing a commotion.

The passenger - who did not wish to be named - told us: “He literally came out of the toilet shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ with his hands above his head.

“Then he said ‘I’ve got a bomb, I’ve got a bomb’ - at this point people were confused.

“I thought he was joking, I mean it’s a weird joke.”

The 39-year-old - who was flying into the Scottish city for his dad's birthday party - went on to say: “He pushed the airline staff and was being aggressive towards them. He was a big guy, about six foot and they were these petite women.

“When he pushed them, that’s when things changed.

“At that point one guy managed to grab him from behind and pull him down, then everyone jumped on top of him.

“He was fighting a bit on the floor, but at this point he knew he’d f***** up.”

He described how three passengers pinned the man down, adding: “I was right there, there wasn’t much for me to do, so I thought I’ll film it.”

The footage includes the flight attendants clambering over the seats in their high heels, as they went to check the man’s bag, and “realised there wasn’t a bomb”, the witness said.

“The pilot announced he was making an emergency landing and took the plane down so quickly," he continued.

“Everyone who wasn’t restraining him was told to sit down. The three guys pinning him down, they landed whilst pinning him down. It was incredible.

"I’ve never seen that before. The airline staff, they were all girls, they were really shaken up by it, but they were super professional.”

He said they had managed to get the man’s wallet out of his pocket and he appeared to be an Indian national, and he was told he was carrying a refugee status card.

As the plane came into land, the witness said he held up one of the passengers sat on the “bomber” to prevent him toppling over.

He said passengers feared they’d have to land elsewhere but actually came down at Glasgow, the flight’s original destination, and “taxied really quickly and then slammed on the brakes at a remote part of the runway”.

Fire engines then swarmed the scene before six police officers came on board the plane from the back.

The witness explained: “The main copper didn’t f*** around, he said ‘look, don’t mess about or you’ll go straight down’. By this point the guy had calmed down. He’d admitted he didn’t have a bomb. He gave up.

“We waited there on the runway for about 10 minutes, the guys still pinning him, waiting for the police - it wasn’t very long but it felt like ages.”

The witness, from London, and others involved were asked to stay behind to give statements and hand over video, while the other passengers were taken off the plane.

In one piece of footage, as the offender is led out of the plane in handcuffs, he turns back and asks "my phone and wallet?" and someone can be heard saying "f*** off" before several passengers laugh.

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Posted by: trailing wife || 07/28/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Devout Moslems


Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Immediately after the terrorist attack in Crocus, the perpetrators received 135,000 rubles
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Four direct perpetrators of the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall concert hall received 135 thousand rubles from their curators immediately after the attack. Information about this is contained in the materials of the criminal case.

The curator transferred the money to the bank card of one of the perpetrators, Shamsidin Fariduni (included in the list of terrorists and extremists by Rosfinmonitoring).

“At the same time, on March 22, 2024, immediately after the above-mentioned terrorist act, an unidentified member of the criminal organization carried out operations from the account of Yusufzoda Yakubdzhoni (included by Rosfinmonitoring in the list of terrorists and extremists) to transfer funds to the card of Fariduni Shamsidin in the amount of at least 135 thousand rubles in order to enable Mirzoyev Dalerzhon, Faizov Muhammadsobir, Fariduni and Rachabalizoda Saidokrami (all are on the list of terrorists and extremists) to leave the territory of the Russian Federation,” TASS cited an excerpt from the case materials.

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Posted by: badanov || 07/28/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Europe
Police: 57 arrested, 17 officers hurt in yesterday’s anti-Israel rally in Berlin
[IsraelTimes] Berlin police say they arrested 57 people during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on the fringes of the city’s yearly Pride march yesterday, adding that 17 police officers sustained injuries.

According to police, about 10,000 demonstrators participated in the rally yesterday in support of Palestinians, but authorities moved in to disperse the crowd as organizers struggled to restore order.

The arrests were related to public order disturbances, including resisting police and throwing bottles or physical altercation, but also the use of antisemitic slogans as well as “symbols of anti-constitutional and terrorist organizations,” police write on social media.

The “Internationalist Queer Pride for Liberation” movement, which on its website says there is “no queer liberation without anti-imperialist, anti-colonial, and anti-Zionist struggle,” organized the rally.

The pro-Palestinian demonstration took place as Berlin’s annual Pride parade was being held in another city district, where 64 arrests were also made, for insults, assault and also the alleged use of symbols deemed linked to “terrorist organizations.”
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Posted by: trailing wife || 07/28/2025 2025-07-28 00:09 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Iraq
Iraqi authorities arrest PMF members linked to attack on ministry
[Rudaw] At least one Iraqi officer and several other personnel were maimed in an "armed assault" at an Iraqi agriculture ministry office in western Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi authorities confirmed, adding that more than a dozen suspects linked to the Iran-aligned Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) have been arrested in connection with the attack.

In a statement, the Security Media Cell of the Joint Operations Command said that "a reprehensible incident" occurred at the ministry’s Karkh district office on Sunday morning, resulting in injuries among security forces. "Security forces were able to arrest 14 suspects" who were identified as members of the PMF’s "brigades 45 and 46," the Cell added, noting that the suspects "have been referred to the judiciary, with legal proceedings underway."

Brigades 45 and 46 are affiliated with the Kata’ib Hezbollah - a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi gang designated by the United States as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Washington holds Kata’ib Hezbollah, a key player in the Iran-led ’Axis of Resistance®,’ responsible for numerous attacks on US assets in the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas
..a regional Iranian catspaw,...
conflict in October 2023.

In response to Sunday’s incident, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
i - who also serves as commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces, including the PMF - "has ordered the formation of a high-level investigative committee" to probe "how an armed force acted without official orders or approvals, attempted to seize a government building, and opened fire on security units," the Security Media Cell added.

In a previous statement on Sunday, the Iraqi interior ministry noted that "the incident coincided with a newly appointed director beginning his duties," adding that Iraqi federal police units and Karkh emergency patrols "quickly intervened and came under direct gunfire, resulting in several officers and personnel sustaining various injuries."

The ministry noted that "search and pursuit operations are ongoing" to apprehend remaining suspects, affirming its strong condemnation and stressing that Iraqi forces "will not tolerate any party attempting to impose a de facto situation by force or threaten state institutions.

"Upholding the authority of the state and the rule of law remains a top and non-negotiable priority," the ministry emphasized.

This is not the first time Kata'ib Hezbollah has been linked to festivities with Iraqi state forces. Previous incidents include a firefight with federal police in Baghdad in May 2023 and a confrontation with the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service at Camp Speicher in March 2023.

The group has also been accused of participating in the violent mostly peaceful crackdown on the October 2019 - Tishreen Movement - pro-reform demonstrations across Iraq and of involvement in the November 2021 liquidation attempt on then-prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi via a drone attack on his Green Zone residence.
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Posted by: trailing wife || 07/28/2025 2025-07-28 00:08 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israel Accused of Kidnapping 21 from Handala Ship
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Israeli forces kidnapped 21 people from the Handala ship, which was heading to the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid as part of the Freedom Flotilla action. The organizers of the action reported this on social networks on July 27.

"Israeli forces illegally boarded the Handala in international waters, kidnapping 21 unarmed civilians. Demand that your government stop complicity in Israeli war crimes, allow unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid, and call for the immediate release of all crew members," X (formerly Twitter) said in a post.

The Handala left Sicily on July 13 with new humanitarian aid for Gaza. It was carrying food and medicine. The ship was stopped about 70 miles from the Gaza Strip and towed to the Israeli port of Ashdod, according to media reports.

On July 27, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) introduced a daily " tactical pause " in military operations in certain areas of the Gaza Strip from 10:00 to 20:00 Moscow time. This decision was made in connection with the increased flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Moreover, from 06:00 to 23:00 Moscow time, designated safe routes will be in operation for the passage of humanitarian aid convoys from the UN and organizations that deliver and distribute food and medicine to residents of the Gaza Strip, the IDF added.

The Israeli military clarified that such a regime will be introduced until further notice in areas where military operations are not being conducted: Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City.

On July 25, the Russian leader's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow supports UN Security Council resolutions on the Palestine issue, considering them the only way to resolve the conflict in the Middle East. In October 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin recalled that the UN Security Council resolution prescribes the creation of two states in the Middle East : Palestine and Israel. He added that Russia has always proceeded from the fact that this decision must be implemented.


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