Young Gay '90s grrrl Lola Gordon,
The better her tresses to shorten,
Had once grabbed an axe,
Dealt her hair forty whacks,
And shocked Gotham by rocking "the Borden."
Tonight on Masterpiece we fast-forward to the magic aftermath and find Lola clubbing in Harlem with Agnes, a cabman of color, and a very hoarse horse: "Loca Lola, Coca-Cola!" *simper*
[SAHARAREPORTERS] The Jama'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihad (JAS) faction of Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... has reportedly killed an unspecified number of 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.... West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in a series of recent attacks in Northern Nigeria, as the two terrorist groups escalate their festivities.
According to Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and counterinsurgency expert in the Lake Chad area, the festivities occurred in the Shuwari, Kwantan Kawule, and Toumbun Rogo areas in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
The report said that JAS fighters, particularly from the Buduma group, inflicted severe casualties on ISWAP forces, although the exact number of casualties was not confirmed.
According to the report, during the attacks, "JAS fighters seized eight water vessels carrying several ISWAP fighters, further consolidating their advantage".
On Saturday, a fierce shootout broke out between Buduma fighters and ISWAP gunnies in Shuwari, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, Northern Nigeria, as reported by Makama.
The intense clash involved heavy gunfire from both sides, but information on casualties is limited.
This incident is the latest in a series of reported skirmishes between ISWAP fighters and their rival Boko Haram faction, allegedly driven by a struggle for dominance and territorial control.
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[REUTERS] The Ugandan army has provided support to the M23 rebel group operating in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... , a United Nations ...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly... report seen by Rooters on Monday said, as escalating festivities there fuel fears of a new all-out conflict.
Uganda denied involvement, saying it is cooperating closely with the Congolese government forces. The U.N. has long accused Rwanda of backing the M23, which has repeatedly seized large parts of mineral-rich eastern Congo, allegations Rwanda denied.
Congo has been riven by conflict for decades. Uganda and Rwanda invaded in 1996 and 1998 for what they said was defence against local militia groups. Uganda is still conducting joint operations with Congolese troops against a rebel Ugandan group.
The Tutsi-led M23 rebels have been waging a fresh insurgency in Congo's militia-plagued east since 2022.
Ugandan troops were part of a regional force deployed in November 2022 to monitor a ceasefire with the M23. Congolese authorities called for the force to withdraw last year, saying it was ineffective.
"Since the resurgence of the M23 crisis, Uganda has not prevented the presence of M23 and Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) troops on its territory or passage through it," the U.N. Security Council's Group of Experts said in the report, which was sent to the U.N. Security Council Sanctions Committee at the end of April and then to members of the Security Council in June.
The U.N. group also said it had obtained evidence confirming active support for M23 by officials from the military and military intelligence, with M23 leaders, including the sanctioned Sultani Makenga, travelling to Uganda for meetings.
Contacted by Rooters, deputy front man for Uganda's armed forces, Deo Akiiki, said such reports falsely accuse the east African country's army when its relationship with the Congolese forces (FARDC) is at its best.
"It would be mad for us to destabilise the same area we are sacrificing it all to have it stable," Akiiki said.
The U.N. report said some 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers were fighting the Congolese army alongside the M23. The Rwandan army's "de facto control and direction over M23 operations also renders Rwanda liable for the actions of M23", the experts said.
In response, Rwanda said Congo was financing and fighting alongside a Hutu rebel group, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), that has attacked Tutsis in both countries.
"The DRC has all the power to deescalate the situation if they want to, but until then Rwanda will continue to defend itself," Rwanda government spokesperson Yolande Makolo told Rooters.
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[FIRSTPOST] At least 18 people died in 4 Suicide bombings that took place in Northeastern Nigeria's Gwoza town on Saturday. All the suicide bombings were carried out by women. No group has taken responsibility for the attack yet, but the signs point to the Boko Haram terror group.
[TVCNEWS.TV] The combined forces of Nigerian Army troops from Combat Team 7 of the 27 Task Force Brigade and a hunters group have foiled an attempt to blow up a Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) tower near Kasesa village on the outskirts of Damaturu, Yobe State.
Following credible intelligence on Boko Haram activities, troops swiftly laid a successful ambush on the terrorists and foiled their attack, causing them to abandon their explosive devices.
Items recovered from the scene include one Toyota Corolla, eight prepared Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), detonating cables, two damaged tyres, and a trade test card/certificate.
🚨🚨🚨Immigration lawyer says his client voted in federal elections despite not being a US citizen because she was automatically registered when renewing a driver’s license.
“This is something that’s been happening in DMV offices all over the country”
[JPost] Restomping the hives after they try and reform
After the IDF initiated a reinvasion of Gaza City, the IDF reported on Tuesday morning that it had eliminated dozens of terrorists in the area.
Israeli forces also reportedly found numerous weapons in the area.
The reinvasion of Gaza City followed a reinvasion of Shejaia, a neighborhood in the eastern portion of the city.
In Shejaia, the IDF also eliminated numerous terrorists and located weapons, including sniper gear, RPGs, grenades, and AK-47 assault rifles, during both above and below-ground operational activity, the military added.
Subterranean terror infrastructure in the vicinity was also demolished by Israeli troops.
MORE OPERATION ACTIVITY IN RAFAH
To the south, in Rafah, IDF soldiers continued operational activity, killing dozens of additional terrorists in both close-quarters combat and via Israel Air Force airstrikes, the military added.
Throughout Gaza, over the past day, the IAF struck numerous targets, including subterranean shafts and other terror structures.
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.
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka 
