[JUSTTHENEWS] Local and federal law enforcement searched for two illegal immigrants colonists who allegedly tried to ram their vehicle into U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers near Colorado Springs.
The search was started in the Black Forest area, where ICE said the immigrants colonists Thursday morning tried to run over officers from the agency's Denver office with a vehicle during an ICE operation at a construction site. ICE said one of its officers fired at the immigrants colonists' vehicle in self-defense.
''Two criminal aliens attempted to ram their vehicle into ICE officers during a targeted enforcement operation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 31,'' an ICE spokesperson said in a statement. ''As a result of their violent mostly peaceful actions and to protect the officers and agents onsite, an officer fired three shots into the vehicle."
The runaways, who ICE said fled and abandoned their vehicle, have not been identified.
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office assisted the Department of Homeland Security and ICE after the incident and set up a containment area to preserve the scene of the crime, the sheriff's office said Friday in a news release.
At least two dozen unmarked vehicles and deputies blocked off the area, The Gazette, a Colorado Springs newspaper and website, reported.
A shelter-in-place order was placed at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 9900 block of Burgess Road and was lifted around 6 p.m.
The sheriff's office said it used deputies assigned to its patrol division, school resource officers, drones and community service specialists. Deputies also went door to door to check on residents' safety.
[ShabelleMedia] The African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) says over 50 Al-Shabaab ... the personification of Somali state failure... bad boyz were potted in a joint military operation with the Somali army in the town of Bariire in the Lower Shabelle region.
During the operation, many Al-Shabaab forces of Evil sustained serious injuries, according to a statement by the AU mission in Somalia on Sunday.
"AUSSOM and SNAF troops are determined to recapture Bariire town and other territories still under Al-Shabaab control to ensure lasting peace and security for the people of Somalia," said El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, the special representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia, in the statement.
The mission also rejected media reports suggesting heavy casualties among its soldiers during the operation.
Bariire is a strategic agricultural town located 73 kilometers (45 miles) southwest of the capital, Mogadishu.
[SUDANTRIBUNE] The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have handed over control of the massive Zamzam camp for displaced people to Colombian mercenaries, a camp front man alleged on Sunday, months after the RSF seized the area.
The allegation follows the broadcast of video clips by the 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... ese army, purportedly recovered from a dead fighter's phone, which appear to show Spanish-speaking mercenaries inside Zamzam camp. The army claimed the men were Colombian nationals killed in recent battles for El Fasher.
''We have witnessed with our own eyes a dual crime: the displacement of our people last April at the hands of the RSF militia, and now the occupation of the camp by foreign mercenaries,'' said Zamzam front man Mohammed Khamis Douda in a statement.
He described seeing armed, Spanish-speaking groups moving freely ''among the rubble of homes and the unburied bodies of victims,'' calling it a war crime and part of a conspiracy to hide a massacre.
Douda argued the mercenaries' presence refutes RSF claims that its attacks only targeted military sites. ''It is a war of annihilation against unarmed civilians, followed by a systematic occupation with the help of foreign mercenaries,'' he said.
The claims build on earlier reports. Military sources previously told Sudan Tribune that after seizing the camp, the RSF converted it into a military barracks, installing Howitzer cannons used to shell El Fasher from the site.
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[SUDANTRIBUNE] A 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... ese counter-terrorism court on Monday charged the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), his two brothers, and 13 others with genocide and crimes against humanity over the killing of West Darfur's former governor, Khamis Abdallah Abkar.
Abkar was killed on June 14, 2023, shortly after being taken into custody by the RSF. Videos later circulated showing the governor with RSF fighters, followed by graphic images of the desecration of his body.
In a statement, the Public Prosecution said the court in Port Sudan, presided over by Judge Mamoun al-Khawad, formally charged RSF leader Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemetti, and his brothers Abdel Rahim Dagalo and al-Quni Dagalo, with genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and looting.
Prosecutors said the charges relate to an attack on the city of El Geneina on April 15, 2023, which was led by Hemetti and targeted the Masalit tribe. The assault resulted in thousands of deaths, the displacement of hundreds of thousands to Chad, and the ''brutal killing and desecration of the body'' of the former governor.
Hemetti's brother Abdel Rahim, the RSF's second-in-command, and his other brother al-Quni, who manages the force's finances, were charged with criminal complicity in planning and executing the attack, prosecutors said.
The court named the RSF's West Darfur sector commander, Abdel Rahman Juma, as a fourth defendant, accusing him of leading the direct assault on El Geneina and overseeing the governor's killing. He is also charged with committing acts of genocide against the Masalit people, including the killing of 15,000 citizens, some of whom were allegedly buried alive.
[VANGUARDNGR] Troops of the North East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have killed 17 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... /ISWAP gunnies and safely detonated 14 improvised bombs (IEDs) in a series of coordinated operations across multiple local government areas in Borno State and parts of Adamawa State.
This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Monday by Captain Reuben Kovangiya, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command, on behalf of the Theatre Commander, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar.
According to the statement, the operations were carried out between July 23 and August 2, 2025, targeting terrorist hideouts in Bama, Konduga, Gwoza, Magumeri, and Biu LGAs of Borno State, and extending to Michika LGA in Adamawa State.
The offensive, supported by Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s from the Air Component of OPHK and assisted by the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), included fighting patrols, ambushes, clearance missions, and logistics disruption strategies.
''The operations led to the neutralization of several terrorists, recovery of assorted arms and ammunition, and the discovery and safe detonation of IEDs planted to inflict casualties on civilians and troops,'' the statement read.
Recovered items include: Several AK-47 rifles, PKT machine guns, and AK-47 magazines, A cache of 7.62mm ammunition, 2,300 litres of diesel (AGO) and over 1,000 litres of petrol (PMS) and Two generators, a tricycle, bags of rice, solar panels, and several cycle of violences
In addition to combat gains, the statement highlighted the successful return of over 987 internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their ancestral home in Mandaragrau, Biu LGA, as part of Borno State Government's ongoing resettlement efforts.
OPHK troops also conducted joint cross-border operations with Nigerien forces in the Diffa—Duji—Damasak corridor, further strengthening regional security collaboration.
''The sustained offensive operations underscore our commitment to restoring peace and enabling socio-economic activities to resume in the North East,'' Captain Kovangiya added.
The military reaffirmed its dedication to intensifying operations in line with directives from the high command, vowing to deny terrorist elements freedom of action across the region.
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[IsraelTimes] A boat capsized in waters off Yemen’s coast, leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the UN’s migration agency says.
The tragedy was the latest in a series of shipwrecks off Yemen that have killed hundreds of African migrants fleeing conflict and poverty in hopes of reaching the wealthy Gulf Arab countries.
The vessel, with 154 Ethiopian migrants on board, sank in the Gulf of Aden off the southern Yemeni province of Abyan early this morning, Abdusattor Esoev, head of the International Organization for Migration in Yemen tells The Associated Press.
He says the bodies of 54 migrants washed ashore in the district of Khanfar, and 14 others were found dead and taken to a hospital morgue in Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Abyan on Yemen’s southern coast.
Only 12 migrants survived the shipwreck, and the rest were missing and presumed dead, Esoev says.
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[Regnum] The Second Western District Military Court extended the arrest period of the perpetrators and accomplices of the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region, by six months. This was reported on August 4 by the representative of 127 victims, lawyer Lyudmila Aivar.
“The court ruled to extend the defendants’ detention for six months, until 01/07/2026,” REN TV quotes her as saying.
The prosecutor requested an extension of the arrest period.
Earlier, on August 4, a criminal case began in Moscow against the perpetrators and accomplices of the terrorist attack in Crocus. More than 50 victims and their representatives participated in the process, which was held behind closed doors.
The perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Crocus, Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Shamsiddin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Faizov (individuals included in the Russian Federation list of terrorists and extremists) fully admitted their guilt.
The accomplices in the case of the terrorist attack in Crocus refused to fully admit guilt. And Isroil, Dilovar, Aminchon Islomov and Alisher Kasimov (individuals included in the list of terrorists and extremists in the Russian Federation) declared their innocence.
[GEO.TV] At least two people were rubbed out and three others maimed in what police suspect was an armed assault, involving multiple button men in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... 's Gulistan-e-Jauhar late Monday night.
The attackers arrived on a cycle of violence and in a car and opened fire outside a shop in Pehlwan Goth late at night, police said, quoting eyewitnesses.
Initial findings suggest that multiple weapons were used, as spent bullet casings and a magazine were found at the scene.
The motive is still unknown, and police have launched an investigation.
Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) leader Allama Sadiq Jafri condemned the attack and called for the immediate arrest of those responsible.
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[GEO.TV] The death toll since dawn rose to 74 as at least 34 aid seekers were killed in Israeli attacks today, Al Jazeera reported citing hospital sources on Monday.
The previous death toll had been 67.
Stop waging war, if you want peace — or even just a hudna until the next round.
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[IsraelTimes] A wanted Palestinian was killed and another was arrested by Israeli forces during a raid in the West Bank town of Qabatiya, near Jenin, this morning, according to a military source.
The raid was carried out by officers of the police’s elite Yamam unit and troops of the IDF’s Duvdevan commando unit.
The Yamam officers opened fire on the wanted Palestinian they sought to arrest after he tried to flee the area, the source says.
The Palestinian Authority health ministry names him as Youssef al-Amer, 33. The ministry says it was informed of his death by the PA’s General Authority of Civil Affairs, indicating that the body is being held by Israeli authorities.
Simultaneously, the Duvdevan commandos detained another Palestinian suspected of terror activity, the source adds.
[Rudaw] A civilian was killed on Sunday when a “terrorist cell” opened fire on a checkpoint manned by the Kurdish-led internal security forces (Asayish) in northeast Syria (Rojava), the force confirmed in a statement.
According to the Asayish, a “terrorist cell blocked the road ahead of civilians near one of our checkpoints in the town of Darnaj in eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside.” The assailants then “opened direct fire on our personnel while they were carrying out their security duties.”
“A civilian who was near the scene was injured and subsequently died,” the Kurdish-led forces noted, adding that their forces returned fire, prompting the attackers to flee. The statement further relayed that investigations are ongoing “to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident and to pursue and hold the perpetrators accountable.”
The latest incident follows a recent uptick in attacks targeting Kurdish-led forces in Rojava and surrounding regions.
On Saturday, suspected Islamic State (ISIS) militants killed a school principal in a hit-and-run attack in Deir ez-Zor province. Earlier in the week, unidentified gunmen carried out two separate assaults on Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions, killing one fighter and injuring two others.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) recently reported that since the beginning of 2025, it has documented 126 ISIS operations in areas governed by the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES). These attacks included armed assaults, targeted killings, and bombings, resulting in 51 deaths - including 34 SDF fighters, nine civilians, and eight ISIS members.
Serving as the de facto army in Rojava, the US-backed SDF was instrumental in defeating ISIS in 2019 and capturing thousands of the group’s fighters.
Both the Asayish and the SDF are also primarily responsible for securing the Roj and al-Hol camps in Rojava, which house thousands of individuals suspected of ISIS ties.
Since its defeat in 2019, ISIS has been trying to regain its strength, however, the group ramped up efforts after a coalition of opposition groups led by the now-dissolved Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on December 8 toppled the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
SDF chief Mazloum Abdi has repeatedly warned of the growing threat posed by ISIS. In mid-January, he urged the “need to intensify efforts to continue the fight against ISIS if we don’t want to see it make a comeback.”
[Rudaw] Clashes broke out again early Monday between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian government forces in northern Syria, the SDF said, blaming Damascus for the aggression. The US special envoy for the country called for calm and dialogue.
The US-backed SDF said in a statement that factions affiliated with the Syrian interim government "launched an attack on four of our positions" in Deir Hafer in Aleppo province. "Our forces confronted the attack and responded as necessary in defense of our positions and fighters. Clashes ensued and continued for 20 uninterrupted minutes."
It held Damascus "fully responsible" for the attack, stressing that they reserve the right to respond "with full force and determination."
The festivities come a day after both sides exchanged blame for an attack in northern Syria’s Manbij city. The festivities injured four Syrian government troops and three civilians, according to the state-run SANA news agency.
The renewed attacks are placing a landmark integration deal between Damascus and the Kurdish-led northeast Syria (Rojava) administration at risk.
Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and SDF chief Mazloum Abdi signed a deal in March to integrate the SDF into the Syrian state apparatus and recognize the Kurds as an integral part of Syria.
The deal, which has largely stalled in recent months, also includes a countrywide ceasefire and stipulates the return of displaced Syrians to their hometowns.
The SDF is insisting on integrating as a unit while Damascus wants individual integrations.
US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on X that the recent festivities between the SDF and Damascus forces are "disturbing" and called on both sides to "uphold calm and resolve differences through dialogue, not bloodshed. Syria deserves stability. Syrians deserve peace."
The state-affiliated forces were also engaged in festivities with Druze Death Eaters in the southern province of Suwayda on Sunday, days after a US-brokered fragile ceasefire.
Barrack said diplomacy should be sought for resolving both issues.
"Disturbing violence erupted like lava from a volcano yesterday in Suwayda, and in Manbij. Diplomacy is the best way to stop violence and build a peaceful, lasting solution. The US is proud to have helped mediate a solution in Suwayda and to be co-mediating with La Belle France the reintegration of the northeast into a unified Syria," he said on Monday.
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.
... the personification of Somali state failure...
...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...
...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...
... 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...
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[IsraelTimes] A boat capsized in waters off Yemen’s coast, leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the UN’s migration agency says.
like lava from a volcano
