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Good Morning



Beto's Fundraising for Wayward
Texas Democrats gets an Expanded TRO
Tuesday 08/19/2025

Evelyn Laye 1917
Europe
Europe anti-Israel round-up: stupid little stuff from France, Norway, Irish writer, all for love of Hamas/hate of Israel
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israel%u2019s economy slumps 3.5%,
as war squeezes consumer spending and business
Africa Subsaharan
Israel announced it will provide
humanitarian aid to South Sudan
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Sources from Gaza hospitals reported that 17 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli army fire across several areas of the Strip since dawn
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Hostage families call for another
nationwide day of protests, strikes on Sunday
Home Front: Politix
More anti-Israel legislation from the
Dems: this time a House bill to restrict arms to Israel
Procession of 40,000 Shi'ite Muslims in Michigan

Posted by: Fred || 08/19/2025 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [114 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Lovely
Posted by: Frank G || 08/19/2025 3:47 Comments || Top||

#2  Possible drapery, but maybe a curtain.
Posted by: Super Hose || 08/19/2025 6:24 Comments || Top||

#3  Very nice.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike || 08/19/2025 7:36 Comments || Top||

#4  sigh.
Posted by: Mercutio || 08/19/2025 8:05 Comments || Top||

#5  Puts steam in a man's stride!
Posted by: technochitlin || 08/19/2025 8:49 Comments || Top||

#6  Evelyn Laye (10 July 1900 – 17 February 1996) was an English actress and singer known for her performances in operettas and musicals.

Born into a theatrical family, she made her professional début in 1915 aged fifteen and quickly established herself in musical comedy. By 1920 she was starring in leading roles in the West End at Daly's and other theatres, becoming London's highest-paid star.
Posted by: Bobby || 08/19/2025 10:10 Comments || Top||


-Lurid Crime Tales-
Woman kidnapped at Oklahoma casino by 2 Illegal Aliens and repeatedly raped
[X]
Posted by: Fred || 08/19/2025 2025-08-19 01:28 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [121 views] Top|| File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants

#1  Flay them.
Posted by: Gritch Throlumble3163 || 08/19/2025 7:23 Comments || Top||

#2  why can't I post to this article?
Posted by: Mercutio || 08/19/2025 10:52 Comments || Top||

#3  testing - tribal
Posted by: Mercutio || 08/19/2025 10:53 Comments || Top||

#4  testing OK
Posted by: Mercutio || 08/19/2025 10:54 Comments || Top||

#5  Alright - it doesn't like the word c@sino
Posted by: Mercutio || 08/19/2025 10:55 Comments || Top||

#6  What I had intended to say was given who runs gambling dens in OK, we should try the perps under tribal law.
Posted by: Mercutio || 08/19/2025 10:57 Comments || Top||


-Land of the Free
A cargo ship has just EXPLODED in Baltimore Harbor in Maryland


Newsweek adds:
An explosion rocked a fat merchantman near Baltimore Harbor Monday evening, sending emergency crews scrambling to respond near the same location where the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last year.

The explosion near the Francis Scott Key Bridge site raises immediate maritime safety concerns in one of the East Coast's busiest shipping corridors.

Federal Sherlocks announced in March that the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) failed to complete a crucial vulnerability assessment that could have identified the Francis Scott Key Bridge as being at high risk of collapse from a ship strike well before last year's disaster.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the assessment, recommended decades ago, would have highlighted the structural dangers that ultimately led to the bridge's demise when a massive fat merchantman lost power, veered off course, and struck a support pier, killing six construction workers.

U.S. Coast Guard crews and firefighters from the city of Baltimore responded to the incident, successfully extinguishing the fire on the still-moving vessel, NBC News reported.

All 23 crew members aboard the vessel escaped injury in the dramatic incident that occurred around 6:30 p.m. ET, according to local station WBFF.

The W Sapphire, a 751-foot bulk carrier, experienced a fire and explosion while navigating the Patapsco River near the former bridge site. BCFD units responded immediately by both land and water, deploying specialized fireboats to assist the damaged vessel.

Despite the severity of the blast, the bulk carrier remained afloat throughout the incident and received critical assistance from tugboats to maintain stability in the busy shipping channel, WBFF reported.
More from Breitbart:
“The Baltimore City Fire Department reported that the ship caught fire in the Patapsco River near the site of the Key Bridge collapse.”

“While initial reports described it as an explosion, officials clarified that the incident involved an under-deck fire that sent smoke billowing into the air. The fire has since been contained, and the vessel is being removed from the channel. The cause of the fire remains under investigation,” it added.

According to Fox5DC, witness Jay Steinmetz said that “the name of the ship is the MV W Sapphire,” and VesselFinder described it as “a bulk carrier headed to Mauritius.”
Posted by: Fred || 08/19/2025 2025-08-19 01:31 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [181 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Watch: Cargo Ship Explodes in Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/19/2025 2:03 Comments || Top||

#2  The deep state pioneered this kind of attack. It's going to become the choice soon. Sneak a merchant ship full of explosives or drones into an enemy port and then blammo.
It's going to make loading a ship worse than boarding a plane.
Thanks, deep state traitors.
Posted by: Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 || 08/19/2025 5:05 Comments || Top||

#3  Looks like a grain elevator explosion- carrying wheat to Mauritius?
Posted by: Knuckles Grundy1702 || 08/19/2025 8:17 Comments || Top||

#4  Coal explosion. Methane and coal dust.
And jerong, it was out bound.
Posted by: ed in texas || 08/19/2025 8:28 Comments || Top||


Africa Horn
Somalia: Puntland Forces Advance in Final Push Against ISIS in Cal-Miskaad Mountains
[Garowe] The Puntland
...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
Counter-Terrorism Forces made significant gains in recent weeks as the war against ISIS bandidos faceless myrmidons drew to a close, further showcasing the resilience and commitment of the military to regain huge swathes of the Calmiskaad mountains.

In the Cal-Miskaad mountains, the ISIS bandidos faceless myrmidons have faced rough moments following the launch of Operation Lightning, which has left many fighters dead, some captured, and others scampered for their safety after intensive fighting.

According to senior security officers, Puntland Defense Forces have advanced into new areas within the Cal-Miskaad mountains in the Bari region to pursue ISIS holy warriors. At the moment, they are preparing the final assault against the group.

Military teams said the 1st Battalion of Puntland Defense Forces is carrying out coordinated offensives across multiple fronts in the Cal-Miskaad mountains, targeting caves believed to be final hideouts of the ISIS fighters who had fled from front caves.

Planned operations have been conducted in Dhaban-qooxle, Cas-caso, Ceelka Dul, Darayle, and Ceelka Gambarre, all located along the Baallade valley, the statement said, noting the intensity of the impending assault.

These operations aim to disrupt ISIS fighters’ movements and dismantle their foothold in the Bari region, northeast of Somalia, officials further said in the statement released on Monday.

Elsewhere, a no-confidence motion against Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has rapidly gained traction, with an increasing number of politicians signing on to support the effort, sources said.

Over 110 Parliamentarians backing the motion accuse the prime minister of failing in key areas, including national security, finalization of the draft constitution, federalism, the electoral process, and the fight against the al-Qaeda-affiliated holy warrior group al-Shabaab
... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
The Federal Government of Somalia has been accused of failing to effectively come up with a strategy to fight both ISIS bandidos faceless myrmidons and the al-Shabaab fighters who have caused havoc in the country. There are calls by people piling on the pressure to the government to make security a top priority.
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/19/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [38 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Africa North
'Al-Qaeda in Sahel' (JNIM) storming the town of Tanwalbougou in Fada N'gourma.
Posted by: badanov || 08/19/2025 08:42 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [15 views] Top|| File under:


Chad: It was reported that Muslim, son of Boko Haram founder Mohammed Yusuf, was arrested for allegedly leading a militant cell in the country



Posted by: Fred || 08/19/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [49 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)

#1  Jihad is a family business?
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 08/19/2025 12:06 Comments || Top||

#2  As is well known, Grom.
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/19/2025 13:22 Comments || Top||


Burkina Faso: JNIM militants attacked Tanwalbougou near Fada Ngourma


Posted by: Fred || 08/19/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [33 views] Top|| File under: al-Qaeda


Al-Qaeda in Sahel (JNIM) raided the town of Tanwalbougou in Fada N'gourma.
Posted by: badanov || 08/19/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [32 views] Top|| File under: al-Qaeda


Africa Subsaharan
DR Congo: ISIS attacked Ouicha village, killing 10 Christians including a police officer
[X]
Posted by: Fred || 08/19/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [28 views] Top|| File under: ISWAP


Down Under
Australian authorities have seized 80 kilograms of cocaine that was found in a shipping container that arrived in Sydney from the US
[X] Possibly a trial shipment, probing Australian defenses or a new connection? Because that doesn’t seem like a serious amount…
Posted by: Fred || 08/19/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [66 views] Top|| File under: Narcos

#1  Thought we only imported the stuff.
BTW_ what's the tariff?
Posted by: Mercutio || 08/19/2025 8:12 Comments || Top||

#2  that doesn’t seem like a serious amount…

A kilogram of cocaine in Sydney would yield roughly $250,000 Australian Dollars, whereas it would cost $16,000 in Brownsville, Texas.
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/19/2025 8:49 Comments || Top||

#3  Australia seizes 80 kilograms of cocaine shipped from US

"one of the largest narcotics interceptions at the country’s busiest port this year."
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/19/2025 8:52 Comments || Top||

#4  My learnings for today. Thank you!
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/19/2025 9:50 Comments || Top||


Fifth Column
“So there’s only one way to make America great and that is putting a bullet in between Trump’s eyes.”
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
…Those are the words of Jauan Rashun Porter, a resident of Rome, GA, who has been charged with threatening to k*ll President Trump.

According to investigators, Porter joined a TikTok livestream hosted by
@letfreedomrinng
, where he spent several minutes making repeated threats against the President, describing how he would assassinate him, and even claiming he would k*ll federal agents.

During the investigation, authorities searched Porter’s apartment and found two pipes, pistol ammunition, and Tannerite, an explosive. Porter—currently on probation—has prior convictions for terroristic threats, influencing a witness, mutiny in a penal institution, drug possession, battery, firearm possession as a felon, and domestic violence.

Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop…

Posted by: Fred || 08/19/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [213 views] Top|| File under: Nut Jobs

#1  Make America great again by jettisoning this piece of crap out the back of a C-130
Posted by: DarthVader || 08/19/2025 0:39 Comments || Top||


#3  The deep state already tried, twice.
Their Oswald patsy couldn't shoot like Oswald.
AR-15, red dot sight, bipod, clear field of view, time for follow-up shots...who can't ring the bell at 150 yards with that kind of setup?
Posted by: Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 || 08/19/2025 5:03 Comments || Top||

#4 
The citizens of the State of GA. offer our apologies for this POS.
A POS that that should not have been free, and roaming the streets.

Just like most of America is also doing right now. GA is working hard to reinstall a legitimate working legal system, based on LAW and FREE OF Liberal Democrat perverted, social, and political agenda issues.

SOME PORTER LEGAL SYSTEM HISTORY

Initially sometime in 2023, Juan Rashaun Porter, 27 of Rome, was arrested for beating a woman in the face causing injuries to her left eye, neck and face. While being taken into custody at the Red Roof Inn on Highway 411, officers said that they found methamphetamine in plain sight. A search of the hotel room to also locate fentanyl and more methamphetamine. Porter was then charged with battery, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a scheduled II controlled substance, possession of a gun during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Then on or about May 5, 2023 — As an inmate at the Floyd County Jail, Juan Rashaun Porter, 27 of Rome, then was arrested on new charges after he injured another inmate during a fight. Porter was then charged with battery and unlawful acts in a penal institution.

Despite all this history, it seems he was placed on probation????
An on his release, as a convicted felon on ???probation??, he obtained another firearm, threaten the President of the USA, and now has Federal charges that guarantee a very long stay at taxpayer expense.
Posted by: Slats Javick9597 || 08/19/2025 5:51 Comments || Top||

#5  #4 Is mine.
Somehow I skipped over changing the default issued username. Sorry about that.
Posted by: NN2N1 || 08/19/2025 6:03 Comments || Top||

#6  An assassination of Trump would start the next Civil War. I suspect that the base of the Socialist won't be the winners thus achieving MAGA.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/19/2025 6:59 Comments || Top||

#7  I think that Darth's C-130 needs to be fully loaded before being exited by the scum in back.
Posted by: alanc || 08/19/2025 10:23 Comments || Top||

#8  mutiny in a penal institution

and he survived... surprising
Posted by: Mercutio || 08/19/2025 11:00 Comments || Top||


Texas ICE shooting suspects tied to secretive far-left anarchist group formed during violent 2020 BLM protests
[NYPOST] An armed mob arrested for shooting up a Texas immigration detention center last month are reportedly members of a secretive network of far-left ''anti-fascist
...anybody you disagree with, damn them...
s'' trained in self-defense and firearms.

An ex-US Marine Corps reservist and 10 others were nabbed after the group, who were clad in black military-style clothing, opened fire outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado back on July 4 — leaving one cop shot in the neck.

In the wake of the attack, it has emerged that several of the suspects have apparent ties to a left-wing holy warrior group operating out of Dallas, the Washington Post reported.

Some of them were allegedly trained by Benjamin Hanil Song — the former reservist charged with attempted murder in connection with the attack.

Song would allegedly host weekly sessions to train people for ''close quarters combat and large-scale shootouts.''

''The people that were showing up to learn from him — a lot were very young, na ve leftists,'' said Corey Lyon, a libertarian who attended some of the sessions but later cut ties with Song.

''They were scared. And Ben was offering them a solution for their fear.''

The group, which includes some transgender activists, is believed to have met during the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020.

They initially focused on social justice demonstrations but have since turned their focus to ICE enforcement.

It wasn't immediately clear exactly how many of the alleged ICE attackers were involved with the anti-fascist group.

Song, who was arrested after a weeklong search, has been charged with three counts of attempted murder of federal agents and three counts of discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.

Two of the other 10 arrested — Autumn Hill and Meagan Morris — are transgender.

They were all slapped with a slew of charges, including attempted murder of a federal officer, discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence and obstruction of justice for concealing evidence.
Posted by: Fred || 08/19/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [47 views] Top|| File under: Antifa/BLM


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Palestinian woman arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran
[IsraelTimes] Police earlier this month arrested a 24-year-old Palestinian woman suspected of espionage for Iran, Channel 12 news reports.

The suspect, a resident of Beit Ummar in the southern West Bank, was arrested August 6 by police operating off intelligence from the Shin Bet and IDF, according to the outlet.

A law enforcement official contacted by The Times of Israel declines to detail the suspicions against the alleged spy at this stage of the investigation. The Shin Bet has not yet responded to a request for comment regarding the case.

According to Channel 12, the suspect confessed to some of the suspicions against her during a lengthy interrogation, in which she detailed her contact with an Iranian agent and described missions she carried out on his behalf.

A military court has requested that police present additional evidence to substantiate the claims against the suspect, and thus decided to extend her detention by another eight days to allow officers to continue their investigation.
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/19/2025 2025-08-19 03:22 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [26 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran Proxies


Sources from Gaza hospitals reported that 17 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli army fire across several areas of the Strip since dawn


IDF: Two soldiers hurt by Hamas gunfire during fighting in north Gaza
[IsraelTimes] An IDF officer was moderately wounded and another soldier was lightly hurt by Hamas gunfire during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip earlier today, the military says. The IDF says the troops were taken to a hospital and their families were notified.

Rocket fired from Gaza falls inside Strip, military says
[IsraelTimes] A rocket launched from southern Gaza at Israel a short while ago fell short inside the Strip, the military says.

An interceptor missile was launched at the rocket, as it was initially expected to land in Israel. An alert was activated in open areas, and not in any towns.

Troops destroy rocket launchers in southern Gaza, IDF says
[IsraelTimes] Several rocket launchers that were aimed at Israel were struck by troops of the Kfir Brigade during operations in the past day in the southern Gaza Strip, the military says.

One rocket was fired from Gaza at southern Israel but intercepted yesterday.

The army says operations also continue in the Strip’s north, where it says artillery shelling was carried out to support ground troops.

Israel says Hamas gunmen hit with drone in Khan Younis cemetery
[IsraelTimes] An armed cell of gunmen who were spotted operating at a cemetery in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis last week were killed in a drone strike, the military says, publishing footage of the incident.

The alleged Hamas operatives had been spotted at the so-called old cemetery in central Khan Younis by soldiers of the Kfir Brigade’s Haruv reconnaissance unit.

The army says the gunmen “posed a threat to the troops operating nearby,” prompting troops to call in a drone strike against them.

On their bodies, the IDF says, it later found assault rifles, RPGs, grenades and an explosive device.

Posted by: Fred || 08/19/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [46 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Thousands of Palestinians flee Gaza City, fearing planned Israeli invasion
The average intelligence of the survivors is getting higher. How many of them would leave the Gaza Strip altogether if they could?
[IsraelTimes] Some Gazans reportedly plan protests urging Hamas to end war, as Israel set to allow shelter materials into the enclave in preparation for mass evacuation from city

Fearing an imminent Israeli ground offensive, thousands of Paleostinians have left their homes in eastern areas of 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...
City, now under constant Israeli bombardment, for points west and south in the war-torn territory.

The government voted earlier this month to conquer Gaza City, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims is Hamas
..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
’s "last true fortress." The plan has sparked international outcry, mass protests in Israel and renewed efforts at reaching a ceasefire.

Israel said recently that it would resume allowing tents and shelter gear into the enclave in preparation for the evacuation of civilians from Gaza City, where an estimated 1 million are sheltering.

"I am heading south because I need to ease my mental state," Mousa Obaid, a Gaza City resident, told Rooters. "I do not want to keep moving left and right endlessly. There is no life left, and as you can see, living conditions are hard, prices are high, and we have been without work for over a year and a half. It is very, very difficult."

Ahmed Mheisen, Paleostinian shelter manager in Beit Lahiya, a war-devastated suburb abutting eastern Gaza City, said 995 families had departed the area in recent days for the south.

With the Israeli offensive looming, Mheisen put the number of tents needed for emergency shelter at 1.5 million, saying Israel had allowed only 120,000 tents into the territory during a January-March ceasefire.

The UN humanitarian office said last week that 1.35 million people were already in need of emergency shelter items in Gaza.

"Existing tents where people are living [in the south] have worn out and won’t protect people against rainwater. There are no new tents in Gaza because of the Israeli restrictions on aid at the border crossings," Paleostinian economist Mohammad Abu Jayyab told Rooters.

He said some Gaza City families had begun renting property and shelters in the south and moved in their belongings.

"Some people learned from previous experience, and they don’t want to be taken by surprise. Also, some think it is better to move earlier to find a space," Abu Jayyab added.

Israel denies that there are any limits on the amount of aid entering Gaza, but has placed restrictions and additional security checks on non-food equipment over fears it could be used by Hamas. COGAT, the Israeli body which deals with Gazook aid, said this week that the equipment will be sent via the Kerem Shalom Crossing following a "thorough security inspection" by Israeli authorities.

Israel’s plan to seize control of Gaza City has stirred alarm abroad and at home, where hundreds of thousands of Israelis on Sunday held some of the largest protests since the war began, urging a deal to end the fighting and free the remaining 50 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since the terror group’s October 7, 2023, attack. At least 20 hostages are believed by Israel to be alive.

With Israel already holding 75 percent of Gaza, the IDF has warned that expanding the offensive could endanger the living hostages and draw troops into protracted and deadly guerrilla warfare.

Dani Miran, whose son Omri Miran was taken hostage on October 7, said he feared the consequences of an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza City. "I’m scared that my son would be hurt," he told Rooters in Tel Aviv on Monday.

The planned offensive spurred Egyptian and Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
i ceasefire mediators to step up efforts to forge a deal between Israel and Hamas, and a Hamas official said on Monday that the group had approved the latest ceasefire proposal.

Hamas has responded positively in the past, while proposing amendments that are unacceptable to Israel. Israel has accused the terror group of repeatedly obstructing the talks.

Many Paleostinians have also been calling for protests, a wave of which occurred earlier this year in Gaza. The demonstrations would demand an end to a war that has demolished much of the territory and wrought a humanitarian disaster, and call for Hamas to intensify talks to avert the Israeli ground offensive.

A protest by unions is scheduled for Thursday in Gaza City, and people took to social media platforms vowing to participate, which will raise pressure on Hamas.
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/19/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [79 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  Israel set to allow shelter materials into the enclave

They have all these parachutes from "humanitarian" aid, why do they need shelter materials.
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 08/19/2025 1:35 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Druze militias celebrating with trophies and Flags of Israel 🇮🇱 in the city of Sweida (Suwayda).
Posted by: badanov || 08/19/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || E-Mail|| [39 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria/HTS



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Tue 2025-08-19
  
Mon 2025-08-18
  IRGC in Chaos this morning
Sun 2025-08-17
  US sends extra forces to Caribbean to deter drug cartels
Sat 2025-08-16
  IDF orders residents to leave Zeitoun
Fri 2025-08-15
  US deploys spy planes, a warship and submarine in escalating response to massive threat in Southern Caribbean Sea
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  Footage shows a platoon of UAE-hired Colombian mercenaries clashing with Sudanese Army forces near a mosque in Al Fashir.
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  Terrorists killed posing as World Central Kitchen staff in Gaza: IDF
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  Terror group leader pleads guilty to recruiting hit men in plots to murder federal officials
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  Video shows Syrian forces executing medical worker inside Al-Suweida Hospital
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