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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 3h

Oh look, another mass shooting in the US. Sigh.... Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in a shooting at a restaurant in a South Carolina island town on Oct 12 www.straitstimes.com/world/united...

Four dead, at least 20 injured in South Carolina island shooting

Of those injured, four are in critical condition, the authorities said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 3h

Israel Orders Army to Prepare for Demolition of ‘Hamas Tunnels’ www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/868...

Israel Orders Army to Prepare for Demolition of ‘Hamas Tunnels’

Israeli Defense Minister ordered military preparations to destroy Hamas tunnels in Gaza, calling it the "major challenge" after hostage releases under Trump's ceasefire plan. Hamas rejected disarmamen...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 3h

At least 15 members of Boko Haram Ireportedly killed as they attacked a military post in Borno State: 4 soldiers killed, 5 wounded www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-new...

Troops kill 14 terrorists, loses four soldiers in Borno encounter

An army spokesperson said the terrorists used Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), armed drones, and command-initiated Improvised Explosive Devices.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 5h

Somalia to ban 'unmarked vehicles and unidentified armed personnel' after Al Shabaab attack on intelligence facility in Mogadishu www.garoweonline.com/en/news/soma...

Somalia Moves to Curb Militant Disguises in Mogadishu after Al-Shabaab Attack

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 8h

Oh look, another mass shooting in the US. Sigh... www.msn.com/en-ca/news/w...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

Texas man has agreed to plead guilty to going on social media and threatening to shoot people at an LGBTQ+ parade as vengeance for the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Man will plead guilty to threatening Pride event after Charlie Kirk’s death

Joshua Wayne Cole to admit in court to making online posts about shooting people at an LGBTQ+ parade in Texas

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

Antwerp terror plot: What do we know about the suspects? Two Moroccans and a Chechen who all knew each other www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...

Antwerp terror plot: What do we know about the suspects? | VRT NWS: news

deThe three young men that were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of having plotted a terrorist attack on politicians are 24, 23 and 18-years old. They all live in Antwerp. The 24-year-old suspect was...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

Two terrorists have been killed and two injured during an ongoing operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Peshawar district www.dawn.com/news/1948122...

2 terrorists killed, 2 injured in KP’s Hasan Khel, operation underway: police

Three terrorists have been intercepted during the ongoing operation, police say.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

Pakistani Taliban Claim Attacks that Killed 23 in Northwest english.aawsat.com/world/519606...

Pakistani Taliban Claim Attacks that Killed 23 in Northwest

The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for deadly attacks in several northwestern districts that killed 20 security officials and three civilians. The attacks, which included a suici...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

"A settler could come to your house, you call the police, and they don't come. The army doesn't come. No one helps." More Israeli sponsored Jewish terrorism. Why is no one talking about this?
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The Jakarta Post - Still bold, fiercely independent

- #1 English news source in Indonesia. Still bold, fiercely independent

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

Somali defence minister says country is 'making gains' against Al Shabaab - not sure this is true www.garoweonline.com/en/news/soma...

Somalia Says Army Making Gains Against Al-Shabaab Amid Security, Political Turmoil

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

I was ready to die for the Taliban. Now I hope I can prevent others becoming radicalised www.bbc.com/news/article...

'I was ready to die for the Taliban – teenagers must be careful who they trust’

Born in Afghanistan, Maiwand Banaye says he was radicalised as a teenager in a refugee camp in Pakistan, after his family fled civil war at home.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

More great satire from The Onion! ICE Boasts Zero Murders Committed By 5-Year-Olds Since Child Detainments Began theonion.com/ice-boasts-z...

ICE Boasts Zero Murders Committed By 5-Year-Olds Since Child Detainments Began

WASHINGTON—Touting a new crime report as evidence their ramped-up operations were improving American life, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced Friday that there had been zero murde...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

Thirty Indian-backed terrorists linked to the 7 October attack that claimed the lives of 11 Pakistani military personnel neutralised www.thenews.com.pk/latest/13498...

30 India-backed terrorists killed in Orakzai retaliatory operation

RAWALPINDI: Thirty Indian-backed terrorists linked to the 7 October attack that claimed the lives of 11 military personnel, including two officers, in Orakzai have been neutralised, a statement...

www.thenews.com.pk

Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

The JNIM coalition now exerts much more influence and control over territory in Mali than at any other previous time during the 13-year insurgency africacenter.org/spotlight/jn...

JNIM Attacks in Western Mali Reshape Sahel Conflict – Africa Center

Recent JNIM attacks in western Mali are targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in Bamako.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

Dutch politician Geert Wilders reportedly on Belgian terror cell's target list; Pulls out of election debate nltimes.nl/2025/10/10/w...

Wilders reportedly on Belgian terror cell's target list; Pulls out of election debate

Geert Wilders is reportedly on the target list of a terrorist cell arrested in Belgium on Thursday. The PVV leader has pulled out of an election debate on NOS on Friday afternoon as a precaution.A jou...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

Pakistani military official blames governance failures for rising terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa www.nation.com.pk/10-Oct-2025/...

DG ISPR blames governance failures for rising terrorism in KP

Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday urged the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government to

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

Jihadi plot to kill Belgian PM involved IEDs and drones www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...

Terrorists plotted to kill politicians including the Belgian PM | VRT NWS: news

Antwerp police arrested three young men on Thursday that were suspected of planning a jihadist-inspired terrorist attack targeting politicians. At a press conference held on Thursday evening the Feder...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

Belgium: "In 2025, 80 new terrorism-related investigations opened within the federal prosecutor's anti-terror section, more than for the entire year of 2024, and that figure does not even include cases involving minors." www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1787...

Terrorist assassination plot against Belgian PM foiled

Police have arrested three young adults in Antwerp on suspicion of plotting a 'jihadist-inspired' attack against Belgian politicians using drone-mounted explosives.

www.brusselstimes.com

Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

Jihadi Terrorist assassination plot against Belgian PM foiled www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1787...

Terrorist assassination plot against Belgian PM foiled

Police have arrested three young adults in Antwerp on suspicion of plotting a 'jihadist-inspired' attack against Belgian politicians using drone-mounted explosives.

www.brusselstimes.com

Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

The story of a Bishnoi foot soldier - nothing in this suggests terrorism but brutal organised criminality IMHO globalnews.ca/news/1147162...

The story of a Bishnoi foot soldier | Globalnews.ca

Abjeet Kingra was part of an Indian gang that has become such a menace that Canada branded it a terrorist organization.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

AU Condemns Deadly Attack On Police Station In Benin, apparently jihadis allafrica.com/view/group/m...

AU Condemns Deadly Attack On Police Station In Benin

The head of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has condemned a deadly attack on a police station in Benin, which claimed the lives of several members of the security forces. The incid...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

At least three terrorists, including a suicide bomber, were killed by retaliatory fire by police forces after an attack on a police training centre in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - no words on police casualties www.dawn.com/news/1947923...

Security forces repulse attack on DI Khan police training centre; at least 3 terrorists killed

DI Khan Police Public Relations Officer Yaqoob Khan says operation ongoing.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

Trump administration sought to block Muslim groups from receiving security funding www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Exclusive: Inside the Trump administration’s efforts to disqualify Muslim groups from security grants | CNN Politics

DHS and DOGE have disqualified dozens of groups that support Islamic life from receiving security grants administered by FEMA

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

Lebanese government says it foiled an Israeli plot to carry out assassinations and bombing attacks in the country - hard to know what to make of this allegation www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Lebanon says it foiled Israeli network plotting bomb attacks

Lebanese intelligence agency says it arrested people working for Israel who planned 'terrorist attacks' in the country.

www.aljazeera.com