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Israel reportedly blocks Board of Peace base in Gaza, IDF reports 31 ceasefire violations October 1–15
Efforts to implement the US-backed Board of Peace’s plans for Gaza remain stalled on the ground, with a first military facility still unbuilt, but preparations for Hamas’s disarmament and international reconstruction cooperation are moving forward. Meanwhile, Hamas maintains its grip on Gaza’s civilian administration and commercial activity, despite its July declaration that it was relinquishing governing authority.
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Iraqi commander killed by Islamic State following Iraqi airstrikes against the group
An Iraqi brigadier general and two other military personnel were killed by an explosive device linked to the Islamic State near Kirkuk on October 14, a day after Iraqi F-16s carried out airstrikes against Islamic State positions in the area. The incident underscores the continued threat posed by the remnants of the jihadist group in northern Iraq, where militants have exploited security gaps.
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Hezbollah announces ‘Promise and Commitment’ housing and reconstruction program
Hezbollah announced a new housing-assistance program for Lebanese families displaced by the wars with Israel, even as earlier compensation payments remain outstanding and questions persist over the group’s financing. Separately, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with Hezbollah and Amal lawmakers to discuss government-funded reconstruction projects in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs.
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Shipshow: The world’s waterways are at war
The world’s most critical shipping lanes are becoming battlegrounds as Iran targets commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the Houthis threaten shipping through the Bab al Mandab, and Russia and Ukraine wage an escalating maritime war in the Black Sea. Bill Roggio is joined by Dr. Sal Mercogliano to discuss how these conflicts are…
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Lebanese security forces seize explosives shipment reportedly bound for Hezbollah in Beirut
Lebanese security forces intercepted a shipment containing nearly 800 kilograms of explosives reportedly destined for Hezbollah in Beirut. Authorities arrested two men and are investigating the shipment’s origins and intended use. Hezbollah has reportedly demanded the explosives’ return, testing the government’s prohibition on the group’s military activities.
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Iran targets Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq with new round of drone attacks
Iran launched a new round of drone attacks against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq, including a strike on a Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan camp near Koya on October 12. As Iranian pressure mounts and concerns grow following the US military’s withdrawal from Iraq, Kurdish opposition groups have pledged not to use Iraqi…
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Taliban-Pakistan border clashes continue after Moscow talks end without agreement
Pakistan reported killing 12 militants and Taliban fighters during ongoing clashes along its border with Afghanistan over the past week. Islamabad also suspended the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid security concerns and protests demanding the release of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Insurgent attacks surge in southeastern Iran
Insurgent attacks have intensified in southeastern Iran, with the Baluch coalition JMM claiming five operations in the first eight days of October. A review of 37 armed incidents since January 2026 traces the renewed insurgency, its growing attacks on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and police, and JMM’s shift toward framing its struggle in Iranian…
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Somalia claims to have killed another senior Shabaab leader
Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency said that Bashir Ahmed Haji Nunow, the former head of Shabaab’s Amniyat wing and ringleader behind the worst terrorist attack in Somalia’s history, is dead. Shabaab has neither confirmed nor denied his death.
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Syria increases criticism of Israeli actions, continues diplomatic outreach
Syria has stepped up its criticism of Israeli military operations in Syria, drawing support from several regional countries. Damascus continues diplomatic outreach, strengthening ties with Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the US as it seeks to consolidate its regional position following the fall of the Assad regime.
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Islamic State-linked suspects detained or charged in 6 countries since late September
Authorities detained suspected Islamic State fighters, dismantled an alleged criminal network, and disrupted a suspected poison-and-explosives plot between September 25 and October 8 in eight distinct cases spanning Europe, Turkey, Georgia, and Israel.
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Pakistani forces clash with Taliban in Bajaur
Twenty-five Taliban fighters reported killed and 30 wounded as fighting expands in northwestern Pakistan. Two senior Taliban leaders killed during operations in Swat.
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Iraq
Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave
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Pakistan
Musharraf faces impeachment bid
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Iraq
US military works to keep out Iraq militia leaders
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Iraq
Iraq elections vote delayed until after summer break
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Afghanistan
IED attacks plummet in Iraq; on rise in Afghanistan
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Iraq
Iraqi troops captured four “key wanted individuals” in Maysan and five “wanted men” in Basrah. Iraqi and Coalition forces captured 10 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. US troops captured three members of an IED cell in Baghdad.
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Al Qaeda
Bin Laden driver Salim Hamdan weeps after terror verdict
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Afghanistan
A Ragtag Pursuit of the Taliban
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Pakistan
Ali Bakht, Mullah Fazlullah’s deputy in Swat, was killed along with 13 Taliban fighters. Four police were injured after the Taliban attacked a police station in Peshawar. One soldier was killed after the Taliban took control of three checkpoints in Bajaur; Pakistani troops occupied the Loyesam region in Bajaur. Four Pakistanis were killed during clashes in Khyber between Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam.
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The Hamdan Verdict
Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden’s driver and bodyguard, has been found guilty of supporting terrorism by a military jury at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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United States
Military jurors found Osama bin Laden’s former driver guilty of providing material support to terrorism in the first US war crimes trial since World War II. However, the jury found Salim Hamdan not guilty on a count of conspiracy. He faces a possible maximum sentence of life in prison.
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Mauritania
Mauritanian soldiers overthrew the elected president in a coup on Wednesday and announced the formation of a military ruling council in the northwest African Islamic state. Soldiers seized President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi at his palace after he sacked senior army officers during a political crisis in Mauritania.
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Afghanistan
NATO troops prevented the use of two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices in the central Afghan province of Wardak. A senior Afghan intelligence official has accused a number of parliamentarians of supporting Taliban insurgents. Afghanistan’s spy agency accused a member of Pakistan’s consulate in Kandahar province of helping a Taliban commander in his attempts to weaken the government. US troops killed several insurgents in Kapisa province and confiscated explosives from a compound while four US soldiers were wounded and one killed during a roadside blast in Herat province.
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Pakistan
Musharraf cancels China visit amid talks on ouster
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Pakistan
Pakistan puts move to rein in spies on ice
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Mauritania
Mauritania forces stage coup: president’s daughter
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Kenya
The Anti Terrorism Police Unit arrested eight suspects during the search for senior al Qaeda leader Fazul Abdullah Mohammed. Three of those arrested sheltered Fazul, who narrowly slipped capture by Kenyan police during a raid over the weekend. Police believe he is hiding in Mombasa.
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Iraq
Iraqi troops captured 53 insurgents in Diyala, 31 in Hillah, and eight in Basrah. Iraqi special forces captured an al Qaeda financier and four associates in Diyala. US troops captured 15 al Qaeda operatives, including a leader in Samarra. Police killed a Special Groups fighter and wounded two others in Baghdad.
