ALERT: At least two precision strikes have been reported... from Lakki Marwat and Kurram districts targeting hideouts of the Taliban. Initial reports from Lakki Marwat’s Sra Darga area, the Hafiz Gul Bahadar group was targeted, killing seven including Commander Musa. In Kurram, the UCAV strikes took place in Manato Jungle, where an ambush attack took place last evening. More details are still awaited. In Tank district, an office is peace militia was targeted by a quadcopter drone, damaging the building last night. No los of life was repeated: TKD Correspondents/Official Sources [Images of the quadcopter strike in Tank district last night]show more

☕️ An explosive morning in Chechnya: Ukrainian drones hit... “Grozny-City,” damaging offices of Chechen security agencies A UAV strike was recorded in the “Grozny-City” district, damaging one of the high-rise towers. The building hosts offices of the Chechen Security Council, the Ombudsman, the Audit Chamber, the Election Commission, and several other government bodies. Airports across the North Caucasus temporarily suspended operations overnight. This is the second drone strike on the region in a week: earlier, UAVs hit FSB facilities in Achkhoy-Martan and the district police headquarters in Gudermes. Before that, Chechnya had not been targeted by Ukrainian drones since December last year.show more

#Karachi #Rangers Officials said armed men launched an attack... on a Rangers office in Karachi city Saturday at around 8:10 pm . According to initial reports, the attackers targeted the office of the Rangers Karachi Transport Company (#KTC), where the first blast took place. According to sources, after the blast, 3 to 4 militants allegedly managed to enter the premises, after which the security forces took immediate action and surrounded the area. According to the latest reports, the firing and encounter between the gunmen and the security personnel is still ongoing, while more personnel have been called in. The outlawed #Jamaat ul #Ahrar says it is behind the attack. Official sources said gunmen have been shot deas and a clearance operation is underway.show more

Children play on a swing set in Dnipro, in... front of an apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike last night. The search and rescue operation continues right in front of them. At least two people were killed. Maybe more. This is their childhood, the only one they'll ever have.show more

According to security sources, two consecutive explosions occurred in... the Domel area of Bannu, martyring seven people and injuring several others. The first incident reportedly took place in the Ping Musa Khel area, where an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a passenger vehicle carrying civilians. Security sources further stated that the attackers also targeted a vehicle transporting the dead and injured victims, worsening the tragedy. The casualties were shifted to RHC Domel Hospital, while authorities have launched an investigation into the incident. Security forces have cordoned off the area and initiated a search operation to locate those responsible. According to security sources, the attack demonstrates that the perpetrators deliberately targeted innocent civilians and soft targets, highlighting the devastating impact such acts of violence have on peace, stability, and public safety in the region.show more

🚨🇵🇸 At least 4 Palestinians have been killed and... 16 wounded in Israeli strikes in Gaza since dawn, according to hospital sources cited by Shehab News. Two of the dead and at least 15 of the wounded were reported after an Israeli strike hit a vehicle near Al-Istabl Junction on Al Rashid Street west of Khan Younis. Al Jazeera reported a higher casualty toll in the incident: 4 killed and 16 injured. Additional strikes targeted vehicles near Al Jazeera Cafe in the Mawasi area. Shehab reported that occupants of a separate vehicle struck near the mills area south of Deir al-Balah escaped unharmed after a drone attack. Israeli forces also carried out a demolition operation southeast of Deir al-Balah.show more

Last night, a large-scale Russian Geran-2 drone attack was... carried out on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Three main settlements were hit: Vasylkivka, Petropavlivka, and Kamianske. At least 20 drones impacted the city of Kamianske, targeting the thermal power plant and railway substation. Large fires were seen burning at both of these places. [Media 2 & 3] At least 7 drones targeted the town of Petropavlivka. The target is unknown, and there are no major substations there. At least 4 drones targeted the town of Vasylkivka. The target there was something in the town, and therefore not the nearby 150 kV substation. [Media 1]show more

Quick recap of today’s sequence of events: via Brodie... K. - Analyze & Educate “Summary: Resumption of Iranian strikes - Yesterday, UKMTO reported that a vessel off the coast of the UAE was struck by a projectile. Subsequently, the government of the UAE released a statement saying thag the targeted vessel was an ANDOC national tanker and condemned the Iranian strikes. - Early Morning: Likely in reaction to the declaration of the U.S.-led Project Freedom, the IRGC-N announced the creation of a new control area in the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to strike violating parties. - Iran claimed to have targeted and struck an unspecified U.S. destroyer that was in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM subsequently denied that a vessel was struck, but stopped short of clarifying whether or not any vessels were targeted. -Mid-morning: Iran resumed ballistic missile and drone strikes against the UAE, targeting the UAE’s primary oil and gas export location of Fujairah. - In response to the Iranian uptempo in strikes and offensive action the U.S. struck 6-7 Iranian fast-craft operating in the locality of the Strait of Hormuz. - Iran continued strikes against the UAE. At the time of writing, per the UAE Ministry of Defense, since the resumption of Iranian strikes, Iran has launched 4 UAVs, 12 ballistic missiles, and 3 cruise missiles at the UAE. 3 Indian nationals have been moderately injured as a result. - Gulf nations, including Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, have condemned Iran’s actions.”show more

🚨 Israel strikes Khan Younis, killing two and wounding... more than 20 Two Palestinians were killed and more than 20 others wounded in an Israeli drone strike targeting displaced people in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, according to medical sources speaking to Al-Jazeera. Earlier in the day, a Palestinian man was killed after being shot by Israeli forces in the town of Al-Qarara, northwest of Khan Younis, according to WAFA. At least six Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Monday. (🎥 badertabash & yasser._adwan, Instagram)show more

Russian media report drone attacks last night: ◾️Drones attacked... the Optic Fiber Systems plant located in Russian Saransk. It is noteworthy that this is the Republic of Mordovia - at least 7,000 km from the Ukrainian border. Locals counted at least a dozen drones and posted footage of precision hits. Optic Fiber Systems plant produces fiber-optic cables, which are used to control combat drones. ◾️Local authorities reported an attack on an industrial facility in Chapaevsk. Preliminary, the drones targeted the Promsintez plant, which produces explosives for the Russian army.show more

Video: Sarhang oilfield was attacked in Amedi district of... Duhok this morning. Two KRG oilfields in Duhok and Erbil have now been attacked since last night which together produce 40% of the KRG’s oil. This is unprecedented. Following the drone strikes on Khurmala last night, the Sarsang oilfield’s storage facilities, reportedly full of oil, were attacked, leading to a large explosion. The fire remains not fully extinguished three hours later. The operating company, HKN, stated that operations at the field have been halted. It is unclear whether the attack was carried out by drones or rockets. These incidents come amid the ongoing KRG salary crisis, with public employees unpaid for 76 days and no breakthrough yet in the Erbil–Baghdad negotiations over oil and salaries.show more

The body of a 28-year-old journalist was found in... a septic tank on the premises of a contractor whom he had recently exposed for corruption in #Chhattisgarh. #MukeshChandrakar, who worked with a local news channel, was found dead on January 3 in #Bijapur district. Mukesh, who had been missing since the night of January 1, recently conducted an investigation against contractor #SureshChandrakar, exposing alleged irregularities in a Rs 120-crore road construction project in #Bastar. The expose had prompted the government to initiate an enquiry into the contractor's activities. Mukesh's elder brother, #YukeshChandrakar, filed a missing person report after his phone remained switched off following a meeting arranged by Suresh Chandrakar's brother, Ritesh, at one of the contractor's properties. On January 3, Mukesh's body was discovered inside the water tank on the premises of Suresh's property in Chattanpara, where he was last seen. "The victim's brother informed us that Mukesh had been missing since January 1. We initiated action, scanned CCTV footage and also found his last location. We found Mukesh's dead body inside a tank in the evening today," a senior police official said. The police acted swiftly, arresting Suresh Chandrakar from #Hyderabad and Ritesh from #Delhi, sources said. One labourer who helped in getting rid of the body has also been arrested. Several suspects, including those from the contractor's circle, are being questioned, police said.show more

An unnamed star from Strictly Come Dancing has been... arrested on suspicion of rape. The incident allegedly took place in Hertfordshire last year, after a BBC event. Police say a man was arrested and released on police bail last month. The BBC is declining to comment.show more