Niger’s state television has confirmed that a coup attempt... is underway in Niamey. In a statement responding to the unfolding crisis, the CNSP said a group of soldiers who had broken military discipline and regulations attempted to detain some of their fellow soldiers at Base 101 and opened fire at several sensitive locations across the capital. The statement confirms that the overnight violence was not simply a terrorist attack, but involved elements within the Nigerien military.show more

Myanmar 🇲🇲: a military supply truck in the town... of Tedim (Chin state) caught fire and exploded as a junta force of around 600 soldiers managed to enter the town. Altough it was not specified what caused the fire, heavy fighting has been taking place in the area for several days.show more

The Nigerian military is taking credit for “rescuing” some... 400 hostages released by Boko Haram in Ngoshe. That is a lie, of course. Here is the word from eyewitnesses on the ground. Soldiers delivered ransom to Boko Haram, said to be somewhere between 3 and 5 billion naira. Only Muslim hostages were released. The Christian women and children remain in captivity. They were being held in a village named Gavva at the shadow of Mandara Mountain, three kilometers away from the military base in Ngoshe. That is not a rescue. That is complicity, and a wealth transfer to their terrorist comrades. It is also proof and a continuation of the ongoing Christian genocide. This is video of the Muslim women and children being returned. #EarthShakershow more

JUST IN: Three Americans are accused of being involved... in a failed coup attempt in Congo that left multiple people dead. According to the Democratic Republic of Congo military, they stopped an attempted coup near the presidential palace. Among the 50 people who were involved were three Americans who have been arrested. A passport for one of these Americans is now spreading online, a 36-year-old U.S. citizen born in Maryland. (WaPo) US ambassador to Congo, Lucy Tamlyn has acknowledged the involvement of US citizens in a recent statement. The coup was allegedly led by US-based Congolese politician Christian Malanga. He was killed at the presidential palace after he resisted arrest.show more

Dozens of the junta soldiers from the Htitelay military... base were arrested following the capture of their base by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and its allied forces in Myawaddy township, Karen State, Myanmar. The KNLA and its allied forces initiated an offensive in the early hours of yesterday against the Htitelay military base. By midday, they had successfully seized control of the base, leading to the arrest of at least 20 junta soldiers.show more

Another video of the Venezuelan soldiers firing a missile... from a Russian Igla MANPADS at a U.S. helicopter near the Fuerte Tiuna military base in Caracas The missile veered off course & missed The U.S. soldiers then responded with 30 mm fire within 3-4 seconds of the launchshow more

Israeli settlers entered the outskirts of Nablus this morning,... a week after a deadly gunfight took place in the nearby village of Tell, and again clashed with Palestinians, according to the IDF. The military says Palestinians hurled stones at the Israeli civilians, and one of the Israelis opened fire in the air. The IDF says it also received a report of several Israelis who "vandalized a cemetery" in the Nablus area. The settlers also passed through the outskirts of Tell during their hike. The hike, though areas A and B of the West Bank -- normally off limits to Israeli civilians -- was not approved by the army, but the military says troops "had been deployed in advance in the area ahead of the Israelis' arrival, were dispatched to disperse the gathering and worked to remove the civilians from the area." All of the Israelis eventually left the Nablus area, according to the army. The IDF says that later, Palestinians hurled stones at troops in the area, and the soldiers opened fire at a "main instigator." Palestinian media reported that one person was shot in the village of Juneid, near Nablus and Tell. "The IDF emphasizes that entry into Area A is prohibited and dangerous for Israelis, and constitutes a violation of the law," the army adds.show more

🔴ELIMINATED: A terrorist cell in Bint Jbeil. The troops... encountered a terrorist cell consisting of three operatives who opened fire at them. During the incident, three IDF soldiers were severely injured, one was moderately injured, and six additional soldiers were lightly injured.show more

Gunfire and explosions echoed across Niger’s capital, Niamey, in... the early hours of August 29, with sustained fighting reported for more than three hours from around 1:00 a.m. The clashes were heard near Diori Hamani International Airport, the presidential palace and Air Base 101. This is the third time this year that Niamey’s airport and the military base have come under attack. This is coming shortly after a major prisoner exchange involving the FLA-JNIM coalition and the three AES states.show more

Military coup appears to be underway in Russia after... the brutal Wagner mercenaries brigade, which has 50,000 troops, turned on Putin. The head of the mercenary group has declared a ‘March for Justice’ on Moscow and has said that Putins army ‘must be stopped’ The Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, responsible for some of the most horrific atrocities in Ukraine, has began a rebellion after claiming Putins missiles killed several 100’s of his troops in an air strike in Ukraine. Moscow has deployed tanks and soldiers onto the streets fearing an imminent coup. The city of Rostov-on-Don has almost deployed heavy tanks. Video: Igor Sushkoshow more

Putin during his visit to Tajikistan: "One of the... key guarantors of security in Tajikistan and across the entire region is the presence of Russia's 201st military base." The base has been there since 1941. By estimates in open data, it has up to 7,000 soldiers (there were reports that about 1,500 of them were sent to fight in Ukraine in late 2022) and up to a hundred tanks.show more

Pakistan state-run media has now confirmed that the Pakistani... Air Force carried out a number of strikes tonight against Taliban military sites within the capital of Kabul and several other areas across Afghanistan, as part of Operation Ghazab Lil Haq. Under the operation, aircraft of Pakistan’s Air Force reportedly targeted and destroying two brigade headquarters in Kabul; a corps headquarters, brigade headquarters, ammunition depot, and logistics base in Kandahar; and a corps headquarters in Paktia.show more

UPDATE 🚨: Coup attempt foiled in Benin 🇧🇯 An... attempted coup was foiled early this morning in Benin after a group of about ten military personnel stormed National Television. The mutineers briefly broadcast a message on loop the removal of President Patrice Talon and the establishment of a transition committee headed by an officer claiming to be Lieutenant Colonel Tigris Pascal. According to security sources, the Republican Guard quickly intervened to neutralize the group and regain control of the strategic infrastructure. Security sources also report that President Patrice Talon is safe and sound and in a safe place. An official communiqué is expected in the next few hours to clarify the circumstances of this destabilization attempt and the measures taken to guarantee national security.show more

Parcel delivery company Evri confirmed the fire had broken... out at their warehouse but said all of their workers were safe and that the fire had been contained. 16 fire engines were dispatched to tackle the large blaze, according to the Avon Fire and Rescue Service.show more

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an... "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, Biden was diagnosed with "prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone." The statement noted that this is a "more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management."show more