❗️Protests erupt in Mogadishu over Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
Protesters assembled in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, to denounce Israel’s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, waving national flags and chanting patriotic slogans.
The demonstration took place Thursday night in Taleh Square. “We are protesting against the division of our country,” demonstrator Said Gedi said. “This is against the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Somalia, and we hope Somalia will stand united.”
Another protester, Abdirahman Abdulkadir, said “Somalia cannot be divided ... We are united by one religion, one culture and the same heritage.”
The protest coincided with a televised address by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
“I want to make it clear once again that the Republic of Somalia is a sovereign and united country,” Mohamud said. “Its territory cannot be divided or ceded by any letter written by Israel or signed by Netanyahu.”
(AP)
Protesters assembled in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, to denounce Israel’s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, waving national flags and chanting patriotic slogans.
The demonstration took place Thursday night in Taleh Square. “We are protesting against the division of our country,” demonstrator Said Gedi said. “This is against the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Somalia, and we hope Somalia will stand united.”
Another protester, Abdirahman Abdulkadir, said “Somalia cannot be divided ... We are united by one religion, one culture and the same heritage.”
The protest coincided with a televised address by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
“I want to make it clear once again that the Republic of Somalia is a sovereign and united country,” Mohamud said. “Its territory cannot be divided or ceded by any letter written by Israel or signed by Netanyahu.”
(AP)
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Yemen's separatist STC announces dissolution as leadership splinters
A spokesman for the group in the UAE called the announcement by STC leaders in Saudi Arabia 'ridiculous news'
A spokesman for the group in the UAE called the announcement by STC leaders in Saudi Arabia 'ridiculous news'
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❗️Israel seeking to revamp force-building strategy to prepare for a 'surprise war'
Israel’s military chief has announced a new doctrine built around preparing for a so-called “surprise war,” invoking the 7 October Al Aqsa Flood operation to justify sweeping changes in readiness and command.
Speaking at a recent conference, Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the army has rewritten orders and closed “operational gaps,” while framing future conflicts as inevitable and placing further responsibility on local authorities and the public to sustain military operations.
Zamir declared there would be “no more containment,” signaling a shift toward constant escalation and pre-emptive force along Israel’s borders, echoing similar warnings from senior commanders in recent weeks.
The comments followed similar warnings issued a week earlier by Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, who said that Israel must brace for a potential “surprise war” and remain in a constant state of heightened readiness and alert.
Israel’s military chief has announced a new doctrine built around preparing for a so-called “surprise war,” invoking the 7 October Al Aqsa Flood operation to justify sweeping changes in readiness and command.
Speaking at a recent conference, Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the army has rewritten orders and closed “operational gaps,” while framing future conflicts as inevitable and placing further responsibility on local authorities and the public to sustain military operations.
Zamir declared there would be “no more containment,” signaling a shift toward constant escalation and pre-emptive force along Israel’s borders, echoing similar warnings from senior commanders in recent weeks.
The comments followed similar warnings issued a week earlier by Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, who said that Israel must brace for a potential “surprise war” and remain in a constant state of heightened readiness and alert.
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❗️Iran's exiled 'crown prince' Reza Pahlavi again begs for US intervention after calling on his supporters to take to the streets:
Mr. President, this is an urgent and immediate call for your attention, support, and action. Last night you saw the millions of brave Iranians in the streets facing down live bullets. Today, they are facing not just bullets but a total communications blackout. No Internet. No landlines.
Ali Khamenei, fearing the end of his criminal regime at the hands of the people and with the help of your powerful promise to support the protesters, has threatened the people on the streets with a brutal crack down. And he wants to use this blackout to murder these young heroes.
I have called the people to the streets to fight for their freedom and to overwhelm the security forces with sheer numbers. Last night they did that. Your threat to this criminal regime has also kept the regime’s thugs at bay. But time is of the essence. The people will be on the streets again in an hour. I am asking you to help.
You have proven and I know you are a man of peace and a man of your word. Please be prepared to intervene to help the people of Iran.
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❗️Israeli occupation forces raise the Israeli flag over Tel Ahmar al-Sharqi in the southern Quneitra countryside, southern Syria. This comes after Israeli forces infiltrated the area on 6 January as a part of a series of military incursions and operations by Israel in southwestern Syria since late 2024.
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Khamenei slams 'arrogant' Trump, vows Iran 'will not back down' as violent riots spread
The US president has repeatedly threatened to bomb Iran since unrest erupted across the country weeks ago
The US president has repeatedly threatened to bomb Iran since unrest erupted across the country weeks ago
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❗️Palestinian sources to Al Jazeera:
Hamas has warned mediators that Israel’s targeted killings, justified under false pretenses, risk shattering the fragile so-called 'ceasefire.'
Hamas has warned mediators that Israel’s targeted killings, justified under false pretenses, risk shattering the fragile so-called 'ceasefire.'
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Lebanon signs offshore gas exploration deal with Gulf–EU consortium
TotalEnergies, ENI, and QatarEnergy launched seismic surveys in Lebanon’s southern Mediterranean waters after years of stalled offshore activity
TotalEnergies, ENI, and QatarEnergy launched seismic surveys in Lebanon’s southern Mediterranean waters after years of stalled offshore activity
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Iran FM visits Beirut as Israel escalates attacks on Lebanon
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with top officials including Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with top officials including Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
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Palestinian officials confirm Israel imprisoned over 600 children in 2025
Israel is also holding 52 Palestinian women in prisons, where torture and sexual assault are common
Israel is also holding 52 Palestinian women in prisons, where torture and sexual assault are common
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❗️Israeli artillery shelling targets the northern areas of Gaza City.
(Palestine Today)
(Palestine Today)
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⭕️ Yesterday, on Thursday, 8 January, two civilian staff members of Othman Hospital in Aleppo’s Ashrafieh neighborhood were extrajudicially executed after forces affiliated with the caretaker government’s Ministry of Defense shelled the hospital with RPGs and stormed the facility, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
The victims, a pharmacist born in 1989 and his uncle, a hospital technician born in 1968, were arrested from inside the hospital before being executed, despite having no military or political affiliation and remaining at work to provide urgent medical care amid ongoing clashes and shelling in the area.
The victims, a pharmacist born in 1989 and his uncle, a hospital technician born in 1968, were arrested from inside the hospital before being executed, despite having no military or political affiliation and remaining at work to provide urgent medical care amid ongoing clashes and shelling in the area.
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❗️Earlier today, Friday, 9 January, four Alawite civilians, a doctor, two male nurses, and a female engineer, were shot dead and a fifth person was wounded in Homs city, after two masked gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire as the group was getting into their car outside Al-Kondi private hospital, following the end of their shift, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
The attack is part of a wider pattern of targeted sectarian killings, with SOHR documenting 13 deaths linked to 'revenge'-driven murders and targeted eliminations across several Syrian provinces since the start of 2026.
The attack is part of a wider pattern of targeted sectarian killings, with SOHR documenting 13 deaths linked to 'revenge'-driven murders and targeted eliminations across several Syrian provinces since the start of 2026.
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Turkiye seeks to join Saudi–Pakistan defense pact mirroring NATO: Report
A Turkish decision to join the pact indicates a new phase in previously strained relations between Ankara and Riyadh
A Turkish decision to join the pact indicates a new phase in previously strained relations between Ankara and Riyadh
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❗️IRGC intelligence warns of foreign-backed plot to destabilize Iran
The Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it remains committed to standing with the Iranian people and confronting any foreign-backed efforts to destabilize the country. In a statement issued Friday after sporadic unrest, it said intelligence assessments show Iran’s adversaries have shifted from direct military pressure to attempts to create internal disorder.
The statement accused the US of pursuing a coordinated pressure campaign that includes maintaining the threat of conflict, pushing for the reimposition of UN sanctions, encouraging acts of sabotage, and restricting Iran’s access to foreign currency. It said foreign intelligence services designed a multi-stage plan carried out by organized terrorist elements, aimed at exploiting legitimate protests by some social and professional groups and steering them toward violence, timed to coincide with government efforts to improve economic conditions.
The organization said recent violence included attacks on military sites and the killing of civilians and security personnel, stressing that responsibility lies with those who planned and directed the acts. While affirming that peaceful demands for accountability are legitimate, it said protecting public security is one of the nation's red lines, and pledged to continue confronting hostile plots until stability is fully restored, echoing positions stated by Iran’s top leadership and security officials.
The Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it remains committed to standing with the Iranian people and confronting any foreign-backed efforts to destabilize the country. In a statement issued Friday after sporadic unrest, it said intelligence assessments show Iran’s adversaries have shifted from direct military pressure to attempts to create internal disorder.
The statement accused the US of pursuing a coordinated pressure campaign that includes maintaining the threat of conflict, pushing for the reimposition of UN sanctions, encouraging acts of sabotage, and restricting Iran’s access to foreign currency. It said foreign intelligence services designed a multi-stage plan carried out by organized terrorist elements, aimed at exploiting legitimate protests by some social and professional groups and steering them toward violence, timed to coincide with government efforts to improve economic conditions.
The organization said recent violence included attacks on military sites and the killing of civilians and security personnel, stressing that responsibility lies with those who planned and directed the acts. While affirming that peaceful demands for accountability are legitimate, it said protecting public security is one of the nation's red lines, and pledged to continue confronting hostile plots until stability is fully restored, echoing positions stated by Iran’s top leadership and security officials.
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❗️Earlier this morning in south Lebanon, a hostile Israeli drone targeted an excavator with a bomb, then dropped a stun grenade east of the village of Mays al-Jabal. In a separate incident, an Israeli drone targeted the vicinity of the town of Kfar Kila with a stun grenade.
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❗️Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
– “I’d like to do everything I can to fight the propaganda war waged against us.“
– “Basically, we’ve been using cavalry against f-35s, because they’ve flooded the social networks with the fake bots and many other things.“
– “I doubt that Churchill could pursue World War Two if people saw what happened there ... You’re holding this democracy, this beleaguered democracy, to an impossible standard.“
– “In the Middle Ages we were poisoning the wells, we were spreading vermin, we were slaughtering Christian children for the Passover festival using their blood … The vilifications that were delivered on Jewish people are now delivered on to Jewish state.“
– “The minute the intense fighting stops (in Gaza) ... then the focus of international media and the horrible reporting, often absolutely false reporting that takes place there—the ease with which propaganda takes over facts, or fact checking—that dissipates.“
– “[I] will continue to fight for the allegiance of the American people.“
– “There is a huge battle today between the forces of civilization, the forces of modernity.“
– “Very fanatic forces … want to take us back to the early Middle Ages and do so with a violence that is unimaginable. You’ve seen these pictures of people cutting open the chest of an enemy, these Islamists, tearing out the heart. The person is still alive and eating the heart.“
– “Israel is defending itself, but in so doing, we’re defending Western civilization.“
– “I’ll tell you one definite time when we would resume our military activities ... If Iran attacks us, which they might, then there will be horrible consequences for Iran. That’s definite. Everything else, I think we should see what is happening inside Iran.“
– “It may be a moment where the people of Iran take charge of their own destiny ... Revolutions are best done from within.“
– “In private conversations, you want the truth? I mean beyond the regular things? Many of them (Arab leaders) don’t give a hoot ... They don’t care about the Palestinian issue. They care about its effect on the street.“
(The Economist)
– “I’d like to do everything I can to fight the propaganda war waged against us.“
– “Basically, we’ve been using cavalry against f-35s, because they’ve flooded the social networks with the fake bots and many other things.“
– “I doubt that Churchill could pursue World War Two if people saw what happened there ... You’re holding this democracy, this beleaguered democracy, to an impossible standard.“
– “In the Middle Ages we were poisoning the wells, we were spreading vermin, we were slaughtering Christian children for the Passover festival using their blood … The vilifications that were delivered on Jewish people are now delivered on to Jewish state.“
– “The minute the intense fighting stops (in Gaza) ... then the focus of international media and the horrible reporting, often absolutely false reporting that takes place there—the ease with which propaganda takes over facts, or fact checking—that dissipates.“
– “[I] will continue to fight for the allegiance of the American people.“
– “There is a huge battle today between the forces of civilization, the forces of modernity.“
– “Very fanatic forces … want to take us back to the early Middle Ages and do so with a violence that is unimaginable. You’ve seen these pictures of people cutting open the chest of an enemy, these Islamists, tearing out the heart. The person is still alive and eating the heart.“
– “Israel is defending itself, but in so doing, we’re defending Western civilization.“
– “I’ll tell you one definite time when we would resume our military activities ... If Iran attacks us, which they might, then there will be horrible consequences for Iran. That’s definite. Everything else, I think we should see what is happening inside Iran.“
– “It may be a moment where the people of Iran take charge of their own destiny ... Revolutions are best done from within.“
– “In private conversations, you want the truth? I mean beyond the regular things? Many of them (Arab leaders) don’t give a hoot ... They don’t care about the Palestinian issue. They care about its effect on the street.“
(The Economist)
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❗️Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: – “I’d like to do everything I can to fight the propaganda war waged against us.“ – “Basically, we’ve been using cavalry against f-35s, because they’ve flooded the social networks with the fake bots and many other…
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❗️In an interview with The Economist, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims he wants to "taper off" US military aid within the next 10 years.
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❗️Sudanese army reports major strikes against UAE-backed RSF positions
The Sudanese army has claimed that its air and ground forces carried out intensive strikes on UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) positions in Darfur, Kordofan, and along key roads near the Libyan border. The operations targeted multiple RSF sites as part of ongoing military efforts across the country.
According to an army statement, the strikes destroyed more than 240 combat vehicles and killed hundreds of RSF fighters. The army also said it eliminated several strategic drones and their control stations at Nyala Airport.
The statement added that government forces have pushed the RSF out of wide areas in Kordofan and Darfur, noting that military operations are continuing in all regions where RSF units remain active.
The Sudanese army has claimed that its air and ground forces carried out intensive strikes on UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) positions in Darfur, Kordofan, and along key roads near the Libyan border. The operations targeted multiple RSF sites as part of ongoing military efforts across the country.
According to an army statement, the strikes destroyed more than 240 combat vehicles and killed hundreds of RSF fighters. The army also said it eliminated several strategic drones and their control stations at Nyala Airport.
The statement added that government forces have pushed the RSF out of wide areas in Kordofan and Darfur, noting that military operations are continuing in all regions where RSF units remain active.
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