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🇱🇾 #Libya: At least 58 unidentified corpses were discovered on Monday in a morgue refrigerator at Abu Salim Accidents Hospital in Tripoli, according to Libya’s interior ministry. The hospital had been under the control of the SSA, a militia whose leader was killed last week.

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🇰🇵 #NorthKorea: A 2013 North Korean propaganda video featuring the Oblivion theme song and 3D rendering of a nuclear warhead. (via Spicebag)

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🇦🇿 #Azerbaijan: The Azerbaijani State Security Service announced the arrest of four Azerbaijani citizens accused of links to the jihadist group Derbent Jamaat. Their arrests follow the February 3rd operation in Qusar district, where eight members of DJ were killed in clashes with security forces.

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🇫🇮 #Finland: A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a knife rampage at a school in Pirkkala left at least three injured. The attacker recorded the footage himself with a camera fastened to his body.

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🇸🇾 #Syria: In Damascus signs thanking US President Donald Trump show the message “Make Syria Great Again”, as he agreed to lift sanctions on the country so Jolani’s Islamist government (made up of his jihadist militant faction HTS) can attempt to rebuild after the toppling of the Assad regime.

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🇮🇱 #Israel - 🇵🇸 #Palestine: The IDF bombed Nasser Hospital after 30+ airstrikes on Khan Younis killed at least 6. During the raid, an undercover Israeli unit executed Al-Nasser Brigades commander Ahmed Sarhan in his home and abducted his family.

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🇳🇬 #Nigeria: At least 23 farmers and fishermen were killed and others abducted by suspected militants in Malam Karanti village, Borno State, last Thursday. Local sources say the attackers, believed to be linked to Boko Haram or ISWAP, gathered civilians before executing them.

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🇬🇧 #UK: Three Iranian nationals appeared in a London court on Saturday charged with espionage for Iran’s intelligence services. The men are accused of targeting UK-based dissidents and journalists, allegedly plotting acts of “serious violence” on behalf of Iran.

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🇷🇺 #Russia - 🇺🇦 #Ukraine: A Russian drone strike hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Sumy region, killing nine people according to Ukrainian officials. The attack came just hours after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct talks in over three years.

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🇺🇸 #US: At least one person is believed to have died after a car bomb exploded outside the American Reproductive Centers clinic in Palm Springs, California. The blast caused extensive damage, though all staff were reported safe and the IVF lab and embryos were unharmed.

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🇸🇾 #Syria: SDF units, alongside the YPJ, carried out a raid on an ISIS hideout in the town of Busayrah, Deir ez-Zor. Several suspected militants were detained during the operation. Authorities reported seizing explosives, weapons and counterfeit uniforms bearing official insignia.

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🇮🇳 #India - 🇵🇰 #Pakistan: BLA fighters ambushed a Pakistan Rangers convoy in Balochistan on May 14th, amid heightened tensions following a declaration of independence by Baloch leader Yar Baloch. He rejected Pakistan’s claim to Balochistan and called for international recognition and support.

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🇺🇦 #Ukraine: Helmet cam footage shows a soldier from the International Legion’s 2nd Battalion targeting Russian positions with a grenade launcher in the Serebryansky Forest in Luhansk Oblast.

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🇲🇲 #Myanmar: Video footage showing a female sniper from People's Defence Force Zoland (PDF-Zoland), trained by the Anti-Fascist Internationalist Front (AIF), during the Battle of Falam as part of Operation CB. The AIF includes foreign volunteers alongside individuals it trains from local militias.

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🇮🇱 #Israel - 🇾🇪 #Yemen: The IDF has launched at least 10 airstrikes on the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa and Al-Salif on May 16th, reportedly under Houthi control. These strikes follow several missile launches by Houthi forces towards Israel earlier this week.

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🇲🇲 #Myanmar: Drone units from the Force for Federal Democracy (FFD) and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) struck a junta military base located in Tham Mu Plei Mee, within the operational area of KNU/KNLA Brigade 5. Footage shows a direct hit on a junta soldier during the attack.

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🇬🇾 #Guyana - 🇻🇪 #Venezuela: The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) reported that its troops were attacked three times within 24 hours on May 16th by armed men in civilian clothes from the Venezuelan side of the Cuyuni River, in the disputed Essequibo region claimed by both countries.

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🇱🇾 #Libya: Protests have intensified in Tripoli, with demonstrators demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. Protesters blocked roads and looted military gear from the 444th Combat Brigade’s post and 111th Brigades from positions near Abu Salim.

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🇫🇷 #France: Four masked gunmen opened fire on a residential complex, hitting buildings and vehicles in the Mathiolan district of Meyzieu, near Lyon. The attackers are believed to be linked to organised crime and recorded the shooting themselves.

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🇬🇧 #UK: Three neo-Nazis have been found guilty of plotting a terrorist attack on a mosque in Leeds. Police discovered more than 200 weapons during raids in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, including machetes, crossbows and a nearly complete 3D-printed FGC-9 firearm.

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🇪🇹 #Ethiopia: Video footage shows fighting between the Fano militia and the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) in East Gojjam, Amhara Region.

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🇱🇾 #Libya: A drone with an unexploded warhead was found on the roadside near the Four Streets area in Ain Zara, Tripoli. This area, which houses the Altikbaly and Alyarmouk military camps, is a key spot for the 444th Brigade and other military groups.

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🇳🇬 #Nigeria: At least five Nigerian soldiers were killed early Tuesday in attacks on two army bases in Borno state by militants from Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP. These assaults came less than 24 hours after Boko Haram and ISWAP militants struck two other military sites in the region.

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🇭🇺 #Hungary - 🇺🇦 #Ukraine: Ukraine’s SBU announced it had uncovered a Hungarian spy network in western Ukraine, detaining two individuals accused of gathering military intelligence near the border, on Friday. Both countries expelled two diplomats each, amid accusations of spying from both sides.

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🇮🇱 #Israel - 🇵🇸 #Palestine: An Israeli airstrike on a hospital has killed at least 28 people and injured around 70. Bunker-buster bombs struck in and around Gaza’s ‘European Hospital’. The Israelis say they were targeting Mohammed Sinwar, the brother of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

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🇮🇱 #Israel - 🇱🇧 #Lebanon: IDF drones carried out two strikes in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah operatives. One strike hit near Beaufort Castle, a site previously bombed in a major air raid and reportedly restored by Hezbollah and another targeted a motorcycle in the Houla area.

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🇬🇧 #UK: A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson following deliberate fire attacks on two properties and a car linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The fires occurred at his private home in Kentish Town, north London, on Monday, and a house in Islington on Sunday.

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🇷🇺 #Russia: A 16-year-old student submitted a meme image to a WWII memorial mosaic in the Kursk Region. Ahead of Russia’s 80th anniversary of Victory, the local administration asked residents to send photos of their soldier grandfathers. The 11-metre panel featured 2,000 portraits of Soviet veterans.

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🇱🇾 #Libya: Heavy armed clashes are ongoing between forces of Libya's provisional leadership GNU and the SSA, a military unit that officially operates under the command of the GNU but is now fighting against them. This sudden flare up follows the assassination of SSA leader Abdul Ghani al-Kikli.

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🇬🇧 #UK: Former members of the SAS have broken years of silence to reveal accounts of war crimes committed by their colleagues in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a new report, they described how they witnessed SAS soldiers executing unarmed civilians, including children, and murdering handcuffed detainees.

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🇺🇦 #Ukraine: Video footage from May shows a Brazilian volunteer in the Ukrainian International Legion firing at an incoming Russian FPV drone, which narrowly misses him. (via macaco_two)

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🇲🇲 #Myanmar: Helmet cam footage from the 'Taung Nyo Column', a joint force of the Karen National Union (KNU) and the People’s Defence Forces (PDF), shows an ambush on the 598th Infantry Battalion base of the military junta, located south of Shwe Kyin in the eastern Bago Region.

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🇮🇪 Pipe bomb attack in the same area of Limerick back in February. The device was thrown over the garden wall of a home in Hyde Road, Ballincurra Weston around 4am. (via Spicebag.exe)

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🇮🇪 #Ireland: Indiscriminate drive-by shooting on Thursday morning in Limerick city, firing randomly at a housing estate in the Weston area. This is likely part of an ongoing feud between gangs in Southill and Ballincurra Weston, that has been active since 2023. Many of these incidents go unreported.

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🇮🇶 #Iraq - 🇹🇷 #Turkey: Kurdish PKK rebels used a kamikaze drone to destroy a Turkish anti-aircraft gun in the Kurdistan Regional Government area. (via @KurdishFrontNews)

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🇳🇬 #Nigeria: At least 30 people were killed in an attack on Friday in Imo State, with over 20 vehicles set on fire during the clashes. The attackers are believed to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a militant group seeking independence for the southeastern region of Nigeria.

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🇮🇳 #India – 🇵🇰 #Pakistan: Shortly after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday, explosions were reported along the border, with artillery and drones spotted in Jammu and Kashmir.

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🇪🇨 #Ecuador - 🇨🇴 #Colombia: Eleven soldiers were killed and one injured on May 9th by 'Comandos de la Frontera' during an operation targeting illegal mining in the Alto Punino area of Ecuador’s Amazon region. The group emerged in 2017 after a peace deal led to the demobilisation of FARC.

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🇸🇾 #Syria: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a security campaign in Deir Ezzor’s eastern countryside, targeting ISIS cells across seven villages under curfew. During the operation, SDF forces thwarted multiple ISIS attacks, including an attempted assault on a military post in Hawaij Dhiban.

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🇸🇩 #Sudan: Five unidentified gunmen attacked South Sudan People's Defense Forces soldiers in Enyief, killing one early Friday. Meanwhile, on the same day Port Sudan has been struck by drones for the sixth consecutive time.

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🇮🇱 #Israel - 🇵🇸 #Palestine: Video footage released by Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades shows an ambush on IDF soldiers near Mashroo Junction, east of Rafah in southern Gaza on May 7th as part of the group’s “Gates of Hell” operation series.

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☀️ #Kurdistan: Kurdish rebel group, the PKK, has announced key steps toward disbanding and disarming during its 12th Congress, held this week in the ‘Medya Defence Zone’ area of the Qandil mountains in Iraqi Kurdistan—a major PKK base.

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🇮🇪 #Ireland: A drone with a pipe bomb attached to it crashed in Dublin last night in Glenties park, Finglas. Police are saying this was part of an attempted attack linked to an ongoing gang feud between rival criminal groups competing for control of the local drugs trade.

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🇮🇩 #Indonesia / #WestPapua: Video footage released by the Indonesian Police Mobile Brigade Corps shows an aerial engagement with Papuan rebels from the Free Papua Movement, a group that has been fighting for independence from Indonesia since at least 1963.

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🇮🇳 #India – 🇵🇰 #Pakistan: India’s MoD has announced the launch of ‘Operation Sindoor', claiming nine sites in Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir were targeted in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack. While India maintains the strikes were 'precision' operations, Pakistan alleges that civilian areas were hit.

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🇮🇳 #India - 🇵🇰 #Pakistan: There are several reliable reports of India launching rocket attacks across Pakistan. Reports of locations and targets are conflicting and mostly unverified as of now. We will keep you updated when the situation is more clear.

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🇷🇺 #Russia - 🇫🇮 #Finland: Russia is reinforcing its military presence along the Finnish frontier and NATO’s northern flank, with trench systems reportedly under construction, according to Finnish defence analysts. Meanwhile, Poland and the Baltic states are looking to bolster their defences against RF

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🇮🇱 #Israel – 🇾🇪 #Yemen: Dozens of Israeli jets are currently carrying out airstrikes on Sana'a International Airport in Yemen. Witnesses report over 20 explosions shaking the area. This comes as Israeli fighter jets also struck Houthi targets along Yemen's coastline Yesterday.

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