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🇦🇱 ALBANIA: Large scale anti-government protests and clashes continued in Tirana over the weekend. Thousands returned to the streets despite a heavy police crackdown. The people focused he against riot police, who deployed tear gas, water cannons, and rubber bullets. A known member of a well organised ultras group in Albania was badly injured after being shot in the eye by police with a “less lethal” round. The protests, which began in May, have grown into a wider movement against corruption, economic struggle, and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government. Rama refused to budge at all. Despite hundreds of injuries, mass arrests, and new government measures threatening protesters with heavy retribution, the demonstrations show no sign of stopping. 📸 ethanbparker

🇫🇷 #FRANCE: There’s new information about the Trappes gunman. He was a far-right extremist who told police investigators that he deliberately targeted black and Arab people. He killed one person and wounded five others, including a 12-year-old girl, in a shooting spree in Trappes, near Paris, on 23rd October. The man killed was Pengo Bossio Wangi, a 26-year-old black French amateur MMA fighter who trained at ATCH Academy in Aubervilliers. He had ambitions of turning professional and was praised by his coach. Police discovered a copy of Hitler’s Mein Kampf and a Second World War-era submachine gun at the shooters home. French authorities are investigating the attack as an act of racist terrorism. The shooter had apparently been sent to a police psychiatric unit.

🇺🇸 #US: Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey has launched a startup (WARHOUND) developing genetically modified military dogs. It is reported that initial gene editing will target common health problems such as hip dysplasia. The company also plans to explore incorporating wolf olfactory receptor genes to enhance the dogs' scent detection abilities. The dogs are real animals, not robots. They will be equipped with Anduril technology, including advanced body armor, software, and battlefield awareness systems. Additionally, the company says it has no current plans to "implant computers" into the dogs' bodies. (via WIRED)

🇳🇬 #Nigeria - 🇹🇩 #Chad - 🇳🇪 #Niger: Boko Haram militants have raided an ISWAP position near Lake Chad, storming it by boat. The footage was released by Boko Haram on October 17th. ISWAP fighters reportedly fled the scene to limit their casualties. The attack comes amid the longstanding rivalry between the two factions, which split in 2016. Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, accused ISWAP of being “Murji’ah,” a derogatory term used by extremists to accuse rivals of being too lenient in declaring other Muslims unbelievers (takfīr). The same term is used in the original post accompanying the footage to refer to ISWAP, with Boko Haram militants claiming they had stormed “inside their own backyard.”

🇫🇷 #France: Another wave of riots erupted in Paris. Riot police is charging at protesters after the pre-announced demonstrations turned violent. Clashes and unrest are spreading across Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Grenoble, and Orléans, with police moving to disperse crowds and regain control of the streets. (via @LucAuffret on X)

🇦🇱 #Albania: Highly organised football ultras in Tirana have called a truce, combining forces to fight back against state oppression as police fight with anti-government protesters. The people want the government gone, these ultras have made it clear that they are on the side of the people. (via @baza46official)

🇲🇲 #Myanmar: Arakan Army (AA) rebels have ambushed Junta military boats near Nga Pyi Island in Rakhine State. The fighters were seen armed with Chinese heavy machine guns and assault rifles. (via @war_noir)

🇮🇷 #Iran: The IRGC Navy claims that two oil tankers carrying more than 4.5 million barrels of crude oil struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Both vessels suffered explosions and fires, lost engine power, and were abandoned by their crews.

🇮🇷 #Iran: Peshmerga fighters at a hidden military camp in the Zagros Mountains in 1979, the year of Iran’s Islamic Revolution. Following Iran’s Islamic Revolution, Kurdish groups demanded autonomy from the new Islamic Republic. In August 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered a military campaign against the Kurds, declaring them as enemies of the state. Iranian Revolutionary Guards and other government forces fought Kurdish groups, including the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan and Komala. The conflict continued into the early 1980s, with around 10,000 people killed. (📸 via @KurdishFrontNews)

🇩🇿 #Algeria: Seven Algerian citizens were reportedly killed when the Algerian Army struck their vehicle with a helicopter in the south of the country. They were allegedly smuggling gold out of Algeria. Footage shows the helicopter firing on the vehicle. Images from the aftermath show the burned-out car and the seven bodies. (via @NAOSINT12)

🇯🇴 #Jordan: Alleged ISIS militants have carried out an armed attack on the Greek Orthodox Hamoud Church in al-Karak. The congregation was attending a funeral service when three armed gunmen opened fire. At least six people have been killed, with up to 30 others injured. (via Reuters & France24)

🇫🇷 #France: Several drive-by shootings took place today in Trappes and La Verrière, near Paris. One person was killed and five others wounded, including three seriously. A 12-year-old girl is among the injured. The suspected attacker has been arrested, and France's National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office has taken over the investigation. The motive remains unclear. Regional reports say the attacker fired randomly at people from a vehicle. (via BBC)

🇭🇹 #Haiti: The leader of the “Unité Bawon Laplèn” (UBP) gang, Lanmò SanJou, is seen blessing gang members and their weapons with rum as they "prepare for war". The security situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate rapidly. Police and international forces have launched major operations against armed gangs following a recent ambush that left two police officers dead while on patrol. (via @war_noir)

🇵🇸 #Palestine - 🇮🇱 #Israel: Two armed gunmen opened fire on IDF troops near the Yehuda Junction, close to Hebron in the occupied West Bank. A prolonged gunfight followed, leaving at least five people injured. Both gunmen were shot and killed by IDF troops. The attackers were reportedly armed with an M16 rifle and a handgun. Israel has since ordered the immediate closure of Hebron and preparations for a wider lockdown of the West Bank. (via APnews)

🇬🇧 #UK: Four people have been arrested after a police officer was shot in the foot in Nottingham city centre. The officer remains in hospital in stable condition. Three suspects were arrested in Nottingham on Sunday evening, while a fourth was arrested in Bedfordshire in the early hours of Monday. A shotgun was recovered at the scene. Police say further arrests are expected as the investigation continues. (via BBC)

🇾🇪 #Yemen: Yemen’s Houthi militants have used FPV drones to strike several vehicles, including tanks, belonging to Saudi-backed forces in Marib Governorate.

🇺🇸 #US: US special envoy Steve Witkoff, who is involved in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” during their meeting in St. Petersburg, following Russia’s release of a jailed American. As Witkoff met with Putin, schoolchildren in Kharkiv were taking shelter under a reinforced stairway as warnings of incoming Shahed drones were announced. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded sarcastically, referring to the attackers as Russian “humanitarians,” after Russia launched three waves of ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv. Russia has killed around 20,000 civilians in Ukraine since the full scale invasion. (via The Guardian)

🇺🇸 #US – 🇵🇸 #Palestine: US congressional candidate Brad Lander was detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank while harvesting olives alongside Palestinian farmers and international volunteers. Lander was released after around three hours on Wednesday, while dozens of other participants reportedly remained detained. Israeli authorities said the group had failed to coordinate the harvest with them in advance. (via Reuters)

🇦🇺 #Australia: Australia has adopted Anduril’s Ghost Shark, an extra-large autonomous underwater drone capable of carrying naval mines and deploy swarms of drones for reconnaissance and strike missions. The Royal Australian Navy's Ghost Sharks are now rolling off the production line, with payload testing underway. (📹 via @ENTRE_GUERRAS on TG & ABCnews)