I've been waiting for this news since this The Wall Street Journal investigation reported SEA as a Starlink trafficking nexus, but did not go into details.
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I get it, but US deserves credit in being early to recognize the transnational ISKP threat when analysts like Colin P. Clarke, Aaron Y. Zelin, Riccardo Valle, Paweł Wójcik,
myself, and a few others were warning about it around the time of the withdrawal

It most certainly will not

Another Qur'anic leaf from Morocco has just been withdrawn from Plakas auction. It belongs to an 8th-9th CE manuscript formerly in Meknes, Abd al-Rahman b. Zaydan's collection. Transferred to the Royal Library in Rabat, the copy clearly underwent many thefts in the last 3 decades

Israel’s military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack on Oct. 7 buff.ly/49SHsJ4

MAUN, BOTSWANA—Herds of endangered hippos stuck in the mud of dried-up ponds are in danger of dying in drought-struck Botswana, conservation authorities told AFP Friday. dlvr.it/T67LK1

This is absolutely true. Consider also finding the greats who are no longer with us like Uri Ran’aan and Angelo Codevilla. Read their work and try to study with those who studied with them. Good teachers will have a lineage. x.com/LucasADWebber/…

Rumours on the death of an Islamic State Greater Sahara emir Abu Houzeifa. He is supposed to have been killed earlier today in Mali army operation.
One of the commanders of the infamous Tongo-Tongo raid in 2017 in Niger, where US Green Berets were killed. #Mali

#IntelBrief : In a recent video, IS-K threatened the West & showed footage of attacks in the US, France, Germany, & more, while its Eid statement implored its supporters to “join the battlefield in your country & emulate the historic operations in Moscow.”

thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-202…

The road from Mongo to Abéché, Chad

For more information and context, check out my contribution to today’s The Soufan Center IntelBrief: #IslamicState / #ISKP Threat to the West and New Campaign Targeting Sporting Events
thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-202…

Rumour of 130 former Wagner personnel landing in Chad.

The Silver Dragon is the world's largest tidal bore, in the Qiantang River, China.

It forms a wave that can rise to a height of 9 meters (30 ft) and travels up the riverat top speeds of 40 km/h (25 mph) against the direction of the river.

Lucas Webber 📜 Hi26100 Riccardo Valle Thank you Hi26100. I agree with 📜, Lucas Webber and Riccardo Valle have to be those two individuals for me. Always inspiring.

Hi26100 @LucasADWebber Riccardo Valle Ayush Verma Shukriya Sir, but I myself have walked in the footsteps of the “workhorse” (@LucasADWebber), Riccardo Valle, and numerous others here on the platform. They are the beacon-light.

Lucas Webber shout out to this guy for his enormous amount of energy and enthusiasm. My old lady legs are inspired by his recent run of pieces.

I have lots of experience as a journalist and researcher.

But I am a fledgling conflict, military analyst, and EVERYBODY I have met on Twitter has been amazing in welcoming me and answering my questions. 🙏

It is true 👇

Phillip Crenshaw Lucas Webber The WannabeWonk Bruce Pannier if it wasn't for Christopher Paul, who became a mentor & friend, I never would have lasted a decade at RAND Chris taught me the ropes, also helped me navigate working for the Pentagon...led by example, a true OG if there ever was one...he cared about me as a person

As a former college professor I'm torn.

On the one hand, I'd love to be in the classroom talking my students through what's going on in #Gaza & on the other hand, I'm happy to be removed from the clusterfuck of academia & hamhanded response of clueless academics/administrators.