Shahed-136 UAVs hit Iranian counter-revolutionary positions in Iraq
On Wednesday morning 09/28/2022, Iranian drones and missiles attacked the bases of several Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq's Erbil and Sulaymaniyah provinces, two senior Iranian opposition officials said.

The Russian Guard of the Chechen Republic repelling Ukrainian attack

Footage from one of the recent clashes in Jenin in the West Bank.

An Israeli sniper hits an enemy who is trying to open fire.
#Israel

More than 200 Russian troops will take part in the exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in #Kazakhstan, the press service of the Central Military District reported.

A young Palestinian man was injured overnight by Israeli gunfire near Shu'fat camp checkpoint in occupied Jerusalem

Aftermath of morning shelling in Donetsk — Park Inn hotel and residential buildings severely damaged

The entire Voroshylovskyi District was damaged overnight — marks of shelling can be seen on Universytetska Street and Pushkin Boulevard, where many people, including children, were killed back in August due to the shelling. According to Donetsk People's Militia, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 155 mm, 152 mm, and 122 mm artillery, as well as tanks and 120 mm mortars.

Amputation of a Chechen soldier of the RF Armed Forces in the field. 18+

Washington will operate “undaunted and unafraid” throughout Asia, including the Taiwan Strait, US Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday as she addressed American troops in Japan.

Speaking after attending Tuesday’s funeral for assassinated former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, Harris accused China of “disturbing behaviour” in the East China Sea and South China Sea and “provocations across the Taiwan Strait.” https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/09/28/us-operate-undaunted-taiwan-strait/

Eleven soldiers have been found dead and about 50 civilians are missing after an attack by Islamist militants on a 150-vehicle convoy taking supplies to a town in northern #BurkinaFaso on Monday, the government said on Tuesday.

Twenty-eight people were wounded in the attack, including 20 soldiers, said the statement by government spokesman Lionel Bilgo. The army had said in a previous statement that dozens of trucks were destroyed.

The assault took place in the commune of Gaskinde in Soum province, where jihadists linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State have escalated attacks and seized territory since 2015.

Militants have blockaded several areas, so government convoys and air drops have delivered essential goods to trapped civilians.

The convoy, which was under military escort, was carrying supplies to the town of Djibo, just over 20 km (12 miles) away from Gaskinde.

Footage of battles by soldiers of the West-Akhmat and Vostok-Akhmat battalions of the Russian Defense Ministry, under the leadership of commanders Ismail Aguev and Aslambek Saliyev, are giving a harsh rejection to the ukro-fascist formations on the contact line.

Maduro: Fore their "Russophobic obsession" #EU and #USA. prefer the economic crisis and inflation then negotiating with Russia

Brussels and Washington "have opted for political and economic suicide" in their attempt to "harm" Moscow, the Venezuelan president commented.

The European Union and the United States, due to their "Russophobic obsession" prefer the economic crisis and high levels of inflation then negotiating with Russia, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro criticized Tuesday in statements quoted by Venezolana de Televisión.

Brussels and Washington "have chosen political suicide by wanting to kill" Moscow, "they have committed economic suicide in their societies and economies to harm Russia," the president said during an event in the Venezuelan state of La Guaira.

"It's a Russophobic obsession, they prefer energy crisis, blackouts, economic crises, unleashed inflation to wanting to negotiate peace with Moscow, to give Russia assurances so that we can all reach peace and harmony agreements," he added.

Recession in EU and US

The Venezuelan president recalled that in the European Union and in the USA, some of their authorities have already recognized that their economies are in recession. In this sense, Maduro ordered the vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, to study the "announcement" of those countries about the projections of a recession, and the repercussions that they could have in Venezuela and Latin America.

On the other hand, he recalled that Caracas supports the proposal made by Mexico at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly to create an international commission to facilitate dialogue between Russia and Ukraine, in order to put an end to the conflict in Ukrainian territory and the "warlike pretensions of NATO and the US". "You have to reactivate the mechanisms of diplomacy" and "not let the conflict escalate," Maduro commented.

"A peaceful solution doesn't suit the West"

In his recent message to the nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin clarified that in the first rounds of negotiations established between Moscow and kyiv after the start of the Russian special military operation, Ukraine "reacted positively" to the security proposals put forward for your country.

However, "it is obvious that a peaceful solution was not in the West's interest, so after reaching certain compromises, kyiv was ordered to torpedo all agreements [with Moscow]. Ukraine got more weapons, gangs of mercenaries and foreign nationalists, as well as NATO-trained military units," Putin lamented. He also recalled that Western leaders no longer hide their desire to "weaken, divide, and ultimately destroy" Russia.

US to deepen ‘unofficial ties’ with #Taiwan, VP says

Washington anticipates “aggressive behavior” from China but seeks to avoid Cold War with Beijing, US vice president said
The US administration intends to develop its “unofficial” ties with Taiwan despite China’s fierce opposition, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday. She also blasted Beijing for what she described as “aggressive behavior” in the Asia-Pacific region.

Speaking to American sailors aboard a US warship in Japan, Harris lashed out at China, accusing Beijing of “undermining key elements of international rules-based order.” China “has challenged the freedom of the seas and has flexed its military and economic might to coerce and intimidate its neighbors,” she noted.

Harris, in particular, accused Beijing of staging various “provocations” across the Taiwan Strait, an area where the US often deploys its Navy patrols. The vice president also believes that Beijing used the visit to Taipei of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in early August “as a pretext for an unprecedented show of military force.”

In this vein, Harris signaled that, amid the heightened tensions in the region, the Biden administration expects “continued aggressive behavior from Beijing” in what she described as a unilateral Chinese effort to “undermine the status quo.”
Harris pledged that the US would continue to “support Taiwan’s self-defense” and “deepen our unofficial ties” with the self-governed island, stressing, however, that Washington does not seek a Cold War with China.

Her comments come after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned last week that such a conflict would be a “disaster” for both countries and for the whole world, adding that Washington’s perception of Beijing as its most prominent rival in the long-term is totally unwarranted.

The regional tensions have been running high since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi traveled to Taiwan in a show of support. Beijing, however, views a visit by Washington’s second-in-line for presidential succession as a violation of the ‘One China’ principle by Washington and believes it is detrimental for Sino-US relations.

Beijing considers Taiwan sovereign Chinese territory. Since 1949, the island has been ruled by nationalists, who fled the mainland with US help after losing the Chinese Civil War to the Communists. The US officially recognizes but doesn’t endorse China’s sovereignty over the self-governed island.

Former Guinean president and military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara and 10 other men are set to face trial for a 2009 stadium massacre and mass rape by the country’s security forces.
The 11 men have been indicted for their responsibility in the killing of more than 150 people and the rape of more than 100 women in the capital Conakry, according to a report by a United Nations-mandated international commission.
On September 28, 2009, tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators held a protest in the stadium to pressure Camara not to stand for election as president of Guinea the following year. Camara came to power through a military coup in 2008.
“The tens of thousands of opposition supporters and civil society had no idea of the terror waiting for them that day in 2009,” Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris said while reporting from Conakry.
“Survivors speak of horrific massacre with some victims shot at close range. Women and girls trapped by the shootings were beaten and raped by security forces.”
Like hundreds of families who blamed Camara for the killings, Cherno Maju Bah, is still bitter over the killing of his nephew
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/28/ex-guinea-military-ruler-goes-on-trial-for-2009-stadium-massacre

At least 10 armed groups initiated a unilateral ceasefire in #Colombia

This was revealed by the Commissioner for Peace, Danilo Rueda.

On September 29, 2022, the maneuver with the "Paraguaná Task Force" was successfully completed, demonstrating the training and cohesion of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, operationalized by the Operational Strategic Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces https://youtu.be/WpFVHINTjSE

BAMAKO (Reuters) - #Mali does not respect and will not apply sanctions imposed by West Africa's main political and economic bloc on neighbouring Guinea in the wake of last year's coup, Mali's interim prime minister said on Wednesday.

The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) last week imposed sanctions on Guinea's ruling junta for taking too long to organise elections and restore democracy after seizing power last year.

This morning in the Shia district of #Kabul, Desht i-Barchi, an explosion occurred inside the Kaaj higher education center, according to reports during examination day . At the moment, according to local sources, about 20 people have been killed and about 40 more injured.

Representatives of the Shiite community, which was the target of the attack, accuse the Taliban of failing to provide security in the city. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for this attack.
#Afghanistan

Pentagon comments on #NordStream ruptures

More information is needed before it will be possible to say who is behind the incident, the US defense secretary has said
It is too early to speculate about who is responsible for the gas leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Friday, adding that a full investigation into the matter must be carried out.

Speaking at a press conference in Hawaii, the Pentagon chief declined to blame anyone for the incident involving the Russian gas pipelines.

“In terms of the attack – or the damage to the pipeline, at this point I think there’s a lot of speculation,” and until a complete investigation is done, no one will be able to say for certain what happened, he said.

Austin noted that he discussed the leaks with his Danish counterpart, given that the incident took place near the island of Bornholm, Denmark, adding that it will take the Danes several days to “get the right team in to look at the sites and really try to determine … what happened.”

“Until we get further information, or are able to do further analysis, we won’t speculate on who may have been responsible,” he reiterated, signaling that the US has offered to provide assistance.

On Monday, Denmark reported leaks from the pipelines which connect Germany and Russia under the Baltic Sea, after the operator reported a loss of pressure on both the Nord Stream 1 and 2. The Danish and Swedish authorities later said there had been a series of undersea explosions near Bornholm. In total, there have been four gas leaks detected in the Nord Stream system.

Some Western officials have said the incident may have been caused by sabotage, a statement largely echoed by Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, who described the leaks as a probable “terrorist act” which was unlikely to have been possible “without the involvement of some state power.”
Officials from both sides have reserved judgement on who is to blame for the incident.

Germany has reportedly been investigating the leaks as an attack, carried out either by pro-Ukrainian forces or Russia itself in a potential false-flag operation to make Kiev look bad.
On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova dismissed allegations that Russia was behind the incident. She noted that this summer, NATO was engaged in military activities close to the location where the leaks were found, adding that it might have presented an interesting “opportunity” for the bloc.

Zakharova also urged Washington to offer an explanation and “confess” to the truth, saying that the US had left that job to former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who earlier ‘thanked’ the US for destroying the pipeline.