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🔴The Illusion of Paper Alliances: How the Gulf Regimes Exposed Their Own Impotence Even figures close to the Abu Dhabi regime, like Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, are now forced to publicly admit the truth: the grand defense pacts praised by Saudi Arabia, the UAE…
🔴 WAR MONITOR | Abha: Satellite Imagery Shows Major Damage to Aramco Facility

Southern Saudi Arabia | 13th of September 2026

New satellite imagery indicates extensive damage to an Aramco oil facility in Abha following attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthi movement.

The imagery reportedly shows:

▪️ At least 6 oil-storage tanks completely destroyed

▪️ 8 additional tanks damaged to varying degrees

▪️ Damage concentrated across the facility, with destruction severe enough to indicate that the installation is likely out of service

STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT

This is not a symbolic strike.

The reported destruction of multiple storage tanks represents a direct hit on Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure and operational resilience.

For Riyadh, the vulnerability is significant: fixed petroleum infrastructure is difficult to conceal, difficult to rapidly replace, and dependent on interconnected storage, processing and distribution networks.

For Ansar Allah, the strikes demonstrate the continuing ability to reach strategically important Saudi targets despite the kingdom’s extensive air-defense architecture and foreign military support.

Saudi Arabia has spent heavily on Western weapons and security systems while continuing its campaign against Yemen. The damage at Abha exposes the limits of that investment when faced with a determined adversary capable of sustaining long-range strike pressure.

The battlefield message is straightforward: Saudi infrastructure remains exposed, and military superiority on paper does not guarantee immunity on the ground.

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🔴 ENDLESS U.S. ARROGANCE: AFGHANISTAN SHOCKS TRUMP, REFUSES TO HAND OVER U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT ⚡️

In a scene reflecting what critics describe as the height of imperial arrogance, U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded that Afghanistan return the military equipment and weapons left behind by U.S. forces during their humiliating withdrawal in 2021. The abandoned equipment is estimated to be worth around $7.1 billion, with Washington arguing that
“the American people paid for it.”


The Afghan response came as a direct rejection of Washington’s demand.

Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi categorically rejected the request, stating that the equipment has become the property of the Afghan state and is not subject to negotiation.

When Balkhi was reminded of the U.S. argument, he responded with a pointed counterargument:

“The United States killed huge numbers of people, the vast majority of them civilians, and destroyed most of the country. Shouldn’t it pay for those crimes first?”


UPDATE | DEVELOPMENTS

Reports indicate that the Afghan government views the abandoned military equipment, including tens of thousands of vehicles and advanced weapons systems, as “war spoils” and a limited form of compensation for two decades of occupation and extensive destruction.

Despite reported attempts by Washington to exert pressure, including through Afghanistan’s frozen assets and possible conditions linked to normalization, Kabul has reportedly closed the issue, maintaining that the equipment is now a core component of Afghanistan’s military arsenal.

Sources: CBS News / Azerbaijani news agency Axar.az


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🚨 Strategic Intelligence Triumph: Advanced US-Zionist-Emirati Surveillance Systems Seized The Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out a successful operation, seizing a suite of state-of-the-art surveillance systems and naval radars provided as gifts by the…
🔴 WAR MONITOR | Reported Losses of Tariq Saleh’s Forces on Yemen’s West Coast

Western Coast of Yemen | Estimated Military Losses

According to figures circulating in pro-Ansar Allah sources, forces commanded by Brig. Gen. Tariq Saleh, aligned with the Saudi-led coalition, have reportedly sustained substantial equipment losses on Yemen’s western coast.

🔷 VEHICLES & ARMORED SYSTEMS

▪️ 1,100 military vehicles of various types, including Hilux and Shas pickups
▪️ Around 600 equipped with 12.7mm and 14.5mm heavy machine guns
▪️ 120 Emirati Nimr armored vehicles
▪️ 90 U.S.-made Oshkosh armored vehicles
▪️ 60 Caiman armored personnel carriers
▪️ 40 RG-31 armored vehicles

🔷 TANKS

▪️ 18 T-55 tanks
▪️ 10 T-62 tanks
▪️ 5 T-72 tanks

🔷 ARTILLERY & ROCKET SYSTEMS

▪️ 20 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers, 122mm, 40 tubes each
▪️ 25 light/modified multiple rocket launchers, carrying 12–24 tubes
▪️ 20 D-30 howitzers, 122mm
▪️ 15 M198/M114 artillery pieces, 155mm
▪️ 60 120mm mortar systems, including M120/2S12

🔷 COASTAL DEFENSE WEAPONS

▪️ 25 D-30 guns, 122mm
▪️ 15 M-46 guns, 130mm
▪️ 10 M198/M114 artillery pieces, 155mm
▪️ 80 twin-barrel 23mm ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns
▪️ 50 Kornet-E anti-tank guided missile systems
▪️ 30 BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile systems
▪️ 35 Konkurs and Fagot anti-tank missile systems

⚠️ ASSESSMENT

The reported inventory represents a significant loss of armored mobility, artillery, rocket-launch capability, and anti-armor capacity for Tariq Saleh’s forces on the western coast.


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🔴 WAR MONITOR | Abha: Satellite Imagery Shows Major Damage to Aramco Facility Southern Saudi Arabia | 13th of September 2026 New satellite imagery indicates extensive damage to an Aramco oil facility in Abha following attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthi movement.…
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🚨🚨 SALUTE TO ANSAR ALLAH’S PRECISION STRIKE CAPABILITY

Official Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree:

In response to the continuation of the criminal Saudi enemy’s aggression against our country…

The Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a
qualitative military operation
targeting weapons storage facilities and command-and-control rooms used to direct the aggression against our country and our people at the military base in the
Saudi area of Sharurah
.

The operation was carried out using a
large salvo of ballistic missiles and drones
, with the strikes achieving precise and direct hits, by the grace and assistance of God.

We affirm to the criminal Saudi enemy that its continued aggression against our people will be met with
more severe and larger-scale operations deep inside its territory
, and that the consequences will be grave, by God’s permission and strength.


On the field :

A targeted and devastating operation reportedly resulted in the complete destruction of an Aramco storage facility in Abha, once again demonstrating Sana’a’s claimed ability to reach targets deep inside Saudi Arabia with high precision, reinforce deterrence equations, and challenge the confidence of its adversaries.

UPDATE | DEVELOPMENTS

The strikes reportedly form part of a broader series of operations targeting vital economic, military, and strategic infrastructure deep inside Saudi Arabia, in response to the ongoing escalation.

Satellite imagery reportedly showed extensive destruction at Aramco’s storage tanks, accompanied by rising smoke from fires. The damage reportedly disrupted operations at the facility, reinforcing Ansar Allah’s message that infrastructure supporting the Saudi war effort remains within its operational reach.

Sources: Yemeni Military Media / The Economic Times

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🔴 LEBANON WAR MONITOR | Israeli Attacks on Lebanese Territory

12 September 2026 | Southern Lebanon

A summary of the Israeli attacks reported across southern Lebanon on 12 September 2026:

🟠 ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES

▪️ Kfar Tibnit
▪️ Al-Arish neighborhood, Hadatha
▪️ Mansouri
▪️ Between Mais al-Jabal and Shaqra
▪️ Al-Qantara
▪️ Wadi Zibqin
▪️ Nabatieh al-Fawqa
▪️ Al-Dabsha
▪️ Doha, Kafr Rummaneh

🟠 ISRAELI ARTILLERY SHELLING

▪️ Wadi Saluki
▪️ Wadi al-Hujeir
▪️ Nabatieh al-Fawqa
▪️ Mais al-Jabal
▪️ Kfar Tibnit
▪️ Houla
▪️ Sarbine
▪️ Eastern Zawtar
▪️ Ali al-Taher
▪️ Mansouri
▪️ Aita al-Jabal
▪️ Beit Yahoun

🟠 DEMOLITIONS / EXPLOSIONS IN SOUTHERN TOWNS

▪️ Mansouri
▪️ Taybeh
▪️ Ainatha
▪️ Al-Qantara
▪️ Mais al-Jabal
▪️ Khiam


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🔴 WAR MONITOR | Abha: Satellite Imagery Shows Major Damage to Aramco Facility Southern Saudi Arabia | 13th of September 2026 New satellite imagery indicates extensive damage to an Aramco oil facility in Abha following attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthi movement.…
🚨 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Temporary Shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s East-West Oil Pipeline

The Saudi Ministry of Energy, in the name of Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, issued the following statement:

“The East-West Oil Pipeline, extending between the Eastern Province and the Red Sea ports, was subjected to multiple attacks on Thursday morning in the Riyadh and Medina regions, resulting in several injuries. The pipeline was subsequently shut down as a precautionary measure. Security and technical teams immediately responded to the incident and took the necessary measures to secure the pipeline and assess its integrity in accordance with approved emergency plans.”


🔴 SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS

Precautionary shutdown: The aerial attacks, reportedly carried out by drones, prompted a temporary shutdown of the pipeline to assess the extent of the damage and protect critical infrastructure.

Casualties: Several people were reportedly injured, with medical care provided at the affected sites.

Oil flows: The disruption temporarily affected the movement of approximately 4–5 million barrels per day transported through the pipeline as an alternative route to avoid disrupted maritime corridors.

🔴 EXPECTED IMPACT

Global oil markets: A higher risk premium and an immediate surge in crude prices, potentially pushing prices above the $100-per-barrel threshold amid concerns over global supply disruptions.

Export-route congestion: Increased logistical pressure on oil transportation through the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, potentially extending supply-chain transit times and raising insurance and shipping costs.

Rising regional risks: The targeting of critical energy infrastructure is expanding to major overland oil routes, increasing geopolitical tensions and triggering heightened security measures across the region.

🔴BOTTOM LINE

The temporary shutdown of the East-West Oil Pipeline represents a direct disruption to a key alternative artery for Saudi oil exports. If prolonged, the disruption could deepen pressure on global energy markets and drive sharp price increases amid growing security risks across the region.

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🔴 THE WEST BANK AFTER LEBANON | What Is the Israeli Military Planning?

Mohammad Abu Allan writes:

Following the conclusion of Israeli operations in the Ali al-Taher Heights in southern Lebanon, Israeli attention is shifting toward the West Bank, amid heightened alert ahead of the Jewish holidays and military exercises simulating various security scenarios.

According to Mohammad Abu Allan, the question now is: What is the Israeli military planning for the West Bank in the next phase?

🔻 What Is the Israeli Military Media Reporting?

Abu Allan cites Amir Bohbot, military correspondent for the Israeli website Walla, as saying that after its operations against tunnels in the Ali al-Taher Heights in Lebanon, the Israeli military is preparing for what he described as the need for a “radical treatment” of the issue of terrorism in the West Bank.

🔻 A Contradiction in Israeli Assessments

The Israeli state of alert comes at a time when, according to Abu Allan, Israeli security and political assessments indicate that the level of Palestinian resistance operations is at its lowest point since 2011.

However, the Israeli military says it is monitoring indicators that could change this situation, including:

▪️ Increased friction on the ground.
▪️ The possibility of a shift in the level of operations.
▪️ The scenario of
“the barrels of the guns turning”,

referring to the possibility of the Palestinian security forces turning against Israel or entering into confrontation with it.

🔻 The Potential Israeli Assessment

According to assessments attributed to the Israeli security establishment, as cited by Abu Allan, the political leadership may push for:

▪️ The occupation or takeover of additional Palestinian refugee camps.
▪️ An expansion of military operations across the West Bank.
▪️ A transition to a broader military operation if the security situation is judged to be moving toward escalation.

📌 INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT

The issue is not that the resistance in the West Bank is currently experiencing an exceptional escalation, according to these assessments. Rather, the Israeli security establishment appears to be preparing for a scenario in which the situation could change rapidly, with Palestinian refugee camps and the Palestinian security forces emerging as key potential flashpoints.

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