Somali security forces are battling against Al-Shabaab attackers who stormed Mogadishu's mayor’s office today.
Heavy gunfire and explosions going off in Mogadishu following complex attack targeting the mayor's office. #Somalia
Highly trained Haramcad special forces unit inside the office of Mogadishu mayor continuing with operation to flush out Al-Shabaab gunmen holed up inside the building. #Somalia
Another video from near Mogadishu mayor's office. #Somalia
Another video from Al-Shabaab complex attack underway in Mogadishu.
More footage from Al-Shabaab complex attack underway in Mogadishu.
Pakistan: Pro-Taliban/TTP accounts launch social media assault on Pakistani Deobandi Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani for his latest speech via video link at the anti-terrorism Paigham-e-Pakistan conference held in Islamabad.
Dil Murad Baloch of Baloch National Movement (BNM):
We are silent on Zahedan massacre by Iran's security forces because we can't fight two wars. We should focus on Pakistani Balochistan where we are strong. We should reduce the number of enemies. zrumbesh.com/urdu/post/entr…
November 2016: Baloch National Movement denies the report that it welcomed Israel's policy to persuade US to put more sanctions on Iran, urges all countries to resolve their issues on the basis of peaceful existence
Afghan Taliban and Pakistani Taliban (TTP) both released statements condemning the burning of Quran in Sweden. TTP statement went one step ahead, calling on the Muslim world to collectively take action.
Today: Large protest being held in Khost against Sweden. #Afghanistan
Taliban providing protection to the anti-Sweden protest in Khost while several Taliban members are also taking part in the protest. #Afghanistan
Currently there seems to be a hostage situation at Gujrat prison where some prison officials have been taken hostage by the inmates. Negotiations for their release reportedly ongoing. #Pakistan
My comments on Saudi Arabia-Pakistan in @TheMediaLine:
Countries like Pakistan that have been taking no-strings-attached aid from Saudi Arabia, need to understand that this isn’t the old Saudi Arabia they are used to. This is the Saudi Arabia of MbS. themedialine.org/top-stories/sa…
Jeffery noted that Saudi Arabia is transitioning its economy away from petrodollars and “there’s no reason for the Saudis to pay for the expenses of failed states that are simply unwilling to change their bad habits.”
He says the official economic strings could also come with a plethora of unofficial ones.
“When it comes to Pakistan, it has a select few things to offer to Saudis; one of those key things being civil and military manpower and another being Pakistan’s border with Iran,” he added