Phil Gurski
@borealissaves.bsky.social
Retired intelligence analyst with CSE and CSIS in Canada, author of six books on terrorism, keen to engage on national security and intelligence issues. www.borealisthreatandrisk.com
Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations Director General says Afghan forces deliberately fire on Pakistani border posts to facilitate terrorist infiltration dailytimes.com.pk/1409746/dg-i...
DG ISPR says Afghan forces firing helps terrorists infiltrate Pakistan - Daily Times
DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif says Afghan forces fire on Pakistani border posts to aid terrorist infiltration, highlights TTP presence in Afghanistan, smuggling nexus, and Pakistan’s intensified counter...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations Director General says Afghan forces deliberately fire on Pakistani border posts to facilitate terrorist infiltration dailytimes.com.pk/1409746/dg-i...
Somali forces kill Senior Al-Shabaab commander in night raid in Jubbaland www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/N...
Somali forces kill Senior Al-Shabaab commander in night raid in Jubbaland - Hiiraan Online
Mogadishu (HOL) - Danab Commandos and Jubbaland’s Dervish forces conducted a planned operation on Thursday night, killing a senior Al-Shabaab leader in the Jamaame district of the Lower Jubba region.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Somali forces kill Senior Al-Shabaab commander in night raid in Jubbaland www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/N...
Former Israeli national security adviser says proposed law to regulate ultra-Orthodox conscription “enables evasion” and threatens Israel’s future. Why do these religious extremists get to evade their national duty? www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-draft...
Haredi draft exemption bill ‘endangers Israel’s future,’ says PM’s former security adviser
Hanegbi says legislation 'enables evasion'; head of NGO supporting Haredi soldiers calls for major changes, says bill lacks structured plan for integration
www.timesofisrael.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Former Israeli national security adviser says proposed law to regulate ultra-Orthodox conscription “enables evasion” and threatens Israel’s future. Why do these religious extremists get to evade their national duty? www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-draft...
Pakistan Army Claims Over 1,800 Militants Killed This Year, Including 136 Afghans www.khaama.com/pakistan-arm...
Pakistan Army Claims Over 1,800 Militants Killed This Year, Including 136 Afghans - Khaama Press
The largest online news service for Afghanistan
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November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Pakistan Army Claims Over 1,800 Militants Killed This Year, Including 136 Afghans www.khaama.com/pakistan-arm...
US government’s ability to counter cyberespionage, destructive hacks and organized criminal scams is declining under the Trump administration www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The U.S. has been cutting cyber defenses as AI boosts attacks
While artificial intelligence powers the offense, defense guidance is spotty and fewer officials are in a position to help fend off hackers and spies.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
US government’s ability to counter cyberespionage, destructive hacks and organized criminal scams is declining under the Trump administration www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
Individuals with knowledge of the process that Rahmanullah Lakanwal went through contradicted senior Trump officials’ claim that he was not scrutinized.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
10 Palestinians injured by illegal Israeli settlers in West Bank attack - more Jewish terrorism www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251129-10-...
10 Palestinians injured by illegal Israeli settlers in West Bank attack
At least 10 Palestinians suffered injuries after illegal Israeli settlers attacked the village of Khalayel al-Louz near Bethlehem, in the northern occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. The Palestini…
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November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
10 Palestinians injured by illegal Israeli settlers in West Bank attack - more Jewish terrorism www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251129-10-...
Three Nigerian Immigration officers killed in Kebbi by Lakurawa terrorist group www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwe...
Three Immigration officers killed in Kebbi
The attackers initially torched the immigration personnel's camp, and then shot three officers attempting to escape the fire.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Three Nigerian Immigration officers killed in Kebbi by Lakurawa terrorist group www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwe...
UN says Israeli forces' killing of two West Bank Palestinians looks like 'summary execution' - not surprisingly, Jewish terrorist National Security Minister Ben-Gvir posted "terrorists should die!" www.reuters.com/world/middle...
UN says Israeli forces' killing of two West Bank Palestinians looks like 'summary execution'
The United Nations said on Friday that the killing of two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces the previous day appeared to be a "summary execution."
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November 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
UN says Israeli forces' killing of two West Bank Palestinians looks like 'summary execution' - not surprisingly, Jewish terrorist National Security Minister Ben-Gvir posted "terrorists should die!" www.reuters.com/world/middle...
US has carried out more than 100 airstrikes in Somalia this year vs 10 all of last year, and yet Al Shabaab keeps attacking www.garoweonline.com/en/news/soma...
U.S. airstrikes in Somalia soar to more than 100 under Trump administration
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November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
US has carried out more than 100 airstrikes in Somalia this year vs 10 all of last year, and yet Al Shabaab keeps attacking www.garoweonline.com/en/news/soma...
Suspect in deadly U.S. National Guard shooting now charged with 1st degree murder. Interestingly, not terrorism...yet (despite Trump's so far unsupported claim it was terrorism) www.cbc.ca/news/world/n...
Suspect in shooting of U.S. National Guard members faces murder charge | CBC News
Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announce...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Suspect in deadly U.S. National Guard shooting now charged with 1st degree murder. Interestingly, not terrorism...yet (despite Trump's so far unsupported claim it was terrorism) www.cbc.ca/news/world/n...
Russian spy network exploits Ukrainian teenagers in Europe www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Russian spy network exploits Ukrainian teenagers in Europe
One hundred dollars for torching a van, a few hundred more for planting a bomb or quick cash for snapping a photo of a strategic location: Russian intelligence services have found a new, cheap – and…
www.france24.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Russian spy network exploits Ukrainian teenagers in Europe www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
And now Tunisia misuses the 'T' word by jailing opponents www.arabnews.com/node/2624264...
Tunisia court gives long prison terms to 40 opposition leaders, business and media figures
TUNIS: A Tunisian appeals court on Friday sentenced 40 opposition leaders, business and media figures to jail terms ranging from five to 45 years on charges of conspiring against state security, the s...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
And now Tunisia misuses the 'T' word by jailing opponents www.arabnews.com/node/2624264...
Trump administration formally designates Venezuela’s Maduro as member of foreign terrorist org - I detest Maduro and what he has done to Venezuela, but what terrorist org does he belong to Emperor Cheetoh? Cartel de los soles is a criminal bunch not a terrorist one www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
Trump administration formally designates Venezuela’s Maduro as member of a foreign terrorist organization | CNN Politics
The Trump administration could have expanded authority to take action in Venezuela starting Monday, as the US designates Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his government allies as members of a f...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump administration formally designates Venezuela’s Maduro as member of foreign terrorist org - I detest Maduro and what he has done to Venezuela, but what terrorist org does he belong to Emperor Cheetoh? Cartel de los soles is a criminal bunch not a terrorist one www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
Hezbollah says has ‘right’ to respond to Israel’s killing of military commander english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-...
Hezbollah says has ‘right’ to respond to Israel’s killing of military commander
Hezbollah’s leader on Friday said the group had the right to respond to Israel’s assassination of its top military chief in a strike on Beirut’s southern
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November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hezbollah says has ‘right’ to respond to Israel’s killing of military commander english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-...
More on DC shooter. If he was a Taliban or AQ 'sleeper' he played it well. We still need more info. Good that the FBI is undertaking a terrorism angle but let us wait for facts before drawing conclusions www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
For Shooting Suspect, a Long Path of Conflict From Afghanistan to America
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November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
More on DC shooter. If he was a Taliban or AQ 'sleeper' he played it well. We still need more info. Good that the FBI is undertaking a terrorism angle but let us wait for facts before drawing conclusions www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
The FBI launches full-scale terror probe after a gunman carried out what officials described as an "ambush style" attack near the White House, shooting two National Guard soldiers multiple times with a revolver english.aawsat.com/world/521354...
FBI Launches Terror Probe after Washington Shooting
The FBI said Thursday it was launching a full-scale terror probe after a gunman carried out what officials described as an "ambush style" attack near the White House, shooting two National Guard soldi...
english.aawsat.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The FBI launches full-scale terror probe after a gunman carried out what officials described as an "ambush style" attack near the White House, shooting two National Guard soldiers multiple times with a revolver english.aawsat.com/world/521354...
Somali army says ISIS in Puntland under 'tight blockade' www.garoweonline.com/en/news/soma...
Somalia: Puntland says ISIS fighters in Al-Miskad mountains under tightened blockade
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November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Somali army says ISIS in Puntland under 'tight blockade' www.garoweonline.com/en/news/soma...
Israel bombs Syria, Gaza after extrajudicial killings in West Bank - so much for Trump's vaunted 'ceasefire' www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Israel bombs Syria, Gaza after extrajudicial killings in occupied West Bank
At least 13 Syrians killed in Israeli attacks after two unarmed Palestinians murdered in occupied West Bank's Jenin.
www.aljazeera.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Israel bombs Syria, Gaza after extrajudicial killings in West Bank - so much for Trump's vaunted 'ceasefire' www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
DC shooter may have had mental issues - more info needed! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said
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November 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
DC shooter may have had mental issues - more info needed! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
British police arrest man on suspicion of involvement in an attack outside a synagogue last month that left two worshippers dead www.msn.com/en-ca/news/w...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
British police arrest man on suspicion of involvement in an attack outside a synagogue last month that left two worshippers dead www.msn.com/en-ca/news/w...
International Organisation for Migration estimates that 71,983 people fled the district of Memba, in the Mozambican province of Nampula, in one week due to attacks by terrorist groups clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambi...
Mozambique: Insurgent attacks force almost 72,000 to flee their homes in Nampula province
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) estimated on Tuesday that 71,983 people fled the district of Memba, in the Mozambican province of Nampula, in one week due to attacks by terrorist gr...
clubofmozambique.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
International Organisation for Migration estimates that 71,983 people fled the district of Memba, in the Mozambican province of Nampula, in one week due to attacks by terrorist groups clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambi...
While we need to learn a lot more about the shooting in DC what we know so far does NOT point in the direction of a terrorist attack. But we need much more info
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
While we need to learn a lot more about the shooting in DC what we know so far does NOT point in the direction of a terrorist attack. But we need much more info
The Afghan refugee accused of shooting two National Guard members in DC fought in the late days of the U.S. war there as part of a “Zero Unit,” a paramilitary force that worked with the CIA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Afghan refugee accused of shooting two National Guard members in DC fought in the late days of the U.S. war there as part of a “Zero Unit,” a paramilitary force that worked with the CIA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
National Guard shooting suspect drove from Washington (state) to DC for attack www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C. shooting live updates: National Guard shooting suspect drove from Washington for attack, authorities say
National Guard troops Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe are in critical condition after being shot near the White House, officials said. The suspect was named as Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
National Guard shooting suspect drove from Washington (state) to DC for attack www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...