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@stelhami.bsky.socialReposted by @abuaardvark.bsky.socialInterceptor shortages aside, "the Houthis possess ballistic missiles and advanced systems fitted with warheads that can change direction during flight and pose a challenge to Patriot interceptors and other defense systems used by the Saudis." apnews.com/article/saud...
@stelhami.bsky.socialReposted by @abuaardvark.bsky.social"Saudi officials said they are running low on interceptors needed to fend off further strikes... The 41-year-old crown prince is shuttling between heavily guarded palaces equipped with bunkers and is guarded by a handpicked security team"
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
@abuaardvark.bsky.socialBiden was willing to destroy the entire system of international law to protect Israel. Trump does it on general principles of hating the idea of any kind of law.
@newhumanitarian.bsky.socialReposted by @abuaardvark.bsky.socialThree scenarios – all grim – over how the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region could develop over the next six months
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2026/10/12/eritrean-incursions-raise-fears-wider-regional-war-ethiopia
@tiagodf.bsky.socialReposted by @abuaardvark.bsky.social“The only realistic solution for the Saudis is an end to the Iranian-American war, in which the U.S. gets the Iranians to commit the Houthis to an end of hostilities as part of the overall deal. Unfortunately for the Saudis, it is not clear how much President Trump listens to them on this.”
@nickjbrumfield.bsky.socialReposted by @abuaardvark.bsky.socialHonestly I don't think the Houthis would stop as part of an Iran War deal This was them restarting the Yemen War of 2022, and I don't think ending the Iran War of 2026 is gonna change that The only shot in hell KSA has is winning the Battle of Taiz, and it can't do that without help on the ground
@abuaardvark.bsky.social“Israeli forces deliberately demolished homes, schools, mosques and roads... The scale of Israel’s systematic demolition has fueled fears among many Lebanese that Israel is seeking to permanently empty the territory of its population.”
@hypervisible.blacksky.appReposted by @abuaardvark.bsky.social“We are now seeing the conversion of civilian surveillance into wartime intelligence collection…”
@abuaardvark.bsky.socialSorry but it’s bullshit that I pay for Disney Plus and I still have to watch ads during Frozen.
@aronlund.bsky.socialReposted by @abuaardvark.bsky.socialA year into the Gaza ceasefire, the results are as underwhelming as expected: aid remains restricted, people remain displaced, Hamas is armed and in charge, Israel occupies even more land, and Trump’s peacekeeping force is nowhere to be seen.
Joseph Krauss, @apnews.com: apnews.com/article/isra...
@abuaardvark.bsky.socialIt’s the Brewers against Money. Let’s fuckin’ go.
@abuaardvark.bsky.socialI had no idea Kim Ghattas was working on a biography of Malcolm Kerr. I am very excited to did into this!
@apnews.comReposted by @abuaardvark.bsky.socialBREAKING: A missile struck a passenger terminal at an airport in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh and wounded many, an official says.
bit.lyThe airport in the Saudi capital has been attacked again, officials sayThe airport in Saudi Arabia's capital has been attacked again, according to two regional officials. They say the Riyadh airport has been evacuated and air traffic has stopped.
@abuaardvark.bsky.socialThis does justice to Christian Yelich, probably my all time favorite Brewer and baseball player.
@cnn.comReposted by @abuaardvark.bsky.socialMany people were wounded in a blast at Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, according to two eyewitnesses and two people briefed on the matter, and travelers were evacuated from parts of the facility. https://cnn.it/4ykqm2V
@abuaardvark.bsky.socialThis by @amalkc.eurosky.social looks great. there’s no press with a higher hit rate of good looking books than @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
@abuaardvark.bsky.social“Iran and its Houthi allies in Yemen delivered a one-two punch against Persian Gulf oil producers in separate attacks on Wednesday night and Thursday morning that sent oil prices sharply higher and further shattered the sense of security in Saudi Arabia’s capital city.”
@stelhami.bsky.socialReposted by @abuaardvark.bsky.socialMore than 100 humanitarian and human rights organizations said on Friday that the Gaza ceasefire “exists only on paper,” citing continued Israeli attacks and restrictions on aid and reconstruction a year after the agreement.
v.aa.com.tr/4083509
@aronlund.bsky.socialReposted by @abuaardvark.bsky.socialThree weeks ago!
