War Noir

#Somalia 🇸🇴: Al-Shabaab (part of #AlQaeda) reportedly killed 30+ Pro-Government Militia members in Buulo Xaaji, Lower Juba. Militants captured #Chinese 🇨🇳 Type 81-1 rifle with railed handguards, Type 56-1 rifles, Type 80 machine guns, Type 54 heavy machine gun and vehicles. https://x.com/war_noir/status/1812429890081218834

#Palestine / #Israel 🇵🇸🇮🇱: Al-Quds Brigades (Islamic Jihad) carried out attacks on #IDF Troops in #Netzarim Axis, #Gaza. Group used several craft-made rockets, #Iran-made 🇮🇷 81mm HM-15 mortars with M91 HE mortar bombs and 60mm HM-14 mortars with M61 HE mortar bombs. https://x.com/war_noir/status/1812406748013031492

#USA 🇺🇸: 20-year-old gunman (ID'd as Thomas Matthew Crooks) attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a rally in #Pennsylvania; reportedly with an AR-15 rifle. As a result; Trump was injured shot above the ear and injured. The attacker was shot dead by the Security Forces. https://x.com/war_noir/status/1812371630057738608

#Afghanistan 🇦🇫: #Taliban repaired a new batch of vehicles and weapons which were left by Afghan National Army and #USA / #NATO Forces. Several M1117 armored security vehicle, HMMWV vehicles, M2 heavy machine gun, M240 Machine guns and M16A2 assault rifles can be seen. https://x.com/war_noir/status/1812203138142658644

#Lebanon / #Palestine / #Israel 🇱🇧🇵🇸🇮🇱: #Hezbollah carried out an attack against #IDF soldiers in a building in Shtula, Upper Galilee. Group seemingly used a rather rare 152mm M1937 (ML-20) gun-howitzer to target the building. https://x.com/war_noir/status/1812170267742863454

#Palestine / #Israel 🇵🇸🇮🇱: "Mujahideen Brigades" reportedly carried out a sniper attack on an #IDF soldier in Tal Al-Hawa, #Gaza Strip. Group used a common "PSL" Designated marksman rifle —produced in #Romania 🇷🇴 and chambered in 7.62x54mmR. https://x.com/war_noir/status/1812158644017922287

#Iraq / #Turkey 🇮🇶🇹🇷: #PKK shot down a Turkish Forces 'Aksungur' UAV over Asos Mountains in #Kurdistan Reg Gov —which later crashed in #Hakkari. Group likely used a loitering Surface-To-Air Missile such as '358' missile or similar. However the missile can't be fully identified. https://x.com/war_noir/status/1812142461268943093

#Lebanon / #Palestine / #Israel 🇱🇧🇵🇸🇮🇱: #Hezbollah carried out missile and rocket attacks on #IDF's military barracks. Attacks were carried out with #Russia-made 🇷🇺 9M113 'Konkurs' missile and a 'Burkan' heavy rocket (based on #Iran-made 🇮🇷 333mm 'Falagh-2 rocket). https://x.com/war_noir/status/1812107383239242171

#Lebanon / #Palestine / #Israel 🇱🇧🇵🇸🇮🇱: A new photo posted by the members of the #Hezbollah 'Radwan Unit' (SOF) recently. Members of the unit can be seen with #Iran-made 🇮🇷 TK9 Tondar submachine gun, 5.56x45mm #NATO M16A1 carbine, M4-pattern carbine and a customized AK rifle. https://x.com/war_noir/status/1812087923438698853

#Iraq / #Turkey 🇮🇶🇹🇷: #PKK destroyed a crane truck reportedly belonging to Turkish Forces in the west of #Zap Region, #Kurdistan Reg Gov (#KRG). The group seemingly used a #Russia-made 🇷🇺 9M113 'Konkurs' Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) to carry out the attack. https://x.com/war_noir/status/1812036830704918811