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world22 days ago•8 min saved

Decapitation Tactics in Iran War Risk Backfiring, Analysts Warn

Israel's ongoing targeted killings of Iranian leaders—mocked by some as a path to regime change—are unlikely to yield durable results, with experts warning the strategy can backfire by radicalizing followers, creating leadership vacuums, or provoking broader escalation; despite the removal of top figures, Iran’s complex institutions and allied groups endure, so lasting change would require more than decapitation alone, absent a coherent political strategy.

via PBS|

#geopolitics #iran #israel

law-and-politics7 months ago•8 min saved

GOP Senators Clash Over JD Vance's War Crime Remarks

The article criticizes a recent U.S. military strike in the Caribbean targeting alleged drug traffickers, arguing it was legally unjustified, morally questionable, and a dangerous expansion of presidential power, especially since it involved killing civilians without clear self-defense justification or congressional authorization.

via Lawfare|

#civilian-casualties #executive-power #international-law

world10 months ago•1 min saved

Two Dead in Las Vegas Strip Shooting Under Investigation

Two people were killed in a targeted shooting on the Las Vegas Strip following an online argument, with the suspect identified but not yet arrested; the incident occurred outside a casino and is considered isolated.

via ABC News|

#crime #las-vegas #shooting

crime1 year ago•3 min saved

NYPD Intensifies Search for CEO Shooter as Cryptic Bullet Message Emerges

The NYPD has released new images of a suspect in the targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. The suspect, who remains at large, was captured on security cameras and is believed to have stayed at a hostel on the Upper West Side. Police are using drones, dogs, and surveillance footage to track him, and have found clues including a cellphone and shell casings. Thompson was shot outside a hotel, and his widow mentioned he had received threats. The incident has raised concerns about executive security in the corporate world.

via The Guardian US|

#brian-thompson #crime #manhunt

crime-terrorism2 years ago•1 min saved

Srinagar Terrorist Attack Claims Lives of Punjab Migrant Workers

Amritpal Singh, a Sikh shopkeeper from Punjab, was fatally shot by suspected terrorists of The Resistance Force (TRF) in Srinagar, marking the first targeted killing of 2024 and the first attack on non-Kashmiris in J&K this year. His friend, Rohit, was also wounded in the attack. The use of an AK-47 in a densely populated area has raised concerns, and a manhunt has been launched to capture the attackers. This incident has reignited concerns about the resurgence of targeted killings of non-native people in the Kashmir valley.

via IndiaTimes|

#amritpal-singh #crime-terrorism #kashmir

world-news2 years ago•4 min saved

"Al Jazeera Journalists Killed in Israeli Strikes Spark Media Targeting Concern"

Al Jazeera accuses Israel of targeted killing of two of its journalists in Gaza, as the head of Reporters without Borders decries the high toll on journalists in the territory. The conflict has claimed the lives of 79 journalists in three months, with Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Gaza, Wael Dahdouh, facing personal tragedy as his son was killed while on assignment. The Israeli army denies deliberately targeting journalists, while the US secretary of state expresses deep sorrow for the loss. The war in Gaza has resulted in a high civilian death toll, with thousands killed and many more wounded.

via The Guardian|

#al-jazeera #gaza #israel

crime2 years ago•1 min saved

Sikh community faces third deadly attack in Pakistan

Gunmen shot and killed a member of Pakistan’s minority Sikh community, Manmohan Singh, in an overnight attack in Peshawar. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the killing, saying Singh had been a follower of what it called a “polytheistic” Sikh sect in Peshawar. It's the third killing of a Sikh community member this year in Pakistan. Most Sikhs migrated to neighboring India in 1947, but thousands stayed in Pakistan, where they generally live peacefully.

via The Associated Press|

#crime #islamic-state-group #pakistan

conflict2 years ago•3 min saved

Israeli drone strikes Palestinian gunmen in West Bank.

An Israeli drone targeted and killed three Palestinian gunmen who had opened fire at a checkpoint in the northern West Bank. The cell was also responsible for recent shooting attacks in the area. This marks the first targeted killing in the West Bank since 2006 and comes after attack helicopters were used in a military raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin earlier this week, also for the first time in some two decades. Tensions between Israel and the Palestinians have been elevated for the past year and a half, with the military carrying out near-nightly raids in the West Bank, amid a series of deadly Palestinian terror attacks.

via The Times of Israel|

#conflict #drone-strike #israel