Jayden Devries

Self proclaimed nerd and military enthusiast.
Current Events and Conflicts.

[Jayden Devries @jd452294]

More concern for al-Shabaab from the Somali Government. Strikes from both the Somali National Army and United States targeting al-Shabaab within the last week. #Somalia #HornOfAfrica #alShabaab #TigrayConflict #Puntland #Shabelle

[Abdirahman Ilkacase @abmusechennel]

#SNA forces carried out airstrikes last night on five locations in the Lower Shabelle region that were being used as bases by the Al-Shabaab group. The strikes were conducted after Somali intelligence received information about an attack that the group was planning.

[Ecuadorplay @EcuadorPlay]

🚨 Otro capo en Samborondón, isla Mocolí

Un cabecilla de una estructura de narcotráfico vinculada directamente con el Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) fue capturado en una vivienda de Isla Mocolí, durante un amplio operativo ejecutado por la Policía Nacional con apoyo de agentes de la DEA y miembros del Comando Sur de Estados Unidos. 🇪🇨🇺🇸

Según el ministro del Interior, John Reimberg, la organización se dedicaba al acopio, transporte y envío de grandes cargamentos de droga procedente de Colombia hacia Centroamérica, Estados Unidos y Europa. La operación dejó 39 detenidos y se desplegó en varios puntos del país con más de 320 policías y alrededor de 50 efectivos estadounidenses. Las autoridades informaron además que durante la investigación se incautaron siete toneladas de droga, provocando una afectación estimada en USD 322 millones a la estructura.

En la misma casa de riberas del batán hacían talleres de Jesús de jóvenes y alabanzas para tapiñarse.

[Jayden Devries @jd452294]

Large operation carried out between Ecuador and the United States targeting organized crime syndicates. #Ecuador #DrugTrafficking #CartelWatch #JaliscoCartel #Mexico

[Tiempo Real @TiempoRealEC]

🚨 ESTOS SON LOS DOS CAPTURADOS EN ISLA MOCOLÍ Y RIBERAS DEL BATÁN

🏠 Un operativo ejecutado con participación de la Policía Nacional, la DEA y el Comando Sur de Estados Unidos terminó con 36 detenidos, quienes serán procesados por presunta delincuencia organizada, según informó la @FiscaliaEcuador. La investigación apunta a una estructura que, de acuerdo con las autoridades, mantenía vínculos directos con el Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).

🚔 Uno de los principales objetivos fue ubicado en Isla Mocolí. En cuestión de minutos, los uniformados ingresaron a una vivienda de esta exclusiva urbanización de Samborondón y capturaron al hombre señalado por el ministro del Interior, @JohnReimberg, como presunto cabecilla de la estructura. El supuesto financista fue detenido en Riberas del Batán, también en Samborondón.

🔎 Ecuavisa, citando a fuentes de inteligencia y registros empresariales, señala que el detenido en Mocolí habría sido parte del brazo operativo de alias ‘Gato Farfán’, narcotraficante ecuatoriano extraditado a Estados Unidos. Según esas fuentes, habría colaborado en la obtención de empresas utilizadas presuntamente para ocultar operaciones y figura como accionista en 10 compañías registradas principalmente en Guayas y El Oro.

📑 Los registros muestran que esas compañías tienen actividades declaradas diversas: administración de bienes inmuebles, excavación de zanjas, auditoría interna, transporte de carga pesada, importación y exportación de productos agrícolas y extracción de minerales, entre otras.

⚖️ En cuanto al detenido en Riberas del Batán, Ecuavisa señala que no registra antecedentes judiciales ni compañías a su nombre en los registros consultados. El medio encontró, sin embargo, registros de movimientos comerciales hacia Estados Unidos en 2019 y un RUC que estuvo asociado a dos establecimientos, uno relacionado con actividades de comida en La Puntilla.

💊 La investigación, que se extendió durante ocho meses, sostiene que la estructura recibía cocaína procedente de Colombia, la almacenaba y coordinaba su transporte desde Ecuador hacia mercados de Centroamérica, Estados Unidos y Europa. Los cargamentos decomisados durante la investigación representaron una afectación estimada en USD 322 millones para la organización.

🌎 El nombre de ‘Gato Farfán’ aparece nuevamente en esta investigación por los antecedentes de sus vínculos con organizaciones mexicanas. Estados Unidos sancionó a Wilder Emilio Sánchez Farfán en 2022 y señaló sus nexos con los carteles de Sinaloa y Jalisco Nueva Generación; posteriormente fue capturado en Colombia y extraditado a Estados Unidos.

#TiempoRealPlus #Ecuador #Samborondón #IslaMocolí #CJNG #CártelJalisco #Narcotráfico #DEA #ComandoSur #Seguridad

[Jayden Devries @jd452294]

Civil war in Sudan and Ethiopia. Calls for independence in Puntland. Houthi's across the Red Sea. Western forces are keeping a close watch on Somalia due to increased activity from al-Shabaab. #Somalia #HornOfAfrica #alShabaab #Crisis

[GAROWE ONLINE @GaroweOnline]

U.S. military confirms it conducted a strike targeting an al-Shabaab conventional weapons storage warehouse in Northern #Somalia on Sep. 17, 2026.

The strike occurred in the Sanaag region of Somalia, approximately 80 km southwest of Bosaso, Puntland state, per @USAfricaCommand

[Cirka News @CirkaNews]

#UPDATE: Hassan Sheikh told the UN Somalia still needs foreign troops, and appealed for more money to keep them there.

After touting his government’s “capable” institutions, he admitted Somalia still cannot secure itself without outside forces. More boasting, more begging, and no clear path to standing on its own.

[𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 @SankaraDispatch]

Ethiopia is helping the UAE commit a genocide in Sudan.

A Reuters investigation found that Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp used to train thousands of Rapid Support Forces terrorists.

According to sources cited by Reuters, the UAE financed the camp and supplied military trainers and logistical support.

Colombian mercenaries are training RSF terrorists there too — particularly in drone operations.

Think about that.

A terrorist group accused of some of the worst atrocities of Sudan's war is being reinforced with foreign money, foreign trainers and foreign mercenaries.

When the RSF captured El Fasher, UN investigators documented more than 6,000 people killed in the first three days alone.

Civilians were summarily executed.

People were tortured, buried alive and buened alive.

Men, women and children were killed and subjected raped along escape routes.

And the scale of the slaughter was so enormous that evidence of it could be seen from space.

Satellite imagery analyzed by Yale's Humanitarian Research Lab identified multiple clusters of objects consistent with human bodies across El Fasher, including along roads used by civilians trying to escape.

Piles of bodies !

Visible from satellites orbiting hundreds of kilometres above the Earth.

The UN says the RSF's attacks against the Zaghawa and Fur communities bore the defining characteristics of genocide.

More than 14 million Sudanese have been displaced by this war.

And while Sudanese civilians are being slaughtered, tortured, raped and driven from their homes, Sudan's gold continues moving through regional networks toward Dubai.

The Sudanese are bleeding. Emiratis are profiting.

The world cannot keep looking away.

Free Sudan 🇸🇩

[Jayden Devries @jd452294]

Given the threat that Al-Shabaab presents to Somalia, interesting that the government would make this decision. #Somalia #AlShabaab #HornOfAfrica #Crisis

[Abdirisak Turyare @Tuuryare_Africa]

BREAKING: Somali government has cut monthly payments to families of SNA soldiers killed fighting Al-Shabab from $200 to $100. Families say the reduction began this month, with no explanation given. The cuts come as Somalia faces foreign-aid reductions.

[Jayden Devries @jd452294]

Very interesting developments in Somalia given the state of the greater Horn region. #Somalia #Tigray #HornOfAfrica #alshabaab #Ethiopia

[Baidoa Online @BaidoaOnline]

Demonstrators in Beledweyne, the capital of Somalia’s Hiiraan region, held an anti-government protest on thrusday , chanting slogans against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

Witnesses said protesters gathered in parts of the city carrying out chants including, “Down Hassan Sheikh,” expressing opposition to the president’s administration.

The protest comes amid wider political tensions in Somalia following disputes over constitutional changes and the timing of national elections.

[AAGA_CAWLLAN @AAGA_CAWLAN101]

According to local residents, members of Al-Shabaab were spotted earlier this month along the coastal road connecting Hobyo and Harardhere specifically in the Faax area.

[Jayden Devries @jd452294]

With multiple conflicts in the region. This is a ripe opportunity for Al-Shabaab to gain some ground. #Somalia #alShabaab #Hormuz #HornOfAfrica #Ethiopia #Kenya #Tigray

[Abdurahman Sheikh Azhari @HOA_ANALYST]

#WargelinSecurityBrief

Al-Shabaab Sustains High Operational Activity in Somalia and Kenya

During the 30-day reporting period, at least 29 Al-Shabaab-related incidents were recorded across Somalia and Kenya, including 24 in Somalia and at least 5 in Kenya. In Somalia, activity was concentrated in Lower Shabelle, particularly around Janale, Buulo Mareer, Qoryooley, Buufow and Ceel Waregow, with additional incidents in Bay, Gedo, Middle Shabelle, Mogadishu and Lower Juba.

Reported attacks included IEDs, ambushes, armed assaults and targeted killings, primarily against Somali security forces, military positions and allied military bases. The increased tempo appears linked to Al-Shabaab’s efforts to disrupt sustained military pressure, exploit isolated or vulnerable positions, and maintain freedom of movement along key routes and operational areas.

In Kenya, at least five incidents were reported in Mandera, Wajir, Garissa and Lamu, mainly targeting KDF, GSU and other security personnel and positions, including patrols and camps. The pattern indicates continued cross-border pressure and attempts to test Kenyan security deployments along the Somalia border and the Lamu-Garissa corridor.

Despite the increase in attacks compared with previous months, Somali and Kenyan security forces continued counterterrorism operations, disrupting Al-Shabaab networks and preventing or dismantling several planned activities. The overall picture therefore remains one of sustained militant activity alongside continuing security-force pressure on Al-Shabaab’s operational networks.
Please follow @wargelinn for more information and updates
#Somalia
#Kenya
#AlShabaab
#Security
#Counterterrorism
#HOA
#EA

[Jayden Devries @jd452294]

As we see the war between Iran and the US drawn out, the Houthi's taking over the coast of Yemen, and now the conflict in Ethiopia and Eritrea. We could see the compromise of another shipping route from both sides of the Red Sea. #Tigray #Somalia #Ethiopia #IranWar‌ #Hormuz

[FRANCE 24 English @France24_en]

🇪🇹 Fighters belonging to the #Tigray People's Liberation Front on Wednesday took control over airports run by the #Ethiopian federal government in Tigray amid an escalating conflict with government troops.

[All Source News @All_Source_News]

A Chapitos narco banner spotted on an overpass in Mazatlán, Sinaloa that is addressed to President Sheinbaum and Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch.

It names specific Army officers and a state police commander “La Felina” and accuses them of:

• Abuse of authority

• Taking large monthly payments and leaking information

• Fabricating evidence

• Illegal house raids

• Handing detained young people over to have crimes invented against them

• Returning weapons and vehicles after confrontations

• Favoring the Cabrera and MF while avoiding operations against them.

The message ends with: “The fight is not with the government. Investigate them.”

[The Horn African Guy @hornafricanguy]

🇪🇹 ETHIOPIA WAR UPDATE 2

The war continues, with allied rebel forces scoring major gains on the first day.

🔴 Col. Melesse Ashagre, commander of the ENDF’s 61st Division, was captured.

🔴 Agew fighters freed Sekota.

More developments are expected as fighting continues.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Ethiopia’s army says it kills 272 Tigrayan fighters and wounds 260 in a counter-offensive in the Amhara region, reporting “heavy personnel and equipment losses” for the TPLF.

🔴 More on https://t.co/OwhgaIGyGh

[Sarah Adams @sarahadams]

@Pontifex You know that Al-Shabaab controls over 50% of Somalia? Odd that’s completely glossed over.

[Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil @CNPC_MX]

⚠️ #Polo ahora como #Huracán de categoría 4 ⚠️

▪️ A 300 km al sur de Zihuatanejo, #Guerrero, y a 540 km al sureste de Manzanillo, #Colima.
▪️ #Lluvias puntuales intensas en #Jalisco (sur), #Colima, #Michoacán (oeste y costa) y #Guerrero (costa y oeste); puntuales muy fuertes en #Oaxaca (oeste).
▪️ Vientos máximos sostenidos de 250 km/h, rachas de 305 km/h y desplazamiento hacia el norte a 4 km/h.

[Jayden Devries @jd452294]

IMO we're seeing a similar situation from the 2022 Tigray War. Further destabilization in the area could prompt non state actors such as al-Shabaab to take advantage of the opportunity in the region.

[Abdurahman Sheikh Azhari @HOA_ANALYST]

#SecurityAlert

Regional Rivalries and the Risk of State Fragmentation in the Horn and East Africa

The growing geopolitical competition among countries in the Horn and East Africa, coupled with the increasing influence of regional powers, could trigger the fragmentation and destabilization of additional states. Eritrea, after remaining under prolonged political and economic isolation, has unexpectedly re-emerged as an increasingly assertive regional actor. At the same time, Ethiopia, a major state with a vast territory and a large and diverse population, appears increasingly vulnerable to renewed armed conflicts driven by regional and ethnic dynamics. If these tensions escalate, Ethiopia could face a new cycle of internal conflict with consequences extending far beyond its borders.

The repercussions of the conflict in the Middle East are also spreading into the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, drawing in the surrounding states. Eritrea, Yemen, Djibouti, and Somalia increasingly find themselves positioned within a broader geopolitical contest in which global powers are reassessing their strategic alignments and searching for partners whose interests converge with their own. In this emerging environment, Ethiopia may seek increased political, economic, and security support from the UAE and Israel, while armed opposition groups could look toward Arab and African states for direct or indirect financial, political, and logistical backing.

The central strategic priority must be to prevent Ethiopia from descending into a wider armed conflict that could destabilize the entire region. A prolonged conflict inside Ethiopia would carry serious implications for neighbouring countries, regional security, cross-border displacement, trade routes, and food security. More importantly, an escalation could produce a major humanitarian crisis and create new security vacuums that armed groups and external actors could exploit. Preventing the expansion of conflict should therefore remain a critical priority for regional and international stakeholders

#Ethiopia
#Tigray
#Eritrea
#HOA

[Jayden Devries @jd452294]

Well this is crazy.

[War Noir @war_noir]

#Mexico 🇲🇽: Cartel members have reportedly carried out a drone strike targeting Mexican Law Enforcement's checkpoint.

The cartel members used a common DJI Mavic / Matrice UAV armed with an Improvised Air-Dropped Grenade.