Rantburg.com: Today in Terror news compilation for August 2nd, 2025

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From the internet's oldest and most consistent War on Terror news compilations, this is Today in Terror for August 2nd, 2025:

On the War on Terror Operations page:

From An Nahar: A series of Israeli airstrikes killed four people in south and east Lebanon, the Israeli Defense Forces said Friday, a toll for attacks that took place the day before.

The Israeli military said on Thursday that it had targeted Hezbollah infrastructure that was used for producing and storing strategic weapons, including what Lebanon's defense minister described as the groups biggest precision missile manufacturing site.

https://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=08/02/2025&SO=&HC=1&ID=777029

On the War on Terror Background page:

From Israel Times: In the largest airdrop operation since efforts to increase the supply of aid to Gaza began, 26 packages of humanitarian supplies were dropped in Gaza by aircraft from six countries, the Israeli military says.

Aircraft from Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and for the first time in over a year, Spain, Germany, and France, air dropped food in both northern and southern Gaza.

https://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=08/02/2025&SO=&HC=2&ID=777012

On the Non-war on Terror page:

From Rudaw: Iraq arrests Saddam Hussein's executioner.

Iraq has arrested the man accused of overseeing torture and executions at Nugra Salmon prison during the genocidal An Fal campaign that targeted Kurds in the late 1980s.

https://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=08/02/2025&SO=&HC=3&ID=776974

On the Opinions page:

From Brownstone Institute: Needed: Stupid anonymous

There is not one anonymous chapter where a person can get in front of a supportive group and state, "Good evening my name is Steve and I'm stupid!" Don't believe me? Google it!

https://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=08/02/2025&SO=&HC=4&ID=777026

On the Russia-Former Soviet Union page:

From regnum.ru: The end of the oligarch: Former Oligarch's business empire to be torn apart.

Now his fairy tale has come to an end. July 30th the now state-owned bank Privat announced that it had won a court case in London against its former owners, Igor Kolomoisky and Gennady Bogolyubov.

https://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=08/02/2025&SO=&HC=5&ID=776949

On the Seedy Politicians page:

From Zero Hedge: OMG undercover: Leftist nonprofit head spills beans about secret notification system to help illegals evade arrest.

https://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=08/02/2025&SO=&HC=6&ID=777031

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