It has now been established that what happened in the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla was a successful example of hybrid warfare orchestrated by the Moroccan government against Spain. Nearly 50,000 Moroccan nationals were transported from towns and villages across Morocco using trucks and other heavy vehicles organized by the government before being funneled into the two Spanish enclaves. The objective was to exert political pressure on the Spanish government in an effort to force concessions over Morocco's long-standing claim to Ceuta and Melilla.

At least three MQ-9A Reaper armed drones of the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard were destroyed as a result of the ballistic missile strike of the IRGC Aerospace Force at Muwaffaq Al-Salti Air Base in Jordan on July 17, 2026 according to this satellite image released by the state media of the Islamic regime of Iran:

The U.S. Department of Defense has identified two U.S. Army soldiers killed following an IRGC ballistic-missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on July 17. Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, was killed in the attack on July 17. 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, died on July 18 from injuries sustained in the strike. The image shows Pvt. Isabella Gonzales.

BREAKING: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi appears to have launched a coup d'état against elements within the Iraqi government in an effort to purge and arrest government officials with ties to the Islamic regime of Iran. Iraqi news media are claiming that the U.S. government is behind this coup d'état. Tens of Iraqi government officials, politicians, and influential figures believed to have supported Iran have reportedly been arrested by Iraqi Special Forces and the Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), allegedly with the support of the United States. The operation is widely claimed to have been backed by the U.S. government. Reports indicate that tanks from Iraq's Counter Terrorism Service have entered Baghdad's Green Zone and sealed off all access points. Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service units have also reportedly clashed with the 4th Regiment assigned to the Government Palace inside the Green Zone. Heavy arrests have been reported inside Baghdad's Green Zone, including: - Bahaa Al-Nouri - Ziad Al-Janabi - Muthanna Al-Samarrai - Alaa Sukkar - Mohammed Al-Karbouli - Hassan Al-Khafaji - Abdul Karim Al-Sudani - Abbas Al-Sudani - Mohammed Al-Sayhoud There is no official confirmation yet of these reports. However, they suggest that a broad purge under Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi may be intensifying.