Rantburg.com: Today in Terror news compilation for August 18th, 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 18th, 2025:

On the War on Terror Operations page:

From Israel times: Greece intercepts massive khat shipment transiting from Israel.

Greece has made a record seizure of khat, confiscating a half a ton of the illegal plant-based drug, Athens airport said on Sunday.

https://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=08/18/2025&SO=&HC=1&ID=779984

On the War on Terror Background page:

From X: Israel says it will relocate Gaza residence from combat zones to South starting Sunday. Hamas says genocide!

The move comes ahead of a planned offensive to seize Gaza City. The UN says no area in Gaza is truly safe.

https://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=08/18/2025&SO=&HC=2&ID=779890

On the Non-war on Terror page:

From regnum.ru: Sunspots on Earth facing side of the sun disappear.

The spots on the side of the sun facing the Earth have almost disappeared. This was reported by the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

https://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=08/18/2025&SO=&HC=3&ID=779914

On the Opinions page:

From regnum.ru: Probability of civil war in Europe is 95%.

There is a 95% chance that Civil War will break out in one or more European countries in the next five years.

https://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=08/18/2025&SO=&HC=4&ID=779918

On the Russia-Former Soviet Union page:

From korrespondent.net: Since November 2022, Russians have occupied less than 1% of Ukraine's territory.

In more than a thousand days of war against Ukraine, the Russians have captured less than 1% of Ukrainian territory.

https://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=08/18/2025&SO=&HC=5&ID=779936

On the Seedy Politicians page:

From X: Reminder that Karen Bass is an actual communist who was trained in a Marxist Brigade by the Castro regime.

I am going to keep repeating this until people understand this.

https://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=08/17/2025&SO=&HC=6&ID=779760

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