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Iran’s killer drones increase slaughter in Sudan amid world’s forgotten war
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Iran is once again being accused of playing a deadly role in yet another conflict, this time by supplying attack drones to one of the sides in the predominantly Muslim nation of Sudan’s deadly civil war — drones that are indiscriminately killing women and children.
The war, now in its fourth year, has, according to some accounts, seen as many as 400,000 deaths since the conflict began on April 15, 2023. More than 11 million have been displaced, giving rise to the worst displacement crisis in the world.
Mariam Wahba, research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) told Fox News Digital that, «Iran has supplied the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) with drones, specifically the Mohajer-6, manufactured by Qods Aviation Industries, a U.S.-sanctioned entity, since 2013.»
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The «Mohajer 6» drone is displayed during Iran’s defense industry achievements exhibition, on August 23, 2023 in Tehran. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)
The State Department has hit out against the use of drones against civilians in the ongoing war in Sudan, with the SAF alleged to use Iranian drones widely against the population. An Iranian woman is also in federal custody in California after being arrested earlier this month for an alleged plot to supply Sudan with more Iranian drones.
Documented cases show both the SAF and the rebel militia they are fighting, the Rapid Support Forces, (RSF), are increasingly using drones against civilians.
Wahba said that «between Dec. 2023 and July 2024, at least seven cargo flights traveled between Iran and Sudan, likely transporting drones and component parts. On April 19, an Iranian-born U.S. resident was arrested at LAX (Los Angeles International airport) for allegedly brokering a $70 million deal to supply Mohajer-6 systems and other hardware to Sudan’s Ministry of Defense, indicating the transfers are likely ongoing.»
A State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital, «We are greatly concerned about the proliferation of drone warfare by the parties (in Sudan), and the impact this has on civilians and civilian infrastructure. Recently we have seen RSF and SAF drones destroy hospitals and schools, killing civilians.»
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Patients with their malnourished children at the nutrition ward of the Pediatric Center of the Port Sudan Children’s Teaching Hospital, in Port Sudan, Sudan, on Monday, Oct. 328, 2024. Millions of dollars worth of weapons, fuel and drones flowing through Port Sudan have given the country’s army the upper hand in the world’s deadliest war, as Tehran and Moscow jockey for military bases on the Red Sea. (Eduardo Soteras/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
News of the Iran drone plot in the U.S. was first announced by Bill Essayli, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, in a post on X, April 19, «Shamim Mafi, 44, of Woodland Hills, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for trafficking arms on behalf of the government of Iran. She is charged with a violation of 50 U.S.C. § 1705 for brokering the sale of drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured by Iran and sold to Sudan.»
The post was accompanied by photos of Iranian drones, and an image of what looked like a suitcase stuffed with dollar bills.
Ciaran McEvoy from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California told Fox News Digital that Mafi «remains in federal custody and her arraignment is scheduled for Friday, May 8 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.»
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Wahba told Fox News Digital that the Mohajer-6 drone Iran is supplying to Sudan is «Iran’s workhorse drone», adding it’s the system used in attacks on Israel and the Red Sea by Hezbollah and the Houthis.
«The Mohajer-6 is a reusable platform used for surveillance and precision strikes,» Wahba added. It can loiter, collect intelligence and return.»
An Iranian navy special forces known as Takavaran stands guard near the Iranian Kharg replenishment ship docked in the Red Sea Sudanese town of Port Sudan on Oct. 31, 2012. The visit of two Iranian naval ships to Sudan reflects strong ties between the countries, (Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images)
The State Department told Fox News Digital of wider concerns: «Islamist groups aligned with the SAF have formed relationships with the Iranian regime and have received assistance from Iran. We’ve sanctioned a number of these groups, including the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood, who used unrestrained violence against civilians and undermined efforts to resolve the conflict in Sudan. Many of the group’s fighters have received training and other support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and have committed atrocities against civilians.»
United Nations spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, condemned the recent drone attacks in Sudan. He told reporters: «An aid truck from the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) that was carrying emergency shelter kits came under attack by a drone on Friday (April 24) while transiting through the town of Umm Drisaya in North Darfur state. All supplies were destroyed in the fire.»
Dujarric added: «The second incident occurred on Saturday (April 25) when a drone reportedly caused casualties in residential neighborhoods of El Obeid city, North Kordofan state. Seven people were killed and over 20 injured, according to a local medical group.»
Patients are pictured in one of the rooms of the Saudi hospital in Khartoum’s twin-city Omdurman on March 20, 2025 as most hospitals and schools no longer function in the Sudanese capital and its environs due to the ongoing war which broke out in April 2023. (Ebrahim Hamid / AFP via Getty Images)
«These are ordinary families in their homes, caught in violence that continues to reach civilian neighborhoods,» said Dujarric. «We condemn all of these attacks.»
Ricardo Pires, communication manager for the children’s agency UNICEF, told Fox News Digital: «For children in Sudan, the sound of a drone is yet another dreadful signal to hide and hope they are not harmed next. Across Darfur and Kordofan, drones and other explosive weapons are turning streets, hospitals and schools into places of danger and death. This is not just a protection threat for children. It is childhood being attacked by new forms of warfare.»
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The State Department spokesperson added, «In order to safeguard U.S. interests, to include the protection of religious freedom in Sudan, U.S. efforts seek to limit malign Islamist influence in Sudan’s government and curtail Iran’s regional activities, which have contributed to regional destabilization, conflict and civilian suffering.»
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DeSantis announces plans to use new state law to target dozens of alleged terrorist groups
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, announced on Wednesday the state’s intention to use a new state law to designate dozens of groups as terrorist organizations, a move that would still require approval by the Florida Cabinet, prompting legal objections from at least one of the groups.
HB 1471 was signed into law earlier this year and went into effect on Wednesday.
The governor said the state plans to implement its new statutory authority to «identify, designate, and combat terrorist organizations operating in Florida» in the first use of powers established under the legislation.
Florida officials plan to designate more than 90 groups as terrorist organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations the Muslim Brotherhood and Antifa, though the proposed designations must be approved by the governor and Cabinet before they are finalized under the statute.
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The governor said the state plans to implement its new statutory authority to «identify, designate, and combat terrorist organizations operating in Florida.» (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
«Last December, I signed an Executive Order to eliminate the influence of radical terrorist ideologies and the organizations that promote them in Florida. This year, I signed legislation to strengthen those protections and give Florida permanent statutory tools to combat terrorism while defending the Constitutional rights of our citizens,» DeSantis said in a statement. «Today, we are officially designating terrorist organizations under Florida law. In addition to CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood, we are adding Antifa to the list—along with more than 90 Foreign Terrorist Organizations, including cartels.»
However, under HB 1471, the Chief of Domestic Security may designate qualifying organizations as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations, but the governor and Cabinet may approve or reject those designations by majority vote before they are published in the Florida Administrative Register.
Some of the foreign organizations added to the list include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and gangs such as Cartel de Sinaloa, Tren de Aragua, Cartel del Noreste and Cartel del Golfo.
The new law allows the governor and Cabinet to approve or reject designations initially made by the chief of domestic security within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
«Keeping our community safe starts with identifying the threat,» Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass said. «The safety of our community is strengthened by that knowledge every day, and reinforced by the collaboration between our officers, our federal partners, and—most importantly—the people we serve.»
HB 1471 was signed into law earlier this year and went into effect on Wednesday. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
HB 1471 directs agencies to deny groups public support and taxpayer funding. The law also establishes state enforcement mechanisms and criminal penalties for providing material support to designated terrorist organizations.
More specifically, the law restricts certain public benefits, funding and institutional support connected to designated groups, and creates criminal penalties for knowingly providing, attempting to provide or conspiring to provide material support or resources to a designated domestic terrorist organization.
The law also ensures that foreign or religious legal codes cannot override the U.S. or Florida Constitutions in state courts.
CAIR, a Muslim civil rights group, condemned the move and said it would continue challenging the state’s actions, following the governor’s announcement on Wednesday, saying the organization does not engage in «terrorist activity» and has not been charged or convicted of a crime. CAIR and CAIR-Florida have also previously sued over DeSantis’ December executive order targeting CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood.
«Throughout CAIR’s long history, our civil rights organization has worked to protect the Constitution’s guarantees of free speech, religious freedom and equality under the law,» the group said in a statement. «We have also pursued justice for all people, including American Muslims impacted by hate. This is exactly why Gov. DeSantis has repeatedly targeted our organization. We see through Gov. DeSantis’ latest biased attempt to punish us for our views and our values. We look forward to fighting these baseless attacks in court and proving once again that the Constitution is stronger than any politician’s bigotry.»
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Florida officials plan to designate more than 90 groups as terrorist organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Muslim Brotherhood and Antifa. (Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg)
Critics, including CAIR and civil liberties groups, argue the designations are politically motivated and threaten First Amendment-protected speech and association. DeSantis and state officials have argued the law is aimed at preventing taxpayer support for groups they say promote or support terrorism.
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CAIR and civil liberties groups said they would challenge the designation as baseless and unconstitutional.
«Florida’s imminent designation of our clients is both dire and unmoored from reality. CAIR and CAIR-Florida’s speech and advocacy are protected by the First Amendment, which includes their right to criticize the governor, other officials, and their policies. We’re asking the court to protect our clients’ cardinal freedoms,» Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU’s National Security Project, said in a statement.
The designations, if approved by the Cabinet, would operate under Florida law and would not be the same as a federal foreign terrorist organization designation, which is made by the U.S. State Department.
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🔴 Terremoto en Venezuela hoy, en VIVO: cuántos muertos confirmados hay y las últimas noticias este jueves 2 de julio
- Hay al menos 2295 muertos y 11.267 heridos.
- Buscan sobrevivientes una semana después de los terremotos.
- TN está en la zona más afectada por los terremotos.
- La ONU denunció que hay miles de personas desaparecidas.
- Los sismos fueron de magnitud 7,2 y 7,5 en la escala Richter y luego se registraron unas 300 réplicas.
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A una semana del doble terremoto que sacudió el norte de Venezuela el 24 de junio, el balance oficial subió a 2295 muertos y 11.267 heridos.
Según el Parlamento venezolano, 6461 personas fueron rescatadas por más de 4000 brigadistas, mientras que la ONU estimó que hasta 6,76 millones de personas pudieron haber sido afectadas.
El país registró más de 780 réplicas desde los sismos de magnitud 7,2 y 7,5. Además, el Gobierno informó que 12.841 personas perdieron sus viviendas y el PNUD calculó daños preliminares por 6700 millones de dólares en viviendas, comercios, vehículos y otros activos.
Rescatistas intentan sacar con vida a un hombre atrapado hace siete días bajo los escombros en Venezuela
Socorristas de siete países trabajan contrarreloj en Catia La Mar, Venezuela, para rescatar con vida a Hernán Gil, un vigilante de 43 años que quedó atrapado bajo los escombros tras los terremotos del 24 de junio.
El operativo comenzó el lunes y reúne a equipos de Estados Unidos, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Portugal, México, Chile y Venezuela. Según constató AFP, los rescatistas continúan cavando para llegar hasta el hombre, mientras otros especialistas evalúan el riesgo de derrumbe de un edificio vecino inclinado.
Gil quedó atrapado en la garita de seguridad del edificio donde trabajaba. “El movimiento hizo que la garita se desplazara, se quedó entre las paredes”, contó su esposa, Gusbimar González.
Para mantenerlo con vida, los equipos le suministraron agua y oxígeno mientras una ambulancia espera cerca para asistirlo apenas logren extraerlo.
A una semana de los terremotos, la oposición venezolana denunció “graves debilidades” del Estado para responder a la crisis
La devastación es total en La Guaira. (Foto: Reuters)
A una semana del doble terremoto que devastó Venezuela, la mayor coalición opositora, agrupada en la Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD), denunció este miércoles las “graves debilidades” del Estado para responder a la crisis.
“Esta tragedia también ha dejado en evidencia las graves debilidades del Estado para responder a una emergencia de esta magnitud, consecuencia de años de deterioro institucional que hoy pagamos los venezolanos”, manifestó la PUD en su cuenta de X.
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Jude Bellingham frenó en zona mixta y envió un mensaje de apoyo a Venezuela
Jude Bellingham frenó en zona mixta y envió un mensaje de apoyo a Venezuela. (Video: X/@AlertaMundoNews).
Jude Bellingham tuvo un gesto de solidaridad con Venezuela tras los terremotos que golpearon al país. El futbolista inglés pasaba por la zona mixta cuando escuchó la palabra “Venezuela” y decidió detenerse para dejar un breve mensaje de apoyo.
“Mucho ánimo para la gente de Venezuela y mucho cariño”, expresó el jugador, en una declaración corta pero emotiva que rápidamente fue destacada en redes sociales.
El gesto de Bellingham se suma a las muestras de acompañamiento internacional que recibió el pueblo venezolano en medio de la emergencia, mientras continúan las tareas de rescate y asistencia a los damnificados.
Venezolanos sorprendieron con una torta a un rescatista salvadoreño en medio de la búsqueda tras los terremotos
Venezolanos sorprendieron con una torta a un rescatista salvadoreño en medio de la búsqueda tras los terremotos. (Video: X/@AlertaMundoNews).
En medio de las tareas de rescate tras los terremotos en Venezuela, un grupo de venezolanos tuvo un gesto de agradecimiento con el rescatista salvadoreño José Alexander Reyes Portillo, integrante del equipo USAR de El Salvador, enviado para colaborar en la búsqueda de víctimas y sobrevivientes.
Los vecinos lo sorprendieron con un pastel y le cantaron el cumpleaños, en una escena cargada de emoción que fue difundida en redes sociales. El gesto buscó reconocer el trabajo de los equipos internacionales que llegaron al país para asistir en la emergencia.
El homenaje espontáneo ocurrió mientras continúan los trabajos entre los escombros, a una semana de los sismos que dejaron miles de muertos y heridos, según el balance oficial venezolano.
Un equipo de siete bomberos españoles partió de Venezuela tras apoyar en la zona del desastre por cinco días
Un equipo de siete bomberos españoles dejó este miércoles Venezuela, luego de permanecer cinco días en labores de rescate en la zona más devastada por los terremotos de magnitud 7,2 y 7,5 de hace una semana, que han dejado hasta ahora 2.295 fallecidos y 11.267 heridos.
«Ha sido un trabajo intenso, hemos estado trabajando prácticamente tres días consecutivos sin parar«, dijo a EFE Eugenio Mantero, secretario de la ONG Bomberos para el Mundo de España. Mantero explicó que el equipo, que llegó a Venezuela con dos mascotas, intensificaba su búsqueda durante las noches, luego de las 18:00 hora local, hasta el amanecer del día siguiente, debido a que en el día, las altas temperaturas del estado costero de La Guaira complicaban las labores de rescate.
«Desgraciadamente, no hemos podido encontrar a personas con vida«, indicó el bombero, quien destacó que la «destrucción de la zona» donde se encontraban, Playa Grande y Caraballeda, «ha sido generalizada» y «máxima en todos los edificios». «Casi todos los edificios estaban colapsados y estaban afectados», remarcó Matero que también agradeció por la solidaridad del pueblo venezolano, que le dio alimentos al equipo.
Este grupo partió horas después de que un equipo neerlandés de búsqueda y rescate urbano anunció que da por concluida su misión en Venezuela al reducirse las posibilidades de encontrar a personas con vida.
Según datos ofrecidos a EFE del equipo de las Naciones Unidas para la Evaluación y Coordinación de Desastres (UNDAC) a Venezuela han llegado hasta ahora 3.000 rescatistas internacionales y durante los últimos seis días han logrado salvar con vida a 12 personas. En cambio, el Ejecutivo venezolano indicó en su último balance que en el país hay unos 4.000 rescatistas internacionales y que 6.461 personas han sido rescatadas.
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