The core fighting force is smaller, but like Amharas there are informal militias that are slightly better trained.

Here's a good analysis on the Iranian attack. The goal was to demonstrate capability.

Kenya may be forced to renegotiate its 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ethiopia if the deepening electricity crisis in the Horn of Africa nation gets out of control. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has expressed concern over the escalating energy crisis in Addis Ababa, saying it poses a power supply ‘risk’ to Nairobi and could call for renegotiation of the agreement signed in July 2022. “As of now they (Ethiopia) have not given any notification to Kenya or to us the regulator that they are not able to meet the demand because these are contractual obligations. However, in terms of the security of power supply, yes, it is a risk,” the Authority’s chief executive Daniel Kiptoo told The EastAfrican in a telephone interview on April 9. Read more The East African

Prez. HSM invites regional leaders

Hindus LOL

Some people learn things the hard way.

Things heating up

Cheap drones and cruise missiles were meant to overwhelm, but Iran's real ace is the ballistic missiles which were not intercepted, in order they could have hit anywhere the Iranians want.

Arab leaders cannot trust or have mandate from their citizens hence why they depend on the West for their security. They cannot say no to the very people who are keeping them in power or making sure other countries won't invade them.

We are talking about nation states not tribal Somali regions. Interest before everything. Whether Arabs and Jews descend from the same figure is beside the point.

Above Al-Aqsa Mosque