Summary:
- Paraguayan security forces kill a well known lawmaker in a drug-related raid.
- A school in a Bosnian town is struck with a tragic shooting incident.
- A failed suicide bombing takes place in Tel Aviv. The following day, Israel launched multiple pre-emptive strikes on Hezbollah caches and killed two high ranking officers, one for Hezbollah, one for Hamas.
- The Haftar Libyan National Army took control of a border region between Libya and Chad.
South America
- Incident: On the 19th of August, a pre-dawn raid of the Pedro Juan Caballero border outpost in the Amambay province of Paraguay left Eulalio “Lalo” Gomes, a lawmaker from the Colorado party, dead. The raid was launched in an attempt to stop a drug trafficking ring that Gomes and his son were a part of.
- Threat Level: Low
- Risk Mitigation Recommendations: Security forces both in Paraguay and Brazil should be prepared for a possible retaliation from the drug traffickers related to Gomes over the coming days or weeks.
Eastern Europe
- Incident: On the 21st of August, a shooting at a school in Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina took place resulting in three deaths and one injury. All the victims and the shooter were identified as employees of the school.
- Threat Level: Low
- Risk Mitigation Recommendations: Serious workplace disagreements should not be ignored and should be addressed respectively and reasonably by any company, not just schools. This incident is one of the worst-case scenarios of an employee likely having issues with his colleagues that were never resolved.
Western Asia – Middle East
- Incident: On the 18th of August, a suicide bombing attack was attempted in Tel Aviv but failed when the explosive backpack used by the would-be bomber detonated prematurely. Al-Qassam and the Al-Quds Brigades later claimed responsibility for the attack.
- Threat Level: Intermediate
- Risk Mitigation Recommendations: While this attack failed, most suicide bombings are sudden and devastating to anyone within the general vicinity. In such cases where the attack is successful, the best course of action is to provide however much medical aid you can and immediately call for assistance.
- Incident: On the 19th of August, Israel launched multiple pre-emptive airstrikes on Hezbollah arms caches and supply facilities. A second set of pre-emptive strikes was carried out on the following day as well.
- Threat Level: Intermediate
- Risk Mitigation Recommendations: Civilians in Lebanon should seek appropriate shelter upon hearing any form of air raid siren. If anyone lives in a building or is working in a facility that may be utilized by Hezbollah, clear the area and seek a safe shelter.
- Incident: On the 19th of August, in addition to the pre-emptive strikes, Israel killed Hussein Ali Hussein, a Hezbollah missile unit commander.
- Threat Level: N/A
- Risk Mitigation Recommendations: N/A
- Incident: On the 21st of August, Israel killed Khalil Al-Maqdah, the leader of the Al-Aqsa Brigades in Sidon, Lebanon.
- Threat Level: N/A
- Risk Mitigation Recommendations: N/A
North Africa
- Incident: On the 20th of August, the Libyan National Army took full control over the Kalanga mountains region on the Libyan-Chadian border following multiple clashes with illegal mining groups from Chad.
- Threat Level: Low
- Risk Mitigation Recommendations: N/A
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