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Turkish military seizes strategic summit in Iraqi-Kurdistan
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
'Known gang member' puts an NYPD officer in a headlock in the Bronx while he tries to make an arrest and is cheered on by the watching crowd before fleeing	2 12:48 Bright Pebbles [1748]
The horrific moment two elderly men were stabbed in shocking unprovoked NYC subway attack amid surge in violent crime in the Big Apple - as NY sheriff says: 'We're starting to lose control'	7 23:05 Skidmark [1778]
Showdown at Trump Tower: MAGA supporters clash with protesters outside president's NYC home on site of BLM mural, while anti-cop demonstrators brawl with a Blue Lives Matter march - as rival protests continue across the nation	8 23:41 SteveS [1783]
Hamas naval commander, suspected ‘collaborator,’ flees Gaza to Israel – report	4 12:09 bbrewer126 [1759]
Iraqi, Kurdish forces launch joint attacks against ISIS on Iranian border	0 [1752]
Afghanistan Violence: 9 Civilians Killed on Saturday	2 08:44 Clem [1756]
23 Civilians Killed Last Week: NSC	0 [1758]
Recent Blasts Call Kabul Security Strategy Into Question	0 [1767]
Roadside bomb kills, wounds 5 children in South of Afghanistan	0 [1750]
Good morning	14 23:07 Skidmark [1787]
Andy Ngo reports on Portland: Antifa rioters kick 2 “rednecks” out of park, attack courthouse	0 [1758]
Mysterious drone strike kills 2 jihadist commanders in Idlib	2 09:59 Frank G [1762]
Turkish military seizes strategic summit in Iraqi-Kurdistan	5 18:44 jpal [1800]
Turkish-backed Libyan forces fight each other in Tripoli	0 [1749]
Iranian forces score big drug bust near Afghan border	4 17:57 jpal [1746]
US smuggles large amount of Syrian oil to Iraq: SANA	0 [1756]
Turkish-backed forces preparing to attack Sirte: LNA	0 [1786]
Jihadists launch new attack on largest Russian airbase in Syria	0 [1794]
Iranian media indirectly accuses US, Israel of being behind nuclear facility explosion	3 17:59 Chris [1794]
Police video of fatal shooting shows victim fired on cops	2 12:34 Chunky Ebbanter9368 [1808]
'This Is No House of God!' Black Lives Matter Activists Yell as They Harass Church in Upstate NY	6 15:10 swksvolFF [1801]
Page 2: WoT Background
North Korea warns Britain will be 'made to pay the price' for putting two of its state ministries on sanctions list	3 14:49 Frank G [1743]
Over 500 Taliban-Requested Detainees May Not Be Released: Sediqqi	2 09:50 M. Murcek [1754]
Iran sought illegal goods for nuke program - German federal intel	5 22:15 Clem [1778]
The factions of IMIS militias who kill people for identity. religion. doctrine and opinion	2 09:12 Skidmark [1739]
New Tunisia protests over unemployment	0 [1746]
Qassem Soleimani was on 'mission of peace' when he was assassinated: Iran. Really.	5 12:21 magpie [1742]
Erdogan calls on world to respect Turkey's decision to transform Hagia Sophia into mosque	5 23:08 trailing wife [1775]
This Week In Campus Insanity Vol. 1	2 06:36 Raj [1753]
Five Guys Employees Fired After Refusing Service to Police Officers	4 10:54 Clem [1785]
Page 3: Non-WoT
British London 2012 Olympians were used as guinea pigs for Special Forces 'wonder drug' but 40 per cent of those who used the supplement ended up with side-effects... including vomiting!	7 16:59 Procopius2k [1744]
Colt Resumes Civilian AR-15 Production as Gun Sales Soar Across US	28 20:55 swksvolFF [1784]
Tuberculosis vaccine BCG may reduce COVID-19 death rate, US study finds	2 09:53 Clem [1758]
Zuurbekom SA - International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) split results in 5 immediately leaving for heaven	1 07:20 Procopius2k [1786]
Attorney General Barr boards train to WOKE	6 07:45 Besoeker [1779]
US sanctions highest ranking Chinese official yet over Uighur rights	0 [1759]
A Wesley Chapel, Florida, gamer shot and killed two out of three home invasion suspects	21 17:44 Frank G [1754]
Coronaplague Roundup	5 14:20 Skidmark [1759]
Pandemic exposes scientific rift over proving when germs are airborne	6 17:58 Grunter [1746]
How Hebron became the epicenter of the West Bank’s coronavirus outbreak	4 14:50 Clem [1767]
Trump wears mask during visit to military medical center	3 12:30 magpie [1742]
SpaceX set to fly its Starship rocket prototype nearly 500 feet into the air next week- but some say it is 'too soon'	6 12:35 magpie [1740]
John Wayne exhibit is being REMOVED from the University of Southern California after students call out the film legend's racist and homophobic statements	2 12:28 magpie [1747]
/u/maxwellhill, the Reddit account with the 8th most link karma of all time, powermod of frontpage subs, first account to reach a million Karma, is/was operated by Ghislaine Maxwell.	6 19:20 3dc [1779]
Page 4: Opinion
Gretchen Carlson: Fox News firing Ed Henry is a 'victory' calls Duckworth 'patriot'	13 21:52 trailing wife [1780]
Charles Barkley says sports becoming woke 'circus' -- with no real results	13 17:23 Skidmark [1752]
Fight the Virus! Please.	8 22:57 trailing wife [1801]
Settling in for the long pandemic	31 21:27 swksvolFF [1772]
Elizabeth Warren Declares Herself Warlord Of Eastern Oklahoma Autonomous Zone	0 [1746]
Pulling the annexation trigger – Shurat HaDin’s legal roundtable	0 [1781]
Press-pummeling Kayleigh McEnany succeeds by channeling Trump	3 10:37 CrazyFool [1743]
Truth is Erased by The Racial ‘Whitewash’	4 14:57 Clem [1769]
Dominic Frisby Explains 'The Medieval 21st Century' (13 short minutes of video)	3 18:19 trailing wife [1772]
Demoralizing the Police	1 11:21 Rex Mundi [1761]
West Virginia Democrats Silent About Memorials To KKK-Supporting Colleague	0 [1749]
Why We Can’t Trust Anything ‘The Science’ Says Any More	9 16:13 Clem [1741]
Page 6: Politix
The Biden family rap sheet: How Joe's relatives have been busted for drug possession, credit card theft, fights with the NYPD and multiple DUIs - but have never served time	1 14:59 Clem [1761]
Plugs Credits Elizabeth Warren With Helping Craft His New Economic Plan	2 19:30 Jinerong Fillmore6336 [1768]
Trump Admin Tells Minnesota Governor To Get Bent Over $16 Million Aid Request Following Riots	17 22:56 trailing wife [1790]
L.A. teachers union says schools can't reopen unless charter schools get shut down, police defunded	25 18:31 Anomalous Sources [1829]
Democrat congresswoman calls slave reparations a 'bold effort that people want to not do'	8 16:28 NoMoreBS [1752]
De Blasio Tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer That He Is Banning All Large Gatherings in NYC Except For Black Lives Matter Riots	9 17:49 NoMoreBS [1757]
Clarence Thomas’ wife denounces town’s Black Lives Matter sign	1 14:25 Bright Pebbles [1756]
Anti-Trump Psychiatrist: ‘Cognitive Issues, Mental Illness’ Would Not Disqualify Joe Biden	7 15:36 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1746]
Crenshaw takes aim at Duckworth's patriotism	5 17:34 Skidmark [1752]
Tony Dungy Slams Don Lemon After He Says Jesus Wasn’t Perfect	1 07:37 Procopius2k [1740]
Biden campaign: Trump abused authority by commuting Roger Stone's sentence	6 10:49 Raj [1743]
Phoenix Mayor Lied About Morgues Bringing In 'Refrigerator Trucks' To Store Overflow COVID Bodies	8 17:47 g(r)omgoru [1750]

    
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4	Govt of Iran
3	Sublime Porte
2	Commies
2	Govt of Syria
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1	al-Nusra
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Hamas
1	Islamic State
1	Muslim Brotherhood
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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2020-07-12
Turkish military seizes strategic summit in Iraqi-Kurdistan

Sat 2020-07-11
Turkey issues presidential decree to convert Hagia Sophia back into mosque

Fri 2020-07-10
Latest explosions in Tehran reportedly hit warehouses of rockets that belong to the IRGC

Thu 2020-07-09
Yemen's Ansarallah forces threaten to target Saudi palaces

Wed 2020-07-08
22 Taliban militants killed, wounded on Kabul-Jalalabad highway

Tue 2020-07-07
Iraqi security analyst Husham Al Hashimi assassinated outside his Baghdad home

Mon 2020-07-06
Sen Tammy Duckworth in favor of tearing down George Washington Statues!

Sun 2020-07-05
Officer draws gun on two men who beat him in the Bronx— de Blasio calls for his resignation

Sat 2020-07-04
Happy Fourth!

Fri 2020-07-03
MSNBC Dubs Mount Rushmore as a 'Racist' 'Symbol of White Supremacy'

Thu 2020-07-02
Massacre reported in Irapuato, Mexico — 24 people dead

Wed 2020-07-01
Lebanon’s army has scrapped meat from all meals it offers to soldiers on duty as food prices skyrocket

Tue 2020-06-30
Denmark Jails Man over Iran-Backed Assassination Plot

Mon 2020-06-29
Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claiming responsibility for Karachi Stock Exchange attack. Majeed sucide Brigade

Sun 2020-06-28
Leb officials apologize to US ambassador after judge issued order banning her from speaking to media

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