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'261 Taliban Killed' in Past 24 Hours: MoD
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Taliban claims capturing key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan	7 19:57 Procopius2k [1788]
Egypt court upholds life sentences for 10 Muslim Brotherhood members	0 [1761]
Undercover Border Police shoot 6 attackers in Jenin gun battle overnight	0 [1759]
Israeli guard lightly wounded in West Bank shooting, attacker arrested	0 [1747]
Good Morning	9 20:41 Ann Ruthersquank9708 [1796]
Indonesian Police Hunt for Pro-IS Militant Suspects after Killing 2 in Raid	0 [1776]
ISIS leader arrested in Deir ez-Zor: SDF	0 [1754]
Mujahideen Brigades announced it will be conducting military maneuvers in the Gaza Strip	3 14:27 Retard Strength [1757]
3 Liwa Fatemiyoun killed near al-Mayadin due to explosion of an IED in their car	1 07:42 Too Old To Work [1754]
Turkish forces sent new military reinforcements to their observation posts in Idlib	0 [1756]
Turkish forces bomb Korhyouk village in the eastern countryside of Bab	0 [1751]
A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander urged Iraqi Shi'ite militias to step up attacks on U.S. targets during a meeting in Baghdad last week	0 [1756]
Iranian Intelligence Plotted to Kidnap U.S.-Based Activist, Prosecutors Say	2 09:56 Skidmark [1755]
Iraqi army thwarts an attempt to blow up a power transmission tower in Baghdad	1 00:28 Raj [1759]
Four Killed, Five Wounded in Kabul Blast	0 [1788]
'261 Taliban Killed' in Past 24 Hours: MoD	2 08:57 DarthVader [1821]
Forces Led by Ex-Jihadi Positioned in Herat to Fight Taliban	0 [1792]
Angry protesters block a main square in the center of Nasiriyah city, Dhi Qar	0 [1796]
Two policemen killed in Tarmiyah	0 [1802]
Page 2: WoT Background
Amid calm on Gaza border, Israel expands fishing zone, imports and exports	3 11:41 Frank G [1743]
In possible sign of thaw, Turkey’s Erdogan talks with new Israeli president	0 [1751]
Britain to leave 100 troops beyond military mission end in Afghanistan	2 12:09 Matt [1756]
Over 5 thousand families displaced in Kandahar	0 [1739]
Head of Dhi Qar's Health Directorate resigns from his position	0 [1750]
Taliban renew demand that Turkey leave Afghanistan	2 21:02 Lord Garth [1773]
A security force arrests 16 employees in Saladin	0 [1752]
Russia and Turkey engage in talks to restore water supply to a million citizens in AANES	0 [1783]
Ghani: Security Situation Will Improve in 3 Months	5 23:44 Shershitgum Scotch5285 [1772]
Kurdish fear of ''open war'' between the U.S and Iraqi paramilitary factions	2 06:30 Knuckles Slererong5344 [1779]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Shep Smith's Terrible Ratings Keep Getting Worser And Worser	3 19:14 Frank G [1758]
US State Department invites UN racism investigators to visit US	6 18:33 swksvolFF [1757]
[BBC]Cuba protests: Internet sheds light on anger - until it goes dark	2 13:16 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1754]
'The Communists have lost control': First Cuban demonstrator is killed after police 'open fire on peaceful protest' while anti-government reporter is arrested live on TV as unrest continues	10 20:19 Anomalous Sources [1765]
Bill and Hillary Clinton Celebrate Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter's 75th Anniversary: 'Such a Joy'	3 12:08 JohnQC [1755]
Hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir fail to improve COVID-19 outcomes in study	19 22:50 Woodrow [1777]
'I'm not hurting the haredim, I'm helping them'	0 [1745]
Russia returns remains of Napoleon’s missing general to France	1 11:12 Jiling Gravitch9209 v [1748]
Boeing cuts production of the 787 Dreamliner after yet another problem: Fuselage isn't joined together to meet precise standards	4 16:15 Tyranysaurus Jones4656 [1741]
California school district will spend $40M making 'ethnic studies' MANDATORY for for high school students sparking a woke gold rush for consultants who will charge $1,500 an HOUR to train teachers in CRT	2 12:34 Cesare [1748]
Not child's play! Firearms company is slammed for selling custom kit to make Glock 19s look like LEGO toy guns	8 22:34 SteveS [1777]
Iran unveils Islamic dating app to encourage marriage	7 20:43 Frank G [1782]
Mass looting breaks out in South Africa	13 16:28 Zhang Fei [1744]
A senior official in MoE sentenced to imprisonment	0 [1743]
The death toll of the Imam Hussein Hospital tragedy ranges between 92 to 100	2 15:18 ed in texas [1748]
Putin hints at Russia, Ukraine, joining together	8 21:13 CrazyFool [1774]
Kurdistan dispatches medical supplies to Dhi Qar	0 [1749]
Iraq makes a contract with a Chinese Company to work in Al-Faw	0 [1755]
Facing chronic shortfalls, North Korea tells citizens to start supplying their own food	9 20:56 SteveS [1781]
Bruce Kiskadden - 'Bronco Twister's Prayer'	0 [1745]
The Army Is Once Again Trying To Sell Off Some Of Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet	1 13:35 Skidmark [1758]
Sen. Cotton demands answers from Raytheon regarding critical race theory program	5 13:15 g(r)omgoru [1759]
Navy Secretary Hearing After Damaging Report Released	6 19:39 Frank G [1759]
'Every officer is up to speed on diversity training. Not so much ship handling': Scathing official report finds US Navy is not fit for war because of risk averse, politically correct, control-freak top brass	8 17:45 swksvolFF [1741]
Democrat Groups Plan To ''Fact Check'' Private Text Messages	6 18:07 swksvolFF [1744]
Inflation Soars but Markets are calm	2 14:38 Lord Garth [1756]
Page 4: Opinion
Every Modern Assault Rifle Is Traced Back to This	0 [1748]
Wild Bill Donovan, The Grandfather of American Intelligence	3 17:48 Gerthudion Whomoper3485 [1763]
TWA 800: 25 Years of Deep State Deception	8 15:09 49 Pan [1756]
'Cut their funding in half': Tom Fitton urges GOP to tame 'out of control' DOJ, FBI	3 11:53 Abu Uluque [1752]
The Crumbling Global Tower	1 11:56 Abu Uluque [1751]
Bee or not: ‘Other States Look To Texas For Advice On How To Get Democrats To Leave’ (don't cheat)	1 09:51 JohnQC [1743]
Critical Race Theory Has No Idea What To Do With Asian Americans	11 19:20 Jean DuSable [1746]
THE BIG GUY has SPOKEN: George Floyd Mural Struck by Lightning, Crumbles to the Ground	15 19:55 Procopius2k [1780]
America Rewritten (47 min video)	0 [1755]
Page 6: Politix
Republicans Get A Big Win Over Stacey Abrams In Georgia	3 18:56 Varmint Black8273 [1752]
'You're surrounded by total incompetence. Hang in there': Friend warned Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mark Milley about trouble on election night because of 'fourth-rate people at the Pentagon and fifth-rate people at the White House'	7 19:44 Frank G [1776]
Texas Senate Passes Voting Bill, as Runaway Democratic Rivals Push Federal Bill	12 19:44 Gomez Squank9708 [1775]
Democrats are worried they'll hurt themselves in Florida — and more broadly in the midterms — if they mishandle the situation in Cuba.	5 13:48 SteveS [1748]
Illegal Immigrant Deaths Soar During Heat Wave	5 20:14 Anomalous Sources [1772]
Texas Democrats flee state to block Republican voting law	12 15:33 Procopius2k [1783]
VoterGA Releases Explosive New Report: Fulton County Georgia Recount Included 60% Error Reporting Rate ‐ THOUSANDS of Fraudulent Biden Votes	6 21:58 Lord Garth [1771]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Iraq
6	Taliban
4	Sublime Porte
4	Commies
4	Islamic State
3	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Govt of Iran
2	Hamas
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1	Human Trafficking
1	Muslim Brotherhood

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2021-07-14
'261 Taliban Killed' in Past 24 Hours: MoD

Tue 2021-07-13
Turkmenistan deploying troops, heavy weapon on border with Afghanistan

Mon 2021-07-12
Anti-govt protests in Cuba

Sun 2021-07-11
Possibility of civil war in Afghanistan, sez Atta Muhammad Noor

Sat 2021-07-10
Taliban claim to control 85 percent of Afghanistan

Fri 2021-07-09
Heavy Fighting Around Ghazni City Reported

Thu 2021-07-08
Ahmad Jibril, Syria-based Paleo terror group PFLP-GC #1, dead at 83; #2 Talal Naji new #1

Wed 2021-07-07
Haitian President Jovenel Moise assassinated in his home

Tue 2021-07-06
AI drone swarm ‘is used in combat for the first time as Israel deploy them to attack Hamas militants'

Mon 2021-07-05
Nine Districts Fall to Taliban as Fighting Continues

Sun 2021-07-04
Happy 4th of July

Sat 2021-07-03
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Fri 2021-07-02
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Thu 2021-07-01
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