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Taliban claim control of some 90% of Afghanistan's border areas
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	5 20:34 CrazyFool [1782]
Hundreds of migrants cross into Spain's Melilla enclave	0 [1750]
Tunisia rescues 166 migrants at sea, 16 dead	0 [1756]
Fighting Reported in Multiple Areas, 19 Soldiers Killed	0 [1757]
Sources Allege 100 Civilians Killed After Fall of Spin Boldak	0 [1753]
Palestinian arrested over June shooting attack near West Bank settlement	0 [1756]
Turkish gendarmerie beat, injure Syrian civilian	2 13:22 g(r)omgoru [1748]
Taliban claim control of some 90% of Afghanistan's border areas	2 12:47 jpal [1816]
27 Illegal Migrants Arrested in Libya	0 [1743]
23-Year-Old Man Arrested For Selling Artillery Shells in Libyan Capital	4 11:10 trailing wife [1752]
Clashes between armed groups in Libyan capital Tripoli.	0 [1755]
Anti-police protesters in New York City surround a car outside the 6th Precinct before it speeds off, hitting one of them	4 12:10 Rex Mundi [1752]
US aerial assault kills three in Syria's Hasakah	0 [1751]
At Least 17 Migrants Drown off Tunisia in Shipwreck	0 [1757]
Russia Says Syria Shot 7 of 8 Israeli Missiles	5 13:02 ed in texas [1750]
Gaza City Blast Kills 1, Injures 10, Shakes Crowded Area	0 [1752]
Iran: Mobile Internet Disruptions Reported Amid Water Protests	0 [1793]
ISIS Attack Kills Two Soldiers in Iraq's Salahuddin Province	0 [1774]
Israel Targets Hezbollah Ammunitions, Weapons Depots in Homs	0 [1797]
Iraqi Armed Factions Eye Controlling Strategic Town North of Baghdad	0 [1806]
Syria Regime Shells Kill 7 of Same Family	0 [1782]
Page 2: WoT Background
Border Patrol Reports 300K Got-Aways in 2021 – 1600 Daily	1 11:16 JohnQC [1787]
IDF, Mossad Push Plan for Multiple Small-Scale Operations Against Iran Nuclear Program	0 [1744]
German court sentences IS widow over Yazidi slaves	3 08:17 M,. Murcek [1776]
Tajikistan tests combat readiness as Taliban advances	0 [1750]
UK Labour bans far-left factions in effort to change reputation on antisemitism	4 01:24 Rob Crawford [1749]
Danish military spots Iranian vessels in the Baltic Sea	2 17:45 magpie [1775]
Israel returning to observer status at African Union	2 07:10 Besoeker [1747]
Zebari: Iraq is not Afghanistan	1 08:19 M,. Murcek [1748]
US-Turkey dispute on Syria's SDF continues: US Department of State	0 [1754]
Local and international organizations accuse Turkey of seeking to change the demography of northern Syria	0 [1741]
Madagascar president reportedly survives assassination attempt	2 11:12 trailing wife [1749]
US, Iraq to agree American troop withdrawal should be complete by end of 2021 - report	1 10:39 M. Murcek [1755]
Aliyev Again Proposes Peace Agreement to Armenia Based on Respecting Territorial Integrity	0 [1755]
CIA chief says trend lines in Afghanistan 'troubling' amid Taliban advances	8 10:21 Besoeker [1755]
Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi’s Lawyer Urges Libyans to Participate in Upcoming Elections	0 [1762]
Iran formally opens oil terminal outside Strait of Hormuz	0 [1744]
Lebanon to Plunge into Darkness	0 [1755]
Lebanon Hospitals Warn Power Cuts Threaten 'Catastrophe'	0 [1787]
Moroccan King Performs Eid Prayer, Pardons 761 People	2 04:02 Dron66046 [1746]
WhiteHouse: Iran Undermines Lebanese Sovereignty	2 09:47 Gerthudion Whomoper3485 [1759]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Airline Profits Return, Thanks to Simulus	1 14:25 Glenmore [1751]
Cleveland Indians announce 'Guardians' as new name	12 19:37 Raj [1787]
Mercedes-Benz to go all electric soon. Stuart Varney sez 2025.	9 17:41 Uninesing Angimp5012 [1769]
Woman dives to her death from 150ft bungee jump bridge in Colombia after mistaking signal meant for her boyfriend as the instruction to leap - before she had a cord attached	12 17:16 CrazyFool [1782]
The 'holy grail' of batteries: Scientists develop an 'iron-air' battery that stores electricity for days through rusting - and is a fraction of the cost of lithium-ion equivalents	6 22:10 Anomalous Sources [1775]
Would-be teachers fail licensing tests	6 17:53 Croque Fliting8030 [1776]
Race relations in the US between black and white adults are at the lowest point in more than two decades, poll finds	6 21:55 rjschwarz [1773]
Chimpanzees are killing gorillas unprovoked for the first time: scientists	12 17:51 Uninesing Angimp5012 [1783]
Israel says Pfizer vaccine efficacy in preventing infection drops to 39%	6 13:30 g(r)omgoru [1748]
La buchona - Trading sex for cosmetic surgery in Mexico's narco capital	1 04:46 Dron66046 [1757]
Recall Notice: Winchester and Browning 9mm Ammo	3 16:58 Large Bucket8085 [1781]
Nearly half of Iraq’s oil is sold to China: financial advisor	1 07:37 Skidmark [1751]
Nature Is Racist? 'Systemic Racism' Blocks Black People From Going Outdoors	7 21:52 rjschwarz [1775]
Death toll from riots in SouthAfrica reaches 337	2 03:34 Dron66046 [1744]
Record U.S. Coal Shipment to China Highlights Australia's Pain	3 14:22 Abu Uluque [1747]
Sisi Tells British PM that Egypt Upholds its Historic Rights of Nile Water	0 [1751]
Video: 2 TU-160 bombers escorted by MiG-31s and F-16s	1 10:16 M. Murcek [1750]
NOAA’s GOES-17 satellite in safe-hold mode, after on-board computer reset triggered the satellite.	5 10:44 ed in texas [1753]
PG&E likely sparks another massive fire, pledges to bury 10,000 miles of power lines	5 14:14 Abu Uluque [1739]
US-Mexico border crossings for non-essential land travel remain closed until August 21	0 [1767]
Page 4: Opinion
When the Biden Administration Knocks on Your Door (Short video)	4 20:18 Shiva Protector of the Hohlraums [1787]
Is Lebanon on the Verge of a Military Coup?	2 10:08 ed in texas [1747]
The COVID pandemic narrative takes another hit	9 09:36 M. Murcek [1750]
Afghanistan: The Islamic Turk connection	0 [1769]
Here's what's gone ‘right' after six months of Biden: Devine	4 14:08 Glenmore [1772]
Page 6: Politix
FBI accused of running 'fake tip line' during Brett Kavanaugh background check	12 16:29 Besoeker [1767]
Republicans send letter to the White House demanding answers on Facebook working with administration	3 08:40 Skidmark [1747]
Pelosi claims Catholic faith as reason for backing federal abortion funding	13 17:30 Uninesing Angimp5012 [1765]
Judge orders city of Minneapolis to hire more cops after 'Refund the Police' lawsuit prevails	5 14:31 Abu Uluque [1749]
FBI agent involved in Whitmer kidnapping case brutally assaulted wife after swingers' party: affidavit	8 16:43 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [1754]
US probe of Jan. 6 attack falls apart after Pelosi boots two Republicans off committee	4 17:39 JohnQC [1776]
Candace Owens scandalizes house candidacy of Klacik	9 23:08 Rob Crawford [1778]
Yes — Fauci Must Go	14 21:25 rjschwarz [1823]

    
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                        17:53 Croque Fliting8030

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Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Iran
5	Human Trafficking
5	Taliban
4	Sublime Porte
3	Hezbollah
3	Arab Spring
3	Commies
3	Islamic State
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Govt of Syria
1	Ottoman Proxies
1	Hamas
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2021-07-23
Taliban claim control of some 90% of Afghanistan's border areas

Thu 2021-07-22
Nigeria: 100 kidnapped villagers released by bandits

Wed 2021-07-21
30 Civilians Killed And More Than 50 Others Wounded In Sadr City Explosion

Tue 2021-07-20
Ghani Visits Herat to Review Security Situation

Mon 2021-07-19
‘967 Taliban Killed in 4 Days’ as Clashes Continue: ANDSF

Sun 2021-07-18
Syrian President Bashar Assad is sworn in for a fourth seven-year term

Sat 2021-07-17
Former Libyan PM, Al-Sarraj Purchases Vanuatu's Passport

Fri 2021-07-16
As economic conditions worsen in Leb, angry Beirut residents attack Leb army vehicles; elsehwere, PM-designate Saad Hariri resigns

Thu 2021-07-15
Taliban Control Spin Boldak Crossing in Kandahar, and beyond

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

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