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3 Tunisian parties, including Ennahda, face legal probe over foreign funding
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Mozambique jihadist insurgency: Rwandan troops kill 30 jihadists near Palma	1 14:34 trailing wife [1751]
Good Morning	7 08:07 Procopius2k [1750]
U.S. Court Upholds Conviction of Alleged Hizbullah Agent	1 11:24 NN2N1 [1778]
Turkey Detains 208 Afghan Migrants En Route to Italy	0 [1752]
Fighting Reported in 20 Provinces in Past 24 Hours	0 [1762]
Taliban lynch local comedian in Kandahar province	4 13:37 Chearong Hapsburg6040 [1749]
PMF thwarts an ISIS infiltration attempt in Khanaqin	0 [1743]
Azerbaijan attacked Armenian positions in Gegharkunik this morning	0 [1747]
Syrian air defense uses Pantsyr-S to down militants' drone	0 [1742]
Anti-ISIS operation kicks off in Kirkuk	0 [1751]
Germany charges Syrian doctor with crimes against humanity	2 08:53 JohnQC [1754]
US sanctions Syrian militia accused of killing Kurdish politician	0 [1756]
Kurdish, Iraqi forces arrest over a dozen ISIS suspects	0 [1751]
Tampa, Fla. man sentenced to five years in prison for burning down a sports store during BLM race rioting last year	3 08:47 JohnQC [1742]
Antifa brawl and get beat up at a “We Are Israel” event in El Cajon, Calif.	10 22:47 trailing wife [1772]
Protests continue as a water shortage plagues the country. Iran	2 18:03 Lord Garth [1766]
Members of Ain Zara Municipal Council Kidnapped	0 [1744]
Man Killed after Throwing Grenade at Security Patrol in Sibrata	0 [1752]
Inmates Escape During Prison Attack in Libya’s Bani Walid	0 [1778]
Iran jihadis groups and regime forces evacuated their checkpoints on the roads in Eastern Horan, after threats by FSA to attack, in support of Daraa al-Balad	0 [1784]
SAA 4th Division deployed to Daraa as clashes and violence spreads	0 [1773]
Hizb militant arrested in south Kashmir's Pampore	0 [1790]
Page 2: WoT Background
‘Our lives are in danger': Afghans queue up to get passports	3 22:42 trailing wife [1772]
Feds exempting some illegal migrants from normal ID requirements on flights	2 12:09 Chris [1748]
Jailed Muslim cleric and wife released from Nigerian prison	0 [1753]
Fighting alongside Taliban, how Pak’s Lashkar is adding to woes of Afghansitan	0 [1759]
Tunisia in Political Turmoil as President Dismisses More Officials	0 [1748]
3 Tunisian parties, including Ennahda, face legal probe over electoral foreign funding: Official	0 [1817]
Pakistan Reopens Spin Boldak Crossing Held by Taliban	0 [1750]
Taliban’s delegation visiting China	0 [1745]
Kaka Hama: Iraq will replicate Afghanistan's scenario after the U.S. departure	0 [1737]
Russian, Tajik, Uzbek troops to practice fighting terrorists in drills near Afghan border	0 [1760]
Yazidis register to claim government compensation for missing, dead relatives	0 [1739]
The West and the US are “unjust and malicious” in their negotiations, Iran's supreme leader said in a meeting with outgoing President Hassan Rouhani	2 14:08 Skidmark [1742]
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq leader Qais al-Khazali derides reported news of a U.S. troop withdrawal in Iraq	0 [1744]
IRGC Qods Comdr. Qaani has told top Iraqi officials that Iran wants to evaluate the outcome of Iraq-US strategic dialogues ‘positively’	0 [1767]
Hyde Park no longer safe for Christians	1 08:57 JohnQC [1773]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott authorizes his national guard troops to start ARRESTING migrants at the border on state charges - while city says border agents are releasing infected migrants to hotels when they are captured by cops	8 19:29 KBK [1774]
Page 3: Non-WoT
First in world, Israel agrees to give seniors 60+ third COVID jab	2 18:24 Spoter B [1769]
Fauci's Agency Dumped Millions Into Chinese Entities To Study Infectious Diseases Since 2012, Federal Data Shows	3 17:58 Raj [1772]
Beijing calls for calm after historic tech stock rout	2 12:22 Mullah Richard [1746]
Dusty Hill has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX	0 [1742]
Ron Popeil, creator of the infomercial and dozens of products including Pocket Fisherman and Hair in a Can, dies aged 86	0 [1738]
Murders in Minnesota jumped 58 PERCENT last year to an all-time record amid demands to 'defund the police' after George Floyd's death	1 12:28 NoMoreBS [1743]
Washington, DC mayor announces plan to hire 170 additional police officers amid crime spike	5 16:12 Mike Kozlowski [1767]
Rep. Timothy Ramthun Discusses Proposed Wisconsin Forensic Audit with The Gateway Pundit (VIDEO)	2 18:27 Too Old To Work [1778]
South Texas Police Department Issues Public Health Announcement After COVID-Stricken Migrants Seen ‘Coughing, Sneezing' At Whataburger	2 11:49 Skidmark [1750]
Seattle mayor begs for more cops after six weekend shootings, 250 officers gone in 17 months	10 15:38 Dron66046 [1749]
Graduate gender studies student expressed desire to slash throats of cis women	14 22:39 trailing wife [1756]
Indian teenager beaten to death, hanged for wearing jeans	11 19:27 trailing wife [1759]
Migrant child coronavirus outbreak: Whistleblowers say they were told to downplay infections at Fort Bliss	0 [1745]
Atlanta woman, dog found stabbed to death in park, $10G reward being offered	12 15:07 Dron66046 [1771]
Remington: US gunmaker offers $33m to Sandy Hook shooting victims	7 12:47 Omaviger Shavick6547 [1764]
'Armed robber' is beaten up with a sex toy: Cashier grabs 18-inch 'weapon' and bashes knife-wielding 'thief' at Russian sex shop	6 17:03 ed in texas [1772]
China spotted building second new nuclear missile base after silo complex uncovered in latest sign of 'significant arsenal expansion'	3 14:50 Mike Kozlowski [1752]
Iran keeps setting new maxima for Covid infections	0 [1742]
Five high-ranking Cuban generals dead in 10 days	7 12:36 NoMoreBS [1735]
Just a Reminder, Everyone...	14 15:05 trailing wife [1738]
Page 4: Opinion
The Immortality of the Soul (Aquinas 101), a short video	2 14:16 trailing wife [1739]
We've Discovered the Real Reason the CDC Is Requiring All Kids Wear Masks in Schools	7 15:26 Dron66046 [1745]
It can't happen here? It is happening here!	5 11:35 Skidmark [1747]
Blinken meets WHO director-general to push investigation in coronavirus origins	5 16:40 Airandee [1766]
Resurgent Terror	4 13:28 magpie [1749]
Page 6: Politix
Oh My, Something About That New York Times Journalist Who Recently Called Trump Supporters ‘Enemies of The State’	6 20:25 Crusader [1784]
Biden raises eyebrows with claim he 'used to drive' 18-wheeler truck	7 19:33 CrazyFool [1769]
'There's a new sheriff in town': Biden vows to crack down on federal agencies that don't 'Buy American' - before confusing Trump and Obama in 'Freudian slip' and mingling with a maskless crowd	5 22:40 trailing wife [1769]
Here comes the bipartisan Senate infrastructure bill that Trump warned about…	4 09:13 Skidmark [1740]
Kyrsten Sinema blocks Democrats' plan to spend $3.5 trillion on infrastructure, setting up major cuts	0 [1749]
Democrat state lawmaker won't seek re-election after using anti-Asian slur	2 14:58 trailing wife [1742]
DOJ won't back GOP rep's defense in Capitol riot suit from Swalwell	1 11:06 Matt [1750]
New York Times reporter deletes tweet calling Trump supporters 'enemies of the state'	5 12:35 Abu Uluque [1755]
Jake Ellzey Defeats Susan Wright In Runoff Special Election For Texas' 6th Congressional District Seat	3 08:36 magpie [1757]
Newsom yanks his children from summer camp after maskless photos appear on social media	4 16:13 Warthog [1776]
‘Obsession with Defending Criminals': HIV Transmission Decriminalized in Illinois	4 11:13 Cesare [1746]
Ted Cruz tears into Biden intel officials for having no answer and sitting silently instead of sanctioning China for state-sponsored cyberattack on 30,000 Microsoft Exchange servers	6 13:21 Dron66046 [1771]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Commies
5	Human Trafficking
4	Islamic State
4	Taliban
3	Govt of Iran Proxies
3	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Iran
3	Antifa/BLM
2	Govt of Syria
2	Ottoman Proxies
2	Muslim Brotherhood
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1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Hezbollah
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	TTP
1	al-Shabaab (IS-Mozambique)

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Tue 2021-07-27
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Mon 2021-07-26
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Sun 2021-07-25
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Sat 2021-07-24
Nigeria jails 10 pirates over ship hijacking

Fri 2021-07-23
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Thu 2021-07-22
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Wed 2021-07-21
30 Civilians Killed And More Than 50 Others Wounded In Sadr City Explosion

Tue 2021-07-20
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Mon 2021-07-19
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Sun 2021-07-18
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