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Tanker managed by Israeli firm attacked off Oman, killing two
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Jammu drone strike, LeM module: NIA raids 14 locations in J&K	0 [1751]
Jewish suspect indicted over 2 months after mob assault of Arab man	1 09:50 Dron66046 [1770]
Five Civilians Killed in Mortar Attack in Zabul: Official	0 [1756]
Yemen’s (Houthi) Armed Forces have announced the liberation of two districts in al-Bayda Province	0 [1752]
US hails EU’s decision to adopt new sanctions regime on individuals in Lebanon that have caused the crisis-struck nation to an almost complete collapse	0 [1742]
Customs officials in Sharjah have thwarted an attempt to smuggle a huge haul of drugs into the UAE	1 12:37 Gerthudion Whomoper3485 [1751]
After Hisham al-Khozaei, another citizen dies in custody of torture in Basra	0 [1747]
ISIS kills seven; wounds 17 people in Saladin	0 [1760]
Deadly Clashes Erupt in Western Libya	0 [1763]
Libyan Coastal Road Officially Reopened	0 [1744]
Suspected Pak drones noticed at 3 locations in JK's Samba	0 [1744]
Four CRPF personnel, civilian injured in Baramulla grenade attack	0 [1751]
Soldier injured while defusing live explosive shell in Bandipora village	0 [1745]
Kurdish kolbar shot by Iranian border guards may lose leg	0 [1757]
Turkish warplanes bomb civilian/livestock areas in Northern Iraq under pretext of fighting the PKK	0 [1754]
Turkey: 7 members of a Kurdish family killed and their house burnt to the ground.	0 [1746]
Portland trans antifa famous for her 5 o'clock shadow and dresses has been charged over an attack at a Subway	12 22:01 SteveS [1776]
Russian warplanes target with missiles the vicinity of the towns of Kansafra and Al-Fatirah in Jabal Al-Zawiya	0 [1749]
Confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces in the town of Beit Ummar	0 [1755]
Afghanistan: Heavy clashes between Taliban and government forces in Herat	0 [1748]
Americans and Russians fighting in Hasakah:	0 [1753]
Saudi-led military coalition battling the rebel Houthis in Yemen claimed it thwarted attempted “enemy drone” attack on Saudi merchant ship	0 [1755]
Tanker managed by Israeli firm attacked off Oman, killing two	3 21:21 Old Patriot [1808]
Fighting continues in Helmand	0 [1753]
Page 2: WoT Background
Philippine, US Troop Pact in ‘Full Force Again’	10 15:19 Knuckles Slererong5344 [1766]
Ghana's massive new National Mosque	2 13:30 trailing wife [1749]
FBI probe shows amount of chemicals in Beirut blast was a fraction of original shipment	6 17:05 magpie [1756]
First batch of Afghan interpreters, translators arrives in US	2 13:08 Gerthudion Whomoper3485 [1759]
Israel Shifts To Standoff Weapons In Syria As Russian Threats Increase	2 17:07 Zhang Fei [1756]
Lebanon army warns against Israeli moves on border; says won't let country plunge into chaos	3 23:24 SteveS [1781]
Tunisia president says he will not become a dictator	0 [1758]
Haftar: The international community must know that we will not allow occupation forces or mercenaries to remain in Libya	1 00:16 Chris [1753]
Libya's Human Rights Commission Condemns Armed Clashes near Tripoli	1 00:17 Chris [1752]
Azerbaijani opposition blogger found dead in Tbilisi	0 [1751]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Louisiana healthcare millionaire pleads guilty to kidnap plot against his ex-wife which unraveled when the two captors he hired DROWNED while trying to escape police with hostage who survived in back of van	8 22:51 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1786]
Martial Law: Australia Deploys Military To Enforce Covid Lockdowns…	3 10:05 Procopius2k [1739]
Walmart, largest US employer, orders staff to vaccinate	19 23:47 Woodrow [1785]
Scientists Urge Supreme Court To Uphold Abortion Ban	0 [1742]
'Special counsel' empowered to hire investigators for Wisconsin 2020 election review	0 [1755]
All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down (video)	0 [1753]
Indian state of Assam issues travel advisory after deadly border clash	2 23:21 SteveS [1784]
Wildfires torch public and private lands across north Lebanon	1 18:24 Skidmark [1760]
Wildfires kill 4 in southern Turkey	0 [1756]
Russian shipbuilders to lay down six more keels next week	5 20:11 CrazyFool [1753]
U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission Has Stopped Processing Initial Public Offering Registrations Of Chinese Companies	1 10:15 Croque Fliting8030 [1747]
Minnesota woman beheaded in broad daylight, allegedly by boyfriend	0 [1752]
TikTok updates US privacy policy to collect ‘faceprints and voiceprints’	0 [1752]
Explosion at Russian chemical plant kills one person and severely injures others who fled 'while pulling off their clothes because they were burning alive'	0 [1759]
Oregon court rejects gun control group's challenge to Second Amendment sanctuary rule	1 09:44 M. Murcek [1755]
Covid: Number #1 with a C-19 Bullet	10 16:59 CrazyFool [1748]
Page 4: Opinion
Gen. Flynn Exclusive: 10 Indisputable Facts on the 2020 Election That Argue for Audits	4 16:36 NoMoreBS [1752]
Graphic Content Warning: Crowd Gasps as Fed-Up Parents Read School's Pornographic Books Out Loud at Board Meeting	9 18:51 Silentbrick [1754]
Nearly 50% of Republicans believe there will be a time soon where 'patriotic Americans' will 'have to take the law into their own hands'	8 18:59 Skidmark [1751]
Psychological manipulation and the greatest medical screwup in history.	12 19:33 Hupeaper Sforza6333 [1742]
Critical Race Theory Is A Societal Dead End	8 18:29 trailing wife [1754]
Four Findings From a Systematic Review About Beer and Exercise	2 15:49 SteveS [1760]
Rep. Matt Gaetz Implies that Our Own Government Was Behind Jan. 6 False Flag ‐ Demands Release of 14,000 hrs. of Hidden Video (VIDEO)	4 15:15 Cesare [1759]
Support for Speaker Pelosi's select Jan. 6 committee waning after first hearing, poll	5 13:43 JohnQC [1765]
Two Americas, Two Different Belief Systems	4 08:06 Frank G [1749]
Tunisia: Downfall of the Brotherhood's last bastion	1 22:12 Rex Mundi [1787]
Hans von Spakovsky: Biden's border crisis – crime problem in Texas a bad omen for rest of US	4 15:39 Cesare [1744]
Calling Chicago "Chiraq" is now an insult to Iraq	1 08:31 Mullah Richard [1753]
Page 6: Politix
House Democrats vote to let some illegal immigrants work as congressional staffers	6 22:54 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1769]
Biden given note then eats some crap off his face	0 [1741]
Justice Department told the Treasury Department that it must turn over former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee	11 19:04 Skidmark [1758]
Georgia Punches Back in Spirited Motion to Dismiss DOJ Election Integrity Lawsuit	7 22:30 Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 [1775]
'Inflation Storm' Looms as Expectations Hit 13-Year High, Consumer Sentiment Sinks	5 20:46 Chris [1780]
War of words between Texas Gov. Abbott, AG Garland over migrant order	16 21:15 Chris [1779]
Border 'emergency': Graham, Cuellar urge Biden to tap Jeh Johnson as czar	3 08:50 Besoeker [1760]

    
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4	Hezbollah
3	Arab Spring
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Iran
2	Taliban
2	Muslim Brotherhood
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Narcos
1	PLO
1	Antifa/BLM
1	Tablighi Jamaat
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
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1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
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1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Islamic State

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Thu 2021-07-22
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