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375 Taliban killed in past 24 hours: MoD
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	3 19:29 Chuckles Brown3963 [1777]
Rebels Attack Thai Military Outpost on Malaysian Border	0 [1751]
Herat: City populace marched against Taliban as fight continues	0 [1757]
Kapisa: Afghan Forces Clear Villages in Retaken District	0 [1754]
375 Taliban killed in past 24 hours: MoD	7 23:43 trailing wife [1839]
Palestinian-American convicted for deadly West Bank shooting attack	3 16:53 g(r)omgoru [1753]
Four drones spotted in J&K, one near Army camp	0 [1762]
IM operative’s cell phone could provide major leads in Antilla Bomb Scare case	1 05:46 Dron66046 [1755]
Rioter who peed on police among those sentenced to jail time over far-left Bristol riot	3 12:17 JohnQC [1762]
Foreign LeT militant, who escaped from Shokbaba encounter killed in Bandipora: police	0 [1755]
Jammu: Two men in military fatigue flee from barber shop after being asked for ID cards	4 14:25 Dron66046 [1756]
Cop, civilian injured in Khanyar militant attack	0 [1742]
Seven-year-old girl killed by stray bullets outside Lebanon home	14 13:59 Procopius2k [1743]
Day 2: UK foreign office spokesperson said they are “urgently investigating” suspected hijacking off Fujairah coast, Iran denies they dunnit	5 10:18 g(r)omgoru [1756]
Saudi Arabia executes young Shia man for taking part in anti-kingdom protests	0 [1742]
Reports: Powerful explosion rocks Afghanistan’s capital Kabul	4 08:27 Skidmark [1744]
Dozens of bodies found in river between Ethiopia’s Tigray, Sudan	1 08:05 NN2N1 [1745]
Afghan army urges civilians to evacuate Lashkar Gah besieged by Taliban ahead of military offensive	1 12:50 Dron66046 [1751]
‘Yemeni (Houthi) forces advance on new fronts in Bayda, liberate Al-Qanza hilltop’	0 [1781]
Militants kill 16 hostages in DR Congo's restive east	0 [1774]
Heavy gun battle in Jenin between Israeli troops, attackers; 6 Palestinians hurt	0 [1787]
Page 2: WoT Background
ISIS attacks increase due to ‘well-entrenched’ insurgency: Pentagon	3 22:26 Chris [1777]
Pakistan army completes 90% fencing work along Afghan border	1 09:53 Mercutio [1750]
Russian, Uzbek Militaries Begin Joint Afghan Border Drills	0 [1744]
Afghanistan: 51 Media Outlets Closed Amid Fighting	0 [1751]
After US, UK to expand its resettlement program to Afghans	0 [1750]
Kurdish intelligence reports extremist propaganda among the wives of IS fighters	1 00:51 Albert Unurong7545 [1741]
Seattle: ''Property destruction is a moral imperative.''	16 21:46 trailing wife [1775]
Citing rising ''crime and vandalism,'' Burgerville announced today it will ''temporarily close'' its restaurant in Portland's Lents neighborhood	4 17:41 Frank G [1770]
What Role Has Tunisian Ennahda Party Leader Rashid Ghannouchi Played in Libya?	3 10:03 trailing wife [1765]
The probe into the Beirut port explosion yields no results as the one-year anniversary of the deadly incident nears	5 16:55 Skidmark [1777]
Turkey’s annual inflation hits a fresh two-year high of 18.95 percent in July	3 19:30 Mike Kozlowski [1766]
Tunisia’s powerful labor union urges the president to rapidly announce a new government	1 08:05 Gerthudion Whomoper3485 [1743]
Sudan approves a draft bill allowing the East African country to join the InternationalCriminalCourt	0 [1755]
Inquest Day 2 testimony: Convicted terrorist and Daesh loyalist Sudesh Amman aspired to ‘kill the Queen’	1 07:21 Dron66046 [1764]
India lifts 3 decade-old bans on Muharram processions in Kashmir	1 02:24 Dron66046 [1746]
Furious Yemen FM condemns YouTube, Facebook after account closure	1 00:39 Albert Unurong7545 [1757]
6 civilians killed, 20 villages emptied in Turkey-PKK war this year: MP	0 [1788]
UK funding renovation, expansion of ISIS prison in Rojava: defence ministry	0 [1775]
Timeline: Taliban's Sweeping Offensive	0 [1784]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The World Health Organization called on Wednesday for a temporary prohibition on a third COVID vaccine, yet Israel has already given 150,000 such shots and is continuing at full speed.	12 21:49 trailing wife [1780]
Uttar Pradesh government says early use of Ivermectin helped to keep positivity, deaths low	0 [1756]
Boris Johnson tells Belarus opposition leader 'we are very much on your side' as she meets PM in London amid international fury at Lukashenko regime over the deaths of pro-democracy activists and attempt to kidnap Olympic athlete	1 09:01 Skidmark [1752]
'Multiple' people are injured in Swedish shooting	3 10:37 DarthVader [1754]
William and Kate's neighbour in Norfolk is jailed after breaking into a house and stealing knickers and a sex toy	2 13:52 ed in texas [1752]
Elon Musk turns tour guide! SpaceX founder shows off the Starbase Factory in Texas as it prepares for the first orbital launch of its 230ft 29-engine Super Heavy rocket	0 [1753]
Federal judge blocks Texas troopers from stopping migrant transports over COVID fears in victory for Biden administration over Governor Abbott	6 12:27 Warthog [1756]
Congress pressures US spy agencies as Tucker Carlson feuds with NSA	2 08:11 NN2N1 [1758]
'The system is collapsing': Union chief SLAMS American Airlines for cancelling 340 flights and delaying 632 more, as Spirit axes more than HALF of their flights, and blames staffing issues NOT weather problems for the chaos	6 17:06 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [1772]
Cellphone snapshot of grizzly has Yellowstone tourist facing federal charges	8 15:31 NN2N1 [1750]
Nightmare sex allegation: Soros' right-hand man claimed to rape daughter, had hideous sex dungeon	3 09:02 JohnQC [1785]
Hydrometeorological center warned of 43C heat in several regions of Russia	4 18:18 Lord Garth [1787]
'Son of Concorde' takes shape! NASA shares construction time lapse for 'quiet' supersonic jet that will break sound barrier with 'sonic thump' rather than a boom when it takes flight in 2022	3 13:29 Procopius2k [1752]
Venice Beach war zone: LAPD officers point assault rifles at group of homeless people after reports of a man brandishing a gun	0 [1752]
Rantburg Health Tip: Men who ejaculate at least 21 times a month slash their risk of prostate cancer by A THIRD, Harvard study finds	10 17:03 Spike Unath3660 [1776]
Biden marks 110M doses of COVID-19 vaccine shipped abroad	5 12:42 Procopius2k [1742]
North Korea demands sanctions relief to resume talks with US	2 16:15 Pliny Speaking for Boskone9348 [1760]
Boeing SCRUBS attempt to launch its $410 million Starliner astronaut capsule to the International Space Station as final checks reveal 'unexpected valve position indications in the propulsion system'	1 07:38 USN, Ret. [1755]
Coastal Bend, Texas: All area hospitals on divert	4 16:12 Pliny Speaking for Boskone9348 [1762]
Page 4: Opinion
Kamala Harris Combats High Unfavorability...	9 12:39 rjschwarz [1750]
Prather - 'COVID is whatever the Deep State wants it to be' (lengthy, rambling video)	29 21:56 trailing wife [1774]
Page 6: Politix
Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple State Employees in Violation of Law, New York AG Report Finds	13 12:32 JohnQC [1753]
Cuomo refuses to resign, denies allegations in explosive AG report; President Biden and many others demand he resign; did brother Chris draft statement?	1 05:24 Procopius2k [1758]
Hillary Clinton backed Democrat beats out the Bernie Sanders and AOC favorite in Ohio House primary race that turned into a inter-party civil war	3 14:02 M. Murcek [1751]
AOC and The Squad celebrate as Biden orders the CDC to begin new 60-DAY moratorium on evictions: President admits move may be challenged in court	8 13:15 magpie [1753]
'It'll make things impossible': NYC bars, restaurant and gyms rage as Mayor De Blasio announces Big Apple will become first US city to require vaccine passports for customers and workers from August 16	11 17:55 M. Murcek [1774]
A Selection of Foolish Stuff in the Infrastructure Bill	3 09:45 NN2N1 [1745]
'I'm back from the dead': Former Illinois governor jailed for corruption after trying to sell Obama's Senate seat sues for right to run for office again	12 12:18 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1782]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Taliban
4	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
3	Antifa/BLM
3	Islamic State
2	Hezbollah
2	Houthis
2	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Devout Moslems
1	Thai Insurgency
1	ISWAP
1	Commies
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Muslim Brotherhood
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1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Pakistan

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Thu 2021-07-29
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Wed 2021-07-28
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Tue 2021-07-27
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