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Syrian President Bashar Assad is sworn in for a fourth seven-year term
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	4 18:16 Warthog [8]
Washington Nationals suspend game vs. Padres after shooting reported outside stadium; Update: 3 shot	20 23:14 rjschwarz [11]
Indian forces martyr three Kashmiris in Pulwama	0 [13]
Somalia's Govt troops recapture strategic town from Al-Shabaab militants	0 [11]
Afghan Forces Retake District in Parwan	0 [13]
SDF arrests gunrunners in Syria's Deir ez-Zor	0 [15]
IRGC has again begun recruiting Afghan migrants and refugees to be sent to Lebanon for military training	5 10:00 Besoeker [13]
ISIS kills four Iraqi army members	0 [9]
PMF controls ISIS military camp west of Al-Anbar	0 [11]
Two terrorists arrested in Baghdad	0 [7]
Police apprehend an armed group that assaulted healthcare professionals in al-Kindi Hospital	1 00:09 Skidmark [6]
Macho display by the Sadrist PDB in Najaf	1 13:26 Dron66046 [8]
Syrian President Bashar Assad is sworn in for a fourth seven-year term	5 12:00 Mike Kozlowski [9]
Young man shot dead during a second night of protests over water shortages in southwest Iran	2 00:14 Skidmark [16]
Taliban executed 22 Afghan commandos last month	1 00:47 Richard Aubrey [10]
Houthis defeat ISIS in Al-Bayda province	0 [19]
Mass shooting in downtown Portland victimized at least eight people	1 09:48 SteveS [5]
Violent clashes involving antifa broke out at another unlawful assembly outside the WiSpa in Los Angeles	1 19:50 dacama [13]
Libyan Coast Guard Rescues 51 Europe-Bound Migrants	0 [9]
Page 2: WoT Background
Two asylum policies? Cubans arriving by boat turned back but those crossing southwest border face better odds	3 09:55 M. Murcek [5]
Israel quietly letting Jews pray on Temple Mount, in break with status quo — TV	0 [5]
Afghans Will Never Allow Taliban to Achieve Its Goals: Mohammadi	0 [9]
Finland has repatriated nearly 30 ISIS-linked nationals so far: envoy	0 [8]
Israel encouraged spy tech firms to work with Saudis after Khashoggi killing – NYT	1 07:20 Dron66046 [4]
Resistance has decided to expel US forces, says Iraq's Asa'ib	0 [8]
US slows Al-Shabaab crackdown in Somalia amid surge in terrorist attacks	0 [9]
Indonesian Police: Suspected Militant Killed This Week Was Senior MIT Member	0 [14]
Ghani, Khan Confrontation over Taliban in Tashkent	0 [4]
Biden Administration intends to fly out 2,500 Afghans directly to US	3 13:10 Tom [2]
Journalists Rights Organization demands public trial for Hisham al-Hashemi killers	1 00:46 Spoter B [13]
Page 3: Non-WoT
U.S.-Backed Tech Restores Internet To More Than 1 Million Cubans Amid Uprisings Against Gov't	4 14:04 NoMoreBS [10]
MoD holds talks with US over plans for powerful radar system in UK to track objects up to 22,000 miles away amid fears over new space arms race	0 [5]
CDC Scrambles After Rare Case Of Monkeypox Turns Up In Texas	7 17:13 Sluse Grealet9429 [14]
Drone disguised as a manta ray will be deployed by Royal Marines to spy on warships and submarines with sleek design to avoid enemy radar and silent fish-like propulsion	7 13:17 Frank G [3]
Russia's new prototype fighter is hidden under tarpaulin sheets as the Kremlin prepares to unveil single engine 'light tactical' warplane at airshow outside Moscow	3 23:09 Skidmark [8]
Moment Good Samaritan is pistol-whipped trying to stop an elderly Asian man being robbed in broad daylight in Oakland	6 17:18 g(r)omgoru [13]
China Threatens to NUKE Japan if It Defends Taiwan	19 23:10 Skidmark [7]
One hundred lost NVGs at Fort Hood triggers investigation	3 10:52 Too Old To Work [9]
Feds crack down on brothers behind 45 million illegal robocalls	6 08:16 BrerRabbit [9]
Myrtle Beach area sees record-high home sale prices, report says	6 18:46 Jean DuSable [7]
Colombia police claim Haitian ex-justice official ordered Moise assassination	1 09:13 Besoeker [11]
Daughter of Afghan Envoy Abducted in Pakistan, Pak Ambassador summoned to Kabul	1 11:23 Dron66046 [9]
Philippines offering free cow to those who sign up for COVID vaccine	5 23:03 Dron66046 [13]
Several hospital administrators in a southern Iraqi province abandon their posts	0 [5]
Armenian boss says Azerbaijan wants to make more war	0 [11]
2 die in Abkhazia shootout	0 [4]
Russian authorities allow march commemorating the murder of Czar Nicolas II	1 06:57 Mercutio [5]
Kenya: Ban Muslim Women From Riding on Boda Bodas, Say Clerics	3 12:14 Dron66046 [7]
Hundreds of people are arrested and businesses shut in the Ethiopian capital on suspicion of supporting Tigrayan rebels	0 [4]
Cuba's President Has Made A Rare Mea Culpa	4 11:54 Chris [9]
Haiti president's guards to be interrogated after assassination — prosecutor	3 13:20 Frank G [12]
Page 4: Opinion
COVID 19/21 Doing Basic Math	4 23:13 Skidmark [13]
Pinkerton: What the Tech Tycoon Space Race Means for the Rest of Us	5 11:26 g(r)omgoru [5]
Turkey accused of bulldozing cemetery to create 'mass grave' - analysis	0 [5]
Still Report 3634, Coup Ringleader Exposed (Video)	6 07:32 Airandee [5]
France Learns About Islam’s 1,400-Year Assault	5 20:40 Bertie Black5211 [8]
Haiti needs international help more than ever	4 11:49 ed in texas [8]
Black Rifle Coffee Co Goes All Starbucks	18 23:09 rjschwarz [19]
Page 6: Politix
D.C. Officials Who Authorized BLM Street Sign Order Removal of ‘Cuba Libre' Words Outside Communist Country's Embassy	5 22:47 Goober Slomoque1779 [3]
Biden gives UNRWA $135m. after agency condemns anti-Israel hatred	2 22:15 magpie [11]
Reporters Rush to Defend White House After Peter Doocy Calls ‘Misinformation Flagging' Campaign ‘Spying'	2 07:02 Skidmark [6]
Susan Rice ordered to sell $2.7M stake in oil pipeline company after project moves forward	3 10:01 Besoeker [11]
Arizona election audit finds hundreds (not thousands) of cases of voter fraud	5 21:51 SteveS [6]
Democrats plan to to slip immigration changes into $3.5T budget bill, pass without GOP votes	0 [9]
Three Texas Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C. test positive for coronavirus	3 11:06 Skidmark [12]
Democrat Rochester Mayor faces child endangerment and firearms related charges	3 10:57 Too Old To Work [11]
Arizona state senator demands electors be recalled for new election, calls for audit of all 50 states	3 09:16 Besoeker [15]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
4	Taliban
3	Govt of Iraq
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Antifa/BLM
2	Devout Moslems
2	Commies
2	Human Trafficking
2	Govt of Iran
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1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Syria
1	Houthis
1	Ottoman Proxies
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Two weeks of WOT

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

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
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