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Car bomb and all-night hotel siege kill 26 in Somalia's Kismayo
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Afghanistan
Afghan forces conduct 109 joint, special ops and 20 airstrikes in past 24 hours: MoD
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan cops conducted 109 Joint and Special Operations against the krazed killer groups in the past 24 hours.

The Ministry of Defense in a statement said the security forces conducted 11 joint and 98 special operations to suppress the krazed killer groups.

Furthermore, the Afghan Air Force conducted 20 Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s to support the ground forces during the operations.

The statement further added that the security forces conducted the operations in Khost, Kunduz, Kandahar, Faryab, Ghor, Parwan, Takhar, Badghis, Ghazni, Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
, Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
, Zabul, Balkh and Sar-e-Pul
...a city and eponymous province in northern Afghanistan, population about 500,000. Demographically it is majority Tadjik and Uzbek. There are small Pashtun, Arab, and Hazara communities, of which the Hazaras mostly don't bother anyone...
provinces.

Meanwhile,
...back at the alley, Slats Chumbaloni was staring into a hole that was just .45 inch in diameter and was less than three feet from his heavily sweating face ...
the defense ministry said the security forces killed 79 turbans and maimed 57 others during the same operations.

In addition, the security forces arrested 2 suspected krazed killers, the defense ministry added.

The Ministry of Defense also added that the coalition forces also provided support to the Afghan cops during the operations.
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#1  Barry's bugs getin squashed nicely.
Posted by: Woodrow || 07/15/2019 3:32 Comments || Top||

#2  FWIW, these reports sound depressingly like Vietnamese body counts BITD.
Posted by: The peanut gallery || 07/15/2019 17:33 Comments || Top||

#3  One has to track progress somehow, peanut gallery. And since the flow is back and forth across the various provinces, as far as I can tell, not straightforwardly into a heartland like in WWII, how would you suggest the situation be better reported?
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/15/2019 21:47 Comments || Top||


ISIS weapons facilitator arrested in Kabul city
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan cops arrested a suspected krazed killer who was facilitating weapons supply to ISIS gunnies in Kabul.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said the Special Operations Unit of the Afghan National Police arrested the suspect during an operation earlier today.

The statement further added that the Special Force detained the suspect from the 16th district of Kabul city.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Interior said the detained individual has been identified as Juma Khan.

The anti-government armed elements including ISIS sympathizers have not commented in this regard so far.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Afghan Special Forces arrest 10 Taliban militants in Kabul
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan Special Forces arrested ten Talibs during an operation in Kabul.

The informed military sources said Sunday that the Special Forces arrested the Talibs in Chahar Asyab district.

The Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
group has not commented regarding the operation so far.

This comes as the security situation in some remote districts of Kabul has tanked during the recent months.

Talibs continuously attempt to expand their foothold in remote areas of Kabul including Chahar Asyab, Surobi and other key areas.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Five Policemen Killed In Baghlan Roadside Bomb Blast
[ToloNews] Officials said two other coppers were maimed in the blast.

At least five coppers were killed in a roadside kaboom blast in the northern province Baghlan on Saturday afternoon, the provincial police officials said on Sunday.

The incident took place in Gozargah-e-Noor district in the province when a roadside kaboom hit a police Humvee patrolling in the area, officials said.

The coppers were on their way to Fring district of the province, officials added.

No group including the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
has grabbed credit for the blast.
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Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in Afghan forces operations in Qalat city
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan forces conducted operations in the outskirts of Qalat city of Zabul inflicting heavy casualties on Talibs.

The 205th Atal Corps in a statement said the security forces conducted the operations as part of Khalid-98 operations.

The statement further added that the security forces killed 10 Talibs during the operations.

Furthermore, the 205th Atal Corps said the security forces also maimed 15 Talibs during the same operations.

The Taliban
...Arabic for students...
group has not commented regarding the operations so far.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Burqa-clad Taliban commander arrested in North-east of Afghanistan
[KhaamaPress] The security forces arrested a Burqa-clad Taliban
...Arabic for students...
commander during an operation in Takhar province.

The 209th Shaheen Corps in a statement said Sunday the security forces arrested the Taliban commander as he was attempting to escape the province.

This is not the first time the security forces have arrested Burqa-clad holy warriors during their operations.

The anti-government armed holy warriors often disguise themselves in Burqas and women’s dress in attempt to escape the military operations or conduct attacks.

Meanwhile,
...back at the wrecked scow, Agent 49 felt gingerly for his head. It was still there. He had been hoping differently...
the Shaheen Corps did not disclose further information regarding the detained Taliban commander and his identity.

The Taliban group has not commented regarding the arrest of the group’s commander in Takhar so far.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Special Forces kill 20 Taliban militants, detain 3 others in Wardak province
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan Special Forces killed 20 Talibs during an operation in central Wardak.

The military officials said Sunday that the Special Forces killed the gunnies in Jaghatu district.

The officials further added that the Special Forces also arrested 3 Talibs during the same operation.

Furthermore, the officials said the Special Forces also destroyed a small cache of weapons during the operation.

The Taliban
...Arabic for students...
group has not commented regarding the operation so far.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Africa Horn
Car bomb and all-night hotel siege kill 26 in Somalia's Kismayo
[Reuters] MOGADISHU/GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) - Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians were among 26 people killed when Islamist gunmen stormed a hotel in the Somali port city of Kismayo, officials said on Saturday, the deadliest attack in the city since insurgents were driven out in 2012.

A car bomb exploded at the hotel in the southern port city while local elders and lawmakers were meeting on Friday night, before three gunmen stormed in, police said. Security forces took 11 hours to end the siege, they said.

The dead included a presidential candidate for August’s Jubbaland regional elections, Jubbaland state president Ahmed Mohamed Madobe said. At least two journalists and a U.N. agency staff member were also reported to have been killed.

Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab, which is trying to topple Somalia’s weak, U.N.-backed government, immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Posted by: Besoeker || 07/15/2019 04:15 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)

#1  Somalia. Isn't that when one of AOC's buddies is from? Ilhan Omar?

No wonder she doesn't want to go back.
Posted by: Bobby || 07/15/2019 15:33 Comments || Top||

#2  At least two journalists and a U.N. agency staff member were also reported to have been killed.

And these guys aren't on our side?
Posted by: Skidmark || 07/15/2019 15:57 Comments || Top||

#3 
Posted by: 3dc || 07/15/2019 19:58 Comments || Top||


One Killed, Several Wounded In Dhusamareb Blast
[RADIOSHABELLE] One Somali government soldier was killed and five other people were maimed following a blast at a tea shop in Dhusamareb on Sunday.

According to officials, the bomb was planted at the teashop.

Among the maimed is a regional member of parliament and owner of the teashop.

Security agencies successfully detonated a second bomb found near a checkpoint.
Posted by: Fred || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)


Somali Army Retakes Fresh Areas From Al-Shabaab After Offensive
[RADIOSHABELLE] Somali National Army has taken new areas from al-Shabaab
...... the personification of Somali state failure...
in Lower Shabelle region on Sunday.

The troops seized Yaaqbari Weyne, MadaxMarodi and Lego villages during operation.

Colonel, Mohammed Abdullahi Arale who was leading contingents from the 35th brigade of the 60th division confirmed the news to state media.

Col. Arale said his troops killed 15 fighters during the operation while destroying several vehicles used by the bad boys.

According to sources, the operation was backed by US force air support since no confirmation from AFRICOM.

The new grounds retaken by Somali troops were held by al-Shabaab fighters since 2015 when AMISOM contingents from Burundi retreated following an attack.

Somali National Army backed By AU peacekeeping troops in support from US dronezaps intensified operations against gang al-Shabaab in recent months.

The offensive by SNA has led to the recapture of key towns such as Sabiid, Barire, Canole in Lower Shabelle region.

Posted by: Fred || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)


Somali Forces Kill 15 Al-Shabab Militants After Hotel Attack
[RADIOSHABELLE] At least 15 al-Shabaab
...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
holy warriors were killed on Saturday in a military operation in Somalia’s southern regions barely a day after the terrorist group claimed more than 20 lives in a deadly attack.

Somali National Army (SNA) forces senior commander said Sunday the forces conducted an offensive against al-Shabaab in Wanlaweyn town in Lower Shabelle region.

"Our forces advanced to take control of areas from al-Shabaab holy warriors. We killed 15 of them and captured Yaq Buraweyne, Madah Marodi and Idow Jalad villages," SNA commander in charge of the 35th division Mohammed Abdullahi Arale said.

He added that the forces will proceed with the operations until they drive the holy warriors out of the entire Lower Shabelle region.

Residents said they heard the sound of a heavy shootout between the holy warriors and the army.

"A fierce battle broke out in Yaq Buraweyne village between government forces and al-Shabaab bully boys, both sides fought for a while but government troops are now in the town and the holy warriors withdrew from it," Jamal Ga’al , a local resident told Xinhua by phone.

Posted by: Fred || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)


Africa North
Libyan Air Force targets operations room of Haftar's forces south of Tripoli
[Libya Observer] The Volcano of Rage Operation confirmed that the Libyan Air Force has targeted the operations room of Haftar's forces in Wadi al-Rabi area south of the capital.

"The Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s also targeted armed vehicles belonging to Haftar's militias south of Mizdah town in Mount Nafusa, which was on its way to Gharyan city, in what appears an attempt to recapture the city after its liberation last June," the Information Office of the Volcano of Rage Operation stated on Sunday.

At another level, sources confirmed the killing of the notorious leader in Haftar's forces, Mohammed Ashtawi, known as "Al-Kubba" after a dispute between him and the so-called Tariq Ibn Ziad battalion of Haftar, over the distribution of ammunition.

The sources also confirmed the killing of Hassan Qatnash, a well-known fuel smuggler and human trafficker in Bani Walid city, who had joined Haftar's militias in their war on Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
since the beginning.

Qatnash died of his wounds following a dispute with Tariq Ibn Ziyad battalion.

Ashtawi and Qatnash are leaders in the pro-Qadaffy regime militia, which is now fighting alongside Haftar's forces.

With these deaths, the number of leaders assassinated from the former regime, who are fighting with Haftar, has reached three, after the killing of Colonel Massoud al-Dhawi last May.
Posted by: Fred || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Arab Spring


Algeria Army Arrests 5 on Suspicion of Planning 'Attacks'
[AnNahar] The Algerian army has arrested five suspects for planning "attacks" against anti-government demonstrations that have swept the North African country since February 22, the defense ministry said on Sunday.

The suspects "planned attacks against peaceful protests across different parts of the country", it said in a statement, adding they were arrested in "anti-terrorist" raids last week in the Batna region southeast of the capital Algiers.

It identified the suspects as "terrorists", a term Algerian authorities use to describe armed Islamists who have been active in the country since the early 1990s.

Algeria has been rocked by months of protests since longtime leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika
... 10th president-for-life of Algeria. He was elected in 1999 and is currently on his third or fourth term. Maybe it's the fifth....
announced in February he would run for a fifth term.

He quit office but protesters have kept up the mass demonstrations, calling for an overhaul of the "system" and departure of key Bouteflika-era figures.

Interim president Abdelkader Bensalah has proposed a "neutral" national dialogue, without the involvement of the state or the military, to prepare for new presidential polls.

His proposals, backed by powerful army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah who has emerged as the country's key powerbroker since Bouteflika's departure, have failed to calm protesters.

Massive rallies continue to be held weekly on Fridays in Algiers and other key towns.

In recent weeks, police have detained dozens of demonstrators -- releasing them at the end of the Friday rallies.

Observers say the detentions and other measures including heavy police deployments are meant to discourage protesters from taking to the streets.
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Arabia
Hamas member kidnapped, murdered in alleged UAE operation
[Jpost] Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood, member Salim Ahmed Maarof was murdered on Saturday in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
, a country he had lived in for 15 years, Arab media reports.

Maarof, a father of five, was originally from Khan Yunis.

Hamas opened a mourning tent in the south Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamaswith about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
city and is calling for a comprehensive inquiry into his death.

Maarof was allegedly kidnapped from a large airport in Yemen and tortured to death by the security services of the UAE for his connection to Hamas.

UAE and Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
are part of the Arab coalition involved in the ongoing Yemeni Civil War between the current government of Yemen and the Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
s.
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The Grand Turk
3 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK militants in southeast Turkey
Ankara (IraqiNews.com) ‐ Three Ottoman Turkish soldiers were killed and another maimed Sunday in festivities with Kurdish faceless myrmidons belonging to the outlawed PKK group in southeast The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
, the private news agency DHA reported.

The fighting occurred in Hakkari province, nestled up against the Iraqi and Iranian borders, DHA said, adding that three faceless myrmidons -which it termed terrorists- were also killed.

The PKK is mainly active in southeast Turkey, and it has rear bases in mountainous zones over the border in northern Iraq.

Turkey’s military launched an offensive in May seeking to destroy those rear bases.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte


Iraq
Security forces dismantle IS explosives factory in Kirkuk
Kirkuk (IraqiNews) An official source informed, on Sunday, that security forces discovered 10 bombs, inside a hideout belonging to the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group, in Domez area, in Kirkuk.

In a press statement, the source said that al-Hashd al-Shaabi troops (paramilitary forces) found 10 bombs inside a hideout in Domez area, in Kirkuk Province.

He further explained that the hideout belongs to the Islamic State group.
The source added, on condition of anonymity, that the Bomb Squad is on its way to the area of incident to dismantle or detonate the bombs.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


Bomb explosion wounds two Iraqi civilians near Baghdad house
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) ‐ Two Iraqi people were maimed Sunday in a bomb explosion near a house in central Baghdad, a security source was quoted as saying.

Speaking to the privately-owned Alsumaria News TV channel, the source said that a grenade
...technically speaking, a grenade is a very, very small bomb...
went off, today afternoon, near a house in the Sheikh Omar neighborhood in central Baghdad, leaving two civilians maimed.

The maimed civilians were moved to a nearby hospital for treatment, the source added.
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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
ISIS oil minister killed in eastern Syria
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS/ISIS/IS/ISIS) oil minister was killed in eastern Syria this week after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carried out a joint operation with the U.S.-led Coalition.

According to a statement from the SDF, their troops managed to kill Thabit Sobhi Fahd al-Ahmad while conducting an operation inside the Deir Ezzor Governorate.

Thabit Sobhi Fahad al-Ahmad was one of the highest-ranking Islamic State commanders in the Deir Ezzor Governorate. He was responsible for the sale and smuggling of oil from the previously ISIS-occupied areas in Syria and Iraq.

Al-Ahmad was also considered one of the criminal masterminds behind the Islamic State’s economic policies during the terrorist group’s brief reign over much of eastern Syria and western Iraq.

His death is a major blow to the terrorist organization as he was one of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s brass hats.

Posted by: Fred || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State

#1  John Kerry is dead?
Posted by: Woodrow || 07/15/2019 3:16 Comments || Top||


Russia confirms military convoy came under attack in southern Syria
[ALMASDARNEWS] Militants in Syria’s Daraa province carried out a kaboom on the route of Russian Armed Forces’ military police patrol on Saturday, Maj. Gen. Alexey Bakin, head of the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation, said. There were no casualties among the Russian troops as a result of the attack, he added.

"A remote-controlled improvised bomb went kaboom! on July 13, 2019, on the route of patrols of military police of the Russian Armed Forces in the province of Daraa of the Syrian Arab Republic," Bakin said at a briefing.

The attack comes a day after another incident when Russian air defences at the Hmeymim airbase shot down three aerial drones launched by bully boyz operating in the Idlib de-escalation zone.

Posted by: Fred || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


6 killed, 9 injured in terrorist rocket attack on Aleppo
Aleppo (IraqiNews.com) ‐ Six Syrian non-combatants were killed and nine others were maimed on Sunday in a terrorist rocket attack on Aleppo city.

According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), terrorist groups located in Aleppo’s western countryside fired rocket shells at New Aleppo and Minian neighborhoods in Aleppo city, claiming the lives of six civilians and injuring 8 others.

The injured were rushed to al-Razi Hospital and the University Hospital for treatment.

Earlier in the day, hard boyz positioned in the western parts of Aleppo province fired a rocket shell at the city, which fell in the surroundings of al-Qasr al-Baladi, injuring a little girl and causing material damage.
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Syria gas pipeline hit by sabotage attack: State media
[AlAhram] A new sabotage attack has hit a gas pipeline in Syria, state media reported Sunday, putting it out of service in the latest setback to the country's troubled energy sector.

The official news agency SANA denounced what it called a "terrorist act", without identifying the suspected perpetrators.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britannia-based war monitor, a kaboom targeted the pipeline in the Badiya desert, where the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
jihadist group is present.

The pipeline transports gas from the government-controlled Shaer field, the country's largest, in the central province of Homs to the Ebla plant, according to SANA.

"The gas pipeline... was put out of service by a terrorist act," the agency said, adding that "technical teams are working to repair it in the coming hours."

The Badiya desert is the scene of regular festivities between regime forces and IS, which maintains a strike capability despite losing all the territory it once held in Syria.

The country's eight-year war has seen the regime lose control of key oil fields and caused state hydrocarbon revenues to plummet by billions of dollars.

The government of Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
The Scourge of Hama...
has been slapped with a raft of Western economic sanctions, including an oil embargo the United States and its partners sometimes enforce militarily.

Last month, underwater pipelines connected to a refinery in western Syria were sabotaged.

A bigwig said at the time the attack was carried out with the help of a foreign state.
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/15/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State



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Mon 2019-07-15
  Car bomb and all-night hotel siege kill 26 in Somalia's Kismayo
Sun 2019-07-14
  African Migrants Turned Church Into Base to Deal Heroin
Sat 2019-07-13
  Kismayo attack: 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel
Fri 2019-07-12
  Labor Sec. Alex Acosta Resigns Amid Pall of Jeffrey Epstein Investigation
Thu 2019-07-11
  Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats tried, failed to seize British oil tanker in Persian Gulf
Wed 2019-07-10
  Egyptian Court Convicts Al-Azhar Professor, Others For Spying For Iran
Tue 2019-07-09
  Hafiz Multan, Taliban’s deputy Red Unit commander killed in Kandahar
Mon 2019-07-08
  Bouteflika’s ex-party chief detained in Algeria corruption probe
Sun 2019-07-07
  Radioactive material worth $72m seized from car in Turkey
Sat 2019-07-06
  Deal between protest leaders and Sudan’s ruling generals
Fri 2019-07-05
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  Seven Sudanese protesters killed, 181 wounded in Sunday demonstrations

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