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Iran announces its support for Turkey-backed gov't in Libya
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
French Jail Sentence for Assad's Uncle	0 [11127]
Iran and Turkey conduct military operations in Haji Omaran for second day straight: officials	0 [11126]
Turkey launches ground operation against suspected PKK positions in Kurdistan Region's Haftanin region	3 14:13 3dc [11129]
5 ANDSF Killed in Kunduz Attack: Source	0 [11128]
12 ANDSF Killed in Taliban Attack in Jawzjan	0 [11128]
New Category: PC Follies	13 14:21 3dc [11124]
Good morning	10 18:10 jpal [11130]
Regime forces kill civilian working on his land, and clash with opposition factions on frontlines south of Idlib	0 [11127]
United Nations Support Mission in #Libya (UNSMIL) said it was concerned about the arrest, detention and ill-treatment of a large number of Egyptian nationals	1 07:31 Procopius2k [11125]
Iranian artillery shells village in the border area of Hajj Omran in Erbil province, north of Iraq, few days after similar shelling by Turkey	0 [11125]
Iraqi security forces seize underground tunnel that belongs to ISIS militants in which they used as a prison	0 [11123]
Government forces shelled areas of Hama countryside and reinforced their positions in Saraqeb	0 [11125]
Turkish forces TSK shelled Assad's forces locations west of Aleppo	0 [11127]
Outside Leh City, all movement except army stopped, Srinagar-Leh highway also closed	0 [11128]
Indian Armed Forces went on their highest state of alert along the 3,488-km Line of Control	0 [11126]
Turkey says claim of ‘agressive’ behaviour by Turkish navy towards French warship completely untrue	1 07:33 b [11126]
Indian Armed Forces went on their highest state of alert along the 3,488-km Line of Control	0 [11125]
Iran announces its support for Turkey-backed gov't in Libya	3 14:21 Chris [11128]
Heavy artillery bombardment from the Libyan Army at terrorists gatherings 75Km west of Sirte	0 [11124]
Misrata Ethnic Cleansing of black Libyans	0 [11125]
Egyptian workers who were seen in a video being tortured in Misrata by GNA terrorists will arrive in Cairo shortly	0 [11126]
LNA special forces have captured 11 Syrian mercenaries and 4 Libyan militia in the eastern Misrata hub	0 [11129]
Turkish Navy acted aggressively with a French ship while carrying out NATO mission	1 14:16 AlanC [11127]
Israeli Navy thwarted a naval smuggling attempt of weapons into the Gaza Strip from the coast of northern Sinai	0 [11125]
At least 4 rockets landed in Green Zone #Baghdad.	0 [11124]
Christopher Columbus statue near entrance of Detroit-Windsor Tunnel has been removed	6 13:25 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Raging mob of protesters violently attack, threaten to kill man until he pulls out his gun	13 21:38 Procopius2k [11127]
Russia To India: You're On Your Own.	19 23:20 Rob Crawford [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Who are the Syrian Individuals and Entities Hit by New U.S. Sanctions?	0 [11125]
Fresh US sanctions take effect in Syria	2 11:22 Skidmark [11125]
Taliban Leader Tightens Grip Before Intra-Afghan Talks: Report	0 [11129]
74 Officers Graduate from Special Operations Training	1 11:25 Skidmark [11127]
China calls on #India to stop 'provocative activities' along disputed border	3 13:53 Tom [11124]
Corps Commander's meeting held at Pak GHQ, a day after high level meeting at ISI HQ	0 [11124]
Turkey FM Cavusoglu is now in Libya. He was expected to meet Italy's FM Di Maio this morning in Ankara	0 [11125]
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will arrive in Cairo today	1 01:28 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Brother of George Floyd asks U.N. to take action on violence against black people	13 23:16 Rob Crawford [11127]
Pakistan will not recognise Israel, wants Al-Quds Al-Sharif to be its capital: FM	0 [11123]
Two schools honoring Washington and Jefferson to be renamed in 'support of Black Lives Matter'	8 11:29 Skidmark [11132]
Vermont High School Principal Suspended After Criticizing Black Lives Matter	5 09:07 M. Murcek [11124]
GM to go silent for 8 minutes, 46 seconds on Juneteenth in support of Black community	3 12:39 JohnQC [11126]
The George Floyd Riots: The Leftist/Islamic Partnership in Action	1 09:47 lord garth [11131]
Defund the Police? Philadelphia Muslim Leader Calls for Bloodshed	10 23:18 Rob Crawford [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Thirteen Texas football players test positive for COVID-19 after just FOUR DAYS of voluntary workouts as new cases soar to record highs in the state	3 19:16 jpal [11126]
Florida is hit with record-high daily COVID-19 infections as forecast model warns it's on track to become the next coronavirus epicenter and risks being 'the worst it has ever been' - as nine other states also see surges	5 23:01 KBK [11126]
Navy sex-trafficking scandal in Bahrain where 'sailors housed and pimped Thai prostitutes in their taxpayer-funded apartments' is exposed after a deal with a 'madam' turned informant went sour	6 23:15 Rob Crawford [11126]
Herschel Walker offers to send people who want to defund police to countries without them	3 16:38 Chris [11127]
Dame Vera Lynn death: Singer and Second World War ‘Forces' Sweetheart' dies aged 103	5 18:14 Alaska Paul [11128]
Atlanta Police Walk Out After District Attorney Charges Former Officer With Murder	14 19:09 M. Murcek [11127]
Fifth Third, Truist among banks closing early to observe 'Juneteenth'	8 12:14 Skidmark [11130]
French submarine burns in ‘unbelievably fierce fire' for 14 hours	12 19:30 Frank G [11128]
S. Korea's nuclear envoy arrives in U.S. amid N.K. tensions	0 [11124]
There may be no immunity against #Covid19, new Wuhan study suggests	8 12:49 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Rashid Brimmage, his victims — and a system that’s designed to fail	5 17:43 Skidmark [11128]
U.S. charges 6 Nigerians with defrauding $6M from Americans	0 [11123]
North Korea denounces U.S. as 'human rights wasteland'	3 17:39 Mike Kozlowski [11125]
NORAD successfully completes two intercepts of Russian bomber aircraft formations	2 15:42 Skidmark [11126]
Taiwan jets on Wednesday again had to warn off Chinese air force aircraft that approached the island	0 [11123]
Alcoholic monkey sentenced to life imprisonment in India	1 12:00 Skidmark [11126]
Ex-Atlanta cop Garrett Rolfe to be charged with murder in Rayshard Brooks shooting	7 18:38 Dron66046 [11129]
The beat goes on... Arrest made in deadly March shooting of 19-year-old at Charlotte, NC traffic light	3 07:48 Procopius2k [11128]
Vienna police fine man €500 for 'massive intestinal wind'	4 15:47 Skidmark [11122]
Aunt Jemima brand to change name, remove image that Quaker says is 'based on a racial stereotype'	34 23:24 Clem [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Spain's Economic Freedom Improves - But Post-COVID Risks Are Enormous	0 [11127]
This Leftist Tantrum Is an Information Operation and Trump Is Winning It	6 10:06 Whiskey Mike [11123]
Schadenfreude overload: Progressive, BLM-supporting mayor of Olympia, WA calls riots 'domestic terrorism' after her home is vandalized	12 23:58 gorb [11127]
Page 6: Politix
‘Completely Crazy': Lighthizer Denies Bolton's Claim That Trump Asked China For Election Help	4 16:05 M. Murcek [11128]
Facebook launches drive to register 4M voters by November	3 18:57 Rambler in Virginia [11128]
EXPOSED: Google's Go-To ‘Conservative' Influencer List Who Claim ‘Big Tech Bias Is a Good Thing'	4 12:29 JohnQC [11128]
Democrats ask Chris Janicek to quit Senate race after 'sexually inappropriate' text messages	2 12:53 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Sen. Tim Scott mocks Dems for wearing traditional African garb amid protests	7 19:20 crazyhorse [11130]
Former Troy city manager seeks early release from prison due to coronavirus concerns	0 [11128]

    
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6	Commies
6	Muslim Brotherhood
5	Antifa/BLM
4	Govt of Syria
3	Taliban
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	Hamas
1	Islamic State
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Arab Spring
1	Antifa
1	Govt of Iran Proxies

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Iran announces its support for Turkey-backed gov't in Libya

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Tue 2020-06-16
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Mon 2020-06-15
Florida city's SWAT team resigns after police chief
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Fri 2020-06-12
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Thu 2020-06-11
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Wed 2020-06-10
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Tue 2020-06-09
North Korea says it will sever
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