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Taliban capture Afghanistan's main Tajikistan border crossing
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
US warplanes fly first combat missions off foreign aircraft carrier since World War II as Marine Corps F-35B jets take off from HMS Queen Elizabeth to fight ISIS in the Middle East	1 15:25 Vernal Hatrick [12]
Shin Bet reports dramatic increase in West Bank attacks on Israelis	0 [12]
Battle for Yemen's Marib Leaves 90 Dead in Two Days	0 [18]
Hebron activist says he was arrested by PA over online criticism	3 09:26 Dron66046 [10]
Al-Shabaab captures town in southern Somalia after UPDF exit	0 [14]
Good Morning	6 20:05 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [14]
SNA commandos capture Al-Shabaab bases in Somalia	0 [13]
Military Intelligence forces raid a hideout that includes a wireless station for the terrorist ISIS in Anbar	0 [9]
The body of a farmer and his son found two hours after they were kidnapped by ISIS in Diyala	0 [12]
4 Accused Of Terrorism Arrested In Maysan	0 [4]
A bicycle carrying grenades and drugs was found in Hilla	1 12:14 SteveS [7]
Taliban capture Afghanistan's main Tajikistan border crossing	3 12:37 Abu Uluque [15]
ANDSF Recaptures Three Districts in North as War Intensifies	0 [13]
Portland’s law enforcement will no longer pull over people for expired plates and other motor violations	9 14:36 DarthVader [11]
The sheriff office’s riot response team is pulling back crowd control support in Portland	0 [4]
Gunmen affiliated with an Iranian faction killed a fisherman east of Syria’s Deir ez-Zor after he was accused of smuggling	0 [16]
SDF arrests 17 ISIS members in Syria's Deir ez-Zor	0 [16]
Hundreds of Public Forces Deployed to Guard Mazar-e-Sharif	0 [13]
Travel on Afghan Highways Increasingly Dangerous	0 [13]
SDF arrest Iraqi ‘assassination squad’ in al-Hol	3 23:11 Dron66046 [13]
Turkish forces bombed areas in the northern countryside of Manbij, north Syria	0 [12]
Turkish government has continued to reduce the flow of the Euphrates River into Syrian territory	0 [10]
US patrol searches for a reconnaissance aircraft in Syria's Qamishli countryside after villagers stated they heard the sound of an unidentified drone crashing near their village	0 [18]
Niger Govt Forms Special Squad to Rescue Kidnapped Islamiya School Children	3 22:29 Dron66046 [15]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran likely had failed rocket launch, preparing for another	1 16:50 Fred [20]
French teen critical of Islam becomes center of free speech debate	8 23:59 Winky Angusoter6221 [9]
Israel’s Agriculture Ministry begins placing mobile bomb shelters in agricultural areas near Gaza	0 [6]
US seizes Iranian, pro-Hamas news websites in major crackdown	11 13:39 Abu Uluque [12]
IS increases terrorist operations in MENA in May	0 [4]
Proposals circulating already that Commander of Iran's IRGC-AF Amir Ali Hajizadeh be tapped as defense minister	4 14:54 g(r)omgoru [12]
Eight years under Hezbollah's rule: al-Qusayr today	0 [16]
Newly sanctified Tunisian cemetery for migrants filling fast	0 [11]
City of Portland has poured money into a PR firm to help repair its image following a year of deadly political violence by BLM-antifa	12 22:34 Anomalous Sources [8]
Turkey will take the lead in securing Kabul Airport: Report	2 13:34 Abu Uluque [12]
Iran oil revenue dropped by $100 billion in past three years: oil ministry	1 09:24 M. Murcek [9]
Almost 200 families return home from al-Jada camp	0 [14]
‘Shoot to kill’ orders issued in Kenya as US troops arrived for Al-Shabaab war	6 14:13 Chris [10]
Young men in Syria’s Suwayda are avoiding military service in droves due to sectarian discrimination	0 [10]
Iranian-backed groups exploiting children in Syria's Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor countryside	1 09:41 Javiter Dark Lord of the Faith7963 [16]
Seven Years After Chibok, Mass Kidnapping of Students Becoming Norm in Nigeria	5 22:49 Bob Cleresh7471 [16]
Indonesia says no to establishing diplomatic ties with Israel	3 17:41 Fred [10]
Page 3: Non-WoT
'Redneck Rave' in Kentucky descends into CHAOS after a man has his throat slit, a woman is choked in a fight over a blanket and a man is impaled on a log - leading to charges for 48 people	14 23:35 Spineque Pheanter6919 [8]
India declares 'Nepal variant' - or 'Delta plus' - to be of concern amid fears it may evade vaccines more than original strain... and it's already been spotted in Britain	5 10:07 swksvolFF [9]
Britain DENIES Russian claims that its military dropped BOMBS in the path of HMS Defender and fired warning shots at the Royal Navy Destroyer in the Black Sea off Crimea	5 15:35 ed in texas [6]
Big city flights! Incredible video shows man FLYING around New York's Times Square on real-life hover board - as many compare him to a Spider-Man villain the Green Goblin	4 18:51 rjschwarz [7]
Why beer mats make bad frisbees: No matter how well you spin them they rarely fly straight for more than half a second because of their aerodynamic instabilities, scientists say	4 22:41 Andy Grundy8388 [8]
What could go wrong? Chinese builders construct ten-storey apartment block in 29 HOURS	0 [7]
US Navy destroyer captain was FIRED for bullying subordinates by repeatedly calling them 'f***ing retarded', 'useless' and 'stupid'	3 21:32 Xyz [7]
Seven Russian Warships Are Doing Something Weird Near Hawaii	13 21:07 Creack Lumplump9063 [9]
France: Muslim Migrants Far More Impacted by Deadly Cases of Coronavirus	9 18:56 Procopius2k [7]
Sexual Exploitation Racket Exposed At Mozambique Women's Prison	0 [5]
Former Cote d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo Files for Divorce	1 17:34 Shusock Unoting1985 [6]
Emergency crew rescues sex doll after mistaking it for drowning woman	7 14:28 swksvolFF [6]
Euro 2020 host Paola Ferrari in underwear controversy after 'Basic Instinct' moment	3 17:49 Ebbavitch Scourge of the Boskonians6705 [7]
'Compromising' fetish pics led Colorado dad to kill teen son, prosecutors claim	5 19:29 M. Murcek [12]
When pressed on COVID-19 origins and China, Psaki stresses importance of 'global conversations'	3 12:10 Skidmark [6]
California 'assault weapons' ban repeal blocked by 9th Circuit	4 11:41 Skidmark [11]
Deputies' 'remarkable' rescue of teen jumping from overpass caught on bodycam video	0 [6]
Left aims to defeat another pipeline, but Native American business leaders defend construction	1 17:38 Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 [14]
Spiro Mounds: North America's lost civilisation	5 21:13 Xyz [8]
Boeing selects Israel’s Elbit anti-jamming system for an F-15 operator	0 [9]
Page 4: Opinion
Michael Flynn: 2022 won't be 'free and fair election' if 2020 issues aren't resolved	0 [13]
Underwear Inspired by George Floyd - video	10 14:17 Shaving Smith9808 [10]
What happened when Trump tried to stop U.S. funding for the Communist Chinese Wuhan Lab	0 [14]
Mishandling rape culture	2 08:49 Skidmark [12]
A broken democratic system	1 11:53 Skidmark [13]
Pompeo Calls for ‘Pipehitters': Time for ‘People Who Care About America Deeply' to ‘Be Engaged'	8 17:46 Alistaire Schwarzeneggar4767 [8]
Unesco: Great Barrier Reef should be listed as 'in danger'	2 10:23 DarthVader [7]
Page 6: Politix
'We're at your door, open it': How Secret Service swooped on Hunter after he accidentally paid Russian prostitute $25K after night at Chateau Marmont on account 'linked to dad Joe Biden', reveals laptop	3 10:26 swksvolFF [8]
Veg wants to make all humans allergic to meat.	19 19:37 Chusort Gluque3275 [9]
Congress is against SpaceX because they can't use it as a ‘jobs program’	4 12:25 Warthog [17]
Pennsylvania House approves election reform bill as veto threat looms	0 [13]
Senate Republicans Block Democrats’ Sweeping ‘Voting Rights’ Legislation	2 19:12 Procopius2k [11]
Pelosi: Very pleased to talk with Israeli Foreign Minister @YairLapid to congratulate him on new position and new government, Lapid’s goal improving relations with Dems	3 12:46 Menhadden Bialystlock7752 [14]
Texas Border Crossers in for Nasty Surprise from Nebraska	6 13:10 Abu Uluque [13]
Mayor Bans Pledge Of Allegiance At Meeting, Attendees Recite It In Protest	3 13:15 Abu Uluque [12]
Washington Post is condemned for video urging Americans to set up 'white accountability groups'	9 12:55 Abu Uluque [15]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Islamic State
4	Taliban
4	Sublime Porte
3	Govt of Iran
3	Antifa/BLM
3	Commies
3	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	ISWAP
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
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1	Devout Moslems
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Human Trafficking
1	Palestinian Authority

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Taliban capture Afghanistan's main Tajikistan border crossing

Tue 2021-06-22
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Mon 2021-06-21
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Sun 2021-06-20
Two Districts Fall to Taliban in North as Clashes Continue

Sat 2021-06-19
Kabul arrests dozens of Afghan tribal chiefs over troop surrenders to Taliban

Fri 2021-06-18
All officers of Portland Police riot response team resign

Thu 2021-06-17
Expelled Jordanian MP Osama Al-Ajarmeh arrested

Wed 2021-06-16
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Tue 2021-06-15
Egypt upholds death penalty for 12 Muslim Brotherhood members

Mon 2021-06-14
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Sun 2021-06-13
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