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Ukrainian special forces are attacking Russian mercenaries and positions in Syria, according to the Kyiv Post, fighting alongside rebel forces.

Ukraine sent special forces to Syria to attack Russians there, revealing a new front to the war: report

NBC News

The U.S. military targeted the global leader of ISIS in an airstrike in Somalia late last month but cannot confirm whether he was killed, three U.S. officials say. The U.S. government has publicly identified Abdulqadir Mumin as the head of the ISIS affiliate in Somalia, but two U.S. officials say that last year he quietly became the worldwide leader of the terror group.

Global leader of ISIS targeted and possibly killed in U.S. airstrike

A United Nations agency said it has discovered five bombs in a wall of Mosul's iconic Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by Islamic State group jihadists, during restoration work in the northern Iraqi city. Mosul's Al-Nuri mosque and the adjacent leaning minaret nicknamed Al-Hadba or the "hunchback", which dates from the 12th century, were destroyed during the battle to retake the city from IS. 
Iraq's army accused IS, which occupied Mosul for three years, of planting explosives at the site and blowing it up.

Five IS bombs found hidden in iconic Iraq mosque: UN agency

Syria plans the phased demobilization of tens of thousands of reservists from next month, a defense ministry official said, as fighting in the civil war has wound down in recent years. “Tens of thousands will be demobilised by the end of the current year, and the same next year, while...

Syria to Demobilize Tens of Thousands of Reservists: Defense Official

The Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities in Baghdad and the administration in the semi-autonomous northern Iraqi Kurdish region have been arbitrarily detaining and deporting Syrian refugees to their country, a leading international rights group said Thursday. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said it has documented cases in which Iraqi...

A leading human rights group calls on Iraq to halt deportations of Syrian refugees

Santa Teresa, NM

DC News Now

A Border Patrol encounter with two migrants in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, has led to the rescue of 13 Central Americans who were beaten, tortured, extorted and sexually assaulted in a house in Juarez, Mexico, U.S. officials say.

Migrants were burned, beaten, raped at cartel stash house, feds say

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), admitted on Monday that the vaccines developed against COVID-19 were not effective at stopping infections and transmissions in the long run. Testifying before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Monday, Fauci...

Video: Fauci admits COVID vaccines had little ability to stop infection and transmission

The investigators believe that the sub could provide clues as to where Escobar's missing multi-billion dollar fortune was stashed. After years of searching, one of Pablo Escobar‘s famed drug-smuggling submarines has been found. Former CIA agents Doug Laux and Ben Smith reportedly located the submarine off the coast of...

Pablo Escobar’s Drug Submarine Found Off Coast Of Colombia

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

MotorBiscuit


This bizarre piece of plastic below some big rig trailers has the internet puzzled.
The post Why Do Some Semi Truck Trailers Have a Huge Plastic Kiddie Slide Underneath? appeared first on MotorBiscuit.

Why Do Some Semi Truck Trailers Have a Huge Plastic Kiddie Slide Underneath?

North Miami Beach, FL

At least a dozen FBI agents deployed high-powered weaponry while swarming a North Miami Beach home in a possible raid Tuesday morning, reports say. The agency confirmed to the Miami Herald that it was conducting “court-ordered law enforcement activity” in the 3900 block of Northeast 171 Street. Specifics on the activity are unclear.

FBI swarms a North Miami Beach home with military machines and stun grenades: reports

Four Sri Lankan fishermen have died and another two are critically ill after consuming an unknown liquid from bottles they found while at sea, according to local media reports. The sailors were said to be on a fishing trip when they retrieved the bottles around 320 nautical miles from Tangalle,...

Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea

Leer versión en español en Fronterizo News. According to the Diario Oficial de la Federación, over 200 U.S. soldiers have been authorized by the Mexican government to enter Cd. Juárez on June 23. México uses the Diario Oficial to formally announce government legislation to the public. Mexican law requires that the Mexican Senate authorize any incursion of foreign military forces into the country.

US Troops To Arrive In Cd. Juárez On June 23

New Mexico State

Gary Keenan moved from New Mexico to Costa Rica for retirement but found living costs high — sometimes double what he paid in the US.

A retired boomer who moved from the US to Costa Rica said it's 'horribly incorrect' to assume life in Central America is much cheaper

New York City, NY

Queens, NY

A migrant accused of shooting and wounding two NYPD cops in Queens told authorities firing at police was “common practice” back home in Venezuela — although he claimed he didn’t mean to open fire, prosecutors said Wednesday. Bernardo Raul Castro Mata, who prosecutors say shot the...

Migrant who shot NYPD cops says that’s ‘common practice’ back in Venezuela, prosecutors say

Washington, DC

The Mirror US

Dale Sutherland, who spent years working as an undercover cop in Washington DC, has opened up on some of the most terrifying moments he faced while also infiltrating a deadly mob gang

'I infiltrated deadly mafia cartel and was moments away from being killed'

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New York, NY -- Juan Orlando Hernandez, Former President of Honduras, Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute More Than 400 Tons of Cocaine and Related Firearms Offenses.

Ex-Honduran President Gets 45 Years for Trafficking 400 Tons of Cocaine

Georgia State

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Over the last few weeks, several individuals appeared before Judge Dwayne Gillis and entered guilty pleas on felony charges in the Superior Court of Coffee County. The majority of the defendants received probation, while some will soon be transported to a Georgia prison to serve their sentences. Among the twenty-one cases, ten of the defendants faced felony drug charges.

More than 20 Individuals Plead Guilty and Sentenced on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

SAN ANTONIO (NewsNation) — Mexican cartels are offering so-called “VIP” packages for migrants to enter the U.S., charging up to $15,000 to help them cross the southern border via underground tunnels. These VIP packages include comprehensive services for migrants to cross the border. What service do VIP...

Mexican cartels offer ‘VIP’ border crossing packages to migrants

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Army foils ‘major’ drug smuggling attempt from Syria

The Eastern Military Zone troops, in coordination with the security agencies and the Anti-Narcotics Department, foiled a major drug smuggling attempt from Syria early Wednesday, according...

Army foils ‘major’ drug smuggling attempt from Syria

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