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Strategic Town Lost as SNA Troops Flee: Al-Shabaab Gains Ground Amid Crumbling Defenses
Today's Headlines

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Page 6: Politix
European prime minister resigns after protests over past financial dealings	3 15:44 Procopius2k [86]
Trump-Hating Russia Hoax Investigator Fired As Top NSA Lawyer	4 09:28 Procopius2k [160]
A suspect is in custody after pouring a 5-gallon bucket of gasoline on Virginia GOP Councilman Lee Vogler and setting him on fire	3 07:29 Besoeker [165]
Clapper Crew Threatened Whistleblower Who Refused To Sign Off On Fabricated Intel Assessment	2 10:47 Skidmark [121]
Trump claims Epstein repeatedly kidnapped women from his Mar-a-Lago spa	1 09:16 Super Hose [86]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Al-Qaeda in Sahel storms Burkina Faso Army's positions in the vicinity of Kaya	0 [48]
Australian police arrest suspect in Melbourne synagogue arson attack	2 08:53 Glenmore [95]
Air Force shoots down Houthi drone near border with Egypt	0 [62]
Kurdish-led forces dismantle suspected ISIS cell in al-Hol	0 [58]
Bomb-laden drone crashes southwest of Erbil, no casualties reported	0 [58]
Unidentified gunmen target SDF in Deir ez-Zor	1 02:36 Grom the Affective [76]
Strategic Town Lost as SNA Troops Flee: Al-Shabaab Gains Ground Amid Crumbling Defenses	0 [139]
Somalia: ISIS fighters lose more ground in Puntland offensive	0 [106]
Over 100 aid trucks entered North Gaza via Zikim today, but looters prioritized grabbing high-value items like Nutella and sugar	3 13:49 Grom the Affective [115]
Chechen member of Tahrir al-Sham driving around in Syria —seemingly with his new car	0 [69]
French ministers condemn ‘brutal’ force used to remove Franco-Jewish children from airplane	6 18:52 Frank G [183]
Two participants in the attack on Pskov paratroopers were given 17 and 14 years in prison	0 [61]
Page 2: WoT Background
Palestine Action’s co-founder wins bid to challenge UK terror group ban	1 13:59 Grom the Affective [75]
Hostage forum condemns ‘dangerous’ choice to recognize Palestinian state before hostages are freed	0 [45]
Israel calls on more nations to airdrop aid into Gaza	1 08:56 Glenmore [50]
Anti-Israel UN rapporteur Albanese bemoans effects of US sanctions on her life	3 15:18 Regular joe [102]
‘If you wish what you call a Palestinian state, put it up in London, in Paris, in your countries’	0 [62]
Hundreds protest in Jerusalem, calling to push forward with Gaza war until Hamas defeated	0 [46]
Washington Post lists names of 18,500 Palestinian children said killed in Gaza war	10 23:59 Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 [178]
French university rejects Gaza student over ‘hateful’ online posts against Jews	2 18:44 alanc [72]
US hits Iranian shipping network with major new sanctions	0 [50]
Over half of US Senate Democrats back failed measures to block arms sales to Israel	0 [55]
Iran demands US pay compensation for war damage before nuke talks	0 [47]
Rojava Kurds fear Kurdish forces integration with Syria state amid surge in minority violence	0 [48]
US repatriates child from Rojava ISIS detention camp	0 [37]
24 Raparin migrants return to Kurdistan Region after month-long detention in Libya	1 11:34 ed in texas [49]
Hamas Co-Founder’s Son Rips Pro-Jihadi UK Government	1 01:37 Grom the Affective [57]
Mamdani’s pro-Palestinian views drive 83% of his voters, progressive group poll shows	4 18:51 alanc [130]
German journalist Tobias Huch on the death of Gaza's children	0 [61]
For information: Remaining Hamas leaders outside Gaza	0 [51]
Iranian accounts are reporting that the Shahrak oil depot in western Iran, which was struck by Israel during the 12-day war in June, is still burning	1 01:31 Grom the Affective [93]
Naim Qassem says their weapons are for fighting Israel, not for use inside Lebanon	2 13:45 Grom the Affective [77]
Israeli officials: We have given Hamxs a few days to reach an agreement, otherwise we will begin annexing parts of Gaza	3 15:42 Grom the Affective [101]
U.S. Treasury Department: We have imposed sanctions on dozens of shipping companies, tankers, and individuals exporting oil from Iran and Russia	2 07:25 Besoeker [75]
EU bid to suspend Israel from startup funding falls short of majority	0 [45]
Egypt says it’s training hundreds of Palestinians for Gaza security	1 00:20 Grom the Affective [61]
Following France and UK, Canada says it will recognize Palestinian state in September	7 20:33 swksvolFF [149]
Berlin Judge Expresses	4 03:43 trailing wife [128]
Hamas called on to relinquish power in Gaza and end conflict	1 00:31 Grom the Affective [88]
'It's a pity she wasn't at Crocus': unknown people threaten girl after niqab scandal in metro	0 [67]
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro is now determining the legal status of every person who enters the D.C. criminal justice system. If they're illegal, she's turning them over to ICE.	1 05:35 NN2N1 [96]
Colombian Senator Paloma Valencia: ‘Fundamental' for U.S. to Help Fight Cocaine Boom	1 00:31 Grom the Affective [68]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Oldest federal judge shelved another year for repeatedly ducking required mental health exams and doctor probes	0 [66]
Study Reveals Real Reason Behind Surge in Homelessness, and It's Not What the Dems Tell You	5 15:41 Procopius2k [161]
Syria moves to revive key port, border crossings in drive for economic recovery: Official	2 09:27 Super Hose [74]
Radioactive Wasp Nest Found on South Carolina at Nuclear Site	6 20:00 swksvolFF [192]
India and US launch 'first-of-its-kind' satellite	0 [56]
Cincinnati brawl arrests: Detective says fight was 'coordinated' by 2 suspects	4 15:37 badanov [199]
Page 4: Opinion
RT Allegedly Has Larger US Audience Than CNN	4 16:57 swksvolFF [117]
Reject the Moral Blackmail of the Marxist/Jihadi Axis	0 [58]
Twice Found: The Return of Pilots Killed in 1945 Near Königsberg	1 06:59 MikeKozlowski [89]
War for Water: Record Drought in Middle East Makes Israel a Target	1 00:09 Grom the Affective [91]
Sig Sauer: ‘P320 CANNOT, Under Any Circumstances, Discharge Without the Trigger First Being Moved to the Rear'	3 15:29 NoMoreBS [154]
Page 5: Local News
Ukrainian General Staff: Russian army continues to exert pressure on Pokrovsky and Novopavlovsk directions	0 [46]
Shmyhal assesses the progress of mobilization in Ukraine	0 [43]
Current information on the situation on the front line on July 30 (updated)	1 10:32 badanov [63]
Greedy 'mushroom farm': Zelensky is being demolished through friends who were sitting on his money	0 [86]
Klyuchevskoy volcano erupts in Kamchatka after earthquake	0 [50]
Tsunami waves after Kamchatka earthquake hit Washington state coast	2 17:00 swksvolFF [86]
Direct descendant of Trubetskoy and Golitsyn, Prince Alexander Trubetskoy, has died	0 [44]
Ministry of Economic Development: Annual inflation fell to 9.02% in the week from July 22 to 28	0 [40]
Kremlin on the SVR data on Zelensky's replacement	0 [46]

-Lurid Crime Tales-

A suspect is in custody after pouring a 5-gallon bucket of gasoline on Virginia GOP Councilman Lee Vogler and setting him on fire

[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

A suspect is in custody after pouring a 5-gallon bucket of gasoline on Virginia GOP Councilman Lee Vogler and setting him on fire.

Police say the two knew each other and the attack was linked to a personal dispute. https://t.co/bERVxWgs6Z
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 30, 2025

The New York Post has a photo of the miscreant, adding:

A city councilman in Virginia was savagely set on fire by a lunatic who stormed into his workplace carrying gallons of fuel and ignited the lawmaker Wednesday morning in the latest sickening attack against an American elected official.

Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler was allegedly set on fire after Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, 29, barged into Showcase Magazine, a local monthly publication, and dumped a five-gallon bucket of gasoline on the pol around 11:30 a.m., according to the Danville Police Department and the outlet’s publisher, Andrew Brooks.

Vogler, a 38-year-old married father of two, managed to escape the office and ran to the front of the building, but the monster followed him and torched him.

The extent of Vogler’s injuries is unknown, but Brooks noted he was awake and talking following the terrifying incident and was being taken to a burn center in Lynchburg.