The Rundown -- June 25

# Yahoo News uses RFE/RL video of displaced civilians in North Waziristan

# In Mosul, feared ISIL crackdown has not materialized

# Iraq crackdown on Internet to prevent spread of ISIL propaganda

# Why is Ankara recalibrating its Syria policy

# "Obama's Disastrous Iraq Policy: An Autopsy" - Peter Beinart, "The Atlantic"

# The seven al-Qaeda rules ISIL is breaking

# "Moscow's Afghan Endgame" - Richard Weitz, The Diplomat

# "Äfghanistan's Success Will Be Measured By Women's Progress" - "Time"

# HRW calls on Afghanistan to end "moral crimes" prosecutions

# Navy Seal saviour marked for death by the Taliban

# Pakistan censors "New York Times" story

# Pakistan refugees protest against food shortages

# ISIL hails Messi goal over Iran, calls on him to join jihad

# Rohani breaking norms by fighting back against hardliners

# On Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, "the closest thing Iran has to J. Robert Oppenheimer"

# World Cup euphoria "evoking Iran of our imagination"

# Breaking the law to go online in Iran

# Putin renounces right to send troops to Ukraine

# Goble says Putin carrying out "biggest information special op in modern times"

# Austria and Russia sign South Stream deal

# Psaki superimposed into Bulgakov's Heart of a Dog

# Ukraine rebels break cease-fire, shoot down government helicopter; Russia reportedly claims Ukraine broke it

# UN estimates 423 killed in Ukraine's east

# BBC speaks to Ukrainian refugees in Russia

# "Putin Readies Stealth Mode in Ukraine" - Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

Eastern Europe
# Leanca says strong pro-EU stance will eventually lead to benefit in relations with Russia

# "Central Asia is China's Backyard, Not Russia's" - Casey Michael, "Moscow Times"

Of Interest