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Several dead in Kabul suicide blast as exiled VP Dostum returns
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Israeli jets said to strike Iranian-run missile production facility in Syria	0 [1764]
Israel fires on Gazans launching flaming balloons, breaking short period of calm	2 21:30 trailing wife [1777]
Iraqi security announce capture of two Islamic State members in Nineveh	0 [1747]
Prominent Islamic State leader arrested, east of Fallujah: Source	0 [1738]
Iraqi troops arrest IS fighter, destroy terrorist hideout in Nineveh, Salahuddin	0 [1738]
Eight civilians bodies, including five children, recovered from under rubble in Mosul	0 [1743]
Fifteen Islamic State members killed by Iraqi fighter jets, northeast of Diyala	0 [1746]
Syrian Army takes over last rebel stronghold in Daraa	0 [1754]
Jihadists set ablaze UN post in Golan Heights ahead of evacuation	0 [1745]
Four rebel commanders flee to Israel as Syrian Army takes over Quneitra	0 [1744]
Militant drones attack Hmeymim Airbase in Latakia	0 [1753]
11 ISIS Khurasan militants surrender to Afghan forces in Jawzjan province	0 [1745]
US forces kill 4 ISIS-K militants in Achin, Nazian districts	0 [1737]
8 Saudi-led airstrikes target Hodiedah	0 [1739]
Two Palestinian scientists found dead in an apartment in Algeria	5 21:28 trailing wife [1769]
Syrian army continues push into Quneitra amid ongoing evacuations	0 [1745]
Boko Haram kills 18, abducts 10 in Chad	0 [1732]
Pakistan election candidate killed in suicide attack	0 [1739]
Several dead in Kabul suicide blast as exiled VP Dostum returns	1 08:40 Frank G [1769]
Mastung bomber studied in Karachi seminary	0 [1750]
Watchman hurt as grenade goes off in seminary	1 07:56 M. Murcek [1749]
Maoist militant killed, two soldiers injured in Zamboanga	0 [1752]
Five Abus, one soldier killed in Sulu clashes	0 [1755]
Page 2: WoT Background
Egypt to close Rafah Crossing on Monday	0 [1747]
‘Paradigm shift': Top Trump officials say UN may be ‘turning around' on Israel	5 18:58 Neville Turkeyneck3487 [1760]
IDF believes Gaza snipers used Iranian armor-piercing rifle to kill soldier	1 05:03 Herb McCoy [1738]
Latest flotilla set to leave Palmero in bid to break blockade on Gaza	6 21:33 trailing wife [1767]
Mass protests in Iraq: After 2 weeks 800+ casualties, Sadr may throw in with protesters	0 [1737]
Saudi canal plans signal Qatar crisis still raging	1 03:14 M. Murcek [1732]
Dostum warns to leave Afghanistan if Ghani ignored his request regarding Qaisari	0 [1738]
Palestinian Authority says foiled US 'conspiracy'	1 08:42 Frank G [1740]
Enemies failed in military aggression to seize Yemen’s Hudaydah: Ansarullah	0 [1740]
Pakistan army calls for probe into claims against spy agency	1 02:19 Besoeker [1745]
Supporters of terrorists will face IRGC’s 'iron fist'	1 14:51 Frank G [1736]
Israel to reopen Gaza terminal, extend fishing on Tuesday if quiet holds	0 [1736]
Jordan says received only 422 Syria White Helmets evacuees	4 12:40 Bright Pebbles [1736]
Yemen government demands Houthis release captives to restart talks	0 [1736]
Duterte to approve autonomous 'Bangsamoro' proposal	1 16:53 Skidmark [1737]
Hundreds of Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound	0 [1750]
Sufi Mohammad loses support in Malakand	0 [1753]
Mr. Trump, ‘do not play with the lion's tail', Rouhani warns	11 20:43 Silentbrick [1759]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Rand Paul calls to revoke John Brennan's security clearance, asks if he's 'monetizing' access	8 21:16 Anomalous Sources [1769]
Alleged Cop Killer Should Have Been in Jail Due to Drug Charges	0 [1749]
The coffee formula that ensures you're full of beans: Find out how much caffeine you need to avoid tiredness after US military develops algorithm	3 13:21 Jack Chaiter7913 [1743]
The French village that is so rich the local will pay no taxes	10 16:38 Bright Pebbles [1747]
Gunman dead after shooting 14, killing one(two now), in Toronto: Canadian police	4 21:58 trailing wife [1767]
‘Pir’ arrested for prescribing patient ‘curative potion’	1 16:30 JohnQC [1745]
Zimbabwe’s president courts white voters ahead of election	0 [1738]
100,000 protest in Tel Aviv over anti-LGBT discrimination	4 14:05 g(r)omgoru [1738]
China's huge construction machines for the various Silk Roads.	9 17:25 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1765]
First malaria drug in 60 years given approval	1 16:57 Skidmark [1755]
Barapukuria power plant shut down after 142,000 tons of coal disappear	8 14:48 AlanC [1743]
3-year-old boy victim of new acid attack in West Midland	2 14:51 AlanC [1736]
Acting CIA watchdog steps down, withdraws IG nomination	3 14:20 Boss Spoper5850 [1741]
Cuba's draft constitution omits the aim of building communism	7 20:36 magpie [1755]
Swiss folklore fans gather for world's biggest alpine horn festival	2 13:34 Jack Chaiter7913 [1743]
Chicago is named the 'rat capital of the US': Windy City got more than 50,000 complaints about rodents last year	5 14:40 Skidmark [1739]
Page 4: Opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: Just How Far Will the Left Go?	9 20:37 Whaviger Whusoque9220 [1776]
Conservatives Reject Unilateral Disarmament In The Face Of Liberal Social Fascism	8 17:22 charger [1758]
It's Oakland in Muellerville	7 12:44 Bright Pebbles [1738]
Why Are the Democrats and the Spooks Suddenly so Ferociously Anti-Putin?	15 19:00 DooDahMan [1776]
Ten problems with the release of the heavily redacted FISA warrants on Carter Page	8 16:55 Boss Spoper5850 [1735]
WSJ/NBC Poll: Trump's Approval Rating Inches Higher, Buoyed by Republican Support	7 16:47 Bright Pebbles [1737]
Page 6: Politix
The Clinton State Department's Major Security Breach That Everyone Is Ignoring	10 22:27 crazyhorse [1765]
FBI Cited Anti-Trump Media Articles to Wiretap Carter Page	3 14:04 Bright Pebbles [1734]
Keith Ellison Suggests Republicans Want to Suppress Voting	11 19:51 Anomalous Sources [1767]
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte: We Want Brennan To Testify	6 16:50 Boss Spoper5850 [1744]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Islamic State
5	Hamas
4	Govt of Syria
3	Commies
3	Houthis
2	al-Nusra
2	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	Palestinian Authority
1	TTP
1	Taliban
1	Govt of Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2018-07-23
Several dead in Kabul suicide blast as exiled VP Dostum returns

Sun 2018-07-22
Iraq protests death toll reaches 11 amid ongoing popular unrest

Sat 2018-07-21
Rebels handover more towns to ISIS in southwest Syria

Fri 2018-07-20
Senegal convicts 13 suspected Boko Haram fighters

Thu 2018-07-19
26 persons killed in regime offensive on Daraa and Qunaitra

Wed 2018-07-18
15 Afghan Taliban killed in attack by suspected IS rivals

Tue 2018-07-17
Israeli army drills for Gaza incursion, in apparent warning to Hamas

Mon 2018-07-16
Boko Haram overruns Nigerian military base

Sun 2018-07-15
Palestinian killed in mysterious Gaza blast identified as head of rocket unit

Sat 2018-07-14
Nawaz Sharif, daughter arrested upon arrival in Lahore

Fri 2018-07-13
Afghan forces have reportedly suffered heavy casualties in Kunduz attack

Thu 2018-07-12
Germany arrests Iran ‘spy’ on bomb plot charges

Wed 2018-07-11
Gazan kites burn 150 acres in Israel’s south

Tue 2018-07-10
All the boys and their coach are out of the Tham Luang cave. Navy Seals and the doctor still yet to exit.-Twitter news from Sydney

Mon 2018-07-09
1 US soldier killed, 2 wounded in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

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