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It was terrorism: Iran denies any role in deadly Tajikistan attack
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
ISIS releases video of 'Tajik attackers' pledging allegiance before killing four Western tourists	2 19:58 SteveS [11136]
It was terrorism: Iran denies any role in deadly Tajikistan attack	4 18:51 The peanut gallery [11140]
Islamic State member in charge of petroleum products arrested, west of Anbar	1 07:07 Jack Chaiter7913 [11128]
Civilian injured as stun grenade exploded, south of Baghdad	0 [11130]
Iraqi courts sentence al-Qaeda, IS members to death, life over terrorism charges	0 [11126]
Islamic State members killed, injured in operations, southwest of Kirkuk: Police	0 [11126]
Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties after blow by own IED in Kunduz	4 23:00 Rob Crawford [11126]
IDF raids Hamas television station in West Bank, arrests employees	1 07:09 Jack Chaiter7913 [11129]
Russian military shoots down drone in Syria	1 07:10 Jack Chaiter7913 [11129]
In first, incendiary balloon lands in Be'er Sheva	3 11:34 trailing wife [11126]
Iran Ramps Up Support to Taliban in Western Afghanistan	0 [11129]
Lebanon arrests senior army officer for collaboration with Israel ‐ report	0 [11129]
Tribal elder among 4 killed in a suicide car bomb attack in Nangarhar	0 [11128]
Syrian Army's Daraa adventures: Egyptian ISIS emir reaches neutrality, former rebels fight alongside, final ISIS stronghold taken	0 [11123]
Diyala dead dudes: 21 turbans toes up in two operations	0 [11126]
Infighting looms in Idlib as Nusra, former Ghouta militants trade blows, Kurds may team up with Syrian Army	0 [11126]
ISIS on last legs in east Deir Ezzor as they retreat to Hasakah desert	0 [11128]
Syrian Army declares entire border with occupied Golan Heights liberated	0 [11125]
Jihadist rebels launch another attack on Hmeymim Airbase	0 [11126]
Air strikes hit Yemen’s Hodeida province	0 [11130]
Hoping for peace, bracing for war in Mindanao	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Manchester bomber was rescued by the Royal Navy from Libyan warzone and evacuated back to Britain - three years before he slaughtered 22 people at a pop concert	1 10:24 rjschwarz [11130]
Syrian armed factions ink ceasefire agreement in Cairo	0 [11131]
Iran Sues U.S. to Stop Imposition of Trump’s New Sanctions	12 15:55 Procopius2k [11132]
In Iran, economic worries grow as new US sanctions loom	4 12:53 Skidmark [11127]
Background on the Druze including in Druze city of Sweida	0 [11128]
In first, Iraq national soccer team to play match in West Bank	1 12:58 Skidmark [11127]
Lebanon's army: Israeli forces working on the fence entered our territory	1 16:27 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11134]
Russian ambassador: We can't force Iran to leave Syria	1 04:16 newc [11126]
IDF probing whether 2 Gaza sniper attacks were work of single gunman	1 13:37 Squinty Gurly-Brown3033 [11131]
Morocco's standoff with Iran	0 [11132]
Iraq, Kurdistan premiers reiterate need for dialogue, security cooperation	0 [11125]
Shunned by opposition, Iraqi Kurdistan's 2 biggest parties head to alliance	0 [11128]
Pakistan to seek record bailout from IMF	8 17:53 trailing wife [11129]
Turkey says US threats are unacceptable	0 [11127]
Trump says he would meet with Iranian president under ‘no preconditions’	0 [11129]
Modi phones Imran Khan, says 'ready to enter new era of ties with Pakistan': PTI	0 [11128]
Imran Khan says will take oath as premier on Aug 11	0 [11130]
New government should be given a chance: Sirajul Haq	0 [11129]
Opposition parties mull joint strategy to tackle PTI in parliament	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
DOJ's New Religious Liberty Arm Set to Investigate the SPLC?	7 18:24 JohnQC [11130]
Military games start today in Uygur areas of Xinjiang	3 03:37 Herb McCoy [11135]
2018 Foreign Economic Espionage In Cyberspace	2 13:30 jc [11128]
GAO backs use of commercial satellites to host military payloads	0 [11126]
'If I go back they'll kill me': Nicaraguan dissenters flee south to survive	1 10:26 rjschwarz [11127]
Ron Dellums, Antiwar Activist-Turned-Armed Services Chairman, Dead at 82	1 07:43 Frank G [11129]
India asks 4 million to prove their nationality in northeast	1 13:59 M. Murcek [11130]
7-year-old minor bride girl killed by her husband in Badghis province	0 [11128]
Suspect arrested on charges of raping a child in Nangarhar province	0 [11126]
Plans for US Marines to guard Taipei mission infuriates Beijing	0 [11128]
Japan fires a salvo in Senkaku row with new Aegis destroyers	2 15:10 Abu Uluque [11132]
China refinancing big project in Turkey. Attempt to end around Turkey sanctions?	3 13:13 Skidmark [11124]
Coptic Bishop found dead in monastery near Egyptian capital	0 [11126]
Farmer tortured to death by neighbours	0 [11123]
Six more die in deadly California blaze	0 [11126]
Phoenix man arrested in fatal stabbing of grandmother	0 [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
During all the Russia hacking hype, China is rising in influence	0 [11126]
Use Of “Mothballed” Naval Platforms To Create Semi-Permanent Battle Islands And Staging Areas	1 12:22 magpie [11125]
War is having an Identity Crisis	5 18:49 charger [11130]
Here’s how Venezuela’s Maduro will try to stay in power	1 16:12 rjschwarz [11131]
Right on course	0 [11126]
Changing discourse	0 [11126]
University of Cape Town health dean and world-class cardiology researcher driven to sucide by student protesters	6 19:02 DooDahMan [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Austin, Texas Considers PC Name-Change	12 21:46 magpie [11129]
George Soros's Media Network Worked to Help Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Win Primary	3 09:36 gorb [11131]
Gemmel Moore investigation: Prosecutors decline to file charges against Dem donor in fatal overdose	5 10:37 Cesare [11129]

    
                23:00 Rob Crawford

                        21:46 magpie

                        19:58 SteveS

                        19:41 Throter Bourbon2737

                        19:02 DooDahMan

                        18:51 The peanut gallery

                        18:49 charger

                        18:24 JohnQC

                        17:53 trailing wife

                        17:44 trailing wife

                        17:35 magpie

                        16:56 AuburnTom

                        16:27 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        16:12 rjschwarz

                        15:55 Procopius2k

                        15:10 Abu Uluque

                        14:41 Glerong and Tenille3784

                        14:25 g(r)omgoru

                        14:24 g(r)omgoru

                        14:24 Zenobia Floger6220

                        14:22 g(r)omgoru

                        14:09 Warthog

                        14:00 Rambler in Virginia 

                        13:59 M. Murcek

Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
6	Govt of Pakistan
5	Govt of Iran
5	Commies
3	Taliban
3	Govt of Syria
3	Hamas
2	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Iraq
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Houthis
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
1	al-Nusra

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2018-07-31
It was terrorism: Iran denies any role in deadly Tajikistan attack

Mon 2018-07-30
2 killed in Gaza blast during attempted launch of projectile toward Israel

Sun 2018-07-29
Duterte invites the Abu Sayyaf to peace talks

Sat 2018-07-28
Police enter Al-Aqsa Mosque, clash with worshipers in Temple Mount riots

Fri 2018-07-27
Imran to be next PM

Thu 2018-07-26
Houthis send missiles at tankers transiting from the Red Sea

Wed 2018-07-25
Russian Air Force launches more than 40 airstrikes over southwest Syria

Tue 2018-07-24
2 Syrian missiles with half-ton warheads trigger Israel's anti-missile system

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

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