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Islamic State seize town of Sinjar, pushing out Kurds and sending Yazidis fleeing
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Islamic State seize town of Sinjar, pushing out Kurds and sending Yazidis fleeing	4 23:12 JosephMendiola [1786]
IDF declares death of missing officer Hadar Goldin	3 14:35 Tarzan Snolunter1130 [1729]
Two dead as gunmen clash with army, police in east Lebanon	0 [1729]
107 Palestinians dead, Hamas denies taking missing Israeli soldier	4 12:20 trailing wife [1732]
Jihadists kill 14 Iraq Kurds in battle over dam, oil facility	5 18:54 KBK [1760]
Syria troops kill at least 50 jihadists near Lebanon	0 [1743]
Israel army says 'safe' to return to part of north Gaza	0 [1742]
Jihadists kill 30 in fighting south of Baghdad: Army	0 [1736]
Gaza War: Day 27 Liveblog	0 [1730]
Gunmen circle Lebanon army posts after Syria 'militant' held	0 [1744]
Major Libyan fuel depot ablaze after rocket strike	0 [1735]
Royal Jordanian airline suspends flights to Iraq on security concerns	0 [1737]
Two Lebanon guards killed at Syria border	0 [1735]
US-led air raids kill dozens in three Afghan provinces	0 [1742]
Qassam fighters fire rockets at Israeli cities	6 14:58 3dc [1728]
Israel signals scaling down Gaza war operation	1 09:17 2sealys [1739]
Tribesmen force IS militants out of eastern Syrian villages	0 [1734]
Pastorals versus Shaboobs in Battle of the Bays	0 [1742]
Battle erupts near KM50 of Lower Shabelle	0 [1735]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israel Eavesdropped on John Kerry in Mideast Talks	10 18:51 Thineng Angailet7166 [1744]
Imran Khan warned against derailing democracy	0 [1726]
Miss Israel 2013 back in uniform, ready to fight for her country.	1 12:37 Rambler in Virginia [1731]
Exposed: The Self-Inflicted Hamas 'Massacre' Blamed By The Media On Israel	3 15:02 CrazyFool [1726]
Anti-Semitism Rises in Europe Amid Israel-Gaza Conflict	2 12:12 Uncle Phester [1725]
U.S. struggles in Middle East, with fewer allies and less influence	8 20:33 JosephMendiola [1754]
Israel claims has evidence 47% of Gaza dead were combatants	5 15:19 rob06 [1723]
Rehab program for female extremists	0 [1728]
Take on terrorism: King	3 12:01 TopRev [1726]
ISIS Makes Inroads in Terror Plagued Kashmir, India	1 22:59 JosephMendiola [1748]
Chomsky: Israel committed 'war crimes' in Gaza	16 22:38 Uncle Phester [1753]
Israel army says 'safe' to return to part of north Gaza	0 [1729]
New Libya parliament holds first meeting	0 [1732]
Libya unrest 'worse than under Gadhafi': evacuees	0 [1727]
Israel snubs Cairo talks, Hamas vows to continue fighting	2 09:19 2sealys [1726]
Ebola fears nix Sierra Leone troop trip to Somalia	0 [1731]
Security officers discover attackers' hideout in Lamu	0 [1723]
Africa Military Moves by U.S. Reflect Iraq, Afghan Wars	2 12:10 TopRev [1726]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Old Town sidewalk survey: Bringing illegal children to Alexandria, VA	1 20:43 Thineng Angailet7166 [1753]
'Fortress America' is becoming the new Switzerland	11 23:05 JosephMendiola [1742]
Soldier's 'selfie' raises questions over Moscow's role in Ukraine	3 17:30 SteveS [1726]
Filipinos have mixed reaction to coup rumors	1 10:23 Anon1 [1727]
Lake appears in middle of Tunisia desert	3 11:40 JohnQC [1726]
Five more killed in clashes between Azeris, ethnic Armenians	1 05:04 g(r)omgoru [1729]
Son says funeral home buried the wrong woman, not his mother	0 [1739]
American aid worker stricken with Ebola arrives in Atlanta for treatment	12 23:19 JosephMendiola [1750]
Page 4: Opinion
America's progeny will ask: Why didn't they impeach him?	9 22:44 Pappy [1746]
Analysis: The Hidden Picture In Gaza	3 19:10 JohnQC [1749]
DIA Chief: Al Qaeda Ideology Rapidly Expanding	8 23:27 JosephMendiola [1748]
Obama's Inexplicable Love for the Dark Side	3 12:16 TopRev [1730]
Page 6: Politix
Russian deputy PM mocks Obama by tweeting 'unmanly' photo of president	23 22:29 AzCat [1745]
Barney Frank 'Appalled' By Obama Administration: 'They Just Lied To People'	11 15:09 Abu Uluque [1726]

    
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                        22:59 JosephMendiola

                        22:44 Pappy

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                        22:29 AzCat

                        22:10 Thineng Angailet7166

                        20:47 Silentbrick

                        20:43 Thineng Angailet7166

                        20:41 JosephMendiola

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                        20:23 Skidmark

                        20:18 OldSpook

                        20:12 Thineng Angailet7166

                        19:53 CrazyFool

                        19:24 Old Patriot

                        19:10 JohnQC

                        18:59 Thineng Angailet7166

                        18:54 KBK

                        18:51 Thineng Angailet7166

                        18:10 Procopius2k

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3	al-Nusra
3	al-Shabaab
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Arab Spring
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2014-08-03
Islamic State seize town of Sinjar, pushing out Kurds and sending Yazidis fleeing

Sat 2014-08-02
Islamic State Withdraws from Deir Ezzor Villages

Fri 2014-08-01
Woman wearing explosive belt arrested in N. Lebanon

Thu 2014-07-31
Female Bomber Kills 6 in Nigeria, 10-Year-Old with Explosives Held

Wed 2014-07-30
Saiqa forced to abandon Benghazi headquarters to Ansar

Tue 2014-07-29
Suicide bomber kills Karzai cousin

Mon 2014-07-28
IDF warns resident of three Gaza regions to evacuate to central Gaza City

Sun 2014-07-27
Israel resumes Gaza offensive after Hamas rockets break cease-fire

Sat 2014-07-26
Islamic Jihad number 3 killed in Gaza

Fri 2014-07-25
Key Taliban commander among five killed in Orakzai blast

Thu 2014-07-24
295 Suspects Arrested For Jerusalem Riots

Wed 2014-07-23
Clashes in Libya's Benghazi kill 16, injure 81

Tue 2014-07-22
At Least 572 Palestinians Killed During Gaza Operation

Mon 2014-07-21
'Islamic State' Kills 270 in Syria Gas Field Takeover

Sun 2014-07-20
Battle for Syria gas field after jihadists execute hundreds

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