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Indian Kashmir Dissolved.
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Page 1: WoT Operations
Migrants on German NGO ship allowed to disembark in Malta	2 07:49 Bright Pebbles [1754]
Eight drug traffickers caught after escaping police custody in Baghdad	0 [1750]
Indian Kashmir Dissolved.	14 22:14 3dc [1806]
Bomb on bus carrying media workers kills two	0 [1757]
Seventeen dead in car explosion in central Cairo	0 [1760]
Former IoK chief ministers Mufti, Abdullah placed under house arrest; curfew-like restrictions imposed	0 [1759]
Resident of Canada Escapes From Jail in Iran, Returns Home	2 07:26 Procopius2k [1764]
Syria: UN Calls for 'Aleppo Scenario' in Idlib, Russia Returns to Sochi	0 [1754]
Libya: LNA Downs Several Drones	0 [1747]
Sudan: Opposition Sign Power-sharing Deal with Military	0 [1743]
#Iran said that an #oil tanker sized by the IRGC in the Gulf for allegedly smuggling fuel was an Iraqi	0 [1750]
Police deny Bangkok bombings were revenge	0 [1760]
Page 2: WoT Background
New migrant rescue ship leaves France on first mission off Libya	4 09:26 chris [1754]
Zakzaky’s trial: Kaduna Govt assures citizens of security, free movement	0 [1755]
Kano State celebrates 60 months without new polio virus case	0 [1752]
Al Jazeera publishes and deletes video of al-Nusra member, causing backlash	1 23:38 Jiggs Gloter7791 [1777]
Israel’s Likud rules out Netanyahu stepping aside	0 [1752]
Prosecutors to seek death penalty over Texas shooting	11 16:14 Besoeker [1775]
Israel unveils options for its ‘combat tank of the future’	5 14:38 lord garth [1748]
Mushaal seeks release of Yasin Malik	1 06:24 Dron66046 [1756]
Maryam Nawaz urges supporters to answer call for Islamabad march to 'topple government'	0 [1741]
Saadi Gaddafi’s Family Plans Int’l Lawsuit to Release him	0 [1752]
Death of Hamza bin Laden Seen as Blow to Al Qaeda’s Future	0 [1754]
Five Years on, Yazidis Remember Brutal ISIS Onslaught	0 [1757]
Palestinian Labor in Lebanon: Economic, Sectarian Considerations	0 [1750]
US Military Calls ISIS in Afghanistan a Threat to the West	7 14:19 Besoeker [1754]
#Yemen: Legitimacy Accuses Houthis of Destroying Lives of 4 Million Children	0 [1738]
Palestinian Ambassador to UN Criticizes Guterres for Not Including Israel on ‘List of Shame’	0 [1760]
#Turkey Says Will Carry Out Operation in Northern #Syria	1 10:59 Mercutio [1747]
Page 3: Non-WoT
A Siberian city ordered evacuated because of ammo dump explosion.	0 [1751]
'Hero Fort Bliss Soldier Carried Children Away from Gunfire in Walmart Shooting	0 [1748]
'Scots favor independence from Albion, Ashcroft poll shows	6 21:31 ruprecht [1776]
A fun set of US Navy and US Patent Office back and forth	4 19:52 CrazyFool [1770]
Elon Musk visiting his 2 Starships.	0 [1751]
Mojsilovic: We have the support of the Russian military for the challenges in Kosovo	0 [1753]
'Protesters paralyse Hong Kong with citywide strike	4 15:21 Mullah Richard [1780]
'7 women buy 30 guns from sports stores in Metro Detroit for convicted felon to sell on streets	7 11:14 Procopius2k [1745]
'Detroit Gun Owner Takes On Multiple Armed Robbers	2 11:49 Vernal Hatrick [1749]
Tonto Dikeh shares message from assassin paid to kill her	0 [1743]
Teen arrested after 'throwing' boy from London's Tate Modern	0 [1746]
Franky Zapata succeeds in crossing the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard	10 19:19 SteveS [1777]
Qatar only remaining GCC country restricting travel for women	0 [1754]
Ex-HK leader offers bounty for info on flag thrown into water	2 01:48 gorb [1749]
Hundreds detained at opposition rally in Moscow	0 [1753]
Court issues notice to Sethi over ‘derogatory’ remarks	0 [1745]
Nuon Chea: Cambodian former Khmer Rouge deputy leader Tango Uniform	3 11:02 Mercutio [1749]
Youth wounded by police dies	0 [1744]
Girl among three killed as rain lashes KP	1 07:30 AlanC [1760]
Second night of tear gas as Hong Kong protesters defy China warnings	0 [1744]
Page 4: Opinion
'Futuristic, Utopian Paradise Of Baltimore Completely Baffled By Trump's Attacks	1 08:15 Rambler in Virginia [1742]
24 Mass Shootings during the Obama Regime Somehow Escapes News	7 16:40 Lex [1776]
'GOP Rep Blames Obama, 'Drag Queen Advocates,' Marijuana and Opens Borders for Shootings	5 13:41 M. Murcek [1749]
'How Comey set a trap for prosecutors when leaking his memos	0 [1759]
How to Spot a Conspiracy Theory	2 07:39 Dale [1739]
‘Hidden debts' reveal risks of China's lending spree	0 [1749]
Clinton SOTU, 1995 - 'We are a nation of immigrants'	2 15:23 Lex [1764]
Israel's Left Struggles for Traction in Bid to Topple Netanyahu	0 [1748]
LA Times Opinion Piece on Mass Shootings	13 16:43 Lex [1773]
Page 6: Politix
'Democrats Blame ‘White Nationalist' Trump for Shootings in Texas, Ohio	7 19:43 Silentbrick [1770]

    
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                        19:43 Silentbrick

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                        18:46 Fred

                        18:25 jpal

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                        16:30 The peanut gallery

                        16:29 BrerRabbit

                        16:14 Besoeker

                        15:56 Phaick Uneretle6310

                        15:55 AlmostAnonymous5839

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                        15:26 Lex

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                        15:21 Mullah Richard

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3	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
3	Islamic State
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Arab Spring
2	al-Nusra
2	Govt of Iran
1	al-Qaeda
1	Fatah
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Houthis
1	Narcos
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Sublime Porte
1	Thai Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2019-08-05
Indian Kashmir Dissolved.

Sun 2019-08-04
Special Forces arrest Taliban fighter disguised in women’s dress

Sat 2019-08-03
6000 protest at Gaza border, rioters hurl explosive devices toward IDF troops

Fri 2019-08-02
TTP warns against playing music, women going out alone in Miramshah

Thu 2019-08-01
Iran slashes four zeroes from rial currency over inflation

Wed 2019-07-31
Breaking : Hamza Bin Laden Dead.

Tue 2019-07-30
Accused 9/11 mastermind open to role in victims' lawsuit if not executed

Mon 2019-07-29
British warship arrives in Gulf to escort UK-flagged vessels

Sun 2019-07-28
15 killed in Islamist militant attack in Burkina Faso

Sat 2019-07-27
U.N. says air strikes by Syria, allies killed more than 100 civilians

Fri 2019-07-26
Libya Militia Arrests al-Qaida Leaders

Thu 2019-07-25
Shabaab tries to assassinate US diplomat

Wed 2019-07-24
Libya government forces say repel Haftar attack on Tripoli

Tue 2019-07-23
Iraq arrests Islamic State cell, including Baghdadi aide, in Nineveh

Mon 2019-07-22
Iran claims to catch 17 CIA spies, sentences some to death

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