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'Islamist terror cell' with a hoard of bombs blow themselves up rather than surrender to Russian police
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Man shot in Brussels after attacking soldiers	2 16:45 gorb [1768]
Egyptian police kill two Hasm militants in shootout in Beheira	1 09:06 Frank G [1740]
Uganda Court Jails Muslim Leader For Life Over Al Shabaab Links	0 [1753]
Allied Forces Recapture Key Town In Central Somalia	4 14:42 AlanC [1747]
Gunmen Open Fire On Bus Carrying Passengers Near Afgoye	0 [1741]
Govt bars 65 proscribed outfits from collecting hides during Eidul Azha	1 00:53 Skidmark [1748]
'Islamist terror cell' with a hoard of bombs blow themselves up rather than surrender to Russian police	2 11:10 Skidmark [1756]
Syrian Army Combat Summary	0 [1751]
Syrian forces encircle ISIS troops in Badiya	0 [1748]
Taliban driven back in Baghlan	0 [1750]
20 die as ISIS attacks Syrian Army position in Homs	0 [1745]
Islamic Krazed Killers shell Syrian Army HQ in Latakia	0 [1749]
ISIS attacks Kurds in Kirkuk	0 [1747]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [1741]
More Mosul Moslem Mayhem	0 [1739]
Anbar Antix	0 [1751]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin	0 [1747]
Smuggler boats burned in the Med	0 [1740]
Police and refugees clash in Rome	1 08:46 AlanC [1748]
Cops in Venice have been told to shoot potential terrorists on sight.	2 08:41 AlanC [1746]
Arab Israeli man charged with aiding Temple Mount terrorists	1 09:09 Frank G [1767]
Page 2: WoT Background
Rafah crossing opened next week for two days	8 15:58 DarthVader [1735]
Putting skepticism on hold, Abbas backs US peace push in Kushner meeting	1 01:37 g(r)omgoru [1734]
Qatar restores diplomatic ties with Iran amid regional crisis	0 [1741]
Army won’t act against Haqqani network, says Samiul Haq	3 10:12 Frank G [1736]
Yemenis pour out in support for former president Saleh	0 [1745]
Houthis call Yemeni ally evil	0 [1743]
Second suspect arrested in probe into Spanish terror attacks is released	0 [1739]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Man hit in ding-ding with gas grenade hit with arrest. 3 felony counts of assault on police	7 20:12 Frank G [1770]
FT: Chinese drone swarms.	0 [1747]
Blue-on-Blue: Bill Nye Hits Disney With $37 Million Fraud Suit Over ‘Science Guy' Profits	5 16:57 magpie [1772]
Thailand's ousted PM has fled the country: sources	0 [1743]
Lost at sea: The ten sailors who are missing presumed dead	0 [1744]
FBI Arrest Chinese National Linked to OPM Data Breach Malware	4 10:28 Pappy [1739]
Newly Discovered Ancient Babylonian Base 60 Trigonometry Tablet More Advanced Than Modern Base 10 Trigonometry	23 20:20 Alaska Paul [1762]
Artists drop Berlin festival over Israeli Embassy funding	0 [1745]
Three Somalis Convicted Of Rape Jailed For Total of 61 Years In UK	2 09:08 Rambler in Virginia [1751]
Sindh Police official among kidnappers killed in raid to rescue PPP lawmaker's son	0 [1743]
Indian cities on lockdown ahead of verdict in rape trial involving spiritual guru	4 19:57 Skidmark [1777]
Rangers present 'dead' MQM-L activist alive to 'expose party's anti-state propaganda'	0 [1761]
Back to school ceasefire begins in Ukraine	1 11:27 Skidmark [1740]
State Department threatens four countries with travel bans for refusing to take back illegal migrants	1 08:12 Besoeker [1741]
Wall Street Journal Editor Admonishes Reporters Over Trump Coverage	3 10:35 Pappy [1745]
Saving the Bacon	4 08:05 Gramp Cruter1661 [1753]
The US Army Just Ordered Soldiers to Stop Using Drones from China's DJI	4 11:07 Abu Uluque [1742]
The Army's Space Force Has Doubled in Six Years	2 16:43 Mullah Richard [1764]
Page 4: Opinion
CIA wary of Pompeo's interest in agency tied to Russia investigation: report	3 17:26 DooDahMan [1769]
James Bond enter the 21st century	3 20:28 Abu Uluque [1763]
Ex Trump Adviser Roger Stone comments on Senator John McCain (Video)	0 [1747]
Roger Stone on the impacts of an Impeachment of President Trump (Video)	4 22:03 Procopius2k [1774]
Millennials Say They'd Prefer Venezuela's Food Lines Over America's Income Inequality	14 16:23 swksvolFF [1746]
The Real Reason the Democrats Want to Be Rid of Confederate Monuments	10 16:11 newc [1743]
‘Triple talaq’ outlawed	0 [1741]
Minus-Pakistan formula?	2 15:41 TopRev [1741]
Average (whatever that is) Transgender Soldier Unable to Deploy for 238 days	5 12:48 KBK [1748]
Longtime ESPN Host Shares Name with Infamous Nazi Who Supervised Slave Labor	1 10:26 Shipman [1745]
The TRIGGERING! Trump re-tweets ‘The Best Eclipse Ever' meme, Lefties lose their damn minds	16 19:55 Seeking cure for ignorance [1761]
It's the opium, stupid: ‘Afghan surge guarantees CIA black-ops budget boost'	4 12:19 Tennessee [1743]
Page 6: Politix
Poll: Majority of Voters Think Trump Keeping Promises, Blame Washington Elites for Delays	8 20:54 Joe of the Jungle [1758]
Swamp Creatures masquerading as GOP taken aback by President's verbal bombs	16 16:19 newc [1744]
Angered Marine Goes Public On Awans	3 09:01 DarthVader [1745]
White House Fingers Mitch McConnell As Media Leak; Believes GOP Leader Divulged Sensitive Intelligence on Trump	5 20:28 Ulains Thuque6389 [1766]

    
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                        20:28 Ulains Thuque6389

                        20:28 Abu Uluque

                        20:20 Alaska Paul

                        20:12 Frank G

                        20:06 Frank G

                        19:57 Skidmark

                        19:56 746

                        19:55 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        19:54 Whiskey Mike

                        19:53 Skidmark

                        19:06 ed in texas

                        18:50 Wizski

                        18:26 trailing wife

                        17:26 DooDahMan

                        16:57 magpie

                        16:51 gorb

                        16:45 gorb

                        16:45 Mullah Richard

                        16:44 Raj

                        16:44 Mullah Richard

                        16:43 Mullah Richard

                        16:40 Mullah Richard

Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
5	Moslem Colonists
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Syria
2	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Hamas
1	Islamic Emirate of Caucasus
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Commies
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Tablighi Jamaat
1	Taliban
1	Haqqani Network

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2017-08-25
'Islamist terror cell' with a hoard of bombs blow themselves up rather than surrender to Russian police

Thu 2017-08-24
Iraqi forces recapture more of Tal Afar, the last refuge

Wed 2017-08-23
Yemen: At least 30 dead as air strike hits hotel

Tue 2017-08-22
Somali extremist group confirms killing of senior commander

Mon 2017-08-21
It's over-ish: Las Ramblas van terrorist shot dead wearing explosive belt 'and screaming Allahu Akbar' west of Barcelona

Sun 2017-08-20
Kenya Says Police Killed Most Wanted Al Shabaab Commander

Sat 2017-08-19
War crimes suspect Mahmoud Warfali arrested on Hafter’s orders

Fri 2017-08-18
Finland attack – ‘Several people injured after multiple knifemen rampage through city of Turku' amid reports of shots fired

Thu 2017-08-17
Breaking: Barcelona Van Attack on Pedestrians.

Wed 2017-08-16
Tunisia says IS plot to seize territory foiled

Tue 2017-08-15
Russia foils two ISIS suicide bombers who planned to blow themselves up on the subway in Moscow

Mon 2017-08-14
At least 17 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso

Sun 2017-08-13
IS executes its Legal Judge in Hawija for attempting to secede

Sat 2017-08-12
30 Taliban insurgents killed as suicide vests explodes in Farah gathering

Fri 2017-08-11
Theft and kidnapping ravages north Aleppo as Erdogan’s Syrian caliphate experiment fails

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