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Taliban fighters overrun district in eastern Afghanistan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning!	5 13:54 Steve White [1733]
YPG and Turkey clash in northern Syria	2 08:58 Pappy [1743]
Turkish army reportedly making advances toward Kobani	0 [1730]
Coalition airstrikes kill ISIS leader in Mosul	0 [1731]
‘IS leader’ among six held in Nushki	0 [1735]
ISIS attack thwarted near Baiji, two militants killed	0 [1730]
ISIS child soldiers execute Kurdish captives	0 [1735]
22 ISIS militants killed near Mosul	0 [1734]
Free Syrian Army fighters clearing mines in Jarablus	0 [1731]
Mine planted by Boko Haram kills 4 servicemen in Chad	0 [1731]
Taliban fighters overrun district in eastern Afghanistan	0 [1770]
Syrian group: Turkey mounts air strike south of border	0 [1737]
France expels two Moroccans considered serious security threat	0 [1733]
Rockets fired at Diyarbakir airport	0 [1731]
Local leader gunned down in southern Thailand	0 [1737]
Page 2: WoT Background
25% of Qayyara destroyed in fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS	0 [1731]
Jarablus and Manbij military councils vow to stand against Turkish military incursion	0 [1733]
20 legislators picked to lobby for Kashmir cause across world	1 09:25 Glairong Sforza7574 [1735]
Chinese city hotels asked to turn away people from five Muslim countries	1 01:34 Thumper Dribble5791 [1732]
Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz arrested in held Kashmir as toll hits 68	0 [1733]
Iraqi refugees ready to flee to Kurdistan upon liberation of Mosul	0 [1734]
Kurdistan ready to resolve problems with Baghdad	2 13:43 Pappy [1734]
Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail	0 [1736]
Iranian commander accuses Western diplomats of spying for ISIS	4 13:44 Pappy [1733]
US pilots tell of encounter with Syrian jets	0 [1730]
Ex-Gitmo Syrian hard boy goes on hunger strike in Venezuela	9 22:03 gorb [1765]
Execution Fever at Rajaei Shahr Prison	0 [1731]
Iran Probing for U.S. Weaknesses with Gulf Encounters	0 [1728]
Maoist militants release three police captives in Mindanao	0 [1732]
Page 3: Non-WoT
‘No One Is Safe': Zimbabwe Threatens to Seize Farms of Party Defectors	11 22:19 Procopius2k [1759]
New HRC emails - Requests DoS Lunch Invitation - Special Seating for Foundation Allies (video)	6 09:58 Besoeker [1734]
Mylan CEO sold $5m worth of stock while EpiPen price drew scrutiny	1 12:27 BrerRabbit [1728]
Two killed in Dir clash	0 [1733]
SC returns JI’s ‘frivolous’ plea on Panamagate	0 [1728]
Five more MQM offices bulldozed, 196 sealed	0 [1735]
Black Dallas Judge Sentences BLM Organizer of Cop Killing Protest to Prison	4 20:24 Spanky Bluetooth8516 [1755]
Indian ship heading for Yemen sinks off Oman	1 13:50 Pappy [1723]
'Awesome! An Amtrak Employee Salutes a WWII Veteran (video)	0 [1734]
49ERS Quarterback Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for National Anthem.	23 22:42 49 Pan [1760]
NorKs Threaten to Fire at US & S. Korea Troops' Lighting	5 12:01 Raj [1737]
Epipen Maker’s Stock Value Drops Nearly $3 Billion In 5 Days As Investors Panic	5 20:50 Alaska Paul [1761]
Stranded mariners rescued in Micronesia after 'SOS' spotted in sand	4 21:00 Angie Schultz [1752]
Page 4: Opinion
The myth of soft targets	0 [1747]
How Barack Obama sold out Syrians to appease Iran	2 12:03 NoMoreBS [1730]
The West is betraying the Kurds and allowing them to be massacred	3 19:18 swksvolFF [1766]
Page 6: Politix
Nigerian Billionaire Clinton Foundation donor denies connections to Hezbollah	0 [1732]
Hilarity gets Teamsters endorsement, for what it's worth	9 18:33 Blossom Unains5562 [1756]
'Center To Encourage Diversity and Race Relations' - Here? No, not yet.	1 15:39 Boss Oppressor of the Jutes5362 [1754]
Well-hoisted on their own petard	2 19:21 magpie [1760]

    
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                        19:19 Blossom Unains5562

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Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
6	Sublime Porte
3	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Commies
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Boko Haram
1	Taliban
1	Thai Insurgency

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Taliban fighters overrun district in eastern Afghanistan

Sat 2016-08-27
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Fri 2016-08-26
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Thu 2016-08-25
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Wed 2016-08-24
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Tue 2016-08-23
Nigeria claims it killed Boko Haram's Shekau in raid

Mon 2016-08-22
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Fri 2016-08-19
Egypt’s Islamic State group affiliate confirms killing of its chief

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