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Iraq air force to back Kurds fighting Islamists
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	4 15:32 trailing wife [11125]
Child Dies, Troops Injured in Tripoli Clashes	0 [11125]
Report: ISIL Emir, Who Led Attack on Army in Arsal, Killed in Qalamoun	2 23:02 JosephMendiola [11128]
Boko Haram Has Forced 650,000 Nigerians from Homes, Says the U.N.	4 18:34 Procopius2k [11127]
Gunmen Kill Five Egyptian Police	2 15:37 trailing wife [11129]
Jihadists Behead Sunni Tribesmen in Syria	0 [11123]
Liveblogging The Gaza Hudna: Day 30 After The Start Of Operation Protective Edge	1 11:01 Frank G on the road [11125]
40 Yazidi children reported dead after Iraq attack	1 08:14 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Iraq air force to back Kurds fighting Islamists	0 [11129]
Egypt army troops kill 11 militants in volatile Sinai	0 [11128]
Pakistani Military Fires 63 Missiles Into Kunar	7 22:57 JosephMendiola [11128]
Hesarak of Nangarhar Cleared of Taliban Insurgents	0 [11129]
Bomb targets military vehicle in Dir	0 [11126]
Faqir Jamshed dead in kaboom	3 23:58 trailing wife [11126]
Airstrikes in N Wazoo kill 30	0 [11127]
Man arrested on suspicion of making bomb hoax after passenger plane lands at Manchester	1 10:40 Frank G on the road [11127]
Ceasefire agreed in Lebanese border town battle	0 [11127]
American Soldier Shot In Egypt's Sinai	3 23:44 trailing wife [11127]
Masked Rioters Attack Police Near Temple Mount	0 [11126]
U.S. general dead, German general wounded in Afghan attack	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
Grand mufti laments: Saudis kill each other in wars abroad	2 12:52 Pappy [11126]
Head of Hamas's political wing says group will not compromise on its demands	4 13:01 Bobby [11124]
US-Israel ties at new low after Netanyahu-Kerry phone 'disconnect'	4 14:02 trailing wife [11125]
Hariri: Saudi Arabia Gives Lebanese Army $1 Billion	1 10:19 Zhang Fei [11129]
Besieged Iraqi Turkmen Town Cries for Help	0 [11129]
After 29 Days, Operation Protective Edge By The Numbers	0 [11125]
300 Trucks Expected To Cross Into Gaza, Including 10 Trucks Carrying Medical Equipment	3 10:07 gorb [11127]
Egypt To Hamas: Airport, Seaport, And Rafah Aren't Open For Discussion	4 22:19 tu3031 [11126]
Sa'ar Pushes To Revoke Israeli Citizenship Of Tel Aviv Terrorist	0 [11127]
Fatah Official Threatens Settlers With Death	2 18:28 swksvolFF [11127]
Muslim Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi quits over 'morally indefensible' policy on Gaza	8 23:09 rammer [11125]
Indonesia bans its citizens from joining ISIL	1 23:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Karzai censures US-led strike in Herat	0 [11127]
Resistance victorious in Israeli war on Gaza: Haniyeh	1 11:40 Frank G on the road [11128]
Vladimir Putin signs historic $20bn oil deal with Iran to bypass Western sanctions	3 13:25 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Evidence being collected to tackle Qadri: Mashhood	0 [11126]
Arab states cannot stop Israel: OIC secretary-general	1 03:15 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Sind to divide Karachi into three zones for improved security	0 [11128]
Pak demands Afghanistan hand over Mullah Fazlullah	1 10:52 Paul D [11131]
Zardari discusses 'Aug 14 march' with Nawaz, Imran, Sirajul Haq	0 [11127]
(Don't tell the UN) Video: Hamas Fires Rocket from Densely Populated Civilian Neighborhood	1 07:03 Snavise Cholurt4299 [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
1,000-member secretive progressive journalist group uncovered	5 20:15 ed in texas [11130]
NATO says Russia could be poised to invade Ukraine.	1 22:50 JosephMendiola [11129]
Russia in another border dispute no one is talking about	1 17:18 Omolulet Angiling3112 [11128]
Breitbart: Largest pro-Israel rally in the history of Africa.	0 [11126]
Scientists stumble across the obvious treatment for Ebola: tobacco	7 22:51 JosephMendiola [11127]
Suspects in the Murder of Border Patrol Agent Deported Numerous Times	3 20:20 ed in texas [11128]
Russian Gang Amasses Over a Billion Internet Passwords	8 22:54 JosephMendiola [11130]
New leaker disclosing US secrets: Officials	6 18:17 CrazyFool [11127]
Argentinian teachers hold 48hr strike over low pay	0 [11123]
Earthquake in China's Yunnan province razes an estimated 22,550 houses	0 [11126]
Clashes between Ukrainian forces, rebels continue in Donetsk	0 [11123]
2 men face capital murder charges in killing of off-duty Border Patrol agent	2 12:00 Procopius2k [11125]
C-130 Airlifter: The Most Successful Military Aircraft Ever	24 23:34 rammer [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Fiction of the failed state	2 13:54 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11124]
No winner in the game	1 12:10 SteveS [11125]
As Gaza cease-fire holds, a haunting question: When will the next war begin?	3 13:53 Bright Pebbles [11125]
'When ISIS takes Baghdad...'	4 22:21 KBK [11128]
Year 2021: The Caliphate Vs. Israel	5 22:53 JosephMendiola [11130]
Page 6: Politix
U.S. Gov't suppressing domestic test info on Ebola	2 13:42 DarthVader [11131]
Democrat Rosa DeLauro: Tax Every Teaspoon of Sugar	20 22:49 gorb [11132]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Hamas
6	Govt of Pakistan
6	Islamic State
2	Taliban
2	TTP
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda
1	Boko Haram
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Fatah
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iraq

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2014-08-06
Iraq air force to back Kurds fighting Islamists

Tue 2014-08-05
American Major General Killed in Shooting at Afghan Military Academy

Mon 2014-08-04
Woman Kills Four Taliban Before Dying

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

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