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Israel hits Syrian targets following rocket fire it says was ordered by Iran
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
ISIS offensive in Shingal results in 1 Peshmerga death	2 13:02 OldSpook [1755]
Islamic State ambushes, kills up to 50 Iraq troops	0 [1751]
Turkish soldier killed, ruling party HQ attacked in new PKK violence	1 13:19 AlanC [1749]
Iraqi security forces recapture road laced with hundreds of mines	0 [1744]
US train heroes tell of saving lives by subduing Islamist would-be murderer	6 21:34 Whiskey Mike [1768]
Islamic State butchers cultural treasures at ancient Palmyra after chief archeologist, 82, was tied to a pillar and beheaded	8 10:54 AlanC [1745]
IED blast in Bajaur kills three	0 [1737]
Police quiz gunman over French train attack	0 [1752]
At least 18 killed in Somalia bombings	0 [1761]
Egypt sentences Brotherhood leader to life imprisonment	1 09:09 Frank G [1751]
Indian police detain 2 top Kashmiri separatist leaders	0 [1740]
Israel hits Syrian targets following rocket fire it says was ordered by Iran	0 [1778]
Official Blames Qaida for Aden Police Base Bombing	0 [1745]
10 Killed in Religious Clashes in Central African Republic	0 [1750]
Two Nigerian Soldiers Killed by Boko Haram Land Mine	0 [1743]
Saudi Apache helicopter crash kills two on Yemen border	0 [1756]
Yemen: Bombs hit intelligence building in Aden	0 [1743]
Yemen officials say Al-Qaeda has seized key areas of Aden	0 [1742]
Malaysian police arrest 10 suspected of IS links	0 [1742]
Holidaying US servicemen foil French train attack	1 15:38 Pappy [1740]
Three U.S. contractors killed in AFG by suicide car bomb.	6 21:04 Bangkok Billy [1775]
Page 2: WoT Background
Mahmoud Abbas to Resign P.L.O. Leadership Position	2 16:39 Frank G [1763]
Train attack shows impossibility of tracking all jihadists	0 [1750]
US soldiers speak of the moment they stopped gunman and 'beat him until he was unconscious'	0 [1741]
Iran unveils new missile with 500 km range	0 [1737]
Under Pressure from North Korea, U.S. Cancels Annual Military Exercise with South Korea	15 21:37 Whiskey Mike [1766]
Koreas to resume high-level talks Sunday	6 10:27 SteveS [1740]
Police book head of raided seminary	0 [1737]
One group chased Godil, another attacked him: police	0 [1738]
Pakistan says talks cannot be held after India's preconditions	0 [1749]
U.S., Seoul pause exercises as North threatens war	0 [1738]
'Positive contacts' with Israel on Gaza truce: Hamas head	0 [1748]
Turkish woman feeds 35 Syrian refugees, leaves restaurant without paying	2 15:43 Pappy [1740]
Turkish PM urges Alevi leaders to be alert, while stressing need to eradicate ISIL	0 [1741]
Dawn of a new era in Yemen	0 [1751]
Yemen government loyalists, Tihamah's tribes to form joint command	0 [1742]
Yemen's president calls for a 15-day cease-fire that would coincide with the withdrawal of Shiite rebel militias	0 [1740]
India issues midnight ultimatum to Pakistan over talks	0 [1737]
Israeli Official Says Iran Trying to Transfer State-of the-Art Arms to Hizbullah	2 08:53 Besoeker [1735]
2nd group of U.S-trained Syrian rebels could be deployed within weeks: Source	3 08:54 Mike Kozlowski [1738]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Japan US Military Base Explosion: Multiple Blasts Reported At United States Army Facility In Sagamihara	11 21:46 OldSpook [1763]
The War Against the Swedish Flag	0 [1730]
Email timeline suggests second server may exist	3 17:37 Blossom Unains5562 [1767]
Anthony Weiner 'lands job' with top PR firm Specialising in Crisis Management	10 15:48 Pappy [1740]
Russian PM visits disputed Kuril islands, triggering Japan protest	1 19:29 JosephMendiola [1776]
Italy rescues 1,200 migrants, hundreds more in danger	0 [1739]
Thousands of migrants rush past police across border to Macedonia from Greece	1 06:11 anon1 [1736]
Eight-hundred pound woman is rescued from her NYC apartment with a massive net	11 17:42 Bill de Blasio [1761]
Page 4: Opinion
India-Pakistan spectacle	0 [1745]
Untold truths	1 08:16 JohnQC [1746]
Blame Nawaz	0 [1745]
Submission in France, a dilemma in Israel	2 21:43 JosephMendiola [1764]
Hillary Slipping into Panic Mode: Cuts Vacation Short to Hit Campaign Trail	8 18:03 Iblis [1766]
Page 6: Politix
Go Baltimore! Beat NYC in homicides!	2 19:29 SteveS [1757]
Hillary Clinton Will Interrupt Vacation to Campaign in Midwest	5 21:39 Hillary! [1761]
De Blasio's problem with panhandlers and topless women	2 15:23 Abu Uluque [1744]
Key Hillary Aide Huma Abedin Could be in a World of Trouble	8 14:44 charger [1745]
Here it comes: First on CNN: Biden meets with Warren in Washington	7 14:46 charger [1741]
Marine Gets Helped by TRUMP After Obama Ignored Him [Video]	2 08:50 JohnQC [1741]

    
                21:46 OldSpook

                        21:43 JosephMendiola

                        21:39 Hillary!

                        21:37 Whiskey Mike

                        21:34 Whiskey Mike

                        21:17 JosephMendiola

                        21:04 Bangkok Billy

                        21:01 Alaska Paul

                        20:59 Alaska Paul

                        20:55 CrazyFool

                        20:26 49 Pan

                        19:31 JosephMendiola

                        19:29 SteveS

                        19:29 JosephMendiola

                        18:47 DarthVader

                        18:38 Rambler in Virginia

                        18:03 Iblis

                        17:57 Blossom Unains5562

                        17:42 Bill de Blasio

                        17:37 Blossom Unains5562

                        17:23 Procopius2k

                        17:22 Procopius2k

                        17:00 AlanC

                        16:39 Frank G

Who's in the News
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7	Govt of Pakistan
5	Islamic State
3	al-Qaeda in Arabia
3	Houthis
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	PLO
1	Salafists
1	Seleka
1	TTP
1	Taliban
1	al-Shabaab
1	Boko Haram
1	Commies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Human Trafficking

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2015-08-23
Israel hits Syrian targets following rocket fire it says was ordered by Iran

Sat 2015-08-22
IS No. 2 killed in Mosul

Fri 2015-08-21
Two Americans overpower gunman (of Moroccan origin) in France train shooting

Thu 2015-08-20
Foreign suspect sought in Bangkok bombing

Wed 2015-08-19
ISIS Beheads Elderly Archeologist In Palmyra, Syrian Official Says

Tue 2015-08-18
Yemen: More than 80 dead in 24 hours of fighting for Taiz

Mon 2015-08-17
Punjab home minister Shuja Khanzada killed in terror attack

Sun 2015-08-16
God strikes Hamid Gul dead

Sat 2015-08-15
Infighting Kills 15 Taliban In Herat

Fri 2015-08-14
Zawahiri pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader

Thu 2015-08-13
Caucasus Islamist Leader Killed in Russian Raid

Wed 2015-08-12
Nabbed Hamas man reveals new Gaza war plans

Tue 2015-08-11
Egypt govt takes over 16 hospitals linked to banned Brotherhood

Mon 2015-08-10
Yemen Loyalists Retake Southern Provincial Capital

Sun 2015-08-09
Yemen pro-govt forces launch offensive

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