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Iraqi forces say they have secured southern edge of Falluja
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Iraqi forces say they have secured southern edge of Falluja	1 18:47 Shipman [1806]
Bulgarian Civilian Vigilante Groups Hunting Migrants	5 18:45 Shipman [1762]
Good morning	4 18:38 Shipman [1759]
25-year-old TA man stabbed; police searching for attacker	0 [1745]
U.S.-backed rebel commander kidnapped near Marea town	0 [1742]
More heavy clashes with militants in Benghazi as Hafter and Thinni government try to neutralise GNA supporters	1 16:02 Zenobia Floger6220 [1739]
Misratans take Gardabiya airbase from IS	0 [1739]
Lebanese and Iranian Missiles Discovered in Yemen	1 09:23 Frank G [1743]
Dozens die in Syrian air force attacks on Aleppo	0 [1743]
11 die in rocket artillery attacks in Taiz	0 [1729]
Syrian government forces reach outskirts of Raqqa	0 [1742]
Syrian rebel forces cut ISIS MSR near Manbij	0 [1741]
Iraqi Jailhouse Stories: 30 detained in Babel	0 [1741]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edtion	0 [1736]
Anbar Antics: 128+ die	0 [1741]
Turkey, US-led coalition target ISIL in Syria to thwart attack	0 [1737]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 3 die	0 [1745]
US Now Hitting Islamic State Targets from Mediterranean Sea	1 13:27 Pappy [1740]
Iraq Forces Gain Ground from IS West of Fallujah	0 [1740]
Syria Army Thrusts into IS Bastion as Kurds Advance from North	0 [1756]
9 ISIS loyalists killed, 7 wounded in Nangarhar operations	0 [1742]
2 prominent Taliban Obersturmführers among 18 killed in special military raids	0 [1736]
17 kidnapped passengers released in northern Sar-e-Pul province	0 [1744]
32 troops killed in Niger clash with Boko Haram	0 [1744]
Man from Ahmadi community shot dead in Attock	0 [1740]
Five Indian security officers shot dead by 'rebels' in India-held Kashmir	0 [1739]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israel to ease West Bank, Gaza movement during Ramadan	6 16:54 g(r)omgoru [1730]
US asks Russia to not hit Nusra Front in Syria, Moscow says	4 10:33 Raj [1735]
Arab Israeli Salafists take aim at sports and culture	1 01:17 g(r)omgoru [1747]
Three Minnesota men face life for conspiracy to commit murder abroad in ISIS case	1 10:29 Frank G [1736]
State Department: Iran is top state sponsor of terrorism	2 09:21 Procopius2k [1742]
Iran ready for war with U.S., yewbetcha...	1 09:20 JosephMendiola [1732]
Syria’s Kurds eye merger of their enclaves	0 [1735]
ISIS left Fallujah 60 days ago, claims Anbar tribal leader	0 [1739]
Serraj predicts defeat of IS, says all are welcome in Libyan army	0 [1735]
Bargarthi rejects Thinni’s move to disband anti-terrorism forces	0 [1737]
France suspends 5 military for Central African violence	0 [1734]
Iraqi Shia militia says it will storm Fallujah when families leave	0 [1736]
Islamist party condemns Tunisia ban on congress	0 [1729]
Libya unity govt backed by 2 armed groups in the east	0 [1732]
AMISOM Ready to Secure Somalia’s Electoral Process	2 11:53 Besoeker [1738]
UK to help Kenya in war against Shaboobs	1 07:48 g(r)omgoru [1738]
AU peacekeepers to seek Gulf aid in Somalia	0 [1738]
U.N. Seeks Assurances from Libya over Arms Purchases	0 [1736]
Pakistan suffered loss of $188bn during war on terror, says Dar	0 [1733]
Pakistan denies consular access to Indian spy citing his 'subversive activities'	0 [1736]
How the US military is beating hackers at their own game	0 [1735]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Say, Did You Know That The San Jose Police Chief And His Predecessor Were Honored Speakers At La Raza?	4 16:44 DarthVader [1742]
Venezuela Criminal Arsenals Widen to Include Grenades	0 [1749]
Brexit: The Movie (2016) - crowdfunded documentary that goes in depth into why the UK should be running for Brexit as fast as they can	4 20:00 Iblis [1764]
'White Men' Are The Problem, Says Leading Anti-Brexit Politician	3 15:35 Unelet Protector of the Sith2424 [1738]
Workers at 2 Minnesota Hospitals Diagnosed with Active TB, 141 Patients 'May Have Been Exposed'	2 16:43 Warthog [1743]
India's Modi Inaugurates $290 mn Dam in Afghanistan	0 [1748]
Argentina’s leader taken to hospital with arrhythmia	1 03:31 Besoeker [1736]
US, Japan agree on measures to monitor US military personnel	3 10:18 Frank G [1741]
'We want food!', Venezuelans cry at protest near presidency	11 19:49 Deacon Blues [1757]
6 more suspects remanded in girl’s murder case	0 [1735]
Five suspected criminals killed in two ‘encounters’	0 [1733]
PTI councillor, three ANP workers killed in armed clash	0 [1737]
Page 4: Opinion
Champ Credits Self for Economic Recovery ‐ 'Smart Decisions Early On'	11 23:32 DarthVader [1766]
Slovakian Prime Minister: 'Islam Has No Place In Slovakia'	1 17:06 Abu Uluque [1766]
154 days until Trump is voted into the White House. Good Morning President Trump: discuss	4 15:04 trailing wife [1741]
Former Bush AG: Trump Is Right to Question Fairness of Judge	4 17:13 Abu Uluque [1756]
Champ praises Ali as a ~~draft dodger~~ fighter who helped to shape modern America	7 17:09 Abu Uluque [1770]
America Faces Same Global Threats of Roman Empire	6 11:39 Besoeker [1743]
Ben Stein offers us a rare peak at the elitist view	14 23:31 rjschwarz [1767]
In later life Ali became something of a secular saint	5 07:44 g(r)omgoru [1737]
Page 6: Politix
Secret Service officer's book details Clintons' 'crisis of character'	3 16:53 Besoeker [1736]
Hillary Clinton Won't Say if Right to Bear Arms Is Constitutional Right	7 22:14 Rob Crawford [1756]
Clinton says Trump's rhetoric 'hateful, very prejudicial'	8 22:53 Rob Crawford [1767]

    
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                        20:59 Procopius2k

                        20:00 Iblis

                        19:49 Deacon Blues

                        18:47 Shipman

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                        18:39 Tarzan Slailet2796

                        18:38 Shipman

                        18:26 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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                        17:18 Abu Uluque

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                        17:09 Abu Uluque

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1	al-Shabaab
1	Boko Haram
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1	Hizbul Mujaheddin
1	Houthis
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Narcos
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