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Egypt’s Islamic State group affiliate confirms killing of its chief
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Did The Proxy War In Syria Just Attract Another Big Time US Rival?	7 23:11 JosephMendiola [1768]
IDF troops arrest 5, seize weaponry in West Bank raids	0 [1752]
Russia launches third day of Syria strikes from Iran	1 09:59 Shipman [1740]
Turkey's purge continues - Friday August 19	0 [1747]
2 die in Taliban rocket artillery attack in Kunar	0 [1748]
1 wounded in bombing in Kabul city	0 [1746]
Taliban Kunduz shadow governor dies in drone attack	3 19:58 Pappy [1772]
2 soldiers die in IED blast in Tirah Valley	0 [1758]
11 Bad Guys die in Khyber airstrikes	0 [1743]
Fighting erupts in Tripoli	0 [1738]
Manhunt underway after Soddy kop shooting	0 [1750]
Libyan forces hit by 9 separate ISIS bombing attacks in Sirte	0 [1748]
4 die in al-Qaeda bomb attack in Abyan	0 [1750]
Syrian forces continue to hit Kurd positions in Hasakah	0 [1745]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [1748]
Ninevah Nightmares: 25+ die	0 [1749]
Anbar Antics: 13 die	0 [1741]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 3 die	0 [1749]
Shaboobs briefly seize Military base in Somalia	0 [1752]
Prison inmates produced defective combat helmets for U.S. soldiers	6 17:46 magpie [1767]
Page 2: WoT Background
Army chief reviews anti-terrorist offensive in Khyber	0 [1762]
Erdogan's Turkey is a Major Islamist Hub, Says Leaked German Intel Report	1 19:21 badanov [1762]
Co-founder of Hamas military wing issues startling apology to Palestinians	1 06:20 Airandee [1748]
Egypt’s Islamic State group affiliate confirms killing of its chief	0 [1776]
Twitter axes 235,000 more accounts in terror crackdown	2 13:21 Rex Mundi [1741]
Italian city on Swiss border to set up camp for blocked migrants	0 [1740]
Turkish PM pledges fierce response to PKK attacks that killed at least 12, wounded 302	0 [1740]
Houthis hurting as casualties rise to 3,600+	0 [1739]
UN wags finger at warring parties in Yemen	0 [1741]
Yemen doubles down. declares Soddy border Free Fire Zone	0 [1744]
'The worst place on earth': Assad's brutal Saydnaya prison	1 07:47 AlanC [1756]
Kurds refuse to withdraw forces from Ninevah	3 15:26 SteveS [1730]
Aegean Sea migrant crossings see hike after Turkey’s coup attempt	0 [1743]
Trump Will Face a Huge Challenge with U.S. Intelligence If He Wins	14 21:22 magpie [1769]
BREAKING: Former Al Qaeda Detainee Promises 'Creative And New' Attacks On US	5 10:02 Shipman [1735]
Continuous Bomber Presence (CBP) mission.	1 07:47 Bobby [1739]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Teenager charged in killing, burning of 85-year-old Korean War vet	3 21:09 Frank G [1770]
Paul Manafort Resigns From Donald Trump's Campaign	1 18:09 Abu Uluque [1776]
North Korean defector Thae Yong-ho: 'sick and tired of regime'	4 11:01 gorb [1766]
Pirates chased away from British freighter by Nigerian warship	1 03:23 Bov Flimbers [1747]
Mexico police arbitrarily executed 22 in cartel clash	3 11:45 Abu Uluque [1743]
Inconvenient: Giant Coral Reef That ‘Died' In 2003 Teeming With Life Again	4 15:16 rjschwarz [1746]
Revenge Sex Leads Naked Texas Man to Fall Off Roof While High	3 17:17 Skidmark [1766]
Petite woman equalizes hulking robber ... permanently	6 21:26 Frank G [1765]
Page 4: Opinion
Lamont Hill: Just Because Poor Cities Are Run by Democrats, Doesn't Mean Democrats Are to Blame	7 22:17 james [1770]
Cal Thomas: Hard truths about inner-city dysfunction	4 14:16 trailing wife [1745]
Trump Beginning To Meet Viguerie's Foolproof Test	1 07:46 Dale [1739]
Current Year Prez Race: I'm Not Sayin', I'm Just Sayin'...	4 17:24 rjschwarz [1762]
Nashville Sheriff To Force All New Hires Thru “Islam 101” Course, Taught by Muslims	13 22:48 Silentbrick [1761]
Page 6: Politix
Clinton told FBI Colin Powell suggested she use private email: NYT	7 21:27 Frank G [1769]
Merkel's Ostministerium: 'Islam Belongs In Germany'	6 21:03 Unelet Protector of the Sith2424 [1771]
FBI hiding secret Clinton files	7 18:25 JohnQC [1769]
Wall Street analyst: 'Shut down Clinton Foundation'	3 15:30 Warthog [1742]
State Dept.: $400M to Iran was contingent on US prisoners' release	4 13:32 Snakes Dingle6399 [1749]

    
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                        21:09 Frank G

                        21:07 Unelet Protector of the Sith2424

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                        20:43 Iblis

                        20:33 gorb

                        19:58 Pappy

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                        18:52 Besoeker

                        18:33 AlmostAnonymous5839

                        18:25 JohnQC

                        18:09 Abu Uluque

                        18:07 Mugsy Glink

                        17:46 magpie

                        17:35 Elmerert Hupens2660

                        17:24 rjschwarz

                        17:17 Skidmark

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Who's in the News
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5	Islamic State
2	Sublime Porte
2	Taliban
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
2	Govt of Syria
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Narcos
1	Pirates
1	Commies
1	al-Shabaab
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas
1	Houthis

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Two weeks of WOT

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

Thu 2016-08-18
Three killed, 40 wounded in car bomb near Turkish police station

Wed 2016-08-17
Anjem Choudary Convicted of Supporting ISIS

Tue 2016-08-16
Russia deploys jets at Iranian Airbase to combat insurgents in Syria

Mon 2016-08-15
Taliban takes control of Dahana-e-Ghori in North of Afghanistan

Sun 2016-08-14
ISIS Member Beheads His Father in Mosul

Sat 2016-08-13
Terror on Swiss train as passengers are attacked by passenger with fire and knife

Fri 2016-08-12
Iraq Kurds Say IS Financier Killed in Joint Raid with U.S.

Thu 2016-08-11
Canadian authorities foil ISIS suicide bombing, suspect killed

Wed 2016-08-10
Hezbollah drone carries out airstrike over southern Aleppo

Tue 2016-08-09
Jamaat-ur-Ahrar claims hospital bomb attack that killed 70

Mon 2016-08-08
Iran executes nuclear scientist reputed to have spied for U.S.

Sun 2016-08-07
Syrian opposition: rebels break Aleppo siege

Sat 2016-08-06
Belgium police machete attack: Female officer attacked outside station by someone shouting 'Allahuh Akhbar'

Fri 2016-08-05
Head of Isis in Egypt killed by security forces

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