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Gang who called themselves 'Musketeers' guilty of plotting UK bomb attack
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command have arrested a man on suspicion of preparation of acts to commit terrorism.	0 [1741]
Gang who called themselves 'Musketeers' guilty of plotting UK bomb attack	0 [1783]
Two Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack in southeast: Sources	0 [1740]
Syrian Kurdish forces hold IS fighters from Sweden	0 [1745]
ANA advances in Paktia	0 [1748]
Fighting closes Kandahar highway	0 [1734]
ISIS launches counterattack against Syrian forces in Raqqa	0 [1742]
Syrian rebels continue advance in southern Raqqa	0 [1753]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [1738]
More Mosul Moslem Mayhem	0 [1741]
2 die in separate incidents in Baghdad	0 [1743]
ISIS official's kid dies in Salahuddin	2 15:26 Pappy [1737]
Diyala Devastation Digest	0 [1741]
Infighting looms in Idlib as ceasefire between jihadi groups falters	0 [1741]
ISIS kills scores of Philippine troops in Marawi	0 [1739]
Rebels announce new offensive against Syrian Army in central Syria	0 [1739]
Fleets of ISIL fuel trucks vaporized by Russian airpower in east Hama	4 17:09 Glenmore [1767]
ISIS release photo of suicide bombers who attacked Iraq embassy in Kabul	0 [1741]
US helicopter makes hard landing in Afghanistan, 2 US soldiers wounded	0 [1742]
Explosion rocks Herat, dozens feared dead or wounded	0 [1741]
Two ‘IS militants’ shot dead in encounter in Karachi	0 [1743]
A huge explosion hits cafe in Kismayo, many feared dead	0 [1739]
Protests erupt in Kashmir after rebel leader killed	0 [1738]
Abu Sayyaf kills seven in Basilan, two of them beheaded	0 [1741]
Bomb kills two security volunteers in southern Thailand	0 [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
Afghan forces lose 2,531 killed from Jan 1-May 8 says report	3 19:26 Zhang Fei [1761]
Iran accused of helping fund Temple Mount unrest	2 15:51 Raj [1748]
Iranians continue to supply Houthis	0 [1762]
Turkey, Qatar Launch Joint Military Exercises	5 22:57 Daniel [1766]
Etihad Airways assisting Australian police with plane attack probe	2 21:01 trailing wife [1768]
Local man attacks Atatürk statue in Turkey’s southeast, says ‘no idol worshipping in Islam’	2 22:02 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1762]
Complaint filed against lawyer for ‘wishing God’s mercy’ on ISIL suicide bomber	1 22:04 Crinegum Ulaigum2776 [1759]
Court orders framing of charges against Bhatkal	0 [1744]
Abu Dujana was a nuisance for local public too	0 [1736]
UAE lobbied US to host Taliban office	2 12:42 AlanC [1740]
Bin Laden’s kid attacks Saudi Arabia in video message	3 09:48 JohnQC [1744]
Nearly 500 to face coup trial in Turkey	1 00:24 Raj [1746]
'Over half of 9,000 Pakistanis imprisoned abroad face drug smuggling charges'	4 10:07 Skidmark [1738]
Pakistan elects Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as new PM	0 [1738]
Pakistani Taliban launches women’s magazine	4 18:47 swksvolFF [1780]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Obese patients and smokers banned from routine surgery in 'most severe ever' rationing in the NHS	12 22:11 Alaska Paul [1768]
Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions	11 21:48 Seeking cure for ignorance [1764]
'Competitive Victimhood' Among Racial Minorities Backfires, Study Finds	5 23:59 trailing wife [1762]
Evergreen College pledges to train students not to discriminate against white people	5 14:08 Raj [1743]
Snake charmer dies in front of pedestrians in Morocco	3 21:08 Hupeart Thaitch2372 [1764]
Turkish man with two identity cards called for military service twice	3 10:14 Skidmark [1738]
Elephant stops traffic to pilfer potatoes from truck	6 21:45 bbrewer126 [1762]
Venezuela jails opposition leaders in new crackdown on opponents	1 08:37 Procopius2k [1734]
All 29 suspects in panchayat-ordered rape case arrested: police inform SC	1 10:18 Skidmark [1743]
Jordan repeals law that allows rapist to marry victim	0 [1734]
Page 4: Opinion
All in the family	1 07:40 Frank G [1737]
Are China and India on a path to war?	1 10:21 Skidmark [1735]
Page 6: Politix
Former Obama Aide Ben Rhodes now a person of interest in unmasking investigation	8 21:07 Anomalous Sources [1770]
Senate to Vote on Pres. Trump’s Pick to Lead the FBI Christopher Wray	3 10:28 Skidmark [1734]
Ethics Watchdog Files Complaint Against Wasserman Schultz	4 17:12 Glenmore [1762]

    
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Who's in the News
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13	Islamic State
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Taliban
3	Sublime Porte
2	Lashkar e-Taiba
2	Commies
1	Houthis
1	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Narcos
1	Govt of Iran
1	TTP
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2017-08-02
Gang who called themselves 'Musketeers' guilty of plotting UK bomb attack

Tue 2017-08-01
IS claims attack on Iraq embassy in Kabul

Mon 2017-07-31
Besieged IS mufti blows himself up in northern Baghdad

Sun 2017-07-30
Four arrested in plot to bomb plane over Sydney

Sat 2017-07-29
IS cuts ears of 23 elements who fled battles in Western Nineveh

Fri 2017-07-28
Pakistan's prime minister removed amid corruption probe

Thu 2017-07-27
Deadly truck bombing foiled in Kabul city

Wed 2017-07-26
Wasserman Schultz’s IT Aide Arrested At Airport After Transferring $300k To Pakistan From House Office

Tue 2017-07-25
Governor dismissed over AQAP ties

Mon 2017-07-24
Suicide car bombing kills 24, wounds 42 in Afghan capital

Sun 2017-07-23
Azhar opens fatwa kiosks in Cairo metro station to counter extremism

Sat 2017-07-22
Rebel ambush kills 28 pro-govt fighters near Damascus

Fri 2017-07-21
Ruthless Henchman® of top Abu Sayyaf leader falls

Thu 2017-07-20
ISIS militants refuse to surrender in Marawi as Philippine Army unleashes final assault

Wed 2017-07-19
Kenyan police foil Al-Shabaab attack in Lamu

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