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Al Qaeda frees South African hostage after six years
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
III Corp Ft Hood Enters Operation Inherent Resolve Against ISIS Iraq and Syria	2 13:39 Mullah Richard [1749]
Kenya: Suspected al-Shabab attack on police station kills 1	1 08:44 Frank G [1750]
Yemeni troops fighting Al Qeada	0 [1747]
Taliban drive residents out of Kandahar	0 [1748]
Taliban destroy bridge in Balkh	0 [1746]
3 die in IED attack in Kabul	6 19:28 Skidmark [1768]
ISIS Big Turbans die in airstrikes near Deir ez-Zor	1 16:27 Richard Aubrey [1748]
Sydney plane plotters 'tried to smuggle one bomb onto an Etihad flight and to build a highly-sophisticated chemical weapon as they were directed by senior ISIS commander '	2 07:07 JohnQC [1742]
Hefazat takes the Tea Party route	0 [1748]
2 suspected militants, 2 Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir violence	1 02:05 Skidmark [1741]
12 die in Deir Ezzor airstrikes	0 [1747]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [1751]
Al Qaeda frees South African hostage after six years	0 [1772]
More Mosul Moslem Mayhem	0 [1742]
4 die in toxic gas explosion in Kirkuk	1 02:04 Skidmark [1755]
13 ISIS Bad Guys die near Rutba	0 [1749]
Riots in Jaffa during a protest against the police	0 [1749]
Terrorist who plotted attack on Israel soccer game killed in Syria	1 15:53 g(r)omgoru [1749]
ISIS secret agent, 35, who used Britain as a base to recruit new jihadis, raise cash and tip off military commanders is jailed for six years	1 08:32 Skidmark [1741]
15 more arrested on suspicion of instigating Temple Mount riots	0 [1741]
Israel breaks up Hamas Turkey-Hebron money laundering ring	0 [1745]
UK ‘Three Musketeers’ terror cell jailed for life	3 12:25 swksvolFF [1748]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israeli-made system aims to make the IED threat history	4 17:35 Spoluck Prince of the Mongol Horde9815 [1759]
Ismail Khan warns of crisis after deadly mosque bombing in West of Afghanistan	0 [1740]
Escaped JMB leader now a major headache for Bangladesh, India	0 [1735]
Military brought country back on track, civilians derailed it: Musharraf	0 [1739]
Petition filed in IHC to put Nawaz Sharif, his children and others on Exit Control List	0 [1745]
Turkish FM pledges to 'eliminate' anti-China forces	1 13:44 Procopius2k [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Suspicious package sickens 10 people at IRS building, officials say	2 15:02 SteveS [1737]
BSMedia: US ~~"Unexpectedly"~~ Added More Jobs Than "Expected"	5 17:12 AlanC [1757]
Coast Guard Chief Will Disregard President Trump's Ban on Transgenders in Military	16 20:25 Injun Bucket8891 [1762]
Venezuela's currency crumbles at dizzying speed	1 11:38 Procopius2k [1740]
Baltimore residents propose 3-day cease-fire	11 16:18 swksvolFF [1733]
Health Insurers in Idaho Request Premium Rate Hikes As High As 81%	1 07:31 Procopius2k [1739]
Saudi to open beach resort where women can wear bikinis instead of burkhas	4 08:30 Skidmark [1741]
Lawyers barge into court, shout slogans against LHC chief	0 [1754]
Landmark Bangladesh ruling: end of MPs power to sack judges	0 [1739]
Woman attempts suicide against panchayat verdict	0 [1738]
Panda surprises zookeepers by giving birth to twins at 23	0 [1745]
‘Dukes of Hazzard’ star denies grabbing colleague’s buttocks	5 12:31 swksvolFF [1742]
Flames engulf 86-story residential skyscraper in Dubai	9 16:11 BrerRabbit [1741]
Dallas man viciously attacked on train after asking teens to stop smoking pot	7 22:46 Injun Bucket8891 [1765]
PLane draws a plane.	1 12:26 swksvolFF [1743]
8 of the craziest proposals for Trump's border wall	5 10:38 Skidmark [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
Turkey Has Lost its Biggest Cheerleader: The U.S. Military	0 [1743]
President Trump Scorches D.C. Establishment in West Virginia: ‘We Don't Need Advice from the Washington Swamp'	4 10:41 Skidmark [1734]
Mr. Acosta, Can You Hear Me Now?	1 16:29 Richard Aubrey [1742]
Krauthammer Warns: ‘Some Republicans' Want Trump ‘Taken Out Of Office' [VIDEO]	6 12:12 g(r)omgoru [1741]
All is not OK in Pakistan	0 [1748]
Where have all the good men gone?	20 20:55 Besoeker [1753]
Malia Rolt is an anagram of...	4 09:38 JohnQC [1732]
Page 6: Politix
Wasserman Shultz: My Staffer Was Under Suspicion Because of Anti-Muslim Bias	7 21:54 phil_b [1770]
Half of Detroit’s 8 mayoral candidates are felons	7 18:29 ed in texas [1758]
LA made $1.3B in illegal immigrant welfare payouts in just 2 years	6 18:31 ed in texas [1763]
Congressional Investigation Into Wasserman Schultz IT Scandal Moves Forward	4 11:40 Procopius2k [1739]
West Virginia governor, a Democrat, to switch to Republican	4 19:37 Skidmark [1760]

    
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                        17:58 Threatch Jeamp8135

                        17:35 Spoluck Prince of the Mongol Horde9815

                        17:32 NoMoreBS

                        17:25 swksvolFF

                        17:24 Silentbrick

                        17:12 AlanC

Who's in the News
28	[untagged]
11	Islamic State
4	Govt of Pakistan
2	Taliban
1	Hamas
1	Hefajat-e-Islam
1	Commies
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Sublime Porte
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2017-08-04
Al Qaeda frees South African hostage after six years

Thu 2017-08-03
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Wed 2017-08-02
Gang who called themselves 'Musketeers' guilty of plotting UK bomb attack

Tue 2017-08-01
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Mon 2017-07-31
Besieged IS mufti blows himself up in northern Baghdad

Sun 2017-07-30
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Sat 2017-07-29
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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

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Rebel ambush kills 28 pro-govt fighters near Damascus

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