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Governor of Galgaduud region shot dead in Somali capital
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
15 ISIS Turbans smoked in airstrikes in Kirkuk	1 14:11 Whiskey Mike [1742]
1 dead in bombing attack in Diyala	0 [1742]
2 die in IED attack on funeral near Ramadi	0 [1749]
Jani Khel retaken after almost 10 days of heavy fighting inflicting heavy casualties	0 [1750]
Afghan policeman shot dead before attacking NATO forces in Kandahar	3 11:35 trailing wife [1743]
Major Taliban offensive in Helmand ends after almost 48 hours of gun battle	1 08:57 Glenmore [1745]
Nine family members killed in Yemen air strike	0 [1742]
Former PIA engineer given 10 years’ imprisonment for funding Safoora carnage	0 [1742]
Indian troops kill 3 Kashmiri militants in gun battle	0 [1738]
Hekmatyar backs elections, rejects US troop increase in Afghanistan	0 [1746]
Shikarpur feud that claimed 27 lives settled by jirga	0 [1747]
US air raids take out multiple named ISIS commanders, foreign fighters	0 [1742]
Suicide bomber wipes out Al-Qaeda gathering	0 [1744]
Syrian Army attempts to advance on key base near Deir Ezzor border	0 [1752]
ISIS carries out execution in front of children, throws gay man off building	0 [1750]
Saudi regime forces bomb Shiite religious site in besieged Awamiya	0 [1738]
British man who tried to join Daesh in Syria gets six years	1 12:22 Pappy [1752]
Syrian forces liberate last major Daesh-held town in Homs province	0 [1738]
Official: Minnesota mosque blast was caused by bomb	11 23:49 newc [1781]
Europe ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	0 [1754]
Britain ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	0 [1750]
Wanted Abu Sayyaf rebel nabbed in Zamboanga	0 [1762]
Al shabaab displays hijacked vehicle branded Jubilee Party	0 [1750]
Al-Shabaab Gunmen kill prominent Elder in Mogadishu	0 [1749]
Governor of Galgaduud region shot dead in Somali capital	0 [1781]
OC businessman charged with smuggling tactical equipment to Syria	1 13:53 Pappy [1734]
Thai police escape bomb ambush uninjured	0 [1746]
Page 2: WoT Background
Senate Advances Bill to Block Palestinian Aid if Terror Paydays Continue	3 23:47 newc [1758]
Abbas vows to keep up financial pressure on Hamas	1 10:08 Frank G [1740]
Khyber Agency to be free of terrorism after Khyber-IV operation: Gen Bajwa	1 19:55 Mike Kozlowski [1768]
Iraqi PM rules out dismantling of Hashd al-Sha’abi	1 08:59 Glenmore [1733]
Rouhani sworn in for 2nd term as Iran president	0 [1735]
Turkey sends more artillery to Syrian border	0 [1733]
Australia ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	0 [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Baltimore's "Nobody Kill Anybody Weekend" Lasts A Little Over A Day	5 22:53 Alaska Paul [1772]
Us T-Shirt Company Sells Swastika Design As ‘symbol Of Love And Peace'	7 21:46 Besoeker [1766]
UPRISING: Venezuela Crushes Military Rebellion	7 15:54 Mullah Richard [1739]
Top journalist sues Time magazine for ‘sex and age discrimination'	1 09:01 Glenmore [1734]
Family of California transgender girl files discrimination suit against school	5 23:59 Skidmark [1748]
Spy Planes Over US Cities, Airborne Cell Towers and Project Nebula	15 23:52 Skidmark [1763]
‘Algeria, where are your Jews?’	2 23:54 Skidmark [1770]
Fox News Host Eric Bolling Suspended After Lewd Photo Accusation	4 21:49 Besoeker [1767]
47 Young Doctors Association activists shown the door	0 [1738]
Tribesmen threaten to besiege Ayesha Gulalai’s house	0 [1739]
Ayesha Gulalai says will forgive Imran Khan 'if he apologises'	0 [1739]
Kremlin says new EU sanctions in direct violation of international law	2 16:37 Seeking cure for ignorance [1732]
Venezuela’s new assembly sacks chief prosecutor amid unrest	0 [1740]
UNSC votes unanimously for stricter anti-North Korea sanctions	0 [1736]
Montreal’s Olympic Stadium Turned into Emergency Asylum Centre as Immigrant Influx Surges	4 14:35 Raj [1731]
Air Force Welcomes First Enlisted Female Pilot in History	5 16:29 magpie [1741]
Page 4: Opinion
Roger Simon: Is America on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown or Civil War?	8 20:31 JohnQC [1759]
Dan Bongino: Maxine Waters Is a Fraud	1 10:47 JohnQC [1740]
Nigel Farage on fake conservatives	2 14:10 Pappy [1740]
We're Witnessing A Slow-Rolling Coup	8 20:02 Dale [1760]
Reasons the Temple Mount crisis did not explode	2 04:29 phil_b [1743]
As told by friends and family, an insider’s dissection of the evolution of al-Qaeda	0 [1761]
Page 6: Politix
ACLJ: DOJ Document Dump Shows Lynch-Clinton Tarmac Summit Planned, Media Coverup	15 19:48 JohnQC [1761]
Trump goes to golf club resort on 17-day vacation amid criticism for sloth	12 18:37 AlanC [1738]
Statue of Liberty as a Muslim? Painting in Rep. Lou Correa’s office sparks complaints	4 17:40 Anomalous Sources [1740]
Democrats fear Russia probe blowback	4 09:54 ed in texas [1732]
Loretta Lynch Used Her Grandmother’s Name as Alias to Communicate with DOJ Officials	2 09:24 JohnQC [1737]
Civil rights group says it will sue Trump admin over transgender military ban	10 19:50 magpie [1762]
Maxine Waters Accuses Democratic Law School Professor of Being a ‘Racist’ in Defense of Trump	5 11:03 CrazyFool [1756]

    
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Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
5	Govt of Pakistan
4	Moslem Colonists
3	al-Shabaab (AQ)
3	Taliban
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Commies
2	Palestinian Authority
1	Govt of Iran
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Sublime Porte
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Nusra
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2017-08-06
Governor of Galgaduud region shot dead in Somali capital

Sat 2017-08-05
US confirms airstrike killed al-Shabab commander in Somalia

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

Thu 2017-08-03
Police Make Arrest in 2003 Case of Grooming Gang Victim Believed Ground Up and Sold as Kebab Meat

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

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