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30 Taliban insurgents killed as suicide vests explodes in Farah gathering
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
ISIS beheads 3 civilians accused of being Kurdish recruits	0 [1757]
Tiger Forces pour into east Hama as Syrian Army secures key territory	0 [1751]
ISIS suicide bomber kills 25 Jaysh al-Islam fighters in Daraa	0 [1750]
Three IS members killed, biggest explosives workshop found in western Mosul	0 [1759]
Two tribal fighters killed, three wounded in clashes with IS in western Anbar	0 [1750]
Curfew imposed in Tal Afar	0 [1751]
UAE military chopper crashes in southern Yemen, kills 2	0 [1742]
Heroin seized from Jeddah-bound passenger at Islamabad airport	0 [1742]
Explosion in Bajaur Agency kills 3 people, injures 26	0 [1754]
30 Taliban insurgents killed as suicide vests explodes in Farah gathering	4 19:28 Bangkok Billy [1791]
Taliban leaders among 8 killed in US drone strike in Laghman province	0 [1752]
Al Shabaab Claims Killing Police Boss In Bosaso Town	0 [1747]
At Least 19 Killed In Clashes Between Somali Militants	0 [1737]
Up To 50 Somali, Ethiopian Migrants Feared Dead	0 [1751]
U.S. Strikes Against Al-Shabaab	0 [1749]
Palestinians hurl stones at IDF soldiers in West Bank during night raids, one arrested	0 [1752]
US religion monitor welcomes release of Iranian Christian	0 [1754]
Two Umm al-Fahm brothers indicted for supporting ISIS	0 [1747]
Page 2: WoT Background
Myanmar deploys 500 soldiers to Rakhine, military sources say	6 13:38 newc [1743]
Galmudug Announces New Security Measures In Galkayo	0 [1745]
UN rules out taking control of Sanaa airport	0 [1743]
Islamic State used eBay to funnel money into U.S.: FBI	0 [1744]
Turkey detains 42 suspected militants in raids	0 [1759]
Infighting: PA chief Abbas issues decree curbing free speech online	0 [1754]
Page 3: Non-WoT
BREAKING - Right-Wing Charlottesville (VA) Protest Rammed by Speeding Car	6 22:34 Procopius2k [1765]
NKor subs at Wuchang shipyard - photo	3 17:32 Skidmark [1769]
Why Was North Korea's Head of Intelligence and Cyber-Warfare Recently Welcomed in Cuba?	4 13:06 Procopius2k [1746]
Manchin Rumored to Be Trump Pick for Energy Department to Free Up Senate Seat	2 10:51 Raj [1747]
Korean People Are Sure to Win Victory: Provincial Rallies	4 04:39 g(r)omgoru [1742]
Foreign Guests Arrive Here	2 14:17 Frank G on the Road [1741]
U.S., Nuclear War Fanatic	2 18:12 JohnQC [1765]
UK opponents of Brexit seek to form new political party	3 08:26 Bright Pebbles [1744]
Trump won't rule out 'military option' in Venezuela	11 17:59 JohnQC [1756]
Sargodha mayor to ‘hire chopper to shower flowers on Nawaz rally’	1 07:18 Skidmark [1739]
Child killed in Lalamusa by cars in Nawaz Sharif's motorcade	1 07:53 Skidmark [1750]
Tando Adam man with intellectual disability killed on accusation of blasphemy	0 [1746]
US city agrees to pay $85,000 to Muslim woman whose hijab was removed by police	6 10:34 Raj [1744]
Cambodia PM gives ultimatum to Laos over 'invasion'	1 10:23 Skidmark [1741]
Uhuru Kenyatta wins Kenya presidential election	2 11:47 M. Murcek [1742]
Scientists create world's first mutant ants	17 19:35 swksvolFF [1776]
Inflation "Unexpectedly" Comes In Lower Than "Expected"	13 17:54 magpie [1762]
Morocco:15 Teenagers Treated for Rabies After Engaging in Bestiality with Donkey	9 20:37 JohnQC [1768]
Israel, Jordan, PA to hold first-of-its-kind joint firefighting and rescue exercise	1 04:05 g(r)omgoru [1748]
Writing Conference Canceled Because Of Too Many White People	16 19:32 Zenobia Floger6220 [1758]
Page 4: Opinion
3,551,760 More People Registered to Vote than Inhabitants	4 17:31 JohnQC [1736]
Al Qaeda has drawn a bullseye on a new American target: Subway trains	5 17:17 phil_b [1743]
The Stench of Capital Hill	5 11:26 AlanC [1753]
Pro-Hillary TV Personality Suggests Military Coup To Depose Trump	9 17:45 P Nolan [1774]
Women Can('t) Do Anything Men Can Do	9 18:46 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1771]
Former Mueller deputy on Trump: 'Government is going to kill this guy'	3 07:43 g(r)omgoru [1742]
America's strategic paralysis	4 13:27 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1746]
Jinnah’s address	3 11:39 AlanC [1742]
Schumer's Losing This One	5 07:35 Besoeker [1742]
This Week in Guns, August 12th, 2017	1 17:18 swksvolFF [1746]
Page 6: Politix
McMaster Advisors Are Running the ‘Smear' Campaign to Save His Job	6 20:04 Zenobia Floger6220 [1765]
As Postulated Here Months Ago - WH Involved in Sky Harbor Clinton-Lynch meeting	3 17:14 JohnQC [1746]
Venezuela's Maduro Sets Up "Truth Commission"	8 15:11 Threatch Jeamp8135 [1746]

    
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                        19:28 Bangkok Billy

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Who's in the News
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7	Islamic State
4	al-Shabaab (AQ)
4	Commies
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Taliban
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Sublime Porte
1	TTP
1	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Iran
1	Houthis

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2017-08-12
30 Taliban insurgents killed as suicide vests explodes in Farah gathering

Fri 2017-08-11
Theft and kidnapping ravages north Aleppo as Erdogan’s Syrian caliphate experiment fails

Thu 2017-08-10
Gang convicted of sex offences against vulnerable girls in England

Wed 2017-08-09
Police hunt BMW driver who mowed down six French soldiers in Paris

Tue 2017-08-08
Kurdish authorities arrest 1700 Islamic State militants among displaced civilians

Mon 2017-08-07
Taliban kill 30 villagers in Afghanistan's Sari Pul province

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

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