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Somali extremist group confirms killing of senior commander
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
You don't actually need a car, let alone a bomb	2 18:45 M. Murcek [11131]
IDF searching for Palestinian in West Bank as gun found in car	0 [11126]
Somali extremist group confirms killing of senior commander	0 [11131]
Egypt officials: Militants kill soldier, policeman in Sinai	0 [11127]
Jihadist: More Than 170 Islamic State-Inspired Terrorists Arrested In Gaza	0 [11128]
Nine Killed in Philippines Militant Attack	0 [11124]
Taliban shadow officials detained in Ghazni	0 [11129]
Iraqi airstrikes smokes 10 ISIS Bad Guys	0 [11125]
1 dead in car bomb attack in al-Taji district	0 [11124]
US-led strikes killed 27 ~~civilians~~ human shields Sunday in Syria's Raqqa: Monitor	1 09:12 Bov Flimbers [11124]
Iraqi troops target Tal Afar, the last refuge	5 16:31 Pappy [11123]
9 UN peacekeepers hurt in Mali by roadside bomb attack	0 [11125]
Drone strike targets ISIS hideouts in Nangarhar, leaving 4 militants dead	0 [11130]
Clashes in Maidan Wardak province leaves 15 Taliban insurgents dead, wounded	0 [11125]
Heavy clashes underway near Khamab district center in Jawzjan province	0 [11132]
Afghan forces thwart militants plan to carry out an explosion in Kabul city	0 [11123]
Hezbollah using combat drones against Daesh terrorists in Syria	0 [11123]
Police defuse two bombs planted near political leader's house in Chaman	0 [11127]
Army announces conclusion of Operation Khyber-4 in wide-ranging press conference	0 [11126]
Russia says 200 ISIL fighters killed in Syria air raid	0 [11125]
ISIS trial opens in Tripoli	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
Pay Pal restores Jihadwatch account; Jihadwatch will not use it	2 15:55 Iblis [11122]
Leaked photo ends Amsterdam Police cover up; names Khalid Karmaoui as man ramming car through crowd, wounding eight	1 15:49 Raj [11124]
Taliban: 'We will turn Afghanistan into American graveyard'	0 [11125]
Trump's Afghanistan Strategy Will Increase Pressure on Pakistan	12 15:29 gorb [11122]
PayPal Bans Jihad Watch from Accepting Donations	5 17:14 JohnQC [11125]
COGAT's Facebook war against Hamas	0 [11125]
New report details Iran's growing influence in Syria	0 [11123]
Abdullah slams Gulbuddin Hekmayar for his remarks against Ahmad Shah Massoud	0 [11123]
Egyptian authorities freeze assets of 18 firms 'affiliated with Muslim Brotherhood': Sources	0 [11123]
3 Afghan prison workers missing during training in Colorado	3 11:37 g(r)omgoru [11124]
Ambassador Danon slams UN decision to publish list of businesses operating in Israel's 'occupied' areas	0 [11123]
Rising tensions among prominent Afghan political leaders amid deteriorating security	0 [11126]
Abbas threatens to slowly cut funding to Gaza Strip over row with Hamas	0 [11124]
US Navy halts worldwide fleet operations after deadly collision	4 17:48 magpie [11126]
Daesh gathering in Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr for last battle: Russia	0 [11124]
Political geography change in Iraq creates regional insecurity: Iranian cmdr.	0 [11123]
Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims evacuated from Mecca hotel blaze	2 13:54 g(r)omgoru [11124]
UK plans crackdown on internet ~~hate~~ freedom of speech	4 18:58 irishrageboy [11127]
Turkey, Iran working on joint anti-Kurd military op — Erdogan	0 [11123]
Lawyer who called for bombing of Jews on a plane ordered to pay £35,000	0 [11125]
ATC to hear Benazir murder case on daily basis from tomorrow	0 [11125]
Rights of migrants trump national security concerns: Pope	4 15:22 Abu Uluque [11123]
Turku Attack Suspect Lived In Germany, Was Denied Asylum In Finland	0 [11126]
Spain attacks: The imam who 'ate up the brains' of youths	0 [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Hundreds confess to eating human flesh in South Africa	6 20:05 Frank G [11126]
Antifa bomber arrested	3 21:10 Frank G [11124]
Peters on USS McCain	2 16:09 DooDahMan [11123]
Chaos as drivers ride bumper to bumper on long journeys home from the 'Great American Eclipse' - and the traffic could last all week!	8 16:19 746 [11124]
'Labor or Love:' Propagation as a topic of human interest, how provocative	5 19:06 trailing wife [11127]
Never Trump'r Mark Cuban offers to serve as Trump's 'entrepreneurial czar'	6 17:15 swksvolFF [11123]
Secret Service nearing spending limit for protecting Trump: report	9 17:25 JohnQC [11124]
North Korea warns Australia that supporting Trump is a 'suicidal act'	0 [11122]
In Kentucky: Estimated $72 Million in Medicaid Payments Made to Ineligible Beneficiaries	6 16:43 JohnQC [11126]
Erdogan Says Top Turkish General Must Accept Demotion	0 [11125]
3 die in fighting in Donetsk	0 [11123]
Egypt's Al-Azhar's grand imam says Islamic inheritance law is 'not up for reinterpretation'	0 [11122]
Teenager drowns in River Jhelum while trying to win bet	0 [11124]
Man kills wife, sister in suspected 'honour killing'	2 11:38 DarthVader [11122]
Tensions in Togo as anti-Gnassingbe rally turns deadly	2 18:20 charger [11126]
Gunman opens fire at Ohio judge, who takes out gun and fires back	3 09:06 Bright Pebbles [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Trump's Unintended Consequences: The Republican Party Reveals Itself	5 20:26 whitecollar redneck [11130]
John Bolton: 'Danger of a terrorist takeover of Afghanistan'	5 16:52 JohnQC [11127]
70 Years of the Radcliffe Line: Understanding the Story of Indian Partition	1 08:16 Besoeker [11124]
Pope Francis: Rights of Migrants Trump National Security Concerns	11 23:11 Frank G [11123]
Dem Strategist: Party ‘Badly' Needs Soetoro Back	8 20:46 Frank G [11124]
Atlantic: The Eclipse Is Racist, Solar System Has Implicit Bias	6 18:21 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Howard Dean: If You Vote Republican in 2018, You're A Racist	12 20:18 Silentbrick [11127]
Congressional Black Caucus Might Join Efforts To Kick Trump Out Of White House	8 13:53 g(r)omgoru [11124]
Chief Obamacare Architect Sacked After Fraudulent Billing Investigation	3 18:48 M. Murcek [11129]
Missouri's top Democrats call for senator to resign for 'I hope Trump is assassinated' post	3 20:18 Frank G [11125]
The Very Strange Indictment of Debbie Wasserman Schultz's IT Scammers	5 16:13 magpie [11124]
Judge orders IRS to reveal who took part in Tea Party targeting	6 13:25 Silentbrick [11128]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Islamic State
5	Moslem Colonists
3	Taliban
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hamas
2	Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar
2	Govt of Iran
2	Sublime Porte
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Haqqani Network
1	Hezbollah
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2017-08-22
Somali extremist group confirms killing of senior commander

Mon 2017-08-21
It's over-ish: Las Ramblas van terrorist shot dead wearing explosive belt 'and screaming Allahu Akbar' west of Barcelona

Sun 2017-08-20
Kenya Says Police Killed Most Wanted Al Shabaab Commander

Sat 2017-08-19
War crimes suspect Mahmoud Warfali arrested on Hafter’s orders

Fri 2017-08-18
Finland attack – ‘Several people injured after multiple knifemen rampage through city of Turku' amid reports of shots fired

Thu 2017-08-17
Breaking: Barcelona Van Attack on Pedestrians.

Wed 2017-08-16
Tunisia says IS plot to seize territory foiled

Tue 2017-08-15
Russia foils two ISIS suicide bombers who planned to blow themselves up on the subway in Moscow

Mon 2017-08-14
At least 17 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso

Sun 2017-08-13
IS executes its Legal Judge in Hawija for attempting to secede

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

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