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Rebels handover more towns to ISIS in southwest Syria
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Al Shabaab captures strategic town in Somalia's Puntland	0 [1739]
Iraqi protester killed at Badr paramilitary branch	1 09:07 Frank G [1755]
Plan to Kill Prime Minister Foiled When Would-be UK Jihadist Unknowingly Plotted with FBI	5 09:17 Besoeker [1742]
Suicide car bomb attack foiled in Nangarhar province	0 [1735]
Border police forces suffer casualties during the clashes close to Durand Line	2 22:44 trailing wife [1772]
US, allies set to evacuate Syrian aid workers from southwest	0 [1761]
An inseparable pair: dog collapses and dies after army handler is killed	2 09:22 Besoeker [1741]
Russian jets launch massive attack on ISIS as Syrian troops prepare to storm southwest Daraa	2 08:08 JohnQC [1742]
Beirut receives Hezbollah fighter after three-year capture in Syria	1 09:00 Frank G [1746]
Saudi-backed forces make gains south of Hodeidah	0 [1748]
Rebels handover more towns to ISIS in southwest Syria	1 15:08 gorb [1791]
Russian airbase in southwest Latakia comes under heavy attack	1 08:48 AlanC [1741]
Evacuation of rebels from Quneitra begins	0 [1738]
Suspected Nato air strike kills 14 civilians in Afghanistan	1 09:01 Frank G [1736]
Missing activist Raza Khan returns home after 7 months	0 [1742]
5 injured in Chaman blast targeting LEAs' vehicle	0 [1743]
At least 8 injured in bus attack in northern Germany	1 08:57 Frank G [1734]
Alleged facilitator of Mastung blast killed in FC operation in Kalat district	0 [1746]
IDF soldier killed by fire on Gaza border, sparking wide-scale Israeli strikes	2 22:45 trailing wife [1768]
Page 2: WoT Background
EU starts legal action against Hungary for ‘Stop Soros' migrant law	9 22:54 trailing wife [1767]
Libya Rejects EU Plan for Asylum Processing Centres	0 [1744]
Report: Hizbullah Prepares to Repatriate Syrian Refugees	0 [1744]
General Dostum to return from Turkey on Sunday	2 22:48 trailing wife [1761]
Turkish court rejects extradition of Australian ISIS member	0 [1749]
After over 100 days of mass demonstrations, what's next for Gaza?	0 [1737]
Sweden Democrats: How will the far right perform in elections?	1 07:11 Flilet Omeremble3846 [1738]
Cameroon military, separatists blamed for 'grave abuses'	0 [1741]
Mali's challenging, high-stakes election	0 [1745]
Ethiopian parliament approves amnesty for political prisoners	0 [1737]
Ahmadis not to take part in election	1 00:14 newc [1741]
Danny Ayalon: Palestinians have a culture of terror	1 09:45 Frank G [1738]
Country in grip of uncertainty, says Siraj	0 [1746]
North Korea, Eritrea lead in modern slavery, Pakistan among top five	3 11:23 Procopius2k [1736]
Abid Boxer granted interim bail, vows to 'blow the lid off secrets'	0 [1737]
Rao Anwar granted bail in case concerning fake FIR against Naqeebullah Mehsud	0 [1736]
Senior Hamas member calls for ridding ‘Palestine of filth of the Jews'	2 00:20 newc [1741]
US indicates readiness to work with Hamas if it ends terror; Hamas says no	0 [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Stand Your Ground? Handicapped parking feud leads to deadly Clearwater shooting	2 22:32 Neville Turkeyneck3487 [1769]
Mitch McConnell Calls Dems' Bluff, Threatens Election Eve Vote on Kavanaugh	5 18:04 Bugs Angaviger1032 [1771]
Obituary: Adrian Cronauer - the real Good Morning, Vietnam DJ	4 09:11 Celia Hayes [1737]
Paramount TV President Amy Powell Fired over Comments Made on Conference Call	0 [1741]
White House Protesters Enlist Mariachi to Try to Keep Trump Awake	11 15:59 Airandee [1750]
Catching pythons in the Everglades with snake hunter Donna Kalil (Video)	1 20:25 Old Patriot [1751]
Clashes erupt in Honduras amid protests against fuel price hike	0 [1734]
South Korea says North has shown 'clear commitment' to denuclearization	1 00:18 newc [1745]
UK police claim poison attack suspects were Russian	5 21:44 Whoting Platypus6401 [1770]
Russian tourist drugged, gang-raped in India	1 09:36 Frank G [1751]
Mind your language, ECP tells three potty-mouthed pols	0 [1731]
WhatsApp limits forwarding in India after mob lynchings	0 [1740]
Man kills brother over 'honour' in Karachi	0 [1740]
SECDEF Mattis Says NATO Summit ‘One of the Most Productive' He Has Ever Attended	8 09:26 Besoeker [1735]
Indian woman allegedly raped by 40 men over four days	0 [1738]
Kimberly Guilfoyle Leaving Fox News for Pro-Trump America First PAC	9 14:13 Deacon Blues [1760]
UPDATE: First 50 families of farmers from South Africa may soon resettle in Russia	4 16:00 NoMoreBS [1769]
Page 4: Opinion
Shadow Politics: Meet The Digital Sleuth Exposing Fake News	3 14:59 Anomalous Sources [1762]
The Democrats' Russian Sex Change Operation	0 [1744]
Spengler: American Narcissism and China	5 16:13 AlanC [1764]
The NEA Is A Racist and Evil Organization	2 09:16 Procopius2k [1742]
Hell Hath No Fury like a Progressive Scorned	2 11:35 Procopius2k [1745]
Planned Parenthood Of NYC: ‘Protect Our Freedom To F***'	10 20:32 Zenobia Floger6220 [1768]
Former FBI Lawyer Lisa Page: 'There was no basis for Mueller's appointment'	4 07:14 M. Murcek [1737]
This Week in Guns, July 21st, 2018	5 11:10 NoMoreBS [1741]
Victor Davis Hanson: Deport the Deplorables?	8 19:43 james [1770]
Putin's False Equivalency	6 11:30 Procopius2k [1731]
Page 6: Politix
Maxine Waters Suddenly Isn't Fond of Protesting Elected Officials	1 06:19 M. Murcek [1740]
Obama Denounces Trump's 'Strongman Politics'‐While Eulogizing Che Guevara and Fidel Castro Lover Nelson Mandela	5 07:06 M. Murcek [1742]
Bengahzi Survivor Drops Hot Fire After Hillary Attacks POTUS For Not 'Defending' US Ambassadors	4 21:24 gorb [1765]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Hamas
5	Govt of Pakistan
5	Moslem Colonists
4	Islamic State
2	Govt of Syria
2	Hezbollah
2	Commies
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Houthis
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	TTP
1	Taliban

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2018-07-21
Rebels handover more towns to ISIS in southwest Syria

Fri 2018-07-20
Senegal convicts 13 suspected Boko Haram fighters

Thu 2018-07-19
26 persons killed in regime offensive on Daraa and Qunaitra

Wed 2018-07-18
15 Afghan Taliban killed in attack by suspected IS rivals

Tue 2018-07-17
Israeli army drills for Gaza incursion, in apparent warning to Hamas

Mon 2018-07-16
Boko Haram overruns Nigerian military base

Sun 2018-07-15
Palestinian killed in mysterious Gaza blast identified as head of rocket unit

Sat 2018-07-14
Nawaz Sharif, daughter arrested upon arrival in Lahore

Fri 2018-07-13
Afghan forces have reportedly suffered heavy casualties in Kunduz attack

Thu 2018-07-12
Germany arrests Iran ‘spy’ on bomb plot charges

Wed 2018-07-11
Gazan kites burn 150 acres in Israel’s south

Tue 2018-07-10
All the boys and their coach are out of the Tham Luang cave. Navy Seals and the doctor still yet to exit.-Twitter news from Sydney

Mon 2018-07-09
1 US soldier killed, 2 wounded in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

Sun 2018-07-08
Live updates: Thailand cave rescue: navy Seals confirm four boys have been rescued – live

Sat 2018-07-07
Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in jail

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