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Iran protesters attack religious school in province near Tehran
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Syrian scientist involved in Iranian missile program assassinated	4 17:09 trailing wife [1776]
Gaza incendiary balloons spark 10 fires in southern Israel Saturday	0 [1740]
Israel intercepts second Gaza-bound activist ship	1 09:01 Frank G [1741]
Erdogan says roadmap in Syria's Manbij won't be impacted by U.S. tension	0 [1740]
Syrian army thwarts terrorist attack north of Hama Province	0 [1740]
Policeman killed, two others injured in bomb blast, west of Anbar	0 [1740]
Mosul clearance continues: 8 bodies found, 7 turbans tied up, 2 innocents freed	0 [1745]
Civilian killed, three others wounded in two bomb blasts, northeast of Diyala	0 [1730]
Three Iraqi policemen killed in bomb blast in Tikrit	0 [1737]
Two civilians injured in bomb explosion, north of Baghdad: Source	0 [1739]
Three security personnel killed in bomb blast in Salahuddin: Source	0 [1735]
Top Taliban leaders among 57 killed, wounded in Kunar operations	1 09:03 Frank G [1747]
Al-Qaeda network member and his 4 comrades arrested in Jalalabad city	0 [1740]
Afghan forces arrest 4 female ISIS Khurasan members in Jawzjan province	0 [1743]
Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in Takhar clashes	0 [1739]
Gardez City mosque attack: deaths increase to 34, Talibs say wudn't them	0 [1742]
Afghan forces, Taliban suffer casualties in Uruzgan clashes	0 [1739]
Teen becomes youngest woman jailed in UK for terrorism	0 [1745]
Five Kashmiri youth killed in India-held Kashmir	0 [1749]
Militant Groups Look to Exploit Somaliland-Puntland Tensions	0 [1744]
Somalia: Tension Brews As Ethiopian Troops and Tanks Roll Into Jigjiga Town	0 [1732]
Iran protesters attack religious school in province near Tehran	0 [1760]
Page 2: WoT Background
Abbas Stirs Up Hornets' Nest By Firing PA Minister	1 07:08 Procopius2k [1742]
Fatah Warns Hamas Against Reaching Truce Accord With Israel	4 11:47 Skidmark [1755]
HRW Says 8 Alleged IS Members May be Abused in Lebanon	3 11:47 SteveS [1736]
North Korea Foreign Minister to Visit Iran on Tuesday	0 [1737]
Syrian army recruit over 19000 youths since April 2018	0 [1728]
Germany hands Iraq USD4 mn equipment for reconstruction: ambassador	2 07:05 Procopius2k [1738]
Erdogan: US actions regarding pastor Brunson disrespectful to Turkey	0 [1737]
One million mines planted by coup perpetrators in Yemen in three years	2 10:36 trailing wife [1740]
CJP says burning schools in Diamer was a 'conspiracy' against his dams initiative	0 [1744]
Bail plea of suspected facilitator in Perween Rahman’s murder dismissed	0 [1746]
Secular state to be resisted by religious parties: Siraj	0 [1754]
Saudi Arabia sends evidence to UN of deadly Houthi attack on Hodeidah hospital	0 [1740]
Iran getting new planes from Europe before US sanctions return	2 11:14 JohnQC [1741]
Thousands of Druze protest against Israel's Jewish nation law	0 [1737]
US, Turkey to resolve detainee spat 'in a matter of days': Pompeo	1 16:24 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1756]
Saudi Arabia to resume oil shipments through Red Sea lane	0 [1738]
Denmark issues first face veil fine after tussle	0 [1742]
Trump moving to strip Palestinians of refugee status: report	3 14:18 SteveS [1730]
Erdogan Sanctions US Officials In Tit-For-Tat Row Over Pastor	4 16:22 Elmerert Hupens2660 [1755]
Israel is under massive Chinese, Russian cyber espionage attack	3 10:54 trailing wife [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Pentagon To Start Creating Space Force ‐ Even Before Congress Approves It	8 21:08 KBK [1758]
Record Low Unemployment for Less Educated Americans	4 13:10 Besoeker [1741]
Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro survives assassination bid using drones packed with explosives during live TV speech	6 14:55 European Conservative [1743]
In first, Iraq soccer team plays Palestinians in West Bank	2 10:22 Jack Chaiter7913 [1739]
The video: When drones attack your parade and speech. Ven.	3 14:47 European Conservative [1735]
North Korea has not stopped nuclear, missile programs: damning UN report	2 18:17 JohnQC [1754]
Serbian troops issued warning order	0 [1740]
Zainab murder convict handed death penalty for rape, murder of 3 other girls	1 09:43 Frank G [1736]
Kenya: Shock As 9-Year-Old Gives Birth in City Hospital	3 11:57 Skidmark [1735]
Butthurt In Canada -	4 08:11 M. Murcek [1733]
Lady Gaga collaborator known as Zombie Boy dead at 32	12 22:33 ruprecht [1751]
Workers' Party names imprisoned Lula as presidential candidate	3 14:08 Tom [1729]
North Korea says US 'undermining' path to denuclearisation	0 [1728]
Colombia: Santos grants 440,000 Venezuela refugees two-year help	1 11:05 JohnQC [1735]
Page 4: Opinion
Sekulow: Obstruction of justice by tweet is absurd	1 14:11 Tom [1732]
Bride stealing continues in the Transcaucasus	8 15:14 badanov [1749]
Who invaded Kuwait in the summer of 1990?	2 14:52 European Conservative [1739]
Zimbabwe: Not So Sexy After All, Chamisa and the MDC Alliance	2 13:28 SteveS [1733]
Page 6: Politix
Sneaky Pete: FBI kept buying scurrilous anti-Trump documents from Chris Steele even after 'firing' him for lying	2 09:17 Skidmark [1737]
Illinois Republicans Want State Road Funds for Obama Center Back	4 18:42 Skidmark [1762]
The Obamas are worth 30 times more than when they entered the White House in 2008	12 22:31 ruprecht [1759]
Illinois celebrates first official 'Barack Obama Day'	11 17:23 trailing wife [1744]
Newly Released FBI Docs Show Hillary Clinton's Lawyers Were Negotiating Evidence With Obama DOJ	5 16:43 charger [1756]
EPA finds ethanol is environmentally damaging	9 18:46 Skidmark [1754]
What should Democrats do to win?	11 17:35 Sock Puppet of Doom [1760]
FBI Vault Release – FBI Requested Data Forensics on Huma Abedin/Clinton Laptop AFTER the 2016 Election, Not Before…	2 08:07 M. Murcek [1735]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2018-08-05
Iran protesters attack religious school in province near Tehran

Sat 2018-08-04
Death Toll Rises To 30 In Bombings On Paktia Mosque

Fri 2018-08-03
Jordan army clashes with Islamic State militants fleeing Syrian forces

Thu 2018-08-02
Egypt police kill five members of terrorist group Hasm in Nile Delta shootout

Wed 2018-08-01
Man arrested after suspected homemade explosive device found at Vereeniging, South Africa mosque

Tue 2018-07-31
It was terrorism: Iran denies any role in deadly Tajikistan attack

Mon 2018-07-30
2 killed in Gaza blast during attempted launch of projectile toward Israel

Sun 2018-07-29
Duterte invites the Abu Sayyaf to peace talks

Sat 2018-07-28
Police enter Al-Aqsa Mosque, clash with worshipers in Temple Mount riots

Fri 2018-07-27
Imran to be next PM

Thu 2018-07-26
Houthis send missiles at tankers transiting from the Red Sea

Wed 2018-07-25
Russian Air Force launches more than 40 airstrikes over southwest Syria

Tue 2018-07-24
2 Syrian missiles with half-ton warheads trigger Israel's anti-missile system

Mon 2018-07-23
Several dead in Kabul suicide blast as exiled VP Dostum returns

Sun 2018-07-22
Iraq protests death toll reaches 11 amid ongoing popular unrest

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