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British warship arrives in Gulf to escort UK-flagged vessels
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
One Palestinian Tango Uniform, 56 Wounded At Weekly Gaza Festivities	1 14:32 Glenmore [1742]
Attackers Storm Afghan VP Candidate’s Office, Two Killed, IED Defused Earlier	3 10:30 Mullah Richard [1754]
Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in Khost, Wardak clashes: Thunder Corps	0 [1743]
Civilians among 40 killed, wounded in Ghazni car bombing and roadside bomb explosion	0 [1756]
Khost residents clash with Taliban leaving at least 18 militants dead, wounded	0 [1752]
Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Shakoor, his fighters killed; 14 others wounded in Faryab clash	0 [1752]
British warship arrives in Gulf to escort UK-flagged vessels	0 [1785]
UK says British soldier who died fighting IS in Syria was killed by friendly fire	0 [1743]
Death toll in Nigeria Boko Haram attack up to 65	0 [1743]
Artillery and air bombardments on numerous areas of northern Hama/southern Idlib amid reports the SAA operation has just begun	0 [1743]
Unconfirmed reports from Al-Ain TV that overnight a strike was conducted in Iraq (likely Israeli) on an IRGC/Shi’a militia base north of Baghdad	0 [1748]
Sputnik: Two Ukrainian cargo planes destroyed in Libya's Army airstrikes on Al-Jufra airbase	0 [1752]
Haftar airstrike kills five medics	0 [1746]
Panic grips Kashmir following troop mobilization reports	6 12:25 trailing wife [1751]
Bombardment on Sunday killed 9 civilians in northwestern Syria	0 [1739]
Iraqi intelligence reportedly thwarts massive terror plot	0 [1744]
Iranian border guards capture 2 produce vendors near border: official	0 [1742]
Two children lightly hurt in West Bank stoning attack	0 [1743]
Four killed in attack on military post in Thai south	0 [1731]
Abu Sayyaf bomber arrested in Sibugay	0 [1753]
Two Abus recently nabbed in the Philippines	0 [1751]
Page 2: WoT Background
IS Claims Deadly Attack on Syrian Government Troops	0 [1734]
Captured Israeli-Arab ISIS Fighter: Israel Is A Democratic State	0 [1744]
Dozens of migrants still stuck on vessel in Italy port	0 [1746]
Iran vows to restart activities at Arak heavy water facility	0 [1744]
Presidency clarifies reasons for proscribing Shiite group	0 [1746]
14 police stations to be set up in N Waziristan	0 [1735]
Maulana Fazlur Rehman threatens march on Islamabad if government does not step down by August	0 [1741]
Iran says European naval mission in Gulf would be ‘provocative’	5 13:09 AuburTom [1743]
Taliban reject direct talks with Afghan government	0 [1734]
Arrow-3 is billed as capable of destroying missiles in space	2 09:44 lord garth [1746]
Sudan extends cease-fire with southern rebels	0 [1747]
Oman not mediating, but in contact with ‘all parties’ over navigation in Hormuz	0 [1740]
Turkish students given text books justifying 9/11 attacks	1 19:12 3dc [1767]
Israel said to confiscate 1,600 online orders sent to Gaza, fearing military use	2 19:41 Dron66046 [1772]
UN: Number of Palestinian children killed by Israel in 2018 highest in 4 years	8 20:36 Texhooey [1788]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Has China Just Made a Major Stealth Breakthrough?	6 22:56 Rob Crawford [1775]
Muslim woman wearing niqab shouts 'shame on all of you despicable people' in homophobic rant at Pride march in London	2 18:49 Dron66046 [1765]
~~Bullshit~~ Innocent Explanation For Presidential Seal Foxtrot Uniform	3 14:32 SteveS [1754]
Roughing It. Indian Pm Narendra Modi Surprise Guest On Bear Grylis	8 19:47 Glolush Fling7557 [1775]
Pakistain Gets Its Wish For The Moon. One Astronut Allowed On China Rocket.	1 10:15 Raj [1750]
4 dead, including shooter, during attack at Gilroy Garlic Festival	15 18:40 Dron66046 [1777]
Dan Coats: US intelligence chief leaves Trump administration	4 12:25 Fat Bob Javish1936 [1729]
Saudi Arabia: King Salman's elder brother, Prince Bandar, dies at 96	2 20:01 SteveS [1766]
Romania suspect admits murdering two teenage girls	0 [1736]
Alexei Navalny: Doctor not ruling out Russian opposition leader was poisoned	0 [1740]
Woman ‘thrashed’ during police raid dies	0 [1742]
Teenage girl assaulted in Taxila	0 [1743]
Riot police used tear gas throughout the afternoon and evening in Yuen Long	0 [1742]
Iraq aims to build naval base in Basra: Defence Minister	0 [1741]
At Least 5 Shot, 3 Killed, Saturday in Gun-Controlled Baltimore	5 15:15 SteveS [1742]
Sophisticated phishing attack targets reporters investigating Kremlin	0 [1750]
Page 4: Opinion
Baltimore's perpetual trash problem (opens to video)	1 08:00 Procopius2k [1746]
Mueller Reminds Congress Report Doesn't Exonerate Trump From Assassination Of President Lincoln	4 19:31 Dron66046 [1775]
A Newspaper Story From 2025 - SCOTUS Ends Trump Charges	0 [1756]
Out of power, out of ideas, and with no goodies to dispense, Democrats turn on each other	5 17:27 Dale [1775]
Other Politicians Like Bernie Sanders And Barack Obama Ripped Baltimore's Crime Problem (But That Was Just Fine)	2 12:22 JohnQC [1742]
MSM Makes A Sudden Discovery About 'Anchor Babies'	3 09:14 rature [1761]
Devin Nunes: CIA has 'come clean' but John Brennan remains a concern	1 12:18 JohnQC [1741]
Kicking Trump out is the important thing. Fights over how to do it shouldn't get in the way.	6 19:21 Frank G [1767]
Ted Cruz blows a hole in Google	3 12:16 charger [1752]
Why Do Democrats Run All Of The Dangerous And Rodent Infested Cities?	15 17:42 ruprecht [1772]
Page 6: Politix
Gas Guzzling DC Threatens Oil Companies	7 22:50 Alaska Paul [1769]
Puerto Rico: new twist in leadership crisis	3 10:24 Raj [1741]
Trump now attacks the House Speaker's city following his stinging attack on Baltimore	8 17:40 ruprecht [1765]
John Waters: Give Me the Rats of Baltimore Over ‘The Lies and Racism’ of Trump’s Washington	11 18:56 Dron66046 [1772]
Schiff: Trump Obstructing Congressional Oversight Might Be Grounds for Impeachment	12 22:48 CrazyFool [1771]

    
                22:56 Rob Crawford

                        22:50 Alaska Paul

                        22:48 CrazyFool

                        20:36 Texhooey

                        20:01 SteveS

                        19:57 SteveS

                        19:47 Glolush Fling7557

                        19:44 Glolush Fling7557

                        19:41 Dron66046

                        19:31 Dron66046

                        19:29 Silentbrick

                        19:23 ed in texas

                        19:22 Dron66046

                        19:21 The peanut gallery

                        19:21 Frank G

                        19:20 Procopius2k

                        19:12 3dc

                        18:56 Dron66046

                        18:49 Dron66046

                        18:40 Dron66046

                        17:42 ruprecht

                        17:40 ruprecht

                        17:27 Dale

                        17:16 Dale

Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Iran
5	Taliban
4	Islamic State
3	Hamas
2	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
2	Govt of Syria
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	Sublime Porte
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Human Trafficking
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Palestinian Authority

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2019-07-29
British warship arrives in Gulf to escort UK-flagged vessels

Sun 2019-07-28
15 killed in Islamist militant attack in Burkina Faso

Sat 2019-07-27
U.N. says air strikes by Syria, allies killed more than 100 civilians

Fri 2019-07-26
Libya Militia Arrests al-Qaida Leaders

Thu 2019-07-25
Shabaab tries to assassinate US diplomat

Wed 2019-07-24
Libya government forces say repel Haftar attack on Tripoli

Tue 2019-07-23
Iraq arrests Islamic State cell, including Baghdadi aide, in Nineveh

Mon 2019-07-22
Iran claims to catch 17 CIA spies, sentences some to death

Sun 2019-07-21
Kurdistan: Killer of senior Turkish diplomat arrested

Sat 2019-07-20
Saudi King approves additional deployment of US troops

Fri 2019-07-19
'HOSTILE ACT' Iran seizes British oil tanker in the Gulf with 23 crew on board days after clash with Royal Navy

Thu 2019-07-18
Iran seizes foreign tanker with 12 crew accused of smuggling oil

Wed 2019-07-17
Pakistani police arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed (again)

Tue 2019-07-16
United Arab Emirates oil tanker vanishes after drifting into Iranian waters

Mon 2019-07-15
Car bomb and all-night hotel siege kill 26 in Somalia's Kismayo

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