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Taliban chief Mullah Haibatullah was the primary target of Quetta bombing
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Authorities make more arrests in Indian Kashmir to deter protests	1 00:59 Dron66046 [1755]
Dominican's Largest Drug Trafficking Gang Dismantled After Raids	0 [1744]
Palestinian teen indicted, 2 men held in Tisha B’Av attack on Jewish driver	0 [1759]
Yemen Separatists Surround Two Govt Camps in South	0 [1775]
Anti-Assad fighters withdraw from key area of northwest Syria: Monitor	0 [1758]
Egypt police kill 11 terrorists in North Sinai raid	0 [1759]
Indian State on high alert amid reports of terrorists’ intrusion from Afghanistan	0 [1747]
Taliban chief Mullah Haibatullah was the primary target of Pakistan bombing: report	0 [1779]
Airstrike kills Taliban big turbans including the group’s intelligence chief in Wardak	0 [1753]
26 Taliban militants killed, wounded as guided rockets pound Taliban positions in Uruzgan	0 [1749]
Kabul: Talibs maybe torched girls school, 3 ISIS turbans tied up	2 08:18 Procopius2k [1756]
Airstrikes kill 4 Taliban militants in Logar and Ghazni provinces	0 [1748]
12 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Special Forces night raids in Kapisa	0 [1762]
Iran-backed militia weapons depot in Saladin rocked by explosions	2 18:09 jpal [1763]
Turkish missile strike allegedly targets PKK vehicle in Duhok village	0 [1749]
Int’l coalition kills six Islamic State terrorists in Iraq’s Nineveh	0 [1754]
Iraqi court sentences two Islamic State terrorists to life in jail	0 [1749]
Five Iraqi servicemen wounded in twin bomb attack in Diyala	0 [1752]
Petition submitted in LHC to quash FIRs against Hafiz Saeed, others	0 [1761]
6 Indian soldiers killed as Pakistan Army responds to cross-LoC firing	1 15:27 Dron66046 [1749]
Ubari military source says Haftar boosting foothold at oil facilities fearing losing them	0 [1753]
Chief of Ajdabiya security orders use of live ammunition against police stations attackers	0 [1749]
Armed attack on Libya's Ajilat district leaves one person killed	0 [1769]
Uneasy calm descends on Tripoli frontlines as Haftar's forces advance on Gharyan fails	1 21:01 Skidmark [1788]
Group of drug dealers smuggling cocaine into #Libya arrested	3 12:44 Flesing Wittlesbach3140 [1753]
Jawan Martyred, Heavy Damage To Pak Army Posts	0 [1755]
Turkish regime and its mercenaries continue repressive acts against locals in Afrin, Aleppo countryside	0 [1749]
Page 2: WoT Background
Australia to join U.S.-led defense effort in Strait of Hormuz	4 11:26 Besoeker [1754]
Hamas to Israel: Let Qatari aid into Gaza or face renewed violence	0 [1752]
Report: U.S. anti-Hezbollah Sanctions to Target Christian Ministers, Businessmen	0 [1751]
Mediterranean trafficking: Italiy confiscates Spanish ship, Spanish navy hurries to rescue, Cyprus gets more Syrians	0 [1739]
Egypt court sentences six to death for killing three people, forming illegal group in 2013	1 11:26 Dron66046 [1753]
US Announces $125M In Aid To Afghanistan	3 08:26 M. Murcek [1744]
Sudan’s Bashir ‘got $90m from Saudi royals’, official tells court	0 [1751]
Suspects booked for sectarian violence in last 10 years to be arrested	0 [1746]
Zakir Naik apologises to Malaysians for racial remarks	0 [1746]
Army chief confirms life sentence for serving major over misuse of authority	0 [1747]
Italy's political crisis comes to a head as PM tipped to quit	0 [1744]
Pakistan to take Kashmir dispute with India to International Court of Justice	0 [1743]
Misrata elders condemn crime acts of Haftar's militias	0 [1745]
Page 3: Non-WoT
North Korean uranium plant 'is leaking radioactive waste into a nearby river putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk of cancer and brain defects'	3 14:45 Deacon Blues [1759]
Japan warns North Korea now has miniaturized nukes small enough to fit on its ballistic missiles and is a 'serious and imminent threat'	0 [1748]
Lena Dunham Finds Her Happy Place	17 23:36 Rob Crawford [1782]
Protector Gives RAF Reaper Force Glimpse Into The Future	0 [1757]
Indonesia deploys troops to West Papua region as protests spread	0 [1760]
Sebring man arrested for botching castration on victim he met on dark web, deputies say	9 19:25 Frank G [1778]
Trump considers new tax CUT to boost US economy	1 10:16 gorb [1740]
Pentagon conducts 1st test of previously banned missile	1 00:32 M. Murcek [1754]
Plans detailed for first US mission to land on moon since Apollo	1 04:25 Mike Kozlowski [1761]
Protesters burn parliament building in Indonesian town	0 [1745]
India's Moon probe enters lunar orbit	0 [1749]
Video shows man wanted for NYPD water attacks attempt to run from arrest	9 21:52 Lex [1772]
New York man, accused of raping woman, 74, removed from court after flipping table: report	4 16:37 Lex [1758]
Ohio boy donates all $15G in fair winnings to children’s hospital	3 20:59 The peanut gallery [1772]
Land Launch Tomahawk Test...	1 00:17 DarthVader [1733]
Page 4: Opinion
Delicious Divide: Dems & Neocons Align Against Israeli Nationalists & Trump	0 [1760]
How city living effects your health and happiness	4 10:50 Gloluper Sproing5255 [1746]
Benjamin Yu: Why Chinese-Americans like me are embracing the GOP	3 11:48 ruprecht [1757]
NYT editor REVEALS the real reason the media is ignoring Omar and Tlaib's anti-Semitism	1 06:46 lord garth [1748]
The fallout over the aborted Rancida Taliban and Bro-Fo Omar Israel stunt	1 01:38 M. Murcek [1754]
The Moment I Realized Biden's Candidacy Is Doomed	22 22:01 Whiskey Mike [1762]
5 Reasons Why Planned Parenthood Is Fake Feminism	0 [1754]
Why Farmers Aren't Going To Abandon Trump Over The Trade War	5 15:43 Besoeker [1752]
Why Trump’s Approval Ratings Are Up Among Minorities	5 23:39 Daniel [1787]
Page 6: Politix
Ex-RNC Chair Makes Ominous Prediction About Donald Trump's 2020 Tactics	16 22:15 swksvolFF [1768]
Mitt Romney Wants a Carbon Tax, Says Climate Change is Happening – Insists He Will Work for Those ‘Left Behind' Like Coal Miners	22 23:35 Rob Crawford [1782]
Giuseppe Conte Resigns, Blames Salvini ~~For Trying to Save Italy~~	6 08:29 Besoeker [1749]
Democrats spending millions to try to take back statehouses	1 00:47 M. Murcek [1756]
Andrew Yang staffer to run primary challenge against Rep. Jerry Nadler	0 [1747]
Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Buy’ Rep. Tlaib’s Tears Over Spat With Israel: ‘Live With It!’	1 21:57 Dale [1779]
Kamala Drops Double Digits In Latest 2020 Poll	13 22:17 USN, Ret. [1767]
Cruz Rips NY Times. Obama Speechwriter Attacks Cruz. Cruz Dunks On Him.	5 16:42 Lex [1751]
Julián Castro's new animal rights plan takes on a favorite Donald Trump Jr. hobby	5 13:42 lord garth [1748]
Sandoval apologizes for mock Trump assassination photo at political fundraiser	2 08:12 Procopius2k [1753]
Planned Parenthood Refuses Title X Funding in Response to Trump Administration Restrictions	4 17:26 Whiskey Mike [1753]
Federal Judge Orders FBI to Search for More Christopher Steele Docs	4 12:07 Bright Pebbles [1752]

    
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                        22:01 Whiskey Mike

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                        21:57 Dale

                        21:52 Lex

                        21:47 Lex

                        21:41 bbrewer126

                        21:40 Lex

                        21:12 Rambler in Virginia

                        21:01 Skidmark

                        20:59 The peanut gallery

                        20:41 Procopius2k

                        20:22 Wharong Splat5641

                        20:20 European Conservative

                        19:58 Wharong Splat5641

                        19:32 European Conservative

                        19:25 Frank G

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                        18:59 Frank G

Who's in the News
41	[untagged]
5	Taliban
5	Arab Spring
5	Govt of Pakistan
3	Islamic State
2	Sublime Porte
2	Commies
2	Narcos
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Salafists
1	al-Nusra
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Human Trafficking

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Wed 2019-08-21
Taliban chief Mullah Haibatullah was the primary target of Quetta bombing

Tue 2019-08-20
Furniture, books 'torched' at girls school in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer

Mon 2019-08-19
Another prayer leader killed near Quetta

Sun 2019-08-18
Explosion Targets Wedding Hall In Kabul; Casualties Feared UPDATE: 63 dead, ISIS claims it

Sat 2019-08-17
Two killed in Pakistan mosque bomb blast

Fri 2019-08-16
Special Forces arrest Khalifa Daud, Haqqani network’s key member in Kabul

Thu 2019-08-15
Iraq anti-terrorism troops kill 10 IS militants, capture 5 others in Anbar

Wed 2019-08-14
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Tue 2019-08-13
North Macedonia police find 22 migrants packed into SUV

Mon 2019-08-12
UAE-backed forces expel Saudi-backed troops from Yemeni Presidential Palace

Sun 2019-08-11
Southern Transitional Council stages an attempted coup, says Yemeni government

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Thu 2019-08-08
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