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Israel Police Arrest Palestinian Trying To Enter Court With Pipe Bomb
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
~~King-of-the-Hill Calvinball~~ Intense fighting between Allies in Yemen	0 [1751]
Israel Police Arrest Palestinian Trying To Enter Court With Pipe Bomb	4 22:23 Skidmark [1820]
Taliban kill 14 pro-government militia members in Afghanistan - officials	0 [1750]
Hamas cracks down on Gaza following deadly blasts	0 [1754]
Pakistan defends shelling which recently killed, wounded 9 Afghan children	2 09:20 Procopius2k [1758]
Airstrikes kill 13 Taliban, ISIS-K militants; destroy multiple caches of weapons	0 [1757]
Afghan forces repulse Taliban attack on Gurziwan district of Faryab	0 [1752]
Taliban militant brutally kills his father in Jawzjan province	0 [1763]
Taliban’s deputy Red Unit commander among 37 killed in Paktika, Paktiya operations	0 [1757]
U.S. airstrikes kill, wound 19 Taliban militants in Ghazni and Paktika	0 [1753]
IRGC kills two members of a Kurdish opposition group in western Iran	0 [1763]
Fourth Will of Victory phase ends with 2 more ISIS members killed in Anbar	0 [1747]
Diyala: farm land mortared, farmer kaboomed	0 [1757]
11 IS jihadists sentenced to death for involvement in killing security forces in Iraq	0 [1754]
Yemen Forces Enter Aden after Seizure by Separatists	0 [1762]
Report: Dahiyeh Drone Attack Targeted Iranian Guided-Missile Technology	0 [1760]
23 killed in attack on bar in southern Mexico	2 10:10 jpal [1766]
Russian and Syrian jets strike Turkish observation post in Hama	0 [1754]
Syrian Army storms strategic town in southern Idlib	0 [1763]
Russian Air Force destroys jihadist tunnels in northeast Latakia	0 [1756]
Syrian Army seizes 3 armored vehicles belonging to jihadist rebels after failed attack	0 [1752]
Lebanese Army attacks Israeli drone near southern border	0 [1754]
Jihadist offensive in southern Idlib ends in failure after short battle	0 [1752]
A rocket was fired from Gaza at Israel failed to clear border, landed inside the Strip; IDF bombs Hamas post	2 03:41 Dron66046 [1745]
Heavy fighting breaks out in Zatarna region, southeast #Tripoli	0 [1753]
U.S. Cyberattack Hurt Iran's Ability to Target Oil Tankers, Officials Say	3 09:12 Procopius2k [1754]
Page 2: WoT Background
Khalilzad Edges Closer to Pact With Taliban	8 16:27 Zhang Fei [1758]
Pakistan considering closure of land routes for Indo-Afghan trade, airspace closure for India	3 09:10 Procopius2k [1750]
Iraq seeks alternative oil export route via Turkey amid Persian Gulf tensions	0 [1764]
1300 displaced Iraqis returned from Turkey in past three months: ministry	0 [1749]
500 Protests, Hundreds Injured in Kashmir Lockdown	4 15:57 trailing wife [1774]
Son of Famed Afghan Commander Massoud Steps into Spotlight	5 12:17 Dron66046 [1768]
U.S. Blacklists Suppliers of Iran Missile Programs	1 09:05 Omorong Black8889 [1739]
Amnesty Says Lebanon 'Forcibly Deported' Nearly 2,500 Syrian Refugees	2 14:39 Vernal Hatrick [1756]
Iran publicly hangs murderer of Friday prayer imam	0 [1752]
At least 3,000 ISIS terrorists remain inside Syria: Russia	0 [1742]
Turkey mulls acquiring Russian electronic warfare systems, fighter jets	0 [1756]
Iran may try to launch two satellites in the coming days	4 22:27 Skidmark [1777]
3,340 families displaced in Murzuq since outbreak of clashes in August	0 [1752]
NOC seeks stronger partnership with Pakistan in oil and gas sector	0 [1749]
UNHCR: 1,350 migrants in Libya sent to safe third countries during 2019	0 [1751]
Libya and Turkey discuss security cooperation	0 [1762]
Presidential Council’s Twitter account has been hacked by what appears to be by warlord Haftar’s backers	0 [1756]
FFC extends to Hamdok nominees for Sudan’s transitional cabinet	0 [1763]
Sudan Islamists vow to form broad opposition alliance to interim cabinet	1 09:18 Chereting Pelosi1889 [1748]
Page 3: Non-WoT
National-security concerns threaten Google's 8,000-mile undersea cable connecting LA to China ahead of its planned launch	6 23:12 Lex [1786]
UK's Johnson wins Queen's approval to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit	23 23:10 Lex [1776]
Police stop marriage of minors in Khanewal; arrest fathers of underage 'groom, bride'	0 [1759]
SpaceX's Mars rocket prototype rattles nerves of nearby residents in Texas flight test	5 22:31 Skidmark [1785]
N. Korea to hold parliamentary meeting amid speculation over resumption of nuclear talks	0 [1747]
Roofs flying off houses in Tortola, BVI #Dorian	0 [1746]
Florida Gov. DeSantis declares state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Dorian	15 23:43 Lex [1771]
ECMWF model update for Hurricane #Dorian is consistent with a major hurricane heading due west into South Florida	2 08:27 AlanC [1742]
South Sudan’s Maiwut speaker denies impeachment	0 [1741]
Death toll rises to 26 in arson attack, cantina 'Caballo Blanco' closed until further notice	2 14:36 Dron66046 [1743]
Stolen Kroger mobility scooter pulled over on I-471	3 22:35 trailing wife [1763]
POTUS Adviser John Bolton, in Ukraine, Warns of Chinese Influence	5 18:40 magpie [1743]
Page 4: Opinion
How a Proxy War Could Blow Up Iraq‐Again	6 08:22 M. Murcek [1743]
How The Birth Of The Oil Industry Saved Whales And Propelled Today's Prosperity	8 16:36 Silentbrick [1756]
Page 6: Politix
Video captures glitching Mississippi voting machines flipping votes	3 19:25 ruprecht [1771]
Biden seems to forgets Obama's name	6 18:23 swksvolFF [1736]
DOJ inspector general found all four Carter Page FISA warrants were illegally obtained, Joe diGenova says	7 21:56 Lex [1786]
Racism in US is institutional ‘white man’s problem’: Joe Biden	6 08:54 charger [1739]
Intelligence Insiders: ‘Establishment' Officials In DNI Still Withholding Documents From Attorney General	4 08:20 M. Murcek [1743]
Stacey 'Boxcar' Abrams says she won't run for Georgia Senate seat	16 17:30 gorb [1752]
DHS bars Dem staffers from visiting border facilities after 'rude' and 'disruptive' behavior	7 10:58 Silentbrick [1741]

    
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2	Govt of Iraq
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2019-08-29
Israel Police Arrest Palestinian Trying To Enter Court With Pipe Bomb

Wed 2019-08-28
Drone belonging to #Haftar destroys an ambulance

Tue 2019-08-27
VIDEO LINK MUSK DID IT! Starhopper flys and LANDS!

Mon 2019-08-26
IED exploded outside holding area of Pak Consulate General in Jalalabad

Sun 2019-08-25
Taliban militants kidnap a member of Provincial Council from Samangan-Baghlan Highway

Sat 2019-08-24
Afghan Special Forces storm the hideout of a key ISIS facilitator of suicide bombings

Fri 2019-08-23
Gaddafi-loyal commander killed by pro-Haftar forces

Thu 2019-08-22
Iran moves to strike 4 zeroes from its battered currency

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

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