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Afghan Taliban confirm leader Mullah Omar's death
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Chad says killed 117 Boko Haram fighters in two-week campaign	0 [2]
U.S., allies conduct 22 air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State: U.S. military	2 12:32 swksvolFF [2]
Palestinian baby killed in West Bank "price tag" attack	3 21:54 Airandee [5]
Taliban leader Omar's tale reflects clashing agendas	2 21:49 JosephMendiola [4]
Good morning	2 18:16 trailing wife [1]
Heavy fighting erupts in Baladweyne town	0 [2]
Pakistan Attack Kills 5 including 2 Soldiers	0 [2]
Yemeni Commander: Over 100 Terrorists Killed in Aden	0 [6]
Lebanese Army Targets Terrorists in Qaa Outskirts	0 [8]
Yemeni Popular Resistance forces tighten Aden grip	0 [5]
Drone kills four suspected militants in Yemen	0 [12]
Yemeni forces seize Houthi positions in Aden	0 [9]
Kuwait uncovers ISIS network	0 [7]
Clashes erupt between YPG and Nusra near Syria's Afrin	0 [5]
Syrian rebels intensify shelling on regime army bases in Aleppo	0 [8]
IS strives to keep final positions in Hasakah	0 [7]
Suicide bomber hidden among Benghazi refugees kills five soldiers	1 02:31 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1]
LNA Support Forces claim Badi attack on Al-Jmail, Ajilat and Rigdaleen 'imminent'	0 [2]
Army struggling in Benghazi fighting	0 [2]
Turkey bombs PKK camps with 30 F-16s after 190 militants were killed	6 23:31 Procopius2k [2]
Banned outfits collecting funds booked, Punjab tells SC	0 [1]
Indian army says soldier killed in cross-border firing	0 [2]
Five suspected militants arrested from Khyber Agency	0 [2]
Boko Haram 'slits throats of 10 fishermen' near Lake Chad	1 21:37 JosephMendiola [3]
Afghan Taliban confirm leader Mullah Omar's death	3 21:35 JosephMendiola [3]
Nigerian Army Frees More than 50 People From Boko Haram	0 [1]
Shibir leader held while making bomb in capital	3 18:03 swksvolFF [1]
Barrel bombs kill 11 people, including 7 women, near Hama	0 [6]
Israeli drone strike in Syria kills two near frontier: Hezbollah's al-Manar TV	0 [7]
Assad airstrikes kill at least 25 people in Idlib, Deir Ezzor: SNHR	0 [3]
Al-Qaida Abducts US-Backed Rebels in Northern Syria	1 16:52 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [6]
Afghan Taliban name a new leader, but peace talks delayed	0 [2]
Turkish Jets Appear to Assist ISIS Attack Against Syrian Kurds	9 21:52 JosephMendiola [3]
Page 2: WoT Background
100-plus Headstones Toppled at Jewish Cemetery in Philly	1 09:13 [3]
Yemen blockade killing as many civilians as war	1 08:25 Glenmore [6]
HoR plans law to extend its term of office	0 [2]
Former Tunisian president insists no approval for Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi's extradition as lawyers move to sue	0 [5]
Qaddafi loyalists protest in Cairo against Tripoli death sentences	0 [1]
President Erdogan slams HDP's Demirtas over Suruc massacre claims	2 18:53 DarthVader [3]
Turkey awaits US jets for broader ISIL operations	5 12:43 OldSpook [4]
Gurdaspur attack: Pointing fingers before probe is unhealthy, says FO	1 21:58 JosephMendiola [2]
HDP submits parliament motion for inquiry of president's discretionary fund	0 [2]
U.N. panel questions Iraq over use of torture	0 [2]
UN excludes Palestinians of Yarmouk camp from aid list, human rights groups condemn	0 [9]
Erdogan taking Turkey to war to avenge Kurdish gains: opposition	0 [1]
Yakub didn't sleep, his last wish was to meet daughter Zubeida	2 19:41 Zenobia Floger6220 [2]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Beer Creates Jobs	5 16:33 JohnQC [1]
The Samsung Safety Truck	4 18:31 swksvolFF [1]
White House: Planned Parenthood attackers 'extremists on the right'	10 19:00 OldSpook [4]
Odious Ginsburg Calls 'Choice' An Empty Concept For Poor Women	2 14:05 Deacon Blues [1]
Iraqis take mandatory day off as heat wave smothers Mideast	2 21:56 JosephMendiola [3]
Killing of Cecil the lion triggers probe by U.S. agency.	3 21:59 Airandee [2]
MOD ready to call out the Army over Calais illegal immigrant swarm.	3 05:16 Shipman [1]
Former VA Governor and U.S. Army CI Agent now in Presidential Race.	7 17:43 Deacon Blues [1]
Rolling Stone sued over flawed rape story	0 [2]
RAB arrests gang of con men	1 13:57 Grealet Lumplump5055 [3]
Badger recovering in shelter after being found drunk on beach	4 18:38 ed in texas [1]
Ninth grader raped in Chandpur	0 [2]
Ky. man arrested after shooting down $1800 drone hovering over sunbathing daughter	13 22:34 gorb [2]
North Korea: Sohae Facility Ready to Support Future SLV Launch;	1 00:39 JosephMendiola [1]
Page 4: Opinion
It's Official: US Terror Threat not Islamist, Only 'Extremist' sez Jeh Johnson	9 19:52 JosephMendiola [4]
Prince Charles extends climate doomsday deadline by 33 years	9 17:58 irishrageboy [2]
Guess Who Was Best Man at Kerry's Daughter's Wedding?	1 00:34 JosephMendiola [2]
Page 6: Politix
Jeb & Bloomberg Philanthropies assisted Planned Parenthood overseas	5 18:41 swksvolFF [2]
Giuliani: I'd have Hillary Clinton under investigation for about 5 different crimes	4 16:39 Iblis [2]
Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah, associates indicted in racketeering case	2 11:39 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1]
Colorado abortion clinic staff failed to report 13-year-old's sexual abuse	6 22:52 3dc [2]
IRS gets lashing from judge for refusing to release Lerner emails	6 19:47 Rambler in Virginia [4]
2012 email reveals Huma Abedin complained Clinton's email was down	2 15:21 Besoeker [2]
Data in Clinton's 'secret' emails came from 5 intelligence agencies	4 19:21 OldSpook [3]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Arab Spring
6	Islamic State
4	Govt of Pakistan
4	Govt of Syria
3	Boko Haram
3	Houthis
3	al-Nusra
2	TTP
2	Taliban
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Commies
1	al-Shabaab
1	Ansar al-Sharia
1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2015-07-31
Afghan Taliban confirm leader Mullah Omar's death

Thu 2015-07-30
Belgium Jails Syria Jihad Recruiters for Up to 20 Years

Wed 2015-07-29
Lashkar-i-Jhangvi chief Malik Ishaq, two sons killed in Muzaffargarh 'encounter'

Tue 2015-07-28
Syrian Army Advances in Palmyra, ISIL Militants Flee

Mon 2015-07-27
13 Die as Bombers Target Swimming Pool in Northern Iraq

Sun 2015-07-26
Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq, ends truce of more than 2 years

Sat 2015-07-25
Two ex-Guantanamo Inmates Charged with 'Terrorism' in Belgium

Fri 2015-07-24
Senior Al-Qaida Leader Killed by US Airstrike in Afghanistan

Thu 2015-07-23
Scores of Insurgents Killed as Syrian Army, Hezbollah Advance in Zabadani

Wed 2015-07-22
Iraqis launch offensive against Islamic State near Anbar military base

Tue 2015-07-21
Rantburg Exclusive: Kurd Teens Brutally Massacred Istanbul Now a War Zone

Mon 2015-07-20
Nigerien army kills 31 Boko Haram militants over past week

Sun 2015-07-19
‘Hezbollah arrests 175 of own men for refusing to fight in Syria’

Sat 2015-07-18
Car Bomb Explodes in Riyadh, Suicide Bomber 'Saudi'

Fri 2015-07-17
Kenya says university massacre mastermind killed in US drone strike in Somalia

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