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Theft and kidnapping ravages north Aleppo as Erdogan’s Syrian caliphate experiment fails
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
US airstrike kills several civilians in Afghanistan	4 18:37 Frank G on the Road [11133]
ISIS executes Revolutionary Guards prisoner, Iran threatens revenge	4 12:26 Whiskey Mike [11129]
Syrian Army launches offensive on ISIS inside Deir Ezzor city	0 [11128]
Rebels mass retreat to Jordan as Syrian military captures entire Sweida-Jordan border	0 [11126]
ISIS sez 1,000 Kurdish fighters killed in Raqqa battle	0 [11130]
Syrian Army liberates key territory from ISIS in east Hama	0 [11127]
Syrian Army liberates entire city block from Islamist militants in east Damascus	1 11:04 gorb [11127]
Jihadist: Hamas Arrests Islamic State-Affiliated Suspects After Rocket Fire on Israel	3 14:50 Skidmark [11132]
Europe ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	3 12:19 g(r)omgoru [11127]
North Africa ~~migrant~~ colonist briefs	0 [11124]
Gunmen kill Puntland Security Official in Bosaso	0 [11126]
KDF fighter jets bomb Al-Shabaab stronghold near Afmadow	0 [11133]
Authorities hold 12 Islamic State-linked children	0 [11126]
Smoke seen out of IS Islamic Police headquarter as powerful blasts occur in Tal Afar	0 [11126]
Three IS members killed while escaping through mountain routes, southwestern Kirkuk	0 [11127]
One killed, seven wounded in separate IED explosions in Baghdad	0 [11128]
Eleven Islamic State members killed in joint operations in Anbar desert	0 [11128]
Explosion targets police vehicle in Kabul city	0 [11127]
Afghan forces foil a deadly attack plot on a university in Kapisa province	0 [11126]
Afghan forces conducted 45 ground operations, 10 airstrikes, leaving 51 militants dead	1 00:31 Skidmark [11130]
Teenage boys arrested before joining ISIS ranks in East of Afghanistan	0 [11130]
Israeli forces arrest 5 Palestinians said on way to terror attack	0 [11124]
Russian man held in Turkey for planning to down a US plane	0 [11132]
Egyptian police kill suspect in Minya Christian bus attack in shootout	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Theft and kidnapping ravages north Aleppo as Erdogan’s Syrian caliphate experiment fails	0 [11132]
ISIS plot to bomb airliner raises serious questions	0 [11126]
Syrian Kurds: 17 Indonesians Who Escaped IS Leave Syria	0 [11126]
Turkey limits border traffic at Syria crossing: Customs Minister	2 16:02 ed in texas [11127]
Ready for battle: Syrian women fighters prepare to join the onslaught against ISIS after completing their military training	2 08:25 Richard Aubrey [11126]
Spain could top Greece in migrant sea arrivals: IOM	0 [11127]
Journalist detained without charge in Puntland	0 [11126]
HRW: Iraq arrests lawyers defending Islamic State suspects	1 08:25 Pappy [11125]
Taliban commander reveals new info regarding the ex-leader Mullah Mansoor’s death	5 11:12 Pappy [11131]
India trying to convert Kashmir into a Muslim minority region: FO	0 [11128]
Turkey orders arrest of 35 media workers over alleged links to Gulen	0 [11125]
Revealing details of Gaza tunnel-thwarting barrier, IDF says it could spark war	3 10:04 Rambler in Virginia [11128]
Waqf says Israel didn’t damage any historic items on Temple Mount	0 [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Mattis: War with North Korea would be 'catastrophic'	1 21:33 Harcourt Angoluting9366 [11133]
China Says Countdown For War With India Has Begun	6 14:57 Skidmark [11127]
Hong Kong politician 'stapled' by Chinese agents	1 14:58 Skidmark [11124]
Foggy Bottom Foreign Service Pogs 'Butt Hurt' over POTUS 'Payroll Cut' Comment	15 21:45 Procopius2k [11129]
Japan could legally intercept a Guam-bound North Korea missile: Kyodo	3 15:27 magpie [11127]
5 die, 7 wounded in Donetsk fighting	0 [11126]
Khadija was stabbed 23 times in Lahore. Here's how she put her attacker behind bars	0 [11126]
Girl, boy shot dead for honour in Shangla	0 [11125]
Eric Bolling initiates lawsuit against reporter behind sexting story	7 19:15 JohnQC [11130]
Iran drops two soccer stars from national team for playing against Israel’s Maccabi	1 00:31 Raj [11132]
Sig Sauer P320 Fails Drop Test	7 19:17 Warthog [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
David Brooks strikes again	1 17:21 Unavith Flomonter5487 [11129]
Get ready for the 'tech alt-right' to gain power and influence in Silicon Valley	4 19:39 DarthVader [11134]
Those Who Walk Away From Feminism	3 16:56 Iblis [11129]
Jewish World Review's Eleanor Laise: A Winning Recipe for Picking Dividend Stocks	1 08:51 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [11129]
Chelsea Manning: This is what an entitled swine looks like (Viewer caution advised)	7 16:51 DepotGuy [11125]
7 Things You Need To Know About The Opioid Epidemic	4 17:31 g(r)omgoru [11131]
The End of Government Schools	2 13:47 Whavish Thusoling5684 [11124]
Pentagon deploys Mattis to Korean DMZ in massive show of force	3 12:19 Spike Spomoter7482 [11127]
Muslim Professor at CA University: ‘Genocide’ of White Racists ‘Morally Required’	10 18:10 JohnQC [11136]
Political Peroxide	3 16:09 ed in texas [11128]
Prof Says White Marble Artwork Contributes to White Supremacy	11 22:03 Glomoting Grundy7384 [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Rep. Kathleen Rice says if you support Dana Loesch and the NRA you are a national security threat	8 18:02 JohnQC [11128]
Even lefty Seymour Hersh agrees that the Russian fable begin in the mind of Obama's CIA director.	6 19:50 Pappy [11136]
The Real Story Of That Lynch-Clinton Tarmac Meeting Gets Even Stranger	6 18:15 NoMoreBS [11130]
Defending the Indefensible: Hatch defends McConnell against Trump's attacks	8 16:51 Iblis [11125]
Minnesota Rep. Jason Lewis calls protest at his Twin Cities home dangerous	4 12:01 Procopius2k [11125]
School letter says AP and Honors classes will be decided by race	10 18:36 Mike Kozlowski [11130]
Democrats Threaten Gov’t Shutdown To Block Border Wall	7 19:24 JohnQC [11131]
Susan Rice Urges Donald Trump to ‘Tolerate Nuclear Weapons in North Korea’	16 18:16 JohnQC [11128]
DNC Party Members Turning Against Wasserman Schultz After IT Scandal	6 23:46 Raj [11129]

    
                23:46 Raj

                        23:19 Frank G on the Road

                        22:03 Glomoting Grundy7384

                        21:45 Procopius2k

                        21:33 Harcourt Angoluting9366

                        19:50 Pappy

                        19:39 DarthVader

                        19:28 Raj

                        19:24 JohnQC

                        19:17 Warthog

                        19:15 JohnQC

                        18:37 Frank G on the Road

                        18:36 Mike Kozlowski

                        18:21 Bangkok Billy

                        18:16 JohnQC

                        18:15 NoMoreBS

                        18:10 JohnQC

                        18:02 JohnQC

                        17:31 g(r)omgoru

                        17:21 Unavith Flomonter5487

                        17:17 Pappy

                        17:09 phil_b

                        16:56 Iblis

                        16:53 NoMoreBS

Who's in the News
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14	Islamic State
3	Taliban
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Moslem Colonists
3	Sublime Porte
2	al-Shabaab (AQ)
2	Govt of Syria
2	Hamas
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iraq

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2017-08-11
Theft and kidnapping ravages north Aleppo as Erdogan’s Syrian caliphate experiment fails

Thu 2017-08-10
Gang convicted of sex offences against vulnerable girls in England

Wed 2017-08-09
Police hunt BMW driver who mowed down six French soldiers in Paris

Tue 2017-08-08
Kurdish authorities arrest 1700 Islamic State militants among displaced civilians

Mon 2017-08-07
Taliban kill 30 villagers in Afghanistan's Sari Pul province

Sun 2017-08-06
Governor of Galgaduud region shot dead in Somali capital

Sat 2017-08-05
US confirms airstrike killed al-Shabab commander in Somalia

Fri 2017-08-04
Al Qaeda frees South African hostage after six years

Thu 2017-08-03
Police Make Arrest in 2003 Case of Grooming Gang Victim Believed Ground Up and Sold as Kebab Meat

Wed 2017-08-02
Gang who called themselves 'Musketeers' guilty of plotting UK bomb attack

Tue 2017-08-01
IS claims attack on Iraq embassy in Kabul

Mon 2017-07-31
Besieged IS mufti blows himself up in northern Baghdad

Sun 2017-07-30
Four arrested in plot to bomb plane over Sydney

Sat 2017-07-29
IS cuts ears of 23 elements who fled battles in Western Nineveh

Fri 2017-07-28
Pakistan's prime minister removed amid corruption probe

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