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Infighting Kills 15 Taliban In Herat
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Osama bin Laden's son Hamza 'calls for attacks on the West'	5 12:07 trailing wife [11128]
Nine Palestinians wounded in clashes with IDF	3 08:26 Zenobia Floger6220 [11122]
US bombing of Islamic State rebels surged in July	2 17:35 Steve White [11123]
Friday's Turkey vs. PKK Adversarials	0 [11130]
Boko Haram Kill 10 in Cameroon Raid	0 [11123]
Bahrain Arrests 5 Bombing Suspects Allegedly Linked to Iran	0 [11124]
Indonesia Detains 'IS-Linked' Militants Planning Attacks	0 [11125]
IS seizes Sirte's District No 3, executes locals, burns local medical centre	0 [11128]
Half-hour air assault on Sirte hits multiple targets	2 11:22 Pappy [11124]
Abu Sayyaf militant killed in Basilan	0 [11125]
Airstrikes destroy Daesh-held Fallujah hospital	1 07:51 chris [11126]
37 killed as Daesh and rival group fight for Sirte	0 [11123]
Daesh seizes Benghazi command post: report	0 [11127]
130 Nangarhar Residents In Daesh Custody	0 [11122]
Infighting Kills 15 Taliban In Herat	3 12:22 Frank G [11133]
Four Egypt Crewmen Die in Aircraft Crash During Op	0 [11125]
Ranger gunned down in front of his bride in Thai south	0 [11125]
Turkey Builds Concrete Wall along Syria Border to Avoid Attacks	0 [11125]
400 militants in Balochistan lay down weapons on Independence Day	0 [11123]
Woman dies in 'unprovoked Indian firing' across LoC, daughters injured	0 [11123]
Criminals linked to MQM arrested in Karachi's Landhi, Rangers say	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
PKK Leader Warns Of 'Heavy Price' Amid New Turkey Violence	0 [11126]
Turkish hackers leave Rabaa memorial message on Cairo airport website	0 [11124]
Erdogan makes next grab for total power after Kurdish crackdown	3 23:56 Heriberto Henbane5351 [11127]
Tests prove ISIS using mustard gas against Kurds	1 00:31 JosephMendiola [11127]
Switzerland Lifts Some Sanctions against Iran	1 19:28 Blossom Unains5562 [11125]
Sarir power station shuts down	1 03:12 Shipman [11124]
Army in Tripoli parades to celebrate 75th anniversary; public dismissive	0 [11126]
Palestinian in coma 60 days after hunger strike in prison	2 10:15 tu3031 [11129]
Thousands demonstrate in Iraq capital for more reforms	0 [11130]
Candid Bilateral Talks Held in Pakistan	0 [11123]
Hawa Shinasi Resident's Cry Foul Over Noisy Military Base	1 09:37 USN, Ret. [11125]
Ulema Council Condemns Attacks, Demands Justice	0 [11124]
Tribal Gathering in Kabul Calls for United Front Against Pakistan's Aggressions	0 [11126]
N. Korea Denies Role in Landmine Attack against S. Korean Soldiers	1 01:09 3dc [11127]
Iraq PM Condemns US Army Chief's Remarks on Partition	0 [11124]
Nawaz seeks explanation from Mushahidullah over BBC interview	0 [11127]
No compromise on territorial sovereignty: Mamnoon	0 [11123]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Robert Mugabe's plan to save Zimbabwe: Export highly educated workers	5 17:42 DarthVader [11125]
Funding stream begins to dry up as StemExpress Cuts Ties With Planned Parenthood	7 12:48 trailing wife [11127]
Feinstein joins 'theater of the absurd' in defense of the Beest's emails	2 15:28 JHH [11126]
'Blood Gang' Member who shot New York Firefighter was a Democratic activist	4 12:28 Frank G [11128]
Scandal-tainted U.S. Secret Service to hire 1,100 staff - sources	0 [11124]
11 more die this week due to Egypt's heatwave, bringing overall death toll to 87	0 [11125]
Rebels ambush Ukrainian armor column near Mariupol	0 [11126]
This Week In Guns, August 15th, 2015	1 17:56 swksvolFF [11126]
Girl Beaten in Open Court in Sar-e-Pul Province	0 [11122]
Political analyst: 'There is panic at the top of the Kremlin'	5 10:46 gorb [11123]
Pakistan's transgender community rolls out 700-foot national flag	0 [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
The Green Socialists of Mars	1 21:15 Procopius2k [11129]
6 Step solution to ending gun violence	5 11:53 Iblis [11126]
MQM resignations	0 [11122]
Ceding space	0 [11124]
Skip the salad	1 03:23 Shipman [11124]
What links Kasur, Karachi?	0 [11124]
Without undue delay	0 [11125]
What if your favourite superheroes were Pakistani?	1 03:25 Shipman [11124]
The Countless Crimes of Hillary Clinton: Special Prosecutor Needed Now	16 19:37 Blossom Unains5562 [11131]
Page 6: Politix
FBI Said to Examine Whether Hillary Clinton E-Mail Was Backed Up	18 21:37 Lone Ranger [11126]
What If Martin O'Malley or Bernie Sanders Disobeys the DNC on Debates?	1 06:50 Besoeker [11124]
Top secret Clinton emails include drone talk	1 19:48 anymouse [11131]

    
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                        20:57 Bangkok Billy

                        20:00 Blossom Unains5562

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                        19:37 Blossom Unains5562

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                        17:56 swksvolFF

                        17:42 DarthVader

                        17:35 Steve White

                        17:01 Bill Clinton

                        15:28 JHH

                        15:10 Zenobia Floger6220

                        14:34 g(r)omgoru

                        14:23 Blossom Unains5562

                        14:23 Halliburton - Foreign Affairs Division

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10	Govt of Pakistan
7	Islamic State
3	Taliban
3	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Boko Haram
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Commies

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2015-08-15
Infighting Kills 15 Taliban In Herat

Fri 2015-08-14
Zawahiri pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader

Thu 2015-08-13
Caucasus Islamist Leader Killed in Russian Raid

Wed 2015-08-12
Nabbed Hamas man reveals new Gaza war plans

Tue 2015-08-11
Egypt govt takes over 16 hospitals linked to banned Brotherhood

Mon 2015-08-10
Yemen Loyalists Retake Southern Provincial Capital

Sun 2015-08-09
Yemen pro-govt forces launch offensive

Sat 2015-08-08
Prominent Bangladeshi secular blogger murdered

Fri 2015-08-07
'Father of Taliban' Sami ul-Haq pledge allegiance to Mullah Mansoor

Thu 2015-08-06
66 Taliban and Daesh Insurgents Killed in Nangarhar Drone Strike

Wed 2015-08-05
Head of Taliban's Qatar-based political office Tayeb Agha quits as leadership rift deepens

Tue 2015-08-04
Mullah Omar's Son Yaqub Reportedly Killed: Official

Mon 2015-08-03
Clash between Afghan Taliban fighters leaves nine dead

Sun 2015-08-02
Official: Nearly 800 ISIS militants killed in Mosul last month

Sat 2015-08-01
Jalaluddin Haqqani is dead, say Taliban sources

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