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Punjab home minister Shuja Khanzada killed in terror attack
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
At least 16 killed, 81 injured in Bangkok blast	1 21:35 newc [11132]
FSA 'Arsal Commander' Shot Dead in Town's Square	0 [11123]
10 arrested in violent protest for release of hunger striker	0 [11124]
One Soldier, Three Kurdish Rebels Killed in Turkey Unrest	0 [11127]
Local Hunters And Vigilantes Killed 17 Boko Haram Members And Arrest Many Others In Adamawa	0 [11124]
Boko Haram bomber blows self up in Borno market as civilian confronts him	1 05:54 Richard Aubrey [11125]
Boko Haram: Nigerian Air Force commences fresh air strike over Sambisa forest	0 [11127]
Syria militants try to sneak in: Jordan	0 [11123]
Iraqi army kills 50 ISIS jihadists in Salahadin	0 [11131]
Journalist tried and executed same day by ISIS in Mosul	1 07:42 Bobby [11126]
Somalia soldiers seize Shaboobs	0 [11127]
Shaboobs invade Kenyan town	0 [11129]
Saudi Jets Continue Pounding Yemeni Areas	1 21:20 JosephMendiola [11128]
ISIL Terrorists Kill 15 Iraqi Women in Mosul	0 [11124]
Jailbreak attempt averted in Herat, man arrested for digging tunnel	2 08:45 Frank G [11128]
Taliban planning to target a compound possibly located in Taimani	0 [11129]
Senior Taliban Commander Arrested in Badghis	0 [11125]
77 Insurgents Killed in Helmand Clashes: Officials	0 [11127]
Al Qaeda man sentenced to life in prison	1 02:10 Steven [11127]
Three 'BLA terrorists' killed in Rangers crackdown	0 [11123]
Air raids near Syrian capital kill more than 80	0 [11126]
Three FC men killed in attack on check post in Chaghi	0 [11126]
40 terrorists killed in Shawal air strikes, says ISPR	0 [11123]
Punjab home minister Shuja Khanzada killed in terror attack	0 [11131]
Uzbek pleads guilty to supporting Daesh	1 02:12 Steven [11130]
Two NPA militants nabbed in Sorsogon	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
Will Israel Invade Syria?	4 21:37 newc [11129]
US to withdraw Patriot missile system from Turkey	7 15:03 Pappy [11125]
Al-Nusra Front Frees Several U.S.-Trained Rebels	2 21:42 JosephMendiola [11131]
'Hamas-Israel deal imminent,' to the dismay of Palestinian factions	1 09:19 lord garth [11125]
Boko Haram leader Shekau says he is 'still in charge'	0 [11125]
Russia presents Egypt with advanced missile ship	1 02:51 JosephMendiola [11124]
Top N.Korean Military Chiefs Absent from Celebrations	0 [11123]
N.Korea Threatens to Shoot Down Loudspeakers	1 03:13 JosephMendiola [11129]
Where's Shekau? Chad president messes with Boko Haram's mind	1 09:04 trailing wife [11126]
For Hadi men, next stop is Taez	0 [11123]
Kuwait arms 'sent from Iran'	0 [11124]
Abadi orders investigation of accused Ramadi deserters	0 [11123]
German FM: independent Kurdistan would destabilize region	9 19:14 Airandee [11132]
Iraqi parliament's report blames Maliki, other top officials, for losing Mosul	2 13:18 g(r)omgoru [11123]
Iraqi police ready for attack on Ramadi to oust ISIS	0 [11125]
Maj. Gen. Ibrahim: Assir Operation was Purely Lebanese	0 [11126]
IS forbids Muslim burials in Sirte for its victims: report	0 [11125]
Both sides of Libya divide said to be making separate plans to attack Sirte	0 [11123]
Dostum Rallies Support, Stokes Opposition to Taliban and Backers in Pakistan	0 [11123]
Indian coast guard officer to be court-martialled	0 [11126]
India summons Pakistan envoy over civilian deaths in Kashmir	0 [11127]
300 BNP men join AL in Khagrachhari	0 [11124]
1 killed in Kushtia AL factional clash at mourning rally	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Donald Trump Outlines Immigration Policy; Explains How He Would Make Mexico to Pay for Border Wall	1 16:03 Procopius2k [11133]
Clem the retired Ukrainian sniper back in the ~~big suck~~ thick of it.	0 [11126]
Trump sez he'll end 'anchor baby' citizenship.	2 22:24 JosephMendiola [11128]
Rebels, Ukrainians exchange more artillery fire	0 [11122]
Four-year-old shot as rival gangs trade bullets	0 [11126]
Two Policemen Get 20 Years In Prison For Kidnap and Rape	1 13:10 Bobby [11123]
Dissenting voices from Kasur: 'Long march if SP is not transferred'	0 [11125]
Woman avoids jail through 13 pregnancies in ten years	1 05:58 Richard Aubrey [11124]
Pentagon Fears It's Not Ready for a War With Putin	7 14:11 USN, Ret. [11123]
Page 4: Opinion
Doomsday clock for global market crash strikes one minute to midnight as central banks lose control	4 22:10 JosephMendiola [11131]
There is no California	5 13:56 rjschwarz [11123]
Combating abuse	0 [11124]
Double diplomatic collapse	0 [11125]
Needless firestorm	1 17:45 M. Murcek [11130]
A post-Zia Pakistan?	0 [11123]
Who benefits from Zawahiri pledge to Taliban?	0 [11124]
The British Left’s Hypocritical Embrace of Islamism	8 22:18 Procopious2k [11126]
Page 6: Politix
State Dept suddenly finds thousands of Hillary aide's e-mails they denied existing in 2013	4 19:45 Procopius2k [11126]
The investigation into Beest's private email is being run out of FBI headquarters ‐ and that's unusual	9 20:34 Blossom Unains5562 [11126]
Beest's Top Secret emails came from Klingons	7 22:29 JosephMendiola [11127]
Fobby Bottom gave Beest's lawyer safe in which to store illegal thumb drives	6 20:33 Blossom Unains5562 [11128]
Trump on possible Ukraine NATO entry: I wouldn’t care	5 19:47 Procopius2k [11129]
Timeline: The Clinton Email Saga	9 15:07 g(r)omgoru [11123]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	Islamic State
6	Govt of Pakistan
5	Boko Haram
5	Taliban
3	Commies
2	Govt of Iraq
2	al-Qaeda
2	al-Shabaab
2	Houthis
2	Baloch Liberation Army
1	TTP
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Islamic Jihad
1	al-Nusra
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Salafists

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2015-08-17
Punjab home minister Shuja Khanzada killed in terror attack

Sun 2015-08-16
God strikes Hamid Gul dead

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

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