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US confirms airstrike killed al-Shabab commander in Somalia
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Bogus Afghan refugee is charged in Germany with murdering a US soldier while fighting with the Taliban	11 21:22 trailing wife [11136]
Blast targets al-Qaida office in Syria, causing casualties	1 06:27 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Nine Islamic State militants killed in Kirkuk air raid	0 [11125]
Tiger Forces, tribal fighters roll back ISIS in southern Raqqa	0 [11127]
Freshly captured IS affiliate interrogated by Iraqi forces in Mosul	0 [11127]
Syrian Army, allies recommence offensive in Syria-Jordan border region	0 [11129]
Syrian Army retakes initiative in east Hama, recaptures lost points	0 [11130]
Houthi forces retaliate against Saudi military in Jizan	0 [11129]
Islamic State execute four in Tal Afar for killing militants	0 [11125]
Mass grave of 40 found south of Ramadi: official	0 [11130]
Islamic State arrest preacher who questioned Baghdadi’s death	1 08:35 Frank G [11131]
Suicide bomber kills 3 Iraqi security members west of Mosul	0 [11129]
Five Islamic State snipers killed by coalition warplanes in Kirkuk	0 [11127]
Taliban used Humvees and motor bombs in latest large scale attack in Helmand	0 [11129]
Thirteen Islamic State militants killed sneaking into southern Mosul village	0 [11126]
Explosion targets civilian vehicle in Kabul city	0 [11127]
Homes evacuated in Bristol (Somali gimmigrant hotspot) after 'chemical' find	2 14:04 trailing wife [11130]
Afghan official says bomber who hit NATO wore woman's burqa	2 21:44 Pappy [11130]
US confirms airstrike killed al-Shabab commander in Somalia	0 [11129]
Egyptian policeman, civilian shot dead at Esna checkpoint	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Plotters 'who tried to bomb a plane' from Sydney to the Middle East 'were put in touch with Syrian ISIS mastermind by their own terrorist BROTHER'	0 [11126]
Blackwater guard's murder conviction thrown out, new sentences for co-defendents	3 13:53 Seeking cure for ignorance [11126]
Pakistan’s soil must not be used for terrorism, says US envoy	4 14:00 [11125]
Duterte blasts Aquino anew in second visit to Marawi	0 [11126]
Sadr urges govt to subject paramilitary forces to state control	0 [11126]
German Police Tried To Recruit Hamburg Attacker As Informant – Report	8 15:28 trailing wife [11133]
Ayesha Gulalai v Imran Khan: Pakistan weighs probe	1 06:23 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Italy toughens tone on NGO migrant rescue boats	3 13:37 Skidmark [11129]
Two Muslim-majority Africa states to send first-ever envoys to Israel	2 13:40 Skidmark [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Smartphones & happiness	0 [11123]
Turkmenistan's Leader Mocked Over Gun-Toting Video	3 17:51 Raj [11128]
The Trump effect: Japanese carmakers adding 4,000 jobs at new car assembly plant	3 14:08 trailing wife [11128]
NA to form special committee to probe Ayesha Gulalai's charges against Imran Khan	0 [11122]
Amazing Coincidences: ROK spy agency admits trying to rig 2012 presidential election	1 07:35 Procopius2k [11129]
Why is 'SPUD21' 66402 orbiting at 17,000 to 22,000 feet over Seattle	13 20:09 Tennessee [11129]
Mauritanians to vote on controversial constitutional changes	0 [11129]
Kagame poised for another term as Rwanda polls close	0 [11126]
More than 250 killed in DR Congo's Kasai, says UN	0 [11124]
Moviegoers Getting Fed Up With All The F****** Cursing	10 20:58 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11137]
Page 4: Opinion
Is Mueller's Grand Jury Impeachment Step One?	5 20:10 Procopius2k [11132]
Someone Just Noticed That Trump Is Getting Stuff Done	0 [11126]
Loud-Mouthed Stephen A Smith: NFL Owners Reluctant to Sign Kaepernick Are ‘Soulless Businessmen'	16 20:54 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11128]
FBI email dump reveals collusion between media and DOJ to squash 2016 Lynch Clinton meeting	4 21:57 Injun Bucket8891 [11132]
NAACP Warns Others Not to Go to Missouri	6 11:20 ed in texas [11128]
Mueller's Investigators Worry They're Going To Get Sued	5 14:13 Silentbrick [11124]
Dem tells Obama: 'We miss your intellect and integrity' in the White House	4 12:27 Airandee [11132]
Musharraf’s rantings	4 12:50 Abu Uluque [11129]
China’s Evolving Surface Fleet	4 08:37 g(r)omgoru [11130]
This Week in Guns, August 5th, 2017	6 20:07 Skidmark [11131]
Page 6: Politix
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Says He and Susan Rice Both ‘Did Unmaskings'	16 17:40 g(r)omgoru [11130]
Illinois Establishes ‘Barack Obama Day'	10 16:14 Albert Dribble4334 [11127]
Political Journalist Stu Rothenberg Blasts West Virginia With Bigoted Fake News	1 08:11 JohnQC [11128]
Exclusive -- Jeff Sessions Orders Look into ‘DOJ Slush Fund’ Payments to Leftists	6 20:17 JohnQC [11129]
Sessions DOJ Blocks Sanctuary Cities from Police Assistance Program	5 12:37 M. Murcek [11124]
The Slow-Motion Coup d’Etat picks up steam	12 21:21 49 Pan [11127]
Acosta Pulls the Media’s Mask Off	4 12:37 Abu Uluque [11128]
Wasserman Schultz talks about arrested aide Imran Awan	7 23:50 trailing wife [11130]

    
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                        21:44 Pappy

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                        20:58 AlmostAnonymous5839

                        20:54 AlmostAnonymous5839

                        20:35 Regular joe

                        20:17 JohnQC

                        20:13 Tennessee

                        20:10 Procopius2k

                        20:09 Tennessee

                        20:07 Skidmark 

                        19:25 Iblis

                        18:46 g(r)omgoru

                        18:39 trailing wife

                        18:02 DarthVader

                        17:51 Raj

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                        17:42 g(r)omgoru

                        17:40 g(r)omgoru

                        16:36 Besoeker

                        16:14 Albert Dribble4334

                        16:12 Tom

Who's in the News
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11	Islamic State
4	Taliban
4	Govt of Pakistan
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Govt of Syria
1	al-Nusra
1	Maute group (IS)
1	Govt of Iraq
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Houthis

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Two weeks of WOT

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

Thu 2017-07-27
Deadly truck bombing foiled in Kabul city

Wed 2017-07-26
Wasserman Schultz’s IT Aide Arrested At Airport After Transferring $300k To Pakistan From House Office

Tue 2017-07-25
Governor dismissed over AQAP ties

Mon 2017-07-24
Suicide car bombing kills 24, wounds 42 in Afghan capital

Sun 2017-07-23
Azhar opens fatwa kiosks in Cairo metro station to counter extremism

Sat 2017-07-22
Rebel ambush kills 28 pro-govt fighters near Damascus

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