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Tunisia says IS plot to seize territory foiled
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Armed group leader 'liquidated' in Dagestan	0 [11126]
Syrian rebels continue attacks in Raqqa	0 [11124]
4 ISIS bomb attacks hit Syrian rebels	0 [11124]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [11123]
More Mosul Moslem Mayhem	0 [11125]
Salahuddin Kombat Kronicle	0 [11123]
Indian troops foil China's incursion attempt in Ladakh, minor injuries on both sides after stone-pelting	8 21:22 newc [11128]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin	0 [11123]
Anbar Antix	0 [11122]
Two 'TTP men' killed during CTD operation in Karachi	0 [11124]
Security forces uncover Hamas terrorist payment network	0 [11127]
Gunmen attack two UN camps in central Mali, killing 2	0 [11127]
Who is ‘Abdul Nabi’ who pledged allegiance to Bin Laden, and then to Baghdadi?	1 13:33 Frank G on the Road [11124]
Rebels say they shot down Syrian regime jet near border with Jordan	0 [11124]
Saudi joint forces ambush Houthi militias near Jazan	0 [11125]
Afghan forces recapture site of village 'massacre'	0 [11127]
Shabaab Attack Kills 5 Policemen In Kenya’s East	0 [11122]
Iran building missile factory in Syria — report	0 [11124]
Tunisia says IS plot to seize territory foiled	0 [11127]
Egyptian policeman killed in North Sinai gun attack	0 [11125]
3 female suicide bombers kill 27, wound 83 in northeast Nigeria	1 10:14 Skidmark [11125]
Egypt's military foils car-bomb attack in North Sinai: Spokesman	0 [11125]
Explosion, gunfire kills militant in Panthapath hotel	0 [11125]
Turkey arrests IS militant suspected of planning ‘sensational act’	0 [11125]
Iran defense chief in Turkey for ‘unprecedented’ talks	0 [11124]
Lebanese troops advance on Syria border ahead of anti-IS push	0 [11124]
Indonesia busts IS-linked ring plotting chemical attack	0 [11127]
Police say top Islamic cleric again held for incitement to terror	0 [11131]
Page 2: WoT Background
'You're prosecuting the Quran'	5 21:23 newc [11124]
Hungary Offers Asylum as Sweden Prepares to Deport Christian Convert Actress to Iran	3 18:16 swksvolFF [11129]
Islamic State in Sinai Increases Recruitment of Gaza Jihadists	0 [11124]
Turkey hunts more coup suspects, detains 30 for suspected PKK links	0 [11127]
Saudi Arabia and Iraq to re-open border crossing after 27 years	0 [11128]
Former senior al Shabaab leader says militants should leave group	0 [11123]
Indian intelligence says Qatar-backed groups linked to terrorism	0 [11125]
ICC warrant for Khalifa Haftar ally Mahmoud al-Werfalli	0 [11123]
Robow Speaks To Media In Mogadishu, Renounces Violence	0 [11124]
Police to charge family of Halamish terrorist with failing to prevent attack	1 10:06 g(r)omgoru [11123]
Civilians in Eastern Syria Flee IS Conscription	0 [11123]
Who was Saiful Islam?	0 [11126]
BBC Persian says Iran freezing assets	0 [11123]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Vigilante protesters start DIGGING UP body of Confederate general and KKK leader Nathan Forrest from his grave	7 14:27 rjschwarz [11122]
Philippines' Duterte praises police killings of 32 drug suspects, urges more	3 14:18 AlanC [11124]
Baltimore removes four Confederate statues - Civility, Law and order returning soon	3 10:39 Rob Crawford [11124]
Stone Mountain Memorial? That didn't take long.	28 20:54 newc [11125]
4Chan Strikes Back Against AntiFa With Operation Lenin Down	3 17:11 Zenobia Floger6220 [11123]
IRS Rehires 213 Employees Ousted for Falsifying Documents, Avoiding Taxes, Other Offenses	7 15:02 Abu Uluque [11123]
Birds of the feather	0 [11123]
Case against man who shot dead Palestinian burglar closed	2 13:07 Seeking cure for ignorance [11124]
Israel set to become major exporter of medical cannabis	10 17:57 lord garth [11127]
Armed Venezuelan Soldiers Caught in Guyana Begging For Food	4 09:48 Pliny Glons2836 [11123]
6 Ukrainian soldiers killed in fighting in southern Donetsk	0 [11123]
Colombia officially declares peace with FARC after handover of weapons	2 19:27 ed in texas [11126]
Couple moves LHC against panchayat's decision in Multan	0 [11123]
Saudi female surgeon named goodwill ambassador for Orthopedics society	2 13:49 Frank G on the Road [11124]
Tunisian Islamic scholars support president’s call for gender equality	0 [11124]
Saudi Arabia approves four decisions in 10 days to ‘boost women’s rights’	0 [11124]
Grace Mugabe back in Zimbabwe after assault claims	1 10:33 Besoeker [11123]
Indonesia graft witness feared for safety over his ‘evidence’ against officials. Now he’s dead in apparent US suicide	1 05:46 Mike Kozlowski [11122]
Minor injuries on both sides as Chinese and Indian soldiers caught in border melee	0 [11122]
U.S. Focusing on White Supremacist Prison Gangs	6 20:09 Skidmark [11127]
On the dole: Massive rally for social justice in Mumbai	2 20:12 Skidmark [11126]
Binladin Group to resume building giant Mecca hotel	0 [11125]
Train derails outside London Waterloo station	2 16:09 g(r)omgoru [11123]
Page 4: Opinion
Terrorism expert Steve Emmerson sez McMaster won't use the term 'radical Islam.'	4 15:33 lord garth [11123]
Mueller Raids Manafort's Home – Because He Has Nothing	11 19:03 magpie [11128]
The Death of Reading	6 20:14 Skidmark [11128]
Marawi battle exposes Philippines’ intel crisis	1 11:38 Skidmark [11123]
Rejection of Muslim Brotherhood by popular consent	3 17:07 lord garth [11123]
Fools to the Left of Me, Clowns to the Right	10 17:35 Black Bart Cromotch7868 [11127]
NATO double think on Russian war games	1 00:15 3dc [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Big Plans on the Hard Left for November 4 - Day of Rage and possible revolution	9 21:35 swksvolFF [11127]
Three CEOs walk away from Trump after Charlottesville	20 20:41 Skidmark [11127]
Hillary's Pastor Plagiarized For Clinton ‘Devotional' Book	5 11:01 Frank G on the Road [11122]

    
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Who's in the News
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12	Islamic State
3	al-Shabaab (AQ)
3	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
3	Muslim Brotherhood
2	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Iran
2	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Syria
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Sublime Porte
1	Taliban
1	TTP
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Commies
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Houthis
1	Narcos

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2017-08-16
Tunisia says IS plot to seize territory foiled

Tue 2017-08-15
Russia foils two ISIS suicide bombers who planned to blow themselves up on the subway in Moscow

Mon 2017-08-14
At least 17 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso

Sun 2017-08-13
IS executes its Legal Judge in Hawija for attempting to secede

Sat 2017-08-12
30 Taliban insurgents killed as suicide vests explodes in Farah gathering

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

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