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Turkish Army invades northern Syria, launches attack on Kurdish-held border town
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Russian drones conduct 14,000 counter-insurgency operations in Syria	3 09:33 ed in texas [11128]
Turkish Army invades northern Syria, launches attack on Kurdish-held border town	5 16:44 Skidmark [11125]
Video: Islamist terrorists blow themselves up in Ingushetia	2 13:14 trailing wife [11129]
10 die in fighting near Tripoli	0 [11126]
Syrian Army Combat Summary	0 [11126]
Fighting increases in Sanaa	0 [11128]
ANA soldier defects to Taliban	0 [11126]
4 ISIS Bad Guys die in artillery attack in Salahuddin	0 [11126]
Anbar Antix	0 [11125]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin	0 [11125]
Military court convicts Halamish terrorist’s family for not turning him in	0 [11123]
Iraqi forces retake 95% of Tal Afar from ISIS	0 [11128]
Houthis kill Saleh loyalist Khaled al-Razi, but why was he targeted?	0 [11126]
UK police arrest 2nd suspect in Buckingham Palace sword attack	0 [11130]
IS video urges Muslim militants to wage jihad in Marawi	0 [11127]
Landmine blast martyrs two soldiers in South Waziristan	0 [11128]
Suicide bomber kills 13 in Helmand: Afghan official	0 [11125]
Massive hunt against JeM in South Kashmir	0 [11129]
5 civilians injured as Pak resumes heavy shelling on LoC in Poonch	0 [11128]
Two dead, three injured in Indian firing along LoC	0 [11127]
Two Boko Haram factions ready for dialogue -- Arrested sect commander	1 07:27 Pappy [11132]
Lebanon finds suspected remains of ISIL-held soldiers	0 [11128]
Rohingya: Even babies were not spared by the army	0 [11125]
Lebanon, Syria declare ceasefires in fight against ISIL	0 [11127]
Hamas Arrests Six Members Planning to Join Islamic State in Sinai	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Christian child forced into Muslim foster care	4 19:37 Seeking cure for ignorance [11129]
Finland stabbing suspect 'lied about his name, age'	5 12:29 ryuge [11128]
Germany, Jordan clash over immunity for German troops	1 02:54 g(r)omgoru [11123]
Maute patriarch dies in Philippine custody	1 00:52 Skidmark [11129]
Egypt, Germany sign MOU on dealing with irregular migration	0 [11129]
1,705,181 pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia	7 08:00 Mullah Richard [11123]
Christian child forced into Muslim foster care	1 03:25 gorb [11125]
Pope Francis laments persecution of Rohingya Muslims, prays God 'saves them'	2 23:52 newc [11126]
US aware of Afghan Taliban's presence in Peshawar and Quetta: Gen John Nicholson	0 [11125]
Audit reveals billions in irregularities in 2016 Haj operation	1 07:37 Pappy [11126]
JIT entrusted with Lahore's Outfall Road blast	0 [11122]
Police disperse anti-US rally in Karachi	0 [11127]
Pak, Afghan military leadership agree on forming joint working group	0 [11126]
Pulwama martyrs laid to rest	0 [11128]
Palestinian girl dies after being struck by settler car	0 [11127]
Islamic State claims responsibility for Brussels stabbing	0 [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
North Korea fires missile over Japan	3 20:00 Big Prince of the Munchkins7003 [11130]
NYPD needs to replace 36K useless smartphones	6 16:03 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Texas Governor: President Called and said 'whatever you need, you've got'	1 09:28 Rambler in Virginia [11127]
Confederate flag sales surge after Charlottesville violence	2 18:59 JohnQC [11129]
Excessive m@sturbation is hurting China's military	11 12:28 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [11125]
66% of Americans now fear speaking their minds in a politically correct nation	9 22:30 newc [11130]
Toxic masculinity and privilege (via Instapundit)	3 22:26 newc [11128]
EPA will no longer sponsor the annual climate leadership awards	0 [11125]
Oil markets roiled as Hurricane Harvey hits U.S. petroleum industry	0 [11125]
Bad Week End for Austrian-Italian Alpine Mountain Climbing	1 19:29 Capsu78 [11132]
Houston Man Catches Fish Inside His Home	1 18:36 swksvolFF [11127]
Browns players stand in line, link arms during national anthem	3 19:36 Capsu78 [11123]
'Forest brothers' in the CIA archives - Anti-Soviet sentiment across the Baltics	0 [11125]
Indian villagers lynch two Muslims transporting cattle	1 02:34 gorb [11126]
One Of North Korea's Most Dangerous Weapons Is The Ancient An-2 Biplane	10 16:54 Skidmark [11128]
Bull wounds anti-bullfighting activist in French arena	5 15:40 Barbara [11129]
Mystery deaths of HL Hunley submarine crew solved - they accidentally killed themselves	2 06:41 Besoeker [11125]
Sierra Leone mudslides 'kill more than 1,000'	3 20:51 chris [11126]
It's all about 'deconstructing whiteness,' the 'construct of whiteness,' the 'ignorance of whiteness'	5 08:10 Procopius2k [11127]
Swearing proves you are f****** brilliant: Intelligent people are more likely to be foul-mouthed and walk around naked at home, claims study	9 20:47 JohnQC [11127]
Harvey kills 2, injures 14 in Texas	4 17:16 swksvolFF [11122]
Page 4: Opinion
Conservatism Is Not A Suicide Pact	6 22:31 European Conservative [11128]
Who was James T. Hodgkinson and where did he go ?	3 15:00 Clem [11126]
Tucker: NFL Players Going ‘Out Of Their Way' To Show ‘How Much They Hate' America [VIDEO]	15 19:43 rjschwarz [11127]
Trump vs. the Enemies of the People	4 18:57 JohnQC [11131]
Philippines' Duterte says police can kill 'idiots' who resist arrest	2 16:28 Clem [11123]
Trump's pardon of Arpaio sends strong messages to immigrant advocates, Mueller team, loyalists	11 18:49 Threatch Jeamp8135 [11126]
Hall of Famer Tony Dungy Applauds Ben Watson for Calling Abortion, ‘Ultimate ~~solution~~ form of Racism'	1 18:51 Skidmark [11125]
Antifa and the 'Alt-Left': Everything You Need to Know	8 18:58 lord garth [11127]
Ex-PM must stop assailing institutions	0 [11123]
A militarised state	0 [11125]
Glenn K. Beaton: There were no good guys at Charlottesville	3 18:59 Skidmark [11130]
The Coming Age of Magic	4 10:07 ed in texas [11125]
Greenfield: The church of the left	3 08:44 JohnQC [11123]
Page 6: Politix
What Trump really needs	3 12:24 JohnQC [11127]
Famed Theater Ends 34-Year Tradition Of Showing ‘Gone With The Wind' Because It's ‘Insensitive'	10 21:12 JohnQC [11134]
So, California Is Considering Taxing ~~Air~~ Drinking Water	18 19:11 Seeking cure for ignorance [11125]
Podesta Group retroactively files more DOJ disclosures for pro-Putin work	5 20:02 Alaska Paul [11129]
Christian Group Sues SPLC And Amazon	4 11:40 Pappy [11127]
The real threat to our republic is the Orwellian Antifa	5 14:46 trailing wife [11129]
Petition seeks to rename Roosevelt Island, calls FDR ‘racist’	3 15:23 Barbara [11127]
100s or more than a 1000 ~~antifascist protesters~~ fascists march in San Fran, face off vs riot police after ~~alt-right~~ free speech group canceled rally	2 18:17 rjschwarz [11130]

    
                23:52 newc

                        22:31 European Conservative

                        22:30 newc

                        22:26 newc

                        22:12 Hupeting Sforza8196

                        21:12 JohnQC

                        20:53 European Conservative

                        20:52 European Conservative

                        20:51 chris

                        20:47 JohnQC

                        20:02 Alaska Paul

                        20:00 Big Prince of the Munchkins7003

                        19:43 rjschwarz

                        19:37 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        19:36 Capsu78

                        19:33 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        19:29 Capsu78

                        19:27 Threatch Jeamp8135

                        19:11 Seeking cure for ignorance

                        18:59 JohnQC

                        18:59 Skidmark

                        18:58 lord garth

                        18:57 JohnQC

                        18:53 Raj

Who's in the News
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8	Govt of Pakistan
7	Islamic State
4	Moslem Colonists
2	Harakah al-Yaqin
2	Commies
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
2	Govt of Syria
2	Houthis
2	Taliban
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	TTP
1	Arab Spring
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Maute group (IS)
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Salafists
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Sublime Porte
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2017-08-28
Turkish Army invades northern Syria, launches attack on Kurdish-held border town

Sun 2017-08-27
Iraq forces recapture city of Tal Afar from ISIS

Sat 2017-08-26
'Terror attack’ in Brussels: Machete-waving ‘terrorist’ is shot dead as he attacks soldiers shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ near street where ISIS called for vehicle attacks

Fri 2017-08-25
'Islamist terror cell' with a hoard of bombs blow themselves up rather than surrender to Russian police

Thu 2017-08-24
Iraqi forces recapture more of Tal Afar, the last refuge

Wed 2017-08-23
Yemen: At least 30 dead as air strike hits hotel

Tue 2017-08-22
Somali extremist group confirms killing of senior commander

Mon 2017-08-21
It's over-ish: Las Ramblas van terrorist shot dead wearing explosive belt 'and screaming Allahu Akbar' west of Barcelona

Sun 2017-08-20
Kenya Says Police Killed Most Wanted Al Shabaab Commander

Sat 2017-08-19
War crimes suspect Mahmoud Warfali arrested on Hafter’s orders

Fri 2017-08-18
Finland attack – ‘Several people injured after multiple knifemen rampage through city of Turku' amid reports of shots fired

Thu 2017-08-17
Breaking: Barcelona Van Attack on Pedestrians.

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

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