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101st Airborne, US Special Forces Called Into Ghazni Battle
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
More Improvised Weaponized Drones Emerge In Iraq, Now With The Police (videos)	1 13:57 Skidmark [11124]
101st Airborne, US Special Forces Called Into Ghazni Battle	15 22:40 gorb [11130]
Fresh clashes erupt among Taliban and ISIS in Nangarhar province	3 09:10 Rambler in Virginia [11127]
Afghan forces foil bomb explosions in two different parts of Kabul	0 [11127]
IDF: Soldiers nab 3 Palestinians with pipe bombs near West Bank settlement	2 22:41 gorb [11130]
Four injured, one seriously, in French knife rampage; terror motive ruled out	1 02:48 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Suspect wanted in Raiwind blast case killed in ‘encounter’	0 [11130]
Masked vandals torch dozens of cars in Sweden	3 22:17 Si vis pacem [11129]
'We won't survive': Residents speak of ongoing battle in Ghazni	2 15:13 gorb [11127]
Saudi-UAE air raids target Yemen's Hodeidah	1 14:39 Frank G [11124]
Egypt arrests 13 on anniversary of 2013 'Rabaa massacre'	0 [11129]
Taiz governor survives assassination attack in Aden	0 [11125]
Taliban attacks kill 4 police in southern province	0 [11123]
Egypt's prosecution detains 6 'terrorist elements' over failed church attack	0 [11127]
Egypt arrests 13 fugitive Brotherhood members for 'planning to disrupt nation's security'	0 [11124]
Four civilians, security personnel wounded while dispersing protest, north of Basra	0 [11128]
Mosul clearance continues: 8 turbans tied up, rubble bounced in 4 turban hideouts	0 [11126]
Diyala dead & otherwise dudes: turban attack on checkpoint foiled, farmer kaboomed	0 [11130]
Baghdad bomb & bullet bulletin: 7 kaboomed by criminals, 2 more by unknowns	0 [11126]
Crash outside UK Parliament treated as terror attack	4 14:03 Skidmark [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
Egypt Summons Palestinian Groups For Israeli Truce, Unity Talks	0 [11128]
Key Gaza crossing set to fully reopen as calm along border holds	1 15:15 gorb [11127]
Russia deploys police to help UN patrol Israel-Syria border	0 [11126]
US, Israeli embassies in Berlin receive letters with powder	0 [11126]
Anti-terror financing compliance review of Pakistan to conclude tomorrow	0 [11125]
14 injured in grenade blast in Balochistan’s Noshki district	0 [11131]
What's next for Turkey after lira slump?	0 [11129]
Spain, Portugal to accept more rejected Aquarius refugees	0 [11126]
Abadi faces US wrath at U-turn on Iran sanctions	0 [11123]
Amid currency crisis, Ankara goes to build roads in Syria	0 [11126]
Turkey raises tariffs on some US imports, escalates feud	5 22:43 gorb [11133]
Damascus Welcomes Refugees Returning from Lebanon with Charm Offensive	0 [11128]
Turkey Court Orders Release of 2 Greek Troops Held since March	0 [11126]
5 Al-Azhar professors, student sentenced to prison over terrorism charges in Egypt	0 [11126]
U.S. official warns of more actions against Turkey if pastor not freed	0 [11127]
PMFs deny withdrawal from Nineveh, handing over sites to Peshmerga	0 [11128]
Abadi pledges Iraq support for Turkey against U.S. sanctions	0 [11127]
Erdogan says Turkey will boycott US electronics, lira "steadies"	4 22:46 gorb [11129]
Merkel party's think tank compares Israel's security wall to Berlin Wall	6 20:50 Procopius2k [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Southwest Air Limits Emotional-Support Animals to Dogs, Cats, and smallish horses	17 19:33 ed in texas [11125]
Grand Jury reveals the depravity of 301 priests who sexually assaulted at least 1,000 children	7 23:49 JohnQC [11129]
Family of the late Michael Clarke Duncan suspicious of fiancée Omarosa in 2013	5 21:35 Bugs Thud4877 [11130]
Christian Baker Again Under Fire for Refusing Transgender Cake Despite Supreme Court Win	4 22:49 gorb [11128]
Karachi ranked among world’s least liveable cities	1 01:55 newc [11126]
PTI issues show-cause notice to party lawmaker for 'beating up' Karachi citizen	0 [11124]
Boy found handcuffed as judge raids lock-up in Larkana	1 04:19 Skidmark [11126]
At least 39 injured in Independence Day gunsex in Karachi	0 [11129]
India to send manned mission to space by 2022: Modi	0 [11131]
Pyongyang summit ‘an audacious step’ towards denuclearization, end of Korean War	1 01:42 SteveS [11125]
Arms, Investment and 'Instructors': Russia Boosts Africa Role	5 15:53 Sock Puppet of Doom [11127]
TX: Muslim immigrant sentenced to death over 2 honor killings	6 20:09 KBK [11128]
Cities demand Trump administration act on Tijuana River pollution that fouls San Diego County beaches	17 20:15 Frank G [11127]
Eco-friendly open-air urinals cause uproar in Paris	1 07:55 KBK [11125]
~~Several~~ 22 killed in Italian bridge collapse	1 09:10 Glenmore [11122]
NBC Ignores Own Reporter and Crew Is Assaulted By Antifa	0 [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
CA DMV a Hot Mess, Undermining Confidence in Big California Projects	5 19:16 charger [11123]
Gowdy: 'Unbelievable' That DOJ's Bruce Ohr 'Would Insert Himself Into an Ongoing Investigation'	6 21:02 Clem [11132]
Prof. Avital Ronell And The Lie of The Feminist Academy	1 07:41 Procopius2k [11127]
America Is Plagued by Privilege, but It's Not What You Think	1 07:40 Procopius2k [11123]
Strzok's firing reveals the scandal at the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility	4 20:08 gorb [11124]
Professor: Native Dutch Need To Get Used To Being a Minority	14 21:10 Frank G [11131]
MUST SEE: D'Souza tears apart Democrat lies about fascism	6 20:55 Clem [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Trump revokes security clearance for ex-CIA chief John Brennan	6 20:36 Dale [11127]
Twitter: Trump revokes John Brennan's security clearance	4 17:56 Besoeker [11126]
Schumer - Illegal Immigration is Wrong	3 18:36 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11125]
Update on the 60 Separate Defamation Lawsuits Against the SPLC Under Consideration	4 17:58 JohnQC [11125]
Chelsea Clinton: Roe v. Wade Helped Add $3.5 Trillion to U.S. Economy	26 23:05 CrazyFool [11129]
The Legacies of Robert Mueller's Investigations	8 15:48 Sock Puppet of Doom [11123]

    
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                        22:17 Si vis pacem

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                        21:35 Bugs Thud4877

                        21:10 Frank G

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                        20:46 Regular joe

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                        20:09 K. Couric

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4	Muslim Brotherhood
2	Houthis
2	Commies
2	Govt of Iraq
2	Govt of Syria
2	Hamas
2	Islamic State
1	Human Trafficking
1	Antifa
1	TTP

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2018-08-15
101st Airborne, US Special Forces Called Into Ghazni Battle

Tue 2018-08-14
Islamic State member sentenced to death over killing security personnel in Nineveh

Mon 2018-08-13
The FBI Finally Makes Peter Strzok Redundant

Sun 2018-08-12
Antifa to Protest ‘Alt-Right’ in D.C.: Abolish ICE, No Borders, Close Prisons

Sat 2018-08-11
Iraqi cleric "Tater" Sadr wins election vote recount

Fri 2018-08-10
Report: Ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas

Thu 2018-08-09
Dozens dead after school bus carrying "children" in Yemen hit by airstrike

Wed 2018-08-08
Israel pounds Hamas after 15 injured in rocket barrage

Tue 2018-08-07
11 Children Rescued From New Mexico Compound Run by Army Muslim Extremists

Mon 2018-08-06
Saudi Arabia declares Canadian ambassador persona non grata, orders him to leave in 24 hours

Sun 2018-08-05
Iran protesters attack religious school in province near Tehran

Sat 2018-08-04
Death Toll Rises To 30 In Bombings On Paktia Mosque

Fri 2018-08-03
Jordan army clashes with Islamic State militants fleeing Syrian forces

Thu 2018-08-02
Egypt police kill five members of terrorist group Hasm in Nile Delta shootout

Wed 2018-08-01
Man arrested after suspected homemade explosive device found at Vereeniging, South Africa mosque

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