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Drone belonging to #Haftar destroys an ambulance
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Gaza on state of alert after blasts kill 3 Hamas policemen	3 19:29 bbrewer126 [10327]
15 Taliban and ISIS militants killed, detained in Afghan Special Forces operations	0 [10327]
Nangarhar: 6 ISIS turbans airstruck, former big turban’s nephew kaboomed	0 [10328]
Taliban Kills Three Hostages In Baghlan: Official	0 [10327]
Taliban Attacks Pushed Back In Zabul: Officials	0 [10328]
Multiple airstrikes kill at least 66 Taliban militants in Ghor	0 [10329]
Taliban’s shadow district chief among 15 killed in Balkh province	0 [10328]
Mixed messages from SDF over personnel withdrawal from Syria-Turkey border	0 [10327]
Iraqi interior ministry says Islamic State terrorist hotbed destroyed in Kirkuk	0 [10327]
Diyala dead dudes: turbans snipe 2 Iraqi troops, innocent kaboomed	0 [10328]
Hamas launched a large-scale arrest campaign among members of militant groups close to ISIS	3 09:38 Procopius2k [10329]
Ceasefire violation by Pak in Poonch Sector(J&K) at about 1830 hours	0 [10328]
Internal ministry for #Gaza has declared a state of emergency	2 16:15 Skidmark [10329]
2 dead, 4 injured as remote AJK valley hit by 'indiscriminate' Indian shelling	0 [10327]
Civilian mistaken as soldier killed in occupied Kashmir	0 [10327]
Syrian opposition launches largest Khan Sheikhoun attack since regime takeover	0 [10327]
Arab Coalition intercepts, downs Houthi drone launched from Yemen’s Sanaa	0 [10326]
Israeli air force hits Palestinian base in Lebanon	1 17:17 Dron66046 [10329]
Iran court upholds 10-year jail term for British Council staffer	0 [10329]
Houthis fire ballistic missile from Yemen’s Amran province	0 [10327]
Israeli aircraft strikes Gaza after Palestinian mortar fire	0 [10328]
Explosions hit two police checkpoints in Gaza, two dead	1 07:14 Frank G [10327]
At least 20 immigrants feared dead as Libyan coastguards rescue capsized boat	0 [10327]
Haftar's terrorist sleeper cells targeting activists, journalists and officials in Tripoli	0 [10329]
Drone belonging to #Haftar destroys an ambulance	2 10:41 g(r)omgoru [10329]
Page 2: WoT Background
TSA bans Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge ‘thermal detonator' Coke bottles from checked and carry-on luggage	7 16:06 Procopius2k [10326]
Armed group threatens US military, civilian sites in Iraq	6 19:00 Procopius2k [10329]
Deal nears in talks with US: Taliban	4 22:43 trailing wife [10328]
Long march call against govt receives cold response	2 04:12 Dron66046 [10327]
Sri Lankan Islamic clerics seek clarity on face veil ban	0 [10328]
Students rally in Pakistan-held Kashmir against India	3 17:09 Dron66046 [10326]
Russia delivers another S-400 battery to Turkey	2 16:37 Flesing Wittlesbach3140 [10327]
Hezbollah plans ‘calculated’ response to Israel: Sources	4 20:04 gorb [10327]
Pakistan considering closing air space to India	1 16:25 Skidmark [10326]
Judgment Day for prof who wants to 'kill all' Christians	11 11:24 Lex [10327]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Stanford pushes separate physics course for minority students	20 19:25 Besoeker [10325]
More Fires Now Burning in Angola, Congo Than Amazon	3 12:19 Lex [10327]
'Surrey swarm' earthquakes not caused by nearby oil extraction, says study	0 [10326]
CNN schedules 7 Hour long town hall on climate change	4 17:14 European Conservative [10326]
Google to move Pixel smartphone production to Vietnam	7 20:09 Phaick Uneretle6310 [10327]
Costco limits shoppers in first China store after opening-day fiasco	4 19:09 Procopius2k [10326]
Johnson & Johnson shares rise despite $572m opioid ruling	0 [10327]
Tart poisoning fails, Paul Hollywood and Great British Bake Off return	1 07:51 Cesare [10326]
Early Planned Parenthood site discovered near Huanchaco, Peru	4 19:33 Dron66046 [10326]
The downside of unassisted human flight, or aerial yoga goes badly in Nuevo Leon	8 19:38 bbrewer126 [10326]
Florida man loses 25% of skin to flesh-eating bacteria, family says	1 08:43 JohnQC [10326]
Lahore man arrested for harassing, blackmailing woman through 'objectionable material'	0 [10326]
‘Torture cell’ run by SHO, constables unearthed in Lahore	0 [10326]
UK must pay Brexit divorce bill even if there’s no deal: EU	34 19:54 Lex [10327]
KFC to test meatless chicken at Georgia restaurant	16 18:09 Dron66046 [10326]
Indonesia to move capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo	5 20:59 Vernal Hatrick [10327]
Starhopper completes test flight	1 16:51 Skidmark [10328]
Actress Lori Loughlin faces hearing in US college cheating scandal	4 09:54 chris [10327]
Three European nations condemn North Korea’s missile launches	3 17:46 Whiskey Mike [10326]
Executive at top Hollywood lobbying firm arrested for rape, blackmail	4 17:24 trailing wife [10326]
Doctor Who Lost Job Over Tweets About Giving Jews Wrong Meds Seeks Hearing	4 18:15 swksvolFF [10327]
Page 4: Opinion
Meat eaters are fuelling the Amazon Fire	1 20:10 gorb [10326]
CNN Apologizes To Stalin, Mao After Comparing Them To Trump	3 21:30 Lex [10327]
Jim Mattis: Duty, Democracy and the Threat of Tribalism	11 21:43 Lex [10327]
Israel is a Wedge Issue (and the Democrats Make it One)	1 16:56 Skidmark [10326]
U.S. Intel Gatekeeper Dragging Feet on Trump-Russia Files, Insiders Say	5 16:57 Skidmark [10327]
Star Parker: Our Changing Values Should Worry Us	0 [10327]
Border Patrol releases drone footage of their new wall in Arizona and the HUGE difference it is making…	2 16:07 Lex [10328]
Sadly, CNN's McCabe Hire Says a Lot about Our Justice System	3 17:18 charger [10326]
Seattle Officials Can't Agree on How to Remove Human Crap from Sidewalks – Councilman Argues Power Washers are Racist, Since Hoses Used Against Blacks in Past	20 19:49 bbrewer126 [10326]
Page 6: Politix
Hillary is Lurking	18 22:46 crazyhorse [10327]
Democrats disavow Obama's creation of rival political group	4 12:34 Lex [10326]
Jill Biden says she has found 'a path to recovering my faith' on 2020 campaign trail	16 23:02 European Conservative [10327]
Ilhan Omar should be probed over payments to ‘lover': watchdog group	7 11:53 DarthVader [10326]
PolitiFact: Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth	11 17:03 Skidmark [10326]
Donald Trump Can Use 'Pocahontas' on Elizabeth Warren to 'Do Exactly What He Did to Hillary Clinton'	5 11:00 DarthVader [10327]
Ilhan Omar stole my husband, DC mom claims in divorce papers	15 12:11 Lex [10327]
O’Rourke says abortion on day before a full-term birth is ‘a decision for the woman to make’	9 21:13 European Conservative [10329]

    
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                        21:14 European Conservative

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                        20:59 Vernal Hatrick

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Who's in the News
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5	Taliban
5	Govt of Pakistan
4	Islamic State
4	Hamas
2	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
2	Commies
2	Sublime Porte
2	Houthis
1	Moslem Colonists
1	PFLP
1	Arab Spring
1	Antifa
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	al-Nusra
1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2019-08-28
Drone belonging to #Haftar destroys an ambulance

Tue 2019-08-27
VIDEO LINK MUSK DID IT! Starhopper flys and LANDS!

Mon 2019-08-26
IED exploded outside holding area of Pak Consulate General in Jalalabad

Sun 2019-08-25
Taliban militants kidnap a member of Provincial Council from Samangan-Baghlan Highway

Sat 2019-08-24
Afghan Special Forces storm the hideout of a key ISIS facilitator of suicide bombings

Fri 2019-08-23
Gaddafi-loyal commander killed by pro-Haftar forces

Thu 2019-08-22
Iran moves to strike 4 zeroes from its battered currency

Wed 2019-08-21
Taliban chief Mullah Haibatullah was the primary target of Quetta bombing

Tue 2019-08-20
Furniture, books 'torched' at girls school in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer

Mon 2019-08-19
Another prayer leader killed near Quetta

Sun 2019-08-18
Explosion Targets Wedding Hall In Kabul; Casualties Feared UPDATE: 63 dead, ISIS claims it

Sat 2019-08-17
Two killed in Pakistan mosque bomb blast

Fri 2019-08-16
Special Forces arrest Khalifa Daud, Haqqani network’s key member in Kabul

Thu 2019-08-15
Iraq anti-terrorism troops kill 10 IS militants, capture 5 others in Anbar

Wed 2019-08-14
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