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Taliban militants kidnap a member of Provincial Council from Samangan-Baghlan Highway
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
A bomb factory in a beach town may be key to Spain's terror attacks	6 20:00 trailing wife [4]
Britain sends third warship to Gulf amid heightened tensions in region	0 [9]
Gunman opens fire on bus in Petra area	4 20:47 SteveS [7]
Eight arrested in large scale operation in Judea and Samaria	0 [5]
Qatar increases number of Gaza beneficiaries of aid	0 [7]
IDF releases new photos of manhunt for terrorists who killed Rina Shnerb	2 12:49 Dron66046 [8]
Israeli jets strike in Syria to thwart attack by Iranian ‘killer drones’	1 10:18 lord garth [9]
Drone Falls, Another Explodes over Dahiyeh	3 12:53 3dc [18]
US-Turkey Syria operations center at full capacity: Minister, Syrian Kurds to help	0 [14]
Fourth phase of ‘Will of Victory’ operation begins: Iraqi defense ministry	1 09:24 Lex [12]
Turkey launches third phase of anti-PKK operation in Kurdistan Region	0 [11]
Iraqi intelligence arrest two Islamic State jihadists in Kirkuk	0 [8]
Security forces dismantle missiles & grenades near bridge in Baghdad	0 [5]
Iraqi paramilitary fighters kill two Islamic State terrorists in Anbar	0 [8]
Death toll from motorbike bomb blast in southern Iraq rises to 3	0 [9]
U.S. military confirms attack on a convoy near Bagram Airfield, no casualties reported	0 [7]
25 Taliban militants killed, wounded in Afghan forces operations: Thunder Corps	0 [6]
Taliban militants kidnap a member of Provincial Council from Samangan-Baghlan Highway	0 [10]
Taliban militants flog a young couple on charges of eloping	0 [9]
3 terrorists shot dead before conducting target killings close to Farah airport	0 [8]
Afghan forces kill 25 militants of Mullah Shoaib in Balkh province	0 [9]
Abu Sayyaf bomb injures four	0 [11]
Kashmiris defy curbs, clash with Indian forces	2 15:32 jpal [7]
Bomb suspects nabbed in Thai south	0 [9]
Syrian Army approaches Turkish observation post in Hama: video	0 [13]
Jaysh Al-Izza rumored to be dissolving itself after Hama losses	0 [14]
HMS Defender will join the efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf	0 [6]
Iran test fires new missile: Iran Revolutionary Guards commander	0 [8]
Iron Dome air defence systems now being deployed in northern Israel	0 [9]
reports of 4-5 Hezbollah casualties from the Israeli missile strikes on Iranian positions near Damascus	5 17:02 Frank G [15]
Reports all Israeli squadrons placed on high alert/readiness	0 [6]
Twelve dead in Boko Haram Niger attack: Official	0 [12]
Alleged Drug Smugglers Arrested in Arizona Desert with 820 Pounds of Marijuana	9 15:11 chris [5]
Page 2: WoT Background
Modi Awarded The King Hamad Order Of The Renaiissance In Bahrain	1 20:07 trailing wife [10]
France invites Iran to G-7: 'We operate on our own terms'	8 20:26 Lex [8]
Iran Issues Sanctions on Top Trump Admin Officials, Sen. Cruz	1 15:13 chris [7]
Fitch Ratings Downgrades Lebanon, S&P Maintains its Ratings	0 [5]
US officials: ‘Raging heat’ may be behind Iraq explosions, not Israel	2 19:29 jpal [2]
Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to Turkey	0 [8]
Iran puts US think tank FDD on its target list.	8 14:00 3dc [15]
Mehsud tribesmen announce boycott of anti-polio drive	6 20:35 Lex [10]
Penalty imposed on Chitral women for attacking polio worker	0 [4]
'If this is how India behaves with its own, what expectation can Pakistan have?' asks FM Qureshi	0 [7]
Apparently ‘brand-new’ ‘made in Yemen’ Houthi air defence missile is actually just a 3M9 missile from the Russian 2K12 Kub SAM system	0 [10]
Houthis reveal Fater-1 missiles they claim it took down the #US MQ-9 #drone	0 [8]
Bashir lawyers seek release on bail as corruption trial continues	0 [4]
Jesuit Chief: No Country Has the Right to Turn Away Migrants	12 20:36 Lex [3]
Austria to Import Children of Dead Islamic State Jihadist	0 [5]
ISIS-inspired Queens women plead guilty to NYC bomb plot	2 04:38 Dron66046 [3]
Ex-Muslim to ‘Post’: Trying to teach ‘naive West’ about true nature of Islam	3 08:38 Dron66046 [2]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Hong Kong street battle	0 [3]
NASA investigates the first allegation of criminal activity in SPACE	9 21:43 trailing wife [7]
Summer Weekend Storm Warnings - But "Keep it to yourself,"	13 23:22 trailing wife [6]
Due to the possibility of an overpressure event consider evacuation.	0 [3]
Former Jihadi commander killed after clashing with his cousin in Kabul	0 [3]
Man chops off sister’s foot in DG Khan	4 19:56 Rambler in Virginia [7]
Google tells workers to avoid arguing politics in house	14 21:17 Lex [3]
N. Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea	2 19:37 trailing wife [3]
Enquiring Minds want to know about Epstein	1 21:49 Roger Smith [6]
Protestors in Hong Kong are cutting down facial recognition towers	2 20:40 Lex [5]
Amazon fires: Bolsonaro sends army after EU threat on trade deal (though it’s just the annual burning o’the fields)	2 15:42 SteveS [6]
Dozens wounded, detained in West Papua crackdown	0 [12]
Tunisia's Karoui remains presidential candidate despite arrest	0 [7]
Dr. Tim Ball Defeats Michael ‘Hockey Stick' Mann's Climate Lawsuit	8 22:36 Injun Bucket8891 [11]
Gillette ‘Shifting Spotlight from Social Issues’ After Anti-Masculinity Ad Disaster	11 21:29 Mercutio [10]
Suspect taken into custody for ‘hate’ attacks on white people in NYC	0 [7]
Illinois State Trooper killed executing search warrant in E. St. Louis, IL	4 20:46 anymouse [9]
East Africa’s forgotten slave trade	3 21:57 charger [6]
Page 4: Opinion
Trump Is Playing a Long Game With China	1 11:30 Varmint Splat1454 [2]
Ben & Jerry's Unveils New Antifa-Inspired Flavors	8 20:47 Lex [7]
Ex-counterintelligence official warns Trump administration not to be shortsighted on Huawei	10 17:19 Crusosing Thrans4525 [10]
On Visiting Civil War Battlefields	9 23:30 borgboy [3]
Bernie Sanders Arrives In Hong Kong To Lecture Protesters On How Good They Have It Under Communism	2 10:30 JohnQC [4]
This Week in Books, August 25, 2019	1 19:55 trailing wife [5]
Page 6: Politix
Another year or so before Obama Center breaks ground in Chicago	2 16:18 USN, Ret. [4]
Democratic National Committee votes against climate change debate at San Francisco	8 10:54 The peanut gallery [4]
Russia's propaganda gives viewers a choice.	0 [7]
Julian Castro: ‘I Applaud’ News Outlets for Calling Trump ‘Racist’	7 14:08 Abu Uluque [4]
Ocasio-Cortez: Electoral College is ‘Affirmative Action’ for Rural Americans	10 14:00 magpie [4]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Iran
6	Commies
5	Taliban
5	Islamic State
4	Govt of Iran Proxies
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Sublime Porte
2	Hezbollah
2	Houthis
1	Hamas
1	Islamic Jihad (Palestian)
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	al-Nusra
1	Arab Spring
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Fulani Herdsmen (Boko Haram)
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Qatar (MB)
1	Govt of Sudan

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Two weeks of WOT

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
On beyond Veritas: Google Insider Turns Over 950 Pages Of Docs And Laptop To DOJ

Tue 2019-08-13
North Macedonia police find 22 migrants packed into SUV

Mon 2019-08-12
UAE-backed forces expel Saudi-backed troops from Yemeni Presidential Palace

Sun 2019-08-11
Southern Transitional Council stages an attempted coup, says Yemeni government

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