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More Than 100 Dead in Syria as Fierce Clashes Rage in Aleppo
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Three more U.S. soldiers killed by Afghan in grim day for NATO	5 22:30 rammer [4]
Thai general: South 'may be lost if UN intervenes'	2 12:42 Abu Uluque [2]
Residents Say Nigeria Police Abusing Civilians after Church Massacre	2 09:26 Frank G [2]
Islamist Extremists Cut Off Thief's Hand in Northern Mali	0 [2]
Indian Man Escapes Qaida Captors in Southern Philippines	0 [2]
Gunmen Murder Top Libyan General	3 13:44 g(r)omgoru [4]
More Than 100 Dead in Syria as Fierce Clashes Rage in Aleppo	2 17:30 Pappy [6]
Violence erupts in Orangi after killing over Eid donations	3 10:44 Redneck Jim [2]
Security man killed in Mohmand blast	0 [2]
Blast damages house, clinic in Peshawar	0 [2]
Officer Dies in Fresh Explosion in South Yemen	0 [6]
Yemen Military Arrests Four Militants with Law Rocket, Explosives	0 [4]
Somalia has full month free of piracy, says agency	1 23:24 Redneck Jim [4]
Egypt beefs up troops in Sinai to quell Islamists	0 [3]
Kasab says Jundal a key plotter	1 01:01 JosephMendiola [4]
Four killed in Iraq attacks	0 [2]
Kenyan warplanes hit al-Shabab base in Somali village	0 [2]
US terror drone kills 5 people in southern Somalia	0 [2]
Egypt reopens Rafah crossing after Sinai deadly attack	0 [2]
Two injured in attack on Shia procession in Karachi	0 [2]
At least 10 Syrians killed in shelling by insurgents	1 02:33 g(r)omgoru [7]
Syrian forces regain control of main square of Mashhad district of Aleppo	0 [4]
US drone attack kills three in Yemen	0 [7]
Egypt Arrests 9 Militants Linked To Sinai Attacks	0 [2]
Page 2: WoT Background
Egypt's Christians Form Their Own Brotherhood	0 [4]
AWOL soldier sentenced to life in prison for planning bomb attack on Fort Hood troops	2 12:35 tu3031 [1]
Morsi's anti-terror ploy to root out pro-US influence in Cairo, cut Israel from Sinai	0 [1]
U.S. adds Hezbollah to sanctions list over ties to Assad regime	1 02:35 g(r)omgoru [6]
US State Dept.'s counter-terr coordinator: 'Hezbollah can hit Europe any time'	10 20:34 linker [5]
Lakhdar Brahimi to Be New U.N. Syria Envoy	0 [5]
Pakistan backs Syrian govt, opposes foreign intervention	1 07:37 g(r)omgoru [5]
PTI shrugs off Taliban threat; to go ahead with march	0 [1]
Zardari forms committee to remove insecurities of Hindus in Sindh	0 [1]
Pakistan confirms talks with Afghanistan over Taliban prisoners	0 [1]
FM: Al-Qaeda must renounce violence to engage in dialogue	0 [7]
US mosques unite for Syria day of solidarity	1 12:54 tu3031 [1]
US, Israel plots against Syria doomed to fail: Iran lawmaker	1 23:19 Redneck Jim [9]
Taliban bringing their war to streets of Karachi	0 [2]
'Netanyahu, Barak Mulling Fall Strike On Iran'	7 19:47 Barbara [5]
Egypt Frees Canadian, 2 Japanese No Longer Thought To Be Linked To Sinai Attack	0 [1]
Australian Court Reinstates Terror Conviction	0 [1]
German Intelligence Fears Salafists Re-Base In Egypt	0 [2]
AWOL Soldier Plotting Fort Hood Attack Sentenced To Life	1 13:49 Richard Aubrey [2]
'Fresh Prince' DVDs popular in Guantanamo	1 11:52 Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) [1]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Saudi Arabia developing all-woman cities	1 21:48 Squinty Groluck1789 [8]
Japan Tries to Stay off Nuke Power	3 22:19 Thing From Snowy Mountain [5]
Earthquakes Kill 87 in Iran	5 17:22 Halliburton:Earthquake/Tsunami Division [7]
13 killed by lightning outside Bangla mosque	3 15:54 g(r)omgoru [3]
New law counters Westboro protests - adds an additional 150 feet	7 18:53 lotp [1]
U.S. banks told to make plans for preventing collapse	3 22:27 Airandee [3]
Quebec Separatists Kick Beaver in New Campaign Ad	6 12:41 tu3031 [2]
Demand for law to raise marriage age for girls to 18	2 06:25 trailing wife [1]
Man denied bail in acid throwing case	1 00:29 Redneck Jim [1]
Morocco security officials arrested in corruption swoop	1 04:18 g(r)omgoru [1]
Gabon bans demos for opposition leader's return	0 [1]
Head of Libya's new national assembly pledges neutrality	0 [1]
Oil demand slows as global economy falters	10 14:55 NSA Database Mgr. [1]
Libya's National Transitional Council hands over power to new assembly	0 [1]
Historic US town of two on auction	4 13:15 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1]
US corn production hits 6-year low due to extreme drought	14 22:04 Gerthudion Speaking for Boskone6793 [2]
Time, CNN suspend Fareed Zakaria for plagiarism	6 13:14 Abu Uluque [2]
The Civil War of 2016	19 22:58 trailing wife [3]
China: Police on Trial in Gu Kailai Case Don't Contest Charges	0 [1]
Page 4: Opinion
Echoes of Iraq: Yemens War Against al-Qaeda Takes a Familiar Turn	0 [8]
Bleg for promising conservative politicians to support	6 23:11 Barbara [3]
Khan and the Taliban	0 [3]
'Honour' and impunity	0 [2]
Arab World: Unintended Consequences	0 [2]
Page 6: Politix
It's official: Paul Ryan for VP	51 22:58 RandomJD [2]
Mitt Romney picks Paul Ryan as VP, AP sources says	0 [1]
Fact Check: Obama attack ad has so much deceit here we hardly know where to start	4 20:36 Broadhead6 [3]
Scott Brown: Push to register welfare recipients to vote is 'disturbing'	7 17:10 JohnQC [1]

    
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                        22:30 rammer

                        22:27 Airandee

                        22:25 Zhang Fei

                        22:19 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        22:04 Gerthudion Speaking for Boskone6793

                        21:48 Squinty Groluck1789

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                        20:44 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        20:36 Broadhead6

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                        19:47 Barbara

                        19:20 Secret Asian Man

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Who's in the News
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9	Govt of Pakistan
5	Arab Spring
5	Govt of Syria
4	al-Qaeda in Arabia
2	TTP
2	al-Shabaab
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Hamas
1	Pirates
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Ansar Dine
1	Boko Haram

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2012-08-11
More Than 100 Dead in Syria as Fierce Clashes Rage in Aleppo

Fri 2012-08-10
Syrian rebels retreat Aleppo district amid heavy shelling

Thu 2012-08-09
Yemen Strike Kills Key Al-Qaeda Leader, Foreign Militants

Wed 2012-08-08
Muslim Terrorists Tell Nigeria's Christian President: 'Convert or Resign'

Tue 2012-08-07
Libyas interim authorities to hand over power to congress

Mon 2012-08-06
Syria Prime Minister Riad Hijab defects

Sun 2012-08-05
Kidnapped Syrian teevee host executed

Sat 2012-08-04
IMU Emir Abu Usman Adil has Died

Fri 2012-08-03
67 Killed in Syria as Rebels Use Tanks to Shell Aleppo Airbase

Thu 2012-08-02
Kofi Annan quits as UN-Arab League envoy

Wed 2012-08-01
Mexican Marines bag five, detain four in firefight in Veracruz

Tue 2012-07-31
Unconfirmed: Saudi spy chief Prince Bandar assassinated, report says

Mon 2012-07-30
Nine dead after Dagestani raid

Sun 2012-07-29
Syria Rebels Fend Off Aleppo Assault

Sat 2012-07-28
Helicopter gunships strafe Aleppo

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