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IRGC in Chaos this morning
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Local official warns of ‘unusual’ activity, possible escalation in Aleppo’s Kurdish areas	0 [14]
IDF intercepts rocket fired from Gaza	0 [17]
Good Morning	0 [24]
Hundreds of thousands gather in Tel Aviv to mark end of nationwide day of hostage protests	1 01:33 Grom the Affective [41]
Israeli Chief of Staff has officially approved the plan to occupy Gaza city.	0 [32]
DR Congo: Local sources reported that at least 9 people were killed in an ADF attack in the east of the country. Image	0 [27]
Greece intercepts massive khat shipment transiting from Israel	0 [37]
IRGC in Chaos, this morning, again IRGC assets in Iran ‘spontaneously’ explode in southern Teheran	0 [52]
Sudan parallel authority names former official as prime minister	0 [28]
Sudanese army drone strikes hit RSF in North Darfur, RSF artillery hits capitol El Fasher where 31 innocents toes up, more executed	0 [25]
Never again claim the UN isn’t working hand in hand with Hamas	1 01:36 Grom the Affective [36]
A defendant in the Crocus case received 500,000 rubles for making weapons	0 [18]
IS-Sahel claimed responsibility for attacks in Oudalan province, Burkina Faso, killing 15 VDP militiamen near the Essakane gold mine	0 [22]
The army killed senior Al-Shabaab commander Hussein Moallim Hassan (Magaalabeen) in an operation near Buurdhuxunle, Bakool region	0 [26]
Overnight Israeli Navy struck Sanaa, hitting Haziz power plant; hours later IDF shot down Houthi missile	1 01:42 Grom the Affective [33]
Qassam Brigades says attacks targeted Israeli forces in Gaza	1 01:40 Skidmark [34]
Page 2: WoT Background
US-led coalition to end presence in Baghdad, western Iraq by September	0 [11]
Iraq exhumes large mass graves of ISIS victims	0 [8]
Terror groups said mulling moving hostages to Gaza City to forestall IDF advance	0 [14]
DR Congo: A Qatari official said a draft peace agreement between the government and M23 rebels has been shared	0 [21]
UN aid convoy reaches cut-off area of Sudan's North Darfur	0 [17]
VIDEO: Migrant Detention Center Opening in Texas Will Be Largest in History	0 [16]
Still trying to undermine the Netanyahu gov’t: Former Biden officials say Netanyahu asked US to set up floating Gaza aid pier last year	0 [17]
Nigeria: 192 Chinese and Philippine nationals convicted of cyber terrorism and Ponzi scheme offences will reportedly be deported	0 [13]
Larijani: Israel had advanced defensive capabilities, but Iran’s missile barrage completely left them helpless	0 [18]
Israel says it will ''relocate'' Gaza residents from combat zones to south starting Sunday, Hamas says ‘Genocide!’	1 01:31 Grom the Affective [38]
Israel reiterates return of all captives, disarming of Gaza as ceasefire conditions	0 [16]
Israel army says war plan 'focusing' on Gaza City	0 [27]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Hurricane Erin lashes Caribbean with damaging wind as US faces life-threatening coastal conditions this week	0 [12]
Trump reportedly aims to host Putin and Zelensky together as soon as Friday	0 [14]
Three killed, eight injured in New York shooting	0 [17]
Sunspots on Earth-facing side of the Sun disappear	1 01:17 DarthVader [27]
California inmate Anita Doron flooded with donations after beating Genesis Mata murder suspect Graciela Bustamante	0 [18]
BB gun-wielding lunatic fatally shot by off-duty cop on Staten Island had at least 22 prior arrests: police sources	0 [14]
Migrant allegedly attacked baby after visa application rejection	0 [24]
Page 4: Opinion
Decades of distrust cloud complex and strained ties between Syria and Lebanon	0 [11]
Israeli 'human rights group' B’Tselem accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. But group isn’t neutral watchdog	1 01:40 Grom the Affective [30]
Probability of civil war in Europe is 95%, says Britain	1 01:15 Grom the Affective [39]
The collapse of the Soros empire	0 [28]
European and British supporters of the conflict are in a panic	0 [23]
Page 5: Local News
Since November 2022, Russians have occupied less than 1% of Ukraine's territory	1 01:47 Grom the Affective [27]
Ukrainian General Staff on the successes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front	0 [13]
Russians killed a child and wounded six people in the Zaporizhia region	0 [9]
Current information on the situation on the front line on August 17 (updated)	0 [15]
In a letter to Putin, Melania Trump asked for protection of children during the conflict - media	0 [13]

	
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42 Grom the Affective

40 Skidmark

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36 Grom the Affective

33 Grom the Affective

31 Grom the Affective

17 DarthVader

15 Grom the Affective

Who's in the News
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10	Hamas
4	Islamic State
3	Govt of Sudan
3	Govt of Iran
2	Nut Jobs
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Allied Democratic Forces
1	M23
1	Migrants/Illegal Immigrants
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Narcos
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
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1	Govt of Syria/HTS
1	Commies

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