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26 persons killed in regime offensive on Daraa and Qunaitra
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Summer holidays' kite and balloon fun	3 19:31 Frank G [11124]
Egyptian Military Court sentences 16 defendants to life in Muslim Brotherhood Qualitative Committee case	0 [11123]
2 Senior ISIS group leaders arrested in Nangarhar province	0 [11126]
Attack by unknown gunmen claims the life of a senior army officer in Kabul	0 [11125]
Badar-16 operations kick off against Taliban in Farah province	0 [11125]
Diyala dead and otherwise dudes: soldier kaboomed, 2 turbans tied up	0 [11129]
Kirkuk combat chronicle: 1 big and 2 little turbans tied up, 3 kabooms net 30-plus casualties	0 [11124]
Mosul clearance continues: 27 turbans tied up in two operations	0 [11123]
26 persons killed in regime offensive on Daraa and Qunaitra	0 [11127]
Security operation carried out to secure Iraqi-Syrian borders: Commander	0 [11125]
IS bomber massacres 20, Taliban kill nine police	0 [11122]
Jibran Nasir says 'extremist elements' trying to disrupt his political campaign	0 [11126]
Yemeni army foil repeated attacks by Houthi militias	0 [11125]
Bombs wound 11 people in Iraqi city of Kirkuk	0 [11124]
Iran builds new rotor factory for centrifuges	1 09:06 Frank G [11127]
Yemeni forces fire drone, hit Aramco refinery in Saudi capital	1 09:04 Frank G [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran Nuclear Chief Says Uranium Stockpile Reaches 950 Tons	6 19:36 lord garth [11129]
Jewish nation-state bill passes into law	3 15:13 Unoger McGurque3803 [11129]
New security commanders appointed for Hamid Karzai airport, Zabul, and Paktia	0 [11128]
Iraqi security: 160.000 displaced families back home in Salahuddin	0 [11128]
Activists from Anbar say could stage protests like southern provinces	0 [11126]
Israel says Russia working with pro-Iranian militias near Syria-Israel border	1 09:54 Jack Chaiter7913 [11126]
Israel and EU ink agreement on fighting organized crime, cybercrime, terrorism	0 [11124]
EU-Macedonia deal to deploy border guards to curb migration	0 [11125]
E pur si muove: Dutch FM under fire after making discriminatory remarks	0 [11125]
Shahbaz will be PM if PML-N wins elections, says Abbasi	0 [11125]
Abid Boxer in custody of Pakistani authorities, LHC told	0 [11125]
How Qatar, Iran colluded to force Shiite demography on Syria-Lebanon border town	0 [11126]
Iranian general criticizes Rouhani’s threat of closing Strait of Hormuz	2 03:28 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Terror plots in Europe and winds of change in Iran	0 [11125]
Experts reflect after testifying at US Congress hearing on Muslim Brotherhood	0 [11131]
What did documents, records left behind by ISIS in Raqqa reveal?	0 [11125]
Knesset revokes Israel PM’s power to declare war alone	2 18:57 Skidmark [11127]
New steel mill to offset Russian halt to Iran sales	0 [11123]
Yemen will allow UN supervision if Hudaydah assault ends: Houthi chief	0 [11124]
Britain detains two for neo-Nazi membership	1 12:45 Woodrow [11124]
Hungary says will quit UN migration pact before final approval	0 [11124]
Saudi Arabia puts seven inmates to death, brings 2018 beheading toll to 73	0 [11124]
Pakistan's spy agency scolded over forced disappearances	0 [11124]
Palestine Freedom Flotilla arrives in Palermo, Sicily	8 20:24 DarthVader [11130]
Iran to overhaul, manufacture up to 800 tanks: Defense Ministry	4 09:03 DarthVader [11126]
MGM trying to 'shift blame' with 'painful' lawsuit against Las Vegas shooting victims	5 13:30 magpie [11126]
Iranian deputy def min announces 700-800 (unidentified) tanks will be produced/upgraded for military at a rate of 50-60 a year	1 14:41 Skidmark [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Letterkenny Army depot explosion leaves at least 3 injured, officials say	1 21:58 trailing wife [11127]
100mph tape gets new application	6 13:29 M. Murcek [11129]
Abortion pills are safe and effective. Why can't U.S. women buy them online?	7 18:35 Rob Crawford [11130]
European colonialism is good for the rainforest	1 09:46 Jack Chaiter7913 [11128]
Measure to split California into three states removed from ballot by the state Supreme Court	10 17:24 Procopius2k [11126]
EU hits Google with $5bn fine for breaking competition rules	6 13:47 Jack Bonaparte7513 [11127]
Gold hits year low	7 22:06 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11129]
Nawaz Sharif provided a cook, lawn to walk in at Adiala jail	0 [11124]
US judge orders accused Russian agent jailed pending trial	7 11:22 M. Murcek [11125]
China says US dragging entire global economy into place of danger	7 22:16 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11129]
Blue Origin launches, lands New Shepard spaceship	3 08:45 M. Murcek [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Caroline Glick: Trump Was the Big Winner at Helsinki Summit	1 22:24 trailing wife [11129]
President Trump Backs Brian Kemp in Georgia Gubernatorial Runoff	1 18:23 DooDahMan [11124]
Sarah Hoyt: The Left Just Wants to Be the Cool Kids	5 19:07 charger [11125]
Britain has identified Russians suspected of Skripal nerve attack: PA	4 15:26 JohnQC [11123]
Imperialist Obama demands African countries adopt Western colonial social standards	3 21:37 charger [11128]
If Not Russia, Who Is Hillary's 'Foreign Entity'?	6 12:28 JohnQC [11123]
Why Comey and Company Want Democrats to Take Back the House	5 21:37 Anomalous Sources [11125]
Amazon.com's stock market value hits $900 billion, threatens Apple	8 12:36 M. Murcek [11127]
Pres. Trump: No Confidence in Intelligence Led by Brennan, Clapper, Comey	16 20:16 ruprecht [11126]
Proving itself to Iran, Hamas is deliberately playing with fire	0 [11124]
Former CIA Russia expert and CNN aka 'Fake News' analyst 'feels sick,'	2 18:16 Anomalous Sources [11123]
The BBC exposes Qatar	0 [11124]
The incomplete pride of liberating Mosul	0 [11127]
Rand Paul: Brennan Was the Most Biased, Bigoted, Unhinged CIA Director	1 11:26 JohnQC [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Lieberman Tells N.Y. Dems to Vote Crowley	4 12:39 M. Murcek [11127]
Non-citizens legally register to vote in San Francisco school elections	4 11:30 JohnQC [11127]
Obama: Abolish the Nation-State!	9 20:56 Besoeker [11123]
Rep. Steve Cohen Melts Down, Defends Tweet Calling for Military Coup	19 22:38 trailing wife [11128]
Matt Rivitz, Founder of Sleeping Giants, Behind Anti-Breitbart, Laura Ingraham Social Media Mobs	6 18:39 Anomalous Sources [11133]
Rand Slams Brennan: ‘Most Biased, Bigoted … Hyperbolic, Unhinged Director Of The CIA' Ever	2 10:33 Skidmark [11123]

    
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8	Islamic State
7	Govt of Iran
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Moslem Colonists
3	Houthis
3	Govt of Iraq
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Qatar (MB)
2	Hamas
2	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Commies
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2018-07-19
26 persons killed in regime offensive on Daraa and Qunaitra

Wed 2018-07-18
15 Afghan Taliban killed in attack by suspected IS rivals

Tue 2018-07-17
Israeli army drills for Gaza incursion, in apparent warning to Hamas

Mon 2018-07-16
Boko Haram overruns Nigerian military base

Sun 2018-07-15
Palestinian killed in mysterious Gaza blast identified as head of rocket unit

Sat 2018-07-14
Nawaz Sharif, daughter arrested upon arrival in Lahore

Fri 2018-07-13
Afghan forces have reportedly suffered heavy casualties in Kunduz attack

Thu 2018-07-12
Germany arrests Iran ‘spy’ on bomb plot charges

Wed 2018-07-11
Gazan kites burn 150 acres in Israel’s south

Tue 2018-07-10
All the boys and their coach are out of the Tham Luang cave. Navy Seals and the doctor still yet to exit.-Twitter news from Sydney

Mon 2018-07-09
1 US soldier killed, 2 wounded in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

Sun 2018-07-08
Live updates: Thailand cave rescue: navy Seals confirm four boys have been rescued – live

Sat 2018-07-07
Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in jail

Fri 2018-07-06
600 airstrikes by Russian, Syrian jets against Daraa: Observatory

Thu 2018-07-05
Scott Pruitt driven to resign effective July 6

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