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Yemeni army inflicts heavy casualties on Houthi militants in Taiz
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Spying Seagull‐the new enemy of the Arab nation	14 22:38 These Sinatra3854 [11130]
Boko Haram group kill four farmers in NE Nigeria	3 12:03 M. Murcek [11122]
US, Turkish forces will start joint training for Manbij ‘very soon’	2 02:37 Herb McCoy [11125]
Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile launched by Houthi militia towards Jazan	0 [11126]
Yemeni army inflicts heavy casualties on Houthi militants in Taiz	0 [11129]
Two Islamic State members killed before sneaking through desert region in Diyala	0 [11129]
US military release airstrike video taken during Ghazni city clashes	0 [11126]
Iranian-Backed ‘Sleeper Cell’ Militants Hibernating in U.S., Positioned for Attack	10 14:28 trailing wife [11128]
Islamic State member, who took part in killing Yazidis in Sinjar, arrested, west of Mosul	0 [11129]
Elderly man killed in 'unprovoked' firing by Indian troops across LoC: ISPR	0 [11126]
ISIS reappears in east Homs to attack Syrian Army troops	0 [11123]
Massive explosion rocks jihadist base in west Idlib	0 [11127]
ISIS terrorists attempt to breakout of large mountain in east Sweida	0 [11124]
YPG assassinates commander of Turkish-backed rebel group	1 05:29 Roger29 Palms [11127]
Houthi forces kill high ranking Al-Qaeda commander	0 [11129]
US-backed forces repel IS group attack in east Syria: Monitor	1 00:53 newc [11125]
Head of Syrian intel’s ‘Palestine Department’ assassinated in home — report	3 14:22 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Time to hit the road: Erbil-Kirkuk highway to reopen Sunday	0 [11127]
Five Iraqi parties to visit Kurdistan, seeking alliance with KDP and PUK	0 [11126]
UN chief proposes options to protect Palestinians, Israel says ‘no’	2 13:15 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Pakistan Confirms US Suspended Military Training Program	5 14:48 trailing wife [11124]
India's Looted Past And Terrorism Funding	0 [11125]
BDS Activists Shut Down Berlin Festival Event Due To Minor Israeli Sponsorship	1 01:41 Herb McCoy [11129]
PLO Central Committee: Abbas Calls For Intensifying 'Popular Resistance' Against Israel	0 [11124]
US sanctions Myanmar military commanders over Rohingya abuses	2 17:19 Skidmark [11129]
Shahbaz set to become opposition leader in National Assembly	0 [11130]
Iranian general warns US of ‘future collapse’ if they continue their policies	0 [11125]
Turkish Army to expand military operations in Syria -- Erdogan	0 [11126]
Palestinians anxious in Gaza	1 14:30 g(r)omgoru [11130]
Islamic State strikes the Druze	0 [11124]
BDS: how a controversial non-violent movement has transformed the Israeli-Palestinian debate	0 [11123]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Brazil sends troops after clashes at Venezuela border	5 21:44 Ebbavirt Clunk4147 [11133]
Kevin Spacey's 'Billionaire Boys Club' Earns Abysmal $126 On Opening Day	4 12:44 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Ecuador tightens entry rules for Venezuelan migrants	0 [11124]
Mom Who Threw 6-Figure 'Black Panther' Theme Prom Party Featuring a Real Panther Now Accused of Welfare Fraud	6 20:38 swksvolFF [11133]
Hajj begins today	6 11:34 Alaska Paul [11127]
British warships being raided for scrap metal	2 11:25 Bobby [11125]
Man fatally shot in East Baltimore after double shooting in same area	1 11:48 Mike Kozlowski [11124]
Faculty At Connecticut School Sexually Abused Students For Years	2 13:16 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Girl killed in crossfire during Karachi 'encounter' died due to shot fired by police, admits DIG South	0 [11125]
Zardari secures protective bail in fake accounts case	0 [11125]
Camera footage of Denver mayor's son's expletive-laden outburst at cop	10 13:50 Injun Bucket8891 [11127]
Mom's jitters give way to pride as Jesse Hernandez debuts as first male Saintsation	13 20:59 swksvolFF [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Intelligence Community eats it's own: Clapper - Brennan's Rhetoric Has ‘Become an Issue In and Of Itself'	3 23:37 DooDahMan [11127]
Bolton: Brennan, Others in Obama Administration ‘Were Politicizing Intelligence'	2 23:39 DooDahMan [11130]
KEK Wars 4 - the Future	2 11:39 Frank G [11123]
Behind the exodus from US state schools	1 14:36 g(r)omgoru [11123]
'As needed basis' for security clearances explained by General Mattis	3 23:40 DooDahMan [11127]
Five biggest challenges facing new Pakistan PM Imran Khan	2 00:47 lord garth [11128]
Turkey’s nightmares will come true if Erdogan refuses to back down	4 17:09 mossomo [11128]
The Islamic State's push for a new caliphate	1 12:57 M. Murcek [11123]
Page 6: Politix
Trump Administration Sues Facebook For Fair Housing Act Violations	1 22:11 Dale [11128]
Brennan Threatens to Sue President Trump After Being Stripped of Clearance	16 21:22 DarthVader [11128]
Al Sharpton Messes Up Spelling of Legendary Aretha Franklin Song: ‘R-E-S-P-I-C-T'	6 17:19 mossomo [11123]
Aretha Franklin Bashed Trump in Private, Blew Off Inauguration Invite	7 13:31 trailing wife [11129]
Rep. Pete King: Brennan Ran Intel Policy Through Obama WH Frustrating Intelligence Community	5 14:13 M. Murcek [11127]
Rahm Emanuel Comes Under Fire for Saying a Lack of Morals Behind Violence	11 17:10 Skidmark [11127]
California Demands Trump, Congress Apologize to Illegal Aliens	7 18:38 Abu Uluque [11127]
As pro-Palestinian pols win primaries, Progressive US Jews ask if it's ‘a wave or a ripple'	12 17:13 Skidmark [11127]

    
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1	Taliban
1	al-Nusra
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Govt of Iran
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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2018-08-19
Yemeni army inflicts heavy casualties on Houthi militants in Taiz

Sat 2018-08-18
HTS executes 6 people accused of being ISIS members in Idlib

Fri 2018-08-17
American Couple Dies Tragically While Biking Through ISIS Territory Trying to Prove Evil Does Not Exist

Thu 2018-08-16
ISIS Killer Caught in Sacramento

Wed 2018-08-15
101st Airborne, US Special Forces Called Into Ghazni Battle

Tue 2018-08-14
Islamic State member sentenced to death over killing security personnel in Nineveh

Mon 2018-08-13
The FBI Finally Makes Peter Strzok Redundant

Sun 2018-08-12
Antifa to Protest ‘Alt-Right’ in D.C.: Abolish ICE, No Borders, Close Prisons

Sat 2018-08-11
Iraqi cleric "Tater" Sadr wins election vote recount

Fri 2018-08-10
Report: Ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas

Thu 2018-08-09
Dozens dead after school bus carrying "children" in Yemen hit by airstrike

Wed 2018-08-08
Israel pounds Hamas after 15 injured in rocket barrage

Tue 2018-08-07
11 Children Rescued From New Mexico Compound Run by Army Muslim Extremists

Mon 2018-08-06
Saudi Arabia declares Canadian ambassador persona non grata, orders him to leave in 24 hours

Sun 2018-08-05
Iran protesters attack religious school in province near Tehran

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