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Turkish brig.-gen. executed for revealing Qatari funding of jihadists
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	2 15:52 jpal [11128]
Soldier from Himachal killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire in J-K’s Poonch	0 [11132]
Two protesters arrested after chalking 'black preborn lives matter' outside Sacred Clinic	9 19:16 Canuckistan sniper [11130]
Turkish brig.-gen. executed for revealing Qatari funding of jihadists	4 14:30 trailing wife [11136]
Israel Sends Spy Balloon over Lebanese Town	2 09:07 ed in texas [11127]
Afghan NDS Kills Daesh Intelligence Head in East	0 [11131]
Plane loaded with cocaine crashes in Australia uncovering criminal syndicate	0 [11131]
Syrian Army seizes large amount of weapons being smuggled to militants in Idlib	0 [11130]
Turkish fighter jets arrive in Azerbaijan as Armenian military goes on high alert	0 [11127]
Syrian Army steps up attacks in northwest #Syria as offensive becomes imminent	0 [11127]
IDF is investigating the incident near Shtula on Tuesday as a possible draw forces to the area attack	0 [11130]
Peter Wilson Curtis, a 40-year-old transvestite, was at the violent antifa protest in Portland tonight. He was previously arrested and charged at a different antifa protest	8 21:49 gorb [11136]
Austin, Texas, residences are warning that armed protesters may try to access buildings	0 [11131]
BLM and antifa protesters beat up someone in their own camp at the park next to the Portland federal courthouse	0 [11128]
Left-wing protesters scream and shout at police guarding a permitted conservative rally outside Seattle city hall	1 02:20 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11131]
Iraq detects Katyushka rocket ready for launch in Baghdad	0 [11136]
Turkish warplane launches airstrike near Duhok city	0 [11130]
Iran clears oil spill in northern Gulf region, IRNA agency reports	0 [11132]
US Congress approves bill on suspension of financial aid to the Iran Militia in Iraq and Syria, known as IMIS	1 10:49 Mercutio [11130]
Turkish bomb hits within 20km of Duhok city: official	0 [11127]
Iran says it arrested head of US-based 'terrorist group'	0 [11135]
Iraqi Security Forces hunt Daesh in Diyala for “Heroes of Iraq 4”	0 [11129]
Iraqi Army has arrested some ISIS terrorist forces in Nineveh Governorate	0 [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Calm across Afghanistan as Ceasefire Holds on Day Two	2 13:35 trailing wife [11130]
Azerbaijani-Turkish Joint Large-Scale Exercises are being held in Nakhchivan	0 [11125]
Erdogan: Eid more joyous with Hagia Sophia Mosque	1 08:51 lord garth [11131]
Diplomatic Talks Follow Spin Boldak Clash	0 [11126]
Iran agrees to pay compensation for Ukrainian aircraft shot down in January	0 [11129]
Bloodied ISIS still threat in Afghanistan as looks to recruit disgruntled Taliban	0 [11129]
No Injustice, No Peace	1 09:07 JohnQC [11131]
UAE official tells Turkey to stop meddling in Arab affairs over Libya	0 [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Mind-controlling fungus makes zombie cicadas lure other cicadas to a zombie fate	7 16:36 Beavis [11132]
Elon Musk's Mysterious Neuralink Chip Could Make You Hear Things That Were Impossible to Hear Before	6 17:40 swksvolFF [11136]
In age of coronavirus, mother finds UNC-Chapel Hill didn't even clean son's dorm room	3 14:21 trailing wife [11130]
Australia's Victoria imposes curfew, state of disaster to contain COVID-19	5 17:55 Bobby [11130]
Florida man clings to the hood of a semi truck driving down an interstate for NINE MILES before troopers intercept vehicle	0 [11126]
Alan Dershowitz, Prince Andrew, Bill Richardson and … Bill Clinton: All Named in Epstein Court Documents as Involved With Underage Girls	2 15:05 746 [11132]
China moves troops near Lipulekh Pass	0 [11129]
Dam collapse destroys 600 houses in Sudan	0 [11128]
Isaias Expected to Re-Strengthen to a Hurricane Overnight While it Approaches the Southeast Coast of Florida	1 08:45 lord garth [11126]
Portland police responded to a shooting where at least 150 rounds were fired	8 18:40 Blackbeard Munster7976 [11131]
Iraq oil exports down but revenue up in July	0 [11128]
UnitedArabEmirates on Saturday announced the startup of its Barakah nuclear power plant, a first for the Arab world	0 [11129]
Apple Fire burns 1,720 acres in Cherry Valley, evacuations ordered	0 [11128]
Hurricane Isaias heads toward #Florida's coast as state battles coronavirus surge	0 [11129]
US to have permanent military presence in Poland as defense pact agreed	3 11:32 magpie [11130]
~~Over 60~~ 84 killed by bootleg alcohol in Indian state	3 14:37 trailing wife [11126]
Facebook puts global block on Brazil’s Bolsonaro supporters	1 01:58 Vespasian Ebbereng3110 [11133]
British lawmaker arrested after rape accusation, Sunday Times reports	3 10:31 JohnQC [11132]
Page 4: Opinion
The New York Times thinks ‘nice white parents' are the root of all evil	5 11:56 Dale [11128]
Chinese Propaganda Campaign Blames Pandemic on U.S. Army Facility Closed in 1969	2 07:39 Clem [11127]
Does Anyone Have the Courage to Indict Obama?	19 18:25 Clem [11137]
NBA Now Requiring All Players To Stand For Chinese National Anthem	4 16:31 Dave D. [11130]
Thanks to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Some of Us Still Live in America	17 18:59 jpal [11130]
The ‘Hold My Beer’ Theory of the Portland and Seattle Seppuku	4 17:52 Glenmore [11130]
Understanding Hezbollah's complex planning behind the events on Har Dov	0 [11135]
Why You Shouldn't Underestimate ANTIFA	12 14:45 49 Pan [11132]
Page 6: Politix
Lewis Funeral Goers Receive Selective Enforcement of CV-19 Rules From D.C. Mayor	7 15:52 JohnQC [11129]
Gretchen Whitmer Blocks GOP Bill That Would Have Kept Coronavirus Patients Out Of Nursing Homes	3 11:43 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Columnist urges conservatives to sue media outlets for defamation: 'Make it cost them dearly'	4 14:45 CrazyFool [11132]
Nearly Half Of Young Americans Say It’s Okay To Fire People Who Support Trump	8 19:51 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11132]
Chicago homicides and shootings rise sharply in 2020	5 10:40 Mullah Richard [11127]

    
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Sun 2020-08-02
Turkish brig.-gen. executed for revealing Qatari funding of jihadists

Sat 2020-08-01
Turkey Sends Fighter Jets to Azerbaijan After Threat to Bomb a Nuclear Power Plant

Fri 2020-07-31
Indonesian Court Convicts, Sentences Top 2 Jemaah Islamiyah Militants

Thu 2020-07-30
ISIS claims responsibility for killing of top Iraqi commander

Wed 2020-07-29
Iran launched several ballistic missiles from Iran to the Southern Arabian Gulf

Tue 2020-07-28
Germany arrests ISIS woman who abused Yezidi woman in Syria

Mon 2020-07-27
Islamic extremists in Nigeria execute 5 men as warning against converting to Christianity

Sun 2020-07-26
Allahu akbar: Turks hold Hagia Sophia triumphal march

Sat 2020-07-25
Taliban ready for intra-Afghan dialogue immediately after Eid

Fri 2020-07-24
Federal officers in Portland may have been permanently blinded by lasers

Thu 2020-07-23
Photo Appears to Show Black Lives Matter Supporters Holding Down and Kneeling on Neck of White Baby

Wed 2020-07-22
At Least 14 People Wounded In Mass Shooting Outside Funeral in Chicago

Tue 2020-07-21
BLM Beats Conservative Michelle Malkin With Clubs In Denver

Mon 2020-07-20
Turkey says 27 IS suspects arrested in Istanbul

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