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Zawahiri pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Germany confirms Peshmerga fighting ISIS attacked by chemical weapons	4 21:18 chris [5]
US, allies target Islamic State in Syria, Iraq with 24 air strikes: US military	2 21:19 chris [3]
Kuwait breaks ups 'terror' cell: Ministry	0 [7]
New York man gets 16 years for trying to support terrorists	2 08:22 AlanC [4]
Terrorists operating 3,000 websites to propagate agenda in Pakistan	0 [6]
Taliban Militants Kill up to 15 Police in Southern Afghanistan	0 []
US War Jets Start anti-ISIL Strikes in Syria from Turkish Base	0 [2]
Kurdistan police seize 300 kilos of illicit drugs	1 08:53 Frank G []
IS claims huge Baghdad bombing as death toll soars	0 [4]
IS kills 38 in Sirte, threatens to use gas	0 [2]
Terrorist-weapon depot seized in Jalalabad city	0 [3]
Zawahiri pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader	3 22:33 JosephMendiola [23]
Rebel Shelling Kills 6 Civilians in Yemen	0 [6]
Army chief approves death sentences of 7 terrorists: ISPR	0 [8]
Page 2: WoT Background
Islamic state group claims killing of Croatian hostage on radio	0 [2]
Turkey 'Expelled More Than 700 Jihadists' This Year	5 23:27 trailing wife [6]
Official: Iran, Hamas conduct cyber-attacks against Israel	1 16:14 Shipman [7]
Sources: India prepares to pay $1.4 bln Iran oil dues	0 [8]
Drill tests Gaza border 'smart fences'	5 18:34 SteveS [8]
Kenya tells UN to close Dadaab camp after Garissa attack	0 [4]
Somalia Petroleum Ministry dismisses allegations by UN investigators	0 [4]
JUI-F chief tasked to woo MQM lawmakers back to parliament	0 [4]
Pakistan assures Afghanistan of complete anti-terrorism cooperation	1 11:15 Clomp Omagum5939 [2]
Abadi Opens Reform Plan, Sacks Senior Cabinet Official	0 [4]
Netanyahu Announces Major offshore Gas Deal	1 18:33 SteveS [6]
Shiite forces to launch 'final' offensive to retake Anbar	0 [2]
Thousands of refugees starting anew in Jordan	0 [2]
Baghdad announces 'second phase' of Ramadi campaign	0 [5]
Departing US Army chief won't rule out Iraq's partition	2 23:00 JosephMendiola [6]
Germany confirms Peshmerga fighting ISIS were attacked by chemical weapons	1 07:29 Bobby []
Afghan clerics declare Jihad against Pakistan amid growing violence	2 12:12 JFM [4]
IKEA suspect 'tried to kill self' after murders	4 14:42 rjschwarz [4]
Daesh Afghan operations growing: US	1 11:21 Clomp Omagum5939 []
Turkey coalition talks fail; new polls loom	0 [2]
Saudi delegation to hold talks on release of prisoners in Iraq	0 [6]
Muslim, Arab world 'big victims of terror'	3 08:21 Procopius2k [6]
Yemen's Houthis consider withdrawing from Sana'a: source	1 11:30 Clomp Omagum5939 [6]
Central African Republic peacekeeping chief fired over force sex abuse charges	1 02:07 Canuckistan sniper [4]
Report: N. Korea's Vice Premier Executed	3 15:10 BigEdLB [4]
Haaretz tweets (and promptly deletes) 'Gay Jewish U.S. Senator Al Franken'	1 12:07 Iblis [4]
U.S. Concerns Grow About Turkish Bombardment of Kurdish Separatists	0 [8]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Trump state fair helicopter rides still on	3 23:02 JosephMendiola [9]
If Hillary's Server Was 'Blank,' Why Was It Kept At A Data Center In New Jersey?	3 19:03 Zenobia Floger6220 [8]
Hillary Clinton protected herself and left America exposed	3 15:15 rjschwarz [4]
Another illegal massacres four people in Florida	1 08:19 Procopius2k [2]
Did Someone in Hillary's Inner Circle Strip Classified Markings From Her Emails?	5 22:23 Lone Ranger [8]
RUN...get under the trees!	3 08:17 Procopius2k [4]
Lawyer: Chelsea Manning faces possible solitary confinement	5 16:09 Procopius2k [4]
11-year-old rape victim gives birth after being denied a termination by religious demagogues	9 13:58 g(r)omgoru [2]
Infantry skirmishes on the rise in Donetsk	0 [9]
Three food outlets sealed	2 18:40 SteveS [5]
ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT to open special 'Islamic Prayer Room' for Muslim travelers only	10 18:29 Redneck Jim [5]
Little progress in South Sudan peace talks, says government	0 [2]
Dubai Police Say Report of Man Letting Daughter Drown from 1996	2 14:36 Frank G [4]
Calais mayor threats to open France's borders and allow thousands of migrants into Britain	2 17:47 Shipman [2]
Page 4: Opinion
Empire and Identity - a letter to a Chinese friend	2 17:11 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [3]
Another August, another party's resignation	0 [7]
MQM resignations	0 [9]
The guilt of Kasur	0 [11]
ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape	3 19:16 Zenobia Floger6220 [7]
Page 6: Politix
Why Hillary should not be president and can be blackmailed	16 21:08 Frank G [5]
Al Gore Insiders 'Figuring Out If There's A Path' For Him To Run	18 23:32 JosephMendiola [7]
New Poll: ~~Boner~~ Boehner Under Water With GOP Voters	7 10:14 Iblis [4]
Obama, Clinton Foundation Donors Sold 'Green' Fuel to Military for $149 per Gallon	14 18:47 M. Murcek [2]
Judge to Hillary: preserve all records	7 16:36 Alaska Paul [2]
Copy of the official statement from the IC and DoS IG's concerning Beest's emails.	2 18:56 rjschwarz [4]

    
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                        21:08 Frank G

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                        19:16 Zenobia Floger6220

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Who's in the News
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10	Islamic State
6	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Iraq
2	Govt of Iran
2	al-Qaeda
2	Taliban
2	Houthis
1	TTP
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Commies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Hamas
1	Human Trafficking
1	Narcos
1	Salafists

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2015-08-14
Zawahiri pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader

Thu 2015-08-13
Caucasus Islamist Leader Killed in Russian Raid

Wed 2015-08-12
Nabbed Hamas man reveals new Gaza war plans

Tue 2015-08-11
Egypt govt takes over 16 hospitals linked to banned Brotherhood

Mon 2015-08-10
Yemen Loyalists Retake Southern Provincial Capital

Sun 2015-08-09
Yemen pro-govt forces launch offensive

Sat 2015-08-08
Prominent Bangladeshi secular blogger murdered

Fri 2015-08-07
'Father of Taliban' Sami ul-Haq pledge allegiance to Mullah Mansoor

Thu 2015-08-06
66 Taliban and Daesh Insurgents Killed in Nangarhar Drone Strike

Wed 2015-08-05
Head of Taliban's Qatar-based political office Tayeb Agha quits as leadership rift deepens

Tue 2015-08-04
Mullah Omar's Son Yaqub Reportedly Killed: Official

Mon 2015-08-03
Clash between Afghan Taliban fighters leaves nine dead

Sun 2015-08-02
Official: Nearly 800 ISIS militants killed in Mosul last month

Sat 2015-08-01
Jalaluddin Haqqani is dead, say Taliban sources

Fri 2015-07-31
Afghan Taliban confirm leader Mullah Omar's death

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