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Ethiopian Air Force Conducts Airstrike Against Al-Shabaab In Somalia
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Hamas welcomes Gush Etzion terror attack	1 21:23 trailing wife [11135]
Syria: Israel launched missile attack on Damascus airport	2 15:33 jpal [11129]
Good morning	4 15:19 Rob Crawford [11125]
Hundreds of Palestinians rioting along Gaza border	7 17:20 newc [11132]
Paramilitary troops repel Islamic State attack in Salahuddin	0 [11128]
Kirkuk combat chronicle: big turban tied up, 3 casualties in turban attack	0 [11131]
Six security personnel killed, injured in bomb blast, northeast of Diyala	0 [11131]
Quneitra: Syrian forces raise flag, confiscate weapons cache	0 [11132]
Hama-Idlib border: No reconciliation with Al Nusra, Ahrar al Sham big turban meets his end, Gov’t bigshot tours front lines, Syrian army bombard rebels	0 [11126]
Aleppo: Turkey threatens invasion if Syrian army attacks Idlib, Syrian spy takes another video	5 14:36 Injun Bucket8891 [11128]
As-Suweida: Army kills scores of ISIS turbans, Russan airstrikes pave the way	0 [11125]
Al-Shabab Kill Civilians In Kenyan Border Region	0 [11130]
Russian military neutralizes 3 militants in Dagestan	0 [11129]
Heavy Fighting Breaks Out In Afgoye Town, Outside Mogadishu	0 [11125]
Taliban’s spy chief for southeastern provinces among 7 key militants killed	2 10:12 jpal [11129]
Local Taliban leaders, militants suffer heavy casualties in Baghlan	0 [11126]
Ethiopian Air Force Conducts Airstrike Against Al-Shabaab In Somalia	1 08:57 Skidmark [11138]
Turkey sentences ex-British soldier to 8 years in prison for joining YPG in Syria	1 14:37 Injun Bucket8891 [11132]
Homs: Syrian Army launches offensive against ISIS near Tanf (video)	0 [11128]
Deir Ezzor: US-backed forces make significant advance in ISIL’s Euphrates pocket (video)	0 [11131]
Iraqi Army launches large-scale security operation around Mosul (photos)	0 [11123]
Afghan Intelligence forces suffer casualties in Parwan explosion	0 [11126]
Afghan Police forces suffer heavy casualties in 3 provinces	0 [11128]
Syria thwarts ‘Israeli aggression’ near Damascus airport	0 [11128]
Fort Worth police officer shot in the head in firefight with armed robbery suspects dies	1 07:26 Procopius2k [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
Zomlot: I was requested to leave the US immediately	3 22:22 Alaska Paul [11131]
American professor detained by Israel in West Bank scuffle	1 19:36 Anomalous Sources [11132]
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary to be freed from jail despite remaining 'genuinely dangerous'	7 22:23 Alaska Paul [11135]
New Mexico Jihadist Update: Rift Between Police, Feds Allowed New Mexico Terror Compound To Fester	3 14:06 newc [11134]
Belgium ends funding for Palestinian schools over honoring of terrorist	3 14:18 trailing wife [11127]
Palestinian activist: EU should defund BDS like Trump slashed aid for UNRWA	0 [11128]
Hundreds of migrants brazenly try to break into lorries in French port city dubbed the 'new Calais' in a desperate bid to reach the UK	2 18:26 Bright Pebbles [11128]
Hundreds bury boy killed in Gaza clash as conflicting reports surround his death	4 15:45 g(r)omgoru [11128]
‘Hodeidah liberation key to reengaging Houthis in peace talks’	0 [11127]
Belgium extradites ISIS suspect to Russia	2 16:16 Bugs Thud4877 [11126]
Hasakah: YPG release official statement about recent clashes between gov’t, Kurdish forces	0 [11125]
Italy blames France for Gaddafi’s downfall and migrant crisis	4 11:37 Frank G [11131]
SW Governor urges fleeing population to ignore security threats	0 [11129]
Iraqi parliament elects new speaker, breaking political deadlock	0 [11129]
Turkey-Russia Discord over Idlib Defers Regime Offensive, for Now	0 [11126]
Kurds, Christians Split over Syria School Curriculum	0 [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
BREAKING: Salisbury city centre cordoned off after 'medical incident'	8 20:17 KBK [11131]
Maduro's huge salary increases force 40% percent of Venezuelan stores to close	7 20:14 KBK [11136]
Boston explosions: 8,000 people evacuated and teenager dies amid 70 blasts and fires	1 12:17 Raj [11129]
Bovine bravado: 2,000 pound bull briefly escapes to Tooele, Utah Walmart to avoid circumcision	5 19:56 Rob Crawford [11131]
Cancelled Dwarfanators wrestling show 'to sue venues'	4 19:08 Deacon Blues [11133]
Georgian ex-minister claims US-funded facility may be bioweapons lab	2 15:45 jpal [11126]
Florence shutters 17 Waffle House restaurants	1 03:48 Mike Kozlowski [11129]
Skripal Poisoning Suspect's Passport Data Shows Link to Security Services	3 03:50 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Top Indian tiger hunter called in to find beast thought to have killed 13	1 09:06 Skidmark [11126]
Dutch say they arrested 2 Russians planning to hack Swiss chemical warfare lab	0 [11127]
Knife crime hits seven year high as police admit shock at the 'frenzied nature' of many attacks on Britain's streets	1 06:31 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Are Apple's new iPhones SEXIST? Feminist campaigners slam firm for making devices that are 'too big for women to hold'	16 18:29 Bright Pebbles [11126]
Border Patrol agent arrested, accused of killing 4 women and kidnapping a 5th	0 [11131]
Google reportedly builds a prototype for censored Chinese engine that links users' searches to their phone numbers and blacklists terms including 'human rights' and 'Nobel Prize'	0 [11127]
Tunisia ruling party suspends PM as rift deepens	0 [11128]
Weather Channel Defends Reporter Mocked for ‘So Dramatic’ Hurricane Florence Coverage	8 19:35 Anomalous Sources [11130]
‘LOOTERS WILL BE SHOT’ Signs Appear As Florence Bears Down, S.C. Governor: ‘Looters Will Be Shown No Mercy’	3 19:44 Anomalous Sources [11129]
Egyptian court orders arrest of sons of former president Hosni Mubarak in stock market manipulation case	0 [11129]
Hilarious SNL skit – liberal weenie researchers teach a dog to talk. He tells them how much he loves Trump and why. Their heads explode!	1 00:37 lord garth [11125]
Tokyo's fears as Russian tanks, fighter jets and helicopters storm beach in mock invasion on the Sea of Japan in one of biggest drills since Soviet era	3 16:57 Throtch Snotle3805 [11127]
So why IS the National Solar Observatory closed? Sunspot says mercury spill isn't behind mysterious evacuation and insists they have NOT made contact with aliens, despite claims of UFO sightings	5 16:30 NoMoreBS [11127]
Confrontations between Russia and Ukraine continue in the Sea of Azov	0 [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Nunes: Dems, Journos, Will be Frightened by Declassified Trump-Russian Docs	4 15:16 charger [11127]
A Brief History of Repressive Regimes and Their Gun Laws	0 [11128]
Finally a believable CNN poll	9 22:04 DooDahMan [11130]
Google, China create search engine that tracks, censors searches and links them to users' phone numbers	4 11:57 KBK [11126]
Jimmy Carter: I Would ‘Change All' of Trump's Policies if I Were President Again	13 20:18 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11128]
Joe diGenova: Comey, McCabe, and Strzok Are 'Going Down' Over FISA Warrant Abuses	7 19:31 Anomalous Sources [11134]
Why Google Should Die	4 18:06 Abu Uluque [11133]
Yemen peace talks: Houthis setting conditions on a plane staircase	0 [11130]
"Accelerating Multi-Domain Operations: Evolution of an Idea."	2 09:21 Bugs Thud4877 [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Gov. Moonbeam says California to launch climate satellite	11 23:30 Bangkok Billy [11133]
Cicero's top cop praises concealed gun holder who fired at suspect after officer shot	0 [11127]
David Hogg, the headache that keeps on coming	17 19:06 Silentbrick [11130]
Camera catches Baltimore mayor’s surprise & disgust as she tours her own city: ‘You can smell the rats’	14 22:44 Alaska Paul [11131]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Islamic State
4	Taliban
4	Govt of Syria
3	al-Shabaab (AQ)
3	Hamas
2	Arab Spring
2	Commies
2	Houthis
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Al-Muhajiroun (Britain)
1	Govt of Iraq
1	PLO

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Sun 2018-09-16
Ethiopian Air Force Conducts Airstrike Against Al-Shabaab In Somalia

Sat 2018-09-15
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Fri 2018-09-14
Sweida: Syrian Army advances 3.5km deep into ISIS-held territory

Thu 2018-09-13
Mosul clearance continues: turban cell tied up, 13 more died tired, 3 innocents kaboomed

Wed 2018-09-12
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Mon 2018-09-10
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Sun 2018-09-09
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Sat 2018-09-08
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Fri 2018-09-07
Houthis fire missiles toward two southern Saudi airports, hit one

Thu 2018-09-06
Two major Syrian Army divisions head toward Hama for upcoming offensive

Wed 2018-09-05
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