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ISIS refuses to surrender volcanic region as Syrian troops attempt to advance
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Baghdad bomb & bullet bulletin: 5 bombs, 13 casualties	0 [11127]
2 people wounded in armed attack against Islamic State family’s house, west of Anbar	0 [11128]
Iraqi troops find bodies of three abductees inside Mosul house	0 [11128]
Two Islamic State members killed in U.S.-Coalition airstrike, west of Kirkuk	0 [11130]
Iraqi army destroys six Islamic State tunnels in Salahuddin	0 [11128]
ISIS refuses to surrender volcanic region as Syrian troops attempt to advance	2 08:31 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Aleppo: Kurds kill 5 turbans, turbans attack Aleppo city	0 [11129]
Deir Ezzor: Map Update: US-backed forces advance against ISIS in eastern Syria	2 08:42 Snakes Peacock6563 [11125]
Idlib: Al Q and Al Nusra big turbans killed, civilians come home, Euros sent WMD ingreds?, 400+ ISIS arrive	0 [11127]
VIDEO: Syrian task force conducts live drills in graduation ceremony	0 [11126]
Thai court finds 9 men guilty in Bangkok bomb plot	0 [11127]
Key suspect in 2013 Reyhanli terror attack arrested	0 [11128]
Horror as car ploughs into 'crowd of 100 children and teachers' - police manhunt underway	7 18:54 Zenobia Floger6220 [11132]
2 Gazans said seriously injured in border clashes	1 06:38 Frank G [11128]
Nearly 170 charged in Bahrain with forming local Hezbollah branch	0 [11128]
Morocco navy fires on migrant boat, one dead	1 09:04 Skidmark [11128]
At least 12 dead in Mali attack near Nigeria	0 [11125]
U.S. airstrike target Taliban’s IED factory in Paktia province	0 [11125]
Human rights monitor accuses Houthis of hostage-taking, torture	0 [11126]
9 of a family killed, several others wounded in Kapisa airstrike: UNAMA	1 07:04 Frank G [11126]
Afghan forces rescue 8 soldiers from the Taliban captivity in Wardak	0 [11126]
3 militants, soldier dead in Tanghdar sector; toll 6	0 [11129]
Russian Su-35 allegedly intercepts US F-22 Raptor over Syria	8 12:53 swksvolFF [11125]
Russia establishes no-fly zone over Latakia province – diplomat	2 05:08 Mike Kozlowski [11127]
Infamous ‘ghost’ emir of ISIS captured in southern Turkey – report	2 07:06 Thregum Greath3827 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
In Iraq, weapons sell online, home delivery included	0 [11128]
Leaked photos show Russian military likely delivered S-300 to Syria already	1 10:08 DarthVader [11128]
US forces to remain in Syria to train locals after defeat of ISIS: Mattis	0 [11126]
White helmet members granted asylum in Britain	1 09:18 Skidmark [11124]
Tunisia reforms face fresh strain after president ends Islamist tie-up	0 [11128]
Mattis Stresses Geneva Process for Syria	2 17:45 SteveS [11126]
‘Principled realism’ in the cause of peace: Full text of Trump’s speech to UNGA	0 [11124]
Iran says ‘jihadist separatists’ behind attack, as probe points to IS	0 [11127]
The Russian plane’s downing, minute by minute — according to Moscow	0 [11128]
World Bank report warns Gaza Strip economy is in ‘free fall’	8 18:28 Mike Kozlowski [11125]
Trump blasts Iran for sowing ‘chaos, death, destruction’	0 [11130]
Terror in Kashmir Pak-sponsored: HM	0 [11126]
Algeria’s President Maintained Alive Artificially- Former French Ambassador	1 01:12 newc [11128]
Russia to use Iranian airbase for Syria operations	2 08:13 Hupusing Claitch6798 [11129]
Air Force awards $2.4B contract for new helicopters to guard nukes	3 09:43 Snakes Peacock6563 [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Planned Parenthood forces cancellation of Gosnell movie screening	4 14:55 gorb [11127]
Brexit Boom: UK Exports to Israel Soar by 75 Percent in 2018	1 08:43 Bright Pebbles [11127]
'Distracted boyfriend meme' is sexist, rules Swedish advertising watchdog	3 13:01 swksvolFF [11125]
Jane Fonda: ‘I Will Go to My Grave Regretting' the ‘Hanoi Jane' Photo	12 19:03 magpie [11129]
The majority of U.S. crimes go unsolved, including 4 out of 10 homicides and two-thirds of rapes, FBI data shows	2 15:32 Frozen Al [11127]
US sanctions Venezuelan president's wife	4 20:31 Frank G [11131]
Disrupting Launch System - The rise of SpaceX and European access to space	3 21:22 SteveS [11129]
Photo of a DC-10 fire fighting tanker from space	4 20:49 magpie [11134]
Close Shave In Boston	4 22:11 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11139]
ooda loop and strategy with micro uav's	0 [11128]
Chinese National in US Military Arrested for Acting as Foreign Agent	3 08:52 trailing wife [11126]
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Conducted Hot-Pit Refueling at Wake Island	7 20:21 SteveS [11131]
Ex-convict in Turkey’s southeast murders wife, son for second time	0 [11129]
Potential bye bye Anopheles gambiae Skeeter	6 17:51 g(r)omgoru [11126]
China won't let U.S. warship dock in Hong Kong amid trade tensions	3 10:13 DarthVader [11126]
Sri Lanka ready to welcome toppled Maldives strongman	0 [11133]
Bill Cosby sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for sexual assault	2 09:37 Skidmark [11129]
Emergency evacuation: Indian flyer mistakes exit door for loo	4 23:59 Zenobia Floger6220 [11133]
Country's first 'robot sex brothel' set to open in Texas prompts backlash: report	3 11:55 Elmerert Hupens2660 [11127]
Tokyo cafe to use robot waiters controlled from home by people with severe disabilities to allow them to work remotely	3 22:33 Boston Robotics [11128]
Sikh Coldstream Guard who was first to wear a turban at Trooping the Colour tests positive for cocaine and faces being kicked out of the Army	0 [11128]
Married Alaska air traffic controller, 34, who kidnapped a hitchhiker, choked her until she was unconscious and then masturbated on her is given 'a pass' by judge and will not even have to register as a sex offender	2 09:26 Unetch Grumble2481 [11124]
Texans are livid after California's hipster In-N-Out is named the state's favorite fast food over homegrown brand Whataburger	14 18:54 Bobby [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Kavanaugh Accuser's Lawyer Sets Stage For Withdrawal From Testifying	39 22:55 JohnQC [11131]
Mysterious Evacuation Of Solar Observatory Overlooking White Sands Smells Like Espionage	4 19:54 SteveS [11131]
What motives drive false accusers?	7 12:34 Abu Uluque [11129]
British ~~humour~~ humor: Absolutely politically incorrect.	3 11:36 Frank G [11126]
Dupe entry: University Corruption	2 10:28 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Are You Serious?	0 [11124]
At the UN, Pro-Freedom Donald Trump Stares Down the World's Deep State	4 15:39 Besoeker [11128]
Xi’s Grip Loosens Amid Trade War Policy Paralysis	0 [11124]
Europe’s Balance of Power Crisis	3 21:26 charger [11131]
Giving Syria S-300 Surface To Air Missile Systems Won't Halt Israeli Strikes	6 13:37 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Deborah Ramirez Refuses to Testify. Here's Her Response to the Senate Judiciary Committee.	6 15:09 rjschwarz [11132]
Page 6: Politix
Star Tribune sues to unseal U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison's divorce records	6 10:08 JohnQC [11129]
Grassley letter to Feinstein.	4 19:40 Anomalous Sources [11134]
GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Voted for Hillary Clinton in 2008	6 12:14 Abu Uluque [11130]
Combat-Decorated Green Beret Takes On a New Enemy: The Washington Swamp	3 09:30 JohnQC [11127]

    
                23:59 Zenobia Floger6220

                        22:55 JohnQC

                        22:33 Boston Robotics

                        22:11 Seeking Cure For Ignorance

                        22:09 rjschwarz

                        21:59 Seeking Cure For Ignorance

                        21:26 charger

                        21:22 SteveS

                        20:49 magpie

                        20:45 Neville Turkeyneck3487

                        20:31 Frank G

                        20:21 SteveS

                        19:56 SteveS

                        19:55 CrazyFool

                        19:54 SteveS

                        19:49 Bugs Thud4877

                        19:46 Frank G

                        19:45 CrazyFool

                        19:41 Frank G

                        19:40 Anomalous Sources

                        19:34 Skidmark

                        19:26 Skidmark

                        19:25 Skidmark

                        19:03 magpie

Who's in the News
43	[untagged]
8	Islamic State
5	Commies
3	Govt of Syria
3	Taliban
2	Hamas
2	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Iran
2	Moslem Colonists
1	Houthis
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,
1	Sublime Porte
1	al-Qaeda in Mali/Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2018-09-26
ISIS refuses to surrender volcanic region as Syrian troops attempt to advance

Tue 2018-09-25
46 militants killed, 38 thousand kgs of explosives in Farah airstrikes

Mon 2018-09-24
Exclusive: Rod Rosenstein is resigning (he didn't, then)

Sun 2018-09-23
Pirates kidnap 12 crew members from Swiss shipping vessel in Nigerian waters

Sat 2018-09-22
12 Killed, 14 Wounded in Mozambique Jihadist Attacks

Fri 2018-09-21
Israel arrests 10 East Jerusalemites suspected of leading Temple Mount clashes

Thu 2018-09-20
Sweida: ISIS faces dehydration as Syrian Army seizes last water source in Al-Safa

Wed 2018-09-19
Syria Shoots Down Russian Jet, Moscow Threatens Retaliation ‐ Against Israel

Tue 2018-09-18
Report: Syria mistakenly downs Russian plane as it attempts to repel alleged Israeli strike

Mon 2018-09-17
Boko Haram gang members sentenced to ten years for murder -- community outraged

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

Sat 2018-09-15
Man Drives Car into Crowd in Southern France, Wounding Two

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
Nangarhar: Momand Dara district jacket wallah causes 160 casualties, Taliban say wasn’t them

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