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21 ISIS militants killed in drone strikes in Nangarhar province
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	4 22:52 Zenobia Floger6220 [11128]
Turkish-backed rebels, jihadists clash inside Idlib buffer zone	0 [11126]
Syrian Army liberates large chunk of ISIS-occupied region in southern Syria	0 [11130]
Turkey jails Gulen's brother for over 10 years	1 21:12 Anomalous Sources [11128]
Yemeni army confirms death of Houthi leader, 40 militias	0 [11126]
Dozens said injured in fresh clashes near Gaza security fence	2 08:16 jvalentour [11127]
IRGC strikes ringleaders of Ahvaz attack east of Euphrates	0 [11126]
Afriqiyah Airways cancels flight from Benina Airport after assault on pilot	0 [11126]
Haftar forces bombard Derna	0 [11125]
Six militants blown up by own IED in Ghazni province	0 [11125]
Four key Taliban group leaders ambushed in Laghman province	0 [11129]
21 ISIS militants killed in drone strikes in Nangarhar province	0 [11131]
Germany approves extradition of Iran diplomat over bomb 'plot'	1 06:47 Frank G [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Senate blocks Afghan Bacha bāzī aka Dancing Boy funding prohibition	4 19:43 Lone Ranger [11132]
In 3 years, Russian strikes on Syria said to kill 18,000, half of them civilians	4 18:23 magpie [11126]
US and Turkey begin training for joint patrols in Syria’s Manbij	0 [11125]
Turkey asks Germany to extradite 136 people with 'terror links'	0 [11127]
Saudi Arabia to deposit 200 million US dollars in Yemen central bank	1 09:34 Skidmark [11126]
US threats of imposing sanctions on Iran 'unjust': Turkey's Erdogan	0 [11126]
Basra governor says closure of US consulate 'political' decision	0 [11127]
Israel seeking to justify another aggression against Lebanon: FM Bassil	0 [11128]
Libya's High Council of State rejects Salame's "clinging to power" accusation	0 [11130]
Kabul wants refugees back after Pakistan PM proposed nationality to Afghans	0 [11123]
Lebanese Foreign Ministry responds to Netanyahu with diplomatic tour of 'missile launcher' sites	0 [11127]
Iranian plot to bomb Hajj in 1986	0 [11125]
Jihadi leaders’ party photos spark reactions	1 13:03 Skidmark [11126]
FIA, police told to locate espionage gadgets in Islamabad	1 14:22 Skidmark [11128]
National Party leader criticises Centre’s move to give Afghan refugees citizenship rights	1 16:14 Skidmark [11126]
Kashmiri leader distances himself from social media campaign against newspaper	0 [11127]
US needs to respect Pakistan's legal process in Shakil Afridi case: FM Qureshi	0 [11127]
UAE rights activist Ahmed Mansoor appeals 10-year sentence	0 [11128]
Minnesota: Somalis Riot at Amusement Park, Forcing Evacuation	14 18:18 Secret Master [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Trump Administration Halts Visas For Same-Sex Partners Of Diplomats, UN Employees	2 21:14 Anomalous Sources [11129]
Ex-Alabama Head Coach Mike DuBose Hospitalized After Accidentally Shooting Himself	1 16:16 Skidmark [11127]
Your Weekly East Boston MS-13 Gang Update	0 [11125]
Amazon ups hourly wage to $15, will advocate for higher pay	9 16:57 Thrise Shomble3667 [11127]
Georgetown Prof Gets Castrated - Suspended By Twitter	0 [11127]
Health officials 'very worried' as African swine fever spreads in Europe and Asia	0 [11123]
'No Excuses' A retired USN SEAL runs ultamarathons to raise money for the children of fallen special operators	0 [11128]
The Man Who Ran a Carnival Attraction That Saved Thousands of Premature Babies Wasn't a Doctor at All	3 23:15 Zenobia Floger6220 [11126]
Chinese ship comes ‘within 45 yards' of US destroyer in South China Sea	5 19:15 Mike Kozlowski [11125]
Swetnick's Ex-Boyfriend Claims She Threatened to Kill Their Unborn Child	5 16:43 JohnQC [11125]
Pres. Trump Says Only $1.6 Billion For Border Wall in 2019	1 05:56 Woodrow [11124]
Georgetown Prof: 'Castrate' White Men's Corpses And Feed Them to Swine'	15 13:33 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [11122]
GE exec defenestrated after market losses	9 23:59 JohnQC [11128]
Judge Kavanaugh committed party foul in 1985	8 23:19 Hillary [11127]
IHC dismisses petition against Dawn regarding editorial policy	0 [11125]
Quake-hit Indonesia starts burying dead in mass grave	4 23:09 Zenobia Floger6220 [11129]
Female constable's sexual assault case is a test for my ministry: Shehryar Afridi	0 [11123]
Zimbabwe’s rich spitting in the face of the dying	4 22:50 Rob Crawford [11129]
South Sudan War Deaths Estimated At 400 000	2 16:24 Skidmark [11129]
Scientists behind game-changing cancer immunotherapies win Nobel medicine prize	2 14:33 Skidmark [11125]
US subs would be sitting ducks for new Chinese 'Death Star' laser satellite that will be able spot them 1,600ft below the surface	20 23:43 Injun Bucket8891 [11133]
Frenchman at the centre of Nobel Prize rape scandal in Sweden is jailed for two years for the attack	2 19:53 Frank G [11133]
The Ribbon Gun	8 23:38 Injun Bucket8891 [11130]
Real-life story of 1980s Mossad base disguised as a Red Sea resort	2 01:26 Skidmark [11129]
Facebook logins for sale on the dark web for just $3.90 EACH days after the 'worst ever' hack of 50 million users	3 09:17 Besoeker [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
Destroying Brett Kavanaugh This is what Democrats do when they think Roe v. Wade is at stake.	3 18:50 DooDahMan [11131]
Kavanaugh's Foes Politicize the FBI	3 12:33 Raj [11125]
Pres. Trump Nicknames POS Blumenthal - 'Da Nang'	5 20:06 Frank G [11128]
Meanwhile, Trump's economy births huge manufacturing contract	1 05:13 Besoeker [11125]
Bill O'Reilly: Analyzing Ford And Kav's Testimonies Start to Finish (video)	2 13:42 Injun Bucket8891 [11129]
Dershowitz: Kav is assumed guilty because he is a white man	2 12:08 Abu Uluque [11126]
Unlike Dr. Ford, Mr. Charles R. Patrick has a very good memory	1 08:32 JohnQC [11128]
Schrödinger’s Catlady	7 21:47 Anomalous Sources [11128]
Page 6: Politix
House Republicans weigh subpoena in spat with ex-FBI chief Comey	3 19:53 Frank G [11132]
Barack Obama Endorses Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York	6 21:25 Anomalous Sources [11131]
After Screwing the GOP, Jeff Flake Parties with Sen. Coons, Rock Stars at Global Citizen Festival	10 23:37 Injun Bucket8891 [11131]
Photo of President Macron posing between a half-naked man showing his middle finger and a convicted criminal during Caribbean visit sparks fury back home in France	8 14:38 Skidmark [11128]

    
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6	Govt of Pakistan
4	Sublime Porte
3	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Iran
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
2	Hezbollah
2	Islamic State
1	Commies
1	Houthis
1	al-Nusra
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Narcos
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2018-10-02
21 ISIS militants killed in drone strikes in Nangarhar province

Mon 2018-10-01
Houthi naval force targets Saudi patrol boats inside Jizan Port

Sun 2018-09-30
Chad troops kill 17 Boko Haram fighters after Lake Chad attack

Sat 2018-09-29
Tajikistan national among 48 killed, wounded in Kunduz operations

Fri 2018-09-28
Rockets fired on Ghazni city during President Ghani’s visit

Thu 2018-09-27
Kuwait: Houthi militias threaten international borders with Iran missiles

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

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