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Two major Syrian Army divisions head toward Hama for upcoming offensive
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Two major Syrian Army divisions head toward Hama for upcoming offensive	0 [11133]
Idlib excitements: Syrian Army, build up, Russian and Syrian army air strikes, rebels shoot missiles at Syrian positions	0 [11129]
Combat Footage: Army strikes ISIS in east Swaida, kills scores	1 20:52 gorb [11132]
Syrian Army captures US-made missiles in Quneitra (photos)	0 [11133]
Jihadists hit town resort in Latakia with rockets	0 [11128]
YPG ambushes Turkish-backed rebels in Afrin, 4 killed	0 [11127]
ANP leader, nephew shot dead	0 [11129]
Former student gets 29 years in jail on terror charges	0 [11133]
PM Imran Khan, US Secy of State Pompeo discuss bilateral ties during meeting at PM House	0 [11129]
Suspected militants killed on Tuesday identified	0 [11128]
Police chief and buddy kaboomed in Badghis province	0 [11129]
US Navy says over 2,500 assault rifles found in Gulf seizure	2 08:42 gorb [11128]
Husband of imprisoned Iranian human rights lawyer arrested in Tehran	0 [11127]
Jordan court sentences Islamic State member to 20 years	0 [11130]
Hamas commander dies in accidental explosion in Gaza Strip	5 12:30 Herb McCoy [11127]
Kirkuk combat chronicle: big turban judge bound over, paramilitaries maim attacking turbans	0 [11127]
Sixteen Islamic State members arrested in operation, south of Mosul	0 [11127]
Bomb attack in Iraq leaves seven policemen wounded	0 [11129]
Basra protests: 1 killed by security gunfire, gate blocked at Umm Qasr port	0 [11128]
Kabul: dozens of Hazeri casualties in double mosque kaboom, Haqqani gang busted	0 [11129]
Taliban commanders, security personnel among 19 killed, wounded in Baghlan clashes	0 [11133]
Badakhshan’s Nusay District Cleared Of Taliban	0 [11132]
Russia Confirms Air Strikes on Syria's Idlib	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Report: Israel secretly armed, funded Syrian rebels	0 [11129]
Sweden to build Holocaust museum in Malmo	2 17:55 Rob Crawford [11127]
The Road to Las Ramblas: The Man Behind the Barcelona Attacks Was on Police Radar for Years. How Did They Let It Happen?	7 16:28 JohnQC [11130]
We need a ‘German Islam,' says interior ministry	11 21:11 newc [11136]
When they're right, they're right	3 14:06 Procopius2k [11129]
Syrian sappers ready to demine DMZ between Syria and Israel	2 15:48 Rambler in Virginia [11128]
Khalilzad tasked with bringing Taliban, Kabul to negotiating table	0 [11129]
Germany still investigating Iranian cash request	2 15:57 Procopius2k [11129]
Britain announces transfer of additional £7 million to UNRWA	2 02:42 g(r)omgoru [11130]
Israel shutters Gaza pedestrian crossing after border clashes	0 [11132]
Iran says it will go beyond previous enrichment if nuclear deal fails	2 18:19 DooDahMan [11139]
Satellite images show damage at Syria site from raid attributed to Israel	0 [11130]
Who controls what in Syria?	1 10:26 JohnQC [11130]
Egypt sentences four people to 14 years in prison in 2013 Shia killing case retrial	0 [11129]
Iran Touts Collaboration With Soros' Open Society Foundations	1 11:51 Skidmark [11128]
Hamas leader admits Marches of Return were staged to avert internal crisis	0 [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Nike's Favorability Drops Double Digits	16 19:32 swksvolFF [11133]
Cranberries star Dolores O'Riordan cause of death released	5 18:11 DooDahMan [11128]
Beijing's Censorship Push Failing as Xi Jinping's Incompetence Becomes Focus of Protests	5 16:23 swksvolFF [11131]
British Navy HMS Albion sails near South China Sea islands, angering Beijing	0 [11127]
FTC, states, target bogus veterans' charities in new crackdown: 'It's war profiteering'	1 13:09 Skidmark [11130]
North Korea's Kim sets denuclearization time line, prompting thanks from Trump	0 [11134]
Kremlin says it won't investigate two Russian novichok poisoning suspects - Politics live	3 15:22 Fat Bob Prince of the Geats4930 [11128]
Trump thanks Kim Jong Un for his 'unwavering trust'	0 [11131]
John F. Kennedy's nephew Christopher Lawford dies aged 63 after suffering a heart attack in yoga studio	4 18:15 DooDahMan [11128]
Miami Beach Police Arrest Two Priests Caught Performing Sex Act In VW	4 18:22 Frozen Al [11134]
The Nuns Pressing Gunmakers to Report on Safety Risks Are Back for Their Next Fight	3 12:41 Rob Crawford [11131]
Emirates plane carrying sick passengers lands at JFK airport, officials say	2 18:30 M. Murcek [11135]
Why flat Earthers and Holocaust-deniers won't change their mind: Researchers say some people's brains are wired to value feedback over facts	7 13:56 Zenobia Floger6220 [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Migration 'mother of all political problems,' says German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer	10 20:27 Procopius2k [11132]
The Supreme Court's days as a super-legislature are over, and Democrats aren't happy about it	4 17:48 Creling Pelosi3622 [11126]
Carlson: We Have a Good Idea Who Wrote the Anonymous NYT Op-Ed (video)	12 19:16 Vinegar Crineth2573 [11135]
Woodward's book: Who you going to believe? I'll stick with Mattis and Kelly	4 13:09 M. Murcek [11130]
I Really Don't Feel Like Submitting To Socialist Tyranny. Do You?	2 22:28 ruprecht [11133]
Lie Down With The Enemy, Get Up Without The Presidency	0 [11128]
5 Takeaways From The Circus Democrats Made Of Brett Kavanaugh's SCOTUS Hearing	6 13:38 Glenmore [11131]
"A vote for Kavanaugh is a vote to kill me"	18 22:48 trailing wife [11131]
The secrecy is unveiled: a race to destroy Iranian facilities in Syria	0 [11126]
This Is a Constitutional Crisis	4 21:55 KBK [11133]
Page 6: Politix
Heh Heh Heh.. Karma strikes...	6 21:02 Jack Salami [11135]
Sloppy redaction shows large deposit into candidate's account. Reason: Pay the bills.	0 [11127]
Missouri Auctuioneer Congressman Shuts Down Kavanough House Hearing Protester	2 18:31 Frank G [11136]
Judicial Watch: New FBI Records Reveal Strzok Authored Initial Draft of Comey Letter to Congress about Clinton Emails on Weiner Laptop	10 22:32 ruprecht [11133]

    
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4	Taliban
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3	Moslem Colonists
2	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	al-Nusra
1	Haqqani Network
1	Arab Spring
1	TTP
1	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Iraq
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Two weeks of WOT

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

Wed 2018-09-05
Al Qaeda trying to regain primacy as Islamic State loses ground: NATO

Tue 2018-09-04
Jalaluddin Haqqani joins the Choir Eternal

Mon 2018-09-03
Islamists militants in northeast Nigeria kill up to 30 48 soldiers: Sources

Sun 2018-09-02
Yemen’s army imposes full control over Saada’s Al-Zaher directorate

Sat 2018-09-01
Dutch police shoot suspect after he stabs two people at an Amsterdam train station

Fri 2018-08-31
ISIS leader Yasir Khurasani killed with 5 comrades in Nangarhar drone strike

Thu 2018-08-30
Egyptian forces kill 20 militants in Sinai operation: Army

Wed 2018-08-29
Syrian Army foils ISIL breakout attempt in east Sweida

Tue 2018-08-28
Idlib: Nusra arrest 20 ISIS turbans, Gov’t closes key crossing

Mon 2018-08-27
Elite Army units moving to Idlib for major assault

Sun 2018-08-26
John McCain dies at 81

Sat 2018-08-25
Syrian Army launches powerful assault in northern Hama

Fri 2018-08-24
Arab coalition thwarts Houthi boat bomb targeting commercial ships off Yemen

Thu 2018-08-23
Syrian Army cuts all supply lines to ISIL’s last stronghold in southern Syria

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