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Champ to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016, officials say
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Champ to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016, officials say	4 18:38 Sven the pelter [11133]
Abbas accuses Israel of 'executions' for killing terrorists	12 18:04 Deacon Blues [11131]
Pakistan Deploys 10,000 Troops to Prevent Sectarian Violence	2 18:47 Sven the pelter [11129]
Iraqi miscellanies	0 [11126]
Salhuddin specialities	0 [11129]
Anbar Activities	0 [11125]
Bomb in northern Sinai kills civilian, soldier	0 [11127]
Gazans riot near border fence, at least 3 injured	2 09:47 g(r)omgoru [11129]
At Least 6 Killed in Gunmen Ambush in Northern Mali	0 [11126]
Afghan Army Says 200 Taliban, ISIL Gunmen Killed within 24 Hours	0 [11128]
MP claims Taliban Supreme Leader recently visited Ghazni and led attacks	4 11:31 Pappy [11127]
TTP attack leaves seven killed, 13 wounded in Pakistan	0 [11125]
Dozens of policemen under siege of Taliban in Farah's Bala Buluk District	0 [11127]
NDS arrests nine terrorists on Kabul-Jalalabad highway	0 [11128]
Police claim tracing 53 'IS-inspired' militants	0 [11127]
Bangladesh arrests suspected Myanmar separatist leader	0 [11126]
Iranian MPs arrive in Damascus before joint offensive	0 [11128]
Obama sends U.S. troops, drones to Cameroon in anti-Boko Haram fight	7 23:18 Procopius2k [11133]
Three top Turkish police fired over Ankara bombings	0 [11127]
IS battles insurgents near Aleppo	0 [11124]
Israel authorizes sealing off parts of Jerusalem	0 [11127]
IS and Al Nusra call for jihad in Russia as Russian strikes in Syria hit home	4 23:54 Alpha2c [11129]
Two Egyptians injured in small bomb attacks in Alexandria	2 08:45 Pappy [11127]
Security Forces Re-Take Chahardara District Governor's Office	0 [11124]
Four Killed in Maiduguri, NE Nigeria Blasts	0 [11126]
Russia attacked 40 IS targets in Syria in past 24 hours	0 [11127]
The Times of Israel liveblogged events of 10/14	0 [11130]
Australian Court: NZ Man Guilty of Trying to Fight in Syria	0 [11159]
Page 2: WoT Background
Russian Military Uses Syria as Proving Ground	5 23:02 JosephMendiola [11130]
South Yemenis Protest for Secession	1 17:23 Sven the pelter [11129]
Israel: Gun permit restrictions eased amid terror wave	2 14:47 Vast Right Wing Conspiracy [11129]
Gulf states seek to purchase Iron Dome	1 17:58 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Lavrov: Shelling of Russian Embassy in Damascus 'Act of Terror'	4 14:12 trailing wife [11128]
France's Syria Strikes 'May Have Killed French Jihadists'	0 [11128]
Sayyed Houthi Vows to Expel, Defeat Invaders	1 11:49 Frank G [11126]
Gen. Amarkhil to Taliban: Give up insurgency or face death	0 [11126]
Asia Bibi isolated in prison over security fears	0 [11124]
Erdogan warns countries against backing terror	2 13:03 AlanC [11127]
Turkish PM: Syrian regime, Daesh, PKK made deal against opposition	0 [11130]
Sudan accused of withholding rations for Darfur peacekeepers	0 [11132]
U.N. urges Iraq's feuding Kurds to respect democracy	0 [11125]
Muslim groups welcome new rules on reporting UK hate crime	1 08:05 Skidmark [11127]
Turkey summons US, Russia envoys over support for Syrian Kurds	0 [11127]
Iran Broadcasts Footage of Underground Missile Base	3 18:48 Sven the pelter [11129]
Taliban Threaten Media to Hide Their Crimes: MPs	1 18:51 Sven the pelter [11125]
Top Cuban general, key forces in Syria to aid Assad, Russia, sources say	1 13:47 Frank G [11126]
Israel could stop returning bodies of Palestinian attackers killed by security forces to their families	8 17:37 3dc [11128]
Kerry Plans on Going to Israel to 'Calm Things Down'	14 19:39 tu3031 [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
France's Top Weatherman Questions Climate Change in book â Is Promptly Suspended	3 16:29 Iblis [11132]
FOUND: staying drunk will keep drinkers from drinking!	1 12:15 Procopius2k [11131]
DARPA replacing wooden drop crates: No more instant housing!	1 18:14 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11128]
Uganda's female politicians protest police strippings	0 [11126]
Inter-communal clashes kill 90 people in South Sudan	1 09:26 Skidmark [11130]
Asylum seekers SUE Germany for not paying them benefits FAST ENOUGH	2 10:10 DarthVader [11126]
Migrants' rights in short supply in squalid French camp	4 18:14 Barbara [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Looking Back At the Turning of the Century	3 13:31 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Why trying to help poor countries might actually hurt them	8 20:21 James [11133]
IS in Pakistan	0 [11126]
Greenfield: American Jewish establishment built on providing guns to Jews	1 16:55 trailing wife [11126]
14 minutes of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" lost footage coming soon	1 12:49 rjschwarz [11128]
Seven Questions Britain Has For America About Guns	15 20:13 Whiskey Mike [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Democratic National Committeewoman says her party is 'clearing a path' for Hillary because 'the women in charge' want it that way	8 20:05 Canuckistan sniper [11127]
Oregon Sheriff Gil Gilbertson revokes federal jurisdiction	5 18:20 Blossom Unains5562 [11132]
Why Didn't Hillary's ~~Opponents~~ Human Props Attack Her as Obama Did in 2007?	8 17:16 JohnQC [11125]
Dennis Ross book exposes bitter divides in Obama administration on Israel	2 08:42 JohnQC [11129]

    
                23:54 Alpha2c

                        23:18 Procopius2k

                        23:02 JosephMendiola

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                        20:21 James

                        20:13 Whiskey Mike

                        20:05 Canuckistan sniper

                        19:51 DarthVader

                        19:39 tu3031

                        19:26 Sven the pelter

                        19:04 SteveS

                        19:04 swksvolFF

                        18:51 Sven the pelter

                        18:50 Lowspark

                        18:48 Sven the pelter

                        18:47 Sven the pelter

                        18:39 gorb

                        18:38 Sven the pelter

                        18:35 Blossom Unains5562

                        18:20 Blossom Unains5562

                        18:15 rjschwarz

                        18:14 Anguper Hupomosing9418 

                        18:14 Barbara

                        18:10 Anguper Hupomosing9418

Who's in the News
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8	Taliban
5	Islamic State
4	Govt of Pakistan
2	Boko Haram
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Iraq
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Houthis
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	PLO
1	al-Nusra
1	TTP

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2015-10-15
Champ to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016, officials say

Wed 2015-10-14
ISIS confirms killing of number two in U.S. air strike

Tue 2015-10-13
Four terrorist attacks rock Jerusalem over 12 hours

Mon 2015-10-12
22 'militants' killed in N. Waziristan air strikes

Sun 2015-10-11
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi's convoy hit by air strike in Iraq

Sat 2015-10-10
Stabbing attack at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, 3 policemen wounded

Fri 2015-10-09
Military Begins House-To-House Searches in Kunduz

Thu 2015-10-08
Russia Fires Cruise Missiles in Syria as Assad Begins a Ground Attack

Wed 2015-10-07
Five arrested in western Sydney over terrorist attack outside police HQ

Tue 2015-10-06
IS destroys ancient Palmyra Arch of Triumph

Mon 2015-10-05
Israel bars Palestinians from entering Old City after deadly attacks

Sun 2015-10-04
Sar-e-Pul's Kohistanat District Falls to Taliban

Sat 2015-10-03
Yemeni loyalists control all of key strait

Fri 2015-10-02
Taliban militants have reportedly captured Wardoj district of Badakhshan

Thu 2015-10-01
Afghan forces retake northern city of Kunduz from Taliban militants

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