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Spokesman: Governor of Wardak Survives Car Bomb
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Major Blaze At Iran Abadan Oil Refinery Raises Suspicions Of Saudi Revenge Attack	9 22:12 Cesare [11133]
10 Taliban and ISIS militants killed, detained in Special Forces raids in 4 provinces	0 [11130]
US Defense Secretary Arrives In Kabul	0 [11129]
Spokesman: Governor of Wardak Survives Car Bomb	0 [11137]
Pakistani couple arrested in the restive Kunduz province of Afghanistan	0 [11129]
ISIS militant hailing from Iran surrenders to Afghan forces in Nangarhar	0 [11136]
Kurdish forces evacuate besieged Sari Kani	0 [11130]
US troops leave Raqqa, bolster presence in Iraq	0 [11129]
Syrian Army sends large number of reinforcements to northeast Syria	0 [11128]
Indian Army kills 10 in attack on terrorist camp in Pakistan	3 13:01 Dron66046 [11127]
Syrian military begins recovery of oil and gas fields in Raqqa	0 [11131]
Kurdish-led fighters fully withdraw from Syria’s Ras al-Ain	0 [11131]
Four killed in Bangladesh over Facebook post	0 [11128]
Tunisia says AQIM leader killed in anti-terror raid	0 [11132]
Thousands take to Lebanon’s streets in third day of protest	0 [11127]
Pakistani soldier, 6 civilians martyred as Indian troops resort to indiscriminate shelling	1 12:39 Dron66046 [11133]
Page 2: WoT Background
Russian group hijacked Iranian spying operation, officials say	2 10:51 DarthVader [11128]
PKK chief tells Syria Kurds: Don’t trust US, Russia – keep fighting	4 18:05 3dc [11125]
Syrian state media accuses US of evacuating ISIS wives from Al-Hawl	1 08:30 Mercutio [11128]
Turkey views Syrian Army’s protection of SDF and YPG as ‘act of war’	3 13:16 Dron66046 [11131]
Russian military to take over Tabaqa Airbase in Raqqa: source	0 [11130]
Samir Geagea calls on all parties to resign from Hariri cabinet	0 [11126]
Secondary circuit of Iran’s Arak nuclear reactor to be operational soon	3 11:35 3dc [11127]
Top SDF commander says Turkey is not abiding by US-brokered ceasefire	2 14:33 Glenmore [11125]
Turkish offensive violates international law: German FM	2 17:30 jpal [11127]
Afghanistan election results ‘delayed’	0 [11126]
India building world’s biggest face recognition system	9 23:25 Fat Bob Javish1936 [11136]
JUI-F threatens road blockades if marchers stopped	2 13:12 Dron66046 [11132]
Rohingya refugees agree move to Bangladesh island	1 13:21 Dron66046 [11128]
2 new polio cases in Lakki Marwat, 1 in Harnai bring total to 76 this year	0 [11127]
ICE Identifies Hundreds Of Migrants Allegedly Lying About Their Family Status	3 11:41 NoMoreBS [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Army Considering ~~Dumbing Down Standards~~ Pass/Fail Option on ACFT for Sergeant Promotions	7 15:36 chris [11132]
UK: Police vs Public: London Commuters Who Stopped Tube Protesters Investigated	5 14:19 Dron66046 [11130]
Russia dam collapse at Siberia gold mine kills 15	1 08:36 Mercutio [11129]
Barcelona mayhem: Clashes with police as ‘half a million' pro-independence supporters rally amid general strike	0 [11130]
European Cocaine Use Hits Record Highs, Khan's London Worst City	5 18:24 3dc [11128]
California VA recants, will allow World War II glamour girls to visit hospital patients	2 21:20 USN, Ret. [11130]
Rowan Atkinson's soldier son travels to Nepal to join the Gurkhas – and learns local ‘chat-up' lines and dance moves	4 20:43 Rob Crawford [11133]
As battle over Border Wall continues, about one mile goes up every day	7 13:46 49 Pan [11125]
WATCH: Arab Israeli attacks hospital medical staff, breaks stranger's arm	2 14:57 Dron66046 [11128]
Race of Remembrance - Anglesey, Wales 8-10 November	0 [11125]
Niger floods force 23,000 from their homes	0 [11129]
S. Sudan rebel leader seeks further delay to unity government	2 20:11 trailing wife [11135]
Chile imposes emergency after riots over fare hikes	0 [11129]
Croatians protest over release of teen’s suspected rapists	0 [11126]
Woman murdered in Surjani Town	0 [11127]
Four newborns die in incubators for want of oxygen in Thull	0 [11127]
Indonesia's Jokowi kicks off fresh term after wave of crises	0 [11130]
Tear gas and water cannon as crowds defy Hong Kong rally ban	0 [11127]
London insists UK leaving EU on October 31, despite delay request	3 18:58 Bright Pebbles [11130]
Florida peeping Tom beaten to death by naked man he saw having sex: police	4 05:59 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Buh bye, 8	30 22:27 KBK [11136]
Page 4: Opinion
We shouldn't use Nazis as the standard for antisemitism	3 20:52 DarthVader [11131]
Man Lying On Couch Covered In Thin Layer Of Cheeto Dust Refers To Favorite Sports Team As 'We'	4 18:59 Bright Pebbles [11131]
Netanyahu, the media and the fate of Israeli democracy	5 17:45 Bobby [11127]
Trump's Labeling of 'Fake News' Was an Understatement	5 11:40 Abu Uluque [11125]
Napolitano Wrong Again: Schiff Inquiry a Kangaroo Court	5 23:08 JohnQC [11130]
Schiff's Russia Expert Worked W/Steele, Wrote ‘Russian Interference' Piece In 2016, Has Unusual Connections	11 16:38 magpie [11127]
The SJW endgame: the void of nihilistic meaningless. China's Generation Zen	0 [11124]
Page 6: Politix
Gabbard is anti-Hillary, but still far-left fringe	18 19:36 Mercutio [11130]
AOC: Bernie Made Me 'Recognize My Inherent Value as a Human Being'	13 23:16 Secret Master [11137]
CD Media Releasing Information On Poroshenko Money Laundering/Biden Cover Up, In Series Of Articles, With Sourcing	5 22:47 JohnQC [11136]
Mifsud's Phones Obtained by Durham Have UK Sim Cards Tying Them to the UK ‐ AND BACK TO JOHN BRENNAN	4 19:08 SteveS [11130]
Top Republicans demand secret Dem impeachment docs	0 [11128]
Mitt = Pierre Delecto! ‐ ‘Liked' Tweets from Mitt Romney's Secret "Pierre Delecto" Twitter Page Show Man Obsessed with Trump Hatred and Leading GOP Resistance	20 23:26 Gramp Brown5117 [11132]
Durham To Interview James Clapper And John Brennan As He Expands Investigation; Brennan Wonders Why	12 15:54 rjschwarz [11128]
Dick Morris: ‘If You Feel a Pulse, You Know Hillary's Going to Run' (podcast)	12 19:23 Silentbrick [11127]
Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposes doubling city’s tax on food and drinks at restaurants	14 14:54 Gramp Brown5117 [11130]
MSNBC panel: Gabbard didn't 'deny being a Russian asset'	12 11:28 Abu Uluque [11128]
Former Baltimore mayor and Pelosi brother Thomas D'Alesandro dies	3 13:40 Lex [11138]

    
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Who's in the News
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7	Sublime Porte
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Iran
2	Commies
2	Govt of Syria
2	Human Trafficking
2	Islamic State
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Taliban
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2019-10-21
Spokesman: Governor of Wardak Survives Car Bomb

Sun 2019-10-20
Kurdish politician appeals to Israel for help in northern Syria

Sat 2019-10-19
Blasts collapse roof at Afghan mosque, killing at least 62 at Friday prayers

Fri 2019-10-18
Heavy fighting between Turkish/SNA and YPG/SDF

Thu 2019-10-17
Pence announces ceasefire at the US Embassy in Turkey.

Wed 2019-10-16
Spain, Sweden, Canada, UK halting sales of military material to Ankara

Tue 2019-10-15
Notre-Dame plot: Five women jailed over foiled car bomb attack

Mon 2019-10-14
Trump tells Pentagon to begin withdrawing remaining troops from northern Syria

Sun 2019-10-13
Syria now considers itself at war with Turkey!

Sat 2019-10-12
Palestinians riot on Gaza border; 49 said wounded

Fri 2019-10-11
Orange Man confirms bomb maker and terrorist Ibrahim al-Asiri is Tango Uniform

Thu 2019-10-10
2 ISIS 'Beatles' transferred from Syrian prison to US military custody

Wed 2019-10-09
Possible terror attack with automatic guns in Halle (Germany)

Tue 2019-10-08
Turkey starts bombing Kurds

Mon 2019-10-07
Iraqi premier rejects resignation of seven ministers, Baghdad governor steps down

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