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Iraqi forces massing to break into Mosul airport
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	1 23:47 Blossom Unains5562 [11127]
Afghanistan suicide bomb kills at least four at Bagram airbase	4 23:00 trailing wife [11130]
Hizbullah Shells Nusra Militants in Arsal Outskirts, Inflicting Casualties	0 [11128]
Kosovo holds ISIS suspects over plot to attack Israel soccer match, commander sought	0 [11128]
Syrian rebels launch new attack on Al-Bab	0 [11127]
Karemlash Honeycombed with Underground Tunnels	1 14:59 Shipman [11126]
Government official dies in bomb attack	2 13:27 Pappy [11129]
Syrian rebels shell Aleppo during Friday prayers	0 [11129]
TV channel office attack: two ‘IS’ men arrested	0 [11133]
RFNS Kuznetsov air wing begins flight operations in Syria	2 19:36 Pappy [11127]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [11129]
Syrian rebels capture 50 localities from ISIS in Raqqa	0 [11125]
ISIS used chemical weapons in Qayyara, report	0 [11127]
SDF: First phase of Raqqa campaign complete	0 [11125]
Iraqi forces launch new offensive, pushing deeper into Mosul	0 [11129]
Turkey arrests five more HDP officials, German FM to visit Ankara	0 [11129]
Twin bomb attacks kill 4, wound 10 in Baghdad	0 [11129]
Street fighting in civilian populated Mosul neighborhoods	0 [11125]
Iraqi army denies it killed, drove tank over a ‘child soldier’	1 22:31 Shipman [11128]
Rangers say Jundullah chief killed in Sakran	0 [11131]
Militants killed in Manghopir were involved in Safoora carnage: Rangers	0 [11128]
One killed, two injured in Karachi's suspected sectarian attack	0 [11130]
Police officer arrested months after handing over security posts to Taliban	0 [11125]
Iraqi forces massing to break into Mosul airport	0 [11134]
Abu Sayyaf abducts six Vietnamese seamen	0 [11126]
Thai militants shoot Buddhist toddler in the stomach	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
Freed Chibok girls spared from abuse and rape by Nigeria's Boko Haram	0 [11124]
Israel sees first significant rise in terror attacks this year	2 13:37 Pappy [11128]
Turkey shuts 370 terror-linked NGOs	3 11:29 Injun Bucket8891 [11126]
Syrian gov't, ISIS pilloried for CBR weapons use	0 [11126]
ISIS cornered but undefeated	3 19:38 Pappy [11128]
ICC plans new Libyan arrest warrants	0 [11135]
Thinni government involved in plans for Jebel Nefusa police force	0 [11124]
No ‘legal reason’ US could not opt out of Iran deal	0 [11126]
Houthis’ extravagant lifestyle provokes millions of Yemenis	3 15:15 Shipman [11129]
Ex-senator Abidi released on bail	0 [11126]
'Sabri murderers' make startling disclosures during initial interrogation, CTD reveals	4 14:47 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11130]
India deliberately targeting civilian population along Line of Control, FO briefs UN members	0 [11127]
Trump could easily erase much of Obama's foreign policy legacy	18 23:18 Skidmark [11130]
Yemeni FM calls UN envoy to put forward new roadmap	1 22:37 Shipman [11126]
Trump’s choices for US secretary of state all fierce critics of Iran deal	3 15:17 Shipman [11125]
New JMB runs arms smuggling syndicate	0 [11126]
Why Russia rejected UN Aleppo request	2 05:37 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Trump adviser: US to create coalition with GCC	4 17:42 KBK [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
$222 Billion: Government Collects Record-High Taxes in First Month of FY 2017	7 23:38 Blossom Unains5562 [11128]
Trump to Support Nationwide Concealed Carry	9 19:57 Deacon Blues [11129]
IMF approves $12 billion loan to aid Egypt’s struggling economy	3 22:16 newc [11133]
Love Is Patient: Rare Snail Finally Meets Mate Willing to Accept His Differences	6 21:38 Cheaderhead [11130]
China Claims Its New Anti-Stealth Radars Can Detect the F-22	9 21:11 Cheaderhead [11132]
Kremlin: Trump foreign policy close to Putin’s	1 05:38 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Dawood Merchant extradited to India	0 [11125]
Man with pistol keeps Portland rioters away from his apartment bldg	13 22:17 Alaska Paul [11130]
Grubhub Shares Down 9.4% After CEO Called on Trump Supporters to Resign	5 22:20 newc [11130]
Generation Snowflake: This Was Who Was On the Verge Of Running America If Hillary Had Won	10 23:28 swksvolFF [11132]
Best Protest Sign Ever:	9 22:00 Cheaderhead [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Trump: The Hail Mary Pass That Connected	3 17:30 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11128]
Trey Gowdy "Seriously Considered For ATTORNEY GENERAL" (VIDEO)	3 22:57 newc [11133]
Suddenly, Democrats are uncomfortable with Executive Power	9 23:29 Blossom Unains5562 [11131]
VDH: Why Trump Won	7 15:58 Shipman [11125]
This Week in Guns, November 12th, 2016	3 18:11 swksvolFF [11127]
Donald Trump’s energy wild card	8 21:31 JohnQC [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Elections have consequences: Obama suspends efforts to push TPP	3 21:34 JohnQC [11132]
This Irish Isle Will Greet Those Fleeing Trump With a Hug and a Pint	9 22:28 Alaska Paul [11130]
Welcome to the Trump world order	8 16:01 Shipman [11128]

    
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Who's in the News
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14	Islamic State
4	Sublime Porte
2	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
2	Govt of Syria
2	Houthis
2	Govt of Iran
2	Arab Spring
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Boko Haram
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Hezbollah
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
1	Jundullah
1	Taliban

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2016-11-12
Iraqi forces massing to break into Mosul airport

Fri 2016-11-11
Iraqi forces capture Zahar district of Mosul

Thu 2016-11-10
30 al-Qaeda fighters die in security operation in Yemen

Wed 2016-11-09
Two ‘LJ militants’ held for killing Amjad Sabri, army personnel

Tue 2016-11-08
German police arrest five in raid on 'IS network'

Mon 2016-11-07
74 die in rebel Aleppo offensive

Sun 2016-11-06
Human Shields, Barricades Slow Iraqi Advance Into Mosul

Sat 2016-11-05
Ten-member jihadi cell linked to ISIS 'led by fundamentalist preacher was planning attacks on Sydney'

Fri 2016-11-04
12 Die In Rocket Attack At Faryab Wedding Ceremony

Thu 2016-11-03
Top Haqqani network commander killed in Paktika province

Wed 2016-11-02
Mali: One branch of Mourabitounes pledges fealty to ISIS

Tue 2016-11-01
300 Syrian "Cubs of the Caliphate" said killed fighting for IS in Mosul

Mon 2016-10-31
19 Lashkar-e-Taiba Terrorists Killed In Airstrikes In Afghanistan

Sun 2016-10-30
Dozens die as Syrian Army convoy is hit

Sat 2016-10-29
Turkey launches crackdown on Kurds, cuts internet

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