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US-backed Syrian militias seize Great Mosque of Raqqah from Daesh
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
German chopper lost rotor blades before Mali crash	4 21:50 SteveS [11125]
Four arrested over gang rapes in Italian seaside town	6 12:00 Procopius2k [11124]
Syrian forces advance from 3 directions in east Damascus	0 [11126]
VIDEO: Syrian Army secures main ISIS base, 2 more towns in east Hama	0 [11124]
Syrian forces inside Deir Ezzor city wreak havoc on ISIS bases, positions	0 [11126]
US-backed Syrian militias seize Great Mosque of Raqqah from Daesh	0 [11129]
Soddy warbirds hit rebel positions in Hajjah	0 [11125]
Houthi snipers down 5 Soddies	0 [11124]
3 FC personnel martyred in attack in Balochistan's Washuk district	0 [11127]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [11125]
Turkish warbirds hit Kurd Kommies in Duhok	0 [11129]
Anbar Antix	0 [11126]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin	0 [11125]
Karachi police hunting ex-KU student dubbed 'mastermind' of attack on Izharul Hassan	2 18:18 swksvolFF [11130]
Two Killed In Bombing On Wedding Ceremony In Qarabagh	0 [11126]
Key Taliban Commander Killed in Parwan Drone Strike	0 [11127]
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists gunned down by security forces in Sopore	0 [11126]
Two Abu Sayyaf men arrested in anti-terror raid	0 [11128]
Libyan forces attack Islamic State near former stronghold	0 [11126]
Fears of humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh as 87,000 refugees arrive from Myanmar: UN	0 [11127]
Suspicious envelope sent to French consulate in Haifa	1 09:41 ed in texas [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
British troops withdraw from south Syria, end training to militants	1 05:26 Bright Pebbles [11125]
IDF Holds Largest Exercise In 20 Years To Prepare For Imminent Hezbollah Threat	1 11:49 Skidmark [11124]
Fourth aid group stops migrant rescue missions in Mediterranean	0 [11126]
Yemen: Saudi Arabia 'should fund all humanitarian aid'	0 [11123]
Turkey slams Merkel for 'populist' EU membership remark	0 [11126]
After Bay Area violence, California debates classifying 'antifa' as a street gang	8 20:41 trailing wife [11128]
MoFA Condemns Killing Of Rohingyas, Calls It ‘Genocide’	1 11:51 Skidmark [11125]
Afghan Migrant Throws Woman Out Window	1 15:36 Grunter [11124]
BRICS names Pak terror groups	0 [11125]
Sweden to Deport 106-Year-Old Afghan Refugee	2 18:16 ed in texas [11124]
Islamic State tried to recruit undercover BBC reporter — report	0 [11128]
IDF asked to destroy balcony used to throw stones	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Canada Demanding U.S. End 'Right to Work' Laws as Part of NAFTA Renegotiation	8 15:33 General [11126]
Church of Flying Spaghetti Monster seeks recognition in German court	0 [11126]
North Korea seen moving ICBM-grade rocket towards west coast	8 23:33 3dc [11129]
William And Kate Expecting Third Child	5 19:14 Cheaderhead [11127]
U.S. envoy says North Korean leader 'begging for war' as U.N. mulls sanctions	2 11:28 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Colombia, ELN rebels agree temporary ceasefire starting Oct. 1	0 [11122]
If North Korea Has Nuclear ICBM, China WILL Invade by 9/11	11 22:53 Skidmark [11126]
Hundreds rally in Chicano Park to ‘defend' murals	0 [11126]
Egypt finalizes deal with Russia for first nuclear plant	2 02:46 newc [11126]
Major Canadian union joins BDS	1 14:52 Skidmark [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Vladimir Putin warns world faces 'global catastrophe' over North Korea	8 22:56 Skidmark [11129]
George Orwell's '1984' And The 'Must Topple' List	8 22:54 M. Murcek [11129]
A Clash of Cultures: The Bourgeois vs. the Burning Man	1 21:11 trailing wife [11126]
With or Without North Korea, There Is No Moral Justification for Trade with China	6 22:59 Skidmark [11127]
Why I Hate Pharmaceutical Industry Commercials and You Should Too	11 21:40 Frank G [11129]
NYT warns the 'workers' that Trump really doesn't have their best interests at heart	5 16:40 Seeking cure for ignorance [11126]
Congress Faces a Tense Agenda, With Little Margin for Error	1 00:32 Besoeker [11122]
George Will: A Progressive's Guide to PC (Video)	2 09:11 Frank G [11123]
Extremists on campuses	2 10:46 Bobby [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Hurricane Harvey Could Fit Into A Secret Plan To Raise The Debt Ceiling	6 18:30 rjschwarz [11131]
NH Dem Chair: Rural, Disaffected Voters Are ‘White Supremacists’	11 09:27 DarthVader [11127]

    
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3	Commies
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2	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Taliban
1	Antifa
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	TTP
1	Govt of Iraq
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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2017-09-05
US-backed Syrian militias seize Great Mosque of Raqqah from Daesh

Mon 2017-09-04
US Coalition bombs ISIL convoy heading to Deir Ezzor from Lebanon, claims 85 dead

Sun 2017-09-03
Arson attacks push thousands more Rohingya from Myanmar

Sat 2017-09-02
US-backed Syria force says seizes Raqa Old City from IS

Fri 2017-09-01
Nearly 50,000 Rohingya flee violence in Myanmar

Thu 2017-08-31
At Least 18,500 Rohingya Flee to Bangladesh as Rakhine Unrest Rages

Wed 2017-08-30
Rohingya Men Fight against Myanmar's Forces, 6000 stranded at Bangla border

Tue 2017-08-29
Houthi militias prevent Saleh loyalists from leaving Yemen capital

Mon 2017-08-28
Turkish Army invades northern Syria, launches attack on Kurdish-held border town

Sun 2017-08-27
Iraq forces recapture city of Tal Afar from ISIS

Sat 2017-08-26
'Terror attack’ in Brussels: Machete-waving ‘terrorist’ is shot dead as he attacks soldiers shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ near street where ISIS called for vehicle attacks

Fri 2017-08-25
'Islamist terror cell' with a hoard of bombs blow themselves up rather than surrender to Russian police

Thu 2017-08-24
Iraqi forces recapture more of Tal Afar, the last refuge

Wed 2017-08-23
Yemen: At least 30 dead as air strike hits hotel

Tue 2017-08-22
Somali extremist group confirms killing of senior commander

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