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Iraqis nab ISIS finance chief with $5 million bounty on his head
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Al-Qaeda linked Base Movement terrorists sentenced in Mysuru blast case	0 [11124]
Police, Palestinians clash by Damascus Gate for third consecutive night	0 [11130]
Microsoft says Iran hackers targeting Israeli, US defense technology firms	0 [11127]
2 Palestinians charged with aiding Gilboa prisoners after jailbreak	0 [11124]
Good Morning	9 10:46 Whock Johnson4196 [11128]
Qatar Releases Afghan Soldier Who Killed 3 Australians	0 [11125]
US, UK warn citizens to leave Serena Hotel in Kabul	0 [11129]
Airfare to Pakistan Spikes, Flights Halted for Past 3 Days	0 [11126]
Iraqis nab ISIS finance chief with $5 million bounty on his head	1 14:51 M. Murcek [11128]
Libya’s Oil and Gas Workers Union Threaten to Close Ports	0 [11127]
TRF militant involved in cab driver’s killing killed in north Kashmir’s Hajin	0 [11124]
Gunfight breaks out in Poonch woods, 5 good guys toes up	0 [11123]
Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir's Shopian, 3rd of the day in valley	0 [11128]
Security beefed up in migrant colonies in north Kashmir's Kupwara	0 [11125]
Firefighters have put out a blaze that raged for several hours at a gasoline storage tank in southern Lebanon	0 [11125]
At least four people were killed when a car bomb exploded in the Syrian city of Afrin	0 [11130]
Tunisia’s President KaisSaied says in a statement he has approved a new government selected by Prime Minister Najla Bouden	0 [11124]
Fighting south of Yemen’s Marib results in 156 members of the Iran-backed Houthi militia being killed	0 [11128]
Sadr’s party is the biggest winner in Iraq's election, increasing the number of seats he holds in parliament	2 12:13 Abu Uluque [11126]
Five Indian soldiers are killed in an ambush by suspected militants near the border with Pakistan	0 [11123]
Lake Chad Basin Joint Task Force: Thousands of Boko Haram Militants Surrender	0 [11130]
In Syria, a soldier wounded by shelling of militants	0 [11124]
Terrorists in eastern Yemen kill three Interior Ministry officers	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israel Air Force asks to swap four KC-46 tanker aircraft instead of two	2 16:10 ed in texas [11127]
Afghan Refugees Were Placed in a Popular North Yorkshire, UK Vacation Hotel. Here's What Happened.	3 18:05 Bill Pelosi9116 [11126]
Israel said to approve residency for hundreds of undocumented Palestinians	0 [11127]
Germany: Cologne's mosques to play call to prayer on Fridays	9 20:55 Frank G [11128]
US to resume Al-Shabaab fight after months of absence in Somalia	0 [11125]
Iran to provide humanitarian aid to victims of Kunduz mosque blast	0 [11122]
US has no other option but to support Taliban regime: Imran Khan	1 23:07 Skidmark [11126]
Palmer Report suggests Southwest workers' strike is ''domestic terrorism''	5 06:03 trailing wife [11131]
The first Jewish wedding in 52 years has been held in Bahrain	2 19:39 Bill Pelosi9116 [11127]
Oil prices rise, extending multiweek gains as an energy crisis gripping major economies shows no sign of easing	1 12:43 Tom [11124]
Iran is ready to sign a strategic partnership with Russia, mirroring one concluded early this year with China	8 18:37 Patriot [11124]
UN Secretary-General AntonioGuterres slams the Taliban’s “broken” promises to Afghan women and girls, and still urges the world to inject cash into Afghanistan	0 [11124]
Insecurity Didn't Come By Accident, It Was Planned To Islamise Nigeria— Ex—VC, Ahmadu Bello University	0 [11133]
Wife of Navy nuclear engineer arrested for selling secrets appears to support 'resistance,' BLM	9 15:04 SteveS [11126]
Kings Soopers shooter, 22, 'who killed 10 people' is deemed INCOMPETENT to stand trial after mental health evaluation	3 10:22 swksvolFF [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Teachable Moment: Railroad tracks are for trains, not pedestrians	4 20:19 SteveS [11127]
Girl is brutally whipped by teachers in front of her father at Islamic school in Nigeria - after her parent REQUESTED the beating because she had been caught drinking alcohol	0 [11123]
Leroy Jethro Gibbs	2 15:05 CrazyFool [11122]
Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns over emails he sent denouncing women referees, the drafting of a gay player, national anthem protests and one calling Biden a 'nervous p****'	10 19:39 Frank G [11126]
Florida deputy stops rental truck carrying boat, finds more than 30 Cuban migrants inside	2 10:20 Frank G [11125]
Texas Gov. Abbott BANS all vaccine mandates, including for private entities, insisting jab is 'effective,' but must be 'voluntary'	14 17:53 swksvolFF [11128]
“Anti-racist” activists are calling on teachers in England to not read aloud the n-word from books during studies	0 [11127]
British police announce they will not take any action against PrinceAndrew	2 10:26 746 [11124]
UN panel says it could not immediately rule on a complaint by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg and others that state inaction on climate change violates children’s rights	3 14:02 Matt [11124]
Kim Jong Un says his country’s weapons development is self defense in the face of hostile policies from the US	1 08:32 NN2N1 [11125]
New Superman revealed to be bisexual, global activist in DC comics	27 23:09 Woodrow [11127]
No charges against marshals in Uptown shooting of Winston Boogie Smith	0 [11127]
Moscow tourists talk about their month of slavery in Dagestan	4 18:06 Procopius2k [11128]
Norway erects monument to fallen Soviet pilots	0 [11126]
Airbus' solar-powered aircraft Zephyr completes two 18-day flights 76,100ft above Earth, setting a new world record for altitude - and could offer cheaper internet to billions of people worldwide in the near future	1 08:42 NN2N1 [11127]
Huge 1,500-year-old WINE FACTORY discovered in Israel is the largest known winery in the world from the Byzantine period, and produced two million litres of plonk every year	2 23:01 Woodrow [11127]
The Pentagon's first software chief RESIGNS in protest because the US has 'already lost' the AI war with China and is '20 years behind its technology'	4 10:47 Rupert Jererong3366 [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
COVID cases in Florida have plunged 88% in the past six weeks with no mandates.	5 13:03 trailing wife [11124]
Gen. Michael Flynn decries deep state: 'We have two separate governments'	2 14:37 NoMoreBS [11130]
Three bizarre reasons why inflation is here to stay	8 23:39 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [11132]
Can America Survive the Addled Lunatic Biden?	0 [11126]
The Democrats' Privileged College-Kid Problem	3 03:32 Omomolet Phutch9064 [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Georgia sec state calls for DOJ to investigate Fulton County shredding allegations	6 17:43 DarthVader [11124]
I’m glad to stand with tribal nations and Native communities as we celebrate their remarkable contributions, cultures, and resilience on Indigenous Peoples Day	17 20:53 Frank G [11128]
Newsom's 'woke-end': In just two days, California governor signs into law free menstrual products for girls, mandates ethnic studies, requires stores to have gender neutral areas and bans gas-powered lawnmowers	3 15:24 CrazyFool [11125]
Climate protesters swarm White House, vandalize Jackson statue, warn Biden	1 09:44 M. Murcek [11126]
De Blasio ruthlessly jeered at NYC Columbus Day Parade	1 03:30 Omomolet Phutch9064 [11124]
The Left Got What It Wanted—So Now What?	2 16:08 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [11125]
Hillary Clinton: We Are Still In Constitutional Crisis Because GOP Is a Trump 'Cult'	6 17:12 Procopius2k [11129]
Fauci warns vaccinated people to wear masks OUTSIDE this winter	7 17:29 swksvolFF [11127]
Go figure, Kamala Harris Hired Child Actors For Rebranding Effort That Failed	7 14:59 swksvolFF [11122]
Former top Capitol Police cop slams two senior officers for 'blankly staring at TV screens' during January 6 riot while colleagues 'fought for their lives'	4 10:20 swksvolFF [11127]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
3	Govt of Iran
3	Islamic State
2	Taliban/IEA
2	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
2	Devout Moslems
2	Moslem Colonists
2	Commies
2	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Migrants/Illegal Immigrants
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Ottoman Proxies
1	Palestinian Authority
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1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
1	Antifa/BLM
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Human Trafficking

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Tue 2021-10-12
Iraqis nab ISIS finance chief with $5 million bounty on his head

Mon 2021-10-11
NIA raids 16 locations across Kashmir amid fresh civilian killings

Sun 2021-10-10
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Sat 2021-10-09
Suicide bomber kills at least 100 at Shi'ite mosque in Afghanistan

Fri 2021-10-08
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Thu 2021-10-07
Tunisia police seize equipment used by pro-Ennahdha channel

Wed 2021-10-06
Turkey seeks to merge al-Nusra and National Army in Syria's Idlib

Tue 2021-10-05
Palestinian president hosts Israeli minister in West Bank

Mon 2021-10-04
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Sun 2021-10-03
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Sat 2021-10-02
Taliban say they have raided IS hideout north of Kabul

Fri 2021-10-01
Senior al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike in Syria, US defense officials say

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Wed 2021-09-29
Yemeni officials: Clashes over Marib kill 130 fighters

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